# 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship

The 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was held from 17 August to 1 September. It was the first sanctioned youth tournament for women put together by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada. FIFA granted the tournament to Canada in March 2001. Three cities hosted the tournament, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria.

## Qualified teams

| Confederation (Continent) | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
| AFC (Asia) | 2002 AFC U-19 Women's Championship | Japan Chinese Taipei |
| CAF (Africa) | 2002 African U-19 Women's Championship | Nigeria |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | Host nation | Canada |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | 2002 CONCACAF U-19 Women's Qualifying Tournament | United States Mexico |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2002 CONMEBOL Under-19 Play-Off | Brazil |
| OFC (Oceania) | 2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament | Australia |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship | Germany France Denmark England |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Canada | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Brazil | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| Germany | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| France | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| Mexico | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 |

### Group C

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| United States | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 |

## Knockout Round

All times local.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 24 August – Vancouver | 24 August – Vancouver | | | |
| Brazil (a.s.d.e.t.) | 4 | | | |
| Brazil (a.s.d.e.t.) | 4 | 29 August – Edmonton | 29 August – Edmonton | | |
| Australia | 3 | 29 August – Edmonton | 29 August – Edmonton | |
| Australia | 3 | Brazil | 1 (3) | |
| 25 August – Edmonton | 25 August – Edmonton | | Brazil | 1 (3) | |
| 25 August – Edmonton | 25 August – Edmonton | Canada (p) | 1 (4) | |
| Canada | 6 | Canada (p) | 1 (4) | |
| Canada | 6 | | | | 1 September – Edmonton | 1 September – Edmonton |
| England | 2 | | | | 1 September – Edmonton | 1 September – Edmonton |
| England | 2 | | | | Canada | 0 |
| 25 August – Victoria | 25 August – Victoria | | | | | Canada | 0 |
| 25 August – Victoria | 25 August – Victoria | | | | United States (a.s.d.e.t.) | 1 |
| United States | 6 | | | | United States (a.s.d.e.t.) | 1 |
| United States | 6 | 29 August – Edmonton | 29 August – Edmonton | | | |
| Denmark | 0 | 29 August – Edmonton | 29 August – Edmonton | | | |
| Denmark | 0 | United States | 4 | | | |
| 25 August – Edmonton | 25 August – Edmonton | | United States | 4 | | | |
| 25 August – Edmonton | 25 August – Edmonton | Germany | 1 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Japan | 1 | Germany | 1 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Japan | 1 | | | | 1 September – Edmonton | 1 September – Edmonton |
| Germany (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | | | | 1 September – Edmonton | 1 September – Edmonton |
| Germany (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | | | | Brazil | 1 (3) |
| | | | | | Germany (p) | 1 (4) |

### Final

ASDET – after sudden death extra time
PSO – penalty shootout
* 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship winners
* United States First title

## Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
| Christine Sinclair | Marta | Kelly Wilson |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| Christine Sinclair | Kelly Wilson | Lindsay Tarpley |
| 11 goals | 9 goals | 6 goals |
| FIFA Fair Play Award |||
| Japan |||

### All star team

| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Erin McLeod Miho Fukumoto | Daiane Candace Chapman Jessica Wright Jill Oakes | Daniela Carmelina Moscato Johanna Rasmussen Linda Bresonik Ifeanyi Chiejine | Marta Christine Sinclair Heather O'Reilly Lindsay Tarpley Kelly Wilson |

## Scorers
### 11 goals

* Christine Sinclair

### 9 goals

* Kelly Wilson

### 6 goals

* Marta
* Lindsay Tarpley

### 4 goals

* Heather O'Reilly

### 3 goals

* Hayley Crawford
* Daniela
* Kelly
* Kara Lang
* Johanna Rasmussen
* Linda Bresonik
* Anja Mittag
* Shinobu Ohno
* Guadalupe Worbis

### 2 goals

* Cristiane
* Ellen Maggs
* Katy Ward
* Leslie Osborne

### 1 goal

* Catherine Cannuli
* Lana Harch
* Selin Kuralay
* Amber Neilson
* Karla Reuter
* Renata Costa
* Tatiana
* Michelle Rowe
* Clare Rustad
* Katie Thorlakson
* Sandra Jensen
* Marie Stentoft-Herping
* Michelle Hickmott
* Emily Westwood
* Camille Abily
* Elodie Ramos
* Isabell Bachor
* Annelie Brendel
* Barbara Müller
* Akiko Sudo
* Lisette Martinez
* Michell Rico
* Akudo Iwuagwu
* Olushola Oyewusi
* Lu Yen-Ling
* Rachel Buehler
* Stephanie Ebner
* Kerri Hanks
* Megan Kakadelas
* Jill Oakes