2023 SheBelieves Cup

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2023 SheBelieves Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 16–22
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fourth placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Attendance77,882 (12,980 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Swanson
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Swanson [1]
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The 2023 SheBelieves Cup, named the 2023 SheBelieves Cup Presented by Visa for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States. Featuring national teams from Brazil, Canada, Japan, and the United States, the tournament lasted from February 16 to February 22, 2023. [2] [3] The United States emerged as champion, winning all three of its games. [4]

Contents

Format

The four invited teams played in 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.

Venue

Orlando Frisco
(Dallas–Fort Worth area)		 Nashville
Exploria Stadium Toyota Stadium Geodis Park
Capacity: 25,500Capacity: 20,500Capacity: 30,000
Orlando City Stadium (04-21-18) 1.jpg Toyota Stadium.jpeg GEODIS Park.jpg

Squads

Teams

Team FIFA Ranking
(December 2022)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [5]
6
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [6]
9
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [7]
11

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H, C)330051+49
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 310232+13
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 310224−23
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 310225−33
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

All times are local. (The first two matches are UTC−5 and the remaining games are UTC−6.)

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
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Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 6,453
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 14,697
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Geodis Park, Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 25,471
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Geodis Park, Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 6,975
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 17,784
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Goalscorers

There were 12 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

4 goals

1 goal

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References

  1. ↑ Reardon, Logan (February 23, 2022). "Mallory Swanson named MVP of SheBelieves Cup". NBC Sports.
  2. ↑ "2023 Schedule Set for She Believes Cup". US Soccer. December 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ Herrera, Sandra (December 9, 2022). "2023 SheBelieves Cup: USWNT will face World Cup participants Brazil, Canada and Japan". CBS Sports . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ Murray, Caitlin (February 22, 2022). "USWNT wins SheBelieves Cup with win over Brazil, but performances leave questions for World Cup". ESPN.
  5. ↑ "Canada Soccer's Women's National Team to feature in SheBelieves Cup in February". Canadian Soccer Association. December 9, 2022.
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