| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 28 February – 7 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands Sweden(Final cancelled) |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Christine Sinclair Lieke Martens Fridolina Rolfö(3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Cláudia Neto |
| Fair play award |  Japan |
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The 2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018.[1]
The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.[2]
The twelve invited teams were split into three 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.
| Team | FIFA Rankings[3] (December 2017) |
|---|---|
| Australia |
4
|
| Canada |
5
|
| Netherlands |
7
|
| Japan |
9
|
| Sweden |
10
|
 Denmark |
12
|
 Norway |
14
|
 South Korea |
14
|
 China |
16
|
 Iceland |
20
|
 Russia |
25
|
| Portugal |
38
|
The groups were announced on 6 December 2017, and re-organised on 18 December,[4] due to South Korea being drawn against Australia in the Asian Cup finals the following month.
All times are local (UTC±0).
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:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Portugal (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Norway
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | China
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Portugal | 2–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
 85' |
Report | Xu Yanlu 57' |
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
| Australia | 4–3 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
24' 31' 90+5' |
Report |
52' |
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
| Portugal | 0–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)
| China | 0–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
88' |
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
| Portugal | 2–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
49' |
Report |
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
| Australia | 2–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
90+1' |
Report |
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| South Korea | 3–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
52' 77' |
Report | Belomyttseva 17' |
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
| Canada | 1–3 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Beckie 46' |
Report |
51' 87' |
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
| Russia | 0–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sinclair 25' (pen.) |
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
| Sweden | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Blackstenius 20' |
Report | Lee Min-a 33' |
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
| Sweden | 3–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
50', 61' |
Report |
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
| South Korea | 0–3 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
73' |
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | Iceland
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Japan | 2–6 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
82' |
Report |
8' 31' 35' 44' |
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
| Denmark | 0–0 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Jeong Oh-hyeon (South Korea)
| Japan | 2–1 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
85' |
Report | Eiríksdóttir 74' |
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
| Denmark | 2–3 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
34' |
Report |
78' 90+4' (o.g.) |
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
| Japan | 2–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
90+3' (pen.) |
Report |
Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
| Iceland | 0–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Jeong Oh-hyeon (South Korea)
The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Netherlands
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | B | Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | A | Australia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Third-place match |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Portugal
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Third-place match |
| 2 | B | Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Fifth-place match |
| 3 | C | Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Seventh-place match |
| 2 | A | Norway
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | C | Iceland
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | Ninth-place match |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Denmark
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | Ninth-place match |
| 2 | A | China
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | Eleventh-place match |
| 3 | B | Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| China | 2–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
78' |
Report | Shishkina 40' |
Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)
| Iceland | 1–1 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Eiríksdóttir 70' |
Report | Troelsgaard Nielsen 62' |
| Penalties | ||
 |
5–4 |
Troelsgaard Nielsen Holmgaard Sørensen Arnth |
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
| South Korea | 0–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
| Canada | 2–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
50' |
Report |
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
| Australia | 1–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper 45+3' |
Report |
56' |
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
| Netherlands | Cancelled | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.[6][7]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Netherlands
|
| Sweden
| |
 |
Portugal
|
| 4 | Australia
|
| 5 | Canada
|
| 6 | Japan
|
| 7 | South Korea
|
| Norway
| |
| 9 | Iceland
|
| 10 | Denmark
|
| 11 | China
|
| 12 | Russia
|
| Top Goalscorer[8] | Player of the Tournament | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Sinclair Lieke Martens Fridolina Rolfö
|
Cláudia Neto
|
Japan
|
Lieke Martens Fridolina Rolfö Sam Kerr Janine Beckie Hlín Eiríksdóttir Mana Iwabuchi Elise Thorsnes Lee Min-a Stina Blackstenius Larissa Crummer Clare Polkinghorne Ashley Lawrence Jessie Fleming Liu Shanshan Song Duan Xu Yanlu Pernille Harder Frederikke Thøgersen Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen Yui Hasegawa Emi Nakajima Yuika Sugasawa Rumi Utsugi Lineth Beerensteyn Shanice van de Sanden Cheyenne van den Goorbergh Stefanie van der Gragt Siri Worm Ingrid Engen Maren Mjelde Lisa-Marie Utland Carole Costa Nádia Gomes Vanessa Malho Carolina Mendes Cláudia Neto Diana Silva Anna Belomyttseva Sofia Shishkina Han Chae-rin Jung Seol-bin Filippa Angeldal Mimmi Larsson Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against the Netherlands)
