Hosts Papua New Guinea have been drawn with Brazil, Sweden and North Korea in Pool A for the upcoming FIFA Under 20 Women's Football World Cup.PNG will contest the tournament's opening match against Brazil on 13 November in Port Moresby. The official draw for the three-week tournament was held at FIFA headquarters in Zurich overnight. The new FIFA President Gianni Infantino said everything was set for a fantastic event. "I've been to Papua New Guinea, to Port Moresby. It was a great experience and I can tell you the weather will be beautiful, this is for sure, but what will be even more beautiful is that Papua New Guinea will greet the world and the world will discover Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea will show us what they can do, how they can deliver the full stadia in Port Moresby. Everything is almost ready - there is still a lot of work to be done - but everything will be ready." The other Oceania nation in the Under 20 World Cup, New Zealand, have been drawn in Pool C alongside France, USA and Ghana, while defending champions Germany will face Venezuela, Mexico and South Korea in Pool D. Full draw: Group A Papua New Guinea Brazil Sweden Korea DPR Group B Spain Canada Japan Nigeria Group C France USA Ghana New Zealand Group D Germany Venezuela Mexico Korea Republic Radio NZ
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