Algarve Cup 1998

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Algarve Cup 1998
Number of nations 8th
winner NorwayNorway Norway (4th title)
venue PortugalPortugal Portugal ( Algarve )
Opening game March 15, 1998
Endgame March 21, 1998
Gates 47  (⌀: 2.94 per game)
Best player NorwayNorway Marianne Pettersen

The 1998 Algarve Cup was the fifth edition of the annual tournament for women's national football teams and took place between March 15 and 21, 1998 in the Portuguese Algarve . The defending champion Norway won the tournament ahead of Denmark and the USA .

Participating teams

In 1998 eight teams took part in the invitation tournament.

Tournament course

The eight participating teams were divided into two groups and met in a round-robin tournament . In the final round that followed, the fourth, third and second group players played for seventh, fifth and third places, and the group winners in the final for the tournament victory.

Group stage

Group A
Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. NorwayNorway Norway  3  2  0  1 005: 200  +3 06th
 2. United StatesUnited States United States  3  2  0  1 007: 500  +2 06th
 3. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China  3  2  0  1 003: 400  −1 06th
 4th FinlandFinland Finland  3  0  0  3 000: 400  −4 00
March 15, 1998 in Olhão
Norway - China 0: 1
United States - Finland 2-0
March 17, 1998 in Loulé
Norway - Finland 1-0
United States - China 4: 1
March 19, 1998 in Lagos
Norway - United States 4: 1
China - Finland 1-0
Group B
Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  3  2  1  0 008-000  +8 07th
 2. SwedenSweden Sweden  3  2  1  0 003-000  +3 07th
 3. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands  3  1  0  2 002: 800  −6 03
 4th PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  0  0  3 001: 600  −5 00
March 15, 1998 in Vila Real de Santo António
Denmark - Sweden 0-0
Netherlands - Portugal 2: 1
March 17, 1998 in Silves
Sweden - Portugal 2-0
Denmark - Netherlands 6-0
March 19, 1998 in Montechoro
Denmark - Portugal 2-0
Sweden - Netherlands 1-0

Final round

Game for 7th place
March 21, 1998 in Paderne
Portugal - Finland 2: 2, 4: 2 i. E.
Play for 5th place
March 21, 1998 in Lagoa
China - Netherlands 3: 2
3rd place match
March 21, 1998 in Quarteira
United States - Sweden 3: 1

final

Norway ( world champion ) Denmark
Norway ( world champion )Norway (world champion)
March 21, 1998 in Loulé
Result: 4: 1 (1: 0)
Spectators: 648
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson ( Sweden ) SwedenSweden 
Match report
DenmarkDenmark


Bente Nordby • Gøril Kringen , Linda Medalen , Anne Nymark Rylandsholm , Henriette Dalseng Viker (46th Elisabeth Fagereng ) • Hege Riise (46th Silje Anzjøn ), Unni Lehn (76th Brit Sandaune ), Monica Knudsen (83rd Monica Enlid ) • Marianne Pettersen , Margunn Haugenes (58th Linda Ørmen ), Ann Kristin Aarønes
Trainer: Per-Mathias Høgmo 		Dorthe Larsen (39th Christina Jensen ) • Kamma Flaeng , Lene Terp , Katrine Pedersen , Birgit Christensen (23rd Karina Sefron ), Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen (65th Janne Rasmussen ), Louise Hansen , Rikke Brink , Christina Petersen • Gitte Krogh , Lene Jensen (56th Merete Pedersen , 70th Irene Stelling ) Trainer: Jørgen Hvidemose(C)Captain of the crew
goal1: 0 Margunn Haugenes (44th), goal2: 0 Unni Lehn (64th), goal3: 0 Linda Ørmen (82nd), goal4: 0 Linda Medalen (84th) goal 4: 1 Kamma Flaeng (87th / penalty)
yellow cards Anne Nielsen

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