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.
Infobox
Host country
Germany
Dates
13 July – 1 August
Teams
16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue
4 (in 4 host cities)
Champions
Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up
Nigeria
Third place
South Korea
Fourth place
Colombia
Matches played
32
Goals scored
99 (3.09 per match)
Attendance
373,800 (11,681 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Alexandra Popp(10 goals)
Best player
Alexandra Popp
Best goalkeeper
Bianca Henninger
Fair play award
South Korea
Tables
· Venues
Impuls Arena
Impuls Arena
Augsburg
Impuls Arena
Bielefeld
Bielefelder Alm
Bochum
Ruhrstadion
Dresden
Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
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Bielefeld
52°01′53.00″N 08°31′01.00″E / 52.0313889°N 8.5169444°E / 52.0313889; 8.5169444 (Bielefelder Alm)
Bochum
51°29′23.57″N 07°14′11.56″E / 51.4898806°N 7.2365444°E / 51.4898806; 7.2365444 (Ruhrstadion)
Dresden
51°02′25.00″N 13°44′52.00″E / 51.0402778°N 13.7477778°E / 51.0402778; 13.7477778 (Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion)
Capacity: 30,120
Capacity: 30,120
Augsburg
Capacity: 30,120
Bielefeld
Capacity: 27,300
Bochum
Capacity: 31,328
Dresden
Capacity: 32,066
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· Qualified teams
2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Confederation (Continent)
AFC (Asia)
Qualifying Tournament
2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Qualifier(s)
North Korea South Korea Japan
2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Confederation (Continent)
CAF (Africa)
Qualifying Tournament
2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Qualifier(s)
Ghana1 Nigeria
2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Confederation (Continent)
CONCACAF(North, Central America & Caribbean)
Qualifying Tournament
2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
Qualifier(s)
United States Mexico Costa Rica1
2010 South American U-20 Women's Championship
2010 South American U-20 Women's Championship
Confederation (Continent)
CONMEBOL (South America)
Qualifying Tournament
2010 South American U-20 Women's Championship
Qualifier(s)
Brazil Colombia1
2010 OFC Women's U-20 Championship
2010 OFC Women's U-20 Championship
Confederation (Continent)
OFC (Oceania)
Qualifying Tournament
2010 OFC Women's U-20 Championship
Qualifier(s)
New Zealand
Host nation
Host nation
Confederation (Continent)
UEFA (Europe)
Qualifying Tournament
Host nation
Qualifier(s)
Germany
England Sweden1 France Switzerland
England Sweden1 France Switzerland
Confederation (Continent)
2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Qualifying Tournament
England Sweden1 France Switzerland
| 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 |
· Final draw
Germany (A1) Japan United States Brazil
Germany (A1) Japan United States Brazil
Pot 1
Germany (A1) Japan United States Brazil
Pot 2
South Korea North Korea Costa Rica Mexico
Pot 3
Nigeria Ghana New Zealand Colombia
Pot 4
England France Sweden Switzerland
| 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 |
· Group stage › Group A
Germany
Germany
Team
Germany
Pld
3
W
3
D
0
L
0
GF
11
GA
4
GD
+7
Pts
9
Colombia
Colombia
Team
Colombia
Pld
3
W
1
D
1
L
1
GF
5
GA
4
GD
+1
Pts
4
France
France
Team
France
Pld
3
W
1
D
1
L
1
GF
4
GA
5
GD
−1
Pts
4
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Team
Costa Rica
Pld
3
W
0
D
0
L
3
GF
2
GA
9
GD
−7
Pts
0
| 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 |
· Group stage › Group B
Sweden
Sweden
Team
Sweden
Pld
3
W
2
D
1
L
0
GF
6
GA
4
GD
+2
Pts
7
North Korea
North Korea
Team
North Korea
Pld
3
W
2
D
0
L
1
GF
5
GA
4
GD
+1
Pts
6
Brazil
Brazil
Team
Brazil
Pld
3
W
1
D
1
L
1
GF
5
GA
3
GD
+2
Pts
4
New Zealand
New Zealand
Team
New Zealand
Pld
3
W
0
D
0
L
3
GF
3
GA
8
GD
−5
Pts
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 |
· Group stage › Group C
Mexico
Mexico
Team
Mexico
Pld
3
W
1
D
2
L
0
GF
5
GA
4
GD
+1
Pts
5
Nigeria
Nigeria
Team
Nigeria
Pld
3
W
1
D
2
L
0
GF
4
GA
3
GD
+1
Pts
5
Japan
Japan
Team
Japan
Pld
3
W
1
D
1
L
1
GF
7
GA
6
GD
+1
Pts
4
England
England
Team
England
Pld
3
W
0
D
1
L
2
GF
2
GA
5
GD
−3
Pts
1
| 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 |
· Group stage › Group D
United States
United States
Team
United States
Pld
3
W
2
D
1
L
0
GF
7
GA
1
GD
+6
Pts
7
South Korea
South Korea
Team
South Korea
Pld
3
W
2
D
0
L
1
GF
8
GA
3
GD
+5
Pts
6
Ghana
Ghana
Team
Ghana
Pld
3
W
1
D
1
L
1
GF
5
GA
5
GD
0
Pts
4
Switzerland
Switzerland
Team
Switzerland
Pld
3
W
0
D
0
L
3
GF
0
GA
11
GD
−11
Pts
0
| 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 |
· Knockout stage › Final
GermanySecond title
GermanySecond title
2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners
GermanySecond title
| 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners |
| GermanySecond title |
· Awards
Alexandra Popp
Alexandra Popp
Golden Ball
Alexandra Popp
Silver Ball
Ji So-yun
Bronze Ball
Kim Kulig
Golden Shoe
Golden Shoe
Golden Ball
Golden Shoe
Silver Ball
Silver Shoe
Bronze Ball
Bronze Shoe
Alexandra Popp
Alexandra Popp
Golden Ball
Alexandra Popp
Silver Ball
Ji So-yun
Bronze Ball
Sydney Leroux
10 goals
10 goals
Golden Ball
10 goals
Silver Ball
8 goals
Bronze Ball
5 goals
Golden Glove
Golden Glove
Golden Ball
Golden Glove
Bianca Henninger
Bianca Henninger
Golden Ball
Bianca Henninger
FIFA Fair Play Award
FIFA Fair Play Award
Golden Ball
FIFA Fair Play Award
South Korea
South Korea
Golden Ball
South Korea
| 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 | ||
References
- BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8777118.stm
- ESPN Soccernethttps://web.archive.org/web/20121021212333/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/806158/ce/uk/?cc=5901&ver=us
- Germany 2010: Final draw re-live Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine DFB.de 22 April 2010. Accessed 12 March 20http://tv.dfb.de/index.php?view=1933
- Tournament Regulations Tiebreaker criteria on page 32 of tournament regulationshttps://web.archive.org/web/20111122165222/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/09/91/19/u20-u17wwc2010e.pdf
- Awards 2010https://web.archive.org/web/20160307100827/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/archive/germany2010/awards/index.html