2008 Algarve Cup

The 2008 Algarve Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 5 and 12 March 2008 with the reigning champions the United States winning the event for a record sixth time, after defeating Denmark, 2-1, in the final game[1] in a repeat of the previous year's final.

2008 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates5–12 March 2008
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored68 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (6 goals)
Best player(s) Cathrine Paaske Sørensen

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. The entrants were almost identical to the previous year, but Italy moved up into Group B from their previous ranking in 2007, replacing France who did not feature this time. Poland appeared in the competition for the first time.

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 number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher placed.

Teams

The twelve invited teams were:

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2007)
 Germany
1
 United States
2
 Sweden
3
 Norway
5
 Denmark
8
 China PR
13
 Italy
14
 Finland
16
 Iceland
21
 Poland
27
 Republic of Ireland
31
 Portugal (hosts)
47

Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 9330030+3
 Germany 6320151+4
 Sweden 3310234−1
 Finland 0300317−6
Germany 0–1 Denmark
Pedersen  46'
Finland 1–3 Sweden
Talonen  64' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Ljungberg  25'
Fischer  29'
Lundin  87'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Germany 3–0 Finland
Prinz  17',  28'
Lingor  37' (pen)
Denmark 1–0 Sweden
Sørensen  6' SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Denmark 1–0 Finland
Sørensen  47'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Sweden 0–2 Germany
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Smisek  25'
Prinz  86' (pen)
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 93300100+10
 Norway 63201770
 Italy 3310246−2
 China PR 0300319−8
China PR 0–4 United States
Report Tarpley  5'
Heath  47'
Wambach  64'
Lloyd  69'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Norway 4–2 Italy
Thorsnes  9'
Storløkken  47'
Stangeland Horpestad  63' (pen)
Kaurin  74'		 Panico  34'
Gabbiadini  86'
Restinga Stadium, Alvor
United States 2–0 Italy
Tarpley  5'
O'Reilly  74'		 Report
Restinga Stadium, Alvor
Norway 3–1 China PR
unknown  42' (o.g.)
Storløkken  64'
Wiik  90'		 Guo Yue  62'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
China PR 0–2 Italy
Conti  41'
Panico  70'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé
United States 4–0 Norway
Kai  55'
Wambach  57'
O'Reilly  65'
Rodriguez  90'		 Report
Restinga Stadium, Alvor

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iceland 9330091+8
 Portugal 6320154+1
 Republic of Ireland 3310226−4
 Poland 0300316−5
Iceland 2–0 Poland
Stefánsdóttir  58'
Viðarsdóttir  81'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Portugal 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Fernandes  86'
Vieira  90+2'
Portugal 3–1 Poland
Couto  17'
Fernandes  44'
Vieira  80'		 Bochra  42'
Republic of Ireland 1–4 Iceland
Grant  23' Arnardóttir  7'
Viðarsdóttir  12',  40'
Gunnarsdóttir  19'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Portugal 0–3 Iceland
Viðarsdóttir  15',  17'
Jónsdóttir  69'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Poland 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Grant  35'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Placement play-offs

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th place
Republic of Ireland 2–2
(5–6 PSO)		 Poland
O'Brien
O'Gorman 		Stobba  23'
Winczo  48'
Arsenio Catuna Complex, Guia

9th place
China PR 1–1
(5–4 PSO)		 Portugal
Bi Yan  1' Fernandes  34'
Penalties
Li Jie
Xu Yuan
Wang Kun
Ying
Bi Yan
Song Xiaoli 		5 – 4 Matias
Vieira
Fernandes
Brandão
Couto
Valinho
CD Montechoro, Albufeira

7th place
Finland 0–3 Iceland
Viðarsdóttir  12'
Hönnudóttir  41'
Gunnarsdóttir  90'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé

5th place
Sweden 3–0 Italy
Öqvist  56'
Svensson  61',  80'		 SvFF Report (in Swedish)

3rd place
Germany 0–2 Norway
Wiik  41'
Knutsen  50'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Final
Denmark 1–2 United States
Sørensen  31' Report Kai  14'
Wambach  50'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Schett (Austria)
DENMARK:
GK1Heidi Johansen
DF2Mia Olsen 76'
DF3Katrine Pedersen
DF4Christina Ørntoft
DF5Bettina Falk 76'
MF6Mariann Gajhede
MF7Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
MF10Camilla Sand 76'
FW9Maiken Pape 54'
FW11Merete Pedersen
FW13Johanna Rasmussen
Substitutes:
MF8Janne Madsen 54'
MF12Line Røddik 76'
FW14Marie Herping
DF15Marie Bjerg 76'
GK16Tine Cederkvist
DF17Mette V. Jensen
MF18Theresa Nielsen
FW19Sine Hovesen 76'
DF20Sanne Troelsgaard
Manager:
Kenneth Heiner-Møller
UNITED STATES:
GK18Hope Solo
DF3Christie Rampone
DF14Stephanie Cox 60' 74'
DF15Kate Markgraf
DF17Lori Chalupny
MF5Lindsay Tarpley 77'
MF9Heather O'Reilly 46'
MF11Carli Lloyd 35'
MF12Leslie Osborne
FW6Natasha Kai 81'
FW20Abby Wambach 88'
Substitutes:
DF4Cat Whitehill
MF7Shannon Boxx
MF8Lauren Cheney 88'
MF10Angie Woznuk 77'
MF16Angela Hucles 35'
FW19Amy Rodriguez 81'
DF20Tobin Heath 46'
GK24Nicole Barnhart
DF26Rachel Buehler 74'
Manager:
Pia Sundhage

References
  1. "US women win soccer's Algarve Cup". Toronto Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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