Mozambique women's national under-20 football team

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Mozambique Under-20
Nickname(s) Os Mambas (The Mambas)
Association Federação Moçambicana de Futebol (FMF)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation COSAFA (Southern Africa)
FIFA code MOZ
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African U-20 World Cup qualification
Appearances6 (first in 2006 )
Best resultRound1 (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022, 2024)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
AppearancesNone

The Mozambique women's national under-20 football team represents Mozambique in international youth women's football competitions.

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The team competed at the 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament without qualifying for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [1] [2]

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
YearResultMatchesWinsDraws*LossesGFGA
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2002 Did not qualify
Flag of Thailand.svg 2004
Flag of Russia.svg 2006
Flag of Chile.svg 2008
Flag of Germany.svg 2010
Flag of Japan.svg 2012
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2014
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2016
Flag of France.svg 2018
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2022
Flag of Colombia.svg 2024
Flag of Poland.svg 2026 To be determined
Total1/12000000

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References

  1. Muyita, Joel (8 October 2021). "FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Qualifiers: Uganda grind home win over Kenya to complete double". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. "African teams' road to FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ revealed". CAF. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.