The 2010

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, who will also host the

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a year later from 13 July to 1 August 2010. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, were taking part in the final competition, in which Germany had a guaranteed place as the host nation.

Venues

Qualified teams

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:1.Teams that made their debut.

Nigerian team ban

On 30 June 2010, President of Nigeria

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announced he would suspend the

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from FIFA competition for 2 years. This put the Falconets place at the competition in jeopardy. On 5 July 2010, the ban was lifted.

Squads

Final draw

No two teams from the same confederation were to be drawn in the same group, with the exception of Group A, which would include two European teams.

Group stage

The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:Tournament Regulations
Tiebreaker criteria on page 32 of tournament regulations *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).

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

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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3rd Place Playoff

Final

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:
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Goalscorers

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;8 goals *

Ji So-yun Ji So-yun ( ko, 지소연, ; born 21 February 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Suwon FC and the South Korean national team. Club career Ji started her career in Japan, playing fo ...

;5 goals *

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;4 goals *

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;3 goals * Marina Makanza * Elizabeth Cudjoe * Lee Hyun-Young ;2 goals * Débora *

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* Yoreli Rincón *

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* Renae Cuéllar * Desire Oparanozie *

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* Ludmila * Rafaelle *

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Melissa Ortiz Melissa Marie Ortiz Matallana (born 24 January 1990) is an American-born Colombian Olympic and professional footballer who plays for the Colombia national team as a striker or attacking midfielder. Early life Ortiz was born in West Palm Beach, ...

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* Katherine Alvarado *

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* Deborah Afriyie *

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* Kim Myong-Gum * Kim Un-Hyang *

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* Kim Jin-young *

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* Alina Garciamendez *

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* Bridgette Armstrong *

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* Amarachi Okoronkwo * Helen Ukaonu *

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;Own goals * Renae Cuéllar (1 for Japan) * Hyon Un-Hui (1 for Sweden) * Osinachi Ohale (1 for Germany)

References

External links

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany 2010
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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