The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international

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tournament, organized by

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(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

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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

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in the men's game. The current champions are

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, who won their first title at the 2022 tournament in Costa Rica.

Qualification

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

History

2002

The first women's world championship at the youth level, held as the

2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship The 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was held from 17 August to 1 September. It was the first sanctioned youth tournament for women put together by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada. FIFA granted the tournament to Canada in March ...

, with an age limit of 19, was hosted by Canada. The final, held at

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, drew a surprisingly large crowd of 47,000 to watch the hosts play the

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. The US defeated Canada 1–0 on a

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. Canada's

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was the adidas Golden Ball recipient, as tournament

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, and the Golden Shoe (10 goals) winner.

2004

The

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was held in

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. For the second time in a row, the current holders of the adult World Cup,

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, won the youth competition. The Golden Ball went to Brazilian star,

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, while for the second time the Golden Boot went to a Canadian,

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2006

FIFA raised the women's youth championship age limit to 20 to match the men's, beginning with the

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, held in

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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).

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won the final 5–0 over

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2008

The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in

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, from 20 November to 7 December 2008. Six years after winning their first championship at the youth level in 2002, the

reclaimed the trophy with a 2–1 win over defending champions

. The Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe went to

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of the

2010

The 2010 edition of the tournament was held in Germany from 13 July to 1 August 2010. The host nation defeated

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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

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of Germany.

2012

The

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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 award went to Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany and Golden Shoe award went to Kim Un-hwa of North Korea.

2014

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

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of Nigeria.

2016

The

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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.

2018

The

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was held in France from 5–24 August 2018; a year later France would host the

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. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to

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of Spain.

2020

The 2020 edition was initially to be hosted jointly by Costa Rica and Panama in August 2020. Due to the

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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.

2022

Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition, Costa Rica were appointed as hosts of the next edition of the tournament in

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Results

Teams reaching the top four

Awards

* Source:

;Golden Ball Awarded to the best player of the tournament. FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2012 Awards Ceremony 23

;Golden Boot The topscorer award. ;Golden Glove Awarded to the best goalkeeper. ;FIFA Fair Play Trophy

Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

;Legend * — Champions * — Runners-up * — Third place * — Fourth place *QF – Quarter-finals *GS – 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.

Results by confederation

— Hosts are from this confederation

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CAF

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CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Surina ...

OFC

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References

External links

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Women U-19/U-20 World Cup
at the

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