The 2012

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was the 6th edition of the tournament. The tournament was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September, with sixteen national football soccer teams and mark the first hosting of a FIFA women's football tournament in the country. The host nation were to be decided on 19 March 2010 but was postponed by

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to give bidders more time to prepare their bids. On 3 March 2011 FIFA initially awarded the World Cup to

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. However, on 18 December 2011 FIFA had the tournament stripped from this country for problems with the bid and named Japan as a possible host. Japan was officially announced as host on 8 February 2012.

Bids and hosting problems

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had originally won the right the host the tournament. However, Vietnam had to withdraw its bid because it couldn't guarantee government backing and found the FIFA bid process "taxing".

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had initially been asked to be ready as a backup venue, but were eventually awarded the 2015 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup and FIFA then awarded the right to host the games to

. However, in its meeting in

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in December 2011, FIFA's Executive Committee decided to cancel Uzbekistan's hosting of the tournament due to "a number of logistical and technical issues", and announced

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had been proposed as its new organizer. The

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had recommended six cities to host games. They are

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and

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. The competition would have taken place in Tashkent's Pakhtakor and

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Stadiums, Samarkand's

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, Bukhara's

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, Qarshi's

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, Mubarek's

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and Guzar's

Host cities and venues

On 31 March 2012, FIFA announced five stadiums for the tournament.

Qualified teams

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Squads

Each team submitted a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 10 August 2012.

Match officials

A total of 14 referees and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.

Final draw

The final draw was held on 4 June 2012 in

. Teams were placed in four pots: *Pot 1: Hosts and continental champions of the AFC, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL *Pot 2: Remaining teams from AFC and CONCACAF *Pot 3: Teams from UEFA *Pot 4: Teams from CAF, OFC and remaining team from CONMEBOL

Group stage

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows: # 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 # greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned # drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee The two teams finishing first and second in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. All times are

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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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shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by

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to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played as the match is played directly before the final.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:Awards 2012
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Goalscorers

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;6 goals * Lena Lotzen * Yōko Tanaka ;5 goals * Kim Su-gyong ;4 goals *

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* Jeoun Eun-ha *

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* Hanae Shibata *

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* Desire Oparanozie ;2 goals *

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* Olivia Jiménez *

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* Caroline Hansen *

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;1 goal * Yael Oviedo * Amanda * Giovanna Oliveira *

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* Jaclyn Sawicki *

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* Zhao Xindi *

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* Evie Myllin * Osarenoma Igbinovia * Ngozi Okobe *

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* Ina Skaug *

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References

External links

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012
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FIFA Technical Report
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