The FIFA U-20 World Cup Women 2018 (officially 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup ) was the ninth playout this competition for football players under 20 years. It took place from August 5th to 24th, 2018 in Brittany , France . 16 teams took part in the tournament, initially in four groups and then in a knockout system . The defending champions were the North Korean women who were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The new title holder is Japan, which won the title for the first time, bringing the Asian teams level with the European and North American teams and now also have three winners.
The official competition logo also emphasized this region , with a stylized lighthouse , triskele and ermine as well as the black and white stripes of the Breton flag in the center. In addition, with Camille Abily , Eugénie Le Sommer and Griedge Mbock Bathy, three female footballers were named as official tournament ambassadors who are biographically or athletically connected to Brittany.
The FFF had suggested the 16 participating teams during the entire duration of the tournament according to the idea of an Olympic village together centrally on the university - de Beaulieu campus in Rennes accommodate. However, FIFA preferred accommodation in different hotels to be booked by it.
draw
The draw for the four preliminary round groups took place on March 8, 2018 at the Rennes Opera House . This date was deliberately chosen by the organizers - it is International Women's Day . Host France was set as the head of preliminary group A. Two games always take place as a double event in the same stadium.
The qualified teams were divided into four pots, sorted according to their results over the past five years. In each preliminary group there should be one participant from each pot; In addition, care was taken to ensure that two teams from the same continental association were not drawn into the same group - with the exception of the UEFA representatives, because Europe had five participants in these World Cup finals.
Pot 1: France, Germany, Japan, North Korea
Pot 2: Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, USA
Pot 3: Brazil, China, Ghana, Spain
Pot 4: England, Haiti, Netherlands, Paraguay
The balls were drawn by four athletes from Brittany, including soccer player Camille Abily .
Group games
Regulations
In the groups, each team played against each other. There were three points for a win and one point for a draw. At the end of the group matches, the table order was determined according to the following criteria, whereby the first two qualified for the quarter-finals, while the tournament was over for the third and fourth:
Number of points from all three matches
Goal difference from all three encounters
Number of hits from all three matches
Number of points from the encounters between the women’s teams that are tied according to the preceding criteria
Goal difference from the matches between the women who are tied according to the preceding criteria
Number of hits in matches between the women’s teams that are tied according to the above criteria
Number of yellow and red cards in all games ("fair play rating")
Lots by the organizing committee
In the end, only the first two criteria were applied, with the second criterion only deciding in Group D on the placement of the teams from China and Nigeria with the same points.
A total of 52 players were able to enter the list of goalscorers with at least one goal. If the number of hits is identical, first the assists and then, if applicable, the minutes played are used to differentiate.
In addition, an own goal by the Chinese Dou Jiaxing, which is listed in other sources as the goal of the Nigerian Rasheedat Ajibade, who would have scored two goals with it.
particularities
The USA eliminated for the first time in the preliminary round.
For the first time none of the previous world champions (Germany, North Korea and USA) reached the semi-finals.
England and Spain reached the semi-finals for the first time, Japan and Spain the final for the first time.
For the first time, none of the CONCACAF teams reached the quarter-finals.
Japan (1st title)
France
Patricia Guijarro (6)
Sandy Maciver
yellow cards
Yellow-red cards
Red cards
Germany
Netherlands*
China
North Korea
Haiti*
Mexico
United States
Ghana
Nigeria
Brazil
Paraguay
New Zealand
