2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Papua New Guinea from 13 November to 3 December 2016.[1] This was the first FIFA tournament held in the country.

2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPapua New Guinea
Dates13 November – 3 December
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up France
Third place Japan
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance159,099 (4,972 per match)
Top scorer(s) Gabi Nunes
Mami Ueno
Stina Blackstenius
(5 goals each)
Best player(s) Hina Sugita
Best goalkeeper Mylene Chavas
Fair play award Japan

North Korea won their 2nd title in this event by beating France in the final, 3–1.[2] They became the first country to win the U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cup in the same year, with their under-17 team winning the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earlier in the year.[3]

Host selection

Original round of bidding

The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline:[4]

South Africa were awarded the hosting rights by FIFA Executive Committee at their meeting on 5 December 2013.[5] However, they later withdrew, giving its notice at FIFA's Executive committee meeting prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[6][7]

Second round of bidding

After South Africa's withdrawal, the following countries announced they would be interested in hosting:

Papua New Guinea were awarded the hosting rights of the tournament by the FIFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2015.[10]

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Papua New Guinea who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014.[11]

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship  Japan
 North Korea
 South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament  Ghana
 Nigeria
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship  Canada
 Mexico
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2015 South American Under-20 Women's Championship  Brazil
 Venezuela1
OFC (Oceania) Host nation  Papua New Guinea1
2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship  France
 Germany
 Spain
 Sweden
1.^ Teams that will make their debut.

Venues

A FIFA delegation visited the following four stadiums in April 2015: Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Sir John Guise Stadium, Lloyd Robson Oval (National Football Stadium), and Bava Park, all located in Port Moresby.[12] The same four stadiums were submitted to FIFA for approval in October 2015.[13] The final approved stadiums are:

Port Moresby
Sir John Guise Stadium Bava Park
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,000

Emblem and slogan

The official emblem and slogan ("To Inspire, To Excel") were unveiled on 8 March 2016.[14]

Mascot

The official mascot, a bird-of-paradise nicknamed "Susa", was launched on 11 June 2016.[15]

Theme Song

The official theme song for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World cup was Kumul Susa by Mereani Masani and Dadiigii[16]

Squads
Main article: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads

Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1996, and on or before 31 December 2000.[17] The official squads were announced on 8 November 2016.[18]

Match officials

A total of 16 referees, and 27 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[19]

Confederation Referees Assistant referees
AFC

Aye Thein
Qin Liang
Casey Reibelt

Bao Mengxiao
Fang Yan
Sarah Ho
Kim Kyoung-min

CAF

Thérèse Neguel
Fatou Thioune

Mona Mahmoud
Tempa Ndah

CONCACAF

Quetzalli Alvarado
Marianela Araya Cruz
Melissa Borjas
Michelle Pye

Elizabeth Aguilar
Emperatriz Ayala
Chantal Boudreau
Lixy Enríquez
Kimberly Moreira
Shirley Perello

CONMEBOL

Yercinia Correa
Silvia Reyes

Mónica Amboya
Mariana Corbo
Yoly García
Viviana Segura

OFC

Finau Vulivuli

Maria Tamalelagi

UEFA

Jana Adámková
Riem Hussein
Katalin Kulcsár
Monika Mularczyk
Sara Persson

Biljana Atanasovski
Solenne Bartnik
Svetlana Bilić
Belinda Brem
Angela Kyriakou
Julia Magnusson
Michelle O'Neill
Maryna Striletska
Elena Țepușă
Katalin Török

Draw

The official draw was held on 17 March 2016, 18:30 CET (UTC+1), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[20][21] The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous U-20 Women's World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Papua New Guinea automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[17]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. 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:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
    • direct red card: minus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, PGT (UTC+10).[22]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9 Knockout stage
2  Brazil 3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
4  Papua New Guinea (H) 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Host.
Sweden 0–2 North Korea
Report Ri Hyang-sim  25'
Kim So-hyang  48'
Attendance: 4,944
Papua New Guinea 0–9 Brazil
Report Duda  6'
Gabi Nunes  11', 70'
Brena  17', 24' (pen.)
Yasmim  45+1', 66'
Katrine  45+3'
Geyse  49'
Attendance: 12,547
North Korea 4–2 Brazil
U Sol-gyong  20'
Ri Hyang-sim  35'
Carla  40' (o.g.)
Jon So-yon  45+6' (pen.)		 Report Gabi Nunes  29'
Brena  51' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,906
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Papua New Guinea 0–6 Sweden
Report Blackstenius  8', 43', 58', 72'
Kaneryd  75'
Anvegård  82'
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)
North Korea 7–1 Papua New Guinea
Ri Un-sim  7'
Kim So-hyang  37', 45+4', 53'
Ju Hyo-sim  45+3'
Wi Jong-sim  65'
Sung Hyang-sim  90+1'		 Report Ageva  16'
Attendance: 9,231
Referee: Yercinia Correa (Venezuela)
Brazil 1–1 Sweden
Gabi Nunes  31' Report Blackstenius  14'
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10 6 Knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: FIFA
Spain 5–0 Canada
Caldentey  2'
L. García  30', 90+5'
Bonmatí  58'
Guijarro  87'		 Report
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
Japan 6–0 Nigeria
Momiki  34', 51', 56'
Ueno  37', 62', 82'		 Report
Attendance: 1,651
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Spain 1–0 Japan
Caldentey  81' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 858
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)
Nigeria 3–1 Canada
Uchendu  45+1' (pen.)
Bokiri  46'
Ihezuo  73'		 Report Carle  15'
Attendance: 1,748
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Nigeria 2–1 Spain
Onyebuchi  12'
Ihezuo  72'		 Report Redondo  7'
Attendance: 2,032
Canada 0–5 Japan
Report Hasegawa  26', 51'
Ueno  42'
Hayashi  47'
Sugita  73'
Attendance: 5,449
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5[lower-alpha 1] Knockout stage
2  France 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Ghana 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. United States finished ahead of France based on fair play points.
France 0–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 2,033
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Ghana 0–1 New Zealand
Report Christensen  89'
Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
France 2–2 Ghana
Cascarino  30'
Matéo  90+5'		 Report Owusu-Ansah  44'
Ayieyam  65'
Attendance: 808
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
New Zealand 1–3 United States
Coombes  76' Report Sanchez  3'
Pugh  8'
Watt  82'
Attendance: 2,399
New Zealand 0–2 France
Report Léger  17'
Matéo  47'
Attendance: 995
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
United States 1–1 Ghana
Pugh  22' Report Murphy  20' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,076
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Venezuela 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Germany 3–1 Venezuela
Gier  2', 45'
Schüller  51'		 Report Speckmaier  26'
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
Mexico 2–0 South Korea
Crowther  56'
Palacios  89'		 Report
Attendance: 4,511
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Germany 3–0 Mexico
Sanders  48', 85'
Matheis  67'		 Report
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
South Korea 3–0 Venezuela
N. Ye-ji  77' (pen.)
H. Chae-rin  80'
K. Seong-mi  90'		 Report
Attendance: 6,108
South Korea 0–2 Germany
Report Orschmann  13'
Sanders  25'
Attendance: 7,218
Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)
Venezuela 2–3 Mexico
García  55'
Moreno  83'		 Report Palacios  4', 10'
T. González  53'
Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

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.[17]

On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time.[23]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 November — (NFS)
 
 
 North Korea (a.e.t.)3
 
29 November — (SJG)
 
 Spain2
 
 North Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
25 November — (SJG)
 
 United States1
 
 United States2
 
3 December — (NFS)
 
 Mexico1
 
 North Korea3
 
24 November — (NFS)
 
 France1
 
 Japan3
 
29 November — (SJG)
 
 Brazil1
 
 Japan1
 
25 November — (SJG)
 
 France (a.e.t.)2 Third place
 
 Germany0
 
3 December — (NFS)
 
 France1
 
 United States0
 
 
 Japan1
 

Quarter-finals
North Korea 3–2 (a.e.t.) Spain
Ju Hyo-sim  18'
Ri Hyang-sim  30'
Kim Phyong-hwa  106'		 Report N. García  38'
L. García  63'
Attendance: 3,740
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Japan 3–1 Brazil
Moriya  45+2'
Matsubara  50', 68'		 Report Gabi Nunes  90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,732
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
United States 2–1 Mexico
Watt  81'
Hedge  90+3'		 Report Sánchez  66'
Attendance: 4,245
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Germany 0–1 France
Report Cascarino  16'
Attendance: 9,314
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Semi-finals
North Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) United States
Jon So-yon  50' (pen.)
Ri Hyang-sim  91'		 Report Jacobs  89'
Attendance: 5,037
Japan 1–2 (a.e.t.) France
Momiki  109' (pen.) Report Matéo  99'
Gathrat  101'
Attendance: 11,313

Third place match
United States 0–1 Japan
Report Ueno  87'
Attendance: 8,093
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Final
North Korea 3–1 France
Wi Jong-sim  30'
Kim Phyong-hwa  55'
Jon So-yon  87' (pen.)		 Report Geyoro  17'
Attendance: 14,752
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Winners 

North Korea
Second title

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:[24]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Hina Sugita Kim So-hyang Delphine Cascarino
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
Mami Ueno Gabi Nunes Stina Blackstenius
5 goals, 2 assists 5 goals, 1 assist 5 goals
Golden Glove
Mylene Chavas
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Japan

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

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