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2020 SheBelieves Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 5–11
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place England
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored13 (2.17 per match)
Attendance94,920 (15,820 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Mana Iwabuchi
Spain Lucía García
Spain Alexia Putellas
United States Christen Press
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)Spain Alexia Putellas
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 SheBelieves Cup was the fifth edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held in the United States.

Featuring national teams from Spain, England, Japan, and hosts United States, it began on March 5 and ended on March 11, 2020, making it the last soccer tournament in the United States to be completed before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all professional sports in the country.[1] Apart from hosts United States, England were the only other team to have featured in every tournament. 2020 was Japan's second appearance following their debut in 2019, while it was the first time Spain has taken part.

England were the defending champions.[2]

The United States won their third overall title.[3]

Format

The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A tie in points would be decided by goal differential; other tie-breakers are listed below.

Venues

Orlando Harrison
(New York City area) 		Frisco
(Dallas-Fort Worth area)
Exploria Stadium Red Bull Arena Toyota Stadium
Capacity: 25,500 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 20,500[4]

Squads

Main article: 2020 SheBelieves Cup squads

Teams

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2019)
 United States
1
 England
6
 Japan
10
 Spain
13

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States (H, C) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  England 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: US Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair Play ranking.[5]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

Spain 3–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 7,528
United States 2–0 England
 Report
Attendance: 16,531
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Japan 0–1 England
Report
Attendance: 14,758
United States 1–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
England 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 10,507
United States 3–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 19,096

Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.17 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "2020 Schedule Set for She Believes Cup". US Soccer. January 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "England record statement win over Japan to clinch prestigious SheBelieves Cup". The FA. March 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "USA Wins 2020 SheBelieves Cup with 3–1 Victory vs. Japan". ussoccer.com. March 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "About Toyota Stadium". FC Dallas. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa". US Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
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