2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2018 edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the ninth time they held this international football championship for young women's teams. The tournament happens every two years, and it involves teams of players under the age of 20 from different countries who are part of FIFA. The event took place in Brittany, France, from 5th to 24th August 2018.[2] This was the same place where they would later host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Haiti and the Netherlands participated in the U-20 Women's World Cup for the first time. North Korea was the previous champion, but they were knocked out by France in the quarter-finals. In the final match, which was played at Stade de la Rabine in Vannes, Spain and Japan faced each other again after already playing in the group stage. Japan won the game 3–1 and became the champions for the first time.

2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Coupe du monde de football féminin des moins de 20 ans 2018
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Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates5–24 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place England
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored98 (3.06 per match)
Attendance75,748 (2,367 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Georgia Stanway
Spain Patricia Guijarro
(6 goals each)[1]
Best player(s)Spain Patricia Guijarro
Best goalkeeperEngland Sandy MacIver
Fair play award Japan
2016

Results change

[3]

Group stage change

Group A change

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
  Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 8 -6 3
  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1

Group B change

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
  North Korea 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
  Mexico 3 1 0 2 5 10 -5 3
  Brazil 3 0 1 2 4 6 -2 1

Group C change

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
  Japan 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6
  United States 3 1 1 1 8 3 5 4
  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 1 16 -15 0

Group D change

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
  China 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
  Haiti 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3 0

Knockout stage change

Bracket change

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 August – Concarneau
 
 
  France1
 
20 August – Vannes
 
  North Korea0
 
  France0
 
16 August – Concarneau
 
  Spain1
 
  Spain2
 
24 August – Vannes
 
  Nigeria1
 
  Spain1
 
17 August – Vannes
 
  Japan3
 
  England2
 
20 August – Vannes
 
  Netherlands1
 
  England0
 
17 August – Vannes
 
  Japan2 Third place
 
  Germany1
 
24 August – Vannes
 
  Japan3
 
  France1 (2)
 
 
  England (p)1 (4)
 

Quarter-finals change

Spain  2–1  Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 1,829[4]
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)

France  1–0  North Korea
Report
Attendance: 2,462[5]
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

England  2–1  Netherlands
Report

Germany  1–3  Japan
Report
Attendance: 3,211[7]
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Semi-finals change

England  0–2  Japan
Report

France  0–1  Spain
Report Guijarro   51'

Third place match change

France  1–1  England
Report
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 4,706[10]
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

Final change

Spain  1–3  Japan
Report
 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 
 
Japan
First title

References change

  1. Guijarro was awarded the Golden Boot as she made more assists (3 assists to 0).
  2. "OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017.
  3. RSSSF
  4. "Match report – Quarter-final – Spain v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Match report – Quarter-final – France v Korea DPR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. "Match report – Quarter-final – England v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "Match report – Quarter-final – Germany v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. "Match report – Semi-final – England v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. "Match report – Semi-final – France v Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. "Match report – Play-off for third place – France v England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.