2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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2008 FIFA I Raro I Te 17 Kapu Wahine O Te Ao | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | New Zealand |
Dates | 28 October – 16 November |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 113 (3.53 per match) |
Attendance | 212,504 (6,641 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is the first women's football U-17 World Cup in FIFA history. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. It is the officially recognized world championship for women's under-17 national football teams. This was the first women's world youth championship organized by FIFA with the age limit of 17.
Host cities[]
Matches were played in four New Zealand cities:
- The Auckland conurbation, New Zealand's largest metropolitan area, hosted the final and 3rd place playoff. The designated host stadium is located in North Shore City.
- Hamilton hosted two of the quarter-finals.
- Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, hosted two of the quarter-finals.
- Christchurch, the only host city in the South Island, hosted the semi-finals.
Pool matches were spread evenly among these cities. The host nation, New Zealand, was based mostly in Auckland but played one pool match in Wellington.
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North Harbour Stadium Location: Auckland (North Shore City) |
Waikato Stadium Location: Hamilton |
Wellington Stadium (Westpac Stadium) Location: Wellington |
Queen Elizabeth II Park Location: Christchurch |
Qualified teams[]
Squads[]
Tournament[]
Group stage[]
All times local (UTC+13)
Group A[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
New Zealand ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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New Zealand ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Longo ![]() |
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Colombia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Ariza ![]() |
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Group B[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
North Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ho ![]() |
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Ghana ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Dadson ![]() ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Rodríguez ![]() |
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Ghana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Germany ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Popp ![]() |
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Group C[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 |
France ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Crammer ![]() Poulain ![]() ![]() Catala ![]() |
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Paraguay ![]() | 2–7 | ![]() |
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González ![]() Villamayor ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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DiMartino ![]() |
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Group D[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
South Korea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Ji ![]() |
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Nigeria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Brazil ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Raquel ![]() |
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England ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage[]
All times local (UTC+13)
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
8 November – Wellington | ||||||||||
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13 November – Christchurch | ||||||||||
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9 November – Hamilton | ||||||||||
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16 November – Auckland | ||||||||||
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8 November – Wellington | ||||||||||
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13 November – Christchurch | ||||||||||
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9 November – Hamilton | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
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16 November – Auckland | ||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||
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Quarterfinals[]
Denmark ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Kira ![]() Iwabuchi ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Kira ![]() ![]() ![]() Kishikawa ![]() Saitō ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Semifinals[]
North Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Ho ![]() Jon ![]() |
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3rd Place Playoff[]
Final[]
North Korea ![]() | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Kim U.H. ![]() ![]() |
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Winner[]
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Winners |
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![]() North Korea First title |
Awards[]
Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
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FIFA Fair Play Award | Golden Glove |
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Goalscorers[]
Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 113 goals were scored by 69 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Ketlen Wiggers
Raquel Fernandez
Rafaelle Souza
Ingrid Vidal
Raquel Rodríguez
Simone Boye
Isobel Christiansen
Lauren Bruton
Lucy Staniforth
Rebecca Jane
Camille Catala
Charlotte Poulain
Lea Rubio
Inka Wesely
Leonie Maier
Tabea Kemme
Florence Dadson
Annalie Longo
Amarachi Okoronkwo
Amenze Aighewi
Ebere Orji
Kim Un-hyang
Kim Un-ju
Gloria Villamayor
Paola Genes
Rebeca Fernández
- Own goal
Hong Myong-hui (playing against the United States)
(playing against the United States)
References[]
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 Archived 27 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
- FIFA Technical Report
- 2008–09 in New Zealand association football
- 2008 in women's association football
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments
- International women's association football competitions hosted by New Zealand
- October 2008 sports events in New Zealand
- November 2008 sports events in New Zealand
- 2008 in youth association football