The2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of theAlgarve Cup, an invitationalwomen's football tournament held annually inPortugal. 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]
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.
The groups were announced on 6 December 2017, and re-organised on 18 December,[4] due to South Korea being drawn against Australia in theAsian Cup finals the following month.
For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a grouptied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:
number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
^"Troféu atribuído a Holanda e Suécia" [Trophy awarded to Netherlands and Sweden] (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 7 March 2018. Retrieved7 March 2018.
Netherlands
Sweden
Portugal
Australia
Christine Sinclair
Japan
Denmark
Norway
South Korea
China
Iceland
Russia
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