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.
Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2022 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Costa Rica |
Dates | 10–28 August |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 86 (2.69 per match) |
Attendance | 174,650 (5,458 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
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
changeIn 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 |
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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
- ^ 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
changeThe two host cities were announced on 10 August 2021.[8]
Alajuela | San José | |
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Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto | Estadio Nacional | |
Capacity: 17,895 | Capacity: 35,175 | |
Group stage
changeThe draw for the group stage took place on 5 May 2022.[9]
Tiebreakers
changeThe top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The format for tiebreakers were determined as follows:[10]
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- 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:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- 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;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
All times are local, CST (UTC–6).[11]
Group A
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Costa Rica | 1–3 | Australia |
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Costa Rica | 0–5 | Spain |
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Brazil | 5–0 | Costa Rica |
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Group B
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Germany | 3–0 | New Zealand |
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Colombia | 2–2 | New Zealand |
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Mexico | 1–0 | Germany |
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Group C
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Canada | 0–2 | South Korea |
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South Korea | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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South Korea | 0–1 | France |
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Group D
changePos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Ghana | 0–3 | United States |
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Japan | 1–0 | Netherlands |
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United States | 1–3 | Japan |
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Netherlands | 4–1 | Ghana |
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Knockout stage
changeIn 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
changeQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
20 August – San José | ||||||||||
Spain | 1 | |||||||||
25 August – San José | ||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
Spain | 2 | |||||||||
21 August – Alajuela | ||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||
28 August – San José | ||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||
20 August – San José | ||||||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||||||
Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
25 August – San José | ||||||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
21 August – Alajuela | ||||||||||
Japan | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
Japan (p) | 3 (5) | |||||||||
28 August – San José | ||||||||||
France | 3 (3) | |||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
changeNigeria | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Semi-finals
changeSpain | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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Third place match
changeNetherlands | 1–4 | Brazil |
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Final
change2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners |
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Spain First title |
Notes
changeReferences
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 July 2021.
- ↑ "AFC Women's Football Committee hails the successful restart of the Asian women's game". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Asia's representatives at FIFA women's competitions confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 March 2022.
- ↑ "OFC competitions schedule update for 2022". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2021.
- ↑ "2022 FIFA Women's Under-20 World Cup". uefa.com. UEFA. 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "Asia's representatives at FIFA women's competitions confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 March 2022.
- ↑ "Vamos juntas", lema del Mundial Femenino Sub20 que se jugará en el país". teletica.com. 10 August 2021.
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2022™ draw reveals pathway to glory". FIFA. 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "Regulations-FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022™" (PDF). FIFA. 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "Match Schedule – FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com.