2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (Polish: Mistrzostwa Świata FIFA U-20 Kobiet Polska 2026) was the 12th 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. It was hosted by Poland. It was the second time that Poland had hosted a FIFA tournament, having hosted the men's FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019. It was the first time that Poland had hosted a FIFA women's tournament.[1]
| Mistrzostwa Świata FIFA U-20 Kobiet Polska 2026 | |
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 Nowe gwiazdy na horyzoncie (Stars in the making) | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Poland |
| Dates | 5–27 September |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venues | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  North Korea |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 181 (3.48 per match) |
| Attendance | 37,307 (717 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pau Comendador (6 goals) |
| Best player | Rosalía Domínguez |
| Best goalkeeper | Laia López |
| Fair play award |  United States |
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Spain were crowned champions, their second title in this tournament. North Korea were the defending champions, having won a joint-record third title in 2024, but lost to Spain in the final. Colombia defeated Italy in the bronze medal match to claim their first medal at the tournament.[citation needed]
Host selection
Poland were announced as the 2026 Women's U-20 World Cup hosts following the FIFA Council meeting on 17 December 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[2]
Teams
Qualification
A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Poland, who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation remained unchanged from the previous edition.
- AFC (Asia): 4 slots
- CAF (Africa): 4 slots
- CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean): 4 slots
- CONMEBOL (South America): 4 slots
- OFC (Oceania): 2 slots
- UEFA (Europe): 6 slots (including hosts Poland)
The host nation Poland, along with Portugal, New Caledonia, Ecuador, Tanzania and Benin made their debut at the U-20 Women's World Cup, with New Caledonia and Benin also making their first appearance in a FIFA women's tournament.
For the first time ever Germany failed to qualify, having participated in all editions until 2024.
| Qualifying tournament | Team | Qualification date | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | |||
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| Total | First | Last | Streak | ||||
| 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup |  China |
11 April 2026 | 7th | 2004 | 2018 | 1 | Runners-up (2004, 2006) |
 Japan |
9th | 2002 | 2024 | 5 | Champions (2018) | ||
| North Korea |
12 April 2026 | 9th | 2006 | 2024 | 2 | Champions (2006, 2016, 2024) | |
 South Korea |
8th | 2004 | 2024 | 3 | Third place (2010) | ||
| 2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification |  Ghana |
9 May 2026 | 8th | 2010 | 2024 | 8 | Group stage (seven times)[a] |
 Nigeria |
12th | 2002 | 2024 | 12 | Runners-up (2010, 2014) | ||
 Benin |
10 May 2026 | 1st | Debut | ||||
 Tanzania |
1st | Debut | |||||
| 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship |  Canada |
31 May 2025 | 10th | 2002 | 2024 | 3 | Runners-up (2002) |
 Mexico |
11th | 2002 | 2024 | 10 | Quarter-finals (2010, 2012, 2016, 2022) | ||
| United States |
1 June 2025 | 12th | 2002 | 2024 | 12 | Champions (2002, 2008, 2012) | |
 Costa Rica |
3 June 2025 | 5th | 2010 | 2024 | 3 | Group stage (2010, 2014, 2022, 2024) | |
| 2026 South American U-20 Women's Championship |  Brazil |
22 February 2026 | 12th | 2002 | 2024 | 12 | Third place (2006, 2022) |
 Ecuador |
1st | Debut | |||||
 Argentina |
28 February 2026 | 5th | 2006 | 2024 | 2 | Round of 16 (2024) | |
| Colombia |
4th | 2010 | 2024 | 3 | Fourth place (2010) | ||
| 2025 OFC U-19 Women's Championship |  New Caledonia |
1 October 2025 | 1st | Debut | |||
 New Zealand |
10th | 2006 | 2024 | 10 | Quarter-finals (2014) | ||
| Host nation |  Poland |
17 December 2023 | 1st | Debut | |||
| 2025 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship |  France |
18 June 2025 | 10th | 2002 | 2024 | 6 | Runners-up (2016) |
| Italy |
3rd | 2004 | 2012 | 1 | Group stage (2004, 2012) | ||
 England |
21 June 2025 | 6th | 2002 | 2018 | 1 | Third place (2018) | |
 Portugal |
1st | Debut | |||||
| Spain |
6th | 2004 | 2024 | 5 | Champions (2022) | ||
Draw
The draw took place on 15 May 2026 at the EC1 Cultural Center in Łódź, Poland.[3] The 24 teams were divided into four pots of 6, with hosts Poland automatically placed in Pot 1. The remaining teams were allocated according to a ranking based on performances in the last five editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, with greater weight given to more recent tournaments.
Teams from Pots 1 to 4 were drawn into Groups A to F, with each pot emptied before moving to the next. Poland were assigned to position A1, while the remaining Pot 1 teams automatically occupied position 1 in Groups B to F.
For each draw, a team ball was drawn first, followed by a group-position ball determining its placement within the group. FIFA's general principle is to, whenever possible, avoid having more than one team from the same confederation in the same group.
| Pot | Team | Confederation | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | Total points | |||||
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| 1 | Poland (H) | UEFA | Host nation, automatically assigned to Pot 1 | ||||||||||
| Japan | AFC | DNQ | 4.8 | 9 | 10.4 | 18 | 42.2 | ||||||
| Spain | UEFA | DNQ | 2.4 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 12 | 35 | ||||||
| North Korea | AFC | 1.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | W | 21 | 33.2 | ||||||
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 12 | 24.8 | ||||||
| France | UEFA | 2.6 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4 | 23.2 | ||||||
| 2 | United States | CONCACAF | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 13 | 22.4 | |||||
| Nigeria | CAF | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 6 | 20.6 | ||||||
| Colombia | CONMEBOL | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 4 | 13 | 17 | ||||||
| Mexico | CONCACAF | 0.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4 | 4 | 12.6 | ||||||
| South Korea | AFC | 1 | 1.2 | DNQ | 2.4 | 4 | 8.6 | ||||||
| England | UEFA | 0.4 | DNQ | 6.6 | DNQ | DNQ | 7 | ||||||
| 3 | Ghana | CAF | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 6.8 | |||||
| Canada | CONCACAF | 1.2 | 0 | DNQ | 0 | 4 | 5.2 | ||||||
| New Zealand | OFC | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0 | 4.6 | ||||||
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| China | AFC | 0.4 | DNQ | 2.4 | DNQ | DNQ | 2.8 | ||||||
| Costa Rica | CONCACAF | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0[A] | ||||||
| 4 | Italy | UEFA | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0[A] | |||||
| Portugal | UEFA | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0[A] | ||||||
| Ecuador | CONMEBOL | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0[A] | ||||||
| Benin | CAF | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | 0[A] | ||||||
| Tanzania | CAF | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0[A] | ||||||
| New Caledonia | OFC | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0[A] | ||||||
Venues
Łódź, Katowice, Sosnowiec, and Bielsko-Biała were the cities nominated to host the competition on 8 May 2025.[4] The official venues were announced by FIFA in 6 September 2025.[5]
| Łódź | Katowice |
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| Stadion ŁKS | Arena Katowice |
| Capacity: 18,029 | Capacity: 15,048 |
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| Sosnowiec | Bielsko-Biała |
| Zagłębie Sports Park | Stadion w Bielsku-Białej |
| Capacity: 11,600 | Capacity: 15,316 |
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Marketing
Emblem
The official emblem was revealed on 6 September 2025.[5]
Theme song
The competition's official song is titled "Yeyeyo" and is performed by Blanka. The song was released on 7 August 2026.[6]
Mascot
The tournament's mascot is called "Islana". The mascot represented spirits from Slavic mythology and was shaped after a rusalka. It was unveiled on 5 May 2026.[7]
Squads
Players born between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2010 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[8]
Match officials
On 23 June 2026, FIFA confirmed that a total of 68 match officials had been appointed for the competition: 18 referees, 36 assistant referees and 14 video match officials.[9][10]
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees | Video assistant referees |
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| AFC | Asaka Koizumi |
 Riiohlang Dhar Amal Badhafari |
 Sivakorn Pu-udom |
 Casey Reibelt |
Emma Kocbek Madelaine Allum | ||
| Kim Yu-jeong |
 Heba Saadia Supawan Hinthong | ||
| CAF |  Shamirah Nabadda |
 Fides Bangourabona Fanta Kone |
 Maria Rivet Salima Mukansanga Letticia Viana |
 Antsino Twanyanyukwa |
 Carine Atezambong Fomo Diana Chikotesha | ||
| CONCACAF | Alyssa Pennington |
 Jassett Kerr-Wilson Meghan Mullen |
 Ismael Cornejo Diana Pérez |
| Lizzet García |
Aranza Quero Aguilar Jéssica Morales | ||
| Marianela Araya |
 Lourdes Noriega Shirley Perelló | ||
| Myriam Marcotte |
Gabrielle Lemieux Mijensa Rensch | ||
| CONMEBOL |  Anahí Fernández |
Daiana Fernández Sofia Sarzay Castro |
 Rodrigo Carvajal María Victoria Daza Susana Corella Stefani Escobar |
| Charly Straub |
Anne Gomes de Sá Fernanda Gomes Antunes | ||
| Dione Rissios |
Leslie Vásquez Yomara Salazar | ||
 Milagros Arruela |
Mariana Aquino Vera Yupanqui | ||
| UEFA |  Alina Peșu |
 Heini Hyvönen Daniela Constatinescu |
 Angelos Evangelou Eszter Urbán Catarina Ferreira Jelena Jovanović-Džajić |
| Iuliana Demetrescu |
 Irina Pozdejeva Paulina Baranowska | ||
| Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi |
Emily Carney Stefania Signorelli | ||
| Marta Huerta de Aza |
Andreia Sousa Iragartze Fernández | ||
| Silvia Gasperotti |
Giulia Tempestilli Svitlana Grushko |
Group stage
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).
The ranking of teams in each group was determined by the points obtained in all group matches. If two or more teams were equal on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking:[8]
If, after having applied criteria a to c, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria a to c were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who were still level to determine their final rankings.[B] If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria d to h applied.
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Poland (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Benin |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 |
Group B
- Team conduct score: England −2, Canada −5.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ghana |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| France | 1–1 | South Korea |
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| Ghana | 3–1 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 3–2 | Ecuador |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
| Japan | 2–1 | New Zealand |
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| United States | 1–2 | Italy |
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| Italy | 3–0 | New Zealand |
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| Japan | 2–2 | United States |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | North Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Portugal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| North Korea | 2–0 | Portugal |
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| Costa Rica | 1–3 | Colombia |
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| North Korea | 4–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Colombia | 0–3 | North Korea |
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| Portugal | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
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Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 | China |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Caledonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 |
| New Caledonia | 0–5 | China |
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| Spain | 11–0 | New Caledonia |
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| Nigeria | 10–1 | New Caledonia |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advance to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Team conduct ("fair play") score; 5) Drawing of lots.
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of fifteen minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 16 September – Sosnowiec | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 19 September – Sosnowiec | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 16 September – Sosnowiec | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Italy (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 23 September – Łódź | ||||||||||||||
| China | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 16 September – Katowice | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
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| United States | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 16 September – Katowice | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 27 September – Łódź | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
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| North Korea | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 20 September – Łódź | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Canada | 3 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 17 September – Bielsko-Biała | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | Third place match | ||||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 20 September – Łódź | 26 September – Łódź | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | Italy | 1 (3) | |||||||||||
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| Colombia | 1 | Colombia (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Argentina | 0−1 | South Korea |
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| North Korea | 2–0 | Japan |
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Quarter-finals
| South Korea | 1–3 | Italy |
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| Brazil | 0–1 | Spain |
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| North Korea | 2–0 | Canada |
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Semi-finals
| Italy | 0–2 | Spain |
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| North Korea | 3–0 | Colombia |
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Bronze final
Final
| Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | North Korea |
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Awards
The following awards were given for performances at the tournament:
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| Rosalía Domínguez |
Ri Kuk-hyang |
Pau Comendador |
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Pau Comendador |
Annika Paz |
Choe Yon-a |
| 6 goals | 5 goals, 1 assist | 5 goals |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Laia López | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| United States | ||
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 181 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.48 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Kaylee Hunter
Huang Jiaxin
Rachel Maltby
Karen Appiah
Marísa García- Celia Segura
3 goals
Romaine Gandonou- Annabelle Chukwu
Justine Rouquet- Paola Fadda
Winner Onajite David- Ramotalahi Kareem
Choe Rim-jong
Zuzanna Grzywińska
Alex Buck- Kennedy Fuller
2 goals
Mercedes Diz
Evelin- Vitorinha
Domenica Arboleda- Evelyn Burgos
- Giada Pellegrino Cimò
- Rosanna Ventriglia
Miyu Matsunaga- Natsumi Tago
Deiry Ramírez- Rebecca Adegbemile
- Janet Akekoromowei
- Tosin Rafiu
- Ho Kyong
- Kang Ryu-mi
- Pak Ok-i
- Oliwia Związek
Beom Ye-ju
Anna Marques- Alba Cerrato
- Micayla Johnson
- Ainsley McCammon
1 goal
- Julieta Aguilar
- Dolo Delgado
- Alma Velasco Heim
- Julia Vinhas
- Brendha
- Clarinha
- Gisele
- Nogueira
- Thaynara
- Sofia Couto
- Olivia Chisholm
- Liana Tarasco
- Xiao Yafei
- Zhou Xinyi
Sintia Cabezas- Catalina Cortés
- Valerin Loboa
- Mariana Silva
- María Fernanda Viáfara
Sheika Scott- Rosa Flores
- Dariana Moran
- Fiorella Pico
- Princess Ademiluyi
- Lily Dent
- Jessie Gale
- Clara Bertrand
- Aude Bizet
- Landryna Lushimba Bilombi
- Ornella Graziani
- Kenza Roche-Dufour
- Naolia Traoré
Sarah Nyarko- Ivy Osei Owusu
- Konoha Nakamura
- Montserrat Saldívar
- Alice Soto
Joceline Kourevi
Lily Brazendale- Mary Mamadu
- So Ryu-gyong
- Zuzanna Witek
- Kinga Wyrwas
- Maja Zielińska
- Carolina Tristão
- Jo Hye-young
- Kim Min-seo
- Lee Ha-eun
- Lee Ha-eun
- Park Ju-ha
- Daniela Agote
- Rosalía Domínguez
- Carla Julià
Winfrida Gerald- Jamila Mnunduka
- Emeri Adames
- Sealey Strawn
- Linda Ullmark
1 own goal
- Annika Paz (against Poland)
- Asako Furuta (against North Korea)
- Nair Pina (against Spain)
- Nam Seung-eun (against Ghana)
- Ester Maseke (against Canada)
2 own goals
- Elena Belli (against China and Spain)
- Martyna Bartczak (against Mexico and Colombia)
Notes
Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in soccer, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shootouts were counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | F | Spain |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 19 | Champions |
| 2 | E | North Korea |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 19 | Runners-up |
| 3 | E | Colombia |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 | D | Italy |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Brazil |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | F | Nigeria |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 7 | |
| 7 | B | Canada |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
| 8 | C | South Korea |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 9 | A | Poland (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Eliminated in round of 16 |
| 10 | C | France |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
| 11 | A | Argentina |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 12 | D | United States |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 5 | |
| 13 | F | China |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 14 | D | Japan |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 15 | B | England |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | E | Portugal |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 17 | C | Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 18 | C | Ghana |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 19 | A | Mexico |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 | |
| 20 | A | Benin |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | |
| 21 | E | Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |
| 22 | B | Tanzania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | |
| 23 | D | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |
| 24 | F | New Caledonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
UEFA boycott attempt
On 30 July 2026, following FIFA's announcement of FIFA Forward Enterprise (a proposal to sell stakes in FIFA's tournament operations, including for the U-20 Women's World Cup, to private investors), all 55 UEFA member associations agreed on an indefinite boycott of FIFA competitions until the proposal was shelved and assurances were made that such a proposal would not be tabulated again.[11][12] As the boycott was announced with just over a month until the tournament would begin, it was unclear what the impact of the boycott would be on the five qualified UEFA teams, including hosts Poland. On 31 July 2026, the Polish Football Association stated that the tournament was expected to go ahead as normal and that no UEFA teams had indicated a potential withdrawal.[13] That same day, FIFA scrapped the investment proposal,[14] although UEFA stated that, regardless, it had 'lost confidence' in FIFA's governance.[15] On 7 August, the French Football Federation stated that the France national team would still participate in the tournament.[16] On 27 August, following written assurances that a similar private investment proposal wouldn't be brought up, UEFA provisionally suspended their boycott for the 2026–27 season, which included the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[17][18][19][20]
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Notes
- Tied on Points, ranked based on the ranking point result for the whole of the respective confederation from the most recent edition.
- When there were two or more teams tied on points, criteria a to c were applied. After these criteria were applied, they may have defined the position of some of the teams involved, but not all of them. For example, if there was a three-way tie on points, the application of the first three criteria may only have broken the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure was resumed, from the beginning, for those teams that were still tied.