The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the

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, the biennial international

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youth

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championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of

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. The tournament was held in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

from 13 November to 3 December 2016. This was the first FIFA tournament held in the country.

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won their 2nd title in this event by beating

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in the final, 3–1. They became the first country to win the U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cup in the same year, with their under-17 team winning the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earlier in the year.

Host selection

Original round of bidding

The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline: * * *

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were awarded the hosting rights by

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at their meeting on 5 December 2013. However, they later withdrew, giving its notice at FIFA's executive committee meeting prior to the

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Second round of bidding

After South Africa's withdrawal, the following countries announced they would be interested in hosting: * * Papua New Guinea were awarded the hosting rights of the tournament by the

on 20 March 2015.

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Papua New Guinea who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014. :1.Teams that will make their debut.

Venues

A FIFA delegation visited the following four stadiums in April 2015:

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Sir John Guise Stadium The Sir John Guise Stadium is a multi-sport and athletics venue located in Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea, and is part of the larger Sir John Guise Sports Precinct which also includes an indoor arena, beach volleyball/hockey c ...

Lloyd Robson Oval PNG Football Stadium (known as ''Lloyd Robson Oval'' until 2015) is a sporting ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It hosted three games for the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup. It has been the home ground for the Papua New Guinea natio ...

(National Football Stadium), and

Bava Park The Bava Park Is a sports center located between Bava Street and Bisini Road in the city of Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the I ...

, all located in

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. The same four stadiums were submitted to FIFA for approval in October 2015. The final approved stadiums are:

Emblem and slogan

The official emblem and slogan ("To Inspire, To Excel") were unveiled on 8 March 2016.

Mascot

The official mascot, a

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nicknamed "Susa", was launched on 11 June 2016.

Theme Song

The official theme song for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World cup Kumul Susa written by dAdiigii and performed by Mereani & dAdiigii

Squads

Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1996, and on or before 31 December 2000. The official squads were announced on 8 November 2016.

Match officials

A total of 16 referees, and 27 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.

Draw

The official draw was held on 17 March 2016, 18:30

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), at the FIFA headquarters in

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. The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous U-20 Women's World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Papua New Guinea automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows: If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows: All times are local, PGT (

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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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is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a

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to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played as the match is played directly before the final. On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the

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's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time.

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:

Goalscorers

;5 goals *

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* Stina Blackstenius ;4 goals *

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* Ri Hyang-sim ;3 goals * Brena * Clara Matéo * Stefanie Sanders *

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* Jon So-yon *

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;2 goals * Yasmim *

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* Shiho Matsubara *

Chinwendu Ihezuo Chinwendu Ihezuo (born 30 April 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey and the Nigeria women's national team. Early life Ihezuo was born on 30 April 1997 in Ajegunle, Lagos, Niger ...

* Ju Hyo-sim *

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* Ally Watt ;1 goal *

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* Geyse * Katrine *

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* Juliane Gathrat *

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* Saskia Matheis *

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* Jane Ayieyam *

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* Miyabi Moriya *

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* Jacqueline Crowther *

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* Maria Sánchez *

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* Isabella Coombes * Joy Bokiri * Ihuoma Onyebuchi * Chinaza Uchendu * Ri Un-sim * Sung Hyang-sim * U Sol-gyong * Nicollete Ageva * Han Chae-rin * Kim Seong-mi * Namgung Ye-ji * Aitana Bonmati *

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* Anna Anvegård * Johanna Rytting Kaneryd * Kelcie Hedge *

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* Ashley Sanchez *

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* Kika Moreno *

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;Own goal *

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(against North Korea) * Casey Murphy (against Ghana)

References

External links

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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