2020 SheBelieves Cup

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2020 SheBelieves Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 5–11
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of England.svg  England
Fourth placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored13 (2.17 per match)
Attendance94,920 (15,820 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Mana Iwabuchi
Flag of Spain.svg Lucía García
Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas
Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press
(2 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas
2019
2021

The 2020 SheBelieves Cup was the fifth edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States.

Contents

Featuring national teams from Spain, England, Japan, and hosts United States, it began on March 5 and ended on March 11, 2020, making it the last soccer tournament in the United States to be completed before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all professional sports in the country. [1] Apart from host United States, England were the only other team to have featured in every tournament, but this is the last time they have featured to date. 2020 was Japan's second appearance following their debut in 2019, while it was the first time Spain had taken part.

England were the defending champions. [2]

The United States won their third overall title. [3]

Format

The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A tie in points would be decided by goal differential; other tie-breakers are listed below.

Venues

Orlando Harrison
(New York City area)
Frisco
(Dallas-Fort Worth area)
Exploria Stadium Red Bull Arena Toyota Stadium
Capacity: 25,500Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 20,500 [4]
Open House Event (32264010504).jpg Red Bull Arena Harrison behind goal.jpg Pizza Hut Park.jpg

Squads

Teams

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2019)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1
Flag of England.svg  England
6
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
10
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
13

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H, C)330061+59
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 320142+26
3Flag of England.svg  England 31021323
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30032750
Source: US Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking [5]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 16,531
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–1Flag of England.svg  England
Report
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

England  Flag of England.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.17 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

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References

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