2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2021 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).
Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2021 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Costa Rica |
Dates | 20 January – 6 February 2021 |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in August/September 2020 by Costa Rica and Panama as the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled.[2] On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament will be held between 20 January – 6 February 2021, subject to further monitoring.[3] In July 2020, due to COVID-19 concerns with the highest cases and deaths of all Central America, Panama backed out from co-hosting leaving Costa Rica the solo host.[4] It will mark the second time that Costa Rica has hosted a FIFA tournament after the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Japan are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018.
Host selection
First round of bidding
On 25 July 2018, FIFA announced that bidding process had begun for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[5][6] A member association was able to bid for both tournaments, with the caveat that two different hosts will be appointed.[7] The following associations declared interest in hosting the event by the deadline of 12 September 2018.[8][9]
India South Korea
When India was appointed as the host of the U-17 Women's World Cup, they were then no longer eligible to be selected as host of the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10]
Second round of bidding
Costa Rica / Panama Nigeria
After India and South Korea withdrew their bids, the bid process was reopened. Nigeria was considered to be in the running, with FIFA expected to conduct an inspection tour in August.[11]
In a meeting held with Carlos Alvarado Quesada (the President of Costa Rica), Rodolfo Villalobos (the president of the Costa Rican Football Federation), Gianni Infantino said "We raised the possibility that Costa Rica and Panama will host the FIFA Women's Under 20 World Cup in September 2020 and we have had a good reception of the news".[12]
On 20 December 2019, FIFA announced that Costa Rica and Panama will host the tournament in August 2020.[1]
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.
Venues
- San José : Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica - 35,100
- Tibás : Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá - 23,112
- Alajuela : Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto - 18,000
Squads
Players born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2004 are eligible to compete in the tournament. The original eligibility criteria was kept despite the tournament being postponed from 2020 to 2021, meaning players of age under 21 are also eligible.[3]
Group stage
All times are local, CST (UTC−6) for matches in Costa Rica.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage | |
2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(H) Host.
Costa Rica | Match 1 | A2 |
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A3 | Match 2 | A4 |
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Costa Rica | Match 9 | A3 |
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A4 | Match 10 | A2 |
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A4 | Match 17 | |
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A2 | Match 18 | A3 |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B1 | Match 3 | B2 |
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B3 | Match 4 | B4 |
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B1 | Match 11 | B3 |
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B4 | Match 12 | B2 |
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B4 | Match 19 | B1 |
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B2 | Match 20 | B3 |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C1 | Match 5 | C2 |
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C3 | Match 6 | C4 |
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C1 | Match 13 | C3 |
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C4 | Match 14 | C2 |
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C4 | Match 21 | |
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C2 | Match 22 | C3 |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
2 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D1 | Match 7 | D2 |
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D3 | Match 8 | D4 |
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D1 | Match 15 | D3 |
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D4 | Match 16 | D2 |
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D4 | Match 23 | D1 |
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D2 | Match 24 | D3 |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Winner Group A | ||||||||||
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Runner-up Group B | ||||||||||
Winner Match 25 | ||||||||||
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Winner Match 27 | ||||||||||
Winner Group C | ||||||||||
6 February – San José | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group D | ||||||||||
Winner Match 29 | ||||||||||
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Winner Match 30 | ||||||||||
Winner Group B | ||||||||||
February – | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group A | ||||||||||
Winner Match 26 | ||||||||||
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Winner Match 28 | Third place match | |||||||||
Winner Group D | ||||||||||
February – | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group C | ||||||||||
Loser Match 29 | ||||||||||
Loser Match 30 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Winner Group A | Match 25 | Runner-up Group B |
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Winner Group B | Match 26 | Runner-up Group A |
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Winner Group C | Match 27 | Runner-up Group D |
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Winner Group D | Match 28 | Runner-up Group C |
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Semi-finals
Winner Match 25 | Match 29 | Winner Match 27 |
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Winner Match 26 | Match 30 | Winner Match 28 |
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Third place match
Loser Match 29 | Match 31 | Loser Match 30 |
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Final
Winner Match 29 | Match 32 | Winner Match 30 |
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References
- "Costa Rica and Panama to host FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2020". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 December 2019.
- "Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2020.
- "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
- "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.
- "FIFA starts bidding process for FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cups 2020". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 July 2018.
- "Circular letter #1643 - Bidding for the following FIFA World Cups" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 July 2018.
- "Circular letter #1647 - Bidding for the following FIFA World Cups" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 August 2018.
- "India to bid for U-20 Women's World Cup".
- "S. Korea looking to host U-20 Women's World Cup in 2020".
- "FIFA Council decides on key steps for upcoming international tournaments". FIFA.com. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- Iwedi Ojinmah (21 July 2019). "Nigeria Named Favourite To Host 2020 U-20 Women's World Cup, Fifa's Four-day Inspection Tour Pencilled In For August". Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- Allan Madriz (19 November 2019). "FIFA ofrece a Costa Rica y Panamá organización del Mundial Sub 20 femenino del 2020" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.