2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2014
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
Dates15 March – 4 April
Teams16 (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 played32
Goals scored113 (3.53 per match)
Attendance284,320 (8,885 per match)
Top scorer(s)Venezuela Deyna Castellanos
Venezuela Gabriela García
(6 goals each)
Best player(s)Japan Hina Sugita
Best goalkeeperJapan Mamiko Matsumoto
Fair play award Japan
2012
2016

The 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the youth association football tournament for women under the age of 17. The final tournament was hosted in Costa Rica.

The competition was played from 15 March to 4 April 2014.[1] Japan beat Spain in the final 2–0, the same score the same match ended in the group stage. Japan emerged as the fourth different champion in four editions.

The opening match of the tournament set a new tournament record with 34,453 spectators. In total, 284,320 supporters attended matches, averaging 8,885 per match and beating the 2012 record.[2]

  1. ^ "FIFA Calendar". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. ^ FIFA.com