1998 Algarve Cup

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

1998 Algarve Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Teams	8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	9
Final positions
Champions	Norway (4th title)
Runners-up	Denmark
Third place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	47 (2.94 per match)
Best player(s)	Marianne Pettersen

Group A

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

March 15, 1998

Norway	0–1	China

Olhão

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March 15, 1998

United States	2–0	Finland

Olhão

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March 17, 1998

Norway	1–0	Finland
Riise

Loulé

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March 17, 1998

United States	4–1	China

Loulé

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March 19, 1998

Norway	4–1	United States
Pettersen Riise Lehn

Lagos

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March 19, 1998

China	1–0	Finland

Lagos

Group B

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

March 15, 1998

Denmark	0–0	Sweden
	SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Vila Real de Santo António

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March 15, 1998

Netherlands	2–1	Portugal

Vila Real de Santo António

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March 17, 1998

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

Silves

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March 17, 1998

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

Silves

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March 19, 1998

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

Montechoro, Albufeira

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March 19, 1998

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

Montechoro, Albufeira

Seventh Place

March 21, 1998

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

Paderne

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

March 21, 1998

China	3–2	Netherlands

Lagoa

Third Place

March 21, 1998

United States	3–1	Sweden
39' Foudy  85' (pen.) Chastain  87' Lilly	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	29' Ljungberg

Quarteira

Final

March 21, 1998

Norway	4–1	Denmark
44' Haugenes  64' Lehn  82' Ørmen  84' Medalen		87' (pen.)

Loulé

Awards

1998 Algarve Cup
Norway Fourth title

Best player
Marianne Pettersen

Other websites

• 1998 Algarve Cup on RSSSF