The draw for the 11th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup™ has taken place in Bogota, Colombia, with a host of fascinating encounters promised across the six groups.
Each of the 24 teams, up from 16 at previous editions, now know their group-stage opponents and subsequent pathways at the tournament, with the final set to take place on 22 September in the nation’s capital.
The hosts have been joined in Group A alongside Australia, Cameroon and Mexico, while reigning world champions Spain have been placed in Group C with joint-record champions USA, Paraguay and newcomers Morocco.
Group A: Colombia, Australia, Cameroon, Mexico Group B: France, Canada, Brazil, Fiji Group C: Spain, USA, Paraguay, Morocco Group D: Germany, Venezuela, Nigeria, Korea Republic Group E: Japan, New Zealand, Ghana, Austria Group F: Korea DPR, Argentina, Costa Rica, Netherlands
This will be the third FIFA tournament held in the South American nation after the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011™ and the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016™.
Furthermore, it will be the second edition of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup organised in the CONMEBOL region, after Chile hosted the event in 2008. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, 6 June at 08:00 local time.
Credit: FIFA
