2008_FIFA_U-20_Women's_World_Cup
2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
4th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament. It was held in Chile between 19 November and 7 December 2008.[1] Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Chile had a guaranteed place as the host nation.[2]
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008 Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol Sub-20 de 2008 | |
|---|---|
Official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 19 November – 7 December |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  North Korea |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 113 (3.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 252,358 (7,886 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sydney Leroux (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sydney Leroux |
| Best goalkeeper | Alyssa Naeher |
| Fair play award | United States |
← 2006 2010 →
All statistics correct as of 8 December 2008. | |
On 15 September 2006, FIFA officially announced Chile as the host country. It was the third time Chile organized a football world cup, after the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, but the first in the women's competition. The decision came as a surprise to Chile, as it had bid in August 2006 to host the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which was finally granted to New Zealand (Ecuador was unsuccessful in both bids). Chile previously hosted the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship and the first edition for Under 17s in January 2008.
Four different cities were selected as venues in an open bidding process. Changes to the stadiums to comply with FIFA standards were carried out between December 2007 and September 2008.[3][4] The selected venues were:
- Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso World Cup Stadium, Coquimbo (opening)[5]
- La Florida Bicentennial Municipal Stadium, La Florida (Greater Santiago area)
- Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Chillán Municipal Stadium, Chillán
- Germán Becker B. Municipal Stadium, Temuco
| Coquimbo | La Florida (Greater Santiago area) | |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium | La Florida Bicentennial Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,750 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
| Chillán | Temuco | |
| Nelson Oyarzún Stadium | Germán Becker Stadium | |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 18,125 | |
The places were allocated as follows to confederations: AFC (3), CAF (2), CONCACAF (3), CONMEBOL (2), OFC (1), UEFA (4), plus the host country.[6]
| Continent | Confederation Qualifying Tournament |
Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 2007 AFC U-19 Women's Championship | North Korea Japan China |
| Africa | 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament |  Nigeria DR Congo |
| Central, North America and Caribbean | 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship |  Canada United States Mexico |
| South America | Host nation |  Chile1 |
| 2008 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship |  Brazil  Argentina | |
| Oceania | appointed by OFC, no qualifying tournament |  New Zealand |
| Europe | 2007 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship | Germany England France Norway1 |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
The opening phase of the tournament comprised four groups of four teams, with the top two sides in each section advancing to the quarter-finals. The final draw to determine the groups took place in Santiago, Chile on 13 September 2008 at 20:30 UTC.[7][8]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 2–3 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Percival  42' 52' |
(Report) | S. Michael 31' Chukwudi 35'Chikwelu 90+2' |
Tanja Schett| England | 1–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Duggan 90+4' |
(Report) | McLaughlin 27' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| China |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Argentina |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| United States | 3–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards 11' Morgan 53' 90' |
(Report) |
Cristina Ionescu
Tanja SchettGroup C
| DR Congo | 0–5 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Kulig 7', 90+1' Baunach 8'Kerschowski 43'N. Banecki 82' (pen.) |
| Germany | 1–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Kerschowski 61' |
(Report) | Koyama 41' Nagasato 83' |
Bentla D CothGroup D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 |
| North Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 |
| Norway |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| Mexico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Sachiko Baba| Brazil | 3–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Janaína 45+2' Érika 48'Francielle 66' (pen.) |
(Report) | Ri Y.G. 30' Ri U.H. 90' |
Jennifer Bennett Carolina González
Érika VargasKnockout map
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 November – Coquimbo | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 December – Temuco | ||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 December – La Florida | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 December – La Florida | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| North Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 November – Chillán | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 December – Coquimbo | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Temuco | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 December – La Florida | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| Germany | 5 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| United States | 3–0 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Winters 53' Leroux 81' 90+4' |
(Report) |
Semifinals
| France | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Coton Pelagie 51' |
(Report) | Ri U.H. 68' Ri Y.G. 90+3' |
3rd-place playoff
Jennifer BennettFinal
| North Korea | 1–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Cha 90+2' |
(Report) | Leroux 23' Morgan 42' |
| 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners |
|---|
 United States Second title |
The following awards were given for the tournament:[10]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Leroux |
Alex Morgan |
Eugénie Le Sommer |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| Sydney Leroux |
Ri Ye-gyong |
Alex Morgan |
| 5 goals | 4 goals | 4 goals |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Alyssa Naeher | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| United States | ||
All star team
The following players were named as the All Star Team for the tournament:[11]
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Marie Pollman
Ebere Orji
Rosie White
Ra Un-sim
- 2 goals
Daiane- Érika
- Francielle
- Pamela
Monica Lam-Feist
Toni Duggan
Nora Coton-Pélagie- Marie-Laure Delie
- Julie Machart
- Marine Pervier
- Nicole Banecki
- Isabel Kerschowski
- Kim Kulig
- Lisa Schwab
Asano Nagasato
Isabell Herlovsen- Ria Percival
- Cha Hu-nam
- Ri Un-hyang
- 1 goal
Florencia Jaimes- Adriane
- Janaína
- Ketlen
- Julie Armstrong
- Jonelle Filigno
- Loredana Riverso
María Mardones- Daniela Pardo
- Daniela Zamora
Liu Shukun- Zhang Rui
Oliva Amani- Brooke Chaplen
- Natasha Dowie
- Sylvie Banecki
- Katharina Baunach
- Nathalie Bock
- Bianca Schmidt
- Julia Simic
- Konomi Ataeyama
- Michi Goto
- Kie Koyama
- Asuna Tanaka
- Rumi Utsugi
Charlyn Corral- Dinora Garza
- Rita Chikwelu
- Ogonna Chukwudi
- Joy Jegede
- Sarah Michael
- Ida Elise Enget
- Marita Skammelsrud Lund
- Renee Leota
- Sarah McLaughlin
- Choe Un-ju
- Pak Kuk-hui
- Ra Un-sim
- Ri Hyon-suk
- Ryom Su-ok
Becky Edwards- Keelin Winters
- Own goals
- Javiera Guajardo (1 for Nigeria)
- Nanu Mafuala (1 for Japan)
- Carolin Schiewe (1 for Brazil)
- Bianca Schmidt (1 for USA)
- Wendoline Ortiz (1 for Brazil)
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