2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the youth tournament for women under the age of 17. It was held in Costa Rica from 15 March to 4 April. Japan beat Spain 2-0 in the final.

2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol Sub-17 de 2014
Tournament details
Host country	Costa Rica
Dates	15 March – 4 April
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance	284,320 (8,885 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Deyna Castellanos Gabriela García (6 goals each)
Best player(s)	Hina Sugita
Best goalkeeper	Mamiko Matsumoto
Fair play award	Japan

Qualified teams

The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee in May 2012. The Oceania Football Confederation qualifying tournament was scheduled for January 2014, FIFA however decided that it would be hosted too late then. Eventually FIFA and OFC in agreement with all member nations agreed to award the confederation spot to New Zealand. Just as New Zealand, Nigeria qualified without playing a match because two opponents withdrew their respective qualifying games. Defending champions France did not qualify.

In total 103 nations took part in the qualifying, three less than for the 2012 World Cup.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifiers
AFC (Asia)	2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship	Japan North Korea China
CAF (Africa)	2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament	Nigeria Ghana Zambia1
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)	Host nation	Costa Rica
	2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship	Mexico Canada
CONMEBOL (South America)	2013 South American Under-17 Women's Championship	Venezuela Colombia Paraguay
OFC (Oceania)	Appointed by OFC (qualifying tournament cancelled)	New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship	Germany Spain Italy1

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Venues

Four stadiums are to be used across Costa Rica.

San José

Alajuela

Tibas

Liberia

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Host cities

Alajuela	Liberia
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto	Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño
Capacity: 16,625	Capacity: 4,300
San José	Tibás
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Capacity: 34,453	Capacity: 21,704

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Venezuela	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
Zambia	3	1	0	2	2	7	-5	3
Costa Rica	3	0	0	3	1	6	-5	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Canada	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
North Korea	3	1	1	1	5	6	-1	4
Germany	3	0	1	2	5	7	-2	1

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	15	0	+15	9
Spain	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
New Zealand	3	0	1	2	1	7	-6	1
Paraguay	3	0	1	2	2	18	-16	1

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9
Mexico	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
China	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3	3
Colombia	3	0	0	3	2	9	-7	0

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	27 March — San José
	Venezuela	3
					31 March — Liberia
	Canada	2
					Venezuela	1
	27 March — Liberia
					Japan	4
	Japan	2
									4 April — San José
	Mexico	0
									Japan	2
	27 March — San José
									Spain	0
	Ghana	2 (3)
					31 March — Liberia
	Italy	2 (4)
					Italy	0
	27 March — Liberia
					Spain	2			Third place
	Nigeria	0
									4 April — San José
	Spain	3
									Venezuela	4 (0)
									Italy	4 (2)