2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will be the 10th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (the age limit was raised from 19 to 20 in 2008). The tournament will be hosted by Costa Rica, which would have hosted the 2020 edition before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It will be the second time that Costa Rica host a FIFA tournament after 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
"Vamos Juntas"
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
Dates10–28 August[1]
Teams16 (expected) (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)

Japan are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018.

Host selection

Costa Rica and Panama were originally selected as co-hosts of the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup on 20 December 2019,[3] before the withdrawal of Panama leaving Costa Rica as the sole hosts.[4] On 17 November 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, Costa Rica were appointed as hosts of the next edition of the tournament in 2022.[2][5]

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Costa Rica who automatically qualifies as host, 15 teams qualify from 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)[6][7][8]  Australia[9] 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 were nominated by OFC based on results of 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship (qualification cancelled)[10]  New Zealand 8th 2018 Quarter-finals (2014)
UEFA (Europe)
(4 teams)		 Teams were nominated by UEFA based on results of 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (qualification cancelled)  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)

Venues

The two host cities were announced on 10 August 2021.[11]

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

Branding

The official emblem and slogan were unveiled on 10 August 2021, one year prior to the start of the tournament.[12]

Draw

The official draw will take place on 5 May 2022, 19:00 UTC (13:00 local time), at the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica in San José.[13]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2006 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

References
  1. "FIFA Council approves further transfer system reforms and announces key FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ dates". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Costa Rica and Panama to host FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2020". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 December 2019.
  4. "Costa Rica 'ready to host the entire tournament' as Panama bows out as U-20 Women's World Cup host". The Tico Times. 26 July 2020.
  5. "Costa Rica será el anfitrión de la Copa Mundial Femenina Sub 20 de la FIFA 2022". fedefutbol.com. 17 November 2020.
  6. "Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 July 2021.
  7. "AFC Women's Football Committee hails the successful restart of the Asian women's game". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 October 2021.
  8. "Asia's representatives at FIFA women's competitions confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 March 2022.
  9. Australia will participate in 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup;  North Korea witdrew
  10. "OFC competitions schedule update for 2022". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2021.
  11. "Vamos juntas", lema del Mundial Femenino Sub20 que se jugará en el país". teletica.com. 10 August 2021.
  12. "Emblem and slogan launched". FIFA.com. 10 August 2021.
  13. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2022™: match schedule and Official Draw date unveiled". FIFA.com. 11 January 2022.
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