2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryPapua New Guinea
Dates13 November – 3 December
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Third placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance159,099 (4,972 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Gabi Nunes
Flag of Japan.svg Mami Ueno
Flag of Sweden.svg Stina Blackstenius
(5 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Japan.svg Hina Sugita
Best goalkeeper Flag of France.svg Mylène Chavas
Fair play awardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
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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.

Contents

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]

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]

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]

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2015 South American Under-20 Women's Championship Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 1
OFC (Oceania) Host nationFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1
2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1. ^ Teams that will make their debut.

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:

Port Moresby
Sir John Guise Stadium National Football Stadium PNG Football Stadium Bava Park
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 14,800Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 5,000
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Location of stadiums of the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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]

ConfederationRefereesAssistant referees
AFC

Flag of Myanmar.svg Aye Thein
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qin Liang
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Reibelt

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bao Mengxiao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Yan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Ho
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyoung-min

CAF

Flag of Cameroon.svg Thérèse Neguel
Flag of Senegal.svg Fatou Thioune

Flag of Egypt.svg Mona Mahmoud
Flag of Benin.svg Tempa Ndah

CONCACAF

Flag of Mexico.svg Quetzalli Alvarado
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marianela Araya Cruz
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Melissa Borjas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Pye

Flag of El Salvador.svg Elizabeth Aguilar
Flag of El Salvador.svg Emperatriz Ayala
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chantal Boudreau
Flag of Mexico.svg Lixy Enríquez
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Kimberly Moreira
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Shirley Perello

CONMEBOL

Flag of Venezuela.svg Yercinia Correa
Flag of Peru.svg Silvia Reyes

Flag of Ecuador.svg Mónica Amboya
Flag of Uruguay.svg Mariana Corbo
Flag of Venezuela.svg Yoly García
Flag of Ecuador.svg Viviana Segura

OFC

Flag of Fiji.svg Finau Vulivuli

Flag of Samoa.svg Maria Tamalelagi

UEFA

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Adámková
Flag of Germany.svg Riem Hussein
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Kulcsár
Flag of Poland.svg Monika Mularczyk
Flag of Sweden.svg Sara Persson

Flag of North Macedonia.svg Biljana Atanasovski
Flag of France.svg Solenne Bartnik
Flag of Serbia.svg Svetlana Bilić
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Brem
Flag of Cyprus.svg Angela Kyriakou
Flag of Sweden.svg Julia Magnusson
Flag of Ireland.svg Michelle O'Neill
Flag of Ukraine.svg Maryna Striletska
Flag of Romania.svg Elena Țepușă
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Török

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.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Group stage

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3300133+109 Knockout stage
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3111125+74
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 311173+44
4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (H)3003122−210
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report Ri Hyang-sim Soccerball shade.svg25'
Kim So-hyang Soccerball shade.svg48'
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 4,944
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg0–9Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Duda Soccerball shade.svg6'
Gabi Nunes Soccerball shade.svg11', 70'
Brena Soccerball shade.svg17', 24' (pen.)
Yasmim Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 66'
Katrine Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Geyse Soccerball shade.svg49'
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 12,547
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg4–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
U Sol-gyong Soccerball shade.svg20'
Ri Hyang-sim Soccerball shade.svg35'
Carla Soccerball shade.svg40' (o.g.)
Jon So-yon Soccerball shade.svg45+6' (pen.)		 Report Gabi Nunes Soccerball shade.svg29'
Brena Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.)
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 3,906
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg0–6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report Blackstenius Soccerball shade.svg8', 43', 58', 72'
Kaneryd Soccerball shade.svg75'
Anvegård Soccerball shade.svg82'
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg7–1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Ri Un-sim Soccerball shade.svg7'
Kim So-hyang Soccerball shade.svg37', 45+4', 53'
Ju Hyo-sim Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Wi Jong-sim Soccerball shade.svg65'
Sung Hyang-sim Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Ageva Soccerball shade.svg16'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 9,231
Referee: Yercinia Correa (Venezuela)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Gabi Nunes Soccerball shade.svg31' Report Blackstenius Soccerball shade.svg14'
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3201111+106 Knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 320172+56
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 320158−36
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3003113−120
Source: FIFA
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Caldentey Soccerball shade.svg2'
L. García Soccerball shade.svg30', 90+5'
Bonmatí Soccerball shade.svg58'
Guijarro Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report
Bava Park, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Momiki Soccerball shade.svg34', 51', 56'
Ueno Soccerball shade.svg37', 62', 82'		 Report
Bava Park, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,651
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Caldentey Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.) Report
Bava Park, Port Moresby
Attendance: 858
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Uchendu Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (pen.)
Bokiri Soccerball shade.svg46'
Ihezuo Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Carle Soccerball shade.svg15'
Bava Park, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,748
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Onyebuchi Soccerball shade.svg12'
Ihezuo Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Redondo Soccerball shade.svg7'
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Hasegawa Soccerball shade.svg26', 51'
Ueno Soccerball shade.svg42'
Hayashi Soccerball shade.svg47'
Sugita Soccerball shade.svg73'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 5,449
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 312042+25 [lower-alpha 1] Knockout stage
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 312042+25 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 310225−33
4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 302134−12
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 United States finished ahead of France based on fair play points.
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg0–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,033
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Christensen Soccerball shade.svg89'
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
D. Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg30'
Matéo Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		 Report Owusu-Ansah Soccerball shade.svg44'
Ayieyam Soccerball shade.svg65'
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 808
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Coombes Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Sanchez Soccerball shade.svg3'
Pugh Soccerball shade.svg8'
Watt Soccerball shade.svg82'
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,399
Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report Léger Soccerball shade.svg17'
Matéo Soccerball shade.svg47'
Bava Park, Port Moresby
Attendance: 995
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Pugh Soccerball shade.svg22' Report Murphy Soccerball shade.svg20' (o.g.)
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 3,076
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 330081+79 Knockout stage
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 32015506
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 310234−13
4Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 300339−60
Source: FIFA
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Gier Soccerball shade.svg2', 45'
Schüller Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report Speckmaier Soccerball shade.svg26'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Crowther Soccerball shade.svg56'
Palacios Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 4,511
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Sanders Soccerball shade.svg48', 85'
Matheis Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Namgung Ye-ji Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)
Han Chae-rin Soccerball shade.svg80'
Kim Seong-mi Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 6,108
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report Orschmann Soccerball shade.svg13'
Sanders Soccerball shade.svg25'
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,218
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg2–3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
García Soccerball shade.svg55'
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Palacios Soccerball shade.svg4', 10'
T. González Soccerball shade.svg53'
Bava Park, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

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. [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)
 
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (a.e.t.)3
 
29 November — (SJG)
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
25 November — (SJG)
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
3 December — (NFS)
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3
 
24 November — (NFS)
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
29 November — (SJG)
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
25 November — (SJG)
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (a.e.t.)2 Third place
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
3 December — (NFS)
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 

Quarter-finals

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg3–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Ju Hyo-sim Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ri Hyang-sim Soccerball shade.svg30'
Kim Phyong-hwa Soccerball shade.svg106'		 Report N. García Soccerball shade.svg38'
L. García Soccerball shade.svg63'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 3,740
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Moriya Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Matsubara Soccerball shade.svg50', 68'		 Report Gabi Nunes Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (pen.)
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 9,732
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Watt Soccerball shade.svg81'
Hedge Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg66'
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 4,245
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report D. Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg16'
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 9,314
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Semi-finals

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jon So-yon Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Ri Hyang-sim Soccerball shade.svg91'		 Report Jacobs Soccerball shade.svg89'
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 5,037
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Momiki Soccerball shade.svg109' (pen.) Report Matéo Soccerball shade.svg99'
Gathrat Soccerball shade.svg101'
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 11,313
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Third place match

United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Ueno Soccerball shade.svg87'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 8,093
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Final

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg3–1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Wi Jong-sim Soccerball shade.svg30'
Kim Phyong-hwa Soccerball shade.svg55'
Jon So-yon Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)		 Report Geyoro Soccerball shade.svg17'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,752
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 
Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
Second title

Awards

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

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of Japan.svg Hina Sugita Flag of North Korea.svg Kim So-hyang Flag of France.svg Delphine Cascarino
Golden BootSilver BootBronze Boot
Flag of Japan.svg Mami Ueno Flag of Brazil.svg Gabi Nunes Flag of Sweden.svg Stina Blackstenius
5 goals, 2 assists5 goals, 1 assist5 goals
Golden Glove
Flag of France.svg Mylène Chavas
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Goalscorers

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

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