FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (partially found footage of international football matches; 2002-2018)
Logo for the first edition of the tournament
Status: Partially Found
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international women's association football (soccer) tournament that has been held every two years since 2002. The tournament was created as a showcase of the brightest young women's football talent across the world, as participants must be within the age range of 18 to 20. The tournament was created by FIFA as a result of the rapidly growing popularity in women's football after the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the already existing popularity in the men's U-20 tournament. Initially, the tournament's age limit was 16 to 19 as the first two editions were named the FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup, however this was changed in 2006, with the age limit being moved to the standard 18 to 20 limit, as FIFA would create a separate U-17 tournament in 2008.
Summary
The tournament is particularly notable as footage from older matches feature would-be future women's football stars such as Christine Sinclair, Alex Morgan, Eugenie Le Sommer, and Jacqueline Ovalle. Unfortunately, footage from the earliest tournaments (especially before 2016) is rare, especially full-length matches which are coveted in the women's football community.
The tournament was created in the aftermath of the success of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, with FIFA wanting another tournament for women's footballers to develop and create fan interest. Canada was chosen to host the first event in 2002 and was deemed a success.[1]
Since the success of the first edition, FIFA has taken advantage of the burgeoning growth in women's football by hosting the tournament in a diverse set of nations. Some editions have been held in countries to raise the profile of women's football to a populace in general (such as Chile[2]), to grow the popularity of football in nations where it isn't the primary sport (such as Papua New Guinea[3]), or to test a country's ability to host larger tournaments (such as France).
Availability
The tournament has been broadcast on television since its inception in 2002, and particularly important matches have attracted high TV ratings. For example, the 2002 final between the United States and Canada was broadcast by Canadian network Sportsnet and hit a peak of nearly 1 million live viewers.[4]
While the tournament has been fully archived by FIFA Films[5], most matches have not resurfaced online, partly because the practice of archiving women's football matches was not as widespread in the 2000s and early 2010s compared to men's football. Matches from more recent tournaments are available on YouTube, and every match of the 2022 edition can be watched free on FIFA+, FIFA's official streaming website.[6]
Found matches
For simplicity, only found full-length matches are listed in this section. Matches are divided by year, from 2002 until 2018.
2002
| Date | Teams | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2002 | Nigeria vs Canada | 0–2 | Link |
| 25 Aug 2002 | "Canada vs England" | 6–2 | Link |
| 29 Aug 2002 | "Canada vs Brazil" | 1–1 (3–4 pens) | Link |
| 29 Aug 2002 | "United States vs Germany" | 4–1 | Link |
| 1 Sep 2002 | "Canada vs United States (reg. time)" | 0–1 | Link |
| 1 Sep 2002 | "Canada vs United States (O.T.)" | 0–1 | Link |
Notes
- The first 12 minutes of the final between Canada and the United States are currently missing, making footage of this game partially lost.
2006
| Date | Teams | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2006 | Russia vs Brazil | 0–0 | Link |
| 20 Aug 2006 | Russia vs New Zealand | 3–2 | Link |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Australia vs Russia | 1–1 | Link |
| 24 Aug 2006 | United States vs France | 1–0 | Link |
2008
| Date | Teams | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2008 | North Korea vs United States | 1–2 | Link |
2010
| Date | Teams | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2010 | United States vs Nigeria | 1–1 (2–4 pens) | Link |
2012
| Date | Teams | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2012 | Ghana vs United States | 0–4 | Link |
| 26 Aug 2012 | Italy vs Nigeria | 0–4 | Link |
| 31 Aug 2012 | Germany vs Norway | 4–0 | Link |
| 4 Sept 2012 | Japan vs Germany | 0–3 | Link |
Notes
- The second halves of both Germany's quarter-final and semi-final matches are missing.
- Parts of the first half and the second half to the Ghana vs United States game is missing.
2014
| Date | Teams | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2014 | Finland vs Korea DPR | 1–2 | Link |
| 5 Aug 2014 | Germany vs United States | 2–0 | Link |
| 8 Aug 2014 | Ghana vs Korea DPR | 0–3 | Link |
| 8 Aug 2014 | Germany vs China | 5–5 | Link |
| 12 Aug 2014 | Korea DPR vs Canada | 0–1 | Link |
| 12 Aug 2014 | Brazil vs Germany | 1–5 | Link |
| 16 Aug 2014 | Korea DPR vs United States | 1–1 (3-1 pens) | Link |
| 16 Aug 2014 | Germany vs Canada | 2–0 | Link |
| 20 Aug 2014 | Korea DPR vs Nigeria | 2–6 | Link |
| 20 Aug 2014 | Germany vs France | 2–1 | Link |
| 24 Aug 2014 | Korea DPR vs France | 2–3 | Link |
| 24 Aug 2014 | Nigeria vs Germany | 0–1 | Link |
2016
| Date | Teams | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2016 | France vs United States | 0–0 | Link |
| 21 Nov 2016 | United States vs Ghana | 1–1 | Link |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Korea DPR vs Spain | 3–2 | Link |
| 25 Nov 2016 | United States vs Mexico | 2–1 | Link |
| 25 Nov 2016 | Germany vs France | 0–1 | Link |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Korea DPR vs United States | 2–1 | Link |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Japan vs France | 1–2 | Link |
| 3 Dec 2016 | United States vs Japan | 0–1 | Link |
2018
| Date | Teams | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2018 | United States vs Japan | 0–1 | Link |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Haiti vs China | 1–2 | Link |
| 9 Nov 2018 | United States vs Paraguay | 6–0 | Link |
| 13 Aug 2018 | Spain vs United States | 2–2 | Link |
See Also
- 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup (partially lost footage of international football matches; 1991)
- 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup (partially lost footage of international football matches; 1995)
- 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup (found footage of international football matches; 1999)
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111226232706/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/06/91/u19%5fcanada%5f2002%5fa%5fpart1%5f226.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090711051343/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/01/02/16/29/reportfwu20wcchile08_0226.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171216143635/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/02/86/47/09/fu20wwcpng2016report_neutral.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111226232706/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/06/91/u19%5fcanada%5f2002%5fa%5fpart1%5f226.pdf
- ↑ https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/commercial/fifa-tv/digital-content
- ↑ https://www.plus.fifa.com/en/archive?filters=video-type%3Afull-match-replays-fifa-plus-archive-project%2Ccompetition%3Afifa-u-20-women-s-world-cup%2Cseason%3Afifa-u-20-womens-world-cup-costa-rica-2022tm