2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| 2012 FIFA U-20女子ワールドカップ | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 19 August – 8 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Germany |
| Third place |
 Japan |
| Fourth place |
 Nigeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 104 (3.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 307,348 (9,605 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Kim Un-Hwa (7 goals) |
| Best player |
Dzsenifer Marozsán |
| Best goalkeeper |
Laura Benkarth |
The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the tournament. The tournament was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September,[1] with sixteen national football soccer teams and mark the first hosting of a FIFA women's football tournament in the country.[2]
The host nation were to be decided on 19 March 2010 but was postponed by FIFA to give bidders more time to prepare their bids.[3]
On 3 March 2011 FIFA initially awarded the World Cup to Uzbekistan.[4] However, on 18 December 2011 FIFA had the tournament stripped from this country for problems with the bid and named Japan as a possible host.[5] Japan was officially announced as host on 8 February 2012.[2]
Bids and hosting problems
Vietnam had originally won the right the host the tournament. However, Vietnam had to withdraw its bid because it couldn't guarantee government backing and found the FIFA bid process "taxing".[6]
New Zealand had initially been asked to be ready as a backup venue,[7] but were eventually awarded the 2015 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup and FIFA then awarded the right to host the games to Uzbekistan. However, in its meeting in Tokyo in December 2011, FIFA's Executive Committee decided to cancel Uzbekistan's hosting of the tournament due to "a number of logistical and technical issues", and announced Japan had been proposed as its new organizer.[5]
The Uzbekistan Football Federation had recommended six cities to host games. They are Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Qarshi, Mubarek and Guzar.[8] The competition would have taken place in Tashkent's Pakhtakor and Bunyodkor Stadiums, Samarkand's Olympic Stadium, Bukhara's Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi's Stadium, Mubarek's Bahrom Vafoev Stadium and Guzar's Stadium.
Host cities and venues
On 31 March 2012, FIFA announced five stadiums for the tournament.[9]
| Rifu | Saitama | Tokyo | Kobe | Hiroshima |
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| Miyagi Stadium | Urawa Komaba Stadium | National Olympic Stadium | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Capacity: 49,133 | Capacity: 21,500 | Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 50,000 |
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Qualified teams
* South Korea qualifies, because Japan was renamed the host nation.[11]
Squads
Each team submitted a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers.[12] The squads were announced on 10 August 2012.[13]
Match officials
A total of 14 referees and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[14]
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Final draw
The final draw was held on 4 June 2012 in Tokyo.[15][16]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Japan (A1) North Korea Brazil United States |
 China PR South Korea Canada Mexico |
Germany Italy Norway Switzerland |
 Ghana Nigeria Argentina New Zealand |
Group stage
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:[17]
- greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
- goal difference in all group matches
- greatest 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 will be determined as follows:
- greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
- goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
- greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
The two teams finishing first and second in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.
All times are Japanese Standard Time (UTC+9).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
19 August 2012 19:20 |
| Japan |
4–1 | Mexico |
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Shibata  32'Naomoto 56'Yokoyama 77'Y. Tanaka 89' (pen.) |
Report | Huerta 90+1' |
22 August 2012 19:20 |
| Japan |
2–2 | New Zealand |
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| Tanaka 37' Michigami 71' |
Report | Nakada 11' (o.g.) White 15' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Brazil |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 2 |
| Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 1 |
Group C
North Korea's 9–0 win over Argentina set a new competition record as highest win.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| North Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 3 |
| Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
20 August 2012 16:00 |
| North Korea |
4–2 | Norway |
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| Yun Hyon-Hi 15', 40' (pen.) Kim Un-Hwa 72'Kim Su-Gyong 77' |
Report | Hansen 23' Ad. Hegerberg 54' |
20 August 2012 19:00 |
| Argentina |
0–6 | Canada |
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| Report | Zadorsky 7' (pen.) Sawicki 20'Leon 22', 42', 45+1'Charron-Delage 86' |
23 August 2012 16:00 |
| North Korea |
9–0 | Argentina |
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| Yun Hyon-Hi 16' Kim Un-Hwa 26', 30', 41', 45+2', 56'Kim Su-Gyong 38', 44', 55' |
Report |
27 August 2012 19:00 |
| Norway |
4-1 | Argentina |
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| Haavi 25' Hansen 70'An. Hegerberg 85'Skaug 90+3' |
Report | Oviedo 82' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| China PR |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 |
| Ghana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
20 August 2012 19:00 |
| Germany |
4–0 | China PR |
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| Lotzen 3' Hegenauer 45'Lin Yuping 74' (o.g.)Wensing 90+1' |
Report |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played as the match is played directly before the final.[17]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 August — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Nigeria (a.e.t.) |
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| 4 September — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria |
0 | |||||||||
| 31 August — Saitama | ||||||||||
| United States |
2 | |||||||||
| North Korea |
1 | |||||||||
| 8 September — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| United States (a.e.t.) |
2 | |||||||||
| United States |
1 | |||||||||
| 30 August — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Germany |
0 | |||||||||
| Japan |
3 | |||||||||
| 4 September — Tokyo | ||||||||||
| South Korea |
1 | |||||||||
| Japan |
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| 31 August — Saitama | ||||||||||
| Germany |
3 | |||||||||
| Germany |
4 | Nigeria |
1 | |||||||
| Norway |
0 | Japan |
2 | |||||||
| 8 September — Tokyo | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
31 August 2012 19:30 |
| North Korea |
1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | United States |
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| Kim Su-Gyong 75' |
Report | DiBernardo 52' Ubogagu 98' |
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
| 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Champions |
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United States Third title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own Goal
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Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:[18]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| Dzsenifer Marozsán |
Hanae Shibata |
Julie Johnston |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| Kim Un-Hwa |
Yōko Tanaka |
Lena Lotzen |
| 7 goals | 6 goals | 6 goals |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Laura Benkarth | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Japan | ||
References
- ↑ "Match Schedule FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com. 30 July 2012.
- 1 2 "FIFA confirms Japan as host of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2012". FIFA. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ↑ "FIFA Executive Committee approves special funding for Chile and Haiti". FIFA. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "Financial report presented & decisions taken on competition hosts & Brazil 2014 slots" (Press release). FIFA. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- 1 2 "New host for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". FIFA. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ Vietnam bins its football dream
- ↑ Plumb, Simon (30 January 2011). "NZ Football chance at lucrative Fifa double". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ "UFF recommends six cities to host 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". uzdaily.com. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ↑ "Japan 2012 venues and match schedule announced". FIFA. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ "Qualifying tournaments and qualifiers". FIFA. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ↑ "S.Korea Earns Ticket to 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". rki.kbs.co.kr. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 - List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "Young stars named for U-20 showpiece". FIFA.com. 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "List of FIFA women referees and assistant referees, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "Pathway to Japan 2012 glory revealed". FIFA. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ "La Selección Mexicana Inaugurará el Mundial Femenil Sub 20 Contra el Local, Japón". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A. C. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Regulations FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cups 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "Marozsan a winner despite defeat". FIFA.com. 8 September 2012.
External links
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