2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA I Raro I Te 17 Kapu Wahine O Te Ao
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates28 October – 16 November
Teams16
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Germany
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance212,504 (6,641 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Mana Iwabuchi
Best goalkeeperUnited States Taylor Vancil
Fair play award Germany
2010

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. The was the first FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to be held.

Host cities[change | change source]

Matches were played in four New Zealand cities:

  • The Auckland conurbation, New Zealand's largest metropolitan area, hosted the final and 3rd place playoff. The designated host stadium is located in North Shore City.
  • Hamilton hosted two of the quarter-finals.
  • Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, hosted two of the quarter-finals.
  • Christchurch, the only host city in the South Island, hosted the semi-finals.

Pool matches were spread evenly among these cities. The host nation, New Zealand, was based mostly in Auckland but played one pool match in Wellington.

North Harbour Stadium

Location: Auckland (North Shore City)
Capacity: 25,000

Waikato Stadium

Location: Hamilton
Capacity: 26,500

Wellington Stadium
(Westpac Stadium)

Location: Wellington
Capacity: 36,500

Queen Elizabeth II Park

Location: Christchurch
Capacity: 20,000

Qualified teams[change | change source]

Confederation (Continent) Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship  North Korea
 Japan
 South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2008 African U-17 Women's Championship  Nigeria
 Ghana
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship  United States
 Costa Rica
 Canada
CONMEBOL (South America) 2008 South American Under-17 Women's Championship  Colombia
 Brazil
 Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) Host nation  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship  Germany
 France
 Denmark
 England

Results[change | change source]

[1]

Group stage[change | change source]

Group A[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Canada 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
 Colombia 3 0 2 1 3 5 -2 2

Group B[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
 North Korea 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 0

Group C[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 17 5 +12 9
 United States 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
 France 3 1 1 1 8 10 -2 4
 Paraguay 3 0 0 3 5 16 -11 0

Group D[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
 England 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Nigeria 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Brazil 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 1

Knockout stage[change | change source]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 November – Wellington
 
 
 Denmark0
 
13 November – Christchurch
 
 North Korea4
 
 North Korea2
 
9 November – Hamilton
 
 England1
 
 Japan2 (4)
 
16 November – Auckland
 
 England2 (5)
 
 North Korea2
 
8 November – Wellington
 
 United States1
 
 Germany3
 
13 November – Christchurch
 
 Canada1
 
 Germany1
 
9 November – Hamilton
 
 United States2 Third place
 
 South Korea2
 
16 November – Auckland
 
 United States4
 
 England0
 
 
 Germany3
 

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