FIFA holds Official Draw For U-20 Women’s World Cup
The Official Draw for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup took place on Saturday at Montreal’s Windsor Hotel, with the pick of the sections pairing USA and Germany – finalists in 2012, and the tournament’s most successful teams – in Group B with Brazil and China PR.
Hosts Canada will face a series of intriguing challenges against Ghana, Finland and Korea DPR in Group A. The Canadians and Ghanaians will play the tournament’s opening match, on 5 August at Toronto’s National Stadium, after a draw conducted by Tatjana Haenni, FIFA’s Head of Women’s Competitions, and assistants Sylvie Beliveau, Janine Helland and Clare Rustad.
The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which is returning to the nation that hosted its inaugural edition in 2002, will be played in four venues – Edmonton, Moncton, Montreal and Toronto – between 5 and 24 August 2014. Canada will also host the senior equivalent, the FIFA Women’s World Cup, in June and July of 2015.
The Groups are Fully listed below:
Group A: Canada, Ghana, Finland, Korea DPR
Group B: Germany, USA, China PR, Brazil
Group C: England, Korea Republic, Mexico, Nigeria
Group D: New Zealand, Paraguay, France, Costa Rica
