| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008 Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol Sub-20 de 2008 | |
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|   Official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile | 
| Dates | 19 November – 7 December | 
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) | 
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States  (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  North Korea | 
| Third place |  Germany | 
| Fourth place |  France | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 | 
| Goals scored | 113 (3.53 per match) | 
| Attendance | 252,358 (7,886 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Sydney Leroux (5 goals) | 
| Best player |  Sydney Leroux | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Alyssa Naeher | 
| Fair play award |  United States | 
| ← 2006   2010 → | |
The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament. It was held in Chile between 19 November and 7 December 2008. [1] Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Chile had a guaranteed place as the host nation. [2]
On 15 September 2006, FIFA officially announced Chile as the host country. It was the third time Chile organized a football world cup, after the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, but the first in the women's competition. The decision came as a surprise to Chile, as it had bid in August 2006 to host the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which was finally granted to New Zealand (Ecuador was unsuccessful in both bids). Chile previously hosted the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship and the first edition for Under 17s in January 2008.
Four different cities were selected as venues in an open bidding process. Changes to the stadiums to comply with FIFA standards were carried out between December 2007 and September 2008. [3] [4] The selected venues were:
| Coquimbo | La Florida (Greater Santiago area) | |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium | La Florida Bicentennial Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,750 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
|   |   | |
| Chillán | Temuco | |
| Nelson Oyarzún Stadium | Germán Becker Stadium | |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 18,125 | |
|   |   | 
The places were allocated as follows to confederations: AFC (3), CAF (2), CONCACAF (3), CONMEBOL (2), OFC (1), UEFA (4), plus the host country. [6]
| Continent | Confederation Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) | 
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 2007 AFC U-19 Women's Championship |  North Korea  Japan  China | 
| Africa | 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament |  Nigeria  DR Congo | 
| Central, North America and Caribbean | 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship |  Canada  United States  Mexico | 
| South America | Host nation |  Chile  1 | 
| 2008 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship |  Brazil  Argentina | |
| Oceania | appointed by OFC, no qualifying tournament |  New Zealand | 
| Europe | 2007 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship |  Germany  England  France  Norway  1 | 
The opening phase of the tournament comprised four groups of four teams, with the top two sides in each section advancing to the quarter-finals. The final draw to determine the groups took place in Santiago, Chile on 13 September 2008 at 20:30 UTC. [7] [8]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 
|  England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 
|  New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | 
| New Zealand  | 2–3 |  Nigeria | 
|---|---|---|
| Percival  42'  52' | (Report) | S. Michael  31' Chukwudi  35' Chikwelu  90+2' | 
| England  | 1–1 |  New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|
| Duggan  90+4' | (Report) | McLaughlin  27' | 
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 
|  France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 
|  China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | 
| France  | 0–3 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Morgan  53' Leroux  56'  71' | 
| United States  | 3–0 |  Argentina | 
|---|---|---|
| Edwards  11' Morgan  53'  90' | (Report) | 
| United States  | 0–2 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Zhang  52' Liu  58' | 
 Tanja Schett
  Tanja Schett | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | 
|  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | 
|  Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | 
|  DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | 
| DR Congo  | 0–5 |  Germany | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Kulig  7', 90+1' Baunach  8' Kerschowski  43' (pen.) N. Banecki  82' | 
| Germany  | 1–2 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Kerschowski  61' | (Report) | Koyama  41' Nagasato  83' | 
 Bentla D Coth
  Bentla D Coth | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | 
|  North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | 
|  Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 
|  Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | 
| Brazil  | 3–2 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Janaína  45+2' Érika  48' Francielle  66' (pen.) | (Report) | Ri Y.G.  30' Ri U.H.  90' | 
| North Korea  | 3–2 |  Norway | 
|---|---|---|
| Ri Y.G.  17' Ra  29'  64' | (Report) | Herlovsen  52'  59' | 
 Jennifer Bennett
  Jennifer Bennett | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 November – Coquimbo | ||||||||||
|  Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 December – Temuco | ||||||||||
|  France | 3 | |||||||||
|  France | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 December – La Florida | ||||||||||
|  North Korea | 2 | |||||||||
|  Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 December – La Florida | ||||||||||
|  North Korea | 2 | |||||||||
|  North Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 November – Chillán | ||||||||||
|  United States | 2 | |||||||||
|  United States | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 December – Coquimbo | ||||||||||
|  England | 0 | |||||||||
|  United States | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 December – Temuco | ||||||||||
|  Germany | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
|  Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 December – La Florida | ||||||||||
|  Germany | 3 | |||||||||
|  France | 3 | |||||||||
|  Germany | 5 | |||||||||
| United States  | 3–0 |  England | 
|---|---|---|
| Winters  53' Leroux  81'  90+4' | (Report) | 
| Brazil  | 2–3 |  Germany | 
|---|---|---|
| Schiewe  38' (o.g.) Adriane  88' | (Report) | S. Banecki  44' Bock  68' N. Banecki  82' | 
| France  | 1–2 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Coton-Pélagie  51' | (Report) | Ri U.H.  68' Ri Y.G.  90+3' | 
| United States  | 1–0 |  Germany | 
|---|---|---|
| Schmidt  21' (o.g.) | (Report) | 
| North Korea  | 1–2 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Cha  90+2' | (Report) | Leroux  23' Morgan  42' | 
| 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners | 
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|  United States Second title | 
The following awards were given for the tournament: [10]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | 
|---|---|---|
|  Sydney Leroux |  Alex Morgan |  Eugénie Le Sommer | 
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe | 
|  Sydney Leroux |  Ri Ye-gyong |  Alex Morgan | 
| 5 goals | 4 goals | 4 goals | 
| Golden Glove | ||
|  Alyssa Naeher | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
|  United States | ||
The following players were named as the All Star Team for the tournament: [11]
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | 
|---|---|---|---|
|   |   |   | 
 Florencia Jaimes
  Florencia Jaimes  Adriane
  Adriane  Janaína
  Janaína  Ketlen
  Ketlen  Julie Armstrong
  Julie Armstrong  Jonelle Filigno
  Jonelle Filigno  Loredana Riverso
  Loredana Riverso  María Mardones
  María Mardones  Daniela Pardo
  Daniela Pardo  Daniela Zamora
  Daniela Zamora  Liu Shukun
  Liu Shukun  Zhang Rui
  Zhang Rui  Oliva Amani
  Oliva Amani  Brooke Chaplen
  Brooke Chaplen  Natasha Dowie
  Natasha Dowie  Sylvie Banecki
  Sylvie Banecki  Katharina Baunach
  Katharina Baunach  Nathalie Bock
  Nathalie Bock  Julia Simic
  Julia Simic  Konomi Ataeyama
  Konomi Ataeyama  Michi Goto
  Michi Goto  Kie Koyama
  Kie Koyama  Asuna Tanaka
  Asuna Tanaka  Rumi Utsugi
  Rumi Utsugi  Charlyn Corral
  Charlyn Corral  Dinora Garza
  Dinora Garza  Rita Chikwelu
  Rita Chikwelu  Ogonna Chukwudi
  Ogonna Chukwudi  Joy Jegede
  Joy Jegede  Sarah Michael
  Sarah Michael  Ida Elise Enget
  Ida Elise Enget  Marita Skammelsrud Lund
  Marita Skammelsrud Lund  Renee Leota
  Renee Leota  Sarah McLaughlin
  Sarah McLaughlin  Choe Un-ju
  Choe Un-ju  Pak Kuk-hui
  Pak Kuk-hui  Ra Un-sim
  Ra Un-sim Ri Hyon-suk
  Ri Hyon-suk Ryom Su-ok
  Ryom Su-ok  Becky Edwards
  Becky Edwards  Keelin Winters
  Keelin Winters  Erin McNulty (1 for Germany)
  Erin McNulty (1 for Germany) Javiera Guajardo (1 for Nigeria)
  Javiera Guajardo (1 for Nigeria) Nanu Mafuala (1 for Japan)
  Nanu Mafuala (1 for Japan) Carolin Schiewe (1 for Brazil)
  Carolin Schiewe (1 for Brazil) Bianca Schmidt (1 for USA)
  Bianca Schmidt (1 for USA) Wendoline Ortiz (1 for Brazil)
  Wendoline Ortiz (1 for Brazil)