2022 SheBelieves Cup

2022 SheBelieves Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 17–23
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Runners-up Iceland
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Attendance38,378 (6,396 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Mallory Pugh
(3 goals)
Best player(s)United States 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]

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: 27,000 Capacity: 20,500

Squads

Main article: 2022 SheBelieves Cup squads

Teams

Team FIFA Ranking
(December 2021)
 United States
1
 Iceland
16
 New Zealand
22
 Czech Republic
24

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States (H) 3 2 1 0 10 0 +10 7
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Iceland 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Czech Republic 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(H) Hosts

Results

Iceland 1–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 2,078
United States 0–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 7,333
United States 5–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 16,587
Czech Republic 1–2 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 3,577
New Zealand 0–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 1,359
United States 5–0 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 7,444

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]

References

  1. ^ "2022 Schedule Set for She Believes Cup". US Soccer. January 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "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.