2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is the first women's football U-17 World Cup in FIFA history. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. It is the officially recognized world championship for women's under-17 national football teams. This was the first women's world youth championship organized by FIFA with the age limit of 17.
| 2008 FIFA I Raro I Te 17 Kapu Wahine O Te Ao | |
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 FIFA U-17 WWC official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 28 October – 16 November |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 113 (3.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 212,504 (6,641 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
Host cities
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.
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| North Harbour Stadium Location: Auckland (North Shore City) |
Waikato Stadium Location: Hamilton |
Wellington Stadium (Westpac Stadium) Location: Wellington |
Queen Elizabeth II Park Location: Christchurch |
Qualified teams
| Confederation (Continent) | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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| AFC (Asia) | 2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |  |
| CAF (Africa) | 2008 African U-17 Women's Championship |   |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
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| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2008 South American Under-17 Women's Championship |   .svg.png){kind=small} |
| OFC (Oceania) | Host nation |  |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship |   |
Squads
Tournament
Group stage
All times local (UTC+13)
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| New Zealand | 0–1 | |
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| (Report) |  |
| New Zealand | 1–2 | |
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| Longo |
(Report) | |
| Colombia | 1–3 | |
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| Ariza |
(Report) | |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| North Korea | 1–1 | |
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| Ho |
(Report) | |
| Ghana | 2–3 | |
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| Dadson Fordjour |
(Report) | |
Referee: Kirsi Savolainen
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | |
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| Rodríguez |
(Report) | |
| Ghana | 1–0 | |
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| Afriyie |
(Report) |
Wellington Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi
| Germany | 1–1 | |
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| Popp |
(Report) | |
Referee: Michelle Pye
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 |
| France | 6–2 | |
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| Crammer Poulain Augis Catala |
(Report) | |
| Paraguay | 1–3 | |
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| Fernández |
(Report) | |
Referee: Thalia Mitsi
| Japan | 7–1 | |
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| Inoue Kishikawa Kira Shimada |
(Report) | |
| Paraguay | 2–7 | |
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| González Villamayor |
(Report) | |
| United States | 1–1 | |
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| DiMartino |
(Report) | |
Referee: Silvia Reyes
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| South Korea | 1–2 | |
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| Ji |
(Report) | |
| Nigeria | 0–1 | |
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| (Report) | |
Wellington Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Etsuko Fukano
| Brazil | 1–2 | |
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| Raquel |
(Report) | |
| England | 0–3 | |
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| (Report) | |
Knockout stage
All times local (UTC+13)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 November – Wellington | ||||||||||
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| 13 November – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
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| 9 November – Hamilton | ||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 16 November – Auckland | ||||||||||
| 2 (5) | |||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 November – Wellington | ||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 13 November – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
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| 9 November – Hamilton | ||||||||||
| | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 16 November – Auckland | ||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
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Quarterfinals
| Denmark | 0–4 | |
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| (Report) | |
Wellington Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Thalia Mitsi
| Japan | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Kira Iwabuchi |
(Report) | |
| Penalties | ||
Kira  Takeyama Kameoka  Kishikawa Saitō |
4–5 | |
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado
| South Korea | 2–4 | |
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| Lee Hyun-Young |
(Report) | |
Semifinals
| North Korea | 2–1 | |
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| Ho Jon |
(Report) | |
3rd Place Playoff
Final
| North Korea | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Kim U.H. Jang |
(Report) | |
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
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| FIFA Fair Play Award | Golden Glove |
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Goalscorers
Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 113 goals were scored by 69 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
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References
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