The first women's world championship at the youth level, held as the
2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, with an age limit of 19, was hosted by Canada. The final, held at
Commonwealth Stadium in
Edmonton, drew a surprisingly large crowd of 47,000 to watch
the hosts play the
United States. The US defeated Canada 1–0 on a
golden goal by
Lindsay Tarpley. Canada's
Christine Sinclair was the adidas Golden Ball recipient, as tournament
MVP, and the
Golden Shoe (10 goals) winner. The
2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was held in
Thailand. For the second time in a row, the current holders of the
senior World Cup,
Germany, won the youth competition. The Golden Ball went to Brazilian star,
Marta, while for the second time the Golden Boot went to a Canadian,
Brittany Timko. In 2006, FIFA raised the women's youth championship age limit to 20 to match the men's, beginning with the
2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, held in
Russia from 17 August through 3 September. The competition was held in four Moscow stadiums (
Dinamo,
Lokomotiv, Podmoskovie Stadium and
Torpedo Stadion) and one in St. Petersburg (
Petrovskiy Stadion).
North Korea won the final 5–0 over
China. The
2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in
Chile, from 20 November to 7 December 2008. Six years after winning their first championship at the youth level in 2002, the
United States reclaimed the trophy with a 2–1 win over defending champions
Korea DPR. The Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe went to
Sydney Leroux of the
United States. The
2010 edition of the tournament was held in Germany from 13 July to 1 August 2010. The host nation defeated
Nigeria in the final to claim its second championship. It was the first time that an African nation had advanced as far as the semifinals. It was also the first tournament in which four different confederations were represented in the semifinals. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to
Alexandra Popp of Germany. The
2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September, after initially having a hosting bid from Vietnam withdrawn and a bid from Uzbekistan rejected. The Golden Ball went to
Dzsenifer Marozsán of Germany, while the Golden Shoe went to
Kim Un-hwa of North Korea. The
2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in Canada from 5–25 August 2014, who reprised its role as host after a Zimbabwean bid withdrew leaving the Canadian bid unopposed. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to
Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria. The
2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was expected to be held in South Africa, but due to the country's withdrawal, a new host was chosen on 19 March 2015, and it was Papua New Guinea. The
2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in France from 5–24 August 2018; a year later France would host the
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards both went to
Patricia Guijarro of Spain. The
2020 edition was initially to be hosted jointly by Costa Rica and Panama in August 2020. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic it has been postponed to January 2021, to be solely hosted by Costa Rica. Due to having the highest COVID-19 cases and deaths in the region, Panama withdrew from hosting this event along with the
2022 Central American and Caribbean Games. The tournament was initially postponed to 2021, subject to further monitoring. On 17 November 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament would be cancelled. Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition, Costa Rica were appointed as hosts of the tournament in
2022. Colombia was selected as host on 23 June 2023. Poland was selected as host on 17 December 2023. == Results ==