2007 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 7–14 March 2007 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 United States (5th title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Denmark
|
| Third place |
 Sweden
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.54 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Carli Lloyd (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Carli Lloyd
|
| Best goalkeeper |
Caroline Jonsson
|
The 2007 Algarve Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 7 and 12 March 2007 with the previous year's runners-up, the United States, winning the event for a record fifth time, breaking Norway's previous record of four championships, by defeating Denmark, 2-0, in the final game. Sweden ended up third defeating France, 3-1, in the bronze medal game.
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. All of the teams from Groups A and B returned from 2006, but Italy and Iceland were invited back for the third time to play in Group C replacing Mexico 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 amount of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher placed.
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