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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 24 February – 3 March 2010 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 84 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer | Inka Grings (7 goals) |
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The2010 Algarve Cup was the seventeenth edition of theAlgarve Cup, an invitationalwomen's football tournament held annually inPortugal. It took place between 24 February and 3 March 2010. It was won by theUnited States who defeated World and European championsGermany 3–2 in the final to extend their record of Algarve titles to seven. Sweden defeated China, 2-0, in the third prize game.[1]
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played around-robin tournament. The main eight entrants were identical to the previous year. Group C featured two different sides with Romania and the Faroe Islands replacing Poland and Wales.
Groups A andB, 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 place.
The twelve invited teams were:
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2009) |
|---|---|
| United States | 1 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Sweden | 4 |
 Norway | 7 |
 Denmark | 10 |
| China | 13 |
 Finland | 16 |
 Iceland | 18 |
 Romania | 36 |
 Austria | 39 |
 Portugal (hosts) | 41 |
 Faroe Islands | 61 |
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| Finland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 |
| China | 0 – 5 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
Garefrekes 2'Mittag 16',42'Peter 75'Zietz 90' |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Norway | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
| United States | 2 – 0 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Atladóttir 60' (o.g.) Cheney 62' | Report |
| Norway | 2 – 2 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Wiik 7' Christensen 13' | Sembrant 20' Landström 53' |
| Norway | 1 – 2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Herlovsen 64' | Report | Wambach 13',90+2' |
| Iceland | 1 – 5 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Magnúsdóttir 17' | Dahlkvist 47',71' (pen.) Liljegärd 52',64'Asllani 69' |
| United States | 2 – 0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Cheney 57',87' | Report |
| Iceland | 2 – 3 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Viðarsdóttir 55' Magnúsdóttir 73' | Gulbrandsen 8',58' Woods 62' |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| Portugal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| Austria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 |
Note:Portugal andRomania drew lots to determine finishing positions
| Portugal | 5 – 0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Vieira 5',19' Fernandes 41',45',46' |
| Austria | 3 – 0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Burger 7' Gröbner 28',59' |
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
| Austria | 6 – 0 | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Hanschitz 59',90+1' Gröbner 68'Burger 73'Puntigam 75',89' |
| Portugal | 0 – 3 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Magnúsdóttir 49' Viðarsdóttir 62'Lárusdóttir 90+3' |
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MATCH RULES
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| 2010 Algarve Cup |
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 United States Seventh title |
