The 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth

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championship organised by

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for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The top three sides also earned qualification to the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The tournament was held from June 17 to June 28, 2008. It featured eight teams and was played entirely at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc in

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, Mexico. The tournament was won by

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, who defeated the

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in the final by a score of 1–0.

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secured the final qualification spot by defeating

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in the third-place match.

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on May 6, 2008, at the

Offices of the General Secretariat in New York City. The eight teams which entered the group stage were drawn into two groups of four teams. The hosts,

, were drawn into Group A along with

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, and the

, while

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, and

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were drawn into Group B. The schedule was announced on May 14, 2008.

Squads

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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3rd place

Final

Winners

Goalscorers

References

External links

CONCACAF Mexico 2008 Under-20 Women's Championship Recap
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