2024 CONIFA Women's World Football Cup

2024 CONIFA Women's World Football Cup
Tournament details
Host country Sapmi (official)
 Norway (location)
CityBodø
Dates4–8 June 2024
Teams3
Venue(s)2
Final positions
Champions Sápmi (2nd title)
Runners-up Tamil Eelam
Third place Székely Land
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored23 (3.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Karoline Fosli
Eva-Alida Eliasson
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Dilaxsika Sundararajah
← 2022

The 2024 CONIFA Women's World Football Cup is the second edition of the CONIFA Women's World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by CONIFA.[1]

Participants

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The following teams were initially announced to participate in the tournament;

Withdrawn

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After initially being announced as participants, Kashmir and  Northern Cyprus later withdrew from the competition with no official reason given.[2]  Tibet would also be removed from the tournament on the opening day after the team was unable to secure visa to travel aboard on time.[3] These withdrawals would result in the tournament being reduced from the originally announced 6 participants to 3.

Host

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The tournament will be played above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. The city of Bodø became selected as the European Capital of Culture in 2024 and as a part of the celebration, the city is hosting the CONIFA WWFC2024.[1]

Venues

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The group stage will be played at Mørkvedlia idrettspark, 15 minutes outside the city center. The area is closely connected to the Bodø University College.The final will be played in the home ground of FK Bodø/Glimt, the Aspmyra Stadium.[1][4]

Mørkvedlia idrettspark Aspmyra Stadion
Capacity: 1,500[1] Capacity: 8,270[5]
Mørkvedlia Idrettspark

Aspmyra_stadion

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sápmi (H) 4 4 0 0 15 0 +15 12 Advance to the final
2  Tamil Eelam 4 1 1 2 3 12 −9 4
3  Székely Land 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1
Source: CONIFA
(H) Hosts

Matches

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MD 1
Tamil Eelam 2–2 Székely Land
  • Dilaxsika 46', 79'
 Report
  • Krall 44'
  • Kis 50'
Mørkvedlia idrettspark
MD 1
Sápmi 2–0 Székely Land
  • W. Ritzen 49'
  • Fosli 81'
 Report
Mørkvedlia idrettspark
MD 2
Sápmi 2–0 Tamil Eelam
  • W. Ritzen 51'
  • Norlemann 90+3'
Mørkvedlia idrettspark
MD 2
Székely Land 0–1 Tamil Eelam
  • Dayaniah 87'
Mørkvedlia idrettspark
MD 3
Székely Land 0–3 Sápmi
  • Eliasson 2'
  • Sundqvist 10'
  • Johnsen 58'
Mørkvedlia idrettspark
MD 3
Tamil Eelam 0–8 Sápmi
  • Eliasson 2', 37'
  • Mannsverk 11'
  • Nygård 16', 21'
  • Fosli 19', 34', 48'
Mørkvedlia idrettspark

Final

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Sápmi 2–1 Tamil Eelam
  • Holmestrand-Hætta 72' (pen.)
  • Eliasson 86'
  • Dilaxsika 13'

Top goalscorers

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4 goals

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  • Sápmi Karoline Fosli
  • Sápmi Eva-Alida Eliasson

3 goals

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  • Tamil Eelam Dilaxsika Sundararajah

2 goals

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  • Sápmi Wilma Ritzen
  • Sápmi Thea Norkyn Nygård

1 goal

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  • Székely Land Tímea Krall
  • Székely Land Anita Kis
  • Sápmi Klara Norlemann
  • Tamil Eelam Dayaniah S.
  • Sápmi Hilda Sundqvist
  • Sápmi Ylva Johnsen
  • Sápmi Jenny Marie Mannsverk
  • Sápmi Marja Sofe Holmestrand Hætta

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "CONIFA Women World Football Cup 2024". conifa.org. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ "CONIFA President looks ahead to second Women's World Cup". 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Tibetan women's football team withdraws from CONIFA 2024 after visa roadblock". phayul.com. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "CONIFA Women's World Cup". nord.no. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Nye tribuner klare til bruk på Aspmyra". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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