2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FİFA U-17 Qadınlararası Dünya Çempionatı Azərbaycan 2012
Tournament details
Host country	Azerbaijan
Dates	22 September – 13 October
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	France (1st title)
Runners-up	North Korea
Third place	Ghana
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	119 (3.72 per match)
Attendance	257,666 (8,052 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ri Un-Sim (8 goals)
Best player(s)	Griedge Mbock Bathy
Best goalkeeper	Romane Bruneau
Fair play award	Japan

The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup women's football tournament is the third such tournament. It will be held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October,^[1] following a decision by the Executive Committee on 19 March 2010.^[2]

France won the title after defeating Korea DPR 1–1 (7–6 after pen.).^[3]

Mascot

The official mascot of this World Cup is The Top Top Girl. This means ball in Azerbaijani. It is a young girl with the national flag painted on her cheeks. The body is blue, red, green and white like the host's national team. Her brown hair in a ponytail is meant to look like a buta. This is a curving decorative motif widely used in Azerbaijani art.^[4][5]

Qualified teams

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifiers[6]
AFC (Asia)	2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship	China^1  Japan  North Korea
CAF (Africa)	2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament	Gambia^1  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  Uruguay^1
OFC (Oceania)	2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament	New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship	France  Germany
Host nation		Azerbaijan^1

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

	Teams which will play in final round
	Teams which did not qualify
	Countries which didn't take part in qualifications
	Countries which are not in FIFA

Venues

All four venues were first to be only in Baku.^[7][8] There will also be matches in Lankaran.^[9] Tofik Bakhramov Stadium is the stadium where the final stages will be held.

Results

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Group stage

Group A

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	3	0	0	3	0	16	-16	0

Group B

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

Group C

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

Group D

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

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	4 October – Baku (8KM)
	Nigeria	0 (3)
					9 October – Baku (8KM)
	France	0 (5)
					France	2
	5 October – Baku (8KM)
					Ghana	0
	Japan	0
									13 October – Baku (Tofik)
	Ghana	1
									France	1 (7)
	4 October – Baku (8KM)
									North Korea	1 (6)
	North Korea	2
					9 October – Baku (8KM)
	Canada	1
					North Korea	2
	5 October – Baku (8KM)
					Germany	1			Third place
	Germany	2
									13 October – Baku (Tofik)
	Brazil	1
									Ghana	1
									Germany	0

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:^[11]

Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
Griedge Mbock Bathy	Ri Hyang-Sim	Yui Hasegawa

Golden Shoe	Silver Shoe	Bronze Shoe
Ri Un-Sim	Chinwendu Ihezuo	Halimatu Ayinde

FIFA Fair Play Award	Golden Glove
Japan	Romane Bruneau

References

1. "Match Schedule FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
2. "FIFA Executive Committee approves special funding for Chile and Haiti". FIFA. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
3. "France secure title after shoot-out". FIFA. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
4. "Mascot's name is revealed". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
5. "Azerbaijan 2012 mascot steps out". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
6. "Qualifying tournaments". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
7. "FIFA World Cup in Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
8. All U17 World Cup matches to be held in Baku
9. "'Eleven Hearts, One Goal': official slogan unveiled in Lankaran". FIFA. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
10. RSSSF
11. "Azerbaijan bows to Mbock Bathy". FIFA.com. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

Related pages

• FIFA.com U-17 Women's World Cup 2012 website Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine