2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2008 FIFA I Raro I Te 17 Kapu Wahine O Te Ao
FIFA U-17 WWC official logo
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	28 October – 16 November
Teams	16
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance	207,803 (6,494 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dzsenifer Marozsán (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Mana Iwabuchi
Best goalkeeper	Taylor Vancil
Fair play award	Germany
2010 →

The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the first women's football edition of the U-17 World Cup. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. North Korea won the first edition, extending their grip of women's youth football having won the then-most recent U-20 Women's World Cup.