PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA – NOVEMBER 13: General view of the opening ceremony befor the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Group A match between Papua New Guinea and Brazil at Sir John Guise Stadium on November 13, 2016 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Ian Walton – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
The seventh edition of the OFC U-20 Women’s Championship took place in 2015 and doubled as qualification for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup™ in Papua New Guinea.
The tournament was hosted by Tonga, with all matches played at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku’alofa, and was contested between five nations in a round-robin format.
Port Moresby, PNG – NOVEMBER 16: Ida Welin #19 of Sweden and Ramona Padio #13 of Papua New Guinea battle for control of the ball during the second half of their Group A match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 on November 16, 2016 at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Maddie Meyer – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
New Zealand faced little trouble, winning all five of their matches by at least a ten goal margin as they secured their fifth consecutive OFC U-20 Women’s Championship title.
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA – NOVEMBER 14: During the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 Group C match between Ghana and New Zealand at PNG Football Stadium on November 14, 2016 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Matthew Lewis – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Whilst neither the host nation nor New Zealand were able to progress past the group stage, the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea was the first FIFA tournament to be held in another OFC Member Association outside New Zealand.
