The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national association football teams. Matches were held in four Moscow stadiums (Dynamo, Lokomotiv, Podmoskovie Stadium and Torpedo Stadium) and one in Saint Petersburg (Petrovsky Stadium).
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Russia 2006 Чемпионат мира по футболу 2006 (девушки до 20 лет) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Russia |
| Dates | 17 August – 3 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  China |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 106 (3.31 per match) |
| Attendance | 52,630 (1,645 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ma Xiaoxu Kim Song-hui (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ma Xiaoxu |
| Fair play award | North Korea Russia |
← 2004 2008 → | |
This was the third women's world youth championship organized by FIFA, but the first with an age limit of 20. The first two events, held in Canada in 2002 and Thailand in 2004, had an age limit of 19. FIFA changed the age limit to prepare for the creation of an under-17 championship in 2008.
North Korea won the tournament. They became the first Asian team to win a FIFA women's tournament and the first Asian football team to win any FIFA tournaments since Saudi Arabia's triumph in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. the official mascot, is a little fox called Alissa. It is a figure that is very popular in children's literature in Russia, and one frequently said to possess beauty, intelligence, speed and craftiness; traits it shares with many of Russia's promising young women footballers.
Alissa sports a football strip in the colours of the Russian flag, a fitting choice for the proud host country of this world championship. Naturally, they never go anywhere without their loyal friend, a football, whose company it enjoys immensely. This lively little fox is unquestionably female, as demonstrated by Alissa's long tied-back hair and sports skirt, but then again this is a women's festival of football.
Venues
edit| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | Petrovsky Stadium | 21,570 |
| Moscow | Torpedo Stadium | 13,400 |
| Shchyolkovo | Podmoskovie Stadium | 5,000 |
| Moscow | Dynamo Stadium | 36,540 |
| Moscow | Locomotiv Stadium | 28,800 |
Squads
editQualified Teams
editThe 16 participating U-20 women's teams from the six FIFA confederations are:
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Group stage
editThe draw for the tournament was held in Moscow's City Hall on 22 March 2006. 14 of the 16 competing teams (the two CAF teams were then still undecided) learned their first-round groupings.
Group A
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
All times local (UTC+4)
| New Zealand | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | McCallum Shipard |
| Brazil | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Francielle Fabiana |
{Report} |
| Russia | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kozhnikova Terekhova Akimova |
(Report) | Erceg Humphries |
| Australia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brogan |
(Report) | Kozhnikova |
Group B
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 |
Group C
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
| North Korea | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jong P. Jo |
(Report) |
| Mexico | 1–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cisneros |
(Report) | Okoyino Da Mbabi Bajramaj Keßler Blässe Laudehr Maier Oster |
| Switzerland | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Jong P. Kim O. Kim S. |
| Germany | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bajramaj Laudehr Okoyino Da Mbabi Keßler Blässe |
(Report) |
| Mexico | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Kim Hyang-mi Kim K. Kil O |
Group D
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| United States | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rostedt |
(Report) |
Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 August – Moscow (Torpedo) | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 31 August – Moscow (Lokomotiv) | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 27 August – Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 September – Moscow (Lokomotiv) | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| 26 August – Moscow (Torpedo) | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||
| 31 August – Moscow (Lokomotiv) | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 (5) | ||||||||||
| 27 August – Saint Petersburg | ||||||||||
| 0 (4) | Third place play-off | |||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 September – Moscow (Lokomotiv) | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 0 (6) | ||||||||||
| 0 (5) | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
editSemifinals
edit| Brazil | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ri Un-hyang |
| China | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Zhuang Zhang Yuan Zi Ma Zhu |
5–4 | |
Third place play-off
edit| Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Daiane Costa Aliane Francielle Monica Fabiana Erika Maurine |
6–5 | |
Final
edit
| 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship winners |
|---|
North Korea First title |
Awards
editThe following awards were given for the tournament:[1]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| 5 goals | 5 goals | 4 goals |
| FIFA Fair Play Award[note 1] | ||
All star team
edit| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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Scorers
edit- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Mercedes Pereyra
Danielle Brogan
Adriane
Amanda Chiccini
Lou Xiaoxu
Trésorine Nzuzi
Laure Boulleau
Juliane Maier
Monique Cisneros
Abby Erceg
Tawa Ishola
Hong Myong-gum
Svetlana Akimova
Alexandra Long
- Own goals
Further information
edit- This was the first time an Australian football team has played in a worldwide competition as an Asian Football Confederation team. However, the country's senior men's team was the first to play as an AFC team, competing in its first 2007 Asian Cup qualifier in February 2006, two months before the AFC qualifiers for this competition. Before 1 January 2006, Australia was a member of the Oceania Football Confederation.
- This was the first U-20 Women's tournament in which a Canadian has not won the Golden Shoe award, given to the top goal scorer of the tournament. Canadians Christine Sinclair and Brittany Timko won the award in 2002 and 2004 respectively.
Notes
edit- ^ According to FIFA Committee for Fair Play and Social Responsibility, two team won this award in 2006.
References
edit- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Russia 2006 - Awards". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.