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

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, the biennial international women's 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

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

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, and the first FIFA association football tournament in

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to take place outside

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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

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earlier in the year.

Host selection

Original round of bidding

The following countries submitted bids 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: Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Sir John Guise Stadium, Lloyd Robson Oval (National Football Stadium), and Bava Park, 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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* Mami Ueno *

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;4 goals * Yuka Momiki * Kim So-hyang * Ri Hyang-sim ;3 goals * Brena * Clara Matéo *

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* Jon So-yon * Lucía García ;2 goals * Yasmim * Delphine Cascarino * Madeline Gier * Yui Hasegawa * Shiho Matsubara * Chinwendu Ihezuo * Ju Hyo-sim * Kim Phyong-hwa * Wi Jong-sim * Mariona Caldentey *

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* Ally Watt ;1 goal *

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* Geyse * Katrine *

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* Juliane Gathrat * Grace Geyoro * Marie-Charlotte Léger * Saskia Matheis * Dina Orschmann * Lea Schüller * Jane Ayieyam * Sandra Owusu-Ansah * Honoka Hayashi * Miyabi Moriya * Hina Sugita *

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* Teresa González * Maria Sánchez * Tayla Christensen * 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 *

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* Aitana Bonmati * Nahikari García * Patricia Guijarro * Alba Redondo * Anna Anvegård * Johanna Rytting Kaneryd * Kelcie Hedge * Natalie Jacobs *

Ashley Sanchez Ashley Nicole Sanchez (born March 16, 1999) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's natio ...

Gabriela García Gabriela Antonia García Segura (born 2 April 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Venezuela national team. She has also played for the national U17 and U20 squads. ...

* Kika Moreno * Mariana Speckmaier ;Own goal *

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(against North Korea) *

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(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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