FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament held in odd-numbered years for women under the age of 20 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). In its 12th edition, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2015 took place in Papua New Guinea from 13 November to 3 December 2015. This was the first time Papua New Guinea hosted any FIFA tournament, and their first appearance in any FIFA women's event. A total of 16 teams played in the tournament (an increase from 12 at previous editions).
Introduction
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Argentina 2012 is currently in progress and has been a great success so far. The first game was played on October 12th, 2012 with Argentina taking on the United States, which they won 2 to 1. The tournament is being held at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, Argentina and it will last until November 3rd. So far there have been 16 matches played in total and 10 of those games have been victories for the home team.
The Match
In a tense and tough matchup, Argentina edged out Spain 2-1 in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final. The game was back and forth with both teams having scoring opportunities, but it was Argentina who took advantage of their scoring chances to come away with the win.
Spain had taken an early lead on a play that saw a long ball from Isi take advantage of the Argentine defense and give them a one goal lead. The Argentines bounced back quickly with two goals from Agüero to take the lead in just over ten minutes time. The first goal came when Fernandez found herself unmarked on a corner kick and headed the ball in for Argentina, while Agüero scored her second goal on another header off of an assist from Martinez.
Highlights
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is a two-week international football tournament for women under the age of 20, which was first held in 2008. It is one of the most important events on the FIFA women's calendar and has been hailed by FIFA President Sepp Blatter as a major event that will help enhance the popularity of our game among young people - especially girls. Argentina highlights
The opening match saw Argentina take on Germany. The South Americans dominated play from start to finish, but it was not until late in the first half that they managed to break through with their first goal. In the second half, Argentina continued its domination and scored twice more as Germany could only muster one reply.
Aftermath
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Argentina 2016 ended Sunday with a thrilling final between the United States and Germany. The United States came out on top, beating Germany 2-1 after extra time. Before the final, Japan had already emerged victorious from their group to reach the semi finals but fell to Nigeria in a penalty shootout. Argentina also went undefeated in their group and defeated Brazil 2-0 in the quarterfinals before losing to Germany 1-0 in the semifinals.
Prediction
The favorite to win the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is France. They are a strong team with lots of depth and have the potential to dominate this tournament. Canada is a close second. The third ranked team in the world is Brazil, but they will have a hard time playing against teams with strong defenses like France and Canada. Argentina highlights its offense, but they don't have enough firepower to compete with these other powerhouse teams without their star player Paula Ormaechea.
The tournament starts on September 22nd and finishes on October 18th in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It will consist of sixteen teams from around the world competing for first place in their respective groups before advancing to knockout rounds that lead up to the final match on October 18th.
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