FIFA U17 WOMEN WORLD CUP 2018

2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Host country	Uruguay

Dates: 13 Nov 2018 – 1 Dec 2018

Teams: 16

Venues: 3

A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to the team who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 13–14 October 2016. The tournament is held in Uruguay from 13 November to 1 December 2018. North Korea are the defending champions

The official schedule was unveiled on 8 February 2018.

The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 17.7):

1.    points obtained in all group matches;

2.    goal difference in all group matches;

3.    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 are determined as followed:

4.    points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;

5.    goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;

6.    number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;

7.    fair play points in all group matches:

·         first yellow card: minus 1 point;

·         indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;

·         direct red card: minus 4 points;

·         yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

8.    drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Players born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to name a preliminary squad of 35 players. From the preliminary squad, the team has to name a final squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad can be replaced due to serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match

GROUPS

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3	Knockout stage
2	New Zealand	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
3	Finland	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
4	Uruguay (H)	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0

 

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Knockout stage
2	Japan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3	Mexico	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3	South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3	Knockout stage
2	United States	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
3	North Korea	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0
4	Cameroon	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0

 

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3	Knockout stage
2	Canada	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
3	Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
4	South Korea	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played)

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	25 November –
	Winner Group A
					28 November
	Runner-up Group B
					Winner Match 27
	25 November
					Winner Match 28
	Winner Group C
									1 December
	Runner-up Group D
									Winner Match 30
	24 November
									Winner Match 29
	Winner Group B
					28 November
	Runner-up Group A
					Winner Match 25
	24 November
					Winner Match 26				Third place
	Winner Group D
									1 December
	Runner-up Group C
									Loser Match 30
							Loser Match 29

Quarter-finals

24 November 201814:00

Winner Group D	Match 26	Runner-up Group C

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24 November 201817:00

Winner Group B	Match 25	Runner-up Group A

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25 November 201816:00

Winner Group A	Match 27	Runner-up Group B

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25 November 201819:00

Winner Group C	Match 28	Runner-up Group D

Semi-finals

28 November 201816:00

Winner Match 25	Match 29	Winner Match 26

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28 November 201819:00

Winner Match 27	Match 30	Winner Match 28

Third place match

1 December 201816:00

Loser Match 30	Match 31	Loser Match 29

Final

1 December 201819:00

Winner Match 30	Match 32	Winner Match 29

Goalscorers

There have been 21 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.63 goals per match.

3 goals

·          Mukarama Abdulai (GHANA)

2 goals

·          Gia Corley (GERMANY)

·          Clàudia Pina (SPAIN)

·          Sunshine Fontes (USA)

1 goal

·          Jessica De Filippo (CANADA)

·          Jordyn Huitema (CANADA)

·          Andersen Williams (CANADA)

·          Charlotte Blümel (GERMANY)

·          Sophie Weidauer (GERMANY)

·          Fuseina Mumuni (GHANA)

·          Millot Pokuaa (GHANA)

·          Kelli Brown (NEW ZEALAND)

·          Yun Ji-hwa (NORTH KOREA)

·          Paola Hernández (SPAIN)

·          Eva Navarro (SPAIN)

·          Mia Fishel (USA)

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