The 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the fifth edition of the

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship is an association football competition for women's national under-20 teams in the North America, Central America and Caribbean region. It serves as the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women's ...

. The tournament was hosted by

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, and all matches were played at the

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. The

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were the defending champions, having won the 2008 tournament, their second regional championship at the under-20 level. The top three sides at the 2010 tournament earned qualification to the

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 5th edition of the tournament. It was held in Germany, who also hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup a year later, from 13 July to 1 August 2010. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all si ...

. The tournament was won by the United States, who defeated

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in the final, 1–0.

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secured the final qualification position by defeating

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in the third place match, 1–0.

Media coverage

CONCACAF broadcast every game on their official website, concacaf.com, in live stream. All games were also available in archive. In the United States,

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agreed to broadcast two of the group stage matches involving the United States, as well as both the semifinals. Also,

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broadcast the final.

Qualified teams

Venues

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout rounds

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Awards

References

External links

Official CONCACAF website for Women's Under-20s

at RSSSF
CONCACAF Guatemala 2010 Technical Report
{{2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Qualification CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Women's

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