title: 2022 Algarve Cup
text: # 2022 Algarve Cup
  
  The 2022 Algarve Cup was the 28th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 16 to 23 February 2022.
  
  ## Teams
  
  Five teams were participating.
  
  | Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2021) |
  | - | - |
  | Sweden | 2 |
  | Australia | 11 |
  | Norway | 12 |
  | Denmark | 14 |
  | Italy | 15 |
  | Portugal | 29 |
  
  Note: Australia withdrew before the draw due to serious concerns for the health and wellbeing of players and team officials following a lengthy and crowded 2021 schedule.
  
  ## Format
  
  Five teams played two matches each to determine the standings. The top two teams played the final, while the other three teams played each other in 45 minutes matches to determine the final ranking.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Final |
  | 2 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Final |
  | 3 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Third place match |
  | 4 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Third place match |
  | 5 | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | Withdrew |
  
  * ↑ On 17 February, Denmark withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within their squad: Sweden were awarded a 3–0 victory for their match against Denmark.
  
  ### Results
  
  All times are local (UTC±0)
  
  As the withdrawal of Denmark after their second match left four teams in the competition, the remaining five group matches were scratched: Sweden and Italy qualified for the final, while Portugal and Norway qualified for the third place match.
  
  ## Third place match
  
  Originally, it was planned that the teams finishing third to fifth would play each other in a round-robin of 45-minute matches.
  
  However, following the withdrawal of Denmark, this was scratched and a full-length third place match was played.
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Sweden |
  | | Italy |
  | | Norway |
  | 4 | Portugal |
  | 5 | Denmark |
  
  ## Goalscorers
  
  There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
  
  2 goals
  
  * Valentina Giacinti
  * Celin Bizet Ildhusøy
  
  1 goal
  
  * Barbara Bonansea
  * Arianna Caruso
  * Elisabeth Terland
  * Carolina Mendes
  * Tatiana Pinto
  * Kosovare Asllani
  * Stina Blackstenius
  * Hanna Glas
  * Amanda Ilestedt
  * Caroline Seger
  