Six squads consist of players based exclusively in their homeland, namely China PR, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, New Caledonia, USA and Tanzania. Japan have only one player from an overseas club: Mao Itamura of Liverpool in England.

The U-20 World Cup is the top competition in the women’s youth game. USWNT manager Emma Hayes called it ‘the biggest platform for young players to play in’.Teams who do well here often go on to

In just a few weeks, the 2026 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup is scheduled to take place in Poland. Featuring 24 promising national teams, the tournament should be a measuring stick for next-gen talent pools and a preview of what's to come in future senior ...

From biggest wins, to top goalscorers, FIFA runs through the U-20 Women's World Cup records on the line in Poland.