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2008 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]

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008
Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol Sub-20 de 2008
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryChile
Dates19 November – 7 December
Teams16 (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 played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance252,358 (7,886 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Sydney Leroux
(5 goals)
Best player(s)United States Sydney Leroux
Best goalkeeperUnited States Alyssa Naeher
Fair play award United States
← 2006
2010 →
All statistics correct as of 8 December 2008.

Background edit

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.

Venues edit

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:

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
 
  

Qualified teams edit

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.

Squads edit

Main article: 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads

Group stage edit

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]

All times local (UTC-3)[9]

Group A edit

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'
Referee:   Tanja Schett
Chile  0–2  England
(Report) Chaplen   54'
Duggan   79'
Attendance: 15,045
Nigeria  1–1  England
Orji   71' (Report) Dowie   45+1'
Chile  3–4  New Zealand
Mardones   50'
Pardo   83'
Zamora   90+2'		 (Report) White   20'   36' (pen.)   74'
Leota   66'
Attendance: 16,324
Referee:   Érika Vargas
Nigeria  2–0  Chile
Guajardo   15' (o.g.)
Orji   41'		 (Report)
Attendance: 18,125
England  1–1  New Zealand
Duggan   90+4' (Report) McLaughlin   27'
Attendance: 8,661
Referee:   Sachiko Baba

Group B edit

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
China  0–0  Argentina
(Report)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Gyoengyi Gaal
France  0–3  United States
(Report) Morgan   53'
Leroux   56'   71'
Attendance: 4,300
Referee:   Jacqui Melksham
United States  3–0  Argentina
Edwards   11'
Morgan   53'   90'		 (Report)
China  0–2  France
(Report) Delie   70'
Le Sommer   87'
Attendance: 7,590
Referee:   Therese Sagno
United States  0–2  China
(Report) Zhang   52'
Liu   58'
Referee:   Tanja Schett
Argentina  1–3  France
Jaimes   42' (Report) Le Sommer   65'   80'
Machart   90+3'

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
  Germany 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
  Canada 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
  DR Congo 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Canada  0–2  Japan
(Report) Goto   28'
Tanaka   40'
DR Congo  0–5  Germany
(Report) Kulig   7', 90+1'
Baunach   8'
Kerschowski   43'
N. Banecki   82' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,478
Germany  1–2  Japan
Kerschowski   61' (Report) Koyama   41'
Nagasato   83'
Referee:   Bentla D Coth
Canada  4–0  DR Congo
Riverso   1'
Lam-Feist   40'
Filigno   77'
Armstrong   90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 7,482
Referee:   Gyoengyi Gaal
Germany  2–1  Canada
Schmidt   77'
Schwab   90'		 (Report) Lam-Feist   81'
Attendance: 14,048
Referee:   Jacqui Melksham
Japan  3–1  DR Congo
Mafuala   4' (o.g.)
Ataeyama   10'
Utsugi   78'		 (Report) Amani   6'
Attendance: 6,200

Group D edit

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
Mexico  1–2  Norway
Garza   28' (Report) Lund   26'
Enget   76'
Referee:   Sachiko Baba
Brazil  3–2  North Korea
Janaína   45+2'
Érika   48'
Francielle   66' (pen.)		 (Report) Ri Y.G.   30'
Ri U.H.   90'
Attendance: 12,500
North Korea  3–2  Norway
Ri Y.G.   17'
Ra   29'   64'		 (Report) Herlovsen   52'   59'
Mexico  0–5  Brazil
(Report) Pamela   4'
Francielle   40'
Daiane   68'
Ketlen   90+4'
Ortiz   90+5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 13,080
North Korea  5–1  Mexico
Ryom   9'
Pak   17'
Choe   39'
Ri H.S.   53'
Ri Y.G.   66'		 (Report) Corral   84'
Norway  0–3  Brazil
(Report) Érika   39'
Daiane   80'
Pamela   83'
Referee:   Érika Vargas

Knockout stage edit

All times local (UTC-3)[9]

Knockout map edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 November – Coquimbo
 
 
  Nigeria2
 
4 December – Temuco
 
  France3
 
  France1
 
1 December – La Florida
 
  North Korea2
 
  Japan1
 
7 December – La Florida
 
  North Korea2
 
  North Korea1
 
30 November – Chillán
 
  United States2
 
  United States3
 
4 December – Coquimbo
 
  England0
 
  United States1
 
1 December – Temuco
 
  Germany0 Third place
 
  Brazil2
 
7 December – La Florida
 
  Germany3
 
  France3
 
 
  Germany5
 

Quarterfinals edit

Nigeria  2–3  France
Orji   13'
Jegede   38'		 (Report) Machart   2'
Le Sommer   49'
Coton Pelagie   88'
Attendance: 12,363
United States  3–0  England
Winters   53'
Leroux   81'   90+4'		 (Report)
Attendance: 11,080
Referee:   Jacqui Melksham
Japan  1–2  North Korea
Nagasato   39' (Report) Cha   22'
Ra   60'
Attendance: 8,614
Referee:   Tanja Schett
Brazil  2–3  Germany
Schiewe   38' (o.g.)
Adriane   88'		 (Report) S. Banecki   44'
Bock   68'
N. Banecki   82'
Attendance: 12,854

Semifinals edit

France  1–2  North Korea
Coton Pelagie   51' (Report) Ri U.H.   68'
Ri Y.G.   90+3'
Attendance: 13,184
United States  1–0  Germany
Schmidt   21' (o.g.) (Report)
Attendance: 15,548
Referee:   Sachiko Baba

3rd-place playoff edit

France  3–5  Germany
Pervier   45+1'   75'
Delie   90+2'		 (Report) Pollman   10'   29'   31'
Simic   67'
Schwab   80'

Final edit

North Korea  1–2  United States
Cha   90+2' (Report) Leroux   23'
Morgan   42'
Attendance: 12,000


 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 
 
United States
Second title

Awards edit

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 edit

The following players were named as the All Star Team for the tournament:[11]

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

  Christiane Endler
  Alyssa Naeher

  Pak Kuk-hui
  Wendie Renard
  Bianca Schmidt
  Katharina Baunach
  Ingrid Ryland

  Natsuko Hara
  Nicole Banecki
  Ri Ye-gyong
  Kim Kulig
  Toni Duggan
  Keelin Winters

  Érika
  Marie-Laure Delie
  Asano Nagasato
  Sydney Leroux
  Ra Un-sim
  Eugénie Le Sommer
  Alex Morgan

Goalscorers edit

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References edit

  1. ^ "Mundial Femenino sub 20 lanzó logo oficial con visita ilustre". Radio Cooperativa. 24 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
  2. ^ "Chilean President Bachelet voices full backing for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2008". FIFA. 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Confirman cuatro sedes para albergar el Mundial femenino sub 20". Radio Cooperativa. 3 June 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Mundial femenino en Chile: estadios serán entregados en septiembre de 2008". La Nación. 24 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Coquimbo albergará la ceremonia inaugural del Mundial Sub 20 Femenino". La Tercera. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Official emblem unveiled". FIFA. 24 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
  7. ^ Chile debutará ante Inglaterra em el Mundial Femenino sub 20 Archived 21 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Cooperativa.
  8. ^ Qualifiers learn their fate, FIFA.
  9. ^ a b Match Schedule, FIFA.com.
  10. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's WC Chile 2008 - Awards". - FIFA.com. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008 Technical Report and Statistics" (PDF). fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

External links edit

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