| Year: | 2008 |
| Other Titles: | FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008 Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol Sub-20 de 2008 |
| Country: | Chile |
| Dates: | 19 November – 7 December |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 32 |
| Goals: | 113 |
| Attendance: | 252358 |
| Top Scorer: | Sydney Leroux (5 goals) |
| Player: | Sydney Leroux |
| Goalkeeper: | Alyssa Naeher |
| Prevseason: | 2006 |
| Nextseason: | 2010 |
| Updated: | 8 December 2008 |
The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament. It was held in Chile between 19 November and 7 December 2008.[1] 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.[2]
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 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, 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 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which was finally granted to New Zealand (Ecuador was unsuccessful in both bids). Chile previously hosted the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship and the first edition for Under 17s in January 2008.
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.[3] [4] The selected venues were:
| Coquimbo | La Florida (Greater Santiago area) | |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium | La Florida Bicentennial Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,750 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
| Chillán | Temuco | |
| Nelson Oyarzún Stadium | Germán Becker Stadium | |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 18,125 | |
The places were allocated as follows to confederations: AFC (3), CAF (2), CONCACAF (3), CONMEBOL (2), OFC (1), UEFA (4), plus the host country.[6]
| Continent | Confederation Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 2007 AFC U-19 Women's Championship | ||
| Africa | 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament | ||
| Central, North America and Caribbean | 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship | ||
| South America | Host nation | ||
| 2008 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship | | ||
| Oceania | appointed by OFC, no qualifying tournament | ||
| Europe | 2007 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship |
1.Teams that made their debut.
See main article: 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads.
The opening phase of the tournament comprised four groups of four teams, with the top two sides in each section advancing to the quarter-finals. The final draw to determine the groups took place in Santiago, Chile on 13 September 2008 at 20:30 UTC.[7] [8]
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
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| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
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| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
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| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA | width=20 abbr="Goal difference" | GD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
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The following awards were given for the tournament:[10]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Leroux | Alex Morgan | Eugénie Le Sommer | |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe | |
| Sydney Leroux | Ri Ye-gyong | Alex Morgan | |
| 5 goals | 4 goals | 4 goals | |
| Golden Glove | |||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | |||
The following players were named as the All Star Team for the tournament:[11]