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Tournament Team
Jeremy Ruane's FIFA U-17 WWC Tournament Team
It is traditional for FIFA to name a tournament team at the conclusion of both the Women's World Cup and World Cup Finals, but not for the age-grade competitions.

So, without further ado, herewith the Sportsweb Soccer tournament selection, chosen from the countries which contested the knockout stages of the Finals.

1     Genevieve Richard (Canada)
2     Rachel Quon (USA)
3     Crystal Dunn (USA)
4     Valeria Kleiner (Germany)
5     Jodie Jacobs (England)
6     Marie-Louise Bagehorn (Germany)
7     Courtney Verloo (USA)
8     Katrine Veje (Denmark)
9     Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany)
10     Mana Iwabuchi (Japan)
11     Lucy Staniforth (England)

Formation (right to left, with a diamond-shaped midfield):
Richard; Quon, Jacobs, Kleiner, Dunn; Staniforth, Bagehorn, Iwabuchi, Veje; Verloo, Marozsan

Reserves:
GK:     Hong Myong Hui (North Korea)
RB:     Lucy Bronze (England)
CD:     Gemma Bonner (England)
CD:     Koh Kyung Yeon (Korea Republic)
LB:     Carolin Simon (Germany)
RM:     Ho Un Byol (North Korea)
CM:     Amber Brooks (USA)
CM:     Pernille Harder (Denmark)
LM:     Alexandra Popp (Germany)
STR:     Jon Myong Hwa (North Korea)

And from those teams which missed out on progressing to the last eight, a best eleven.

GK:     Laetitia Philippe (France)
RB:     Ketlen (Brazil)
CD:     Anaig Butel (France)
CD:     Briony Fisher (Young Ferns)
LB:     Caroline La Villa (France)
RM:     Thais (Brazil)
CM:     Elizabeth Addo (Ghana)
CM:     Annalie Longo (Young Ferns)
LM:     Lea Rubio (France)
STR:     Pauline Crammer (France)
STR:     Rosie White (Young Ferns)

Reserves:
Zulma Orue (Paraguay), Caitlin Campbell (Young Ferns), Regina MacFancy (Nigeria), Hannah Wall (Young Ferns), Charlotte Poulain (France), Marine Augis (France), Rebeca Fernandez (Paraguay)


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