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2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

international football competition

The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 10th time they held this international football championship for young women's teams. It happens every two years and includes teams of players under the age of 20 from different countries who are part of FIFA. Costa Rica hosted the tournament this time. They were also supposed to host it in 2020, but it got canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This was the second time Costa Rica hosted a FIFA tournament, the first being the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2022
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
Dates10–28 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored86 (2.69 per match)
Attendance174,650 (5,458 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Inma Gabarro
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Maika Hamano
Best goalkeeperSpain Txell Font
Fair play award Japan
2024 →

Japan was the defending champion from the previous tournament. The first match of the tournament was between Costa Rica and Australia, played at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José. The final took place on 28th August 2022. Something special happened in this tournament: it was the first time in the history of FIFA youth tournaments (both for men and women) where the same two teams met again in the final, two times in a row.

Qualified teams change

In the final tournament, there are a total of 16 teams that participate. One team automatically qualifies because they are the host, and in this case, it's Costa Rica. The other 15 teams qualify through six continental competitions.

Confederation Qualifying tournament Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
AFC (Asia)(3 teams) Teams were nominated by AFC based on results of 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship (qualification cancelled)[2][3][4]   Australia[^] 4th 2006 Quarter-finals (2002, 2004)
  Japan 7th 2018 Champions (2018)
  South Korea 6th 2016 Third place (2010)
CAF (Africa)(2 teams) 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament   Ghana 6th 2018 Group stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Nigeria 10th 2018 Runners-up (2010, 2014)
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)(Hosts + 3 teams) Host nation   Costa Rica 3rd 2014 Group stage (2010, 2014)
2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship   Canada 8th 2016 Runners-up (2002)
  Mexico 9th 2018 Quarter-finals (2010, 2012, 2016)
  United States 10th 2018 Champions (2002, 2008, 2012)
CONMEBOL (South America)(2 teams) 2022 South American U-20 Women's Championship   Brazil 10th 2018 Third place (2006)
  Colombia 2nd 2010 Fourth place (2010)
OFC (Oceania)(1 team) Team was nominated by OFC based on results of 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship (qualification cancelled)[5]   New Zealand 8th 2018 Quarter-finals (2014)
UEFA (Europe)(4 teams) Teams were nominated by UEFA based on 2020/21 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying round coefficient ranking list (qualification cancelled)[6]   France 8th 2018 Runners-up (2016)
  Germany 10th 2018 Champions (2004, 2010, 2014)
  Netherlands 2nd 2018 Quarter-finals (2018)
  Spain 4th 2018 Runners-up (2018)
Notes
  1. ^ On 16 March 2022, the AFC announced that Australia would replace North Korea as the AFC’s representatives at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup due to DPR Korea Football Association withdrew.[7]

Venues change

The two host cities were announced on 10 August 2021.[8]

 Alajuela San José
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 17,895 Capacity: 35,175
 
  

Group stage change

The draw for the group stage took place on 5 May 2022.[9]

Tiebreakers change

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The format for tiebreakers were determined as follows:[10]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. fair play points in all group matches:
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
    • direct red card: minus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, CST (UTC–6).[11]

Group A change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Knockout stage
2   Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7
3   Australia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Costa Rica (H) 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Spain  0–0  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 9,819
Costa Rica  1–3  Australia
Pinell   19' Report
Attendance: 22,506
Brazil  2–0  Australia
 Report
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Costa Rica  0–5  Spain
Report
Attendance: 22,446
Brazil  5–0  Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 11,923
Australia  0–3  Spain
Report
Attendance: 939

Group B change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Colombia 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Knockout stage
2   Mexico 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3   Germany 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3
4   New Zealand 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany  0–1  Colombia
Report Muñoz   87'
Attendance: 1,158
New Zealand  1–1  Mexico
Cazares   31' (o.g.) Report Vázquez   45'
Attendance: 1,007
Germany  3–0  New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 1,391
Mexico  0–0  Colombia
Report
Attendance: 9,336
Colombia  2–2  New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 3,378
Mexico  1–0  Germany
 Report
Attendance: 1,218

Group C change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nigeria 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Knockout stage
2   France 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3   South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France  0–1  Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 723
Canada  0–2  South Korea
Report
Attendance: 839
South Korea  0–1  Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 482
France  3–1  Canada
 Report
Attendance: 1,327
South Korea  0–1  France
Report
Attendance: 979
Nigeria  3–1  Canada
 Report
Attendance: 973
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

Group D change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Knockout stage
2   Netherlands 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3   United States 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4   Ghana 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana  0–3  United States
Report
Attendance: 987
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
Japan  1–0  Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 877
Japan  2–0  Ghana
 Report
Attendance: 765
United States  0–3  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 2,652
United States  1–3  Japan
 Report
Attendance: 1,392
Netherlands  4–1  Ghana
 Report
Attendance: 814

Knockout stage change

In the knockout stages, if a match is tied at the end of the regular playing time, they play extra time, which is two periods of 15 minutes each. If after extra time, the score is still tied, they have a penalty shoot-out to decide the winner. However, for the third-place match, there is no extra time. If needed, they directly go to a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

Bracket change

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
20 August – San José
 
 
  Spain1
 
25 August – San José
 
  Mexico0
 
  Spain2
 
21 August – Alajuela
 
  Netherlands1
 
  Nigeria0
 
28 August – San José
 
  Netherlands2
 
  Spain3
 
20 August – San José
 
  Japan1
 
  Colombia0
 
25 August – San José
 
  Brazil1
 
  Brazil1
 
21 August – Alajuela
 
  Japan2 Third place
 
  Japan (p)3 (5)
 
28 August – San José
 
  France3 (3)
 
  Netherlands1
 
 
  Brazil4
 

Quarter-finals change

Spain  1–0  Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 4,914
Colombia  0–1  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 7,874
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Nigeria  0–2  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 3,005
Japan  3–3 (a.e.t.)  France
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 2,979

Semi-finals change

Spain  2–1  Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 4,054
Brazil  1–2  Japan
 Report
Attendance: 6,571

Third place match change

Netherlands  1–4  Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 15,672

Final change

Spain  3–1  Japan
 Report
Attendance: 29,891
 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 
 
Spain
First title

Notes change

  1. ↑ The match was delayed at the 28 minute and resumed 77 minutes later due to adverse weather conditions.
  2. ↑ The match was delayed at the 21 minute and resumed 1 hour later due to adverse weather conditions.

References change

  1. ↑ "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "AFC Women's Football Committee hails the successful restart of the Asian women's game". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Asia's representatives at FIFA women's competitions confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "OFC competitions schedule update for 2022". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "2022 FIFA Women's Under-20 World Cup". uefa.com. UEFA. 9 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Asia's representatives at FIFA women's competitions confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Vamos juntas", lema del Mundial Femenino Sub20 que se jugará en el país". teletica.com. 10 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2022™ draw reveals pathway to glory". FIFA. 5 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Regulations-FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022™" (PDF). FIFA. 3 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Match Schedule – FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com.
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