2010 Algarve Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 24 February – 3 March 2010 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 United States (7th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Germany |
| Third place |
 Sweden |
| Fourth place |
 China PR |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 84 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Inka Grings (7 goals) |
The 2010 Algarve Cup was the seventeenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 24 February and 3 March 2010. It was won by the United States who defeated World and European champions Germany 3–2 in the final to extend their record of Algarve titles to seven.
Format
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. The main eight entrants were identical to the previous year. Group C featured two different sides with Romania and the Faroe Islands replacing Poland 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 place.
Group stage
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 |
| China PR |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
 Denmark |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
 Finland |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 |
26 February 2010 17:00 |
| Germany |
7 – 0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
Grings  34', 65', 70'Popp 61', 66'Keßler 77'M. Müller 84' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Sweden |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
 Norway |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Iceland |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
26 February 2010 15:00 |
| Iceland |
1 – 5 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Magnúsdóttir 17' |
Dahlkvist 47', 71' (pen.) Liljegärd 52', 64'Asllani 69' |
1 March 2010 15:00 |
| Iceland |
2 – 3 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Viðarsdóttir 55' Magnúsdóttir 73' |
Gulbrandsen 8', 58' Woods 62' |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
 Portugal |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
 Austria |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Faroe Islands |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 |
Note: Portugal and Romania drew lots to determine finishing positions
26 February 2010 18:00 |
| Austria |
3 – 0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Burger 7' Gröbner 28', 59' |
Municipal Stadium, Lagos |
Placement play-offs
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
11th Place
3 March 2010 11:00 |
| Austria |
6 – 0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Hanschitz 59', 90+1' Gröbner 68'Burger 73'Puntigam 75', 89' |
9th Place
7th Place
5th Place
3rd Place
Final
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MATCH RULES
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| 2010 Algarve Cup |
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United States Seventh title |
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