The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final was the final match of the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France. The match was played at the Stade de la Rabine, located in Vannes, on 24 August 2018 and was contested by Spain and Japan. Japan won the match 3–1. It was Japan's first FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title, making them the second Asian national team to ever win the trophy, after North Korea, who won it on 2006 and 2016. Coupled with North Korea's triumph in 2016, it was the only time where back-to-back tournaments were won by teams of the same confederation (AFC).
With this result, Japan become the first nation to win all FIFA Women's World Cup titles: U-17, U-20, and senior.
Road to the final SpainRoundJapanOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult4–1Match 11–01–0Match 20–12–2Match 36–0Group C winnersFinal standingsGroup C runners-upOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult2–1Quarter-finals3–11–0Semi-finals2–0
Match Details
GK 21 Cata CollRB 12 Lucía Rodríguez CB 3 Berta PujadasCB 4 Laia Aleixandri LB 11 Carmen MenayoCM 8Patri Guijarro (c)CM 6 Damaris EgurrolaCM 18Eva NavarroRW 10Maite Oroz ST 20Claudia PinaLW 15 Candela AndújarSubstitutions:MF 9Paula Fernández MF 19Paula Sancho Coach:Pedro López GK 16 Hannah StambaughRB 13 Asato MiyagawaCB 6 Hana TakahashiCB 4 Moeka Minami (c)LB 17Nanami KitamuraRM 9Hinata MiyazawaCM 7 Honoka HayashiCM 10Fuka NaganoLM 20Jun Endo ST 19 Riko UekiST 11Saori TakaradaSubstitutions:MF 14 Mami Muraoka Coach:Futoshi Ikeda Assistant referees: Manuela Nicolosi (France) Michelle O'Neill (Ireland) Fourth official: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Ten named eligible substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.
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