2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup


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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 six confederations, were taking part in the final competition, in which Germany had a guaranteed place as the host nation.

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
U-20-Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen Deutschland 2010
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
Dates13 July – 1 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored99 (3.09 per match)
Attendance373,800 (11,681 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Alexandra Popp
(10 goals)
Best player(s)Germany Alexandra Popp
Best goalkeeperUnited States Bianca Henninger
Fair play award South Korea

2008

2012

Augsburg Bielefeld Bochum Dresden
Impuls Arena Bielefelder Alm Ruhrstadion Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
48°19′21.00″N 10°52′56.00″E / 48.3225000°N 10.8822222°E 52°01′53.00″N 08°31′01.00″E / 52.0313889°N 8.5169444°E 51°29′23.57″N 07°14′11.56″E / 51.4898806°N 7.2365444°E 51°02′25.00″N 13°44′52.00″E / 51.0402778°N 13.7477778°E
Capacity: 30,120 Capacity: 27,300 Capacity: 31,328 Capacity: 32,066
       
 
Final rankings of the teams
Confederation (Continent) Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship   North Korea
  South Korea
  Japan
CAF (Africa) 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament   Ghana1
  Nigeria
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship   United States
  Mexico
  Costa Rica1
CONMEBOL (South America) 2010 South American U-20 Women's Championship   Brazil
  Colombia1
OFC (Oceania) 2010 OFC Women's U-20 Championship   New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) Host nation   Germany
2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship   England
  Sweden1
  France
  Switzerland
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

On 30 June 2010, President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan announced he would suspend the Nigeria Football Federation from FIFA competition for 2 years.[1] This put the Falconets place at the competition in jeopardy. On 5 July 2010, the ban was lifted.[2]

No two teams from the same confederation were to be drawn in the same group, with the exception of Group A, which would include two European teams.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Germany (A1)
  Japan
  United States
  Brazil
  South Korea
  North Korea
  Costa Rica
  Mexico
  Nigeria
  Ghana
  New Zealand
  Colombia
  England
  France
  Sweden
  Switzerland

The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:[4]

  • greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
  • goal difference in all group matches;
  • greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

  • greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  • goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  • greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
  • drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

It has been decided by FIFA to remove the use of the fair play point system as an option to determine the ranking of teams at the conclusion of the group phase (art. 25 par. 5g).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 9
  Colombia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
  France 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0





Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sweden 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
  North Korea 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
  Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0





 
Teams of Japan and Nigeria, second group match day, 17 July 2010
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
  Japan 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
  England 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1





Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
  Ghana 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0





Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
          
24 July — Bochum
  Germany2
29 July — Bochum
  North Korea0
  Germany5
25 July — Dresden
  South Korea1
  Mexico1
1 August — Bielefeld
  South Korea3
  Germany2
24 July — Bielefeld
  Nigeria0
  Sweden0
29 July — Bielefeld
  Colombia2
  Colombia0
25 July — Augsburg
  Nigeria1 Third place
  United States1 (2)
1 August — Bielefeld
  Nigeria 1 (4)
  South Korea1
  Colombia0




 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 
 
Germany
Second title

The following awards were given for the tournament:[5]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
  Alexandra Popp   Ji So-yun   Kim Kulig
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
  Alexandra Popp   Ji So-yun   Sydney Leroux
10 goals 8 goals 5 goals
Golden Glove
  Bianca Henninger
FIFA Fair Play Award
  South Korea
10 goals
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  1. ^ "Nigeria president suspends team". BBC Sport. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Nigeria´s ban lifted". ESPN Soccernet. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  3. ^ Germany 2010: Final draw re-live Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine DFB.de 22 April 2010. Accessed 12 March 2012.
  4. ^ Tournament Regulations Tiebreaker criteria on page 32 of tournament regulations
  5. ^ Awards 2010