2022 SheBelieves Cup

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2022 SheBelieves Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 17–23
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Third placeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Fourth placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Attendance38,378 (6,396 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Pugh
(3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the United States.svg Catarina Macario
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The 2022 SheBelieves Cup, named the 2022 SheBelieves Cup Presented by Visa for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States. Featuring national teams from Czech Republic, Iceland, New Zealand, and hosts United States, it began on February 17 and ended on February 23, 2022. [1]

Contents

The United States defended their title, winning their third straight and fifth overall title. Catarina Macario was named the most valuable player of the tournament. [2]

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. In the event two teams were tied in points, tie-breakers would be applied in the order of goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head result, and a fair play score based on the number of yellow and red cards. [3]

Venue

Carson
(Los Angeles area)		 Frisco
(Dallas–Fort Worth area)
Dignity Health Sports Park Toyota Stadium
Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 20,500
LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo- Western Conference Finals panorama.jpg Toyota Stadium.jpeg

Squads

Teams

Team FIFA Ranking
(December 2021)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
16
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
22
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
24

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States (H)3210100+107
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 320136−36
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 302112−12
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 301206−61
Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(H) Host

Results

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
  • Brynjarsdóttir Soccerball shade.svg1'
 Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 7,333
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 16,587
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 3,577
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 7,444
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Individual Award

Following the final game, the SheBelieves Cup awarded a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, named the Visa SheBelieves Cup MVP for sponsorship reasons. [4] A five-member selection committee made up of representatives from the four participating nations and one other person nominated four finalists for the award: U.S. forwards Catarina Macario and Sophia Smith, Iceland midfielder Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, and Czech Republic goalkeeper Barbora Votíková. Fans as well as the committee voted for a winner from the list of finalists, with Macario winning the MVP award. [2]

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

3 own goals

Source: [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "2022 Schedule Set for She Believes Cup". US Soccer. January 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5-0 To Win Third Consecutive And Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented By Visa". US Soccer. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "USWNT Set to Face Czech Republic to Open 2022 SheBelieves Cup, Pres. By Visa". US Soccer. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fans and Five Member Committee Set to Select 2022 Visa SheBelieves Cup MVP". US Soccer. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Summary – SheBelieves Cup – Women Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved February 20, 2022.