2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Coupe du Monde de Football Féminin des Moins de 20 ans 2014
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
Dates5–24 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (3rd title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place France
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored102 (3.19 per match)
Attendance288,558 (9,017 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Asisat Oshoala
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Nigeria Asisat Oshoala
Best goalkeeperGermany Meike Kämper
Fair play award Canada
2012
2016

The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was an international association football tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, presented by Grant Connell, organized by the sport's world governing body FIFA. It was the seventh edition of the tournament, took place from 5–24 August 2014[1] in Canada, which was named the host nation for the tournament in conjunction with its successful bid for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2][3] Canada was the first country to stage this tournament twice, after hosting the inaugural edition in 2002.

Germany beat Nigeria 1–0 after extra time in the final. Germany won its third title while Nigeria lost their second final.

Host selection

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As in 2010, the rights to host the 2014 U-20 Women's World Cup were automatically awarded to the host of the following year's Women's World Cup. Two countries, Canada and Zimbabwe, initially bid to stage the events. However, on 1 March 2011, two days before the official voting was to take place, Zimbabwe withdrew, leaving Canada as the only bidder.[2] FIFA officially awarded the tournaments to Canada on 3 March 2011.[4]

Qualified teams

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The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee in May 2012.[5][6]

Confederation (Continent) Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)[7]
AFC (Asia) 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship  China
 North Korea
 South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament  Ghana
 Nigeria
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) Host nation  Canada
2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship  Costa Rica
 Mexico
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2014 South American Under-20 Women's Championship  Brazil
 Paraguay1
OFC (Oceania) 2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship  England
 Finland
 France
 Germany
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

In July, all Nigeria teams became subject of a FIFA ban due to government interference with the national football association. The team faced exclusion from the tournament[8] until the ban was lifted nine days later.[9]

Venues

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On 2 June 2013, FIFA announced that Edmonton, Moncton, Montreal and Toronto would be the host cities for the tournament.[10] The first three cities had been previously announced as host cities for the 2015 Women's World Cup, along with Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Ottawa. Toronto did not apply to host the 2015 tournament due to conflicts with the 2015 Pan American Games,[11] but does not face any such conflicts in 2014. Meanwhile, Ottawa indicated in late 2012 that it would not be able to participate in hosting the U-20 tournament due to construction delays on the Lansdowne Park redevelopment.[12]

As was the case during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, BMO Field in Toronto was known as the National Soccer Stadium during the tournament, due to FIFA policies regarding corporate sponsorship of stadiums.

Edmonton Moncton Montreal Toronto
Commonwealth Stadium Moncton Stadium Olympic Stadium National Soccer Stadium
(BMO Field)
Capacity: 56,302 Capacity: 10,000
(expandable to 20,000)
Capacity: 65,255 Capacity: 21,859
Location of stadiums of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Sponsors

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FIFA partners

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National supporters

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Match officials

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A total of 13 referees, 5 reserve referees, and 26 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[13]

Confederation Referees Assistant referees
AFC

China Qin Liang
Japan Sachiko Yamagishi
North Korea Ri Hyang-ok (reserve)

China Fang Yan
Australia Allyson Flynn
Australia Sarah May Yee Ho
China Liang Jianping

CAF

Guinea Therese Sango
Cameroon Therese Neguel (reserve)

Benin Tempa Justine Fouti N'Da
Ethiopia Trhas Gebreyohanis

CONCACAF

Mexico Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez
Canada Carol Anne Chenard
United States Margaret Domka
Canada Michelle Pye (reserve)

Canada Marie-Josée Charbonneau
Mexico Mayte Ivonne Chavez Garcia
United States Marlene Duffy
Canada Suzanne Morisset
Honduras Shirley Susana Perello Lopez
United States Veronica Perez

CONMEBOL

Argentina Jesica Salome Di Iorio
Uruguay Claudia Ines Umpierrez Rodriguez (reserve)

Uruguay Mariana Betina Corbo Odone
Argentina Maria Eugenia Rocco

OFC

Fiji Finau Vulivuli

New Zealand Jacqueline Stephenson
New Zealand Sarah Walker

UEFA

Finland Kirsi Heikkinen
Ukraine Kateryna Monzul
Switzerland Esther Staubli
Germany Bibiana Steinhaus
Italy Carina Vitulano
Hungary Katalin Kulcsár (reserve)

Belgium Ella De Vries
Finland Anu Jokela
Greece Chrysoula Kourompylia
England Sian Massey
Sweden Anna Nyström
Finland Tonja Paavola
Spain Yolando Pargo Rodriguez
Czech Republic Lucie Ratajová
Germany Katrin Rafalski
Germany Marina Wozniak

Squads

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Each team named a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[6] The squads were announced by FIFA on 25 July 2014.[14]

Final draw

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The final draw was held on 1 March 2014 in Montreal.[15] Confederation champions France, South Korea and United States were put in Pot 1 alongside the hosts Canada, who were automatically assigned to Position A1. The draw then made sure no teams of the same confederation could meet in the group stage.

Pot 1
(Seeded teams)
Pot 2
(AFC & CONCACAF)
Pot 3
(CAF & CONMEBOL)
Pot 4
(OFC & UEFA)

Group stage

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The schedule of the tournament was announced on 6 August 2013.[16]

The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals.[6] The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarter-finals

All times are local:[17]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
 Canada 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Ghana 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
 Finland 3 0 0 3 4 7 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Finland 1–2 North Korea
Laaksonen 28' Report Kim So-hyang 15'
Choe Yun-gyong 27'
Attendance: 14,834
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Canada 0–1 Ghana
Report Sumaila 22'

Ghana 0–3 North Korea
Report Ri Un-sim 6', 78'
Jon So-yon 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
(replaced by Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) in the 11th minute due to injury)
Canada 3–2 Finland
Beckie 48'
Sanderson 50'
Prince 80'
Report Kemppi 3', 21'
Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

North Korea 0–1 Canada
Report Beckie 65'
Attendance: 13,031
Ghana 2–1 Finland
Sumaila 71'
Cudjoe 86'
Report Kemppi 50'

Group B

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The 5–5 draw by Germany and China tied the tournament record for most goals in a match and set a new record for highest scoring draw.[18]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 12 6 +6 7
 United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 China 3 0 2 1 6 9 −3 2
 Brazil 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Germany 2–0 United States
Petermann 65'
Panfil 90'
Report
Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
China 1–1 Brazil
Zhang Zhu 89' Report Byanca 66'

Germany 5–5 China
Bremer 10'
Däbritz 45+1', 68' (pen.)
Panfil 51', 71'
Report Zhu Beiyan 40', 62' (pen.)
Tang Jiali 48'
Lei Jiahui 52'
Zhang Chen 80'
Attendance: 10,025
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
United States 1–0 Brazil
Horan 82' Report

Brazil 1–5 Germany
Carol 41' Report Däbritz 50', 78', 90+1'
Bremer 64', 90+3'
Attendance: 13,031
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
United States 3–0 China
Horan 19', 38'
Lavelle 49'
Report
Attendance: 4,708

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 England 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2[a]
 Mexico 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie on all criterias, alphabetical order was used.
England 1–1 South Korea
Harris 68' Report Lee So-dam 15' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,587
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Mexico 1–1 Nigeria
Ibarra 23' Report Igbinovia 42'

England 1–1 Mexico
Mead 36' Report Samarzich 70'
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
South Korea 1–2 Nigeria
Kim So-yi 72' Report Dike 1'
Ihezuo 36'

Nigeria 2–1 England
Ayila 41'
Oshoala 59' (pen.)
Report Parris 5'
Attendance: 7,301
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
South Korea 2–1 Mexico
Lee Geum-min 43'
Lee So-dam 65' (pen.)
Report Samarzich 74'

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Paraguay 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
 Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
France 5–1 Costa Rica
Lavogez 7' (pen.), 38'
Robert 18'
F. Villalobos 22' (o.g.)
Sarr 53'
Report Herrera 90+1'
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
New Zealand 2–0 Paraguay
Rolston 40'
Skilton 43'
Report
Attendance: 4,812

New Zealand 0–4 France
Report Diani 22'
Lavogez 53'
Le Bihan 80', 82'
Attendance: 6,844
Paraguay 2–1 Costa Rica
Romero 4'
Mora 88' (pen.)
Report Montero 29'

Costa Rica 0–3 New Zealand
Report Skilton 24'
Lee 69'
O'Brien 90+4'
Paraguay 0–3 France
Report Robert 5' (pen.), 7'
Tarrieu 77'

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played as the match is played directly before the final.[6]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 August — Toronto
 
 
 North Korea (pen.)1 (3)
 
20 August — Moncton
 
 United States1 (1)
 
 North Korea2
 
17 August — Moncton
 
 Nigeria6
 
 Nigeria4
 
24 August — Montreal
 
 New Zealand1
 
 Nigeria0
 
16 August — Edmonton
 
 Germany (a.e.t.)1
 
 Germany2
 
20 August — Montreal
 
 Canada0
 
 Germany2
 
17 August — Montreal
 
 France1 Third place
 
 France (pen.)0 (4)
 
24 August — Montreal
 
 South Korea0 (3)
 
 North Korea2
 
 
 France3
 

Quarter-finals

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Germany 2–0 Canada
Bremer 24'
Knaak 82'
Report

Nigeria 4–1 New Zealand
Oshoala 1', 12'
Sunday 84', 90'
Report Rolston 89'
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Semi-finals

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North Korea 2–6 Nigeria
Ri Un-sim 31'
Jon So-yon 62' (pen.)
Report Dike 2'
Oshoala 24', 60', 68', 85'
Sunday 55'

Germany 2–1 France
Bremer 12'
Petermann 81'
Report Mbock Bathy 45'
Attendance: 6,634

Third place match

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North Korea 2–3 France
Ri Un-yong 48'
Choe Un-hwa 68'
Report Lavogez 53'
Diallo 66'
Tounkara 79'
Attendance: 15,822
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Final

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The pairing Nigeria vs Germany is a repeat of the 2010 final which Germany won 2–0. Germany won their third title and joined USA in first place with three titles each.

Nigeria 0–1 (a.e.t.) Germany
Report Petermann 98'
Attendance: 15,822
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)


 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 

Germany
3rd title

Awards

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The following awards were given for the tournament:[19]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Nigeria Asisat Oshoala France Griedge Mbock Bathy France Claire Lavogez
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Nigeria Asisat Oshoala Germany Pauline Bremer Germany Sara Däbritz
7 goals 5 goals 5 goals
Golden Glove
Germany Meike Kämper
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Canada

Goalscorers

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7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Source: FIFA[20]

References

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