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The '''FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup''', scheduled for the first time in [[2008]], will be the world championship of [[association football|football]] for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association ([[FIFA]]).
==History==
In [[2003]] after the inaugural success of the [[2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship]], held in [[Canada]], FIFA proposed adding a second youth tournament for girls. Continental confederations told FIFA it would be difficult to create a second championship, with the age limits in place at the time. Therefore, FIFA created the U-17 Women's World Cup and the [[FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|U-20 Women's World Championship]] (renamed the "U-20 Women's World Cup" in 2007), the same age groups as its men's youth tournaments. Accordingly, the age limit for the U-19 championship was increased to 20, effective with the [[2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship]] in [[Russia]]. FIFA committed to creating a U-17 women's championship, slated to begin in [[2008]]. [http://fifa.com/en/comp/index/0,3332,U17W2008,00.html?comp=U17W&year=2008]
The first tournament will be held from [[28 October]] to [[16 November]] in [[New Zealand]], which was awarded the event at the same time that [[Chile]] received hosting honours for the [[2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]; [[Ecuador]] also bid for the event. Four cities will host matches during the inaugural tournament - [[Auckland]] ([[North Harbour Stadium]]), [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] ([[Waikato Stadium]]), [[Wellington]] ([[Westpac Stadium|Wellington Stadium]]) and [[Christchurch]] ([[QEII Park
==2008 Competing Teams==
Sixteen teams will participate in the tournament—three each from [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]], [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]], [[CONCACAF]], [[CONMEBOL]] and [[UEFA]], with New Zealand taking up the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]
The teams are:
* From [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] there have qualified the finalists and the third place of the 2007 U-16 Asian Championship: {{fbw|PRK}}, {{fbw|JPN}} and {{fbw|KOR}}.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
* From [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]], The top two teams out of three from the 2008 CAF Women's U-17 Championship qualifying tournament: {{fbw|NGR}} and {{fbw|GHA}}
* From [[CONMEBOL]] there have qualified the three best teams from 2008 [[South American Under 17 Women's Championship]]: {{fbw|COL}}, {{fbw|BRA}} and {{fbw|PAR}}.<ref>[http://www.conmebol.com/articulos_ver.jsp?id=61832&slangab=S Conmebol.com]</ref>
* From [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]], {{fbw|NZL}} (qualified as host)
* From [[UEFA]] there have qualified the three best teams from 2008 [[UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship]]: {{fbw|FRA}}, {{fbw|ENG}}, {{fbw|DEN}} and {{fbw|GER}}. <ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/wunder17/news/kind=1/newsid=684393.html Uefa.com]</ref>
* {{fbw|USA}} and {{fbw|CRC}} have qualified by virtue of making the CONCACAF U-17 Final. {{fbw|CAN}} won the 3rd place match on July 27, 2008 for the final spot in the U-17 World Cup.
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==Results==
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|[[2008]]<br>''[[2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=30px}}<br>[[New Zealand]]
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|[[2010]]<br>''[[2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago|size=30px}}<br>[[Trinidad and Tobago]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.fifa.com/u17womenworldcup/index.html Official FIFA site for this competition]
*[http://nzsoccer.com/page/fifa_u17_womens_world_cup.html New Zealand Football FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup page]
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[[fr:Coupe du monde de football féminin des moins de 17 ans]]
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Revision as of 01:16, 11 October 2008
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scheduled for the first time in 2008, will be the world championship of football for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
History
In 2003 after the inaugural success of the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, held in Canada, FIFA proposed adding a second youth tournament for girls. Continental confederations told FIFA it would be difficult to create a second championship, with the age limits in place at the time. Therefore, FIFA created the U-17 Women's World Cup and the U-20 Women's World Championship (renamed the "U-20 Women's World Cup" in 2007), the same age groups as its men's youth tournaments. Accordingly, the age limit for the U-19 championship was increased to 20, effective with the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia. FIFA committed to creating a U-17 women's championship, slated to begin in 2008. [1]
The first tournament will be held from 28 October to 16 November in New Zealand, which was awarded the event at the same time that Chile received hosting honours for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup; Ecuador also bid for the event. Four cities will host matches during the inaugural tournament - Auckland (North Harbour Stadium), Hamilton (Waikato Stadium), Wellington (Wellington Stadium) and Christchurch ([[QEII Park
2008 Competing Teams
Sixteen teams will participate in the tournament—three each from AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and UEFA, with New Zealand taking up the OFC
The teams are:
- From AFC there have qualified the finalists and the third place of the 2007 U-16 Asian Championship: North Korea, Japan and South Korea.[citation needed]
- From CAF, The top two teams out of three from the 2008 CAF Women's U-17 Championship qualifying tournament: Nigeria and Ghana
- From CONMEBOL there have qualified the three best teams from 2008 South American Under 17 Women's Championship: Colombia, Brazil and Paraguay.[1]
- From OFC, New Zealand (qualified as host)
- From UEFA there have qualified the three best teams from 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: France, England, Denmark and Germany. [2]
- United States and Costa Rica have qualified by virtue of making the CONCACAF U-17 Final. Canada won the 3rd place match on July 27, 2008 for the final spot in the U-17 World Cup.
Results
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2010 Details |
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