2020 Algarve Cup
International women's football tournament
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2020 Algarve Cup was the 27th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 4-11 March 2020.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Portugal |
| Dates | 4–11 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Germany (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Fourth place |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 29 (2.64 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | four players (2 goals) |
← 2019 2022 → | |
The final was scratched and Germany was awarded the Algarve Cup as Italy had to fly home on 9 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3]
Teams
| Team | FIFA Rankings[4] (December 2019) |
|---|---|
| Germany | 2 |
 Sweden | 5 |
| Norway | 12 |
| Italy | 14 |
 Denmark | 16 |
 Belgium | 17 |
| New Zealand | 23 |
| Portugal | 31 |
Draw
The draw took place on 7 January 2020.[5]
Squads
Qualification
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 March, Lagos | ||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||
| 11 March, Parchal | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Italy | ||||||
| 7 March, Lagos | ||||||
| Germany | w/o | |||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 March | ||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 7 March, Parchal | ||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||
| 10 March | ||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| 7 March, Lagos | ||||||
| Denmark | 4 | |||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 10 March | ||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||
5–8th place semi-finals
Semi-finals
Seventh place game
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
Fifth place game
Third place game
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
Wilkinson  10' |
Report |
|
Final
- Italy withdrew from the tournament on 9 March to return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Germany was awarded a 3–0 victory and the Algarve Cup.
Final ranking
Goalscorers
There were 29 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
Tine De Caigny- Chloe Velde
Stine Larsen- Stine Ballisager Pedersen
- Janni Thomsen
Johanna Elsig- Marina Hegering
- Svenja Huth
- Lea Schüller
Elisa Bartoli- Barbara Bonansea
- Elena Linari
Olivia Chance- Hannah Wilkinson
Caroline Graham Hansen- Elise Thorsnes
Diana Silva
Lina Hurtig- Sofia Jakobsson
- Fridolina Rolfö
1 own goal
- Ingrid Syrstad Engen (playing against Germany)