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2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FieldValue
tourney_nameFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
year2012
other_titles2012 FIFA U-20女子ワールドカップ
image2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.svg
size
countryJapan
dates19 August – 8 September
num_teams16
confederations6
venues5
cities5
champion_other
count3
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
matches32
goals104
attendance
top_scorerKim Un-hwa (7 goals)
playerDzsenifer Marozsán
goalkeeperLaura Benkarth
fair_play
prevseason[2010](2010-fifa-u-20-women-s-world-cup)
nextseason[2014](2014-fifa-u-20-women-s-world-cup)

The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the tournament. The tournament was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September with sixteen national football teams and marked the first hosting of a FIFA women's tournament in the country.

The host nation was to be decided on 19 March 2010 but was postponed by FIFA to give bidders more time to prepare their bids.

On 3 March 2011, FIFA initially awarded the World Cup to Uzbekistan. However, on 18 December 2011 FIFA had the tournament stripped from this country for problems with the bid and named Japan as a possible host. Japan was officially announced as host on 8 February 2012.

Bids and hosting problems

Vietnam had originally won the right the host the tournament. However, the country had to withdraw its bid because it could not guarantee government backing and found the FIFA bid process "taxing".

New Zealand had initially been asked to be ready as a backup venue, but was eventually awarded the 2015 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup and FIFA then awarded the hosting rights to Uzbekistan. However, in its meeting in Tokyo in December 2011, FIFA's Executive Committee decided to cancel Uzbekistan's hosting of the tournament due to "a number of logistical and technical issues" and announced that Japan had been proposed as its new organiser.

The Uzbekistan Football Federation had recommended six cities to host the matches. They were Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Qarshi, Mubarek and Guzar. The competition would have taken place in Tashkent's Pakhtakor and Bunyodkor Stadiums, Samarkand's Olympic Stadium, Bukhara's Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi's Nasaf Stadium, Mubarek's Bahrom Vafoev Stadium and the Guzar Stadium.

Host cities and venues

On 31 March 2012, FIFA announced five stadiums for the tournament.

RifuSaitamaTokyoKobeHiroshima{{location map+Japanfloat=centerwidth=500caption=places=
Miyagi StadiumUrawa Komaba StadiumJapan National StadiumKobe Universiade Memorial StadiumHiroshima Big Arch
Capacity: **49,133**Capacity: **21,500**Capacity: **48,000**Capacity: **45,000**Capacity: **50,000**
[[File:MiyagiStadiumTrackField.jpg150px]][[File:Komabastadium1.JPG150px]][[File:KokuritshuKasumigaoka-5.JPG150px]][[File:151017 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Kobe Japan02n.jpg170px]][[File:Bigarch050423.jpg170px]]

Qualified teams

Confederation (Continent)Qualifying TournamentQualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)Host nation
[2011 AFC U-19 Women's Championship](2011-afc-u-19-women-s-championship)
CAF (Africa)[2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament](2012-african-u-20-women-s-world-cup-qualifying-tournament)
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)[2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship](2012-concacaf-under-20-women-s-championship)
CONMEBOL (South America)[2012 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship](2012-south-american-under-20-women-s-football-championship)
OFC (Oceania)[2012 OFC Women's U-20 Championship](2012-ofc-women-s-under-20-qualifying-tournament)
UEFA (Europe)[2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship](2011-uefa-women-s-under-19-championship)

;Notes

Squads

Main article: 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads

Each team submitted a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 10 August 2012.

Match officials

A total of 14 referees and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.

ConfederationRefereesAssistant referees
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
UEFA

Final draw

The final draw was held on 4 June 2012 in Tokyo. Teams were placed in four pots:

  • Pot 1: Hosts and continental champions of the AFC, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL
  • Pot 2: Remaining teams from AFC and CONCACAF
  • Pot 3: Teams from UEFA
  • Pot 4: Teams from CAF, OFC and remaining team from CONMEBOL
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
(A1)

Group stage

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:

  1. greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
  2. goal difference in all group matches
  3. 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:
  4. greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
  5. goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
  6. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
  7. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee The two teams finishing first and second in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

All times are Japanese Standard Time (UTC+9).

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
3210103+7**7**
320174+3**6**
311147−3**4**
300318−7**0**

White

Naomoto Yokoyama Y. Tanaka

Jiménez

Michigami White

Gómez Junco
Franco
Jiménez

Nishikawa
Naomoto

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
321071+6**7**
320142+2**6**
302124−2**2**
301217−6**1**

Oparanozie


Jeoun Eun-Ha

Igbinovia

Group C

North Korea's 9–0 win over Argentina set a new competition record as highest win.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
3300153+12**9**
320186+2**6**
310284+4**3**
3003119−18**0**

Kim Un-hwa Kim Su-gyong Ad. Hegerberg

Sawicki Leon Charron-Delage

Kim Un-hwa Kim Su-gyong

An. Hegerberg

Hansen An. Hegerberg Skaug

Yun Hyon-hi

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
330080+8**9**
311154+1**4**
311125−3**4**
300306−6**0**

Hayes

Hegenauer Lin Yuping Wensing



Leupolz

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played as the match is played directly before the final.

|30 August — Tokyo|**** |1||0 |31 August — Saitama||1|**** |2 |30 August — Tokyo||3||1 |31 August — Saitama||4||0 |4 September — Tokyo||0||2 |4 September — Tokyo||0||3 |8 September — Tokyo||1||0 |8 September — Tokyo||1||2

Quarter-finals


Y. Tanaka

Leupolz Wensing

Ubogagu

Semi-finals

Ohai

Marozsán
Lotzen

Third place match

Nigeria vs. Japan

Nishikawa

Final

Awards

L-R: Julie Johnston (Bronze Ball), Dzsenifer Marozsán (Golden Ball) and Hanae Shibata (Silver Ball).

The following awards were given for the tournament:

Golden BallSilver BallBronze BallGolden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze ShoeGolden GloveFIFA Fair Play Award
Dzsenifer MarozsánHanae ShibataJulie Johnston
Kim Un-hwaYōko TanakaLena Lotzen
7 goals6 goals6 goals
Laura Benkarth

Goalscorers

;7 goals

  • Kim Un-hwa ;6 goals
  • Lena Lotzen
  • Yōko Tanaka ;5 goals
  • Kim Su-gyong ;4 goals
  • Francisca Ordega
  • Yun Hyon-hi
  • Jeoun Eun-ha
  • Maya Hayes ;3 goals
  • Adriana Leon
  • Melanie Leupolz
  • Hanae Shibata
  • Sofia Huerta
  • Desire Oparanozie ;2 goals
  • Luisa Wensing
  • Hikaru Naomoto
  • Asuka Nishikawa
  • Olivia Jiménez
  • Rosie White
  • Caroline Hansen
  • Ada Hegerberg
  • Andrine Hegerberg
  • Kealia Ohai ;1 goal
  • Yael Oviedo
  • Amanda
  • Giovanna Oliveira
  • Catherine Charron-Delage
  • Christine Exeter
  • Jenna Richardson
  • Jaclyn Sawicki
  • Shelina Zadorsky
  • Shen Lili
  • Zhao Xindi
  • Anja Hegenauer
  • Lina Magull
  • Dzsenifer Marozsán
  • Elena Linari
  • Ayaka Michigami
  • Kumi Yokoyama
  • Natalia Gómez Junco
  • Yamile Franco
  • Evie Myllin
  • Osarenoma Igbinovia
  • Ngozi Okobe
  • Emilie Haavi
  • Ina Skaug
  • Lee Geum-min
  • Eseosa Aigbogun
  • Morgan Brian
  • Vanessa DiBernardo
  • Chioma Ubogagu

;Own Goal

  • Lin Yuping
  • Linda Addai
  • Ayu Nakada

References

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