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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

International age group women's football tournament

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

International age group women's football tournament

FieldValue
nameFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
imageFIFA_U-20_Womens-World-Cup.jpg
imagesize150
captionThe trophy awarded, base changed in 2012.
founded
organiserFIFA
regionInternational
number of teams24 (finals)
related compsFIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
current champions(3rd title)
most successful team
(3 titles each)
website
current2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

(3 titles each)

The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held in even-numbered years. It was first held in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with an upper age limit of 19. In 2006, the age limit was raised to the current 20. The event was renamed as a World Cup since the 2008 competition, making its name consistent with FIFA's other worldwide competitions for national teams.

Starting with the 2010 edition, tournaments held in years immediately preceding the FIFA Women's World Cup are awarded as part of the bidding process for the Women's World Cup. In those years, the U-20 Women's World Cup serves as a test event for the host nation of the Women's World Cup, a role similar to that of the former FIFA Confederations Cup in the men's game.

The current champions are North Korea, who won their third title at the 2024 tournament in Colombia.

Qualification

Each continental governing body has its own qualifying tournament, but Africa does not determine a champion.

ConfederationQualifier
AFC (Asia)AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
CAF (Africa)African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
CONMEBOL (South America)CONMEBOL Sub 20 Femenino
OFC (Oceania)OFC U-20 Women's Championship
UEFA (Europe)UEFA Women's U-19 Championship

History

The first women's world championship at the youth level, held as the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, with an age limit of 19, was hosted by Canada. The final, held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, drew a surprisingly large crowd of 47,000 to watch the hosts play the United States. The US defeated Canada 1–0 on a golden goal by Lindsay Tarpley. Canada's Christine Sinclair was the adidas Golden Ball recipient, as tournament MVP, and the Golden Shoe (10 goals) winner. The 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was held in Thailand. For the second time in a row, the current holders of the senior World Cup, Germany, won the youth competition. The Golden Ball went to Brazilian star, Marta, while for the second time the Golden Boot went to a Canadian, Brittany Timko. In 2006, FIFA raised the women's youth championship age limit to 20 to match the men's, beginning with the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, held in Russia from 17 August through 3 September. The competition was held in four Moscow stadiums (Dinamo, Lokomotiv, Podmoskovie Stadium and Torpedo Stadion) and one in St. Petersburg (Petrovskiy Stadion). Korea DPR won the final 5–0 over China PR. The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Chile, from 20 November to 7 December 2008. Six years after winning their first championship at the youth level in 2002, the United States reclaimed the trophy with a 2–1 win over defending champions Korea DPR. The Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe went to Sydney Leroux of the United States. The 2010 edition of the tournament was held in Germany from 13 July to 1 August 2010. The host nation defeated Nigeria in the final to claim its second championship. It was the first time that an African nation had advanced as far as the semifinals. It was also the first tournament in which four different confederations were represented in the semifinals. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Alexandra Popp of Germany.

Third-place match between Japan and Nigeria at the 2012 edition

The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September, after initially having a hosting bid from Vietnam withdrawn and a bid from Uzbekistan rejected. The Golden Ball went to Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany, while the Golden Shoe went to Kim Un-hwa of North Korea. The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in Canada from 5–25 August 2014, who reprised its role as host after a Zimbabwean bid withdrew leaving the Canadian bid unopposed. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria.

The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was expected to be held in South Africa, but due to the country's withdrawal, a new host was chosen on 19 March 2015, and it was Papua New Guinea. The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in France from 5–24 August 2018; a year later France would host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Patricia Guijarro of Spain.

The 2020 edition was initially to be hosted jointly by Costa Rica and Panama in August 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it has been postponed to January 2021, to be solely hosted by Costa Rica. Due to having the highest COVID-19 cases and deaths in the region, Panama withdrew from hosting this event along with the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games. The tournament was initially postponed to 2021, subject to further monitoring. On 17 November 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament would be cancelled. Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition, Costa Rica were appointed as hosts of the tournament in 2022.

In 2024 the tournament expanded from 16 to 24 teams. Colombia was selected as host on 23 June 2023. Poland was selected as host on 17 December 2023.

Results

;Tournament name

  • 2002–2004: "FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship"
  • 2006: "FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship"
  • 2008–present: "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup" ;Keys
  • aet: after extra time
  • p: penalty shoot-out
Ed.YearHostFinalThird place gameNum.
teamsChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
12002Canada****1–01–1
12
22004Thailand****2–03–012
32006Russia****5–00–0
16
42008Chile****2–15–316
52010Germany****2–01–016
62012Japan****1–02–116
72014Canada****1–03–216
82016Papua New Guinea****3–11–016
92018France****3–11–1
16
102022Costa Rica****3–14–116
112024Colombia****1–02–124
122026Poland24
Map of countries' best results

Debut of national teams

YearDebuting teamsTeamsNo.Cum.
2002, , , , , , , , , , ,1212
2004, , , , ,618
2006, , , , ,624
2008,226
2010, , ,430
2012None030
2014131
2016,233
2018,235
2022None035
2024, , ,439
2026, ,342

Teams reaching the top four

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth place
3 (2004, 2010, 2014)1 (2012)2 (2002, 2008)
3 (2006, 2016, 2024)1 (2008)1 (2014)
3 (2002, 2008, 2012)2 (2004, 2024)2 (2006, 2016)
1 (2018)2 (2022, 2024)2 (2012, 2016)
1 (2022)1 (2018)
2 (2010, 2014)1 (2012)
2 (2004, 2006)
1 (2016)1 (2014)2 (2008, 2018)
1 (2002)
2 (2006, 2022)2 (2002, 2004)
1 (2010)
1 (2018)
2 (2022, 2024)
1 (2010)

Comprehensive team results by tournament

;Legend

  • — Champions
  • — Runners-up
  • — Third place
  • — Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R2 – Round 2 (since 2024: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
  • — Did not qualify
  • — Did not enter / Withdrew / To be determined
  • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  • — Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

TeamConfederation2002
CAN
(12)2004
THA
(12)2006
RUS
(16)2008
CHI
(16)2010
GER
(16)2012
JPN
(16)2014
CAN
(16)2016
PNG
(16)2018
FRA
(16)2022
CRC
(16)2024
COL
(24)2026
POL
(24)Total
CONMEBOLR1R1R1R24
AFCQFQFR1R1R15
UEFAR21
CONMEBOL4th4th3rdQFR1R1R1QFR13rdQF11
CAF××××R21
CONCACAF2ndQFR1R1R1QFR1R1R2Q10
CONMEBOLR11
AFC2nd2ndR1R1R1R16
AFCR11
CONMEBOL4thQFQF3
CONCACAFR1R1R1R1Q5
UEFAQF1
CAF×R1R1××2
UEFAQFQFR1R13rdQ6
OFC××××××R11
UEFAR1R12
UEFAR1QF4thR13rd2nd4thQFR2Q10
UEFA3rd1stQF3rd1st2nd1stQFQFR1QF11
CAF××R1R1R1R1R1R1R17
CONCACAF×××R1×1
UEFAR1R1Q3
AFCQFQFR13rd3rd1st2nd2nd8
CONCACAFR1R1R1QFQFR1QFR1QFR2Q11
CAF×××R11
UEFAQF4th4th3
OFCQ1
OFC×R1R1R1R1QFR1R1R1R19
CAFR1QFQFQF2nd4th2ndR1QFQFR211
AFC1st2ndQFQF4th1stQF×1st8
UEFAR1QF2
OFC×××R11
CONMEBOLR1R1R13
UEFAQ1
UEFAQ1
UEFAQFQF××2
AFCR13rdQFQFR1R1R27
UEFAR1QF2nd1stQFQ6
UEFAQFR12
UEFAR1R1R13
AFCR11
CONCACAF1st3rd4th1stQF1stQF4thR1R13rdQ12
CONMEBOLR1R12

Results by confederation

— Hosts are from this confederation

Overview

Confederation1st2nd3rd4thTop 8Top 16AFCUEFACONCACAFCAFCONMEBOLOFC
4531203
4344315
3122163
020182
0023103
000030

[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]

2002
Canada
(12)2004
Thailand
(12)2006
Russia
(16)2008
Chile
(16)2010
Germany
(16)2012
Japan
(16)2014
Canada
(16)2016
Papua New Guinea
(16)2018
France
(16)2022
Costa Rica
(16)2024
Colombia
(24)2026
Poland
(24)Total
Teams233334333344
Top 163
Top 811222322212
Top 401211112112
Top 201210001112
1st
2nd
3rd
4th

[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]

2002
Canada
(12)2004
Thailand
(12)2006
Russia
(16)2008
Chile
(16)2010
Germany
(16)2012
Japan
(16)2014
Canada
(16)2016
Papua New Guinea
(16)2018
France
(16)2022
Costa Rica
(16)2024
Colombia
(24)2026
Poland
(24)Total
Teams112222222244
Top 162
Top 801111110110
Top 400001110000
Top 200001010000
1st
2nd
3rd
4th

[[CONCACAF]]

2002
Canada
(12)2004
Thailand
(12)2006
Russia
(16)2008
Chile
(16)2010
Germany
(16)2012
Japan
(16)2014
Canada
(16)2016
Papua New Guinea
(16)2018
France
(16)2022
Costa Rica
(16)2024
Colombia
(24)2026
Poland
(24)Total
Teams323333433444
Top 163
Top 822112222011
Top 421110101001
Top 220010100000
1st
2nd
3rd
4th

[[CONMEBOL]]

2002
Canada
(12)2004
Thailand
(12)2006
Russia
(16)2008
Chile
(16)2010
Germany
(16)2012
Japan
(16)2014
Canada
(16)2016
Papua New Guinea
(16)2018
France
(16)2022
Costa Rica
(16)2024
Colombia
(24)2026
Poland
(24)Total
Teams112322222254
Top 163
Top 811111001022
Top 411101000010
Top 200000000000
1st
2nd
3rd
4th

[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]

2002
Canada
(12)2004
Thailand
(12)2006
Russia
(16)2008
Chile
(16)2010
Germany
(16)2012
Japan
(16)2014
Canada
(16)2016
Papua New Guinea
(16)2018
France
(16)2022
Costa Rica
(16)2024
Colombia
(24)2026
Poland
(24)Total
Teams111111121122
Top 160
Top 811000010000
Top 400000000000
Top 200000000000
1st
2nd
3rd
4th

[[UEFA]]

2002
Canada
(12)2004
Thailand
(12)2006
Russia
(16)2008
Chile
(16)2010
Germany
(16)2012
Japan
(16)2014
Canada
(16)2016
Papua New Guinea
(16)2018
France
(16)2022
Costa Rica
(16)2024
Colombia
(24)2026
Poland
(24)Total
Teams445454445456
Top 165
Top 832332223533
Top 411021121321
Top 201001111110
1st
2nd
3rd
4th

Awards

Below are the award winners.

;Golden Ball Awarded to the best player of the tournament.

TournamentWinner
2002 CanadaChristine Sinclair
2004 ThailandMarta
2006 RussiaMa Xiaoxu
2008 ChileSydney Leroux
2010 GermanyAlexandra Popp
2012 JapanDzsenifer Marozsán
2014 CanadaAsisat Oshoala
2016 Papua New GuineaHina Sugita
2018 FrancePatricia Guijarro
2022 Costa RicaMaika Hamano
2024 ColombiaChoe Il-son
2026 Poland

;Golden Boot The topscorer award.

TournamentWinnerGoals
2002 CanadaChristine Sinclair11
2004 ThailandBrittany Timko7
2006 RussiaMa Xiaoxu5
2008 ChileSydney Leroux5
2010 GermanyAlexandra Popp10
2012 JapanKim Un-hwa7
2014 CanadaAsisat Oshoala7
2016 Papua New GuineaMami Ueno5
2018 FrancePatricia Guijarro6
2022 Costa RicaInma Gabarro8
2024 ColombiaChoe Il-son6
2026 Poland

;Golden Glove Awarded to the best goalkeeper.

TournamentWinner
2008 ChileAlyssa Naeher
2010 GermanyBianca Henninger
2012 JapanLaura Benkarth
2014 CanadaMeike Kämper
2016 Papua New GuineaMylène Chavas
2018 FranceSandy MacIver
2022 Costa RicaTxell Font
2024 ColombiaFemke Liefting
2026 Poland

;FIFA Fair Play Trophy

TournamentWinner
2002 Canada
2004 Thailand
2006 Russia
2008 Chile
2010 Germany
2012 Japan
2014 Canada
2016 Papua New Guinea
2018 France
2022 Costa Rica
2024 Colombia
2026 Poland

Notes

References

References

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