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2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FİFA U-17 Qadınlararası Dünya Çempionatı Azərbaycan 2012
Tournament details
Host countryAzerbaijan
Dates22 September – 13 October
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFrance(1st title)
Runners-upNorth Korea
Third placeGhana
Fourth placeGermany
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored119 (3.72 per match)
Attendance257,666 (8,052 per match)
Top scorer(s)North KoreaRi Un-sim(8 goals)
Best player(s)FranceGriedge Mbock Bathy
BestgoalkeeperFranceRomane Bruneau
Fair play awardJapan
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The2012FIFA U-17 Women's World Cupwas the third edition of thewomen's footballtournament, and was held inAzerbaijanfrom 22 September to 13 October,[1]following a decision by the executive committee on 19 March 2010.[2]Defending champions South Korea failed to qualify for the tournament. France won the title after defeatingNorth Korea1–1 (7–6 afterpen.).[3]

Mascot

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Top Top Qız

The official mascot of this World Cup was The Top Top Girl (Top Top Qız), which means ball in Azerbaijani, a young girl with thenational flagpainted on her cheeks. Her body is blue, red, green and white kit like the host'snational teamand her brown hair in a ponytail designed to resemble what is known as abuta,a curving decorative motif widely used in Azerbaijani art.[4][5]

Qualified teams

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Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifiers[6]
AFC (Asia) 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship China1
Japan
North Korea
CAF (Africa) 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Gambia1
Ghana
Nigeria
CONCACAF
(North, Central America and Caribbean) 		2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Canada
Mexico
United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2012 South American Under 17 Women's Championship Brazil
Colombia
Uruguay1
OFC (Oceania) 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) Host nation Azerbaijan1
2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship France
Germany
1.^Teams that made their debut.
Teams which played in final round
Teams which did not qualify
Countries which didn't take part in qualifications
Countries which are not inFIFA

Venues

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Originally, all 4 stadiums were to be located in Baku, but due to FIFA demands, 2 extra stadiums needed to be added. 1 more in the city and another inLankaranwho hosted 3 games.[7][8] There were also matches inLankaran.[9]4 matches including the first round of the Group A,the 3rd place match and the final were held atTofiq Bahramov Stadium.

Baku Lankaran Baku
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Lankaran City Stadium Eighth Kilometer District Stadium
Capacity: 31,200 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 11,000
Stadium Stadium Stadium
Baku Baku Baku
Shafa Stadium Dalga Arena Bayil Stadium
Capacity: 8,152 Capacity: 6,700 Capacity: 5,000
Stadium Stadium

Match officials

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A total of 14 referees and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.[10]

Confederation Referees Assistant referees
AFC

JapanEtsuko Fukano
North KoreaRi Hyang-ok

North KoreaHong Kum-nyo
Chinese TaipeiLiu Hsiu-mei
JapanChie Ohata
ChinaZhang Lingling

CAF

TogoAissata Amegee

GhanaEmmanuella Aglago
UgandaDiana Mukasa
AlgeriaKhadidja Belkadi

CONCACAF

MexicoAlondra Arellano
BarbadosGillian Martindale
JamaicaCardella Samuels

El SalvadorElizabeth Aguilar
Dominican RepublicMilagros Leonardo
GuyanaNykasie Liverpool
CanadaSuzanne Morisset
HondurasShirley Perelló
HondurasMady Santos

CONMEBOL

UruguayClaudia Umpiérrez

UruguayLuciana Mascaraña
ParaguayNadia Weiler

OFC

FijiFinau Vulivuli

New ZealandJacqueline Stephenson
Papua New GuineaWantin Yagum

UEFA

Czech RepublicJana Adámková
HungaryKatalin Kulcsár
UkraineKateryna Monzul
ScotlandMorag Pirie
PolandKarolina Radzik-Johan
ItalyCarina Vitulano

NetherlandsNicolet Bakker
GreeceOurania Foskolou
ItalyGiuliana Guarino
GreecePanagiota Koutsoumpou
HungaryJudit Kulcsár
NorwayMonica Løkkeberg
AzerbaijanUlviyya Mustafaeva
AzerbaijanMaya Nabiyeva
Czech RepublicLucie Ratajová
SpainJudit Romano
ItalyRomina Santuari
Czech RepublicAdriana Šecová

Final draw

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The final draw was held on 6 July 2012 inBaku.[11]

Squads

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Main article:2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads

Each team submitted a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers.[12]The squads were announced on 14 September 2012.[13]

Group stage

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The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:[14]

  1. greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
  2. goal difference in all group matches
  3. 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:

  1. greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
  2. goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
  3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned
  4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

The two teams finishing first and second in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

All times areAzerbaijan Summer Time(UTC+5).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nigeria 3 2 1 0 15 1 +14 7
Canada 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Azerbaijan(H) 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Nigeria1–1Canada
Ihezuo81' Report Pierre-Louis63'
Attendance: 30,250
Azerbaijan0–4Colombia
Report Castillo17',20'
Maldonaldo44'
Aguirre73'
Attendance: 30,250
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
Colombia0–1Canada
Report Clarke51'
Attendance: 4,729
Azerbaijan0–11Nigeria
Report Ihezuo5',32',37',56',70'
Ayinde8',24'
Biahwo20',74'
Yakubu22'
Bokiri68'
Attendance: 10,827
Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)
Canada1–0Azerbaijan
Sanderson48' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Colombia0–3Nigeria
Report Ayinde32',75'
Durate80' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
North Korea 3 1 2 0 13 2 +11 5
France 3 1 2 0 11 3 +8 5
United States 3 1 2 0 7 1 +6 5
Gambia 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0
North Korea11–0Gambia
Choe Yun-gyong18'
Ri Un-sim19',31' (pen.),34'
Ri Kyong-hyang20',63',77'
Kim Phyong-hwa44'
Kim So-hyang68'
Ri Hyang-sim87',90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 9,000
France0–0United States
Report
Attendance: 8,100
France1–1North Korea
Diani60' Report Ri Un-sim59'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
United States6–0Gambia
Green25' (pen.),71'
Munerlyn46'
Jarju61' (o.g.)
Stanton83'
Payne86'		 Report
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
Gambia2–10France
Bah48'
Sissohore69'		 Report Cousin11',81'
Sanneh25' (o.g.)
Declercq35',78',85'
Gherbi53'
Diani71'
Mbock Bathy79'
Bojang90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,000
United States1–1North Korea
Jenkins2' Report Ri Un-sim4'
Attendance: 2,500

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9
Brazil 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
Mexico 3 1 0 2 1 10 −9 3
New Zealand 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Mexico1–0New Zealand
Pérez36' Report
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Brazil0–5Japan
Report Masuya2',17'
Narumiya49',67'
Sugita63'
Attendance: 1,900
Mexico0–1Brazil
Report Byanca82'
Attendance: 7,000
New Zealand0–3Japan
Report Hasegawa60',78'
Sumida90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
Japan9–0Mexico
Shimizu8'
Narumiya18' (pen.)
Shiraki22',29'
A. Inoue28',56'
Sugita69'
Momiki79'
Nakamura86'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
New Zealand3–4Brazil
Jensen4'
Ana Clara45+1' (o.g.)
Puketapu77'		 Report Byanca10'
Brena26'
Andressa35' (pen.)
Camila55'
Attendance: 8,857

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
Ghana 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
China 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
Uruguay 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Ghana1–2Germany
Ayieyam80' Report Beil13'
Bremer19'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)
Uruguay0–4China
Report Tang Jiali23'
Zhang Chen34',41'
Lyu Yueyun79'
Attendance: 3,000
Uruguay0–5Ghana
Report Ayieyam8'
Okyere24',79'
Ahialey45'
Alhassan78'
Attendance: 2,600
China1–1Germany
Miao Siwen12' Report Kießling90+4'
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)
Germany5–2Uruguay
Däbritz14',64'
Knaak48'
Kießling65'
Beck80' (pen.)		 Report Badell42',87'
Attendance: 8,610
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
China0–2Ghana
Report Ayieyam18',88'
Attendance: 8,857
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, noextra timewill be played, with the match to be determined by apenalty shoot-out.[14]

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
4 October –Baku (8KM)
Nigeria0 (3)
9 October –Baku (8KM)
France(p)0 (5)
France2
5 October –Baku (8KM)
Ghana0
Japan0
13 October –Baku (Tofik)
Ghana1
France(p)1 (7)
4 October –Baku (8KM)
North Korea1 (6)
North Korea2
9 October –Baku (8KM)
Canada1
North Korea2
5 October –Baku (8KM)
Germany1 Third place
Germany2
13 October –Baku (Tofik)
Brazil1
Ghana1
Germany0

Quarterfinals

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North Korea2–1Canada
Ri Un-sim78',87' Report Prince90'+1'
Attendance: 6,852
Nigeria0–0France
Report
Penalties
Emenayosoccer ball with check mark
Nnodimsoccer ball with red X
Ofoegbusoccer ball with check mark
Biahwosoccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check markToletti
soccer ball with check markDeclercq
soccer ball with check markMbock Bathy
soccer ball with check markCascarino
soccer ball with check markRomanelli
Attendance: 6,852
Germany2–1Brazil
Däbritz31'
Knaak90+2'		 Report Djenifer13'
Attendance: 2,762
Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico)
Japan0–1Ghana
Report Sumaila53'
Attendance: 2,762

Semifinals

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France2–0Ghana
Diani31',89' Report
Attendance: 4,651
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
North Korea2–1Germany
Kim So-hyang39',47' Report Knaak59'
Attendance: 4,651

Third place match

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Ghana1–0Germany
Okyere38' Report
Attendance: 27,128
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Final

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France1–1North Korea
Declercq33' Report Ri Un-sim79'
Penalties
Tolettisoccer ball with check mark
Declercqsoccer ball with check mark
Mbock Bathysoccer ball with check mark
Romanellisoccer ball with red X
Cascarinosoccer ball with check mark
Bruneausoccer ball with check mark
Caragesoccer ball with check mark
Dianisoccer ball with check mark		 7–6 soccer ball with red XKim Un-hwa
soccer ball with check markChoe Chung-bok
soccer ball with check markChoe Yun-gyong
soccer ball with check markKim Hyang-mi
soccer ball with check markRi Kyong-hyang
soccer ball with check markRi Un-sim
soccer ball with check markRi Kum-suk
soccer ball with red XRi Un-yong
Attendance: 27,128

Winners

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2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup winners

France
First title

Awards

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The following awards were given for the tournament:[17]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
FranceGriedge Mbock Bathy North KoreaRi Hyang-sim JapanYui Hasegawa


Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
North KoreaRi Un-sim NigeriaChinwendu Ihezuo NigeriaHalimatu Ayinde


FIFA Fair Play Award Golden Glove
Japan FranceRomane Bruneau

Goalscorers

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8 goals
  • North KoreaRi Un-sim
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 Own goal
  • BrazilAna Clara (playing against New Zealand)
  • ColombiaDiana Duarte (playing against Nigeria)
  • The GambiaMariama Bojang (playing against France)
  • The GambiaAmie Jarju (playing against United States)
  • The GambiaMetta Sanneh (playing against France)

References

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