2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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

Contents

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

Host selection

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

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

Confederation (Continent)Qualifying TournamentQualifier(s) [7]
AFC (Asia) 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) Host nationFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2014 South American Under-20 Women's Championship Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1
OFC (Oceania) 2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  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

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: 56,302Capacity: 10,000
(expandable to 20,000)
Capacity: 65,255Capacity: 21,859
Commonwealth.jpg New moncton stadium.JPG Le Stade Olympique 3.jpg Toronto FC Anthems BMO.jpg
Location of stadiums of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Sponsors

FIFA partners

National supporters

Match officials

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

ConfederationRefereesAssistant referees
AFC

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qin Liang
Flag of Japan.svg Sachiko Yamagishi
Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Hyang-ok (reserve)

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Yan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allyson Flynn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah May Yee Ho
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Jianping

CAF

Flag of Guinea.svg Therese Sango
Flag of Cameroon.svg Therese Neguel (reserve)

Flag of Benin.svg Tempa Justine Fouti N'Da
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Trhas Gebreyohanis

CONCACAF

Flag of Mexico.svg Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carol Anne Chenard
Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Domka
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Pye (reserve)

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Josée Charbonneau
Flag of Mexico.svg Mayte Ivonne Chavez Garcia
Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Duffy
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Suzanne Morisset
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Shirley Susana Perello Lopez
Flag of the United States.svg Veronica Perez

CONMEBOL

Flag of Argentina.svg Jesica Salome Di Iorio
Flag of Uruguay.svg Claudia Ines Umpierrez Rodriguez (reserve)

Flag of Uruguay.svg Mariana Betina Corbo Odone
Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Eugenia Rocco

OFC

Flag of Fiji.svg Finau Vulivuli

Flag of New Zealand.svg Jacqueline Stephenson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sarah Walker

UEFA

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

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ella De Vries
Flag of Finland.svg Anu Jokela
Flag of Greece.svg Chrysoula Kourompylia
Flag of England.svg Sian Massey
Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nyström
Flag of Finland.svg Tonja Paavola
Flag of Spain.svg Yolando Pargo Rodriguez
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Ratajová
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Rafalski
Flag of Germany.svg Marina Wozniak

Squads

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

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

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 320152+36
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 320143+16
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 32013416
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30034730
Source: [ citation needed ]
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Laaksonen Soccerball shade.svg28' Report Kim So-hyang Soccerball shade.svg15'
Choe Yun-gyong Soccerball shade.svg27'
National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 14,834
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Sumaila Soccerball shade.svg22'

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report Ri Un-sim Soccerball shade.svg6', 78'
Jon So-yon Soccerball shade.svg90+4' (pen.)
National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
(replaced by Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) in the 11th minute due to injury)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Beckie Soccerball shade.svg48'
Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg50'
Prince Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Kemppi Soccerball shade.svg3', 21'
National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg0–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report Beckie Soccerball shade.svg65'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 13,031
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sumaila Soccerball shade.svg71'
Cudjoe Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Kemppi Soccerball shade.svg50'
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

Group B

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]

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3210126+67
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 320142+26
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30216932
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 30122751
Source: [ citation needed ]
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Petermann Soccerball shade.svg65'
Panfil Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Zhang Zhu Soccerball shade.svg89' Report Byanca Soccerball shade.svg66'

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bremer Soccerball shade.svg10'
Däbritz Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 68' (pen.)
Panfil Soccerball shade.svg51', 71'
Report Zhu Beiyan Soccerball shade.svg40', 62' (pen.)
Tang Jiali Soccerball shade.svg48'
Lei Jiahui Soccerball shade.svg52'
Zhang Chen Soccerball shade.svg80'
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,025
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Horan Soccerball shade.svg82' Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,025
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Carol Soccerball shade.svg41' Report Däbritz Soccerball shade.svg50', 78', 90+1'
Bremer Soccerball shade.svg64', 90+3'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 13,031
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Horan Soccerball shade.svg19', 38'
Lavelle Soccerball shade.svg49'
Report
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 321053+27
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 31114404
Flag of England.svg  England 30213412
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 30213412
Source: [ citation needed ]
England  Flag of England.svg1–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Harris Soccerball shade.svg68' Report Lee So-dam Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 3,587
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Ibarra Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Igbinovia Soccerball shade.svg42'
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 3,587
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

England  Flag of England.svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Mead Soccerball shade.svg36' Report Samarzich Soccerball shade.svg70'
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Kim So-yi Soccerball shade.svg72' Report Dike Soccerball shade.svg1'
Ihezuo Soccerball shade.svg36'
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of England.svg  England
Ayila Soccerball shade.svg41'
Oshoala Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.)
Report Parris Soccerball shade.svg5'
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 7,301
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Lee Geum-min Soccerball shade.svg43'
Lee So-dam Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)
Report Samarzich Soccerball shade.svg74'

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of France.svg  France 3300121+119
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 320154+16
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 31022643
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 300321080
Source: [ citation needed ]
France  Flag of France.svg5–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Lavogez Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.), 38'
Robert Soccerball shade.svg18'
F. Villalobos Soccerball shade.svg22' (o.g.)
Sarr Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Herrera Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Rolston Soccerball shade.svg40'
Skilton Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–4Flag of France.svg  France
Report Diani Soccerball shade.svg22'
Lavogez Soccerball shade.svg53'
Le Bihan Soccerball shade.svg80', 82'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg2–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Romero Soccerball shade.svg4'
Mora Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)
Report Montero Soccerball shade.svg29'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Skilton Soccerball shade.svg24'
Lee Soccerball shade.svg69'
O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–3Flag of France.svg  France
Report Robert Soccerball shade.svg5' (pen.), 7'
Tarrieu Soccerball shade.svg77'

Knockout stage

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
 
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (pen.)1 (3)
 
20 August — Moncton
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 (1)
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2
 
17 August — Moncton
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4
 
24 August — Montreal
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 
16 August — Edmonton
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (a.e.t.)1
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
20 August — Montreal
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
17 August — Montreal
 
Flag of France.svg  France 1 Third place
 
Flag of France.svg  France (pen.)0 (4)
 
24 August — Montreal
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0 (3)
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 3
 

Quarter-finals


Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bremer Soccerball shade.svg24'
Knaak Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Oshoala Soccerball shade.svg1', 12'
Sunday Soccerball shade.svg84', 90'
Report Rolston Soccerball shade.svg89'
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Semi-finals

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg2–6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Ri Un-sim Soccerball shade.svg31'
Jon So-yon Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.)
Report Dike Soccerball shade.svg2'
Oshoala Soccerball shade.svg24', 60', 68', 85'
Sunday Soccerball shade.svg55'
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 4,871
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1Flag of France.svg  France
Bremer Soccerball shade.svg12'
Petermann Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Mbock Bathy Soccerball shade.svg45'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 6,634
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Third place match

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg2–3Flag of France.svg  France
Ri Un-yong Soccerball shade.svg48'
Choe Un-hwa Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Lavogez Soccerball shade.svg53'
Diallo Soccerball shade.svg66'
Tounkara Soccerball shade.svg79'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 15,822
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Final

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  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report Petermann Soccerball shade.svg98'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 15,822
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
3rd title

Awards

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

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala Flag of France.svg Griedge Mbock Bathy Flag of France.svg Claire Lavogez
Golden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze Shoe
Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala Flag of Germany.svg Pauline Bremer Flag of Germany.svg Sara Däbritz
7 goals5 goals5 goals
Golden Glove
Flag of Germany.svg Meike Kämper
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Goalscorers

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

Source: FIFA [20]

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