2019 Algarve Cup
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Norway (5th title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 27 February – 6 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Norway (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Poland |
| Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jennifer Hermoso Mimmi Larsson(3 goals) |
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The 2019 Algarve Cup was the 26th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 27 February to 6 March.
Norway defeated Poland 3–0 in the final to win their fifth title,[1] and their first since the 1998 edition.
The twelve invited teams were split into four groups to play a round-robin tournament.
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place.
Teams
| Team | FIFA Rankings[2] (December 2018) |
|---|---|
| Canada | 5 |
 Netherlands | 7 |
| Sweden | 9 |
| Spain | 12 |
| Norway | 13 |
 China | 15 |
 Denmark | 17 |
 Switzerland | 18 |
 Scotland | 20 |
 Iceland | 22 |
 Portugal | 32 |
| Poland | 34 |
Squads
Group stage
The groups were announced in mid-January 2019
All times are local (UTC±0).
Tie-breaking criteria
For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:
- number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
- goal difference in all the group matches
- number of goals scored in all the group matches
- fair-play ranking in all the group matches
- FIFA ranking
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Scotland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Iceland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Iceland | 1–4 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Gunnarsdóttir  57' |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| Spain | 2–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Hermoso 22', 64' |
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| Netherlands | 0–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Winczo 42' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Denmark |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | China |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Denmark | 1–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Harder 60' (pen.) |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | Portugal (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Sweden | 4–1 | Switzerland |
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| Switzerland | 3–1 | Portugal |
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Report | Norton 27' |
Ranking of teams for placement matches
The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:
- 1st placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Poland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | C | Norway |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | A | Canada |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Third-place match |
| 4 | D | Sweden |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
- 2nd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Scotland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Fifth-place match |
| 2 | C | Denmark |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | D | Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Seventh-place match |
| 4 | B | Spain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
- 3rd placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Portugal |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Ninth-place match |
| 2 | A | Iceland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 3 | C | China |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Eleventh-place match |
| 4 | B | Netherlands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Placement matches
Eleventh place
| China | 1–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Yao 50' |
Report | Miedema 45' |
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Ninth place
| Portugal | 1–4 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Mendes 88' |
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Seventh place
| Switzerland | 0–2 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
