2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Host selection

On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in Costa Rica. There were six official bids.

Hosting rights were then stripped on 28 February 2013 due to problems in stadium construction. After receiving guarantees from both CONCACAF and the Costa Rican government, they were re-instated as hosts at an executive committee meeting in Zurich on 21 March 2013. The final was originally scheduled on 5 April, but was brought forward one day due to government elections.

Qualified teams

The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee in May 2012. The Oceania Football Confederation qualifying tournament was scheduled for January 2014, FIFA however decided that it would be hosted too late then. Eventually FIFA and OFC in agreement with all member nations agreed to award the confederation spot to New Zealand. Just as New Zealand, Nigeria qualified without playing a match because two opponents withdrew their respective qualifying games. Defending champions France did not qualify.

In total 103 nations took part in the qualifying, three less than for the 2012 World Cup.

:1.Teams that made their debut.

Venues

Four stadiums in four cities are to be used across Costa Rica.

Match officials

A total of 14 referees, 4 reserve referees, and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.

Squads

Main article: 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads

Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. The squads were announced on 6 March 2014.

Final draw

The group stage draw was held on 17 December 2013 in Pueblo Antiguo. Confederation champions Germany, Japan and Mexico were put in Pot 1 alongside the hosts Costa Rica, who were automatically assigned to Position A1. The draw then made sure no teams of the same confederation could meet in the group stage.

Group stage

The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:

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:
4. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
5. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
6. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
7. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Group A

Moreno

G. García

Araya

Group B

Owusu-Ansah Fellhauer Levasseur

Sung Hyang-sim Wi Jong-sim Ri Ji-hyang Sehan Walkling

Group C

Matsubara

P. Garrote N. García Endo Miyagawa Ichise Hiratsuka Saihara Sugita Kono

Kobayashi Matsubara Falcón N. García P. Garrote

Group D

Crowther J. González Huerta Kanu

J. González Martínez Cruz Kanu

Kanu Yakubu Páez Chen Yudan

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).

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Quarter-finals

Zambrano G. García Levasseur

Abambila Giugliano Kuzagbe Opoku Abambila Amfobea Giugliano Simonetti Serturini Vergani

Sugita

N. García

Semi-finals

Ichise Kobayashi Sugita

N. García

Third place match

G. García Luzardo Giugliano Simonetti Romero D. Rodríguez Goyo Giugliano Simonetti

Final

Kono

Winners

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:

Goalscorers

;6 goals

• Deyna Castellanos
• Gabriela García

;5 goals

• Hina Sugita
• Nahikari García

;4 goals

• Marie Levasseur

;3 goals

• Manuela Giugliano
• Yui Hasegawa
• Uchenna Kanu
• Pilar Garrote

;2 goals

• Nina Ehegötz
• Jane Ayiyem
• Sandra Owusu-Ansah
• Gloria Marinelli
• Annamaria Serturini
• Nana Ichise
• Rikako Kobayashi
• Fuka Kono
• Shiho Matsubara
• Asato Miyagawa
• Janae González
• Rasheedat Ajibade
• Sung Hyang-sim
• Andrea Falcón
• Patricia Guijarro
• Sandra Hernández

;1 goal

• Jessie Fleming
• Sarah Kinzner
• Chen Yudan
• Cui Yuhan
• Fan Yuqiu
• Andrea Rodríguez
• Angie Rodríguez
• Sofía Varela
• Kim Fellhauer
• Jasmin Sehan
• Ricarda Walkling
• Ernestina Abambila
• Gladys Amfobea
• Valentina Bergamaschi
• Flaminia Simonetti
• Yu Endo
• Maki Hiratsuka
• Fuka Nagano
• Meika Nishida
• Mizuki Saihara
• Rebeca Bernal
• Jacqueline Crowther
• Belén Cruz
• Cinthia Huerta
• Gabriela Martínez
• Viridiana Salazar
• Daisy Cleverley
• Joy Bokiri
• Aminat Yakubu
• Ju Hyo-sim
• Ri Ji-hyang
• Wi Jong-sim
• Sheryl Barrios
• Fanny Godoy
• Beatriz Beltrán
• Sandra Luzardo
• Tahicelis Marcano
• Kika Moreno
• Yosneidy Zambrano
• Grace Chanda

;Own goal

• Sara Páez (for China PR)
• Maria Araya (for Zambia)
• Kim Jong-sim (for Canada)

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