The 2010 Algarve Cup was the seventeenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 24 February and 3 March 2010. It was won by the United States who defeated World and European champions Germany 3–2 in the final to extend their record of Algarve titles to seven. Sweden defeated China, 2-0, in the third prize game.
Format The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-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 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 place.
Teams The twelve invited teams were:
Team FIFA Rankings(December 2009) (hosts)
Group stage All times local (WET/UTC+0) Group A TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD93300160+164311136−33310227−513012210−8
Group B TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD9330061+54311175+24311166003003310−7
Group C TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD7321071+67321071+63310244003003113−12
Note: Portugal and Romania drew lots to determine finishing positions
Placement play-offs All times local (WET/UTC+0) 11th Place
9th Place
7th Place
5th Place
3rd Place
Final
GERMANY: GK 1 Nadine AngererDF 4 Babett PeterDF 22 Bianca SchmidtDF 15 Sonja FussMF 9 Birgit Prinz (c)MF 29 Lena Goeßling MF 18 Kerstin GarefrekesMF 7 Melanie Behringer MF 19 Fatmire Bajramaj FW 8 Inka GringsFW 11 Anja Mittag Substitutes:GK 12 Ursula HollDF 3 Saskia BartusiakDF 5 Annike KrahnFW 13 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi MF 14 Kim KuligFW 16 Martina Müller MF 20 Jennifer Zietz MF 27 Alexandra Popp Manager: Silvia NeidUNITED STATES: GK 1 Hope SoloDF 17 Meghan SchnurDF 2 Heather Mitts DF 6 Amy LePeilbetDF 26 Rachel BuehlerMF 7 Shannon Boxx (c)MF 9 Heather O'ReillyMF 10 Carli LloydFW 8 Amy Rodriguez FW 11 Lauren Cheney FW 20 Abby WambachSubstitutes:GK 18 Nicole BarnhartGK 24 Jillian LoydenDF 4 Cat WhitehillMF 5 Lori Lindsey MF 12 Yael AverbuchFW 13 Megan RapinoeDF 14 Stephanie CoxMF 15 Casey Nogueira Manager: Pia Sundhage MATCH RULES 90 minutes No extra time Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
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