The 2008

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was the 4th edition of the tournament. It was held in

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between 19 November and 7 December 2008. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Chile had a guaranteed place as the host nation.

Background

On 15 September 2006,

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officially announced Chile as the host country. It was the third time Chile organized a football world cup, after the

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and the

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, but the first in the women's competition. The decision came as a surprise to Chile, as it had bid in August 2006 to host the 2008

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, which was finally granted to

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(

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was unsuccessful in both bids). Chile previously hosted the

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and the first edition for Under 17s in January 2008.

Venues

Four different cities were selected as venues in an open bidding process. Changes to the stadiums to comply with FIFA standards were carried out between December 2007 and September 2008. The selected venues were: * Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso World Cup Stadium,

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(opening) * La Florida Bicentennial Municipal Stadium, La Florida (

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area) * Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Chillán Municipal Stadium,

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* Germán Becker B. Municipal Stadium,

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Qualified teams

The places were allocated as follows to confederations: AFC (3), CAF (2),

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(3),

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(2), OFC (1),

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(4), plus the host country. :1.Teams that made their debut.

Squads

Group stage

The opening phase of the tournament comprised four groups of four teams, with the top two sides in each section advancing to the quarter-finals. The final draw to determine the groups took place in

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on 13 September 2008 at 20:30

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.Qualifiers learn their fate
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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

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Knockout map

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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3rd-place playoff

Final

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:

All star team

The following players were named as the All Star Team for the tournament:

Goalscorers

;5 goals * Sydney Leroux ;4 goals * Eugenie Le Sommer * Ri Ye-gyong *

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;3 goals * Marie Pollman * Ebere Orji * Rosie White * Ra Un-sim ;2 goals *

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* Pamela * Monica Lam-Feist *

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* Marie-Laure Delie * Julie Machart * Marine Pervier *

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* Isabel Kerschowski * Kim Kulig * Lisa Schwab * Asano Nagasato * Isabell Herlovsen *

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* Cha Hu-nam * Ri Un-hyang ;1 goal * Florencia Jaimes * Adriane * Janaína * Ketlen * Julie Armstrong * Jonelle Filigno * Loredana Riverso * María Mardones * Daniela Pardo * Daniela Zamora * Liu Shukun * Zhang Rui * Oliva Amani * Brooke Chaplen *

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* Sylvie Banecki *

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* Nathalie Bock * Julia Simic * Konomi Ataeyama * Michi Goto * Kie Koyama * Asuna Tanaka * Rumi Utsugi * Charlyn Corral * Dinora Garza * Rita Chikwelu * Ogonna Chukwudi * Joy Jegede * Sarah Michael * Ida Elise Enget * Marita Skammelsrud Lund * Renee Leota * Sarah McLaughlin *

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* Pak Kuk-hui * Ra Un-sim * Ri Hyon-suk * Ryom Su-ok * Becky Edwards * Keelin Winters ;Own goals * Erin McNulty (1 for Germany) * Javiera Guajardo (1 for Nigeria) * Nanu Mafuala (1 for Japan) *

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(1 for Brazil) * Bianca Schmidt (1 for USA) * Wendoline Ortiz (1 for Brazil)

References

External links

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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