The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Papua New Guinea from 13 November to 3 December 2016.[1] This was the first FIFA tournament held in the country, the first FIFA tournament held in Melanesia, and the first FIFA association football tournament in Oceania to take place outside Australasia.
North Korea won their 2nd title in this event by beating France in the final, 3–1.[2] They became the first country to win the U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cup in the same year, with their under-17 team winning the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earlier in the year.[3]
Host selection
Original round of bidding
The following countries submitted bids to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline:[4]
South Africa were awarded the hosting rights by FIFA Executive Committee at their meeting on 5 December 2013.[5] However, they later withdrew, giving its notice at FIFA's executive committee meeting prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[6][7]
Second round of bidding
After South Africa's withdrawal, the following countries announced they would be interested in hosting:
Papua New Guinea were awarded the hosting rights of the tournament by the FIFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2015.[10]
Qualified teams
A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Papua New Guinea who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014.[11]
- 1.^ Teams that will make their debut.
Venues
A FIFA delegation visited the following four stadiums in April 2015: Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Sir John Guise Stadium, Lloyd Robson Oval (National Football Stadium), and Bava Park, all located in Port Moresby.[12] The same four stadiums were submitted to FIFA for approval in October 2015.[13] The final approved stadiums are:
| Port Moresby | |||
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| Sir John Guise Stadium | National Football Stadium | PNG Football Stadium | Bava Park |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 14,800 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
Location of stadiums of the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Emblem and slogan
The official emblem and slogan ("To Inspire, To Excel") were unveiled on 8 March 2016.[14]
Mascot
The official mascot, a bird-of-paradise nicknamed "Susa", was launched on 11 June 2016.[15]
Theme Song
The official theme song for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World cup Kumul Susa written by dAdiigii and performed by Mereani & dAdiigii.[16]
Squads
Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1996, and on or before 31 December 2000.[17] The official squads were announced on 8 November 2016.[18]
Match officials
A total of 16 referees, and 27 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[19]
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
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Draw
The official draw was held on 17 March 2016, 18:30 CET (UTC+1), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[20][21] The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous U-20 Women's World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Papua New Guinea automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[17]
- 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;
- fair play points
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
All times are local, PGT (UTC+10).[22]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  North Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Brazil
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Sweden
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea (H)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
| Sweden | 0–2 | North Korea |
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| Report | Ri Hyang-sim  25'Kim So-hyang 48' |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–9 | Brazil |
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| Report | Duda 6' Gabi Nunes 11', 70'Brena 17', 24' (pen.)Yasmim 45+1', 66'Katrine 45+3'Geyse 49' |
| North Korea | 4–2 | Brazil |
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| U Sol-gyong 20' Ri Hyang-sim 35'Carla 40' (o.g.)Jon So-yon 45+6' (pen.) |
Report | Gabi Nunes 29' Brena 51' (pen.) |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–6 | Sweden |
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| Report | Blackstenius 8', 43', 58', 72' Kaneryd 75'Anvegård 82' |
| North Korea | 7–1 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Ri Un-sim 7' Kim So-hyang 37', 45+4', 53'Ju Hyo-sim 45+3'Wi Jong-sim 65'Sung Hyang-sim 90+1' |
Report | Ageva 16' |
| Brazil | 1–1 | Sweden |
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| Gabi Nunes 31' |
Report | Blackstenius 14' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Japan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  United States
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5[a] | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  France
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5[a] | |
| 3 |  New Zealand
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Ghana
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Notes:
| Ghana | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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| Report | Christensen 89' |
| France | 2–2 | Ghana |
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| D. Cascarino 30' Matéo 90+5' |
Report | Owusu-Ansah 44' Ayieyam 65' |
| New Zealand | 1–3 | United States |
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| Coombes 76' |
Report | Sanchez 3' Pugh 8'Watt 82' |
| New Zealand | 0–2 | France |
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| Report | Léger 17' Matéo 47' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Germany
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Mexico
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Venezuela
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Germany | 3–1 | Venezuela |
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| Gier 2', 45' Schüller 51' |
Report | Speckmaier 26' |
| Mexico | 2–0 | South Korea |
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| Crowther 56' Palacios 89' |
Report |
| South Korea | 3–0 | Venezuela |
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| Namgung Ye-ji 77' (pen.) Han Chae-rin 80'Kim Seong-mi 90' |
Report |
| South Korea | 0–2 | Germany |
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| Report | Orschmann 13' Sanders 25' |
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.[17]
On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time.[23]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 November — (NFS) | ||||||||||
| North Korea (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| 29 November — (SJG) | ||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| North Korea (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 November — (SJG) | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 December — (NFS) | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 November — (NFS) | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 29 November — (SJG) | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 November — (SJG) | ||||||||||
| France (a.e.t.) | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 December — (NFS) | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| North Korea | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
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| Ju Hyo-sim 18' Ri Hyang-sim 30'Kim Phyong-hwa 106' |
Report | N. García 38' L. García 63' |
| Germany | 0–1 | France |
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| Report | D. Cascarino 16' |
Semi-finals
| North Korea | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | United States |
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| Jon So-yon 50' (pen.) Ri Hyang-sim 91' |
Report | Jacobs 89' |
Third place match
| United States | 0–1 | Japan |
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| Report | Ueno 87' |
Final
| North Korea | 3–1 | France |
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| Wi Jong-sim 30' Kim Phyong-hwa 55'Jon So-yon 87' (pen.) |
Report | Geyoro 17' |
| 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners |
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 North Korea Second title |
Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:[24]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| Hina Sugita
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Kim So-hyang
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 Delphine Cascarino
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| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Mami Ueno
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Gabi Nunes
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Stina Blackstenius
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| 5 goals, 2 assists | 5 goals, 1 assist | 5 goals |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Mylène Chavas
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| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Japan
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Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Duda
- Geyse
- Katrine
- Gabrielle Carle
- Juliane Gathrat
- Grace Geyoro
- Marie-Charlotte Léger
- Saskia Matheis
- Dina Orschmann
- Lea Schüller
- Jane Ayieyam
- Sandra Owusu-Ansah
- Honoka Hayashi
- Miyabi Moriya
- Hina Sugita
- Jacqueline Crowther
- Teresa González
- Maria Sánchez
- Tayla Christensen
- Isabella Coombes
- Joy Bokiri
- Ihuoma Onyebuchi
- Chinaza Uchendu
- Ri Un-sim
- Sung Hyang-sim
- U Sol-gyong
- Nicollete Ageva
- Han Chae-rin
- Kim Seong-mi
- Namgung Ye-ji
- Aitana Bonmati
- Nahikari García
- Patricia Guijarro
- Alba Redondo
- Anna Anvegård
- Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
- Kelcie Hedge
- Natalie Jacobs
- Ashley Sanchez
- Gabriela García
- Kika Moreno
- Mariana Speckmaier
- Own goal
- Carla (against North Korea)
- Casey Murphy (against Ghana)
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External links
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016, FIFA.com
- FIFA Technical Report Archived 3 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
