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 teams and marked the first hosting of a FIFA women's tournament in the country. The host nation was 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, the country had to withdraw its bid because it could not 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 was eventually awarded the 2015 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup and FIFA then awarded the hosting rights 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 that

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had been proposed as its new organiser. The

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had recommended six cities to host the matches. They were

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, Mubarek and Guzar. The competition would have taken place in Tashkent's Pakhtakor and Bunyodkor Stadiums, Samarkand's

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, Bukhara's Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi's Nasaf Stadium, Mubarek's

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and the Guzar Stadium.

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

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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

;7 goals * Kim Un-hwa ;6 goals * Lena Lotzen * Yōko Tanaka ;5 goals * Kim Su-gyong ;4 goals * Francisca Ordega * Yun Hyon-hi * Jeoun Eun-ha * Maya Hayes ;3 goals * Adriana Leon * Melanie Leupolz * Hanae Shibata * Sofia Huerta * Desire Oparanozie ;2 goals * Luisa Wensing *

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* Asuka Nishikawa * Olivia Jiménez * Rosie White * Caroline Hansen * Ada Hegerberg * Andrine Hegerberg * Kealia Ohai ;1 goal * Yael Oviedo *

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* Giovanna Oliveira * Catherine Charron-Delage * Christine Exeter * Jenna Richardson * Jaclyn Sawicki * Shelina Zadorsky * Shen Lili * Zhao Xindi * Anja Hegenauer * Lina Magull * Dzsenifer Marozsán * Elena Linari * Ayaka Michigami * Kumi Yokoyama * Natalia Gómez Junco * Yamile Franco * Evie Myllin * Osarenoma Igbinovia * Ngozi Okobe *

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* Ina Skaug * Lee Geum-min * Eseosa Aigbogun * Morgan Brian * Vanessa DiBernardo *

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;Own Goal * Lin Yuping * Linda Addai * Ayu Nakada

References

External links

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