体坛英语资讯：16 teams to compete at FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup in France
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 4-- <span word="Brittany">Brittany</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="U">U</span>-20 <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="U">U</span>-20 <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="U">U</span>-19 <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> 20 <span word="since">since</span> 2006. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="renamed">renamed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Confederations">Confederations</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="DPR">DPR</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="DPR">DPR</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>, <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="U">U</span>-19 <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Haiti">Haiti</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="opener">opener</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="debutants">debutants</span> <span word="Haiti">Haiti</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="runners">runners</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004 <span word="and">and</span> 2006, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2008, 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2017. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="and">and</span> 2016 <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finals">finals</span>.</p>
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