2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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.
| Coupe du Monde de Football Féminin des Moins de 20 ans 2014 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Canada |
| Dates | 5–24 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 102 (3.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 288,558 (9,017 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
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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 Tournament | Qualifier(s)[7] |
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| AFC (Asia) | 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship |   |
| CAF (Africa) | 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament |  |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | Host nation | |
| 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship |    | |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2014 South American Under-20 Women's Championship |   |
| OFC (Oceania) | 2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship |  |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship |   |
- 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 |
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| Commonwealth Stadium | Moncton Stadium | Olympic Stadium | National Soccer Stadium (BMO Field) |
| Capacity: 56,302 | Capacity: 10,000 (expandable to 20,000) |
Capacity: 65,255 | Capacity: 21,859 |
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Sponsors
FIFA partners
- Adidas
- Coca-Cola
- Hyundai/Kia Motors
- Emirates
- Sony
- Visa
National supporters
- FIFA.com
- Bell Canada
- Live Your Goals
Match officials
A total of 13 referees, 5 reserve referees, and 26 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[13]
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
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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) |
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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:
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- 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:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarter-finals | |
All times are local:[17]
- Edmonton in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) (UTC−6)
- Montreal and Toronto in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (UTC−4)
- Moncton in Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT) (UTC−3)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
| Finland | 1–2 | |
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Laaksonen  |
Report | Kim So-hyang Choe Yun-gyong |
| Ghana | 0–3 | |
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| Report | Ri Un-sim Jon So-yon |
(replaced by Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) in the 11th minute due to injury)
| North Korea | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Beckie |
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]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Germany | 2–0 | |
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| Petermann Panfil |
Report |
| Germany | 5–5 | |
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| Bremer Däbritz Panfil |
Report | Zhu Beiyan Tang Jiali Lei Jiahui Zhang Chen |
| United States | 1–0 | |
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| Horan |
Report |
| United States | 3–0 | |
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| Horan Lavelle |
Report |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| England | 1–1 | |
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| Harris |
Report | Lee So-dam |
| South Korea | 1–2 | |
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| Kim So-yi |
Report | Dike Ihezuo |
| South Korea | 2–1 | |
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| Lee Geum-min Lee So-dam |
Report | Samarzich |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| France | 5–1 | |
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| Lavogez Robert Villalobos Sarr |
Report | Herrera |
| New Zealand | 2–0 | |
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| Rolston Skilton |
Report |
| New Zealand | 0–4 | |
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| Report | Diani Lavogez Le Bihan |
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | |
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| Report | Skilton Lee O'Brien |
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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 16 August — Toronto | ||||||||||
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| 20 August — Moncton | ||||||||||
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| 17 August — Moncton | ||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 24 August — Montreal | ||||||||||
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| 0 | |||||||||
| 16 August — Edmonton | ||||||||||
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| 20 August — Montreal | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
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| 17 August — Montreal | ||||||||||
| 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 24 August — Montreal | ||||||||||
| 0 (3) | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals
| North Korea | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Jon So-yon |
Report | Doniak |
| Penalties | ||
Jon So-yon  Choe Yun-gyong  Ri Kyong-hyang Rim Se-ok |
3–1 | |
| France | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Toletti Dafeur Mbock Bathy Perisset Lavogez |
4–3 | |
Semi-finals
| North Korea | 2–6 | |
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| Ri Un-sim Jon So-yon |
Report | Dike Oshoala Sunday |
| Germany | 2–1 | |
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| Bremer Petermann |
Report | Mbock Bathy |
Third place match
| North Korea | 2–3 | |
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| Ri Un-yong Choe Un-hwa |
Report | Lavogez Diallo Tounkara |
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.
Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:[19]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
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| 7 goals | 5 goals | 5 goals |
| Golden Glove | ||
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| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
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Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own Goal
Source: FIFA[20]
References
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- FIFA World Cups open for bidding
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- Awards 2014
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