The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. The tournament started on 28 October and the final took place in Auckland on 16 November 2008.

Each nation had to submit a squad of 21 players, three of which had to be goalkeepers, for the tournament.

Ages as of 28 October 2008.

Group A

Canada Head coach: Bryan Rosenfeld

Colombia Head coach: Pedro Rodríguez

Denmark Head coach: Bent Eriksen

New Zealand Head coach: Paul Temple

Group B

Costa Rica Head coach: Juan Quesada

Germany Head coach: Ralf Peter

Ghana Head coach: Abraham Allotey

North Korea Head coach: Ri Ui-ham

Group C

France Head coach: Gerard Sergent

Japan Head coach: Hiroshi Yoshida

Paraguay Head coach: Carlos Báez

United States Head coach: Kazbek Tambi

Group D

Brazil Head coach: Marcos Gaspar

England Head coach: Lois Fidler

South Korea Head coach: Kim Yong Ho

Nigeria Head coach: Felix Ibe Ukwu

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