USWNT arrive in Portugal for the Algarve Cup courtesy of US Soccer.

The US beat Denmark 2-0 in their first game on Wednesday.

Abby Wambach scored her 88th international goal in the 49th minute, giving the Algarve Cup once again to the American women ahead of the all important 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mexico.

The impressive Americans also saw Natashe Kei put her name on the scorers sheet as Pia Sundhage’s women beat Denmark 2-1 in a rematch of last years final (US 2-0). Those two goals took the offensive tally to 12 for the tournament and saw a much improved team showing than the one seen last summer.

Final Standings

1. USA (2-1) win over Denmark

2. Denmark

3. Norway (2-0) win over Germany

4. Germany

5. Sweden (2-0) win over Italy

6. Italy

7. Iceland (3-0) win over Finland

8. Finland

9. China (1-1) 5-4 pk win over Portugal

10. Portugal

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It’s off to the finals of the Algarve Cup for the US Women’s Soccer Team after defeating Norway 4-nil on goals by Natasha Kei, Abby Wambach, Heather O’Reilly and Amy Rodriguez.

After finishing the top of their group, the Americans are set to meet the same opponent they had at last years Algarve Cup Final, Denmark which they won 2-nil.

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Pia Sundhage’s new look US Womens National Team got off on the right foot today at the Algarve Cup with a 4-nil win over powerhouse China. While Denmark pulled off the biggest upset in recent times, beating World Cup Champion Germany 1-nil, the Americans in Group B cruised to victory through goals by Lindsay Tarpley, Tobin Heath, Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd.

For the final test before the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying in April, the United States Women’s National Team is heading to Portugal in hopes of retaining it’s 2007 Algarve Cup title in which they beat Denmark 2-nil.  Today Pia Sundhage named her 20 women roster that will face China on the 5th of March, Norway on the 7th and Italy on the 10th, with the final on the 12th.

United States Women’s National Team Roster By Position
2008 Algarve Cup Roster
March 5-12, 2008 – The Algarve, Portugal

GOALKEEPERS (2): Nicole Barnhart (2) (Gilbertsville, Pa.), Hope Solo (5) (Richland, Wash.);
DEFENDERS (6): Rachel Buehler (1) (Del Mar, Calif.), Stephanie Cox (4) (Elk Grove, Calif.), Tobin Heath (1) (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Kate Markgraf (7) (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Christie Rampone (8) (Point Pleasant, N.J.), Cat Whitehill (8) (Birmingham, Ala.);
MIDFIELDERS (7): Shannon Boxx (5) (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Lori Chalupny (5) (St. Louis, Mo.), Angela Hucles (4) (Virginia Beach, Va.), Carli Lloyd (3) (Delran, N.J.), Leslie Osborne (4) (Brookfield, Wis.), Lindsay Tarpley (6) (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Angie Woznuk (1) (El Cajon, Calif.);
FORWARDS (5): Lauren Cheney (1) (Indianapolis, Ind.), Natasha Kai (3) (Kahuku, Hawaii), Heather O’Reilly (6) (East Brunswick, N.J.), Amy Rodriguez (3) (Lake Forest, Calif.), Abby Wambach (5) (Rochester, N.Y.)

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