The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held in even-numbered years. It was first conducted in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with an upper age limit of 19. In 2006, the age limit was raised to the current 20. The event was renamed as a World Cup effective with the 2008 competition, making its name consistent with FIFA's other worldwide competitions for national teams.
Starting with the 2010 edition, tournaments held in years immediately preceding the FIFA Women's World Cup are awarded as part of the bidding process for the Women's World Cup. In those years, the U-20 Women's World Cup serves as a dry run for the host nation of the Women's World Cup, a role similar to that of the FIFA Confederations Cup in the men's game.
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Qualification 1
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History 2
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2002 2.1
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2004 2.2
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2006 2.3
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2008 2.4
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2010 2.5
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2012 2.6
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2014 2.7
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2016 2.8
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Results 3
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Awards 4
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Adidas Golden Ball 4.1
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Adidas Golden Shoe 4.2
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Adidas Golden Glove 4.3
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FIFA Fair Play Award 4.4
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Total wins 5
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Comprehensive team results in each World Cup 6
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See also 7
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References 8
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External links 9
Qualification
Every continental governing body has its own qualifying tournament. Usually their continental championship is used as a qualifier.
History
2002
The first women's world championship at the youth level, held as the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, with an age limit of 19, was hosted by Canada. The final, held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, drew a surprisingly large crowd of 47,000 to watch the hosts play the United States. The US defeated Canada 1–0 on a golden goal by Lindsay Tarpley. Canada's Christine Sinclair was the adidas Golden Ball recipient, as tournament MVP, and the Golden Shoe (10 goals) winner.
2004
The 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was held in Thailand. For the second time in a row, the current holders of the adult World Cup, Germany, won the youth competition. The Golden Ball went to Brazilian star, Marta, while for the second time the Golden Boot went to a Canadian, Brittany Timko.
2006
FIFA raised the women's youth championship age limit to 20 to match the men's, beginning with the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, held in Russia from 17 August through 3 September.
The competition was held in four Moscow stadiums (Dinamo, Lokomotiv, Podmoskovie Stadium and Torpedo Stadion) and one in St. Petersburg (Petrovskiy Stadion).
Korea DPR won the final 5–0 over China PR.
2008
The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Chile, from 20 November to 7 December 2008.[1]
Six years after winning their first championship at the youth level in 2002, the United States reclaimed the trophy with a 2–1 win over defending champions Korea DPR. The Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe went to Sydney Leroux of the United States.
2010
The 2010 edition of the tournament was held in Germany from 13 July to 1 August 2010. The host nation defeated Nigeria in the final to claim its second championship. It was the first time that an African nation had advanced as far as the semifinals. It was also the first tournament in which four different confederations were represented in the semifinals. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to Alexandra Popp of Germany.
2012
The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September,[2] after initially having a hosting bid from Vietnam withdrawn and a bid from Uzbekistan rejected.
2014
The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in Canada from 5–25 August 2014, who reprised its role as host after a Zimbabwean bid withdrew leaving the Canadian bid unopposed.
2016
The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was expected to be held in South Africa, but due to the country's withdrawal, a new host was chosen on 19 March 2015, and it was Papua New Guinea.[3]
Results
Awards
Adidas Golden Ball
Adidas Golden Shoe
Adidas Golden Glove
FIFA Fair Play Award
Total wins
Comprehensive team results in each World Cup
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Legend
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1st — Champions
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2nd — Runners-up
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3rd — Third place
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4th — Fourth place
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QF — Quarterfinals
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R1 — Round 1, Group stage
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• — Did not qualify
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— Did not enter / Withdrew
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XX — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
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— Hosts
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q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
See also
References
External links
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FIFA U-19 and U-20 Women's World Cup
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