2018 U-17 Women's World Cup

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2018 U-17 Women's World Cup
2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Number of nations 16
World Champion SpainSpain Spain (1st title)
venue UruguayUruguay Uruguay
Opening game November 13, 2018
Endgame 1st December 2018
Games 32
Gates 78  (⌀: 2.44 per game)
spectator 38,272  (⌀: 1,196 per game)
Top scorer GhanaGhana Mukarama Abdulai (7 goals)
Best player SpainSpain Claudia Pina
Best goalkeeper SpainSpain Catalina Coll
Yellow card yellow cards 65  (⌀: 2.03 per game)
Yellow-red card Yellow-red cards (⌀: 0.13 per game)
Red card Red cards (⌀: 0.09 per game)

The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 2018 (officially 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup ) was the sixth playout this competition for football players under 17 years (as of 1 January 2001) and was held from 13 November to 1st December 2018 in Uruguay . The tournament was awarded to Uruguay by the FIFA Council on May 10, 2016. The defending champion was North Korea, which won the title for the second time in 2016 and thus became a record winner.

It was the first FIFA women’s tournament to be held in Uruguay and the Uruguayans’s second participation since 2012. 16 teams took part in the tournament, initially in four groups and then in a knockout system .

With Spain, previously runner-up and twice third, a European team won for the second time. The placed Mexico, New Zealand and Canada achieved a place among the top four teams for the first time.

qualification

The starting places were allocated on November 11, 2016.

The qualification in Asia took place at the U-16 Asian Cup in Chon Buri ( Thailand ) from September 10 to 23, 2017. Eight teams took part in the final, which first played in two groups of four teams, of which the group winners and second reached the semi-finals. By reaching the final, the defending champions North Korea and the juniors from South Korea and Japan qualified for the World Cup in third place. It is the sixth participation for North Korea and Japan and the third for South Korea. All three were able to win the world title at least once.

The three participants provided by UEFA were determined at the U-17 European Women's Championship from 9 to 21 May 2018 in Lithuania . Germany and Spain qualified by reaching the final on May 18th, Finland secured third European starting position in the game for 3rd place against England on May 21st.

The CONCACAF U-17 championship , which started in Nicaragua in April 2018 , was canceled after six games after unrest in Nicaragua and continued in the United States in June, served as the qualifying tournament for the CONCACAF zone . Eight teams took part in the final round. The two finalists and the third-placed team qualified for the World Cup.

The South American participants were determined at the U-17 South American Football Championship for women in Argentina in March 2018. Ten teams could take part in the final round. The two teams placed first in the final round qualified for the World Cup. In addition, Uruguay is automatically qualified as a host. Brazil and Colombia secured the starting positions.

The three representatives from Africa were determined in a preliminary and two qualifying rounds, which were played in the first and second leg. Ten teams competed in the preliminary round from October 13th to 15th and October 27th to 29th, 2017. The winners met seven other teams in the first round. In the second round, the six winners of the first round then met in three pairings. The three winners of the second round qualified for the World Cup finals. Ghana, Cameroon and South Africa qualified in February 2018. Ghana has participated in all previous events; it is the second participation for Cameroon and South Africa.

As a representative from Oceania , the U-17 women's national team from New Zealand took part for the sixth time , winning the U-17 Oceania Championship from August 4 to 18, 2017 with 47-1 goals in five games, making it the first Team athletically qualified for the World Cup.

Qualified teams

  • UruguayUruguay Uruguay - host
  • BrazilBrazil Brazil - Winner of the U-17 South American Championship 2018
  • ColombiaColombia Colombia - runner-up in the 2018 U-17 South American Championship
  • GermanyGermany Germany - finalist of the U-17 European Championship 2018
  • SpainSpain Spain - finalist of the European Under-17 Championship 2018
  • FinlandFinland Finland - third in the 2018 European Under-17 Championship
  • Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea - 2017 U-16 Asian Cup winners
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea - runner-up in the 2017 U-16 Asian Cup
  • JapanJapan Japan - Third in the 2017 U-16 Asian Cup
  • GhanaGhana Ghana
  • CameroonCameroon Cameroon
  • South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa
  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand - 2017 U-17 Oceania Championship winner
  • MexicoMexico Mexico - Runner-up in the U-17 CONCACAF Championship
  • United StatesUnited States USA - Winner of the U-17 CONCACAF Championship
  • CanadaCanada Canada - Third in the U-17 CONCACAF Championship

Venues

The tournament took place in the three venues of Montevideo , Maldonado and Colonia .

Venues in Uruguay

Group draw

The draw for the four groups took place on May 30, 2018 in Zurich . For this purpose, four lottery pots were created:

  • Pot 1: Uruguay, Japan, North Korea DPR and Spain
  • Pot 2: Germany, Ghana, CONCACAF 1, CONCACAF 2
  • Pot 3: Brazil, New Zealand, CONCACAF 3, South Korea
  • Pot 4: Colombia, South Africa, Cameroon, Finland

The CONCACAF representatives were not known until June 12th. Uruguay was automatically assigned to Group A in position 1. No group could have more than one representative of a confederation.

Preliminary round

Kick-off times are given in local time. Uruguay is in the time zone UTC − 3 .

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. GhanaGhana Ghana  3  3  0  0 010: 100  +9 09
 2. New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand  3  2  0  1 003: 300  ± 0 06th
 3. FinlandFinland Finland  3  0  1  2 002: 500  −3 01
 4th UruguayUruguay Uruguay  3  0  1  2 002: 800  −6 01
Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
New Zealand - Finland 1: 0 (1: 0)
Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
Uruguay - Ghana 0: 5 (0: 2)
Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
Finland - Ghana 1: 3 (0: 2)
Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
Uruguay - New Zealand 1: 2 (1: 2)
Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in Maldonado (Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel)
Finland - Uruguay 1: 1 (0: 0)
Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
Ghana - New Zealand 2: 0 (0: 0)

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. JapanJapan Japan  3  1  2  0 007: 100  +6 05
 2. MexicoMexico Mexico  3  1  2  0 002: 100  +1 05
 3. BrazilBrazil Brazil  3  1  1  1 004: 200  +2 04th
 4th South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa  3  0  1  2 001:100  −9 01
Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 2 p.m. in Maldonado (Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel)
Brazil - Japan 0-0
Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in Maldonado (Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel)
Mexico - South Africa 0-0
Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 2 p.m. in Maldonado (Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel)
Japan - South Africa 6: 0 (4: 0)
Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in Maldonado (Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel)
Mexico - Brazil 1: 0 (1: 0)
Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 2 p.m. in Maldonado (Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel)
Japan - Mexico 1: 1 (1: 0)
Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
South Africa - Brazil 1: 4 (0: 0)

Group C

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. GermanyGermany Germany  3  2  0  1 008: 200  +6 06th
 2. Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea  3  2  0  1 006: 500  +1 06th
 3. CameroonCameroon Cameroon  3  1  0  2 002: 500  −3 03
 4th United StatesUnited States United States  3  1  0  2 003: 700  −4 03
Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 2 p.m. in Colonia (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici)
United States - Cameroon 3: 0 (2: 0)
Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in Colonia (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici)
North Korea - Germany 1: 4 (0: 2)
Sat, Nov. 17, 2018 at 2 p.m. in Colonia (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici)
United States - North Korea 0: 3 (0: 2)
Sat, Nov. 17, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in Colonia (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici)
Germany - Cameroon 0: 1 (0: 0)
Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
Germany - United States 4: 0 (2: 0)
Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in Colonia (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici)
Cameroon - North Korea 1: 2 (1: 1)

Group D

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SpainSpain Spain  3  2  1  0 010: 100  +9 07th
 2. CanadaCanada Canada  3  2  0  1 005: 500  ± 0 06th
 3. ColombiaColombia Colombia  3  0  2  1 002: 500  −3 02
 4th Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  3  0  1  2 001: 700  −6 01
Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 4 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
South Korea - Spain 0: 4 (0: 1)
Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
Canada - Colombia 3: 0 (0: 0)
Sat, Nov. 17, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
South Korea - Canada 0: 2 (0: 0)
Sat, Nov. 17, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
Colombia - Spain 1: 1 (0: 0)
Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
Spain - Canada 5: 0 (3: 0)
Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 2 p.m. in Colonia (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici)
Colombia - South Korea 1: 1 (0: 1)

Final round

Quarter finals

Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 2 p.m. in Colonia (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici)
SpainSpain Spain - Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea 1: 1 (0: 0), 3: 1 i. E.
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in Colonia (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici)
JapanJapan Japan - New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 1: 1 (1: 1), 3: 4 i. E.
Sunday 25 November 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
GhanaGhana Ghana - MexicoMexico Mexico 2: 2 (0: 0), 2: 4 i. E.
Sunday 25 November 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
GermanyGermany Germany - CanadaCanada Canada 0: 1 (0: 0)

Semifinals

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand - SpainSpain  Spain 0: 2 (0: 1)
Wednesday 28 November 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
MexicoMexico  Mexico - CanadaCanada Canada 1: 0 (1: 0)

3rd place match

Saturday 1st December 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand - CanadaCanada Canada 2: 1 (2: 0)

final

Saturday 1st December 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Montevideo (Estadio Charrúa)
SpainSpain Spain - MexicoMexico Mexico 2: 1 (2: 1)

Best goalscorers

rank Player Gates templates Game minutes
1 GhanaianGhanaian Mukarama Abdulai 7th 1 360
2 SpaniardSpaniard Clàudia Pina 5 1 450
3 SpaniardSpaniard Irene Lopez 3 2 433
4th CanadianCanadian Jordyn Huitema 3 0 337
5 MexicanMexican Nicole Perez 3 0 450
6th GhanaianGhanaian Millot Pokuaa 2 2 320
7th SpaniardSpaniard Eva Navarro 2 2 340
8th GermanGerman Gia Corley 2 1 243
9 GermanGerman Shekiera Martinez 2 1 287
10 North KoreanNorth Korean Kim Kyong-yong 2 1 321
11 AmericanAmerican Sunshine Fontes 2 0 180
12 JapaneseJapanese Haruka Osawa 2 0 199
13 ColombianColombian Gisela Robledo 2 0 212
14th JapaneseJapanese Sara Ito 2 0 223
15th US CameroonianUS Cameroonian Alice Kameni 2 0 270
16 New ZealanderNew Zealander Kelli Brown 2 0 340

Web links

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