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 an exciting international soccer tournament for women's teams. It was the 22nd time this special competition was held. The United States team won the cup that year, showing off their amazing skills! The tournament happened in Portugal from March 4 to March 11, 2015.

Twelve teams from all over the world came to play. They competed in 24 matches and scored a total of 75 goals. It was a big event for women's soccer!

Teams that Competed
Group Stage Matches
Final Stage Matches
Final Team Positions
Top Goalscorers
See also

Teams that Competed

Twelve national teams took part in the 2015 Algarve Cup:

Brazil (Brazil)
China (China)
Denmark (Denmark)
France (France)
Germany (Germany)
Iceland (Iceland)
Japan (Japan)
Norway (Norway)
Portugal (Portugal), who were the hosts
Sweden (Sweden)
Switzerland (Switzerland)
United States (United States)

Group Stage Matches

The tournament started with a "group stage." The twelve teams were divided into three groups: Group A, Group B, and Group C. Each team played against every other team in their group once. Points were given for wins and draws. The teams then moved on to different final matches based on how well they did in their groups.

In the tables below:

Pld means Matches Played
W means Wins
D means Draws (ties)
L means Losses
GF means Goals For (goals scored by the team)
GA means Goals Against (goals scored by the other team)
GD means Goal Difference (GF minus GA)
Pts means Points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)

Group A Results

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

Here are the scores from Group A:


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 Results

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

Here are the scores from Group B:


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 Results

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

Here are the scores from Group C:


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 Stage Matches

After the group stage, teams played one more match to decide their final rank in the tournament. The top teams played for the championship, while others played for lower positions.

The Grand Final

The two best teams from the group stage, France and the United States, played in the final match to decide who would win the 2015 Algarve Cup.

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

The United States won the final match against France with a score of 2-0, becoming the champions of the 2015 Algarve Cup!

Third-Place Match

Sweden and Germany played to see who would finish in third place.

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'

Germany won this match 2-1, earning the third-place spot.

Fifth-Place Match

Norway and Denmark played for fifth place.

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'	Estádio Municipal, Albufeira Referee: Lucila Montes

Norway won with a score of 5-2, securing fifth place.

Seventh-Place Match

Brazil and Switzerland played for seventh place.

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'	Estádio Municipal, Albufeira Referee: Jana Adámková

Brazil won this match 4-1.

Ninth-Place Match

Japan and Iceland played for ninth place.

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

Japan won 2-0 against Iceland.

Eleventh-Place Match

Portugal and China played for eleventh place.

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'	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal Referee: Abirami Naidu
		Penalties
		8–7