FIFA U-20 WOMEN WORLD CUP CANADA 2014: England, Finland and France qualify for Canada 2014

 

 

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Europe’s four participants at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2014 have been confirmed, with England, Finland and France joining Germany in securing their places.

England qualified top of Group A at the UEFA Women’s U-19 Championship in Wales after a convincing 3-0 win over Denmark and can now look forward to a semi-final against Finland.

The Finns have been the tournament’s surprise package, advancing unbeaten from Group B at the expense of Nordic rivals Sweden and Norway. The already-qualified Germans were the latest to find it tough against Marianne Miettinen’s side, who claimed a 1-1 draw thanks to Juliette Kemppi’s 48th-minute strike.

Germany’s next test will come against France, who made sure of runners-up spot in Group A with a comfortable 3-0 win over their Welsh hosts in which Clarisse Le Bihan scored a double.

Both semi-finals will be played on Wednesday, with the final following three days later.

England, Finland and France qualify for Canada 2014

25 August 2013 

Three more teams have qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014.
England, Finland and France have joined Germany in qualification for the semi-final of the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and a spot in next year's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
The European continent is the first confederation to complete its qualification phase, with four teams booked for the 16-team FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014. The final competition will run next summer from 5-24 August in Edmonton, Toronto, Montral and Moncton.
Canada, as host, is the only other team booked for the competition. The five qualified teams will now await Qualifiers from the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North America), CONMEBOL (South America), and OFC (Oceania) that will run through January 2014.
For more information on Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, please visit FIFA.com/Canada2014.
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 will be followed one year later by the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015.

Qualified teams (UEFA):
England - fourth participation at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (2002, 2008, 2010, 2014)
- three-time FIFA Women's World Cup participants (1995, 2007, 2011)

Finland - second participation at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (2006, 2014)
- yet to qualify for a FIFA Women's World Cup
France - fifth participation at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014)
- two-time participants at the FIFA Women's World Cup (2003 and 2011)
Germany - seventh participation at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
- six-time participants at the FIFA Women's World Cup (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011)
- two-time winners at the FIFA Women's World Cup (2003 and 2007) and two-time winners at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (2004 and 2010)
Host Canada:
- sixth participation at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014)
- five-time participants at the FIFA Women's World Cup (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011)
- also qualified as host for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015

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FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015
The FIFA Women's World Cup is held every four years, with the next edition to be played in Canada in 2015. It marks the first major sporting event hosted in Canada from coast to coast, with matches to be played in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montréal and Moncton. The FIFA Women's World Cup will feature the 24 best women's football teams in the world.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 will be preceded one year earlier by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, one of two FIFA women’s youth tournaments. The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup returns to Canada for the first time since 2002. The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 will feature 16 teams featuring players born 1994 or later.

The National Organising Committee for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 features Victor Montagliani (chair), Steven Reed, Janine Helland, Doug Redmond, Clare Rustad, Walter Sieber and Peter Montopoli.

Women's Football

19-31 August 2013

UEFA Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 (UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship)
21-25 August 2013
CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 (UNCAF group stage in Honduras)
31 August 2013
NWSL Championship match
7-11 September 2013
CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 (UNCAF group stage in Panama)

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Official Website and Media Channel
The official website for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 is FIFA.com/canada2015. The site will provide both pre-competition and competition coverage, including links to ticket information and ticket sales. Coverage will be provided in six languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Portugese).

The FIFA Media Channel (http://media.fifa.com) is a media-only, password-protected service with specific content tailored to support journalists, photographers and other media professionals. Please note that all journalists must be registered on the FIFA Media Channel to be eligible for accreditation to FIFA events.

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Media Contacts
Richard ScottDirector Communications
National Organising Committee
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015
richard.scott@fwwc2015.ca
C 613.818.0305

For all questions pertaining to Canada's women's national team, please contact:
Max BellCanadian Soccer Association
mbell@soccercan.ca
C 416.797.9192