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2017 SheBelieves Cup

2017 SheBelieves Cup
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	March 1–7
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	France (1st title)
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	England
Fourth place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	9 (1.5 per match)
Attendance	93,072 (15,512 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Camille Abily (2 goals)
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International football competition

The 2017 SheBelieves Cup was the second edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States. It took place between March 1 and 7, 2017.^[1]

The four teams were ranked No. 1, 2, 3, and 5 in the FIFA Women's World rankings, thus making the tournament the most important friendly Cup of the year. The Algarve Cup ran in parallel as well as the Cyprus Cup. France won the tournament for the first time, winning two and drawing one of their games in the process.

Teams

Team	FIFA Rankings (December 2016)^[2]
United States	1
Germany	2
France	3
England	5

Squads

Format

The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament.

Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Venues

Chester (Philadelphia area)	Harrison (New York City area)	Washington, D.C.
Talen Energy Stadium	Red Bull Arena	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 18,500	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 45,596

Chester Harrison Washington, D.C.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	France (C)	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
3	England	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
4	United States (H)	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3

Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts