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 U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA I Raro I Te 17 Kapu Wahine O Te Ao
FIFA U-17 WWC official logo
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) Dzsenifer Marozsán
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Mana Iwabuchi
Best goalkeeper Taylor Vancil
Fair play award Germany

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.

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
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

Squads
Main article: 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads

Tournament

Group stage

All times local (UTC+13)

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 5312032+1
 Canada 5312021+1
 New Zealand 33102440
 Colombia 2302135−2
New Zealand 0–1 Canada
(Report)  53' Lamarre
Attendance: 13,123
Denmark 1–1 Colombia
Boye  51' (Report)  20' Ariza
Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi
Colombia 1–1 Canada
Vidal  10' (Report)  9' Ezurike
Referee: Wang Jia
New Zealand 1–2 Denmark
Longo  13' (Report)  29' Andreasen
 56' Olsen
Attendance: 11,170
Referee: Silvia Reyes
Colombia 1–3 New Zealand
Ariza  82' (Report)  44', 81', 87' White
Attendance: 3,546
Referee: Etsuko Fukano
Canada 0–0 Denmark
(Report)
Attendance: 3,283

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 7321093+6
 North Korea 5312043+1
 Ghana 43111440
 Costa Rica 0300318−7
Costa Rica 0–5 Germany
(Report)  17' Mester
 34', 43' Marozsán
 51' Knaak
 66' Kemme
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Etsuko Fukano
North Korea 1–1 Ghana
Ho  69' (Report)  73' Dadson
Attendance: 453
Referee: Natalia Avdonchenko
Ghana 2–3 Germany
Dadson  65'
Fordjour  86'		 (Report)  5' (pen), 35' Marozsán
 69' Maier
Costa Rica 1–2 North Korea
Rodríguez  20' (Report)  16', 65' Yun
Attendance: 4,272
Ghana 1–0 Costa Rica
Afriyie  19' (Report)
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi
Germany 1–1 North Korea
Popp  3' (Report)  58' Jon
Referee: Michelle Pye

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9330017512
 United States 43111651
 France 43111810−2
 Paraguay 03003516−11
Japan 3–2 United States
Iwabuchi  31'
Kameoka  68'
Yoshioka  74'		 (Report)  3' DiMartino
 51' Mewis
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Thalia Mitsi
France 6–2 Paraguay
Crammer  5', 12', 61' (pen)
Poulain  17'
Augis  58'
Catala  86'		 (Report)  45+3' González
 90+2' Genes
Attendance: 5,016
Paraguay 1–3 United States
Fernández  32' (Report)  48' (o.g.) Flores
 77' DiMartino
 83' Verloo
Referee: Thalia Mitsi
Japan 7–1 France
Inoue  11'
Kishikawa  21' (pen), 57'
Kira  26', 27', 34'
Shimada  38'		 (Report)  16' Augis
Attendance: 4,115
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado
Paraguay 2–7 Japan
González  20' (pen)
Villamayor  55'		 (Report)  36', 73' Kishikawa
 40' Ohshima
 43', 52' Hamada
 83', 89' Takahashi
United States 1–1 France
DiMartino  57' (Report)  72' Rubio
Referee: Silvia Reyes

Group D
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 6320163+3
 England 6320143+1
 Nigeria 43111440
 Brazil 1301237−4
Brazil 0–3 England
(Report)  71', 89' Carter
 75' Bruton
Attendance: 10,795
Referee: Michelle Pye
South Korea 1–2 Nigeria
Ji  85' (Report)  1' Adekwagh
 60' Aighewi
Attendance: 11,500
Nigeria 0–1 England
(Report)  79' Holbrook
Referee: Etsuko Fukano
Brazil 1–2 South Korea
Raquel  66' (Report)  47' Lee M.S.
 57' Lee H.Y.
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Damgoua Neguel
Brazil 2–2 Nigeria
Ketlen  35'
Rafaelle  71'		 (Report)  43' Orji
 75' Okoronkwo
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: Natalian Avdoncheko
England 0–3 South Korea
(Report)  8' Ji
 16' Go
 71' Song
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: Damgoua Negual

Knockout stage

All times local (UTC+13)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 November – Wellington
 
 
 Denmark 0
 
13 November – Christchurch
 
 North Korea 4
 
  North Korea 2
 
9 November – Hamilton
 
  England 1
 
 Japan2 (4)
 
16 November – Auckland
 
 England (pen.)2 (5)
 
  North Korea (aet) 2
 
8 November – Wellington
 
  United States 1
 
 Germany 3
 
13 November – Christchurch
 
 Canada 1
 
  Germany 1
 
9 November – Hamilton
 
  United States 2 Third place
 
 South Korea2
 
16 November – Auckland
 
 United States 4
 
  England 0
 
 
  Germany 3
 

Quarterfinals
Denmark 0–4 North Korea
(Report)  21', 73' Jon
 86' Ri
 89' Kim U.J.
Referee: Thalia Mitsi
Germany 3–1 Canada
Marozsán  4', 78'
Mester  34'		 (Report)  44' Ezurike
Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Silvia Reyes
Japan 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) England
Kira  8'
Iwabuchi  82'		 (Report)  45+1' Staniforth
 90+1' Christiansen
Penalties
Kira
Takeyama
Kameoka
Kishikawa
Saitō 		4–5 Nobbs
Bruton
Carter
Pitman
Bonner
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado
South Korea 2–4 United States
Lee Hyun-Young  65', 85' (Report)  27', 78' Verloo
 54' Mewis
 84' DiMartino
Attendance: 7,247

Semifinals
North Korea 2–1 England
Ho  19'
Jon  44'		 (Report)  75' Jane
Referee: Michelle Pye
Germany 1–2 United States
Popp  6' (Report)  63' DiMartino
 81' Verloo
Attendance: 8014
Referee: Sung Mi Cha

3rd Place Playoff
England 0–3 Germany
(Report)  11' Wesely
 74' Knaak
 88' Mester
Referee: Natalia Avdonchenko

Final
North Korea 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) United States
Kim U.H.  77'
Jang  113'		 (Report)  2' (o.g.) Hong
Attendance: 16,162
Referee: Silvia Reyes

Winner
 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Winners 

North Korea
First title

Awards
Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Mana Iwabuchi Dzsenifer Marozsán Kristie Mewis


Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Dzsenifer Marozsán Vicki DiMartino Jon Myong-hwa


FIFA Fair Play Award Golden Glove
 Germany Taylor Vancil

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
  • Hong Myong-hui (playing against the United States)
  • Cris Mabel Flores (playing against the United States)

References
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