2012_FIFA_U-20_Women's_World_Cup
2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
International football competition
The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the tournament. The tournament was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September[1] with sixteen national football teams and marked the first hosting of a FIFA women's tournament in the country.[2]
| 2012 FIFA U-20女子ワールドカップ | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 19 August – 8 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Nigeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 104 (3.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 307,348 (9,605 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Kim Un-hwa (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Dzsenifer Marozsán |
| Best goalkeeper | Laura Benkarth |
| Fair play award | Japan |
← 2010 2014 → | |
The host nation was to be decided on 19 March 2010 but was postponed by FIFA to give bidders more time to prepare their bids.[3]
On 3 March 2011, FIFA initially awarded the World Cup to Uzbekistan.[4] However, on 18 December 2011 FIFA had the tournament stripped from this country for problems with the bid and named Japan as a possible host.[5] Japan was officially announced as host on 8 February 2012.[2]
Vietnam had originally won the right the host the tournament. However, the country had to withdraw its bid because it could not guarantee government backing and found the FIFA bid process "taxing".[6]
New Zealand had initially been asked to be ready as a backup venue,[7] but was eventually awarded the 2015 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup and FIFA then awarded the hosting rights to Uzbekistan. However, in its meeting in Tokyo in December 2011, FIFA's Executive Committee decided to cancel Uzbekistan's hosting of the tournament due to "a number of logistical and technical issues" and announced that Japan had been proposed as its new organiser.[5]
The Uzbekistan Football Federation had recommended six cities to host the matches. They are Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Qarshi, Mubarek and Guzar.[8] The competition would have taken place in Tashkent's Pakhtakor and Bunyodkor Stadiums, Samarkand's Olympic Stadium, Bukhara's Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi's Nasaf Stadium, Mubarek's Bahrom Vafoev Stadium and the Guzar Stadium.
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On 31 March 2012, FIFA announced five stadiums for the tournament.[9]
- Notes
Each team submitted a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers.[12] The squads were announced on 10 August 2012.[13]
A total of 14 referees and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[14]
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
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The final draw was held on 4 June 2012 in Tokyo.[15][16] Teams were placed in four pots:
- Pot 1: Hosts and continental champions of the AFC, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL
- Pot 2: Remaining teams from AFC and CONCACAF
- Pot 3: Teams from UEFA
- Pot 4: Teams from CAF, OFC and remaining team from CONMEBOL
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Japan (A1) North Korea Brazil United States |
 China South Korea Canada Mexico |
Germany Italy Norway Switzerland |
 Ghana Nigeria Argentina New Zealand |
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:[17]
- greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
- goal difference in all group matches
- greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
- greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
- goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
- greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
The two teams finishing first and second in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.
All times are Japanese Standard Time (UTC+9).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 2–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Millynn  39'White 52' |
Report | Aigbogun 90+1' |
| Mexico | 4–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Huerta 47' Gómez Junco 74' Franco 85' Jiménez 87' |
Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Brazil |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Italy | 0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Geum-Min 54' Jeoun Eun-Ha 56' |
Group C
North Korea's 9–0 win over Argentina set a new competition record as highest win.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 3 |
| Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| North Korea | 4–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Yun Hyon-hi 15', 40' (pen.) Kim Un-hwa 72'Kim Su-gyong 77' |
Report | Graham 23' Ad. Hegerberg 54' |
| North Korea | 9–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Yun Hyon-hi 16' Kim Un-hwa 26', 30', 41', 45+2', 56'Kim Su-gyong 38', 44', 55' |
Report |
| Norway | 2–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Ad. Hegerberg 52' An. Hegerberg 79' |
Report | Richardson 44' |
| Canada | 1–2 | North Korea |
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| Exeter 12' |
Report | Kim Un-hwa 33' Yun Hyon-hi 78' (pen.) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| China |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 |
| Ghana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Ghana | 0–4 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Addai 20' (o.g.) Hayes 50', 74', 90+2' |
| United States | 1–1 | China |
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| Hayes 36' |
Report | Shen Lili 19' |
| United States | 0–3 | Germany |
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| Report | Lotzen 35', 53' Leupolz 55' |
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played as the match is played directly before the final.[17]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 August — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Nigeria (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 September — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||
| 31 August — Saitama | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| North Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 September — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| United States (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 August — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 September — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| 31 August — Saitama | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| 8 September — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Japan | 3–1 | South Korea |
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| Shibata 8', 19' Y. Tanaka 37' |
Report | Jeoun Eun-Ha 15' |
| North Korea | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | United States |
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| Kim Su-gyong 75' |
Report | DiBernardo 52' Ubogagu 98' |
Semi-finals
Third place match
| Nigeria | 1–2 | Japan |
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| Oparanozie 73' |
Report | Y. Tanaka 24' Nishikawa 50' |
Final
| 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners |
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 United States Third title |
The following awards were given for the tournament:[18]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Dzsenifer Marozsán |
Hanae Shibata |
Julie Johnston |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| Kim Un-hwa |
Yōko Tanaka |
Lena Lotzen |
| 7 goals | 6 goals | 6 goals |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Laura Benkarth | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Japan | ||
- 7 goals
Kim Un-hwa
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- Kim Su-gyong
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Luisa Wensing
Hikaru Naomoto- Asuka Nishikawa
Olivia Jiménez
Rosie White
Caroline Hansen- Ada Hegerberg
- Andrine Hegerberg
Kealia Ohai
- 1 goal
Yael Oviedo
Amanda- Giovanna Oliveira
Catherine Charron-Delage- Christine Exeter
- Jenna Richardson
- Jaclyn Sawicki
- Shelina Zadorsky
Shen Lili- Zhao Xindi
- Anja Hegenauer
- Lina Magull
- Dzsenifer Marozsán
Elena Linari- Ayaka Michigami
- Kumi Yokoyama
- Natalia Gómez Junco
- Yamile Franco
- Evie Myllin
Osarenoma Igbinovia- Ngozi Okobe
- Emilie Haavi
- Ina Skaug
Lee Geum-min
Eseosa Aigbogun- Morgan Brian
- Vanessa DiBernardo
- Chioma Ubogagu
- Own Goal
- Lin Yuping
Linda Addai- Ayu Nakada
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