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2020 Algarve Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	4–11 March
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (4th title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	29 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)	four players (2 goals)
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The 2020 Algarve Cup was the 27th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 4-11 March 2020.

The final was scratched and Germany was awarded the Algarve Cup as Italy had to fly home on 9 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.

Teams

Team	FIFA Rankings (December 2019)
Germany	2
Sweden	5
Norway	12
Italy	14
Denmark	16
Belgium	17
New Zealand	23
Portugal	31

Draw

The draw took place on 7 January 2020.

Squads

Qualification

All times are local (UTC±0).

Denmark	1–2	Norway
Harder 7'	Report	Thorsnes 13' Jensen 90+3'

Germany	1–0	Sweden
Huth 34'	Report

New Zealand	1–1	Belgium
Chance 37'	Report	Vande Velde 89'
Penalties
Bowen Gregorius Stott White Moore Bott Longo Cleverley	7–6	De Caigny Vanhaevermaet Cayman Evrard Wullaert Deloose De Neve Wijnants

Portugal	1–2	Italy
Silva 34'	Report	Linari 75' Girelli 90+4'

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 March, Lagos
	New Zealand	0
					11 March, Parchal
	Italy	3
					Italy
	7 March, Lagos
					Germany	w/o
	Germany	4
	Norway	0
					Third place
					10 March
					New Zealand	1
					Norway	2

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	7 March, Parchal
	Belgium	1
					10 March
	Portugal	0
					Belgium	0
	7 March, Lagos
					Denmark	4
	Sweden	1
	Denmark	2
					Seventh place
					10 March
					Portugal	0
					Sweden	2

5–8th place semi-finals

Sweden	1–2	Denmark
Hurtig 11'	Report	Larsen 56' Christiansen 90+3'

Belgium	1–0	Portugal
De Caigny 65'	Report

Semi-finals

Germany	4–0	Norway
Schüller 20' Elsig 26' Engen 60' (o.g.) Hegering 71'	Report

New Zealand	0–3	Italy
	Report	Girelli 20' Bonansea 56' Bartoli 68'

Seventh place game

Portugal	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Jakobsson 45+2' Rolfö 51'

Fifth place game

Belgium	0–4	Denmark
	Report	Harder 6' Thomsen 13' Christiansen 40' Pedersen 47'

Third place game

New Zealand	1–2	Norway
Wilkinson 10'	Report	Jensen 15' Graham Hansen 86'

Final

Italy	0–3	Germany
	Report

1. Italy withdrew from the tournament on 9 March to return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Germany was awarded a 3–0 victory and the Algarve Cup.

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Italy
	Norway
4	New Zealand
5	Denmark
6	Belgium
7	Sweden
8	Portugal

Goalscorers

There were 29 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match.

2 goals

• Nanna Christiansen
• Pernille Harder
• Cristiana Girelli
• Synne Jensen

1 goal

• Tine De Caigny
• Chloe Velde
• Stine Larsen
• Stine Ballisager Pedersen
• Janni Thomsen
• Johanna Elsig
• Marina Hegering
• Svenja Huth
• Lea Schüller
• Elisa Bartoli
• Barbara Bonansea
• Elena Linari
• Olivia Chance
• Hannah Wilkinson
• Caroline Graham Hansen
• Elise Thorsnes
• Diana Silva
• Lina Hurtig
• Sofia Jakobsson
• Fridolina Rolfö

1 own goal

• Ingrid Syrstad Engen (playing against Germany)

References

1. "DFB-Frauen starten beim Algarve Cup". dfb.de. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
2. "As equipas da Algarve Cup 2020". fpf.pt. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
3. "Alemanha vence competição". fpf.pt. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
4. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – Ranking Table". fifa.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
5. "Sorteio realizado". fpf.pt. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
6. Match schedule

External links

• Official website

• 2020 Algarve Cup
• Algarve Cup
• 2020 in women's association football
• 2019–20 in Portuguese football
• 2020 in Portuguese women's sport
• March 2020 sports events in Portugal
• Association football events curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic