1998 Algarve Cup

1998 edition of the international women's association football tournament Algarve Cup

The 1998 Algarve Cup was the fifth edition of the Algarve Cup.

1998 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9
Final positions
Champions Norway (4th title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored47 (2.94 per match)
Best player(s)Norway Marianne Pettersen
1997
1999

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Norway 6 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3
  United States 6 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2
  China 6 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1
  Finland 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4
Norway  0–1  China

United States  2–0  Finland

Norway  1–0  Finland
  Riise

United States  4–1  China

Norway  4–1  United States
   Pettersen
  Riise
  Lehn

China  1–0  Finland

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Denmark 7 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8
  Sweden 7 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3
  Netherlands 3 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6
  Portugal 0 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5
Denmark  0–0  Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish)


Sweden  2–0  Portugal
Andersson  
Lilja  
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Denmark  6–0  Netherlands
  2'   46' Gitte Krogh
  9'   20'Birgit Christensen
  77' Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
  83' Hanne Nørregaard
report

Denmark  2–0  Portugal
  15' Christina B. Petersen
  60' Lene R. Jensen
report
Montechoro, Albufeira

Sweden  1–0  Netherlands
Svensson   SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Montechoro, Albufeira

Seventh Place

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Portugal  2–2
(4–2)
(PSO)
  Finland
  Patrícia
  Carla Couto

Portugal finished bottom of their group for the fifth year in a row. But they won the match to decide seventh place on penalties after a 2–2 draw with Finland.

Fifth Place

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China  3–2  Netherlands

Third Place

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United States  3–1  Sweden
  39' Foudy
  85' (pen.) Chastain
  87' Lilly
SvFF Report (in Swedish)   29' Ljungberg
Norway  4–1  Denmark
  44' Haugenes
  64' Lehn
  82' Ørmen
  84' Medalen
  87' (pen.)

Awards

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 1998 Algarve Cup 
 
Norway
Fourth title
Best player
  Marianne Pettersen

References

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Other websites

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