The Algarve Cup final game, which was supposed to pit the Netherlands against Sweden, has been cancelled. due to weather conditions, which made the pitch at the Estádio da Bela Vista, in Parchal, «impractical». The organization therefore decided to attribute the victory to both finalists.
According to the Portuguese Football Federation, «the bad weather conditions that have been registered in the Algarve have taken away from the pitch of the Municipal Stadium of Bela Vista the possibility of hosting the decisive match of the Algarve Cup».
The FPF, on its official website, says that “after checking the conditions of the pitch, and a deliberation between the finalists and the refereeing team, the organization decided to award the trophy to the two teams, which was symbolically handed to the captains by Mónica Jorge , Director of the FPF».
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