The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national association football teams. Matches were held in four Moscow stadiums (Dynamo, Lokomotiv, Podmoskovie Stadium and Torpedo Stadium) and one in Saint Petersburg (Petrovsky Stadium).
This was the third women's world youth championship organized by FIFA, but the first with an age limit of 20. The first two events, held in Canada in 2002 and Thailand in 2004, had an age limit of 19. FIFA changed the age limit to prepare for the creation of an under-17 championship in 2008.
North Korea won the tournament. They became the first Asian team to win a FIFA women's tournament and the first Asian football team to win any FIFA tournaments since Saudi Arabia's triumph in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. the official mascot, is a little fox called Alissa. It is a figure that is very popular in children's literature in Russia, and one frequently said to possess beauty, intelligence, speed and craftiness; traits it shares with many of Russia's promising young women footballers.
Alissa sports a football strip in the colours of the Russian flag, a fitting choice for the proud host country of this world championship. Naturally, they never go anywhere without their loyal friend, a football, whose company it enjoys immensely. This lively little fox is unquestionably female, as demonstrated by Alissa's long tied-back hair and sports skirt, but then again this is a women's festival of football.
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | Petrovsky Stadium | 21,570 |
| Moscow | Torpedo Stadium | 13,400 |
| Shchyolkovo | Podmoskovie Stadium | 5,000 |
| Moscow | Dynamo Stadium | 36,540 |
| Moscow | Locomotiv Stadium | 28,800 |
Squads
Qualified Teams
The 16 participating U-20 women's teams from the six FIFA confederations are:
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Group stage
The draw for the tournament was held in Moscow's City Hall on 22 March 2006. 14 of the 16 competing teams (the two CAF teams were then still undecided) learned their first-round groupings.
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Russia
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Australia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 New Zealand
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
All times local (UTC+4)
| New Zealand | 0–3 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | McCallum  39' 80' Shipard 90+3' |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Francielle 42' Fabiana 69' |
{Report} |
| Russia | 3–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Kozhnikova 5' Terekhova 14'Akimova 90+3' |
(Report) | Erceg 18' Humphries 56' |
| Australia | 1–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Brogan 85' |
(Report) | Kozhnikova 75' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Nigeria
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
 Canada
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Finland
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Korea
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
 Germany
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 |
 Mexico
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 |
 Switzerland
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
| North Korea | 2–0 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Jong P. 35' Jo 70' |
(Report) |
| Mexico | 1–9 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Cisneros 76' |
(Report) | Okoyino Da Mbabi 24' Bajramaj 29'Keßler 31'Blässe 37' 44' 84'Laudehr 49'Maier 58'Oster 77' |
| Switzerland | 0–4 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Jong P. 45+1' Kim O. 50'Kim S. 78' 80' |
| Germany | 6–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Bajramaj 4' 62' Laudehr 21'Okoyino Da Mbabi 45'Keßler 85'Blässe 89' |
(Report) |
| Mexico | 0–4 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Kim Hyang-mi 33' Kim K. 35'Kil 42'O 59' |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
 France
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 |
 DR Congo
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| United States | 1–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Rostedt 61' |
(Report) |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 August – Moscow (Torpedo) | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 31 August – Moscow (Lokomotiv) | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 August – Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 September – Moscow (Lokomotiv) | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| North Korea | 5 | |||||||||
| 26 August – Moscow (Torpedo) | ||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 4 | |||||||||
| 31 August – Moscow (Lokomotiv) | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| China (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 27 August – Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 (4) | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 September – Moscow (Lokomotiv) | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| United States | 0 (5) | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
| Brazil | 0–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ri Un-hyang 87' |
| China | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | United States |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
Zhuang  Zhang Yuan Zi Ma  Zhu |
5–4 | Dew Adams Poach Lopez Bock Cheney |
Third place play-off
| Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | United States |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Daiane Costa Aliane Francielle Monica Fabiana Erika Maurine |
6–5 | Dew Long Angeli Heath Adams Lopez Rodriguez Poach |
Final
| 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship winners |
|---|
 North Korea First title |
Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:[1]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Xiaoxu
|
Zhang Yanru
|
Danesha Adams
|
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| Ma Xiaoxu
|
Kim Song-hui
|
Anna Blässe
|
| 5 goals | 5 goals | 4 goals |
| FIFA Fair Play Award[note 1] | ||
| North Korea and Russia
| ||
All star team
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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Scorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Mercedes Pereyra
- Belén Potassa
- Danielle Brogan
- Sally Shipard
- Adriane
- Francielle
- Amanda Chiccini
- Kaylyn Kyle
- Lou Xiaoxu
- You Jia
- Zhang Weishuang
- Trésorine Nzuzi
Laure Boulleau- Amandine Henry
- Jessica Houara
- Louisa Necib
- Juliane Maier
- Lydia Neumann
- Jennifer Oster
- Monique Cisneros
- Maria de Lourdes Gordillo
- Mónica Ocampo
- Abby Erceg
- Emma Humphries
- Tawa Ishola
- Hong Myong-gum
- O Kum-hui
- Ri Un-hyang
- Kim Hyang-mi
- Kim Ok-sim
- Svetlana Akimova
- Elena Terekhova
- Alexandra Long
- Casey Nogueira
- Own goals
- Yuan Fan (for Finland)
Further information
- This was the first time an Australian football team has played in a worldwide competition as an Asian Football Confederation team. However, the country's senior men's team was the first to play as an AFC team, competing in its first 2007 Asian Cup qualifier in February 2006, two months before the AFC qualifiers for this competition. Before 1 January 2006, Australia was a member of the Oceania Football Confederation.
- This was the first U-20 Women's tournament in which a Canadian has not won the Golden Shoe award, given to the top goal scorer of the tournament. Canadians Christine Sinclair and Brittany Timko won the award in 2002 and 2004 respectively.
Notes
- ^ According to FIFA Committee for Fair Play and Social Responsibility, two team won this award in 2006.
References
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Russia 2006 - Awards". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.