The 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cupwomen's football tournament was the second such tournament, and was held in Trinidad and Tobago from 5 to 25 September 2010. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Trinidad and Tobago had a guaranteed place as the host nation.
Qualified teams
The qualifiers took place during late 2009 and early 2010. The places were allocated as follows to confederations: AFC (3), CAF (3), CONCACAF (2), CONMEBOL (3), OFC (1), UEFA (3), plus the host country.[1]
On 30 June 2010, President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan announced he would suspend the Nigeria Football Federation from FIFA competition for 2 years.[2] This put the Flamingoes place at the competition in jeopardy. On 5 July 2010, the ban was lifted.[3]
The opening phase of the tournament comprised four groups of four teams, with the top two sides in each section advancing to the quarter-finals. The final draw to determine the groups took place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 5 May 2010.[4]
Tie breakers in the group stage are:
greatest number of points obtained in all group matches
goal difference in all group matches
greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
If more than two or more teams are still tied after that:
greatest number of points obtained in matches between concerned teams
goal difference in matches between concerned teams
greatest number of goals scored in matches between concerned teams
fair play point system, in which the yellow and red cards of group matches are evaluated