2018 SheBelieves Cup

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2018 SheBelieves Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 1–7
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of England.svg  England
Third placeFlag of France.svg  France
Fourth placeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
Attendance74,621 (12,437 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Ellen White
Flag of France.svg Eugénie Le Sommer
(2 goals each)
2017
2019

The 2018 SheBelieves Cup was the third edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States. Featuring national teams from Germany, England, France, and hosts United States, it began on March 1 and ended on March 7, 2018, [1] broadly running in parallel with the 2018 Algarve Cup, 2018 Turkish Women’s Cup, and the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup. [2]

Contents

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
MAPFRE Stadium Red Bull Arena Orlando City Stadium
Capacity: 19,968Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 25,500
Columbus crew stadium mls allstars 2005.jpg Red Bull Arena Harrison behind goal.jpg Open House Event (32264010504).jpg

Squads

Teams

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2017)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2
Flag of England.svg  England
3
Flag of France.svg  France
6

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H, C)321031+27
2Flag of England.svg  England 311164+24
3Flag of France.svg  France 31115504
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 30122641
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

Results

All times are local (UTC−5).

England  Flag of England.svg4–1Flag of France.svg  France
Report Thiney Soccerball shade.svg77'
MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 7,566
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Rapinoe Soccerball shade.svg17' Report
MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 14,591
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–1Flag of France.svg  France
Pugh Soccerball shade.svg35' Report Le Sommer Soccerball shade.svg38'
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report White Soccerball shade.svg18', 73'
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
Attendance: 7,882
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

France  Flag of France.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 6,525
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of England.svg  England
Bardsley Soccerball shade.svg58' (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

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References

  1. "World Soccer Powers USA, Germany, England and France Set for 2018 SheBelieves Cup". ussoccer.com. December 21, 2017.
  2. "Five Things to Know About the 2018 SheBelieves Cup". ussoccer.com. December 21, 2017.
  3. "WNT Wins 2018 SheBelieves Cup with 1-0 Victory vs. England". ussoccer.com. March 7, 2018.