5 things to know about tournament
The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup brings together 16 teams around the World to compete for the title.
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1. Duration and the host country of 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international football event which would be hosted across several cities in France , it is scheduled to hold from Sunday, August 5 till Sunday, August 24.
2. Host stadiums for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The four hosts cities are located in the Britanny region of France, the four stadiums are
1. Concarneau - Stade Guy Piriou, capacity: 6,000
2. Saint-Malo - Stade Marville, capacity: 2,500
3.Dinan-Léhon - Stade du Clos Gastel, capacity: 2,000
4. Vannes - Stade de la Rabine, capacity: 9,500
3. The 16 teams at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
15 teams and host nation France qualified to take part at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Asian teams - China PR, Japan, North Korea
Oceania teams - New Zealand
European teams - France, Germany, England, Netherlands, Spain
North American teams - Haiti, Mexico, United States of America
South American teams - Brazil, Paraguay
4. Group stage and structure of the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will have a total of 32 matches played.
The 16 teams are divided into four groups and four countries in each group.
The top two from the four groups will advance to the quarter-finals after conclusion of the group phase fixtures.
Winners of each group will be pair against the runners-up up in to produce the semi-finalists.
Winners in the semi-final will progress to the final, will losers will contest for third place.
5. Match ball of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and past winners
Just like the the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup official ball is named the "Telstar 18".
Since the start of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2002 there have been just three winners.
United States in 2002, 2008, 2012, Germany in 2004, 2010, 2014 and North Korea 2006, 2016
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