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.
| Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2022 | |
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 The official emblem Vamos Juntas (Let's go together) | |
| 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 |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 86 (2.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 174,650 (5,458 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Inma Gabarro (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Maika Hamano |
| Best goalkeeper | Txell Font |
| Fair play award | Japan |
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,[a] and the first time for the youth tournaments, there was a back-to-back final between the two same teams.
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.
| 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)[5][6][7] |  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)[8] |  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] |  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
Venues
The two host cities were announced on 10 August 2021.[11]
| Alajuela | San José | |
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| Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto | Estadio Nacional | |
| Capacity: 17,895 | Capacity: 35,175 | |
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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 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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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.
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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]
- 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).[17]
Group A
| Pos | 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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Group B
| Pos | 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 |
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Mexico |
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| Colombia | 2–2 | New Zealand |
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Group C
| Pos | 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
| Pos | 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 |
| 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
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-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
| Nigeria | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Semi-finals
| Spain | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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Third place match
| Netherlands | 1–4 | Brazil |
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Final
The 2022 final is a rematch of the 2018 final, the previous final.
| 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners |
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 Spain First title |
Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:[18]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| Maika Hamano | Inma Gabarro | Tarciane |
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Inma Gabarro | Maika Hamano | Yuzuki Yamamoto |
| 8 goals | 4 goals | 3 goals, 3 assists |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Txell Font | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| 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
Tarciane
Magnaba Folquet- Esther Mbakem-Niaro
Yuzuki Yamamoto
Esther Onyenezide
Salma Paralluelo
2 goals
- Aline
- Rafa Levis
Linda Caicedo
Marit Auée- Rosa van Gool
- Ziva Henry
- Liz Rijsbergen
1 goal
Kirsty Fenton- Bryleeh Henry
- Sarah Hunter
- Ana Clara
- Cris
- Gi Fernandes
- Mileninha
- Pati Maldaner
- Priscila
Kaila Novak- Olivia Smith
- Mariana Muñoz
Alexandra Pinell- Mégane Hoeltzel
Gia Corley- Clara Fröhlich
- Sophie Weidauer
Doris Boaduwaa- Suzu Amano
- Aoba Fujino
- Shinomi Koyama
- Manaka Matsukubo
- Haruna Tabata
Anette Vázquez- Alexia Villanueva
- Dana Foederer
- Zera Hulswit
- Sanne Koopman
Emily Clegg- Charlotte Lancaster
- Chioma Olise
- Flourish Sabastine
Mun Ha-yeon- Ane Elexpuru
- Sonia Majarín
- Ariadna Mingueza
Michelle Cooper- Simone Jackson
- Ally Sentnor
- Alyssa Thompson
1 own goal
- Brooklyn Courtnall (against South Korea)
- Carol Cazares (against New Zealand)
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. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
| 2 | Japan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| 3 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 | +10 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
| Eliminated in the Quarter-finals | |||||||||
| 5 | Nigeria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 6 | France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| 7 | Colombia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Mexico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Eliminated in the Group Stage | |||||||||
| 9 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 10 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 12 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| 14 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| 15 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −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]