the three teams from CONCACAF were not known at the time of the draw, and were seeded based on the rankings of the three best-performing teams from the region in previous editions. They were assigned to the three places reserved for CONCACAF after the qualifying tournament was completed based on their rankings in the seeding formula (instead of their rankings in the qualifying tournament). Match officials A total of 15 referees and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament. Squads Players born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to name a preliminary squad of 35 players. From the preliminary squad, the team has to name a final squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad can be replaced due to serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match. Group stage The official schedule was unveiled on 8 February 2018. The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 17.7): If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows: All times are local, UYT (UTC−3). Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played). Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Third place match Final Winners Goalscorers Awards The following awards were given for the tournament: References External links FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report 2018 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Youth sport in Uruguay 2018 in women's association football 2018 in youth association football 2018 in Uruguayan football Foo November 2018 sports events in South America December 2018 sports events in South America