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2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17 de la FIFA República Dominicana 2024
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
Dates16 October – 3 November
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place United States
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored94 (2.94 per match)
Attendance94,636 (2,957 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Pau Comendador
(5 goals)
Best player(s)North Korea Jon Il-chong
Best goalkeeperUnited States Evan O'Steen
Fair play award Nigeria
← 2022
2025 →

The 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Spanish: Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17 de la FIFA República Dominicana 2024) was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was hosted by the Dominican Republic, the first FIFA tournament hosted by the country.[1] This was the final edition to feature 16 teams before expanding to 24 teams in 2025.[2] It was also the final edition to be held biannually.

Spain were the two-time defending champions. They were beaten in the final by North Korea on penalties.

Host selection

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Dominican Republic was announced as the 2024 Women's U-17 World Cup hosts following the FIFA Council meeting on 23 June 2023 in Zürich, Switzerland.[1]

Qualified teams

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A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Dominican Republic who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
AFC (Asia)
(3 teams) 		2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup  Japan 8th 2022 Champions (2014)
 North Korea 7th 2018 Champions (2008, 2016)
 South Korea 4th 2018 Champions (2010)
CAF (Africa)
(3 teams) 		2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament  Kenya 1st None Debut
 Nigeria 7th 2022 Third place (2022)
 Zambia 2nd 2014 Group stage (2014)
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)
(Hosts + 2 teams) 		Host nation  Dominican Republic 1st None Debut
2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship  Mexico 7th 2022 Runners-up (2018)
 United States 6th 2022 Runners-up (2008)
CONMEBOL (South America)
(3 teams) 		2024 South American U-17 Women's Championship  Brazil 7th 2022 Quarter-finalists (2010, 2012, 2022)
 Colombia 6th 2022 Runners-up (2022)
 Ecuador 1st None Debut
OFC (Oceania)
(1 team) 		2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship  New Zealand 8th 2022 Third place (2018)
UEFA (Europe)
(3 teams) 		2024 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship  England 3rd 2016 Fourth place (2008)
 Poland 1st None Debut
 Spain 6th 2022 Champions (2018, 2022)

Venues

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The cities of Santiago de los Caballeros and Santo Domingo were confirmed by Dominican Football Federation on 29 April 2024 to host the competition.[3]

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Location of the host cities of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024.
2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup venues
Santiago de los Caballeros Santo Domingo
Estadio Cibao FC Estadio Félix Sánchez
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 27,000

Draw

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The official draw took place on 22 June 2024 at the Monument to Fray Anton de Montesinos in Santo Domingo.[4] The teams were allocated based on their performances in the five previous U-17 Women's World Cups, five bonus points added to the qualifying tournament winners (for this cycle).[5] The hosts team, Dominican Republic, was automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation were drawn so as to not meet in the group stage.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Dominican Republic H
 Spain
 Japan
 North Korea

 United States
 Brazil
 Mexico
 New Zealand

 Nigeria
 Colombia
 England
 Zambia

 South Korea
 Poland
 Ecuador
 Kenya

Squads

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Main article: 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads

Players born between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2009 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Match officials

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A total of 12 referees, 24 assistant referees and 2 support referees were appointed officially by FIFA for the tournament on 16 August 2024.[6] The Football Video Support (FVS) system was utilized for the first time in a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[7]

Originally, Milagros Arruela (Peru) was selected for the tournament, but she was later replaced by Bolivia's Alejandra Quisbert. Olatz Rivera [es] (Spain) was originally only assigned as support referee. However, she was assigned as principal referee during the tournament.

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage took place on 22 June 2024.

All times are local, AST (UTC−4).[8]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Knockout stage
2  Ecuador 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Dominican Republic (H) 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
New Zealand 1–4 Nigeria
Saxon 60' Report
Attendance: 1,040
Referee: Olatz Rivera (Spain)
Dominican Republic 0–2 Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Abigail Byrne (England)
Nigeria 4–0 Ecuador
 Report
Attendance: 787
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Dominican Republic 1–1 New Zealand
Brito 68' Report Mercedes 61' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,258
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
Nigeria 1–0 Dominican Republic
Moshood 89' Report
Attendance: 13,535
Referee: Daiane Muniz (Brazil)
Ecuador 4–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Colombia 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
4  South Korea 3 0 1 2 1 11 −10 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 3–1 United States
 Report Barcenas 22'
Attendance: 3,234
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
South Korea 1–1 Colombia
 Report
Attendance: 2,174
Spain 5–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
Colombia 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 6,334
Referee: Alina Peșu (Romania)
United States 5–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 784
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)
Colombia 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
North Korea 4–1 Mexico
 Report Reyes 45'
Attendance: 709
Referee: Daiane Muniz (Brazil)
Kenya 0–2 England
Report
Attendance: 777
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)
North Korea 3–0 Kenya
 Report
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Deily Gómez (Costa Rica)
England 4–2 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 2,155
England 0–4 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 754
Referee: Alina Peșu (Romania)
Mexico 1–2 Kenya
 Report
Attendance: 852
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  Poland 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3  Brazil 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Zambia 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan 0–0 Poland
Report
Attendance: 587
Referee: Deily Gómez (Costa Rica)
Brazil 1–0 Zambia
Juju 19' Report
Attendance: 470
Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)
Japan 2–1 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 3,347
Referee: Abigail Byrne (England)
Zambia 0–2 Poland
Report
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
Zambia 1–4 Japan
Suzuki 87' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 891
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Poland 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 673
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time was played and a penalty shoot-out was held to determine the winner.[9]

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 October – Santiago de los Caballeros
 
 
 Nigeria0
 
30 October – Santiago de los Caballeros
 
 United States2
 
 United States0
 
26 October – Santiago de los Caballeros
 
 North Korea1
 
 North Korea1
 
3 November – Santo Domingo
 
 Poland0
 
 North Korea (p)1 (4)
 
27 October – Santo Domingo
 
 Spain1 (3)
 
 Spain5
 
31 October – Santo Domingo
 
 Ecuador0
 
 Spain3
 
27 October – Santo Domingo
 
 England0 Third place match
 
 Japan2 (1)
 
3 November – Santo Domingo
 
 England (p)2 (4)
 
 United States3
 
 
 England0
 

Quarter-finals

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Nigeria 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
North Korea 1–0 Poland
Choe Rim-jong 14' Report
Attendance: 2,112
Referee: Abigail Byrne (England)
Spain 5–0 Ecuador
 Report
Attendance: 3,529
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
Japan 2–2 England
 Report
Penalties
 1–4
Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

Semi-finals

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United States 0–1 North Korea
Report Ro Un-hyang 69'
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: Alina Peșu (Romania)
Spain 3–0 England
 Report
Attendance: 2,970
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Third place match

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United States 3–0 England
 Report
Attendance: 3,971
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)

Final

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North Korea 1–1 Spain
Jon Il-chong 66' Report Segura 61'
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 18,410
Referee: Daiane Muniz (Brazil)


 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup winners 

North Korea
Third title

Awards

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The following awards were given for the tournament:[10]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
North Korea Jon Il-chong Spain Pau Comendador Spain Celia Segura
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
Spain Pau Comendador United States Kennedy Fuller Spain Celia Segura
5 goals 4 goals, 3 assists 4 goals, 2 assists,
406 minutes played
Golden Glove
United States Evan O'Steen
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Nigeria

Goalscorers

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There were 94 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA Council appoints United States as host of new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Everything you need to know about the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2024". FIFA. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Santo Domingo y Santiago serán sedes de la Copa Mundial Sub-17 Femenina de la FIFA 2024" (in Spanish). Dominican Football Federation. 29 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Draw: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024™". FIFA. 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Draw Procedures - FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024™" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024™ - List of appointed FIFA Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Match officials appointed for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024™". FIFA.com. FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Match Schedule – FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Regulations FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024™" (PDF). FIFA. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Jon Il-chong headlines U-17 Women's World Cup award winners". FIFA. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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