The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final was the final match of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. The match was played at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José on 28 August 2022 and was contested by Spain and Japan. For the first time ever, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Final was a repeat of the previous edition's Final, as Japan had beaten Spain to win their first title on 2018 by a 3–1 scoreline. However, things were different on 2022. Spain won the 2022 Final after defeating Japan by a 3–1 win after 90 minutes of action, now with the 3–1 score being on their favour, bouncing back from the previous edition. It was Spain's first-ever FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title, with them now being only the second European national team to win the tournament within all the 10 editions of the tournament.
Road to the final SpainRoundJapanOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult0–0Match 11–05–0Match 22–03–0Match 33–1Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup D winnersOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult1–0 Quarter-finals3–3 (aet) (5–3 pen.)2–1 Semi-finals2–1
Match Details
GK 13Txell Font RB 12Esther Laborde CB 3 Ana Tejada (c)CB 5 Andrea MedinaLB 19Ane ElexpuruDM 6 Ariadna Mingueza CM 10Júlia BartelCM 8 Silvia LlorisAM 9 Inma Gabarro CF 20Asun Martínez CF 11Salma Paralluelo Substitutions:FW 14Fiamma Benítez FW 17Mirari Uria DF 4 Sonia Majarín DF 16Maite Zubieta MF 18Izarne Sarasola Coach:Pedro López GK 18Shu OhbaCB 3 Ibuki Nagae CB 4 Rion Ishikawa CB 12Haruna TabataRM 7 Mihoshi Sugisawa (c)CM 8 Kokona Iwasaki CM 6 Aemu Oyama LM 16Shiori KoyamaRF 10Aoba FujinoCF 11Maika HamanoLF 9 Yuzuki Yamamoto Substitutions:MF 14Manaka Matsukubo MF 15Suzu Amano FW 17Maya Hijikata FW 13Mei Shimada Coach:Futoshi Ikeda Assistant referees: Migdalia Rodriguez (Venezuela) Mary Blanco (Colombia) Fourth official: Cheryl Foster (Wales) Video assistant referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) Assistant video assistant referees: Kate Jacewicz (Australia) Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Ten named eligible substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
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