2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will be the 12th 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. It will be hosted by Poland. It will be the second time that Poland has hosted a FIFA tournament having hosted the men's FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019. It will also be the first time that Poland has hosted a FIFA women's tournament.

Host selection

Poland were announced as the 2026 Women's U-20 World Cup hosts following the FIFA Council meeting on 17 December 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ==Teams==

Teams

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 and Ecuador will make their debut at the U-20 Women's World Cup, with New Caledonia 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==

Venues

Łódź, Katowice, Sosnowiec, and Bielsko-Biała were the cities nominated to host the competition on 8 May 2025. The official venues were announced by FIFA in 6 September 2025. }} ==Marketing==

Marketing

Emblem The official emblem was revealed on 6 September 2025. Mascot The tournament's mascot is called "Islana". The mascot represents spirits from Slavic mythology and shaped after a rusalka. It was unveiled on 5 May 2026.