The Official Draw for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup took place 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, meanwhile, face a series of intriguing challenges against Ghana, Finland and Korea DPR – themselves former champions – in Group A. The Canucks and Ghanaians will also contest 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.
"We were nervous to find out who we would be playing," said Andrew Olivieri, Canada's Women's U-20 Head Coach. 'There are no easy group, and we didn't expect anything easy for our athletes, but we're pleased to see the variety of teams in our group so that will help our preparation. Looking at group B, we'll have a difficullt task ahead of us should we get out of the group phase but we'll be ready."
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.
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
The tournament will be played in four venues in Edmonton, Moncton, Montreal and Toronto from 5 to 24 August 2014.
, 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, meanwhile, face a series of intriguing challenges against Ghana, Finland and Korea DPR – themselves former champions – in Group A. The Canucks and Ghanaians will also contest 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."We were nervous to find out who we would be playing," said Andrew Olivieri, Canada's Women's U-20 Head Coach. 'There are no easy group, and we didn't expect anything easy for our athletes, but we're pleased to see the variety of teams in our group so that will help our preparation. Looking at group B, we'll have a difficullt task ahead of us should we get out of the group phase but we'll be ready."
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.
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 RicaThe tournament will be played in four venues in Edmonton, Moncton, Montreal and Toronto from 5 to 24 August 2014.
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