# 2010 Algarve Cup

The 2010 Algarve Cup was the seventeenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 24 February and 3 March 2010. It was won by the United States who defeated World and European champions Germany 3–2 in the final to extend their record of Algarve titles to seven. Sweden defeated China, 2-0, in the third prize game.

## Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. The main eight entrants were identical to the previous year. Group C featured two different sides with Romania and the Faroe Islands replacing Poland 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 number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher place.

## Teams

The twelve invited teams were:
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2009) |
| United States | 1 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Sweden | 4 |
| Norway | 7 |
| Denmark | 10 |
| China | 13 |
| Finland | 16 |
| Iceland | 18 |
| Romania | 36 |
| Austria | 39 |
| Portugal (hosts) | 41 |
| Faroe Islands | 61 |

## Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Germany | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| Finland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| United States | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Norway | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |

### Group C

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Romania | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| Portugal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| Austria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 |
Note: Portugal and Romania drew lots to determine finishing positions

## Placement play-offs

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

### 3rd Place
## Final

GERMANY: :
| GK | 1 | Nadine Angerer |
| DF | 4 | Babett Peter |
| DF | 22 | Bianca Schmidt |
| DF | 15 | Sonja Fuss |
| MF | 9 | Birgit Prinz (c) |
| MF | 29 | Lena Goeßling | 29' |
| MF | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes |
| MF | 7 | Melanie Behringer | 86' |
| MF | 19 | Fatmire Bajramaj | 46' |
| FW | 8 | Inka Grings |
| FW | 11 | Anja Mittag | 70' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Ursula Holl |
| DF | 3 | Saskia Bartusiak |
| DF | 5 | Annike Krahn |
| FW | 13 | Célia Okoyino da Mbabi | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Kim Kulig |
| FW | 16 | Martina Müller | 86' |
| MF | 20 | Jennifer Zietz | 29' |
| MF | 27 | Alexandra Popp | 70' |
| Manager: |||
| Silvia Neid ||||
UNITED STATES: :
| GK | 1 | Hope Solo |
| DF | 17 | Meghan Schnur |
| DF | 2 | Heather Mitts | 39' |
| DF | 6 | Amy LePeilbet |
| DF | 26 | Rachel Buehler |
| MF | 7 | Shannon Boxx (c) |
| MF | 9 | Heather O'Reilly |
| MF | 10 | Carli Lloyd | 46' |
| FW | 8 | Amy Rodriguez | | 59' |
| FW | 11 | Lauren Cheney | | 83' |
| FW | 20 | Abby Wambach |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 18 | Nicole Barnhart |
| GK | 24 | Jillian Loyden |
| DF | 4 | Cat Whitehill |
| MF | 5 | Lori Lindsey | | 59' |
| MF | 12 | Yael Averbuch |
| FW | 13 | Megan Rapinoe |
| DF | 14 | Stephanie Cox |
| MF | 15 | Casey Nogueira | | 83' |
| Manager: |||
| Pia Sundhage ||||
* MATCH RULES
* 90 minutes
* No extra time
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
* 2010 Algarve Cup
* United States Seventh title