2014_FIFA_U-17_Women's_World_Cup
2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
International football competition
The 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the youth association football tournament for women under the age of 17. The final tournament was hosted in Costa Rica.
| Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol Sub-17 de 2014 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Costa Rica |
| Dates | 15 March – 4 April |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Italy |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 113 (3.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 284,320 (8,885 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Deyna Castellanos Gabriela García (6 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Hina Sugita |
| Best goalkeeper | Mamiko Matsumoto |
| Fair play award | Japan |
← 2012 2016 → | |
The competition was played from 15 March to 4 April 2014.[1] Japan beat Spain in the final 2–0, the same score the same match ended in the group stage. Japan emerged as the fourth different champion in four editions.
The opening match of the tournament set a new tournament record with 34,453 spectators. In total, 284,320 supporters attended matches, averaging 8,885 per match and beating the 2012 record.[2]
On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in Costa Rica. There were six official bids.[3]
Hosting rights were then stripped on 28 February 2013 due to problems in stadium construction.[4] After receiving guarantees from both CONCACAF and the Costa Rican government, they were re-instated as hosts at an executive committee meeting in Zurich on 21 March 2013.[5] The final was originally scheduled on 5 April, but was brought forward one day due to government elections.[6]
The official mascot of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was Juna, a blue morpho butterfly. The name Juna means "to fly" in the Cabécar language.[7]
The official theme song for the tournament was "Pasión Total" by F.A.N.S.[8]
The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee in May 2012.[9][10] The Oceania Football Confederation qualifying tournament was scheduled for January 2014, FIFA however decided that it would be hosted too late then. Eventually FIFA and OFC in agreement with all member nations agreed to award the confederation spot to New Zealand. Just as New Zealand, Nigeria qualified without playing a match because two opponents withdrew their respective qualifying games. Defending champions France did not qualify.
In total 103 nations took part in the qualifying, three less than for the 2012 World Cup.[11]
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Four stadiums are to be used across Costa Rica.[14]
| Alajuela | Liberia |
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| Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| Capacity: 16,625 | Capacity: 4,300 |
| San José | Tibás |
| Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| Capacity: 34,453 | Capacity: 21,704 |
A total of 14 referees, 4 reserve referees, and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[15]
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
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| AFC |
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| CAF |
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| CONMEBOL |
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| OFC |
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| UEFA |
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Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[10] The squads were announced on 6 March 2014.[16]
The group stage draw was held on 17 December 2013 in Pueblo Antiguo.[17][18] Confederation champions Germany, Japan and Mexico were put in Pot 1 alongside the hosts Costa Rica, who were automatically assigned to Position A1. The draw then made sure no teams of the same confederation could meet in the group stage.[19]
The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[10]
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- 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 are determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarter-finals | |
All times are local, Central Standard Time (UTC−6).[20]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
 Zambia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
 Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Castellanos  49', 52'Moreno 88' |
| Venezuela | 4–0 | Zambia |
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| Castellanos 14' G. García 47', 59', 86' |
Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 North Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
 Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
| North Korea | 1–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Sung Hyang-sim 54' |
Report | Kim Jong-sim 86' (o.g.) |
| North Korea | 4–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Ju Hyo-sim 30' Sung Hyang-sim 34'Wi Jong-sim 41'Ri Ji-hyang 61' (pen.) |
Report | Ehegötz 5' Sehan 12'Walkling 24' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 |
| Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
 Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Paraguay |
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| Cleverley 69' |
Report | Barrios 84' |
| New Zealand | 0–3 | Spain |
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| Report | Hernández 3' P. Garrote 34'N. García 67' |
| Paraguay | 0–10 | Japan |
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| Report | Hasegawa 15' Endo 22'Miyagawa 36'Ichise 47'Hiratsuka 56'Saihara 62'Sugita 75', 85', 86'Kono 90+2' (pen.) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
 Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
 China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
 Colombia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[10]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 March — San José | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 3 | |||||||||
| 31 March — Liberia | ||||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 March — Liberia | ||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 April — San José | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 March — San José | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 31 March — Liberia | ||||||||||
| Italy (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 March — Liberia | ||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 April — San José | ||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 4 (0) | |||||||||
| Italy (p) | 4 (2) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Ghana | 2–2 | Italy |
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| Ayiyem 4' Abambila 90' |
Report | Marinelli 8' Giugliano 17' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Ayiyem  Kuzagbe  Opoku Abambila Amfobea |
3–4 | Boattin Giugliano Simonetti Serturini Vergani |
Semi-finals
Third place match
| Venezuela | 4–4 | Italy |
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| Marcano 45+2' G. García 60', 68'Luzardo 90+5' |
Report | Bergamaschi 16' Giugliano 55', 61'Simonetti 79' |
| Penalties | ||
| Moreno Romero D. Rodríguez Goyo |
0–2 | Boattin Giugliano Simonetti |
Final
| 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup winners |
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 Japan First title |
The following awards were given for the tournament:[21]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Hina Sugita |
Yui Hasegawa |
Pilar Garrote |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
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| Deyna Castellanos Gabriela García |
— | Hina Sugita |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | Golden Glove |
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| Japan |
Mamiko Matsumoto |
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Jessie Fleming- Sarah Kinzner
Chen Yudan- Cui Yuhan
- Fan Yuqiu
Andrea Rodríguez- Angie Rodríguez
Sofía Varela
Kim Fellhauer- Jasmin Sehan
- Ricarda Walkling
Ernestina Abambila- Gladys Amfobea
Valentina Bergamaschi- Flaminia Simonetti
Yu Endo- Maki Hiratsuka
- Fuka Nagano
- Meika Nishida
- Mizuki Saihara
Rebeca Bernal- Jacqueline Crowther
- Belén Cruz
- Cinthia Huerta
- Gabriela Martínez
- Viridiana Salazar
Daisy Cleverley
Joy Bokiri- Aminat Yakubu
Ju Hyo-sim- Ri Ji-hyang
- Wi Jong-sim
Sheryl Barrios- Fanny Godoy
Beatriz Beltrán
Sandra Luzardo- Tahicelis Marcano
- Kika Moreno
- Yosneidy Zambrano
Grace Chanda
- Own goal
- Sara Páez (for China PR)
- Maria Araya (for Zambia)
- Kim Jong-sim (for Canada)
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