The following is a list of squads for each national team that competed at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The tournament took place in Poland, between 5 to 27 September 2026. It was the 12th biennial international world youth football championship organised by FIFA for the women's under-20 national teams.
Players born between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2010 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, minimum three of whom had to be goalkeepers (regulation article 27.1). The final squads were confirmed by FIFA on 29 August 2026. The full squad listings are below.
The age listed for each player is their age as of 5 September 2026, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality to their team.
Group A Argentina
Head coach: Christian Meloni
Benin
Head coach: Ouzérou Abdoulaye
Mexico The final squad was announced on 17 August 2026.
Head coach: Dorival Bueno
Poland The final squad was announced on 10 August 2026.
Head coach: Marcin Kasprowicz
Group B Brazil The final squad was announced on 19 August 2026.
Head coach: Camilla Orlando
Canada The final squad was announced on 20 August 2026.
Head coach: Cindy Tye
England The final squad was announced on 21 August 2026. On 30 August 2026, it was announced that Lauryn Thompson had withdrawn from the tournament squad due to injury; she was replaced by Layla Drury. On 4 September 2026, Erica Meg Parkinson withdrew to remain with her club North Carolina Courage; she was replaced by Vivienne Lia.
Head coach: Lydia Bedford
Tanzania Head coach: Bakari Shime
Group C Ecuador Head coach: Eduardo Moscoso
France The final squad was announced on 18 August 2026.
Head coach: Philippe Joly
Ghana Head coach: Charles Sampson
South Korea The final squad was announced on 11 August 2026.
Head coach: Park Youn-jeong
Group D Italy A preliminary 26-player squad was announced on 6 August 2026.
Head coach: Nicola Matteucci
Japan The final squad was announced on 18 August 2026.
Head coach:
New Zealand The final squad was announced on 17 August.
Head coach: Callum Holmes
United States The final squad was announced on 19 August 2026.
Head coach: Vicky Jepson
Group E Colombia Head coach: Carlos Paniagua
Costa Rica Head coach: Ana Aguilar
North Korea Head coach: Han Chol-hak
Portugal Head coach: Marisa Gomes
Group F China Head coach: Wang Jun
New Caledonia The final squad was announced on 14 August 2026.
Head coach: Léon Waitronyie
Nigeria The final squad was announced on 30 August 2026.
Head coach: Moses Aduku
Spain A preliminary squad was announced on 16 August 2026. The final squad was announced on 20 August 2026.
Head coach: David Aznar
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