# 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the multinational–international women's youth football championship, contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2008. The tournament was hosted by India, which would have hosted the 2020 edition before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the second time that India have been hosting a FIFA tournament, after the men's 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the first time that India hosted a FIFA women's football tournament.
Morocco and Tanzania, along with host India, made their debuts in the tournament.
Spain were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018. They managed to retain the title.

## Host selection

India were originally selected as hosts of the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on 15 March 2019. On 17 November 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, India were appointed as hosts of the next edition of the tournament in 2022.
On 16 August 2022, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, or AIFF, was suspended by FIFA due to undue influence from third parties. As a result, the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was stripped from India, as FIFA assessed the next steps when it came to hosting the tournament. On 26 August 2022, the AIFF were reinstated by FIFA due to the AIFF administration regaining control of daily affairs. As a result, the tournament went ahead as planned.

## Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to the hosts, 15 teams qualified from six continental competitions.
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| AFC (Asia) (Hosts + 2 teams) | Host nation | India | 1st | None | Debut |
| AFC (Asia) (Hosts + 2 teams) | Teams were nominated by AFC based on results of 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and regional rankings (qualification cancelled) | China | 3rd | 2014 | Group stage (2012, 2014) |
| AFC (Asia) (Hosts + 2 teams) | Teams were nominated by AFC based on results of 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and regional rankings (qualification cancelled) | Japan | 7th | 2018 | Champions (2014) |
| CAF (Africa) (3 teams) | 2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament | Morocco | 1st | None | Debut |
| CAF (Africa) (3 teams) | 2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament | Nigeria | 6th | 2016 | Quarter-finals (2010, 2012, 2014) |
| CAF (Africa) (3 teams) | 2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament | Tanzania | 1st | None | Debut |
| CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) (3 teams) | 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship | Canada | 7th | 2018 | Fourth place (2018) |
| CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) (3 teams) | 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship | Mexico | 6th | 2018 | Runners-up (2018) |
| CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) (3 teams) | 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship | United States | 5th | 2018 | Runners-up (2008) |
| CONMEBOL (South America) (3 teams) | 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship | Brazil | 6th | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2010, 2012) |
| CONMEBOL (South America) (3 teams) | 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship | Chile | 2nd | 2010 | Group stage (2010) |
| CONMEBOL (South America) (3 teams) | 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship | Colombia | 4th | 2018 | Group stage (2008, 2012, 2014, 2018) |
| OFC (Oceania) (1 team) | Team was nominated by OFC rankings (qualification cancelled) | New Zealand | 7th | 2018 | Third place (2018) |
| UEFA (Europe) (3 teams) | 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | France | 3rd | 2012 | Champions (2012) |
| UEFA (Europe) (3 teams) | 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | Germany | 7th | 2018 | Third place (2008) |
| UEFA (Europe) (3 teams) | 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | Spain | 5th | 2018 | Champions (2018) |

### Notes

* ^ On 16 March 2022, the AFC announced that China PR would replace North Korea as the AFC’s representatives at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup due to the withdrawal of the DPR Korea Football Association.

## Venues

On 13 April 2022, FIFA confirmed 3 host cities in 3 Indian states:
* Bhubaneswar, Odisha
* Margao, Goa
* Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
| Bhubaneswar | Margao | Navi Mumbai | BhubaneswarMargaoNavi Mumbaiclass=notpageimage| Location of the host cities of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. |
| Kalinga Stadium | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | DY Patil Stadium | BhubaneswarMargaoNavi Mumbaiclass=notpageimage| Location of the host cities of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 19,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | BhubaneswarMargaoNavi Mumbaiclass=notpageimage| Location of the host cities of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. |

## Marketing
### Emblem

The official emblem for the tournament was unveiled by FIFA and the local organising committee on 2 November 2019 at the Gateway of India in Mumbai. According to FIFA, the design combines elements from the natural world and Indian culture. The emblem takes the form of the tournament trophy with bright blue waves and "a paisley flourish" at its base. The two elements extend towards the top of the trophy which resembles a ball made of marigold flowers framed by a water droplet. The colour and style of the marigold was inspired by Bandhani textiles, and the stem features symbols inspired by Warli paintings and Bandhani patterns.

### Mascot

The official mascot for the tournament, named Ibha, was unveiled on 11 October 2021 coinciding with the International Day of the Girl Child. Ibha is an Asiatic lioness, a lion subspecies that today survives in the wild only in India. The name Ibha means "one with good vision or judgement" in Khasi, a language spoken primarily in the state of Meghalaya. According to FIFA, the mascot represents Nari Shakti (woman power) and is a "strong, playful and charming Asiatic lioness that aims to inspire and encourage women and girls by using teamwork, resilience, kindness and empowering others."

### Slogan

The official slogan for the tournament - "Kick Off The Dream" - was unveiled in February 2020.

## Draw

The official draw took place on 24 June 2022, 12:00 local time CEST (UTC+2) at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. The teams were allocated based on their performances in the 5 previous U-17 Women's World Cups, five bonus points are added to each of the confederation's current champions that won the respective qualifying tournament (for this cycle). The hosts India were automatically assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| India $^H$  Japan  Spain  Germany | Mexico  Canada  Brazil  New Zealand | United States  Nigeria  France  China | Colombia  Chile  Morocco  Tanzania |

## Squads

Players born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

## Match officials

A total of 14 referees, 28 assistant referees and 16 video match officials were appointed officially by FIFA for the tournament on 30 August 2022. The Video assistant referee (VAR) system will be utilize for the first time in a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Originally, Susana Corella (Ecuador) was assigned as support referee only. However, she was assigned as principal referee during the tournament.
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
| AFC | Oh Hyeon-jeong Pansa Chaisanit Edita Mirabidova | Joanna Charaktis Fang Yan Xie Lijun Nuannid Donjangreed Supawan Hinthong Kristina Sereda |
| CAF | Maria Rivet Bouchra Karboubi | Yara Abdelfattah Queency Victoire Soukaina Hamdi Fatiha Jermoumi |
| CONCACAF | Myriam Marcotte Odette Hamilton Katia García | Ivett Santiago Jassett Kerr-Wilson Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing Enedina Caudillo Mayte Chávez Mijensa Rensch |
| CONMEBOL | María Victoria Daza Anahí Fernández | Nataly Arteaga Laura Miranda Luciana Mascaraña Adela Sánchez |
| UEFA | Ivana Martinčić Rebecca Welch Maria Sole Ferrieri Iuliana Demetrescu | Natalie Aspinall Élodie Coppola Anita Vad Francesca Di Monte Franca Overtoom Paulina Baranowska Mihaela Țepușă Staša Špur |
| Confederation | Video assistant referee (VAR) |
| AFC | Lara Lee Casey Reibelt Hanna Hattab Sivakorn Pu-Udom Omar Al-Ali |
| CAF | Letticia Viana Lidya Tafesse |
| CONCACAF | Carol Anne Chenard Shirley Perelló Tatiana Guzmán Ekaterina Koroleva Felisha Mariscal |
| CONMEBOL | Salomé di Iorio |
| UEFA | Lucie Ratajová Frida Mia Klarlund Maïka Vanderstichel |
Support referee :
| CAF | Dorsaf Ganouati |
| CONMEBOL | Susana Corella |
| CONMEBOL | Zulma Quiñónez |

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 24 June 2022.

### Tiebreakers

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The format for tiebreakers were determined as follows:
* points obtained in all group matches;
* goal difference in all group matches;
* number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:
* points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* fair play points in all group matches: 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;
* drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
All times are local, IST (UTC+5:30).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | India (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 October – Navi Mumbai | 21 October – Navi Mumbai | | | |
| United States | 1 (3) | | | |
| United States | 1 (3) | 26 October – Margao | 26 October – Margao | | |
| Nigeria (p) | 1 (4) | 26 October – Margao | 26 October – Margao | |
| Nigeria (p) | 1 (4) | Nigeria | 0 (5) | |
| 22 October – Margao | 22 October – Margao | | Nigeria | 0 (5) | |
| 22 October – Margao | 22 October – Margao | Colombia (p) | 0 (6) | |
| Colombia | 3 | Colombia (p) | 0 (6) | |
| Colombia | 3 | | | | 30 October – Navi Mumbai | 30 October – Navi Mumbai |
| Tanzania | 0 | | | | 30 October – Navi Mumbai | 30 October – Navi Mumbai |
| Tanzania | 0 | | | | Colombia | 0 |
| 21 October – Navi Mumbai | 21 October – Navi Mumbai | | | | | Colombia | 0 |
| 21 October – Navi Mumbai | 21 October – Navi Mumbai | | | | Spain | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | | | | Spain | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | 26 October – Margao | 26 October – Margao | | | |
| Brazil | 0 | 26 October – Margao | 26 October – Margao | | | |
| Brazil | 0 | Germany | 0 | | | |
| 22 October – Margao | 22 October – Margao | | Germany | 0 | | | |
| 22 October – Margao | 22 October – Margao | Spain | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Japan | 1 | Spain | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Japan | 1 | | | | 30 October – Navi Mumbai | 30 October – Navi Mumbai |
| Spain | 2 | | | | 30 October – Navi Mumbai | 30 October – Navi Mumbai |
| Spain | 2 | | | | Nigeria (p) | 3 (3) |
| | | | | | Germany | 3 (2) |

### Final
## Winners

* 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Winners
* Spain 2nd title

## Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
| Vicky López | Linda Caicedo | Mara Alber |
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Loreen Bender | Momoko Tanikawa | Linda Caicedo |
| 4 goals, 250 minutes | 4 goals, 285 minutes | 4 goals, 504 minutes |
| Golden Glove |||
| Sofía Fuente |||
| FIFA Fair Play Award |||
| Japan |||

## Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.
4 goals
* Linda Caicedo
* Loreen Bender
* Momoko Tanikawa
3 goals
* Charlotte Kohler
2 goals
* Aline
* Lara
* Tali Rovner
* Lucie Calba
* Mara Alber
* Alara Şehitler
* Marie Steiner
* Jella Veit
* Uno Shiragaki
* Emily Clegg
* Amina Bello
* Edidiong Etim
* Miracle Usani
* Vicky López
* Melina Rebimbas
* Samantha Smith
1 goal
* Carol
* Gabi Berchon
* Jhonson
* Amanda Allen
* Annabelle Chukwu
* Anaís Cifuentes
* Ámbar Figueroa
* Qiao Ruiqi
* Yu Xingyue
* Yésica Muñoz
* Juana Ortegón
* Gabriela Rodríguez
* Paulina Bartz
* Melina Krüger
* Laila Portella
* Svea Stoldt
* Mao Itamura
* Mao Kubota
* Sayami Kusunoki
* Mio Takaoka
* Ai Tsujisawa
* Maribel Flores
* Katherin Guijarro
* Montserrat Saldívar
* Djennah Cherif
* Doha El-Madani
* Yasmine Zouhir
* Taiwo Afolabi
* Opeyemi Ajakaye
* Omamuzo Edafe
* Blessing Emmanuel
* Bisola Mosaku
* Jone Amezaga
* Marina Artero
* Lucía Corrales
* Judit Pujols
* Christer Bahera
* Veronica Mapunda
* Diana Mnally
* Mia Bhuta
* Ella Emri
* Onyeka Gamero
* Nicollette Kiorpes
* Taylor Suarez
* Gisele Thompson
* Amalia Villarreal
1 own goal
* Linda Caicedo (against Mexico)
* Ana María Guzmán (against Spain)

## Final standings

| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 2 | Colombia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| 4 | Germany | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals ||||||||||
| 5 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| 6 | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
| 7 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 8 | Tanzania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
| Eliminated in the group stage ||||||||||
| 9 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| 11 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| 12 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
| 13 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| 14 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 15 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | −8 |
| 16 | India (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | −16 |