2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

**2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup** was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. The was the first FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to be held.

## Host cities

Matches were played in four New Zealand cities:
- The Auckland conurbation, New Zealand's largest metropolitan area, hosted the final and 3rd place playoff. The designated host stadium is located in North Shore City.
- Hamilton hosted two of the quarter-finals.
- Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, hosted two of the quarter-finals.
- Christchurch, the only host city in the South Island, hosted the semi-finals.

Pool matches were spread evenly among these cities. The host nation, New Zealand, was based mostly in Auckland but played one pool match in Wellington.

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|**North Harbour Stadium** Location: Auckland (North Shore City) Capacity: **25,000**|**Waikato Stadium** Location: Hamilton Capacity: **26,500**|**Wellington Stadium** (Westpac Stadium) Location: Wellington Capacity: **36,500**|**Queen Elizabeth II Park** Location: Christchurch Capacity: **20,000**|||||

## Qualified teams

|Confederation (Continent)|Qualifying Tournament|Qualifier(s)|
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|AFC (Asia)|2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship||
|CAF (Africa)|2008 African U-17 Women's Championship||
|CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)|2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship||
|CONMEBOL (South America)|2008 South American Under-17 Women's Championship||
|OFC (Oceania)|Host nation||
|UEFA (Europe)|2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship||

#### Group A

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#### Group B

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#### Group C

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#### Group D

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## Infobox (international football competition)

- **tourney name**: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- **year**: 2008
- **other titles**: 2008 FIFA I Raro I Te 17 Kapu Wahine O Te Ao
- **caption**: FIFA U-17 WWC official logo
- **country**: New Zealand
- **dates**: 28 October – 16 November
- **num teams**: 16
- **venues**: 4
- **cities**: 4
- **count**: 1
- **matches**: 32
- **goals**: 113
- **attendance**: 207803
- **top scorer**: Dzsenifer Marozsán
(6 goals)
- **player**: Mana Iwabuchi
- **goalkeeper**: Taylor Vancil
- **nextseason**: 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2010