1998 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

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Norway 6320152+3
 United States 6320175+2
 China 63201341
 Finland 03003044
Norway 01 China
Olhão

United States 20 Finland
Olhão

Norway 10 Finland
Goal Riise
Loulé

United States 41 China
Loulé

Norway 41 United States
GoalGoal Pettersen
Goal Riise
Goal Lehn
Lagos

China 10 Finland
Lagos

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 7321080+8
 Sweden 7321030+3
 Netherlands 33102286
 Portugal 03003165
Denmark 00 Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Vila Real de Santo António

Netherlands 21 Portugal
Vila Real de Santo António

Sweden 20 Portugal
Andersson Goal
Lilja Goal
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Silves

Denmark 60 Netherlands
Goal 2' Goal 46' Gitte Krogh
Goal 9' Goal 20'Birgit Christensen
Goal 77' Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Goal 83' Hanne Nørregaard
report
Silves

Denmark 20 Portugal
Goal 15' Christina B. Petersen
Goal 60' Lene R. Jensen
report
Montechoro, Albufeira

Sweden 10 Netherlands
Svensson Goal SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Montechoro, Albufeira

Seventh Place

Portugal 22
(42)
(PSO)
 Finland
Goal Patrícia
Goal 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 22 draw with Finland.

Fifth Place

China 32 Netherlands
Lagoa

Third Place

United States 31 Sweden
Goal 39' Foudy
Goal 85' (pen.) Chastain
Goal 87' Lilly
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Goal 29' Ljungberg
Quarteira

Final

Norway 41 Denmark
Goal 44' Haugenes
Goal 64' Lehn
Goal 82' Ørmen
Goal 84' Medalen
Goal 87' (pen.)
Loulé

Awards

 1998 Algarve Cup 

Norway
Fourth title
Best player
Norway Marianne Pettersen

References

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