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between 19 November and 7 December 2008. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Chile had a guaranteed place as the host nation.

Background

On 15 September 2006 FIFA officially announced Chile as the host country. It was the third time Chile organized a football world cup, after the

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and the

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, but the first in the women's competition. The decision came as a surprise to Chile, as it had bid in August 2006 to host the 2008

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, which was finally granted to

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(

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was unsuccessful in both bids). Chile previously hosted the

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and the first edition for Under 17s in January 2008.

Venues

Four different cities were selected as venues in an open bidding process. Changes to the stadiums to comply with FIFA standards were carried out between December 2007 and September 2008. The selected venues were: * Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso World Cup Stadium,

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(opening) * La Florida Bicentennial Municipal Stadium, La Florida ( Greater Santiago area) * Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Chillán Municipal Stadium,

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* Germán Becker B. Municipal Stadium,

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Qualified teams

The places were allocated as follows to confederations: AFC (3), CAF (2),

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(3), CONMEBOL (2), OFC (1),

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(4), plus the host country. :1.Teams that made their debut.

Squads

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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Knockout map

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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3rd-place playoff

Final

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:

All star team

Goalscorers

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;4 goals * Eugenie Le Sommer * Ri Ye-gyong *

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;3 goals * Marie Pollman *

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;2 goals *

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* Monica Lam-Feist *

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* Nora Coton-Pélagie *

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* Julie Machart * Marine Pervier *

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* Lisa Schwab * Asano Nagasato *

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* Ria Percival * Cha Hu-nam * Ri Un-hyang ;1 goal * Florencia Jaimes * Adriane * Janaína *

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* Julie Armstrong * Jonelle Filigno * Loredana Riverso * María Mardones * Daniela Pardo * Daniela Zamora * Liu Shukun *

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* Oliva Amani * Brooke Chaplen *

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* Sylvie Banecki *

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* Bianca Schmidt * Julia Simic *

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* Kie Koyama *

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* Rumi Utsugi *

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* Dinora Garza * Rita Chikwelu * Ogonna Chukwudi *

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* Sarah Michael * Ida Elise Enget * Marita Skammelsrud Lund * Renee Leota * Sarah McLaughlin *

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* Pak Kuk-hui * Ra Un-sim * Ri Hyon-suk * Ryom Su-ok * Becky Edwards *

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;Own goals * Javiera Guajardo (1 for Nigeria) * Nanu Mafuala (1 for Japan) * Carolin Schiewe (1 for Brazil) * Bianca Schmidt (1 for USA) * Wendoline Ortiz (1 for Brazil)

References

External links

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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