2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| U-20-Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen Deutschland 2010 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | July 13 – August 1, 2010 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Germany (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Nigeria
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| Third place |
 South Korea
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| Fourth place |
 Colombia
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 99 (3.09 per match) |
| Attendance | 373,800 (11,681 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Alexandra Popp (10 goals) |
| Best player |
Alexandra Popp
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| Best goalkeeper |
 Bianca Henninger
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| Fair play award |
South Korea
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The 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 5th edition of the tournament. It was held in Germany from July 13 to August 1, 2010. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, were taking part in the final competition, in which Germany had a guaranteed place as the host nation.
On June 30, 2010, President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan announced he would suspend the Nigeria Football Federation from FIFA competition for 2 years. This put the Falconets place at the competition in jeopardy. On July 5, 2010, the ban was lifted.
No two teams from the same confederation were to be drawn in the same group, with the exception of Group A, which would include two European teams.
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
It has been decided by FIFA to remove the use of the fair play point system as an option to determine the ranking of teams at the conclusion of the group phase (art. 25 par. 5g).
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