2023 SheBelieves Cup
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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 16–22 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 12 (2 per match) |
| Attendance | 77,882 (12,980 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mallory Swanson (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mallory Swanson[1] |
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: 25,500 | Capacity: 20,500 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Squads
Teams
| Team | FIFA Ranking (December 2022) |
|---|---|
| United States | 1 |
| Canada[5] | 6 |
| Brazil[6] | 9 |
| Japan[7] | 11 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H, C) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Brazil |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
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.)
| United States | 2–0 | Canada |
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| United States | 1–0 | Japan |
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| United States | 2–1 | Brazil |
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Goalscorers
There were 12 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
4 goals
1 goal
References
- Reardon, Logan (February 23, 2022). "Mallory Swanson named MVP of SheBelieves Cup". NBC Sports.
- "2023 Schedule Set for She Believes Cup". US Soccer. December 8, 2022.
- Herrera, Sandra (December 9, 2022). "2023 SheBelieves Cup: USWNT will face World Cup participants Brazil, Canada and Japan". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- Murray, Caitlin (February 22, 2022). "USWNT wins SheBelieves Cup with win over Brazil, but performances leave questions for World Cup". ESPN.
- "Canada Soccer's Women's National Team to feature in SheBelieves Cup in February". Canadian Soccer Association. December 9, 2022.
- "Seleção Feminina enfrentará Estados Unidos, Japão e Canadá no Torneio She Believes". Brazilian Football Confederation. December 12, 2022.
- "Nadeshiko Japan to participate in the 2023 SheBelieves Cup". Japan Football Association. December 10, 2022.