2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (Polish: Mistrzostwa Świata FIFA U-20 Kobiet Polska 2026) will be the 12th edition of the FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It will be hosted by Poland. It will be the second time that Poland has hosted a FIFA tournament having hosted the Men's FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019. It will also be the first time that Poland has hosted a FIFA women's tournament.[1]

2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Mistrzostwa Świata FIFA U-20 Kobiet Polska 2026
Tournament details
Host country Poland
DatesAugust 2026
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)8
2024
2028

Host selection

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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]

Qualified teams

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A total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Poland who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 23 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
AFC (Asia)
(4 teams)
2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
CAF (Africa)
(4 teams)
2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)
(4 teams)
2025 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
CONMEBOL (South America)
(4 teams)
2026 South American Under-20 Women's Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
OFC (Oceania)
(2 teams)
2025 OFC U-19 Women's Championship TBD
TBD
UEFA (Europe)
(Hosts + 5 teams)
Host nation   Poland 1st None Debut
2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Venues

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TBD


References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Polska gospodarzem Mistrzostw Świata Kobiet U-20 w 2026 roku!" (in Polish). Polish Football Association (PZPN). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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