2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The U-17 World Cup Women's 2012 (official 2012 FIFA U -17 Women's World Cup) was the third playout of this competition for soccer players under 17 years old (as of 1 January 1995) and took place from September 22 to 13 October 2012 in Azerbaijan instead. The tournament was presented at the meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee on 19 March 2010 in Azerbaijan, which was the first time host a FIFA tournament. On 16 teams participated in this tournament, the group and then in the knockout system initially competed in four against each other. Defending champion was the team from South Korea, who could not qualify. World Champions were Frenchwomen.

  • 3.1 Group A
  • 3.2 Group B
  • 3.3 Group C
  • 3.4 Group D
  • 4.1 quarterfinals
  • 4.2 Semi-finals
  • 4.3 3rd place match
  • 4.4 final

Venues

The World Cup matches took place in two cities. Five stages were located in Baku and one in Lənkəran. The three smaller arenas in Baku, however, are only equipped with artificial turf.

Qualification

The qualifiers in Asia has been played at the U-16 Asia Cup in Nanjing ( China) from 3 to 13 November 2011. Tournament winner or their group was Japan. The second and third World Cup starting place secured North Korea, which had won the first World Cup and China, which participated for the first time.

Two places in the UEFA awarded at the U- 17 European Women in June 2012 in Nyon, Switzerland. Could Qualify European champions Germany and France. Third place was awarded Azerbaijan, which qualified automatically as hosts.

As a qualifying tournament for the CONCACAF CONCACAF served U -17 Championship, which was held from 2 to 12 May 2012 in Guatemala City ( Guatemala) in a final tournament with eight teams. As finalists Canada and the United States qualified. The third participant was determined in the match for third place between Mexico and Panama, which Mexico won 6-0.

The South American participants were determined at the U-17 South American Championship soccer of women in Bolivia from 9 to 25 March. Qualified to Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay had that participated for the first time at a U17 Women's World Cup.

The three representatives from Africa were determined in January and March 2012. As the first African team to Ghana to qualify in two playoff duels against South Africa. After two playoff wins against Zambia was also qualified Nigeria. The third World Cup starting place Gambia secured in two games against Tunisia. For Gambia, it was the first participation in a major international women's tournament.

The representative from Ozeanie was determined at the OFC U- 17 Women's Championship, which was held in New Zealand from 9th to 13th April 2012. New Zealand has secured three significant victories participation.

Participant

Preliminary round

The draw for the finals took place on July 6 at 19:00 clock instead of local time at the International Mugam Centre of Baku. All times are in CEST ( 3 hours = local summer time).

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Final round

All times are in CEST ( 3 hours = local summer time).

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

3rd Place Match

Final

Coach Guy Ferrier had compiled the following array:

  • Goal: Novels Bruneau ( ESOF La Roche), Claire Jacob ( Arras FCF), Cindy Perrault ( Olympique Lyon)
  • Defense: Amandine Blanc (FCF Monteux ), Noémie Carage ( Olympique Lyon), Griedge Mbock Bathy (EA Guingamp ), Marion Romanelli (FCF Monteux )
  • Midfielders: Alexandra Atamaniuk (FC Vendenheim ), Laura Blanchard (FCO Dijon ), dolphins Cascarino ( Olympique Lyon), Ophélie Gahery (Le Mans FC ), Juliane Gathrat (AS Algrange ) ONEMA Geyoro (Paris Saint- Germain ), Candice Gherby ( AS Saint- Étienne ), Ghoutia Karchouni ( Olympique Lyon), Sandie Toletti ( Montpellier HSC ), Aissatou Tounkara ( Juvisy FCF)
  • Attack: Pauline Cousin ( FCF Henin- Beaumont ), Léa Declercq (FCF Henin- Beaumont ), Kadidiatou Diani ( Juvisy FCF), Laurie Saulnier (FCF Monteux )

Best scorers

Another 13 players scored two each, and another 35 players per a hit; were added 5 own goals (3x Gambia, Brazil 1x, 1x Colombia).

Awards

FIFA awarded after the tournament the best player, the best scorer, best goalkeeper and the fairest team of:

  • Golden Ball:
  • Golden Shoe:
  • Golden Glove:
  • FIFA Fair Play award:

Trivia

  • With 30,250 spectators was set a new attendance record at the opening match between Azerbaijan and Colombia and the previously conducted in a doubleheader game against Nigeria Canada.
  • In the game against Gambia North Korea the North Koreans first raised on the 11-0 record for the U-17 World Cup games, which the German team had erected on 8 September 2010 at the 10:1 against South Africa, and stopped the record, the the German team had set up on 10 September 2007 in the match against Argentina at the world Cup women's 2007 Women's World Cup games. On September 25, Nigeria made both records in 11:0 against Azerbaijan.
  • Chinwendu Ihezuo (Nigeria ) is the first player who get five goals in a U -17 World Cup game. They surpassed the previous record of four goals, set up by Kyra Malinowski ( Germany ) and Yeo Minji (South Korea) at the 2010 World Cup.
  • Sainey Sissohore (Gambia ) was the youngest player in the tournament's history in the game against North Korea with 13 years and 267 days. Since they also at the game against France scored the second goal for Gambia, it is also the youngest scorer in the tournament's history.
  • Gabriela Gonzalez (Uruguay ) is the first goalkeeper in the tournament's history to be awarded a red card.
  • Having already dropped out in 2008 with New Zealand and 2010 with Trinidad and Tobago, the hosts in the group stage, could also host the 2012 Azerbaijan not survive the group stage. Azerbaijan is also the first team. Scoreless and the first host, who resigned three defeats
  • The win against Mexico Brazil has at least once each against Mexico won in all FIFA Women tournaments ( including the Olympics ).
  • In the game between France and Gambia the most goals scored in the history of the tournament at 10:2.
  • For the first time a different team from the USA in a FIFA women's tournament in the group stage. In addition, the U.S. is the first team to retire undefeated in the group stage.
  • The 1-1 draw against the USA is North Korea's fourth draw. No team scored more draw.
  • Japan is the first team that has survived the group stage without conceding a goal.
  • Brazil is the first team, which is fed with a negative goal difference in the knockout stages.
  • Germany is the only team that has survived the group stage unbeaten in all three tournaments.
  • Germany now has at all FIFA tournaments ( including the Olympics ) at least once each played against Brazil.
  • With France for the first time a European team has reached and won the finals.
  • For the first time stood with France and North Korea in the final two teams who have already played in the group stage against each other.
  • France needed only two wins in six games for the title. Never before could win the title with fewer victories in a FIFA women's tournament a team.
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