The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament. It was held in Chile between 19 November and 7 December 2008. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Chile had a guaranteed place as the host nation. Background On 15 September 2006, FIFA officially announced Chile as the host country. It was the third time Chile organized a football world cup, after the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, but the first in the women's competition. The decision came as a surprise to Chile, as it had bid in August 2006 to host the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which was finally granted to New Zealand (Ecuador was unsuccessful in both bids). Chile previously hosted the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship and the first edition for Under 17s in January 2008. Venues Four different cities were selected as venues in an open bidding process. Changes to the stadiums to comply with FIFA standards were carried out between December 2007 and September 2008. The selected venues were: Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso World Cup Stadium, Coquimbo (opening) La Florida Bicentennial Municipal Stadium, La Florida (Greater Santiago area) Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Chillán Municipal Stadium, Chillán Germán Becker B. Municipal Stadium, Temuco Qualified teams The places were allocated as follows to confederations: AFC (3), CAF (2), CONCACAF (3), CONMEBOL (2), OFC (1), UEFA (4), plus the host country. 1.Teams that made their debut. Squads Group stage The opening phase of the tournament comprised four groups of four teams, with the top two sides in each section advancing to the quarter-finals. The final draw to determine the groups took place in Santiago, Chile on 13 September 2008 at 20:30 UTC. All times local (UTC-3) Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage All times local (UTC-3) Knockout map Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place playoff Final Awards The following awards were given for the tournament: All star team The following players were named as the All Star Team for the tournament: Goalscorers 5 goals Sydney Leroux 4 goals Eugenie Le Sommer Ri Ye-gyong Alex Morgan 3 goals Marie Pollman Ebere Orji Rosie White Ra Un-sim 2 goals Daiane Érika Francielle Pamela Monica Lam-Feist Toni Duggan Nora Coton-Pélagie Marie-Laure Delie Julie Machart Marine Pervier Nicole Banecki Isabel Kerschowski Kim Kulig Lisa Schwab Asano Nagasato Isabell Herlovsen Ria