FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Broadcast Rights
Where to watch FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
In the United States, you can watch FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup live on Fox Sports and FOX Deportes.
Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, FOX One, FOX Sports App and Foxsports.com
About FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
History, Format, Organization, Media Coverage
The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup is an international tournament for women’s national teams for players under the age of 20. The first edition was held in 2002 under the name FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship, meaning that teams were only allowed to field players up to 19 years of age. FIFA increased the age limit to 10 in 2006, and then the competition was renamed the FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting in the 2008 edition.
Twelve nations played the first two tournaments, but that changed in 2006 when FIFA increased the number of entries to 16. Eventually, FIFA would decide to increase the number of teams to 24 for the 2024 edition.
Football’s governing body allocates spots for its different confederations. With the increase in teams for the 2024 edition, FIFA handed out the berths to play in the competition as follows:
AFC: 4 slots
CAF: 4 slots
Concacaf: 4 slots
CONMEBOL: 5 slots
OFC: 2 Slots
UEFA: 5 slots
The tournament’s format sees all 24 teams drawn into six groups of four. Each group sees all teams playing three matches during the first round, where the two top teams make it to the next round. Four more spots to play in the KO stage are also available to the best third-place teams. Those 16 teams make it to the final bracket.
All ties are one-off matches, with extra time and penalties used to determine the winner in case a game ends in a draw after 90 minutes. FIFA also includes a third-place match before the title game is held. Teams from different confederations, such as Germany, North Korea, and the United States, have won the title. These nations have won the U-20 Women’s World Cup multiple times.
The competition is also seen as the first chance for fans to get to know some of the biggest names in women’s football. Some of the Golden Ball winners from past editions include Christine Sinclair (Canada), Marta (Brazil), Sydney Leroux (USWNT), and Alexandra Popp (Germany), to name a few.
