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2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Papua New Guinea from 13 November to 3 December 2016.[1] This was the first FIFA tournament held in the country, the first FIFA tournament held in Melanesia, and the first FIFA association football tournament in Oceania to take place outside Australasia.

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North Korea won their 2nd title in this event by beating France in the final, 3–1.[2] They became the first country to win the U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cup in the same year, with their under-17 team winning the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earlier in the year.[3]

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Host selection

Original round of bidding

The following countries submitted bids to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline:[4]

South Africa were awarded the hosting rights by FIFA Executive Committee at their meeting on 5 December 2013.[5] However, they later withdrew, giving its notice at FIFA's executive committee meeting prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[6][7]

Second round of bidding

After South Africa's withdrawal, the following countries announced they would be interested in hosting:

Papua New Guinea were awarded the hosting rights of the tournament by the FIFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2015.[10]

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Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Papua New Guinea who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014.[11]

1.^ Teams that will make their debut.
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Venues

A FIFA delegation visited the following four stadiums in April 2015: Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Sir John Guise Stadium, Lloyd Robson Oval (National Football Stadium), and Bava Park, all located in Port Moresby.[12] The same four stadiums were submitted to FIFA for approval in October 2015.[13] The final approved stadiums are:

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Emblem and slogan

The official emblem and slogan ("To Inspire, To Excel") were unveiled on 8 March 2016.[14]

Mascot

The official mascot, a bird-of-paradise nicknamed "Susa", was launched on 11 June 2016.[15]

Theme Song

The official theme song for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World cup Kumul Susa written by dAdiigii and performed by Mereani & dAdiigii.[16]

Squads

Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1996, and on or before 31 December 2000.[17] The official squads were announced on 8 November 2016.[18]

Match officials

A total of 16 referees, and 27 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[19]

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Draw

The official draw was held on 17 March 2016, 18:30 CET (UTC+1), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[20][21] The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous U-20 Women's World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Papua New Guinea automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage.

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Group stage

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The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[17]

  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. fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
    • direct red card: minus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, PGT (UTC+10).[22]

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
More information Sweden, 0–2 ...
More information Papua New Guinea, 0–9 ...

More information North Korea, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 3,906
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
More information Papua New Guinea, 0–6 ...
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)

More information North Korea, 7–1 ...
Attendance: 9,231
Referee: Yercinia Correa (Venezuela)
More information Brazil, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
More information Spain, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
More information Japan, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 1,651
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

More information Spain, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 858
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)
More information Nigeria, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 1,748
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

More information Nigeria, 2–1 ...
More information Canada, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 5,449
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. United States finished ahead of France based on fair play points.
More information France, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 2,033
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
More information Ghana, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

More information France, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 808
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
More information New Zealand, 1–3 ...

More information New Zealand, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 995
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
More information United States, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 3,076
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
More information Germany, 3–1 ...
More information Mexico, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 4,511
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

More information Germany, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
More information South Korea, 3–0 ...

More information South Korea, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 7,218
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)
More information Venezuela, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
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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.[17]

On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time.[23]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 November — (NFS)
 
 
 North Korea (a.e.t.)3
 
29 November — (SJG)
 
 Spain2
 
 North Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
25 November — (SJG)
 
 United States1
 
 United States2
 
3 December — (NFS)
 
 Mexico1
 
 North Korea3
 
24 November — (NFS)
 
 France1
 
 Japan3
 
29 November — (SJG)
 
 Brazil1
 
 Japan1
 
25 November — (SJG)
 
 France (a.e.t.)2 Third place
 
 Germany0
 
3 December — (NFS)
 
 France1
 
 United States0
 
 
 Japan1
 

Quarter-finals

More information North Korea, 3–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 3,740
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

More information Japan, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 9,732
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

More information United States, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 4,245
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

More information Germany, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 9,314
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Semi-finals

More information North Korea, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...

More information Japan, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...

Third place match

More information United States, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 8,093
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Final

More information North Korea, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 14,752
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 

North Korea
Second title
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Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:[24]

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Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

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