2007 Algarve Cup

2007 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates 7–14 March 2007
Teams 12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions  United States (5th title)
Runners-up  Denmark
Third place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 61 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer(s) United States Carli Lloyd (4 goals)
Best player United States Carli Lloyd
Best goalkeeper Sweden Caroline Jonsson

The 2007 Algarve Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 7 and 12 March 2007 with the previous year's runners-up, the United States, winning the event for a record fifth time, breaking Norway's previous record of four championships, by defeating Denmark.

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. All of the teams from Groups A and B returned from 2006, but Italy and Iceland were invited back for the third time to play in Group C replacing Mexico and Wales.

Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group winners from A and B contested the final, with the runners-up playing for third place and those that finished third in these two groups playing for fifth place.

The teams in Group C were playing for places 7-12, with the winner of Group C playing the team that finished fourth in Group A or B with the better record for seventh place and the Group C runner-up playing the team which came last in Group A or B with the worse record for ninth place. The third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for eleventh place.

Points awarded in the group stage follow 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 amount of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher placed.

Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 6320153+2
 France 6320124−2
 Norway 3310223−1
 Germany 3310243+1

7 March 2007
France  0–4  Denmark
Paaske-Sørensen  30'
Pape  68'
Rasmussen  73'
Pedersen  89'
Estádio Municipal, Silves

7 March 2007
Germany  1–2  Norway
Lingor  18' Stensland  15'
Wiik  69'

9 March 2007
France  1–0  Germany
Bussaglia  33'

9 March 2007
Norway  0–1  Denmark
Larsen  89'
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

12 March 2007
France  1–0  Norway
Abily  67'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos

12 March 2007
Germany  3–0  Denmark
Mittag  16',  44'
Behringer  48'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9330063+3
 Sweden 6320163+3
 Finland 3310224−2
 China PR 0300315−4

7 March 2007
Sweden  3–0  Finland
Sjögran  22'
Svensson  34'
Nordin  90+1'

7 March 2007
United States  2–1  China PR
Lilly  19' (pen)
Lloyd  38'
Report Duan  21'

9 March 2007
Sweden  1–0  China PR
Rohlin  90'

9 March 2007
United States  1–0  Finland
Lloyd  46' Report
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

12 March 2007
Sweden  2–3  United States
Oqvist  71'
Svensson  83' (pen)
Report Wambach  39',  72'
Lloyd  44'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

12 March 2007
China PR  0–2  Finland
Rantanen  23' (pen)
Talonen  31'
Estádio do Portimonense, Portimão

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Italy 9330072+5
 Iceland 4311174+3
 Republic of Ireland 2302136−3
 Portugal 1301227−5

7 March 2007
Portugal  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Martins  59' Report Curtis  7'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos

7 March 2007
Italy  2–1  Iceland
Conti  21'
Panico  46'
Viðarsdóttir  45' (pen)
Estádio Municipal, Lagos

9 March 2007
Portugal  0–1  Italy
Report Conti  9'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos

9 March 2007
Iceland  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Logadóttir  36' O'Toole  72'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos

12 March 2007
Portugal  1–5  Iceland
Dani  35' Report Jónsdóttir  6'
Magnúsdóttir  58',  78',  90'
Viðarsdóttir  90+3'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos

12 March 2007
Italy  4–1  Republic of Ireland
Panico  17'
Fuselli  58',  61'
Gama  64'
Byrne  35'
Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves

Placement play-offs

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th place

14 March 2007
10:00
Republic of Ireland  0–0
(5–4 PSO)
 Portugal
Report
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

9th place

14 March 2007
10:00
Iceland  4–1  China PR
Lárusdóttir  68'
Samúelsdóttir  75'
Viðarsdóttir  81',  82'
Lou Xiaoxu  90+2'
Complexo Desportivo, Montechoro

7th place

14 March 2007
Italy  1–0  Germany
Fuselli  81'
Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão

5th place

14 March 2007
Norway  2–0  Finland
Wiik  55'
Storløkken  90'
Estádio Josino Costa, Lagoa

3rd place

14 March 2007
Sweden  3–1  France
Öqvist  17'
Svensson  45+1'
Johansson  47'
Ramos  68'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Final

14 March 2007
United States  2–0  Denmark
Lilly  12'
Lloyd  51'
Report
 2007 Algarve Cup 

United States
Fifth title
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