Qualification A total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Poland who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 23 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation remains unchanged from the previous edition. •
AFC (Asia): 4 •
CAF (Africa): 4 •
CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 4 •
CONMEBOL (South America): 4 •
OFC (Oceania): 2 •
UEFA (Europe): 6 (including the hosts
Poland). The host nation
Poland,
Portugal,
New Caledonia,
Ecuador,
Tanzania women's national under-20 football team, and
Benin women's national under-20 football team will make their debut at the U-20 Women's World Cup, with New Caledonia and Benin making their first appearance in a FIFA women's tournament. For the first time ever
Germany failed to qualify, having participated in all editions until
2024.
Draw The draw will take place on 15 May 2026 at the
EC1 Cultural Center in
Łódź, Poland. ==Venues==