The 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is being held in Germany from July 13 to August 1. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, are taking part in the final competition, in which Germany has a guaranteed place as the host nation.
On June 30, 2010, President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan announced he would suspend the Nigeria Football Federation from FIFA competition for 2 years.[1] This put the Falconets place at the competition in jeopardy. On July 5, 2010, the ban was lifted.[2]
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:[3]
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;
greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
It has been decided by FIFA to remove the use of the fair play point system as an option to determine the ranking
of teams at the conclusion of the group phase (art. 25 par. 5g).
On the last group match day (20 July), the following teams (group winner; runner-up) will advance:
If:
France defeat Germany
France and Germany draw
Germany defeat France
Costa Rica defeat Colombia
France; Germany
Germany; France
Germany; France
Costa Rica and Colombia draw
France; Germany
Germany; France
Germany; France
Colombia defeat Costa Rica
France; Germany
Germany; France
Germany; France or Colombia1
1. Colombia will be runner-up if the combined margin of victory for Colombia and Germany is at least 5 goals, or is exactly 4 goals plus Colombia score at least 2 goals more than France. France will be runner-up if the combined margin is 2 or 3 goals, or is exactly 4 goals plus Colombia do not score more goals than France. If the combined margin of victory is 4 goals and Colombia scores 1 goal more than France, then the runner-up will be determined by (1) the fair play point system or (2) drawing lots.
On the last group match day (20 July), the following teams (group winner; runner-up) will advance:
If:
New Zealand defeat Brazil
New Zealand and Brazil draw
Brazil defeat New Zealand
Korea DPR defeat Sweden
Korea DPR; Sweden
Korea DPR; Sweden
Korea DPR; Sweden or Brazil1
Korea DPR and Sweden draw
Korea DPR; Sweden
Korea DPR; Sweden
Korea DPR; Sweden
Sweden defeat Korea DPR
Sweden; Korea DPR
Sweden; Korea DPR
Sweden; Korea DPR
1. Brazil will be runner-up if the combined margin of victory for Brazil and Korea DPR is at least 3 goals, or if the margin in both matches is 1 goal plus Brazil score at least 3 goals more than Sweden. Sweden will be runner-up if the margin in both matches is 1 goal plus Brazil do not score at least 2 goals more than Sweden. If the margin of victory in both matches is 1 goal and Brazil score 2 goals more than Sweden, the runner-up will be deterimined by (1) the fair play point system or (2) drawing lots.
On the last group match day (21 July), the following teams (group winner; runner-up) will advance:
If:
Japan defeat England
Japan and England draw
England defeat Japan
Nigeria defeat Mexico
Nigeria; Japan or Mexico1
Nigeria; Mexico
Nigeria; England or Mexico2
Nigeria and Mexico draw
Mexico; Nigeria
Mexico; Nigeria
Mexico; Nigeria
Mexico defeat Nigeria
Mexico; Japan or Nigeria3
Mexico; Nigeria
Mexico; England or Nigeria4
1. Japan will be runner-up if the combined margin of victory for Japan and Nigeria is at least 3. If the margin in both matches is 1 goal, then the team (Japan or Mexico) who score more goals than the other will be runner-up. If the margin in both mmatches is 1 goal and Japan and Mexico score the same number of goals, the runner-up will be decided by (1) the fair play point system or (2) drawing lots.
2. Mexico will be runner-up if the margin of victory in both matches is only 1 goal, and England do not score at least 4 goals more than Mexico. Otherwise, England will be runner-up.
3. Nigeria will be runner-up if the margin of victory in both matches is only 1 goal, and they score more goals than Japan. Otherwise, Japan will be runner-up.
4. England will be runner-up if the combined margin of victory for England and Mexico is at least 3, or if the margin in both matches is 1 goal plus England score at least 3 goals more than Nigeria. Nigeria will be runner-up if the margin in both matches is 1 goal plus England do not score at least 2 goals more than Nigeria. If the margin in both matches is 1 goal plus England score exactly 2 goals more than Nigeria, the runner-up will be decided by (1) the fair play point system or (2) drawing lots.
On the last group match day (21 July), the following teams (group winner; runner-up) will advance:
If:
Korea Republic defeat USA
Korea Republic and USA draw
USA defeat Korea Republic
Ghana defeat Switzerland
Korea Republic; Ghana or USA1
Korea Republic; USA
USA; Korea Republic
Ghana and Switzerland draw
Korea Republic; USA
Korea Republic; USA
USA; Korea Republic
Switzerland defeat Ghana
Korea Republic; USA
Korea Republic; USA
USA; Korea Republic
1. Ghana will be runner-up if the combined margin of victory for Korea Republic and Ghana is at least 8 goals, or if the combined margin is 7 goals plus Ghana score at least 4 goals more than the USA. The USA will be runner-up if the combined margin of victory is fewer than 7 goals, or the combined margin is 7 goals plus Ghana do not score at least 3 goals more than the USA. If the combined margin of victory is 7 goals and Ghana score exactly 3 goals more than the USA, the runner-up will be deterimined by (1) the fair play point system or (2) drawing lots.