1996 Algarve Cup
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 |
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Seventh Place
Portugal finished bottom of their group for the third year in a row but defeated Finland 3–0 to finish seventh in the final overall standings.Fifth Place
Russia and Iceland faced each other in the fifth place deciding match and with the score level after normal time and an added period of sudden death extra-time, contested the outcome with a penalty shootoutPenalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
. Russia won this 3–2.
Third Place
China reached the third place play-off in their first appearance at the Algarve Cup and defeated Denmark to take the bronze medal.Final
An all Scandinavian final saw 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup winners Norway beat Sweden 4–0 and become champions for the second time in the competitions history.Awards
| Best player |
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 Hege RiiseHege Riise Hege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14.... |
External links
- 1996 Algarve Cup on RSSSF