This article lists the squads for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Japan. Each competing federation was allowed a 21-player squad, which had to be submitted to
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
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Group A
Japan
Coach:
Hiroshi Yoshida
was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his excellent landscape prints. Yoshida travelled widely, and was particularly known ...
Mexico
Coach:
Leonardo Cuéllar
Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera (born 14 January 1954) is a Mexican football manager and former player who last acted as the manager of América in the Liga MX Femenil. He was the head coach of the Mexico women's national football team from 1998 to 2 ...
New Zealand
Coach:
Aaron McFarland
Switzerland
Coach:
Yannick Schwery
Group B
Brazil
Coach:
Caio Couto
Italy
Coach:
Corrado Corradini
Nigeria
Coach:
Okon Edwin
South Korea
Coach:
Jong Song-chon
Group C
Argentina
Coach:
Carlos Borrello
Canada
Coach:
Andrew Olivieri
Andrew Olivieri (born March 27, 1981) is a Canadian professional football manager and former soccer player who is currently the head coach of the Canadian men's under-20 team. He played as a goalkeeper for several clubs in the United States and ...
North Korea
Coach:
Sin Ui-gun
Norway
Coach:
Jarl Torske
Group D
China PR
Coach:
Yin Tiesheng
Yin Tiesheng (; born August 16, 1956, in Jinan, Shandong, China) is a Chinese former football player who is currently the manager of Qingdao Hainiu.
Playing career
As a player, Yin Tiesheng started his career playing for the Shandong youth tea ...
Germany
Coach:
Maren Meinert
Maren Meinert (born 5 August 1973) is a German football coach and former player who played as a midfielder and striker. She was most recently the head coach of Germany women's national under-20 football team.
As a player, Meinert played for ...
Ghana
Coach:
Robert Sackey
United States
Coach:
Steve Swanson
External links
{{FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads
2012 in youth sport