2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA I Raro I Te 17 Kapu Wahine O Te Ao
FIFA U-17 WWC official logo
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates28 October – 16 November
Teams16
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Germany
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance212,504 (6,641 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Mana Iwabuchi
Best goalkeeperUnited States Taylor Vancil
Fair play award Germany
2010

The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the first women's football edition of the U-17 World Cup. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. North Korea won the first edition, extending their grip of women's youth football having won the then-most recent U-20 Women's World Cup.

Host cities[edit]

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.

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[edit]

Confederation (Continent) Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship  North Korea
 Japan
 South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2008 African U-17 Women's Championship  Nigeria
 Ghana
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship  United States
 Costa Rica
 Canada
CONMEBOL (South America) 2008 South American Under-17 Women's Championship  Colombia
 Brazil
 Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) Host nation  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship  Germany
 France
 Denmark
 England

Squads[edit]

Tournament[edit]

Group stage[edit]

All times local (UTC+13)

Group A[edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1
 Canada 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1
 New Zealand 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 0
 Colombia 2 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2
Denmark 1–1 Colombia
Boye 51' (Report) Ariza 20'
Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Cha Sung-mi

New Zealand 0–1 Canada
(Report) Lamarre 53'

Colombia 1–1 Canada
Vidal 10' (Report) Ezurike 9'

New Zealand 1–2 Denmark
Longo 13' (Report) Andreasen 29'
Olsen 56'
Attendance: 11,170
Referee: Silvia Reyes

Colombia 1–3 New Zealand
Ariza 82' (Report) White 44', 81', 87'
Attendance: 3,546
Referee: Etsuko Fukano

Canada 0–0 Denmark
(Report)
Attendance: 3,283

Group B[edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 7 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6
 North Korea 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
 Ghana 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Costa Rica 0 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7
Costa Rica 0–5 Germany
(Report) Mester 17'
Marozsán 34', 43'
Knaak 51'
Kemme 66'

North Korea 1–1 Ghana
Ho Un-byol 69' (Report) Dadson 73'

Ghana 2–3 Germany
Dadson 65'
Fordjour 86'
(Report) Marozsán 5' (pen.), 35'
Maier 69'

Costa Rica 1–2 North Korea
Rodríguez Cedeño 20' (Report) Yun Hyon-hi 16', 65'

Ghana 1–0 Costa Rica
Afriyie 19' (Report)

Germany 1–1 North Korea
Popp 3' (Report) Jon Myong-hwa 58'

Group C[edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9 3 3 0 0 17 5 12
 United States 4 3 1 1 1 6 5 1
 France 4 3 1 1 1 8 10 −2
 Paraguay 0 3 0 0 3 5 16 −11
Japan 3–2 United States
Iwabuchi 31'
Kameoka 68'
Yoshioka 74'
(Report) DiMartino 3'
K. Mewis 51'
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Thalia Mitsi

France 6–2 Paraguay
Crammer 5', 12', 61' (pen.)
Poulain 17'
Augis 58'
Catala 86'
(Report) J. González 45+3'
Genes 90+2'
Attendance: 5,016

Paraguay 1–3 United States
Fernández 32' (Report) Flores 48' (o.g.)
DiMartino 77'
Verloo 83'

Japan 7–1 France
Inoue 11'
Kishikawa 21' (pen.), 57'
Kira 26', 27', 34'
Shimada 38'
(Report) Augis 16'
Attendance: 4,115

Paraguay 2–7 Japan
J. González 20' (pen.)
Villamayor 55'
(Report) Kishikawa 36', 73'
Ohshima 40'
Hamada 43', 52'
Takahashi 83', 89'

Group D[edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
 England 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
 Nigeria 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Brazil 1 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4
Brazil 0–3 England
(Report) Carter 71', 89'
Bruton 75'
Attendance: 10,795
Referee: Michelle Pye

South Korea 1–2 Nigeria
Ji So-yun 85' (Report) Adekwagh 1'
Aighewi 60'
Attendance: 11,500

Nigeria 0–1 England
(Report) Holbrook 79'

Brazil 1–2 South Korea
Raquel 66' (Report) Lee Min-sun 47'
Lee Hyun-young 57'
Attendance: 6,471

Nigeria 2–2 Brazil
Orji 43'
Okoronkwo 75'
(Report) Ketlen 35'
Rafaelle 71'

England 0–3 South Korea
(Report) Ji So-yun 8'
Koh Kyung-yeon 16'
Song Ah-ri 71'

Knockout stage[edit]

All times local (UTC+13)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 November – Wellington
 
 
 Denmark 0
 
13 November – Christchurch
 
 North Korea 4
 
 North Korea 2
 
9 November – Hamilton
 
 England 1
 
 Japan2 (4)
 
16 November – Auckland
 
 England (p)2 (5)
 
 North Korea (a.e.t.) 2
 
8 November – Wellington
 
 United States 1
 
 Germany 3
 
13 November – Christchurch
 
 Canada 1
 
 Germany 1
 
9 November – Hamilton
 
 United States 2 Third place
 
 South Korea2
 
16 November – Auckland
 
 United States 4
 
 England 0
 
 
 Germany 3
 

Quarterfinals[edit]


Germany 3–1 Canada
Marozsán 4', 78'
Mester 34'
(Report) Ezurike 44'
Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Silvia Reyes


South Korea 2–4 United States
Lee Hyun-young 65', 85' (Report) Verloo 27', 78'
K. Mewis 54'
DiMartino 84'
Attendance: 7,247

Semifinals[edit]


Germany 1–2 United States
Popp 6' (Report) DiMartino 63'
Verloo 81'

3rd Place Playoff[edit]

England 0–3 Germany
(Report) Wesely 11'
Knaak 74'
Mester 88'

Final[edit]

North Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) United States
Kim Un-hyang 77'
Jang Hyon-sun 113'
(Report) Hong Myong-hui 2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 16,162
Referee: Silvia Reyes

Winners[edit]

 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup winners 

North Korea
First title

Awards[edit]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Japan Mana Iwabuchi Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán United States Kristie Mewis


Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán United States Vicki DiMartino North Korea Jon Myong-hwa


FIFA Fair Play Award Golden Glove
 Germany United States Taylor Vancil

Goalscorers[edit]

Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 113 goals were scored by 69 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References[edit]