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The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is a world championship football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under age 20. The tournament is held in even-numbered years. It was first conducted in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with an upper age limit of 19. In 2006, the age limit was raised to the current 20. The event was renamed as a World Cup effective with the 2008 competition, making its name consistent with FIFA's other worldwide competitions for national teams.
[edit] Qualification[edit] History[edit] 2002The first women's world championship at the youth level, held as the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, with an age limit of 19, was hosted by Canada. The final, held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, drew a surprisingly large crowd of 47,000 to watch the hosts play the United States. The US defeated Canada 1-0 on a golden goal by Lindsay Tarpley. Canada's Christine Sinclair was the adidas Golden Ball recipient, as tournament MVP, and the Golden Shoe (10 goals) winner. [edit] 2004The 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was held in Thailand. For the second time in a row, the current holders of the adult World Cup, Germany, won the youth competition. The Golden Ball went to Brazilian star, Marta, while for the second time the Golden Boot went to a Canadian, Brittany Timko. [edit] 2006FIFA raised the women's youth championship age limit to 20 to match the men's, beginning with the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, held in Russia from 17 August through 3 September. The competition was held in four Moscow stadiums (Dinamo, Lokomotiv, Podmoskovie Sports Palace and Torpedo Stadion) and one in St. Petersburg (Petrovskiy Stadion). Korea DPR won the final 5-0 over China PR. [edit] 2008The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Chile, from November 20 to December 7, 2008.[1] Six years after winning their first championship at the youth level in 2002, the United States reclaimed the trophy with a 2-1 win over defending champions Korea DPR. The Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe went to Sydney Leroux of the United States. [edit] Results
[edit] Awards[edit] adidas Golden Ball
[edit] adidas Golden Shoe
[edit] adidas Golden Glove
[edit] FIFA Fair Play Award
[edit] Total Wins
[edit] See also[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
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