2004 Algarve Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Portugal |
City | Algarve |
Dates | 14-20 March |
Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Norway |
Third place | France |
Fourth place | Italy |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 69 (2.88 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Abby Wambach (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Shannon Boxx |
Best goalkeeper | Sofia Lundgren |
The 2004 Algarve Cup was the 11th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 14-20 March 2004.
Format
The twelve invited teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament.
Since the expansion to 12 teams in 2002, the Algarve Cup format has been as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final - to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes last in Group A or B (with the worse record) for ninth place. The third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for the eleventh place.
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 amount of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher place.
Teams
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Group stage
Group A
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Denmark | 0-1 | United States |
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Report | Hucles |
Group B
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Finland | 0-4 | China |
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Zhang Ouying Han Duan |
Group C
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Greece | 1-0 | Wales |
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Papadopoulou |
Northern Ireland | 0-2 | Greece |
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Agapitou Tefani |
Portugal | 2-3 | Wales |
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Carla Couto | Daley Foster |
Portugal | 3-0 | Greece |
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Tânia Pinto |
Placement play-offs
Eleventh place match
Greece | 2-0 | Northern Ireland |
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Agapitou |
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Portugal | 0-1 | Denmark |
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A.D.E. Nielsen |
Fifth place match
Sweden | 1-1 | China |
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Svensson | Fan Yunjie | |
Penalties | ||
5-4 |
Third place match
Final
United States | 4-1 | Norway |
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Wambach 30' 39' 51' Tarpley 42' |
Report | Hege Riise 38' |
2004 Algarve Cup |
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United States Third title |
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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United States | |
Norway | |
France | |
4 | Italy |
5 | Sweden |
6 | China |
7 | Denmark |
8 | Portugal |
9 | Finland |
10 | Wales |
11 | Greece |
12 | Northern Ireland |