The 2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of the

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, an invitational

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tournament held annually in

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. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018. The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a

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. 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

Venues

* Albufeira Municipal Stadium,

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* Bela Vista Municipal Stadium,

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Estádio Algarve The Estádio Algarve (') is an association football stadium located between Faro and Loulé municipalities, in the Algarve region of Portugal. The stadium has a total capacity of 30,305 spectators and was purposely built for the UEFA Euro 2004 ...

* Lagos Municipal Stadium,

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* VRS António Sports Complex,

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Squads

Group stage

The groups were announced on 6 December 2017, and re-organised on 18 December, due to South Korea being drawn against Australia in the Asian Cup finals the following month. ''All times are local (

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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

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of teams for placement matches

The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches: *1st placed teams *2nd placed teams *3rd placed teams *4th placed teams

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

* The match was abandoned at half-time with the score 0–0 due to torrential rain that flooded the pitch: both teams were awarded joint seventh place.

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.

Final standings

Awards

Goalscorers

;3 goals *

Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a retired Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who most recently played as a Forward (association football), forward for the Portland Thorns FC, Portland Thorns of the ...

Lieke Martens Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens-van Leer (; ; born 16 December 1992) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), winger or midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain F. ...

Fridolina Rolfö Fridolina Rolfö (born 24 November 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who primarily plays as a left-back or left forward for Spanish Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Sweden national team. Early life Fridolina Rolfö was born on 24 Nov ...

;2 goals * Chloe Logarzo *

Sam Kerr Samantha May Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Women's Super League club Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea, and the Australia ...

* Janine Beckie *

Hlín Eiríksdóttir Hlín Eiríksdóttir (; born 12 June 2000) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Leicester City. She has been part of the Iceland women's national football team since 2018. Career Club Hlín made ...

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* Elise Thorsnes * Lee Min-a *

Stina Blackstenius Emma Stina Blackstenius (; born 5 February 1996) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal in the English Women's Super League and the Sweden wom ...

;1 goal * Caitlin Cooper * Larissa Crummer * Clare Polkinghorne *

Ashley Lawrence Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence (born June 11, 1995) is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, full-back or a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea F.C. ...

Jessie Fleming Jessie Alexandra Fleming (born March 11, 1998) is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC, Portland Thorns and Captain (association footbal ...

* Liu Shanshan * Song Duan *

Xu Yanlu Xu Yanlu (; ; born 16 September 1991) is a female Chinese former football player who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily ...

* Pernille Harder * Frederikke Thøgersen *

Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen (born 15 August 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS Roma. Since 2008, she has been a part of the senior Danish national team. Club career In 2011, Troelsgaard was named Denmark' ...

* Yui Hasegawa *

Emi Nakajima is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for MyNavi Sendai Ladies and Japan national team. Club career Nakajima was born in Yasu on September 27, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2 ...

* Yuika Sugasawa * Rumi Utsugi *

Lineth Beerensteyn Lineth Enid Fabienne Beerensteyn (born 11 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Netherlands national team. Club career ADO Den Haag Beerensteyn started pla ...

* Shanice van de Sanden * Cheyenne van den Goorbergh * Stefanie van der Gragt * Siri Worm * Ingrid Engen * Maren Mjelde * Lisa-Marie Utland *

Carole Costa Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team. Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in Augus ...

Nádia Gomes Nádia Filipa Gomes Coelho (born 9 November 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Chicago Stars FC and the Portugal national team. She also holds American citizenship. C ...

* Vanessa Malho * Carolina Mendes * Cláudia Neto * Diana Silva * Anna Belomyttseva * Sofia Shishkina * Han Chae-rin *

Jung Seol-bin Jung Seol-bin (), formerly Jung Hae-in (born 6 January 1990), is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Sejong Sportstoto and the South Korea national team. Career statistics International :''Scores and results list South K ...

Filippa Angeldal Ingrid Filippa Angeldal (born 14 July 1997), known as Filippa Angeldahl, is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Real Madrid and the Sweden national team. She previously played with IK Sirius in th ...

Mimmi Larsson Ann Mimmi Ellenore Larsson (born 9 April 1994) is a Swedish professional football forward who plays for the Sweden national team and Djurgårdens IF. Career In July 2024, Larsson joined Djurgårdens IF from RB Leipzig on a contract lasting unt ...

;Own goal * Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against the Netherlands)

References

External links

Official website
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