Brazil’s quest for the ninth South American under-20 women’s football title came to a finish with a golden key. By hand, the squad coached by Jonas Urias, defeated Venezuela 1-0 (on 04/24) to claim the championship and, with it, a ticket in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which will be held in Costa Rica in August.
After a 1-0 win against Uruguay on April 21, the team’s 9th accomplishment had already been verified. Brazil finished their record season with seven victories in seven games. Tarciane, a defender for Corinthians, was the Brazilian player with the most goals: four. Brazil also had the extraordinary achievement of not conceding a single goal during the tournament.
The South American Women’s Under-20 Tournament began on April 6th and concluded on April 24th. All of the games were held in the Chilean city of La Calera. The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) sent all 10 of its member teams to compete.
The tournament had 26 matches in total, with two groups of five teams competing in the initial round. The top two teams from each group went to the final quadrangular, where they all faced each other, and Brazil won the tournament by defeating their three opponents.
Colombia, who finished second in the tournament, also qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Costa Rica from August 10 to 28.
Brazil’s campaign towards the enea
Check out the chart below for all of Brazil’s results, which ensured us the seventh South American Women’s Under-20 Tournament title. The Nicolás Chahuán Nazar Municipal Stadium in La Calera, Chile, hosted all of the games.
Game no. | Result | Phase | Date |
1 | Brazil 2-0 Uruguay | Group stage | April 7th |
2 | Brazil 10-0 Bolivia | Group stage | April 9th |
3 | Brazil 4-0 Ecuador | Group stage | April 13th |
4 | Brazil 1-0 Paraguay | Group stage | April 15th |
5 | Brazil 3-0 Colombia | Quarterfinal | April 18th |
6 | Brazil 1-0 Uruguay | Quarterfinal | April 21st |
7 | Brazil 1-0 Venezuela | Quarterfinal | April 24th |
Brazil’s titles in the competition
The South American Women’s Under-20 Tournament was won by Brazil in all nine editions. Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the competition was discontinued in 2020. Details about the canary titles can be found below.
Year | Venue | Champion | Vice |
2004 | Brazil | Brazil | Paraguay |
2006 | Chile | Brazil | Argentina |
2008 | Brazil | Brazil | Argentina |
2010 | Colombia | Brazil | Colombia |
2012 | Brazil | Brazil | Argentina |
2014 | Uruguay | Brazil | Paraguay |
2015 | Brazil | Brazil | Venezuela |
2018 | Ecuador | Brazil | Paraguay |
2022 | Chile | Brazil | Colombia |
About the Coppa del Mondo female U-20
The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup will be hosted by Costa Rica and will take place between the 10th and 28th of August. Sixteen teams, from all continents, will fight for the most important title in the category.
The Brazilian team, curiously, has never managed to win the Under-20 Women’s Soccer World Cup since its creation, in 2002. The best Brazilian campaign was in the 2006 edition, played in Russia, when the Canadian athletes managed to take third place.
Check below which teams are qualified for the Cup, which will have its official group draw on May 5, and also more details on all previous editions of this tournament. The 2020 edition, which would host Costa Rica and Panama, was canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Teams that will compete in the 2022 edition
Asia
- Australia;
- Japan;
- South Korea.
Africa
- Ghana;
- Nigeria.
Central and North America
- Canada;
- Costa Rica (host country);
- Mexico;
- United States.
South America
- Brazil;
- Colombia.
Oceania
- New Zealand.
Europe
- Germany;
- Spain;
- France;
- Netherlands.
Women’s U-20 World Cup Champions
Year | Venue | Champion | Vice |
2002 | Canada | USA | Canada |
2004 | Thailand | Germany | China |
2006 | Russia | North Korea | China |
2008 | Chile | USA | North Korea |
2010 | Germany | Germany | Nigeria |
2012 | Japan | USA | Germany |
2014 | Canada | Germany | Nigeria |
2016 | Papua New Guinea | North Korea | Françe |
2018 | Françe | Japan | Spain |