2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| Coupe du monde de football féminin des moins de 20 ans 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 France |
| Dates | 7–26 August 2018 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will be the 9th 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. The tournament will be held in France, who will also host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup a year later.
Host selection
On 6 March 2014, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Member associations interested in hosting must submit a declaration of interest by 15 April 2014, and provide the complete set of bidding documents by 31 October 2014.[1] The FIFA Executive Committee would select the hosts in 2015. In principle, FIFA preferred the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to be hosted by the same member association, but if circumstances required, FIFA reserved the right to award the hosting of the events separately.
The following countries made official bids for hosting the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup by submitting their documents by 31 October 2014:[2][3]
The following countries withdrew their bid for hosting the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup:
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England - England registered an expression of interest by the April 2014 deadline,[6] but in June 2014 it was announced that they would no longer proceed.[7] -
New Zealand - New Zealand registered an expression of interest by the April 2014 deadline,[8] but in June 2014 it was announced that they would no longer proceed.[9] -
South Africa[10][11][12]
France were awarded the hosting rights of both tournaments by the FIFA Executive Committee on 19 March 2015.[13]
Qualified teams
A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to France who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 13–14 October 2016.[14]
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship | TBD TBD TBD |
| CAF (Africa) | 2017 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament | TBD TBD |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | 2017 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship | TBD TBD TBD |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2017 South American Under-20 Women's Championship | TBD TBD |
| OFC (Oceania) | ||
| 2017 OFC U-20 Women's Championship | TBD | |
| UEFA (Europe) | Host nation | France |
| 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship | TBD TBD TBD TBD |
Venues
To be announced.
- Rennes, Roazhon Park, capacity 29,778.
- Saint-Brieuc, Stade Fred-Aubert, capacity 10,600.
- Saint-Malo, Stade Marville, capacity 2,500.
- Vannes, Stade de la Rabine, capacity 6,080.
References
- ↑ "Bidding process opened for eight FIFA competitions". FIFA.com. 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "High interest in hosting FIFA competitions". FIFA.com. 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA receives bidding documents for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA.com. 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "La France candidate pour 2019!". Fédération Française de Football. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "S.Korea Applies to Host 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup". KBS. 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "FA consider hosting 2019 women's World Cup in England". BBC Sport. 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "FA drop Women's World Cup bid". Football365.com. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ "New Zealand express interest in host role". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 May 2014.
- ↑ "NZF not progressing women's cup bid". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "South Africa to bid for 2019 WWC?". MTNFootball. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ "South Africa to bid for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup". Inside The Games. 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "South Africa will bid to host 2019 Women's World Cup". BBC Sport. 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "France to host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019". FIFA.com. 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016.