2018 SheBelieves Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | March 1–7 |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (2nd title) |
Runners-up | England |
Third place | France |
Fourth place | Germany |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 16 (2.67 per match) |
Attendance | 74,621 (12,437 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ellen White Eugénie Le Sommer (2 goals each) |
The 2018 SheBelieves Cup was the third edition of the
2018 Turkish Women’s Cup, and the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup.[2]
The United States won the tournament.[3]
Format
The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A tie in points was decided by goal differential.
Venues
Columbus | Harrison (New York City area) |
Orlando |
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MAPFRE Stadium
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Red Bull Arena | Orlando City Stadium
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Capacity: 19,968 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 25,500 |
Squads
Teams
Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2017) |
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United States | 1
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Germany | 2
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England | 3
|
France | 6
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Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | United States (H, C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
2 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
3 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Results
All times are local (UTC−5).
England | 4–1 | France |
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Report | Thiney 77' |
MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 7,566
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States
)United States | 1–0 | Germany |
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Rapinoe 17' | Report |
MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 14,591
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras
)United States | 1–1 | France |
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Pugh 35' |
Report | Le Sommer 38' |
France | 3–0 | Germany |
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Report |
Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 6,525
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States
)United States | 1–0 | England |
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Bardsley 58' (o.g.) | Report |
Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 12,351
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada
)Goalscorers
There were 16 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Millie Bright (vs. Germany)
- Karen Bardsley (vs. United States)
References
- ^ "World Soccer Powers USA, Germany, England and France Set for 2018 SheBelieves Cup". ussoccer.com. December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Five Things to Know About the 2018 SheBelieves Cup". ussoccer.com. December 21, 2017.
- ^ "WNT Wins 2018 SheBelieves Cup with 1-0 Victory vs. England". ussoccer.com. March 7, 2018.