2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2022
2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup logo.png
The official emblem
Vamos Juntas
(Let's go together)
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
Dates10–28 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fourth placeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored86 (2.69 per match)
Attendance174,650 (5,458 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Spain.svg Inma Gabarro
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Japan.svg Maika Hamano
Best goalkeeper Flag of Spain.svg Txell Font
Fair play awardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
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2020
2024 →

The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (Spanish: Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2022) was 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 was held in Costa Rica, which would have hosted the 2020 edition before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the second time that Costa Rica hosted a FIFA tournament after the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Contents

Japan were the defending champions. The opening match played at the tournament was contested between Costa Rica and Australia at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José. The final was held on 28 August 2022. For the third time in FIFA football tournaments, [lower-alpha 1] and the first time for the youth tournaments, there was a back-to-back final between the two same teams. The final was also the first time that two consecutive finals of a World Cup between the two same teams also won by the same team.

This was the final edition to feature 16 teams before expanded to 24 teams in 2024 in Colombia.

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, [2] before the withdrawal of Panama leaving Costa Rica as the only host country. [3] 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 was appointed a host of the next edition of the tournament scheduled for 2022. [1] [4]

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.

ConfederationQualifying tournamentTeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
AFC (Asia)
(3 teams)		Teams were nominated by AFC based on results of 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship (qualification cancelled) [5] [6] [7] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [^] 4th 2006 Quarter-finals (2002, 2004)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7th 2018 Champions (2018)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6th 2016 Third place (2010)
CAF (Africa)
(2 teams)		 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6th 2018 Group stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10th 2018 Runners-up (2010, 2014)
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)
(Hosts + 3 teams)		Host nationFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3rd 2014 Group stage (2010, 2014)
2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8th 2016 Runners-up (2002)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9th 2018 Quarter-finals (2010, 2012, 2016)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10th 2018 Champions (2002, 2008, 2012)
CONMEBOL (South America)
(2 teams)		 2022 South American U-20 Women's Championship Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10th 2018 Third place (2006)
Flag of Colombia.svg  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) [8] Flag of New Zealand.svg  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) [9] Flag of France.svg  France 8th 2018 Runners-up (2016)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10th 2018 Champions (2004, 2010, 2014)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2nd 2018 Quarter-finals (2018)
Flag of Spain.svg  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. [10]

Venues

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

Alajuela San José
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 17,895Capacity: 35,175
Estadio Morera Soto.jpg
Radiation Survey at U-20 Women's World Cup (02817838).jpg

Draw

The official draw took place on 5 May 2022, 13:00 local time (UTC-6), at the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica in San José. [12] The teams were allocated based on their performances in the 5 previous U-20 Women's World Cups, five bonus points are added to each of the confederation's current champions that won the respective qualifying tournament (for this cycle). The hosts Costa Rica were automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage. [13]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica H
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of France.svg  France

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Squads

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

Match officials

A total of 13 referees, 26 assistant referees and 14 video match officials (VAR and AVAR) were appointed officially by FIFA for the tournament on 1 June 2022. [14] The Video assistant referee (VAR) system will be utilize for the first time in a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 5 May 2022. [15]

Tiebreakers

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The format for tiebreakers were determined as follows: [16]

  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). [17]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321080+87 Knockout stage
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321070+77
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 310236−33
4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (H)3003113−120
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 9,819
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pinell Soccerball shade.svg19' Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 22,506
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 22,446
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 11,923
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 939
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 312032+15 Knockout stage
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 312021+15
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 310232+13
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 302136−32
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report Muñoz Soccerball shade.svg87'
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 1,158
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Cazares Soccerball shade.svg31' (o.g.) Report Vázquez Soccerball shade.svg45'
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 9,336
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 1,218
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 330051+49 Knockout stage
2Flag of France.svg  France 320142+26
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 31022203
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 300328−60
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France  Flag of France.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 723
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 839
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 482
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
France  Flag of France.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 1,327
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 979
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 973
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330061+59 Knockout stage
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 320172+56
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 310246−23
4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 300319−80
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 987
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 877
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 765
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 2,652
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 1,392
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 814
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time will be played and the winner will be determined by a penalty shoot-out if necessary.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
20 August – San José
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
25 August – San José
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 
21 August – Alajuela
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 
28 August – San José
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
20 August – San José
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
 
25 August – San José
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
 
21 August – Alajuela
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2 Third place
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (p)3 (5)
 
28 August – San José
 
Flag of France.svg  France 3 (3)
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
 

Quarter-finals

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 4,914
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 7,874
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Penalties
5–3
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 2,979
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Semi-finals

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 4,054
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 6,571
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Third place match

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 15,672
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Final

The 2022 final is a rematch of the 2018 final, the previous final.

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Attendance: 29,891
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)


 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
First title

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament: [18]

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of Japan.svg Maika Hamano Flag of Spain.svg Inma Gabarro Flag of Brazil.svg Tarciane
Golden BootSilver BootBronze Boot
Flag of Spain.svg Inma Gabarro Flag of Japan.svg Maika Hamano Flag of Japan.svg Yuzuki Yamamoto
8 goals4 goals3 goals, 3 assists
Golden Glove
Flag of Spain.svg Txell Font
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Goalscorers

There were 86 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final standings

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. [19]

Pos.TeamPldWDLPtsGFGAGD
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 651016142+12
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 641113128+4
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 641113133+10
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 63039118+3
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4301953+2
6Flag of France.svg  France 4211775+2
7Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 41215330
8Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 41215220
Eliminated in the Group Stage
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3102332+1
10Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 31023220
11Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3102346−2
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3102336−3
13Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3021236−3
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3003028−6
15Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3003019−8
16Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 30030113−12

Marketing

Branding

The official emblem and slogan were unveiled on 10 August 2021, one year prior to the start of the tournament. [20]

"Vamos juntas" by Isabella Castro, Rebeca Malavassi, Tony Succar and the female choir of the Franz Liszt Schule served as the official song of the tournament. (Produced and composed by Costa Rican artist Jorge Castro). [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup finals, 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup finals.
  2. ↑ The match was delayed at the 28 minute and resumed 77 minutes later due to adverse weather conditions.
  3. ↑ The match was delayed at the 21 minute and resumed 1 hour later due to adverse weather conditions.

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