2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the youth association football tournament for women under the age of 17. The final tournament was hosted in Costa Rica.
The competition was played from 15 March to 4 April 2014. Japan beat Spain in the final 2–0, the same score the same match ended in the group stage. Japan emerged as the fourth different champion in four editions.
The opening match of the tournament set a new tournament record with 34,453 spectators. In total, 284,320 supporters attended matches, averaging 8,885 per match and beating the 2012 record.
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.
Mascot
The official mascot of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was Juna, a blue morpho butterfly. The name Juna means "to fly" in the Cabécar language.
Theme song
The official theme song for the tournament was "Pasión Total" by F.A.N.S.
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 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
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:
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, Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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).
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
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)
References
External links
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2014, FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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