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2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA I Raro I Te 17 Kapu Wahine O Te Ao
FIFA U-17 WWC official logo
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates28 October – 16 November
Teams16
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Germany
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance212,504 (6,641 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Mana Iwabuchi
Best goalkeeperUnited States Taylor Vancil
Fair play award Germany
2010 →

The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is the first women's football U-17 World Cup in FIFA history. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. It is the officially recognized world championship for women's under-17 national football teams. This was the first women's world youth championship organized by FIFA with the age limit of 17.

Host cities

Matches were played in four New Zealand cities:

  • The Auckland conurbation, New Zealand's largest metropolitan area, hosted the final and 3rd place playoff. The designated host stadium is located in North Shore City.
  • Hamilton hosted two of the quarter-finals.
  • Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, hosted two of the quarter-finals.
  • Christchurch, the only host city in the South Island, hosted the semi-finals.

Pool matches were spread evenly among these cities. The host nation, New Zealand, was based mostly in Auckland but played one pool match in Wellington.

North Harbour Stadium

Location: Auckland (North Shore City)
Capacity: 25,000

Waikato Stadium

Location: Hamilton
Capacity: 26,500

Wellington Stadium
(Westpac Stadium)

Location: Wellington
Capacity: 36,500

Queen Elizabeth II Park

Location: Christchurch
Capacity: 20,000

Qualified teams

Confederation (Continent) Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship  North Korea
 Japan
 South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2008 African U-17 Women's Championship  Nigeria
 Ghana
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship  United States
 Costa Rica
 Canada
CONMEBOL (South America) 2008 South American Under-17 Women's Championship  Colombia
 Brazil
 Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) Host nation  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship  Germany
 France
 Denmark
 England

Squads

Main article: 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads

Tournament

Group stage

All times local (UTC+13)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1
 Canada 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1
 New Zealand 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 0
 Colombia 2 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2
New Zealand 0–1 Canada
(Report) 53' Lamarre
Attendance: 13,123
Denmark 1–1 Colombia
Boye 51' (Report) 20' Ariza
Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi
Colombia 1–1 Canada
Vidal 10' (Report) 9' Ezurike
Referee: Wang Jia
New Zealand 1–2 Denmark
Longo 13' (Report) 29' Andreasen
56' Olsen
Attendance: 11,170
Referee: Silvia Reyes
Colombia 1–3 New Zealand
Ariza 82' (Report) 44', 81', 87' White
Attendance: 3,546
Referee: Etsuko Fukano
Canada 0–0 Denmark
(Report)
Attendance: 3,283

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 7 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6
 North Korea 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
 Ghana 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Costa Rica 0 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7
Costa Rica 0–5 Germany
(Report) 17' Mester
34', 43' Marozsán
51' Knaak
66' Kemme
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Etsuko Fukano
North Korea 1–1 Ghana
Ho 69' (Report) 73' Dadson
Attendance: 453
Ghana 2–3 Germany
Dadson 65'
Fordjour 86'		 (Report) 5' (pen), 35' Marozsán
69' Maier
Costa Rica 1–2 North Korea
Rodríguez 20' (Report) 16', 65' Yun
Attendance: 4,272
Ghana 1–0 Costa Rica
Afriyie 19' (Report)
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi
Germany 1–1 North Korea
Popp 3' (Report) 58' Jon
Referee: Michelle Pye

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9 3 3 0 0 17 5 12
 United States 4 3 1 1 1 6 5 1
 France 4 3 1 1 1 8 10 −2
 Paraguay 0 3 0 0 3 5 16 −11
Japan 3–2 United States
Iwabuchi 31'
Kameoka 68'
Yoshioka 74'		 (Report) 3' DiMartino
51' Mewis
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Thalia Mitsi
France 6–2 Paraguay
Crammer 5', 12', 61' (pen)
Poulain 17'
Augis 58'
Catala 86'		 (Report) 45+3' González
90+2' Genes
Attendance: 5,016
Paraguay 1–3 United States
Fernández 32' (Report) 48' (o.g.) Flores
77' DiMartino
83' Verloo
Referee: Thalia Mitsi
Japan 7–1 France
Inoue 11'
Kishikawa 21' (pen), 57'
Kira 26', 27', 34'
Shimada 38'		 (Report) 16' Augis
Attendance: 4,115
Paraguay 2–7 Japan
González 20' (pen)
Villamayor 55'		 (Report) 36', 73' Kishikawa
40' Ohshima
43', 52' Hamada
83', 89' Takahashi
United States 1–1 France
DiMartino 57' (Report) 72' Rubio
Referee: Silvia Reyes

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
 England 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
 Nigeria 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Brazil 1 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4
Brazil 0–3 England
(Report) 71', 89' Carter
75' Bruton
Attendance: 10,795
Referee: Michelle Pye
South Korea 1–2 Nigeria
Ji 85' (Report) 1' Adekwagh
60' Aighewi
Attendance: 11,500
Nigeria 0–1 England
(Report) 79' Holbrook
Referee: Etsuko Fukano
Brazil 1–2 South Korea
Raquel 66' (Report) 47' Lee M.S.
57' Lee H.Y.
Attendance: 6,471
Brazil 2–2 Nigeria
Ketlen 35'
Rafaelle 71'		 (Report) 43' Orji
75' Okoronkwo
Attendance: 1,410
England 0–3 South Korea
(Report) 8' Ji
16' Go
71' Song
Attendance: 3,920

Knockout stage

All times local (UTC+13)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 November – Wellington
 
 
 Denmark 0
 
13 November – Christchurch
 
 North Korea 4
 
  North Korea 2
 
9 November – Hamilton
 
  England 1
 
 Japan2 (4)
 
16 November – Auckland
 
 England (pen.)2 (5)
 
  North Korea (aet) 2
 
8 November – Wellington
 
  United States 1
 
 Germany 3
 
13 November – Christchurch
 
 Canada 1
 
  Germany 1
 
9 November – Hamilton
 
  United States 2 Third place
 
 South Korea2
 
16 November – Auckland
 
 United States 4
 
  England 0
 
 
  Germany 3
 

Quarterfinals

Denmark 0–4 North Korea
(Report) 21', 73' Jon
86' Ri
89' Kim U.J.
Referee: Thalia Mitsi
Germany 3–1 Canada
Marozsán 4', 78'
Mester 34'		 (Report) 44' Ezurike
Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Silvia Reyes
Japan 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) England
Kira 8'
Iwabuchi 82'		 (Report) 45+1' Staniforth
90+1' Christiansen
Penalties
Kira soccer ball with check mark
Takeyama soccer ball with check mark
Kameoka soccer ball with red X
Kishikawa soccer ball with check mark
Saitō soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Nobbs
soccer ball with check mark Bruton
soccer ball with check mark Carter
soccer ball with check mark Pitman
soccer ball with check mark Bonner
South Korea 2–4 United States
Lee Hyun-Young 65', 85' (Report) 27', 78' Verloo
54' Mewis
84' DiMartino
Attendance: 7,247

Semifinals

North Korea 2–1 England
Ho 19'
Jon 44'		 (Report) 75' Jane
Referee: Michelle Pye
Germany 1–2 United States
Popp 6' (Report) 63' DiMartino
81' Verloo
Attendance: 8014
Referee: Sung Mi Cha

3rd Place Playoff

England 0–3 Germany
(Report) 11' Wesely
74' Knaak
88' Mester

Final

North Korea 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) United States
Kim U.H. 77'
Jang 113'		 (Report) 2' (o.g.) Hong
Attendance: 16,162
Referee: Silvia Reyes

Winner

 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Winners 

North Korea
First title

Awards

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Japan Mana Iwabuchi Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán United States Kristie Mewis


Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán United States Vicki DiMartino North Korea Jon Myong-hwa


FIFA Fair Play Award Golden Glove
 Germany United States Taylor Vancil

Goalscorers

Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 113 goals were scored by 69 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

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