2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final explained

2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final
Event:2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Team1:Spain
Team1score:1
Team2:Japan
Team2association:
Team2score:3
Date:24 August 2018
Stadium:Stade de la Rabine
City:Vannes
Referee:Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Attendance:5,409
Weather:Cloudy
19°C
62% humidity
Previous:2016
Next:2022
2020

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.[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

SpainRoundJapan
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
4–1Match 11–0
1–0Match 20–1
2–2Match 36–0
Group C winnersFinal standingsGroup C runners-up
OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult
2–1Quarter-finals3–1
1–0Semi-finals2–0

Match

Details

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GK 21 Cata Coll
RB 12
CB 3 Berta Pujadas
CB 4
LB 11 Carmen Menayo
CM 8Patri Guijarro (c)
CM 6 Damaris Egurrola
CM 18Eva Navarro
RW 10
ST 20Claudia Pina
LW 15 Candela Andújar
Substitutions:
MF 9
MF 19
Coach:
Pedro López
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GK 16 Hannah Stambaugh
RB 13 Asato Miyagawa
CB 6 Hana Takahashi
CB 4 Moeka Minami (c)
LB 17Nanami Kitamura
RM 9Hinata Miyazawa
CM 7 Honoka Hayashi
CM 10Fuka Nagano
LM 20
ST 19 Riko Ueki
ST 11Saori Takarada
Substitutions:
MF 14
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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hamano wins thrilling semi-final for Japan. FIFA. 29 August 2022. 25 August 2022. en.