Question: Which of the following team won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, 2016?
(a) Japan
(b) Venezuela
(c) North Korea
(d) Spain
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- From 30 September to 21 October 2016;The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup tournament 2016 was held in Jordan.
- It was the 5th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the biennial international women’s youth football championship.
• Number of Participating teams were 16.
• Aseela is an Arabian oryx,the national animal of Jordan, was the mascot of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. - North Korea’s women’s U-17 team on 21 October 2016 won the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
- North Korean team defeated Japan in penalty kicks to won the title.
• Spain and Venejuela got third and fourth place respectively.
• Some other important awards given in the World Cup are:
• Golden Boot- Lorena Navarro (Spain, 8 goals)
• Golden Ball- Fuka Nagano (Japan)
• Golden Glove- Noelia Ramos (Spain)
• Fair Play award-Japan
Reference:
http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/statistics/index.html
http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/awards/index.html
http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/y=2016/m=10/news=asians-excel-as-history-is-made-in-the-middle-east-2845641.html