2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (Spanish: Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Colombia 2024) was the 11th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was expanded by FIFA to feature 24 teams instead of 16.[1]

2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Colombia 2024
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Dates31 August – 22 September
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place United States
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored187 (3.6 per match)
Attendance375,841 (7,228 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Choe Il-son (6 goals)
Best player(s)North Korea Choe Il-son
Best goalkeeperNetherlands Femke Liefting
Fair play award Japan
2022
2026

The tournament was hosted by Colombia from 31 August to 22 September 2024. It was the third time that Colombia hosted a FIFA tournament, after the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup. This was also the first time that Colombia hosted a FIFA women's tournament.[2]

Spain were the defending champions. In addition, Spain held all three Women's World Cups (senior, U-20 and U-17) at the time of the tournament.[3] They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Japan, whom they faced in the two previous finals.

Host selection

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Colombia were announced as the 2024 Women's U-20 World Cup hosts following the FIFA Council meeting on 25 June 2023 in Zürich, Switzerland.[2]

Expansion

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On 4 October 2023, FIFA decided the expansion of the tournament from 16 to 24 teams.[1] The slot allocation mirrored the men's tournament and was as follows:

Qualified teams

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

Confederation Qualifying tournament Team Appearance Previous best performance
Total First Last
AFC (Asia)
(4 teams)
2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup   Australia 5th 2002 2022 Quarter-finalists (2002, 2004)
  Japan 8th 2002 2022 Champions (2018)
  North Korea 8th 2006 2018 Champions (2006, 2016)
  South Korea 7th 2004 2022 Third place (2010)
CAF (Africa)
(4 teams)
2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification   Cameroon 1st Debut None
  Ghana 7th 2010 2022 Group stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
  Morocco 1st Debut None
  Nigeria 11th 2002 2022 Runners-up (2010, 2014)
CONCACAF (North America[note 1])
(4 teams)
2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship   Canada 9th 2002 2022 Runners-up (2002)
  Costa Rica[a] 4th 2010 2022 Group stage (2010, 2014, 2022)
  Mexico 10th 2002 2022 Quarter-finalists (2010, 2012, 2016, 2022)
  United States 11th 2002 2022 Champions (2002, 2008, 2012)
CONMEBOL (South America)
(Hosts 4 teams)
Host nation   Colombia 3rd 2010 2022 Fourth place (2010)
2024 South American U-20 Women's Championship   Argentina 4th 2006 2012 Group stage (2006, 2008, 2012)
  Brazil 11th 2002 2022 Third place (2006, 2022)
  Paraguay 3rd 2014 2018 Group stage (2014, 2018)
  Venezuela 2nd 2016 2016 Group stage (2016)
OFC (Oceania)
(2 teams)
2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship   Fiji[b] 1st Debut None
  New Zealand 9th 2006 2022 Quarter-finalists (2014)
UEFA (Europe)
(5 teams)
2023 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship   Austria[c] 1st Debut None
  France 9th 2002 2022 Runners-up (2016)
  Germany 11th 2002 2022 Champions (2004, 2010, 2014)
  Netherlands 3rd 2018 2022 Fourth place (2022)
  Spain 5th 2004 2022 Champions (2022)
  1. ^ After the announcement of the expansion of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to 24 teams, Costa Rica took the new fourth spot as CONCACAF representative as they ended fourth in the qualifying tournament.
  2. ^ After the announcement of the expansion of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to 24 teams, Fiji took the new second spot as OFC representative as they ended second in the qualifying tournament.
  3. ^ After the announcement of the expansion of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to 24 teams, UEFA decided to organize a play-off between Austria and Iceland, the group stage third-placed teams, on 4 December 2023. The fifth place play-off winners would qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4]

Venues

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Bogotá, Cali, and Medellín were the three cities chosen to host the competition on 20 February 2024.[5]

For this tournament, Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín was officially called "Estadio El Campín" and Estadio Metropolitano de Techo was officially called "Estadio El Techo" by FIFA. The original name of each of them is shown in parentheses.[6][7]

 
 
400km
250miles
3
2
1
Location of the host cities of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024.
2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup venues
Bogotá
Estadio El Campín Estadio El Techo
(Estadio Metropolitano de Techo)
Capacity: 39,512 Capacity: 10,000
   
Medellín Cali
Estadio Atanasio Girardot Estadio Pascual Guerrero
Capacity: 44,826 Capacity: 37,000
   

Draw

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The official draw took place on 5 June 2024 at the Hall 74 in Bogotá.[8] The teams were allocated based on their performances in the 5 previous U-20 Women's World Cups, with five bonus points added to the qualifying tournament winners (for this cycle).[9] The host team, Colombia, was automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. During the draw process, teams from the same confederation could not be placed in the same group for the group stage.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Colombia H
  Spain
  Japan
  France
  North Korea
  Germany

  Nigeria
  Brazil
  Mexico
  United States
  Netherlands
  New Zealand

  South Korea
  Ghana
  Canada
  Australia
  Paraguay
  Argentina

  Venezuela
  Austria
  Cameroon
  Morocco
  Costa Rica
  Fiji

Squads

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Players born between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[10]

Match officials

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For the very first time in a football pitch national teams tournament, the football video support (FVS) was implemented.[11] This new alternative simplified the video assistant referee (VAR).

FVS system did not utilize video match officials. The head coach of each team was allowed to make a video review request. The number of requests during the match were limited to two for the regulation time with an additional challenge added in extra time. Should the coach failed in all of the remaining requests, they would not be allowed to request another review.

A total of 18 referees, 36 assistant and 4 support referees were appointed officially by FIFA for the tournament on 19 June 2024.[12]

Originally, Susanne Küng [de; simple] (Switzerland) and Andreia Ferreira (Portugal) were selected for the tournament, and latter replaced by their compatriots Linda Schmid and Vanessa Gomes, respectively.

The VAR system was implemented only for the third place match and the final. Both referees designated as video assistant for the two final matches are shown in italic.

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage took place on 5 June 2024.[13]

All times are local, COT (UTC−5).[6]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Colombia (H) 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 9 Knockout stage
2   Mexico 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4[a]
3   Cameroon 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4[a]
4   Australia 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair play points: Mexico –2, Cameroon –6.
Cameroon  2–2  Mexico
Eto   52', 85' Report
Colombia  2–0  Australia
Report
Attendance: 32,127
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Mexico  2–0  Australia
Report
Attendance: 15,415
Referee: Marcelly Zambrano (Ecuador)
Colombia  1–0  Cameroon
Muñoz   68' Report

Mexico  0–1  Colombia
Report Espitaleta   38'
Attendance: 35,837
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
Australia  0–2  Cameroon
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 14 0 14 9 Knockout stage
2   France 3 1 1 1 14 6 8 4
3   Canada 3 1 1 1 12 5 7 4
4   Fiji 3 0 0 3 0 29 −29 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France  3–3  Canada
Report
Attendance: 4,548
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
Brazil  9–0  Fiji
Report

France  0–3  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Fiji  0–9  Canada
Report
Attendance: 697
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

Fiji  0–11  France
Report
Attendance: 434
Referee: Marcelly Zambrano (Ecuador)
Canada  0–2  Brazil
Report

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 5 0 5 9 Knockout stage
2   United States 3 2 0 1 9 1 8 6
3   Paraguay 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4   Morocco 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  1–0  United States
Enrique   8' Report
Attendance: 9,979
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
Paraguay  2–0  Morocco
Acosta   37', 56' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 6,148
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Spain  2–0  Paraguay
Amezaga   20', 37' Report
Attendance: 2,366
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
Morocco  0–2  United States
Report

Morocco  0–2  Spain
Report
Attendance: 2,851
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
United States  7–0  Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 0 1 8 4 4 6 Knockout stage
2   Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 6
3   South Korea 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4   Venezuela 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany  5–2  Venezuela
Report
Nigeria  1–0  South Korea
Sabastine   86' Report
Attendance: 870
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

Germany  3–1  Nigeria
Report Okwuchukwu   50'
Attendance: 1,393
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
South Korea  0–0  Venezuela
Report

South Korea  1–0  Germany
Park Soo-jeong   22' Report
Attendance: 1,987
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
Venezuela  0–4  Nigeria
Report

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 0 13 1 12 9 Knockout stage
2   Austria 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6
3   Ghana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana  1–2  Austria
Nyamekye   90 1' Report
Attendance: 1,405
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
Japan  7–0  New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 1,045
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

Japan  4–1  Ghana
Report Nyamekye   83' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)
Austria  3–1  New Zealand
Report Clegg   90'
Attendance: 852
Referee: Akissi Konan (Côte d'Ivoire)

Austria  0–2  Japan
Report Hijikata   38', 79'
Attendance: 1,387
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)
New Zealand  1–3  Ghana
Elliott   64' Report

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   North Korea 3 3 0 0 17 2 15 9 Knockout stage
2   Netherlands 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3   Argentina 3 1 1 1 6 9 −3 4
4   Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
North Korea  6–2  Argentina
Report Núñez   45 5', 82'
Attendance: 1,428
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
Costa Rica  0–2  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 1,128
Referee: Akissi Konan (Côte d'Ivoire)

North Korea  9–0  Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
Netherlands  3–3  Argentina
Report
Attendance: 1,886
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

Netherlands  0–2  North Korea
Report
Attendance: 2,113
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Argentina  1–0  Costa Rica
Núñez   18' Report
Attendance: 1,669
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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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.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B   Canada 3 1 1 1 12 5 7 4 Knockout stage
2 A   Cameroon 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4
3 D   South Korea 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 F   Argentina 3 1 1 1 6 9 −3 4
5 E   Ghana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
6 C   Paraguay 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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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.[10]

Combinations of matches in the Round of 16

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[10]

  Combination according to the four qualified teams
Third-placed teams
qualify from groups
1A
vs
1B
vs
1C
vs
1D
vs
A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B
A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E
A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F
A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E
A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F
A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F
A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E
A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F
A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E
A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E
B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E
B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F
B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F
B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F
C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
11 September – Bogotá (Campín)
 
 
  Mexico2
 
15 September – Cali
 
  United States (a.e.t.)3
 
  United States (p)2 (3)
 
12 September – Bogotá (Techo)
 
  Germany2 (1)
 
  Germany5
 
18 September – Cali
 
  Argentina1
 
  United States0
 
11 September – Bogotá (Campín)
 
  North Korea1
 
  Brazil (a.e.t.)3
 
15 September – Medellín
 
  Cameroon1
 
  Brazil0
 
12 September – Medellín
 
  North Korea1
 
  North Korea5
 
22 September – Bogotá (Campín)
 
  Austria2
 
  North Korea1
 
12 September – Bogotá (Techo)
 
  Japan0
 
  Japan2
 
15 September – Medellín
 
  Nigeria1
 
  Japan (a.e.t.)1
 
11 September – Cali
 
  Spain0
 
  Spain2
 
18 September – Cali
 
  Canada1
 
  Japan2
 
12 September – Medellín
 
  Netherlands0 Third place match
 
  France1
 
15 September – Cali21 September – Bogotá (Campín)
 
  Netherlands (a.e.t.)2
 
  Netherlands (p)2 (3)  United States (a.e.t.)2
 
11 September – Cali
 
  Colombia2 (0)   Netherlands1
 
  Colombia1
 
 
  South Korea0
 

Round of 16

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Brazil  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Cameroon
Report Eto   22'

Spain  2–1  Canada
Report Jourde   63'
Attendance: 10,409
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Mexico  2–3 (a.e.t.)  United States
Report
Attendance: 4,352
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Colombia  1–0  South Korea
Caicedo   64' Report

Germany  5–1  Argentina
Report Lombardi   43'
Attendance: 1,354
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

North Korea  5–2  Austria
Report
Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

Japan  2–1  Nigeria
Report Shobowale   90 1'

France  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands
Mossard   33' Report
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Quarter-finals

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Brazil  0–1  North Korea
Report Chae Un-yong   49'

Netherlands  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Colombia
Report Torres   14', 63'
Penalties
3–0
Attendance: 37,382[14]
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Japan  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Yoneda   102' Report
Attendance: 4,583
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

United States  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Germany
Report
Penalties
3–1
Attendance: 3,500[15]
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Semi-finals

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United States  0–1  North Korea
Report Choe Il-son   22'
Attendance: 5,439[16]
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Japan  2–0  Netherlands
Matsukubo   55', 83' Report
Attendance: 8,733
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

Third place match

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United States  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands
Report Lacroix   26'
Attendance: 11,008[17]
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

Final

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North Korea  1–0  Japan
Choe Il-son   15' Report


 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners 
 
North Korea
Third title

Awards

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The following awards were given for the tournament:[18]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
  Choe Il-son   Manaka Matsukubo   Ally Sentnor
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
  Choe Il-son   Vendito   Maya Hijikata
6 goals 5 goals, 1 assist
404 minutes played
5 goals, 1 assist
590 minutes played
Golden Glove
  Femke Liefting
FIFA Fair Play Award
  Japan

Goalscorers

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There were 187 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Marketing

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Emblem

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Kinti, oficial mascot of the tournament.

The official emblem was unveiled on 8 April 2024. According to FIFA's website:[19]

...[The] vibrant design [is] inspired by the stunning nature and colour of host nation Colombia as well as the tournament's fundamental role in forging the Future Stars of Football. Using the South American country's unique and iconic Caño Cristales river, nicknamed 'Liquid Rainbow', as the central theme of the design, the tournament emblem also features the yellow, blue and red of the Colombian flag to make it the perfect blended reflection of the tournament hosts and the competition itself.

Theme song

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The official theme song was revealed in August 16 under the title "Aheh-Aheh" (styled sometimes in uppercase) sung by Colombian artists Nath and Ysa C.[20]

Mascot

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The tournament's mascot was named "Kinti". The mascot represented the biodiversity of the country and shaped after a hummingbird. Kinti was unveiled on 23 May 2024 at the Botanical Garden of Medellín.[21]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Comprising Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean
  2. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 20:00 local time, was delayed to prevent overlap with the previous game in Cali (Netherlands—Colombia) which finished on penalty shoot-out.

References

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  4. ^ "Showdown um WM-Ticket für U20-Frauen" (in German). Austrian Football Association. 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Three Colombian cities gearing up for new-look FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2024". FIFA. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Match Schedule – FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024" (PDF). FIFA. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Appointments of match officials" (PDF). FIFA. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Definido el fixture y calendario de la Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Colombia 2024™" (in Spanish). fcf.com. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Draw Procedures - FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™" (PDF). FIFA. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d "Regulations for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Football Video Support to be implemented at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™". FIFA. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  12. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024-Appointments of Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 19 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Draw reveals groups for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". FIFA. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  14. ^ "How Colombia can take positives from defeat on home soil". FIFA.com. FIFA. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  15. ^ "USA Advances to Semifinals of 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia with Epic Penalty Shootout Win over Germany after Scoring Two Goals in Second Half Stoppage Time". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  16. ^ "USA Falls 1-0 to Korea DPR in Semifinal of 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  17. ^ "USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner to Defeat the Netherlands 2-1 and Finish Third at 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Choe Il-son leads FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup award winners". FIFA. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Vibrant FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 emblem unveiled". FIFA. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  20. ^ ""Aheh-Aheh" – the official song of FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™ – available now". FIFA. 12 Nov 2024. Retrieved 12 Nov 2024.
  21. ^ "KINTI revealed as Official Mascot of FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024". FIFA. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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