2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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| tourney_name = FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

| year = 2021

| image = 2021_FIFA_U-17_Women's_World_Cup.png

| size = {{Logo size|FIFA trophy}}

| country = India

| dates = Cancelled

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| confederations = 6

| venues = 5

| cities = 5

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The 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, later postponed and renamed as the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup before its cancellation, was originally going to be the 7th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2008.

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in India between 2 and 21 November 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/fifa-council-decides-on-key-steps-for-upcoming-international-tournaments |title=FIFA Council decides on key steps for upcoming international tournaments |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|website= FIFA.com |date=15 March 2019 |access-date=15 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927033059/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/fifa-council-decides-on-key-steps-for-upcoming-international-tournaments |archive-date=27 September 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/organising-committee-approves-draw-procedures-for-fifa-club-world-cup-qatar-2019|title=Organising Committee approves draw procedures for FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|website= FIFA.com|date=12 September 2019|access-date=13 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913033800/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/organising-committee-approves-draw-procedures-for-fifa-club-world-cup-qatar-2019|archive-date=13 September 2019|url-status=live}} However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/dedicated-covid-19-working-group-proposes-recommendations-after-first-meeting|title=Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|website= FIFA.com|date=3 April 2020}}{{cite news |title=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2020 India postponed |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-2020-postponed-india-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-outbreak-news/article31253544.ece |accessdate=3 April 2020 |work=The Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |date=4 April 2020}} On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held between 17 February – 7 March 2021, subject to further monitoring.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/bureau-of-the-fifa-council-decisions-on-fifa-events|title=Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|website= FIFA.com|date=12 May 2020}}

On 17 November 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament would be cancelled. Instead, India were appointed as hosts of the next edition of the tournament in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/update-on-fifa-club-world-cup-2020-and-women-s-youth-tournaments|title=Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|website=FIFA.com|access-date=24 December 2020|date=17 November 2020}}

Spain were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018.

Host selection

On 25 July 2018, FIFA announced that bidding process had begun for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2018/m=7/news=fifa-starts-bidding-process-for-fifa-u-20-and-u-17-women-s-world-cups-2020.html|title=FIFA starts bidding process for FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cups 2020|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|website= FIFA.com|date=25 July 2018|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726111431/https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2018/m=7/news=fifa-starts-bidding-process-for-fifa-u-20-and-u-17-women-s-world-cups-2020.html|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5cddd2bd91ac9c40/original/mufi7go7y1knt0vtl378-pdf.pdf|title=Circular letter #1643 - Bidding for the following FIFA World Cups|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|website= FIFA.com|date=25 July 2018|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727115155/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/1643-bidding-for-the-following-fifa-world-cups.pdf?cloudid=mufi7go7y1knt0vtl378|archive-date=27 July 2018|url-status=live}} A member association was able to bid for both tournaments, with the caveat that two different hosts would be appointed.{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/34baab9d56b16521/original/bzvrenohp1v8ptzemjnh-pdf.pdf|title=Circular letter #1647 - Bidding for the following FIFA World Cups|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|website= FIFA.com|date=13 August 2018|access-date=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925141933/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/1647-bidding-for-the-following-fifa-world-cups-fifa-u-17-women-s-world-cup-2020-.pdf?cloudid=bzvrenohp1v8ptzemjnh|archive-date=25 September 2018|url-status=live}} The following associations declared interest in hosting the event by the deadline of 12 September 2018:{{Cite web|url=https://www.footofeminin.fr/Coupe-du-Monde-U17-2020-La-FRANCE-sollicitee-par-la-FIFA_a15181.html|language=fr|title=Coupe du Monde U17 2020 - La FRANCE sollicitée par la FIFA|first=Sebastien |last=Duret|date=12 October 2018|work=Footofeminin}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/aiff-india-government-bid-2020-u-17-womens-world-cup/14djlqiwiilne18ahjowflcayp |language=en|title=AIFF gets nod from government to bid for 2020 U-17 Women's World Cup|first=Anselm |last=Noronha|date=16 January 2019|work=Goal.com Ghana}}

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India was appointed as the host by the FIFA Council meeting at Miami on 15 March 2019.

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams would have qualified for the final tournament. In addition to India who would have automatically qualified as host, 15 other teams would have qualified from six separate continental competitions.

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Confederation

!Qualifying tournament

!Team

!data-sort-type="number"|Appearance
(planned)

!Last appearance

!Previous best performance

rowspan=3|Asian Football Confederation
{{small|(Hosts + 2 teams)}}

|Host nation

|{{fbwu|17|IND}}

|1st

|None

|{{sort|99|Debut}}

rowspan=2|2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship

|{{fbwu|17|JPN}}

|7th

|2018

|{{sort|01|Champions}} (2014)

|7th

|2018

|{{sort|01|Champions}} (2008, 2016)

rowspan=3|Confederation of African Football
{{small|(3 teams)}}

|rowspan=3|2020 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

|N/A

|rowspan=3|CONCACAF
{{small|(3 teams)}}

|rowspan=3|2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

|N/A

|rowspan=3|CONMEBOL
{{small|(3 teams)}}

|rowspan=3|2020 South American U-17 Women's Championship

|N/A

|Oceania Football Confederation
{{small|(1 team)}}

|2020 OFC U-17 Women's Championship
(cancelled due to COVID-19; nominated by OFC){{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/new-zealand-to-fly-the-flag-for-oceania-in-india|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605152842/https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/new-zealand-to-fly-the-flag-for-oceania-in-india|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2020|title=New Zealand to fly the flag for Oceania in India|publisher=FIFA.com|date=5 June 2020}}

|{{fbwu|17|NZL}}

|7th

|2018

|{{sort|03|Third place}} (2018)

|rowspan=3|UEFA
{{small|(3 teams)}}

|rowspan=3|2020 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
(cancelled due to COVID-19; nominated by UEFA){{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/india-beckons-for-england-germany-and-holders-spain|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815085904/https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/india-beckons-for-england-germany-and-holders-spain|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2020|title=India beckons for England, Germany and holders Spain|publisher=FIFA.com|date=14 August 2020}}

|{{fbwu|17|ENG}}

|3rd

|2016

|{{sort|04|Fourth place}} (2008)

|{{fbwu|17|GER}}

|7th

|2018

|{{sort|03|Third place}} (2008)

|{{fbwu|17|ESP}}

|5th

|2018

|{{sort|01|Champions}} (2018)

Venues

On 27 August, Kalinga Stadium in the city of Bhubaneswar got provisional clearance as the first venue for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.{{cite news |title=Bhubaneswar gets provisional clearance for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/bhubaneswar-gets-provisional-clearance-for-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-india-2020/articleshow/70861656.cms |accessdate=14 May 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=27 August 2019}} In November 2019, FIFA local organising committee after second inspection of Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, expressed their satisfaction with the preparation of infrastructure and the training facilities as the provisional venues for the tournament.{{cite news |title=FIFA kicks of Women's World Cup India 2020 inspection in Kolkata |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/fifa-kicks-off-u-17-womens-wc-2020-inspection-in-kolkata/articleshow/72244593.cms |accessdate=14 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=26 November 2019}}{{cite news |title=Guwahati: FIFA delegation inspects Indira Gandhi Stadium for U17 Women's World Cup |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/guwahati-fifa-delegation-inspects-indira-gandhi-stadium-for-u17-womens-world-cup20191128200903/ |accessdate=14 May 2020 |work=Asian News International |date=28 November 2019}}{{cite news |title=FIFA delegation satisfied with Bhubaneswar's preparation for U17 Women's World Cup |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/fifa-delegation-satisfied-with-bhubaneswars-preparation-for-u17-womens-world-cup20191129160218/ |accessdate=14 May 2020 |work=Asian News International |date=29 November 2019}} On 22 December 2019, the organising committee announced EKA Arena at Ahmedabad as a provisional venue for the tournament.{{cite news |title=Ahmedabad receives provisional clearance for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/ahmedabad-receives-provisional-clearance-for-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-india-2020 |accessdate=23 December 2019 |publisher=AIFF |date=22 December 2019}} On 18 February 2020, the match schedule and all the five venues were finalised and announced together with the official schedule. Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and Kolkata would host the group-stage matches, where as the knockout matches would be played in four cities except Guwahati.{{cite news |title=Match schedule and host cities announced for FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup India 2020 |url=https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/match-schedule-and-host-cities-announced-for-fifa-under-17-women-s-world-cup-ind#aj-getty-fifau17wwc2020-2241 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218213132/https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/match-schedule-and-host-cities-announced-for-fifa-under-17-women-s-world-cup-ind#aj-getty-fifau17wwc2020-2241 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 February 2020 |accessdate=18 February 2020 |work=FIFA |date=18 February 2020}} The first match is scheduled to be held at Guwahati, and the final in Navi Mumbai.{{Cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/32f8f3f84f591de2/original/gubmjc5okwt12jgq27vt-pdf.pdf|title=Match Schedule|last=|first=|date=18 February 2020|website=FIFA.com|access-date=}}

An updated match schedule after the tournament was postponed to 2021 was announced by the All India Football Federation on 23 June 2020, with matches played at the same five venues.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/updated-match-schedule-for-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-india-2021-released|title=Updated Match Schedule for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2021 released|publisher=All India Football Federation|date=23 June 2020}}

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! Kolkata

! Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

! EKA Arena

! DY Patil Stadium

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| {{Coord|22|34|08|N|88|24|33|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Salt Lake Stadium }}

| {{Coord|26|06|56|N|91|45|37|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium }}

| {{Coord|23|00|39.7|N|72|35|56.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=EKA Arena}}

| {{Coord|19|2|31|N|73|1|36|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=EKA Arena}}

Capacity: 15,000

| Capacity: 85,000

| Capacity: 23,850

| Capacity: 25,000

| Capacity: 55,000

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Emblem and slogan

The official emblem was unveiled on 2 November 2019, at the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai to mark one year to go. The design embodies a combination of elements from nature and Indian culture and civilisation. The emblem is designed in bright colour to incorporate India's vibrant culture. A bright blue waves rises from the base and reach up along the form of the trophy towards a crown forming the shape of Paisley or Boteh motif commonly used in Kashmiri Pashmina shawl and carpets . Within the Boteh motif, frames a ball made from a marigold flower, symbolizes growth and development, and used in almost all rituals, festivals and celebrations in India. The color and design of the petals of the marigold are drawn from Bandhani textiles, an Indian tie-dye technique dates back to Indus Valley civilization. The design of the stem is derived from traditional Warli painting along with the bright hues found in Bandhani textile, which is accented with vibrant symbols of unity and celebration and represent nature and its resources.{{cite news |title=Vibrant official Emblem revealed as journey to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020 begins |url=https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/vibrant-official-emblem-revealed-as-journey-to-fifa-u-17-women-s-world-cup-india |accessdate=3 November 2019 |work=FIFA |date=2 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103015641/https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/vibrant-official-emblem-revealed-as-journey-to-fifa-u-17-women-s-world-cup-india |archive-date=3 November 2019 |url-status=dead }}

On 18 February 2020, FIFA along with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the tournament announced the official slogan of the tournament. The official slogan of 2020 FIFA U-17 Women World Cup is "Kick Off The Dream". The director of the LOC said the slogan expresses a hope to "kickstart the growth of women's football" in India and is inclusive of everyone "to realise this dream".{{cite news |title=Match schedule, host cities, official slogan announced for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/match-schedule-and-host-cities-announced-for-fifa-u-17-womens-world-india-2020-as-future-stars-of-womens-football-prepare-to-kick-off-the-dream |accessdate=18 February 2020 |work=AIFF |date=18 February 2020}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/}}

2020

Category:2020 in women's association football

Category:2020 in youth association football

Category:2020 in Indian sport

Category:International association football competitions hosted by India

Category:Association football events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Category:2020 in Indian women's sport

2021 FIFA U-17 Women&#039;s World Cup

Host selection

Qualified teams

Venues

Emblem and slogan

References

External links

2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup