The 2006

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was held in

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from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national

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teams. Matches were held in four

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stadiums (

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, Lokomotiv, Podmoskovie Stadium and Torpedo Stadium) and one in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

( Petrovsky Stadium). This was the third women's world youth championship organized by

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, but the first with an age limit of 20. The first two events, held in

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in 2002 and

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in 2004, had an age limit of 19. FIFA changed the age limit to prepare for the creation of an under-17 championship in 2008.

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won the tournament. They became the first Asian team to win a FIFA women's tournament and the first Asian football team to win any FIFA tournaments since

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's triumph in the

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Venues

Squads

Tournament

The draw for the tournament was held in Moscow's City Hall on 22 March 2006. 14 of the 16 competing teams (the two CAF teams were then still undecided) learned their first-round groupings. The 16 participating U-20 women's teams from the six FIFA confederations are: :1.Teams that made their debut.

Group stage

Group A

All times local (

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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3rd Place Playoff

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Final

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:

All star team

Scorers

;5 goals * Ma Xiaoxu * Kim Song-hui ;4 goals *

Anna Blässe Anna Blässe (born 27 February 1987) is a German football striker currently playing for Grasshoppers. Career She previously played for VfL Wolfsburg, USV Jena and Hamburger SV. As a junior international she won the 2004 U-19 World Champio ...

* Cynthia Uwak ;3 goals * Ludmila Manicler *

Fatmire Bajramaj Fatmire "Lira" Alushi (; born 1 April 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. She placed third in 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual award given to the world's best player. Club career ...

* Maureen Eke *

Danesha Adams Danesha LaVonne Adams (born June 6, 1986) is an American retired soccer forward and midfielder. She is an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars. She played for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously pl ...

;2 goals *

Collette McCallum Collette Gardiner (; born 26 March 1986) is an Australian retired footballer who played as a midfielder, earning over 80 caps for the Australian national team. She last played for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League. Playing career Born ...

* Fabiana *

Jodi-Ann Robinson Jodi-Ann Robinson (born 17 April 1989) is a former soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in Jamaica to Jamaican parents, she moved to Canada at age 8. She was naturalised there and subsequently opted to play internationally for the Canad ...

* Zi Jingjing *

Marie-Laure Delie Marie-Laure Delie (born 29 January 1988) is a French football player who currently plays for Madrid CFF of the Primera Division. She plays as a striker and is a member of the France women's national football team having made her debut for the ...

* Nadine Kessler * Simone Laudehr * Célia Okoyino Da Mbabi * Charlyn Corral * Rita Chikwelu * Akudo Sabi * Jo Yun-mi * Jong Pok-hui * Kil Son-hui * Kim Kyong-hwa * Anna Kozhnikova *

Vanessa Bürki Vanessa Bürki (born 1 April 1986) is a Swiss football striker who plays for BSC YB. She has also been a member of the Swiss national team. Club career On 18 April 2016, she extended her contract with FC Bayern Munich until 2018. However ...

Amy Rodriguez Amy Joy Rodriguez Shilling (; born February 17, 1987) is an American retired professional soccer player who last played as a forward for North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for NWSL teams U ...

* Jessica Rostedt *

Kelley O'Hara Kelley Maureen O'Hara (born August 4, 1988) is an American soccer player, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, and Olympic gold medalist. She currently plays as a defender for the Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and ...

;1 goal * Mercedes Pereyra *

Belén Potassa María Belén Potassa (born 12 December 1988), known as Belén Potassa, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward. She has been a member of the Argentina women's national team. She previously played for the women's teams of Rosario Cen ...

Danielle Brogan Danielle Jade Brogan (born 28 June 1988) is an Australian former Association football, soccer player who played in Australia and England. She played in Australia for Sydney FC (A-League Women), Sydney FC, Adelaide United FC (A-League Women), Ade ...

Sally Shipard Sally Jean Shipard (born 20 October 1987) is a retired Australian international football (soccer) midfielder who played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League from 2009 to 2014 and for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga d ...

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* Francielle * Amanda Chiccini *

Kaylyn Kyle Kaylyn McKenzie Kyle (born October 6, 1988) is a former Canadian soccer player who last played as a midfielder for the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. She was also a member of Canada women's national soccer team, winning a ...

* Lou Xiaoxu * You Jia * Zhang Weishuang * Trésorine Nzuzi *

Laure Boulleau Laure Pascale Claire Boulleau (born 22 October 1986) is a French former footballer who played for the Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). She primarily played as a defender and was a member of the France women's national football ...

Amandine Henry Amandine Chantal Henry (born 28 September 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team. Having played in all youth levels, Henry made her senior in ...

* Jessica Houara *

Louisa Necib Louisa Nécib Cadamuro (; born 23 January 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played for the France national team. She spent the majority of her career at Lyon, amassing eighteen titles with the French club over a nine-year spa ...

* Juliane Maier * Lydia Neumann * Jennifer Oster * Monique Cisneros * Maria de Lourdes Gordillo *

Mónica Ocampo Mónica Ocampo Medina (born 4 January 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. Club career From 2006 to 2009, Ocampo played with W-League club FC Indiana. In 201 ...

Abby Erceg Abby May Erceg (born 20 November 1989) is a professional New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender. She is the captain of the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League. She has previously played for Chicago Red Stars i ...

* Emma Humphries * Tawa Ishola * Hong Myong-gum * O Kum-hui * Ri Un-hyang * Kim Hyang-mi * Kim Ok-sim * Svetlana Akimova *

Elena Terekhova Elena Terekhova is a former Russian international footballer who played for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Championship. She also played for Ryazan-VDV, Energiya Voronezh, Spartak Moscow, Rossiyanka Krasnoarmeysk and W-League's FC Indiana F.C ...

Alexandra Long Alexandra Linsley Long (born August 13, 1987) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League and the United States national team. She made her debut for the national team on May ...

Casey Nogueira Casey Nicole Loyd (; born February 23, 1989) is an American professional soccer midfielder who most recently played for FC Kansas City of the NWSL in 2013. She had previously played for the Los Angeles Sol, Sky Blue FC and Chicago Red Stars i ...

;Own goals * Yuan Fan (for Finland)

Further information

*This was the first time an Australian football team has played in a worldwide competition as an

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team. However, the country's senior men's team was the first to play as an AFC team, competing in its first

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qualifier in February 2006, two months before the AFC qualifiers for this competition. Before 1 January 2006, Australia was a member of the

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. *This was the first U-20 Women's tournament in which a Canadian has not won the Golden Shoe award, given to the top goal scorer of the tournament. Canadians

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and

Brittany Timko Brittany Amanda Baxter (née Timko) (born September 5, 1985) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played professionally for five different clubs and earned 132 caps with the Canadian National Team. Club career Baxter's first senior club team ...

won the award in 2002 and 2004 respectively.

References

External links

FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Russia 2006
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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