What are the dates for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010?
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany will take place from 13 July to 1 August 2010.

How can I purchase tickets for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010?
Sales of group tickets for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010 began on 17 February 2010 via the official internet site FIFA.com/Germany2011. The so-called 'twenty11' tickets are available exclusively to members of all football clubs. Groups consisting of 11 people or more will receive a 20 per cent discount. The sale of individual tickets begins on 22 April at FIFA.com/Germany2011, with discounted tickets for all matches available from just €2.50.

What are the venues for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010?
The venues are Bochum, Augsburg, Dresden and Bielefeld. Apart from Bielefeld, all the stadiums will also host matches at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011.

When will you launch the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010 Volunteer programme?
Applications for the volunteer programme are possible to submit since October 29, 2009. The selection process begins in January 2010. Both the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010 and the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011, applications will only be accepted online.

How many teams will contest the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010?
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010 in Germany will feature a starting field of 16. Nigerie, Ghana, Japan, Korea Republic, Korea DPR, Costa Rica, USA, Mexico, New Zealand, Brazil, Colombia, England, France, Sweden, Switzerland and host Germany are qualified.

How does the qualifying competition work?
Football's continental governing bodies, the FIFA Confederations, are responsible for the qualifying competitions. For this purpose, they submit a qualification proposal for approval by the FIFA General Secretary's office, three months ahead of the preliminary round at the latest.

The 16 starting places at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2010 are distributed among the FIFA confederations as follows:

AFC: 3 Teams
(Asian Football Confederation)
CAF: 2 Teams
(Confédération Africaine de Football)
CONCACAF: 3 Teams
(Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)
CONMEBOL: 2 Teams
(Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol)
OFC: 1 Team
(Oceania Football Confederation)
UEFA: 4 Teams
(Union des associations européennes de football)
Host nation: Germany

When is the Final Draw?
The Final Draw for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup has been scheduled for April 22, 2010 in Dresden.

Who are the ambassadors of the FIFA U-20-Women's World Cup?

• Tournament ambassador: Shary Reeves

• Ausgburg: Magdalena Neuner & Karl Heinz Riedle

• Bielefeld: Kerstin Stegemann & Oliver Welke

• Bochum: Shary Reeves & Dariusz Wosz

• Dresden: Stephanie Stumph & Matthias Sammer

When was the first FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup?
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is the successor tournament to the FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup, staged for the first time by Canada in 2002. The tournament became the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as of the 2006 edition. For more information about previous FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup tournaments, follow the "Previous World Cups" link.

Which nations have previously won the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup?
USA have won the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup twice (2002 in Canada and 2008 in Chile). Germany won the 2004 tournament in Thailand, and Korea DPR won the 2006 edition in Russia.

How many girls and women play football in Germany?
There are more than one million girls and women playing at clubs affiliated to the German FA.