2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was an international association football tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, presented by Grant Connell, organized by the sport's world governing body FIFA. It was the seventh edition of the tournament, took place from 5–24 August 2014 in Canada, which was named the host nation for the tournament in conjunction with its successful bid for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Canada was the first country to stage this tournament twice, after hosting the inaugural edition in 2002.
Germany beat Nigeria 1–0 after extra time in the final. Germany won its third title while Nigeria lost their second final.
Host selection
As in 2010, the rights to host the 2014 U-20 Women's World Cup were automatically awarded to the host of the following year's Women's World Cup. Two countries, Canada and Zimbabwe, initially bid to stage the events. However, on 1 March 2011, two days before the official voting was to take place, Zimbabwe withdrew, leaving Canada as the only bidder. FIFA officially awarded the tournaments to Canada on 3 March 2011.
Qualified teams
The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee in May 2012.
1.Teams that made their debut.
In July, all Nigeria teams became subject of a FIFA ban due to government interference with the national football association. The team faced exclusion from the tournament until the ban was lifted nine days later.
Venues
On 2 June 2013, FIFA announced that Edmonton, Moncton, Montreal and Toronto would be the host cities for the tournament. The first three cities had been previously announced as host cities for the 2015 Women's World Cup, along with Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Ottawa. Toronto did not apply to host the 2015 tournament due to conflicts with the 2015 Pan American Games, but does not face any such conflicts in 2014. Meanwhile, Ottawa indicated in late 2012 that it would not be able to participate in hosting the U-20 tournament due to construction delays on the Lansdowne Park redevelopment.
As was the case during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, BMO Field in Toronto was known as the National Soccer Stadium during the tournament, due to FIFA policies regarding corporate sponsorship of stadiums.
Sponsors
FIFA partners
Adidas
Coca-Cola
Hyundai/Kia Motors
Emirates
Sony
Visa
National supporters
FIFA.com
Bell Canada
Live Your Goals
Match officials
A total of 13 referees, 5 reserve referees, and 26 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.
Squads
Each team named a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. The squads were announced by FIFA on 25 July 2014.
Final draw
The final draw was held on 1 March 2014 in Montreal. Confederation champions France, South Korea and United States were put in Pot 1 alongside the hosts Canada, 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 schedule of the tournament was announced on 6 August 2013.
The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are 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 are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are 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;
drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
All times are local:
Edmonton in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) (UTC−6)
Montreal and Toronto in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (UTC−4)
Moncton in Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT) (UTC−3)
Group A
Group B
The 5–5 draw by Germany and China tied the tournament record for most goals in a match and set a new record for highest scoring draw.
Group C
Group D
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.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
The pairing Nigeria vs Germany is a repeat of the 2010 final which Germany won 2–0. Germany won their third title and joined USA in first place with three titles each.
Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:
Goalscorers
7 goals
Asisat Oshoala
5 goals
Pauline Bremer
Sara Däbritz
4 goals
Claire Lavogez
3 goals
Juliette Kemppi
Faustine Robert
Theresa Panfil
Lena Petermann
Uchechi Sunday
Jon So-yon
Ri Un-sim
Lindsey Horan
2 goals
Janine Beckie
Zhu Beiyan
Clarisse Le Bihan
Sherifatu Sumaila
Tanya Samarzich
Emma Rolston
Steph Skilton
Courtney Dike
Lee So-dam
1 goal
Byanca
Carol
Nichelle Prince
Valerie Sanderson
Lei Jiahui
Tang Jiali
Zhang Chen
Zhang Zhu
Melissa Herrera
Michelle Montero
Martha Harris
Beth Mead
Nikita Parris
Sini Laaksonen
Aminata Diallo
Kadidiatou Diani
Griedge Mbock Bathy
Ouleymata Sarr
Mylaine Tarrieu
Aissatou Tounkara
Rebecca Knaak
Jennifer Cudjoe
Fabiola Ibarra
Megan Lee
Tayla O'Brien
Loveth Ayila
Osarenoma Igbinovia
Chinwendu Ihezuo
Choe Un-hwa
Choe Yun-gyong
Kim So-hyang
Ri Un-yong
Jennifer Mora
Silvana Romero
Kim So-yi
Lee Geum-min
Makenzy Doniak
Rose Lavelle
1 own goal
Fabiola Villalobos (playing against France)
Source: FIFA
References
External links
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014, FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
2014
2014 in women's association football
2014 in Canadian women's soccer
2014 Fifa U-20 Women's World Cup
August 2014 sports events in Canada
2014 in youth association football
International sports competitions in Toronto