2015 Algarve Cup facts for kids

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2015 Algarve Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	4–11 March 2015
Teams	12
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States (10th title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	75 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sofia Jakobsson (4 goals)
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The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd Algarve Cup. It was won by the United States.

Teams

•  Brazil
•  China
•  Denmark
•  France
•  Germany
•  Iceland
•  Japan
•  Norway
•  Portugal (hosts)
•  Sweden
•  Switzerland
•  United States

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
Sweden	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Third-place match
Germany	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6	Third-place match
Brazil	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Seventh-place match
China	3	0	1	2	0	5	–5	1	Eleventh-place match

4 March
Brazil	0 – 0	China
Germany	2 – 4	Sweden
6 March
Germany	2 – 0	China
Sweden	0 – 2	Brazil
9 March
Brazil	1 – 3	Germany
Sweden	3 – 0	China

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
United States	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Final
Norway	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Fifth-place match
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	5	–1	4	Seventh-place match
Iceland	3	0	1	2	0	3	–3	1	Ninth-place match

4 March
Switzerland	2 – 0	Iceland
Norway	1 – 2	United States
6 March
United States	3 – 0	Switzerland
Norway	1 – 0	Iceland
9 March
United States	0 – 0	Iceland
Norway	2 – 2	Switzerland

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
France	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Final
Denmark	3	1	1	1	5	7	–2	4	Fifth-place match
Japan	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3	Ninth-place match
Portugal	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1	Eleventh-place match

4 March
Japan	1 – 2	Denmark
Portugal	0 – 1	France
6 March
Japan	3 – 0	Portugal
France	4 – 1	Denmark
9 March
Japan	1 – 3	France
Portugal	2 – 2	Denmark

Final group stage ranking

The top ranked teams in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
France	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Final
United States	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Sweden	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Third-place match

The runners-up in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
Germany	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6	Third-place match
Norway	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Fifth-place match
Denmark	3	1	1	1	5	7	–2	4

The top third placed teams in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
Brazil	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Seventh-place match
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	5	–1	1
Japan	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3	Ninth-place match

The top worst teams in each Group (A, B and C) are shown below:

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Team moves on to the
Iceland	3	0	1	2	0	3	–3	1	Ninth-place match
Portugal	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1	Eleventh-place match
China	3	0	1	2	0	5	–5	1

Final stage

Final

11 March 2015 16:00	France	0–2	United States	Estádio Algarve, Faro Referee: Cristina Dorcioman
		Report	Johnston  7' Press  41'

Third-place match

11 March 2015 12:00	Sweden	1–2	Germany	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal Attendance: 813 Referee: Qin Liang
	Jakobsson  64'	Report	Mittag  3' Popp  52'

Fifth-place match

11 March 2015 18:00	Norway	5–2	Denmark	Estádio Municipal, Albufeira Referee: Lucila Montes
	Gulbrandsen  7', 34', 44' Wold  65' Bjånesøy  71'	Report	Harder  60', 73'

Seventh-place match

11 March 2015 15:00	Brazil	4–1	Switzerland	Estádio Municipal, Albufeira Referee: Jana Adámková
	Marta  30', 77' Bia  37' Andressa  82'	Report	Wälti  45'

Ninth-place match

11 March 2015 12:15	Japan	2–0	Iceland	Estádio Algarve, Faro Referee: Gladys Lengwe
	Miyama  47', 59'	Report

Eleventh-place match

11 March 2015 15:00	Portugal	3–3	China	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal Referee: Abirami Naidu
	Rodrigues  29' Luís  38' Silva  89' (pen.)	Report	Xu Yanlu  3' Wang Shanshan  27' Gu Yasha  69'
		Penalties
		8–7

Final positions

Rank	Team
1	United States
2	France
3	Germany
4	Sweden
5	Norway
6	Denmark
7	Brazil
8	Switzerland
9	Japan
10	Iceland
11	Portugal
12	China

Statistics

Top goalscorers

4 goals

• Sofia Jakobsson

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Official website report: https://www.fpf.pt/Competitions/Football/Female/Algarve-Cup/Match-and-Results

See also

In Spanish: Copa de Algarve 2015 para niños