2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
| 2008 FIFA I Raro I Te 17 Kapu Wahine O Te Ao | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 28 October – 16 November |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 113 (3.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 207,803 (6,494 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dzsenifer Marozsán (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  Mana Iwabuchi |
| Best goalkeeper | Taylor Vancil |
| Fair play award | Germany |
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. The was the first FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to be held.
Host cities
Matches were played in four New Zealand cities:
- The Auckland conurbation, New Zealand's largest metropolitan area, hosted the final and 3rd place playoff. The designated host stadium is located in North Shore City.
- Hamilton hosted two of the quarter-finals.
- Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, hosted two of the quarter-finals.
- Christchurch, the only host city in the South Island, hosted the semi-finals.
Pool matches were spread evenly among these cities. The host nation, New Zealand, was based mostly in Auckland but played one pool match in Wellington.
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| North Harbour Stadium Location: Auckland (North Shore City) |
Waikato Stadium Location: Hamilton |
Wellington Stadium (Westpac Stadium) Location: Wellington |
Queen Elizabeth II Park Location: Christchurch |
Qualified teams
| Confederation (Continent) | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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| AFC (Asia) | 2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship | North Korea Japan South Korea
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| CAF (Africa) | 2008 African U-17 Women's Championship |  Nigeria Ghana
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| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship | United States Costa Rica Canada
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| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2008 South American Under-17 Women's Championship |  Colombia Brazil Paraguay
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| OFC (Oceania) | Host nation |  New Zealand
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| UEFA (Europe) | 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | Germany France Denmark England
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Results
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Colombia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| North Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Ghana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 |
 Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Brazil |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 November – Wellington | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 November – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 4 | |||||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 November – Hamilton | ||||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 16 November – Auckland | ||||||||||
| England | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 November – Wellington | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 November – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 November – Hamilton | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| 16 November – Auckland | ||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||