2016 Women's U-20 World Cup

2016 Women's U-20 World Cup
2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Number of nations	16  (of 124 applicants)
World Champion	North Korea (2nd title)
venue	Papua New Guinea
Opening game	November 13, 2016
Endgame	3rd December 2016
Games	32
Gates	113  (⌀: 3.53 per game)
spectator	159,089  (⌀: 4,972 per game)
Top scorer	Mommy Ueno
Best player	Hina Sugita
Best goalkeeper	Mylène Chavas
yellow cards	55  (⌀: 1.72 per game)
Yellow-red cards	3  (⌀: 0.09 per game)

The FIFA U-20 World Cup Women 2016 (officially 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup ) was the eighth playout this competition for football players under 20 years (as of 1 January 1996) and was held from 13 November to 3rd December 2016 in Papua New Guinea . This was the first time that Papua New Guinea hosted a FIFA tournament. 16 teams took part in the tournament, initially in four groups and then in a knockout system . North Korea became world champions for the second time after 2006 .

Determination of the host

Initially, Norway, the Republic of Ireland and South Africa applied to host. South Africa was awarded the contract on December 3, 2013. In June 2014, South Africa announced that it would not host the event. Then Papua New Guinea and Sweden applied to host the event. On March 20, 2015, Papua New Guinea was awarded the contract.

qualification

The four European representatives were determined at the 2015 U-19 European Women's Football Championship in Israel from July 15 to 27, 2015. European champions Sweden, vice European champions Spain and the two defeated semi-finalists France and Germany qualified.

The three Asian participants were determined at the U-19 Asian Women's Cup 2015 from August 18 to 29, 2015 in the People's Republic of China . The two finalists Japan and North Korea as well as South Korea, which won the game for third place against the hosts, qualified.

The two South American representatives were determined at the U-20 South American Championship from November 18 to December 3, 2015 in Brazil. The two first placed Brazil and Venezuela, which will take part for the first time, qualified.

The North and Central American representatives will be determined at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship for women , which was held from December 3 to 13, 2015 in Honduras . Participants were the USA, Canada and Mexico (for North America), Honduras and Panama (all UNCAF) as well as three CFU teams from the Caribbean (Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago). The two finalists USA and Canada as well as Mexico, the winner of the game for 3rd place, qualified.

The two African representatives were identified at the women's U-20 African Football Championship , for which 19 teams had registered. The championship took place between May 2, 2015 and November 8, 2015 in a two-legged mode over three rounds and a preliminary round. Nigeria and Ghana qualified.

The second oceanic representative next to hosts Papua New Guinea was determined from October 1 to 10, 2015 at the 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship in Tonga , in which five teams (New Caledonia, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu) participated . New Zealand qualified with five wins and 69-0 goals.

Attendees

4 from Europe	Germany (TV)	France	Sweden	Spain
3 from Asia	Japan	North Korea	South Korea
3 from North, Central America, the Caribbean	Canada	Mexico	United States
2 from Africa	Ghana	Nigeria
2 from South America	Brazil	Venezuela*
2 from Oceania	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea*

* First participation.

Venues

The games took place in four stadiums, all in the capital, Port Moresby . Initially, Lae was also mentioned as the venue.

Port Moresby		Port Moresby 2016 venue in Papua New Guinea
Stadion	capacity
Lloyd Robson Oval / National Football Stadium	15,000
Sir John Guise Stadium	15,000
Bava Park	5,000
PNG Football Stadium	5,000

Group games

The draw took place on March 17, 2016 in Zurich .

Four pots were formed for the draw:

Pot 1: Papua New Guinea (hosts), Germany (defending champion), Nigeria (runner-up world champion), USA (three-time world champion)

Pot 2: North Korea, Japan, France, South Korea

Pot 3: New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico, Canada

Pot 4: Ghana, Sweden, Spain, Venezuela

The following rules applied to admission to the groups:

• Papua New Guinea was set as the group head of group A.
• No two or more teams from a confederation could be drawn into any group.

All times in local time ( UTC + 10 )

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	North Korea	3	3	0	0	013: 300	+10	09
2.	Brazil	3	1	1	1	012: 500	+7	04th
3.	Sweden	3	1	1	1	007: 300	+4	04th
4th	Papua New Guinea	3	0	0	3	001:220	−21	00

November 13, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
Sweden	-	North Korea	0: 2 (0: 1)
November 13, 2016, 7:00 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
Papua New Guinea	-	Brazil	0: 9 (0: 6)
November 16, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
North Korea	-	Brazil	4: 2 (4: 1)
November 16, 2016, 7:00 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
Papua New Guinea	-	Sweden	0: 6 (0: 2)
November 20, 2016, 7:00 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
North Korea	-	Papua New Guinea	7: 1 (4: 1)
November 20, 2016, 7:00 p.m. at PNG Football Stadium
Brazil	-	Sweden	1: 1 (1: 1)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Japan	3	2	0	1	011: 100	+10	06th
2.	Spain	3	2	0	1	007: 200	+5	06th
3.	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	005: 800	−3	06th
4th	Canada	3	0	0	3	001:130	−12	00

November 13, 2016, 4:00 p.m. in Bava Park
Spain	-	Canada	5: 0 (2: 0)
November 13, 2016, 7:00 p.m. in Bava Park
Japan	-	Nigeria	6: 0 (2: 0)
November 16, 2016, 4:00 p.m. in Bava Park
Spain	-	Japan	1: 0 (0: 0)
November 16, 2016, 7:00 p.m. in Bava Park
Nigeria	-	Canada	3: 1 (1: 1)
November 20, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at PNG Football Stadium
Nigeria	-	Spain	2: 1 (1: 1)
November 20, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
Canada	-	Japan	0: 5 (0: 2)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United States	3	1	2	0	004: 200	+2	05
2.	France	3	1	2	0	004: 200	+2	05
3.	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	002: 500	−3	03
4th	Ghana	3	0	2	1	003: 400	−1	02

November 14, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at PNG Football Stadium
France	-	United States	0-0
November 14, 2016, 7:00 p.m. at PNG Football Stadium
Ghana	-	New Zealand	0: 1 (0: 0)
November 17, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at PNG Football Stadium
France	-	Ghana	2: 2 (1: 1)
November 17, 2016, 7:00 p.m. at PNG Football Stadium
New Zealand	-	United States	1: 3 (0: 2)
November 21, 2016, 4:00 p.m. in Bava Park
New Zealand	-	France	0: 2 (0: 1)
November 21, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
United States	-	Ghana	1: 1 (1: 1)

Order of USA and France based on fair play rating.

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Germany	3	3	0	0	008: 100	+7	09
2.	Mexico	3	2	0	1	005: 500	± 0	06th
3.	South Korea	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03
4th	Venezuela	3	0	0	3	003: 900	−6	00

November 14, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
Germany	-	Venezuela	3: 1 (2: 1)
November 14, 2016, 7:00 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
Mexico	-	South Korea	2: 0 (0: 0)
November 17, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
Germany	-	Mexico	3: 0 (0: 0)
November 17, 2016, 7:00 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
South Korea	-	Venezuela	3: 0 (0: 0)
November 21, 2016, 7:00 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
South Korea	-	Germany	0: 2 (0: 2)
November 21, 2016, 7:00 p.m. in Bava Park
Venezuela	-	Mexico	2: 3 (0: 2)

Final round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	North Korea	3
	Spain	2
					North Korea	2
					United States	1
	United States	2
	Mexico	1
									North Korea	3
									France	1
	Japan	3
	Brazil	1
					Japan	1			Game for third place
					France	2
	Germany	0							United States	0
	France	1							Japan	1

Quarter finals

November 24, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
North Korea	-	Spain	3: 2 n.V. (2: 1, 2: 2)
November 24, 2016, 7:30 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
Japan	-	Brazil	3: 1 (1: 0)
November 25, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
United States	-	Mexico	2: 1 (0: 0)
November 25, 2016, 7:30 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
Germany	-	France	0: 1 (0: 1)

Semifinals

November 29, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
North Korea	-	United States	2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 1)
November 29, 2016, 7:30 p.m. at Sir John Guise Stadium
Japan	-	France	1: 2 a.d. (0: 0)

3rd place match

December 3, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
United States	-	Japan	0: 1 (0: 0)

final

December 3, 2016, 7:30 p.m. at the National Football Stadium
North Korea	-	France	3: 1 (1: 1)

Best goalscorers

If the number of hits is identical, first the assists and then, if applicable, the minutes played are used to differentiate.

rank	Player	Gates	pre- lay	One - Min.
1	Mommy Ueno	5	2	350
2	Gabi Nunes	5	1	360
3	Stina Blackstenius	5	0	270
4th	Yuka Momiki	4th	2	474
5	So Hyang Kim	4th	1	424
6th	Hyang Sim Ri	4th	0	510
7th	Brena	3	1	360
8th	Clara Matéo	3	1	495
9	So Yon Jon	3	1	600
10	Stefanie Sanders	3	0	289
11	Lucía García	3	0	304
12	Kiana Palacios	3	0	360

Web links

• Official website of FIFA
• Regulations FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 (PDF; 328 kB)
• game schedule

Individual evidence

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6. ↑ Japan dominates qualifying for Papua New Guinea. In: fifa.com. FIFA, August 31, 2015, accessed December 4, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Brazil and Venezuela buy World Cup tickets. In: fifa.com. FIFA, December 4, 2015, accessed December 4, 2015 . 
8. ↑ Torfestival of the USA, Canada and Mexico defensively strong. In: fifa.com. FIFA, December 15, 2015, accessed February 28, 2016 . 
9. ↑ 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Qualifiers. In: cafonline.com. Confédération Africaine de Football , accessed November 24, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Ghana and Nigeria represent Africa. In: fifa.com. FIFA, November 8, 2015, accessed December 4, 2015 . 
11. ↑ New Zealand in Papua New Guinea included. In: fifa.com. FIFA, accessed December 4, 2015 . 
12. ↑ Groups promise great excitement. In: fifa.com. FIFA, March 17, 2016, accessed December 1, 2016 . 
13. ↑ according to the goal scorer statistics at fifa.com