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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Papua New Guinea |
| Dates | 13 November – 3 December |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Korea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 113 (3.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 159,099 (4,972 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gabi Nunes Mami Ueno Stina Blackstenius(5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Hina Sugita |
| Best goalkeeper |  Mylène Chavas |
| Fair play award | Japan |
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The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Papua New Guinea from 13 November to 3 December 2016.[1] This was the first FIFA tournament held in the country, the first FIFA tournament held in Melanesia, and the first FIFA association football tournament in Oceania to take place outside Australasia.
North Korea won their 2nd title in this event by beating France in the final, 3–1.[2] They became the first country to win the U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cup in the same year, with their under-17 team winning the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earlier in the year.[3]
- ^ "Circular #1510 - FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cups in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Crowning glory for Asian duo". FIFA.com. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 a dream double year for DPR Korea". AFC. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2016.