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 November 19 and December 7, 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
DatesNovember 19 – December 7
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) Sydney Leroux
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Sydney Leroux
Best goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher
Fair play award United States

Background

On September 15, 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

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

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 AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2007  North Korea
 Japan
 China PR
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
Main article: 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads

Group stage

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 September 13, 2008 at 20:30 UTC.[7][8]

All times local (UTC-3)[9]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 321063+37
 England 312042+25
 New Zealand 31117704
 Chile 300338−50
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
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
Nigeria 1–1 England
Orji 71' (Report) Dowie 45+1'
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 320162+46
 France 320154+16
 China PR 31112204
 Argentina 301216−51
China PR 0–0 Argentina
(Report)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal
France 0–3 United States
(Report) Morgan 53'
Leroux 56' 71'
Attendance: 4,300
United States 3–0 Argentina
Edwards 11'
Morgan 53' 90'		 (Report)
Referee: Cristina Ionescu
China PR 0–2 France
(Report) Delie 70'
Le Sommer 87'
Attendance: 7,590
Referee: Therese Sagno
United States 0–2 China PR
(Report) Zhang 52'
Liu 58'
Referee: Tanja Schett
Argentina 1–3 France
Jaimes 42' (Report) Le Sommer 65' 80'
Machart 90+3'
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 330072+59
 Germany 320183+56
 Canada 310254+13
 DR Congo 3003112−110
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
Referee: Gabriela Bandeira
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
Japan 3–1 DR Congo
Mafuala 4' (o.g.)
Ataeyama 10'
Utsugi 78'		 (Report) Amani 6'
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Cristina Ionescu

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3300112+99
 North Korea 3201106+46
 Norway 310247−33
 Mexico 3003212−100
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'
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
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'
Referee: Carolina González
Norway 0–3 Brazil
(Report) Érika 39'
Daiane 80'
Pamela 83'
Referee: Érika Vargas

Knockout stage

All times local (UTC-3)[9]

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

Quarterfinals
Nigeria 2–3 France
Orji 13'
Jegede 38'		 (Report) Machart 2'
Le Sommer 49'
Coton Pelagie 88'
Attendance: 12,363
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
United States 3–0 England
Winters 53'
Leroux 81' 90+4'		 (Report)
Attendance: 11,080
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
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard

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

3rd-place playoff
France 3–5 Germany
Pervier 45+1' 75'
Delie 90+2'		 (Report) Pollman 10' 29' 31'
Simic 67'
Schwab 80'
Referee: Jennifer Bennett

Final
North Korea 1–2 United States
Cha 90+2' (Report) Leroux 23'
Morgan 42'
Attendance: 12,000
 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Winners 

United States
Second title

Awards

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

References
  1. "Mundial Femenino sub 20 lanzó logo oficial con visita ilustre". Radio Cooperativa. November 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  2. "Chilean President Bachelet voices full backing for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2008". FIFA. March 1, 2007. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  3. "Confirman cuatro sedes para albergar el Mundial femenino sub 20". Radio Cooperativa. June 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  4. "Mundial femenino en Chile: estadios serán entregados en septiembre de 2008". La Nación. July 24, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  5. "Coquimbo albergará la ceremonia inaugural del Mundial Sub 20 Femenino". La Tercera. 2008-06-01. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
  6. "Official emblem unveiled". FIFA. November 24, 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  7. Chile debutará ante Inglaterra em el Mundial Femenino sub 20, Radio Cooperativa.
  8. Qualifiers learn their fate, FIFA.
  9. Match Schedule, FIFA.com.
  10. Awards 2008
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