### **Algarve Cup Day 1 Results** #### **Australia 4 Norway 3** Chicago Red Stars forward [**Sam Kerr** ](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/66f0rjs4c2yih8phn6meyj74l)scored in her seventh consecutive game for Australia, a new team record, as the Matildas opened up their Algarve Cup campaign with a 4-3 win. Australia led 3-1 before Norway came back to tie it 3-3 in the 61st minute. Australia’s **Larissa Crummer** won the game in the 95th minute. Utah Royals FC forward **Elise Thorsnes** scored twice for Norway. ****[Highlights](https://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/video/full-time-highlights-australia-4-3-norway) [Empty Body] #### **Canada 3 Sweden 1** Sky Blue FC forward [**Janine Beckie**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/9e65qlc7dfjkajyhzhak8sc7p) scored, but it wasn’t enough as Canada fell 3-1 to Sweden in their Algarve Cup opener. **Mimmi Larsson** scored for Sweden in the 43rd minute before Beckie tied it in the 46th. Sweden answered quickly with a goal in the 51st minute from **Fridolina Rolfö**. **Stina Blackstenius** put the game out of reach with a goal in the 87th minute. Utah Royals FC midfielder [**Diana Matheson**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/cfogb9ufrhhqnvjox86flknh1) returned to the field for Canada for the first time since tearing her ACL one year ago. [Match report](http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2018/02/startelvan-mot-kanada1/) #### **Denmark 0 Iceland 0** Utah Royals FC midfielder [**Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/d7wz4zcwkpup4n85zqpkvstsl) started for Iceland in a 0-0 draw with Denmark. [Empty Body] #### **Netherlands 6 Japan 2** **Lieke Martens** scored twice as the Netherlands beat Japan 6-2. **Shanice van de Sanden** also scored for the Netherlands in the game. Also in the tournament, Portugal beat China 2-1 and the Republic of Korea topped Russia 3-1. * * * ### **Cyprus Cup Day 1 Results** #### **Wales 1 Finland 0** Seattle Reign FC midfielder[ **Jess Fishlock**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/93d5k82qrmjr894k2hp5aril1) and Wales won their opening game at the Cyprus Cup, 1-0 over Finland. [Empty Body] Elsewhere in the tournament: Italy beat Switzerland 3-0; Spain topped Austria 2-0; the Czech Republic beat Belgium 2-1; Korea DPR beat Hungary 2-0; Slovakia tied South Africa 0-0.

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