2014 U-20 Women's World Cup pre-tournament talk:(Qualifiers, Final Draw, predictions)

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

This thread is for stuff that is not tickets, or the logistics of supporting the U-20 CanWNT but rather about the opposition we face.

EDIT:

http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/newsid=2291245/index.html

Full draw

Group A

Canada

Ghana

Finland

Korea DPR

Group B

Germany

USA

China PR

Brazil

Group C

England

Korea Republic

Mexico

Nigeria

Group D

New Zealand

Paraguay

France

Costa Rica

[footballcoachnl]

Im surprised that Japan didnt make it.. their program is pretty good at senior level but havent follow it at youth ranks..

Colombia supposed to have a decent women program.. they might be instead of paraguay

Looking forward to this tournament for sure!

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

Im surprised that Japan didnt make it.. their program is pretty good at senior level

Ya that was a surprise for sure. The strong showing by the South Koreans + the draw against China got to them. The Chinese really snuck into 3rd on goal difference. Even the North Koreans didn't have as good a goal difference. Outside of Myanmar and Australia the top 4 in AFC are really balanced. OFC winners (always New Zealand) should be forced to play the 4th place in AFC because a team like Japan shouldn't be excluded when when a weaker team like New Zealand makes the cut.

[The Ref]

The way women soccer has advanced it is time for Fifa to expand the u20 to 24 teams. That will be a great benefit for the senior teams by preparing more young players for the toughest of competitions.

[xabuep2]

If FIFA uses the same criteria like in U17 Women World Cup Costa Rica 2014 of seeding the regional champions the pots would look like this:

Pot 1: CAN - USA - KOR - FRA

Pot 2: GER - ENG - FIN - NZ

Pot 3: MEX - CR - BRA - PAR

Pot 4: GHA - NIG - PKR - PRCH

Best group : Canada, Finland, Paraguay , China PR

Worse group : Canada, Germany, DPR Korea, Brazil

But if FIFA includes Brazil among the seeded team , it would look like this :

Pot 1 : CAN - USA - FRA - BRA

Pot 2 : KOR - PKR - PRCH - PAR

Pot 3 : GER - ENG - FIN - NZ

Pot 4 : MEX - CR - GHA - NIG

Best group : Canada, Paraguay, Finland, Ghana

Worse group : Canada, Korea, Germany, Nigeria

If New Zealand is paired in a pot with UEFA teams , Canada will not face them.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

Colombia supposed to have a decent women program.. they might be instead of paraguay

http://www.cbf.com.br/Not%C3%ADcias/2014/01/28/Brasil%20goleia%20Col%C3%B4mbia%20-%206%20a%200%20-%20e%20garante%20vaga%20no%20Mundial%20do%20Canad%C3%A1%202014

They had some hope, but no longer. It's confirmed: Brazil and Paraguay are going. After a nil-nil draw in the group stage against Colombia, Brazil manged to win 6-0 against them this time to qualify in style.

Paraguay also destroyed Bolivia 5-0.

A FIFA article on how Nigeria and Ghana made it:

http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/newsid=2265751/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news

[Strider]

Here's an interview with Beverly Priestman.

[Blackdude]

Here's an interview with Beverly Priestman.

Wrong team. She coaches the U17 team, not the U20 team, which is coached by Andrew Olivieri.

[Vic]

Watched this amazing piece of work again tonight. Not sure what our plans are but this sets a pretty high standard.

[Vic]

Women's Cup in 2011. Some wonderful action film.

[xabuep2]

The draw will be held on 1 March 2014 in Montreal

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

The draw will be held on 1 March 2014 in Montreal

It's in the opening post (but burried in the middle)

Seems like there is a camp going on in Vancouver to prepare some of our U-20 team.

http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-w20-holds-first-camp-of-2014-p155941

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

The draw will be held on 1 March 2014 in Montreal

We have more details now.

http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=57389

Venue: Le Windsor Montreal

Date/Time: Saturday March 1st 4pm

Should we have Voyageurs present? Or will we get in CSA's way

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

...and they were 16! New Zealand have qualified. They faced a tougher time from Papua than I expected.

http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/newsid=2281636/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

We have more details now.

http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=57389

Venue: Le Windsor Montreal

Date/Time: Saturday March 1st 4pm

More news about the draw:

http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/newsid=2284936/index.html?intcmp=newsreader_news_caption

http://www.canadasoccer.com/canadian-idol-singer-eva-avila-to-perform-at-saturday-s-official-draw-of-the-fifa-u-20-women-s-world-cup-canada-2014-p156005

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

HAHAHAHA, what a terrible ceremony...........cheezy music and video + Jacinthe Taillon just said we had 12 provinces and territories. FAIL.

EDIT:

...OMG this is going downhill...Senator Jacques Demers making political jokes and saying that this kind of event is important to keep kids off the street.

He said he had a speech but didn't follow it.

[theaub]

My dream of supporting North Korea can finally be realized.

[theaub]

That draw could not have gone any better

Hopefully we can score a goal in this one...

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

Canada's group:

A1 Canada

A2 Ghana

A3 Finland

A4 Korea DPR

A good group. Not a group of death.

If there is a European team we can win against, it's Finland.

Group B:

China

Germany

USA

Brazil

The "group of death"

Group C:

England

Korea Republic

Mexico

Nigeria

Group D:

France

Costa Rica

Paraguay

New Zealand.

Cakewalk for France the "easy" group.

My dream of supporting North Korea can finally be realized.

LOL. We should hire the services of a translator and make fake North Korean style propaganda signs.

[Raven]

So we finish 1st or 2nd in our group, and we have the joy of meeting USA/GER/CHN/BRZ in the Quarter-finals??

Likely USA or Germany in my book.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

So we finish 1st or 2nd in our group, and we have the joy of meeting USA/GER/CHN/BRZ in the Quarter-finals??

Likely USA or Germany in my book.

Yup. We could finish first in our group and still play the US if they finish second behind Germany.

In our group, the North Korean team will be very tough; North Korea will see this as a way to prepare a cohort who will be of prime age come the WWC in 2019.

[rob.notenboom]

LOL. We should hire the services of a translator and make fake North Korean style propaganda signs.

This!

[Vic]

Having Ghana and North Korea in our group, and FIFA with a proper age verification process for males but nothing for females, we should be training against adult women because that's what we'll likely be playing.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

Having Ghana and North Korea in our group, and FIFA with a proper age verification process for males but nothing for females, we should be training against adult women because that's what we'll likely be playing.

I am most curious. Elaborate with sources please.

[Raven]

Having Ghana and North Korea in our group, and FIFA with a proper age verification process for males but nothing for females, we should be training against adult women because that's what we'll likely be playing.

On that note, we also play Ghana, and North Korea in the U17 women in Costa Rica...we may see some of the same players.