Brazil and Colombia became the final nations to book their tickets for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010 on Monday 15 March, thus completing the line-up for the showpiece tournament. Organising Committee (OC) President Steffi Jones took the opportunity to congratulate both football associations on qualifying and welcome them both to Germany.

"A World Cup without Brazil is inconceivable. The Brazilian national team brings technique, class and flair to the table and they are undoubtedly one of the favourites. Colombia will be participating in their first ever U-20 Women's World Cup and I'm sure they've got a surprise or two up their sleeves too," said Jones.

As well as Brazil and Colombia, also contesting the tournament will be New Zealand, Japan, Korea Republic, Korea DPR, England, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Mexico, USA, Nigeria, Ghana and hosts Germany, with the opening match in Bochum on 13 July and the final in Bielefeld on 1 August 2010. Augsburg and Dresden will also be staging matches as host cities.

"We couldn't have imagined a more exciting set of teams - we're guaranteed to see some top-quality football. I think the favourites have to be Germany, USA, Brazil and Korea DPR, but England, Switzerland, Japan and Nigeria are all in with a chance too. I'm also looking forward to seeing new teams like Costa Rica, Ghana, Sweden and Colombia in action. We at the Organising Committee will be doing everything we can to make sure this tournament is a huge success," said the OC President.

The 16 qualified nations will be split into four groups at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010 draw in Dresden on 22 April.