2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Papua New Guinea
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| Dates | 13 November – 3 December 2016 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 North Korea (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 France
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| Third place |
 Japan
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| Fourth place |
 United States
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 113 (3.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 159,099 (4,972 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Gabi Nunes Mami Ueno Stina Blackstenius(5 goals each) |
| Best player |
Hina Sugita
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| Best goalkeeper |
Mylene Chavas
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| Fair play award |
Japan
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The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Papua New Guinea from 13 November to 3 December 2016.
North Korea won their 2nd title in this event by beating France in the final, 3–1. They became the first country to win the U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cup in the same year, with their under-17 team winning the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earlier in the year.
The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline:
South Africa were awarded the hosting rights by FIFA Executive Committee at their meeting on 5 December 2013. However, they later withdrew, giving its notice at FIFA's Executive committee meeting prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
After South Africa's withdrawal, the following countries announced they would be interested in hosting:
Papua New Guinea were awarded the hosting rights of the tournament by the FIFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2015.
A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Papua New Guinea who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014.
A FIFA delegation visited the following four stadiums in April 2015: Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Sir John Guise Stadium, Lloyd Robson Oval (National Football Stadium), and Bisini Sports Complex, all located in Port Moresby. The same four stadiums were submitted to FIFA for approval in October 2015. The four final approved stadiums are:
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