Ghana handed tough U20 Women's World Cup draw

Published on: 22 April 2010

Ghana has been handed a tough U-20 Women's World Cup draw after being paired to play champions United States in the tournament in Germany later this year.

The Black Princesses will also play Switzerland and Korea Republic in the Group D as the Black Princess coach Kuuku Dadzie could was not in attnedance because of the flight problems in Europe.

There promises to be plenty of excitement in Group C, in which England, Nigeria, Mexico and Japan will be competing for a place in the quarter-finals.

However, the toughest group on paper is probably Group B, which pits Brazil with former champions Korea DPR, European giants Sweden and New Zealand.

Hosts Germany have a relatively easy task as they are up against Costa Rica, Colombia and France in Group A.

Dresden Castle was the spectacular venue for the official group stage draw for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany 2010 this Thursday as Ghana female star and national team captain Adjoa Bayor was among those who picked the balls for the draw.

The representatives from some of the 16 qualified nations followed proceedings attentively as their opponents for the group stages of the tournament which takes place between 13 July and 1 August.

The four host cities of Augsburg, Bielefeld, Bochum and Dresden will host the competition.

In a curious twist of fate, the opening game of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup mirrors the first fixture of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germanyâ„¢ as the hosts take on Costa Rica.

Following the Draw, Steffi Jones said: "You can hear and feel the enthusiasm and euphoria. The guests can look forward to four great host cities and you should be aware that the U-20 girls play world class football."

Whereas Der Kaiser, Franz Beckenbauer, Chairman of the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cups, added: "The U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile was a very successfull World Cup. I am pretty sure that Germany 2010 will be as successfull as the one in Chile two years ago."

The draw itself was presided over by Tatjana Haenni, FIFA's Head of Women's competitions, and carried out by six high-profile players from the world of women's football, Yuki Nagasato (Japan), Carol Carioca (Brazil), Adjoa Bayor (Ghana), Alexandra Krieger, Marie-Louise Bagehorn and Dzsenifer Marozsan (all Germany).

The 16 teams were split into four groups of four, with the top two teams from each group going through to the quarter-finals.

The teams were drawn into the following groups:

Group A: Germany (hosts), Costa Rica, Colombia and France

Group B: Brazil, Korea DPR, Sweden, New Zealand

Group C: England, Nigeria, Mexico, Japan

Group D: USA, Ghana, Switzerland, Korea Republic

Please go to the Latest Pictures section of this website to see the pictures of the event.

Ghanasoccernet & Fifa report

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