2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 5th edition of the tournament. It was held in Germany, who will also host the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup a year later from July 13 to August 1, 2010. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, were taking part in the final competition, in which Germany had a guaranteed place as the host nation.

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
U-20-Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen Deutschland 2010
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
DatesJuly 13 – August 1, 2010
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored99 (3.09 per match)
Attendance373,800 (11,681 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alexandra Popp
(10 goals)
Best player(s) Alexandra Popp
Best goalkeeper Bianca Henninger
Fair play award South Korea

Venues
Augsburg Bielefeld Bochum Dresden
Impuls Arena Bielefelder Alm Ruhrstadion Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
48°19′21.00″N 10°52′56.00″E 52°01′53.00″N 08°31′01.00″E 51°29′23.57″N 07°14′11.56″E 51°02′25.00″N 13°44′52.00″E
Capacity: 30,120 Capacity: 27,300 Capacity: 31,328 Capacity: 32,066

Qualified teams
Final rankings of the teams
Confederation (Continent) Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship  North Korea
 South Korea
 Japan
CAF (Africa) 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament  Ghana1
 Nigeria
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)		 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship  United States
 Mexico
 Costa Rica1
CONMEBOL (South America) 2010 South American U-20 Women's Championship  Brazil
 Colombia1
OFC (Oceania) 2010 OFC Women's U-20 Championship  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) Host nation  Germany
2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship  England
 Sweden1
 France
  Switzerland
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Nigerian team ban

On June 30, 2010, President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan announced he would suspend the Nigeria Football Federation from FIFA competition for 2 years.[1] This put the Falconets place at the competition in jeopardy. On July 5, 2010, the ban was lifted.[2]

Squads
Main article: 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads

Final draw

No two teams from the same confederation were to be drawn in the same group, with the exception of Group A, which would include two European teams.[3]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
 Germany (A1)
 Japan
 United States
 Brazil		  South Korea
 North Korea
 Costa Rica
 Mexico		  Nigeria
 Ghana
 New Zealand
 Colombia		  England
 France
 Sweden
  Switzerland

Group stage

The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:[4]

  • greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
  • goal difference in all group matches;
  • greatest 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 will be determined as follows:

  • greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  • goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  • greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
  • drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

It has been decided by FIFA to remove the use of the fair play point system as an option to determine the ranking of teams at the conclusion of the group phase (art. 25 par. 5g).

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany 3300114+79
 Colombia 311154+14
 France 311145−14
 Costa Rica 300329−70
Germany 4–2 Costa Rica
Huth  2'
Popp  16', 53'
Hegering  57'		 Report Venegas  45+1'
Alvarado  72' (pen.)
Attendance: 23,995
Colombia 1–1 France
Andrade  86' Report Makanza  16'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
Costa Rica 0–2 France
Report Makanza  67', 83'
Attendance: 15,545
Germany 3–1 Colombia
Popp  21'
Arnold  50'
Hegering  55'		 Report Ortiz  82'
Attendance: 15,545
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
France 1–4 Germany
Crammer  48' Report Popp  10', 35', 60'
Marozsán  73'
Attendance: 26,273
Costa Rica 0–3 Colombia
Report D. Montoya  24', 40'
Rincón  90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,863

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 321064+27
 North Korea 320154+16
 Brazil 311153+24
New Zealand 300338−50
Brazil 0–1 North Korea
Report Ho Un-byol  69'
Attendance: 10,065
Sweden 2–1 New Zealand
Göransson  56', 67' Report Wilkinson  33'
Attendance: 10,065
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Brazil 1–1 Sweden
Rafaelle  53' (pen.) Report Göransson  36'
Attendance: 6,630
North Korea 2–1 New Zealand
Yun Hyon-hi  12'
Kim Un-Hyang  65' (pen.)		 Report Armstrong  90'
Attendance: 6,630
Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana)
New Zealand 1–4 Brazil
White  89' Report Ludmila  25'
Leah  59'
Débora  87', 90'
Attendance: 12,863
North Korea 2–3 Sweden
Kim Myong-Gum  26'
Jon Myong-hwa  62'		 Report Jakobsson  43'
Göransson  52'
Hyon Un-Hui  75' (o.g.)
Attendance: 26,273
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

Group C
Teams of Japan and Nigeria, second group match day, 17 July 2010
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 312054+15
 Nigeria 312043+15
 Japan 311176+14
 England 301225−31
England 1–1 Nigeria
Harrop  45' Report Oparanozie  59'
Attendance: 2,400
Mexico 3–3 Japan
Cuellar  31'
Corral  41'
Rangel  45'		 Report Takase  19'
Cuellar  64' (o.g.)
Iwabuchi  88'
Attendance: 2,400
Nigeria 2–1 Japan
Okoronkwo  6'
Oparanozie  17'		 Report Iwabuchi  62'
Attendance: 3,100
England 0–1 Mexico
Report Cuellar  62'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
Japan 3–1 England
Nakajima  20'
Kishikawa  74', 78'		 Report Duggan  83' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana)
Nigeria 1–1 Mexico
Orji  16' Report Garciamendez  77'
Attendance: 2,450

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 321071+67
 South Korea 320183+56
 Ghana 31115504
  Switzerland 3003011−110
Switzerland  0–4 South Korea
Report Ji So-yun  34', 52', 64'
Lee Hyun-Young  42'
Attendance: 9,430
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
United States 1–1 Ghana
Leroux  70' Report Cudjoe  7'
Attendance: 9,430
Ghana 2–4 South Korea
Afriyie  28'
Cudjoe  56'		 Report Ji So-yun  41', 87'
Kim Na-rae  62'
Kim Jin-young  70'
Attendance: 17,234
United States 5–0  Switzerland
K. Mewis  4'
Leroux  23', 52', 76'
Bywaters  25'		 Report
Attendance: 17,234
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
South Korea 0–1 United States
Report Leroux  21'
Attendance: 5,420
Ghana 2–0  Switzerland
Addo  31'
Cudjoe  42'		 Report
Attendance: 2,450

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 July — Bochum
 
 
 Germany2
 
29 July — Bochum
 
  North Korea0
 
 Germany5
 
25 July — Dresden
 
 South Korea1
 
 Mexico1
 
1 August — Bielefeld
 
 South Korea3
 
 Germany2
 
24 July — Bielefeld
 
 Nigeria0
 
 Sweden0
 
29 July — Bielefeld
 
 Colombia2
 
 Colombia0
 
25 July — Augsburg
 
 Nigeria1 Third place
 
 United States1 (2)
 
1 August — Bielefeld
 
 Nigeria 1 (4)
 
 South Korea1
 
 
 Colombia0
 

Quarterfinals
Sweden 0–2 Colombia
Report Rincón  11'
Ariza  22'
Attendance: 4,735
Germany 2–0 North Korea
Popp  43'
Arnold  69'		 Report
Attendance: 16,946
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
United States 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
Brooks  9' Report Ukaonu  79'
Penalties
Nairn
Pathman
Mewis
Leroux 		2–4 Jegede
Ukaonu
Sunday
Oparanozie
Attendance: 7,135
Mexico 1–3 South Korea
Junco  83' Report Lee Hyun Young  14', 67'
Ji So-yun  28'
Attendance: 21,146

Semifinals
Germany 5–1 South Korea
Huth  13'
Kulig  26', 53'
Popp  50', 67' (pen.)		 Report Ji So-yun  64'
Attendance: 18,217
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
Colombia 0–1 Nigeria
Report Orji  2'
Attendance: 7,040

3rd Place Playoff
South Korea 1–0 Colombia
Ji So-yun  49' Report
Attendance: 24,633

Final
Germany 2–0 Nigeria
Popp  8'
Ohale  90+2' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 24,633
Referee: Carole Anne Chenard (Canada)
 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Winners 

Germany
Second title

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:[5]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Alexandra Popp Ji So-yun Kim Kulig
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Alexandra Popp Ji So-yun Sydney Leroux
10 goals 8 goals 5 goals
Golden Glove
Bianca Henninger
FIFA Fair Play Award
 South Korea

Goalscorers
10 goals
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References
  1. "Nigeria president suspends team". BBC Sport. 2010-06-30. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  2. "Nigeria´s ban lifted". ESPN Soccernet. 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  3. Germany 2010: Final draw re-live DFB.de 22 April 2010. Accessed 12 March 2012.
  4. Tournament Regulations Tiebreaker criteria on page 32 of tournament regulations
  5. Awards 2010
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