FIFA 2026 U-20 WWC: Poland

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  1. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    FIFA have awarded the 2026 U-20 tournament to Poland.

    “Poland is a country with a magnificent football tradition and hosted a memorable edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019, in which emerging stars like Erling Haaland made a great impression. Hosting the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 will be a new milestone in Poland’s football history, and one that will boost women’s football in the country and across the world.”

    The slot allocation for both the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 and the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 are the same as each other and remain unchanged from the previous editions of both competitions:

    • AFC: 4

    • CAF: 4

    • Concacaf: 4

    • CONMEBOL: 4

    • OFC: 2

    • UEFA: 5

    • Host country: 1

    • UEFA will therefore have 6 teams at the tournament
     
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  2. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    CAF qualifiers:

    A total of 38 African teams are vying for the four coveted slots, with the qualifiers set to unfold over four knockout rounds of home-and-away fixtures.

    Qualifiers Format

    • First Round: The 12 lowest-ranked teams, based on previous U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers performance, will contest in this round. The six winners will advance to join the 26 top-ranked teams exempted from the first round.
    • Second Round: The six first-round winners and 26 exempted teams will form 32 teams. These will battle it out for 16 spots in the third round.
    • Third Round: The remaining 16 teams will compete in a knockout format to determine the eight teams advancing to the fourth round.
    • Fourth Round: The final eight teams will play knockout ties, with the winners earning qualification to the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
     
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  3. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    First Round

    • M1, 2: Gabon vs Niger
    • M3, 4: Togo vs Tunisia
    • M5, 6: Gambia vs Côte d'Ivoire
    • M7, 8: Rwanda vs Zimbabwe
    • M9, 10: South Sudan vs Djibouti
    • M11, 12: Malawi vs Central African Republic
    Second Round

    • M13, 14: Gabon/Niger vs Cameroon
    • M15, 16: Botswana vs Mozambique
    • M17, 18: Ethiopia vs Kenya
    • M19, 20: Tanzania vs Angola
    • M21, 22: Togo/Tunisia vs Ghana
    • M23, 24: Eswatini vs South Africa
    • M25, 26: Uganda vs Namibia
    • M27, 28: Burundi vs Zambia
    • M29, 30: Gambia/Côte d'Ivoire vs Morocco
    • M31, 32: Mali vs DR Congo
    • M33, 34: Equatorial Guinea vs Egypt
    • M35, 36: Benin vs Guinea
    • M37, 38: Rwanda/Zimbabwe vs Nigeria
    • M39, 40: Senegal vs Algeria
    • M41, 42: Guinea-Bissau vs Congo
    • M43, 44: South Sudan/Djibouti vs Malawi/Central African Republic
    Third Round Fixtures

    • M45, 46: Winner M13, M14 vs Winner M15, M16
    • M47, 48: Winner M17, M18 vs Winner M19, M20
    • M49, 50: Winner M21, M22 vs Winner M23, M24
    • M51, 52: Winner M25, M26 vs Winner M27, M28
    • M53, 54: Winner M29, M30 vs Winner M31, M32
    • M55, 56: Winner M33, M34 vs Winner M35, M36
    • M57, 58: Winner M37, M38 vs Winner M39, M40
    • M59, 60: Winner M41, M42 vs Winner M43, M44
    Fourth Round Fixtures

    • M61, 62: Winner M45, M46 vs Winner M47, M48
    • M63, 64: Winner M49, M50 vs Winner M51, M52
    • M65, 66: Winner M53, M54 vs Winner M55, M56
    • M67, 68: Winner M57, M58 vs Winner M59, M60
    Round-by-Round Timeline

    • First Round Matches: First leg: 9–11 May 2025 | Second leg: 16–18 May 2025.
    • Second Round Matches: First leg: 19–21 September 2025 | Second leg: 26–28 September 2025.
    • Third Round Matches: First leg: 6–8 February 2026 | Second leg: 12–14 February 2026.
    • Fourth Round Matches: First leg: 1–3 May 2026 | Second leg: 8–10 May 2026.
     
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  4. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    CONCACAF qualifiers:

    Action will kick off in February with a Group Stage between the participating Member Associations ranked three and below, according to the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Ranking as of September 23, 2024. These teams will be split into six groups, with the number of teams per group varying depending on the total number of participants.

    After round-robin play, from February 20 to 26, the six group winners will advance to the competition’s Championship Stage, joining the two top-ranked Concacaf Member Associations – the United States and Mexico.

    The Championship Stage will include eight Concacaf Member Associations and be played in a to-be-confirmed centralized venue in May. The eight teams will be split into two groups of four each. After round-robin play, the group winners and runners-up will advance to the Semifinals and qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland.

    The semifinal winners will advance to the Final, where the champion will be crowned.

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  5. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    UEFA qualifications:

    The four semi-finalists of Euro 24/25 qualify as well as the play-off winner between 3rd placed teams in the Group Stage

    "Depending on the number of spots available to European teams, as determined by FIFA, a play-off match may be necessary to identify the remaining team to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. If such match is required, the UEFA administration will confirm to the teams concerned the relevant play-off system as well as the match date and venue in due time after the final draw and before the final tournament kicks off."
     
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  6. Lohmann

    Lohmann Member+

    Arminia Bielefeld
    Germany
    Feb 24, 2020
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Draw OFC U-19 Championship in Tahiti (21.9 - 4.10.2025)
    Group A
    Fiji
    Samoa
    Cook Islands
    Qualifying winner*

    Group B
    New Zealand
    Tahiti
    New Caledonia
    Vanuatu

    *Qualifying tournament in Tonga: Solomon Islands, Tonga and American Samoa
     
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  7. toad455

    toad455 Member+

    Nov 28, 2005
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    Nov 28, 2005
  9. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Date set by FIFA:

    • FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026™: 5-27 September 2026
     
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  10. toad455

    toad455 Member+

    Nov 28, 2005
  11. Lohmann

    Lohmann Member+

    Arminia Bielefeld
    Germany
    Feb 24, 2020
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Qualifying tournament:
    Solomon Islands - Tonga 0:1(0:0)
    Solomon Islands - American Samoa 7:0(1:0)
    Tonga - American Samoa 16:0(9:0)
     
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  12. toad455

    toad455 Member+

    Nov 28, 2005
    CAF qualifiers begin on May 9. Surprisingly, no teams have withdrawn.
     
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  13. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Yet. :sneaky:
     
  14. toad455

    toad455 Member+

    Nov 28, 2005
    All six preliminary round matches are scheduled to take place. Unless someone withdraws last minute.
     
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  15. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Here is the Concacaf schedule and it is a disgrace for two reasons:
    1. They will play 15 games on the same pitch in 11 days WTF.
    2. M1 one day rest, M2 one day rest M3, two days rest SF one day rest Final.

    This is insane, the players body will not rest with only one day. You bet you will see injuries.
    Survival of the fittest not a football tournament. If you reach the final you play 5 games in 11 days.
     

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  16. Lechus7

    Lechus7 Member+

    Aug 31, 2011
    Wroclaw
    Łukasz Wachowski (Polish FA) announced today at a meeting of the parliamentary Commission for Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism that the host cities for next year's u-20 Women's World Cup will be Łódź, Katowice, Sosnowiec and Tychy or Bielsko-Biała.
     
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  17. toad455

    toad455 Member+

    Nov 28, 2005
    Gabon did withdraw.

    First Legs:
    Togo 1 - Tunisia 1
    Ivory Coast 1 - Gambia 0
    Rwanda 2 - Zimbabwe 1
    South Sudan 5 - Djibouti 0
    Malawi 3 - Central African Rep. 1
     
  18. toad455

    toad455 Member+

    Nov 28, 2005
  19. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Qualified teams:

    • AFC: 4

    • CAF: 4

    • Concacaf: 4 Canada, Mexico, USA, Costa Rica

    • CONMEBOL: 4

    • OFC: 2

    • UEFA: 5

    • Host country: 1 Poland
     
  20. toad455

    toad455 Member+

    Nov 28, 2005
    The CONCACAF tournament was rather uneventful.
     

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