2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final

The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Final was the final match of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. The match was played at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José on 28 August 2022 and was contested by Spain and Japan. For the first time ever, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Final was a repeat of the previous edition's Final, as Japan had beaten Spain to win their first title on 2018 by a 3–1 scoreline. However, things were different on 2022. Spain won the 2022 Final after defeating Japan by a 3–1 win after 90 minutes of action, now with the 3–1 score being on their favour, bouncing back from the previous edition. It was Spain's first-ever FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title, with them now being only the second European national team to win the tournament within all the 10 editions of the tournament.

2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Final

Event	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Spain Japan 3 1
Date	28 August 2022
Venue	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Referee	Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Attendance	29,891
Weather	Rain 18 °C (64 °F) 98% humidity

Road to the final

Spain		Round	Japan
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Brazil	0–0	Match 1	Netherlands	1–0
Costa Rica	5–0	Match 2	Ghana	2–0
Australia	3–0	Match 3	United States	3–1
Group A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Spain 3 7 2 Brazil 3 7 3 Australia 3 3 4 Costa Rica (H) 3 0 Source: FIFA (H) Hosts		Final standings	Group D winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Japan 3 9 2 Netherlands 3 6 3 United States 3 3 4 Ghana 3 0 Source: FIFA
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Mexico	1–0	Quarter-finals	France	3–3 (aet) (5–3 pen.)
Netherlands	2–1	Semi-finals	Brazil	2–1

Match

Details

28 August 2022 (2022-08-28)

20:00 UTC-6

Spain	3–1	Japan
Gabarro 12' Paralluelo 22', 27' (pen.)	Report	Amano 47'

Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José

Attendance: 29,891

Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Spain

Japan

GK 13 Txell Font  74' RB 12 Esther Laborde  62' CB 3 Ana Tejada (c) CB 5 Andrea Medina LB 19 Ane Elexpuru CM 10 Júlia Bartel CM 8 Silvia Lloris CM 6 Ariadna Mingueza  75' AM 9 Inma Gabarro  75' CF 20 Asun Martínez  46' CF 11 Salma Paralluelo  78' Substitutions: FW 14 Fiamma Benítez  46' FW 17 Mirari Uria  62' DF 4 Sonia Majarín  75' DF 16 Maite Zubieta  75' MF 18 Izarne Sarasola  78' Coach: Pedro López

GK 18 Shu Ohba CB 3 Ibuki Nagae  46' CB 4 Rion Ishikawa  27' CB 12 Haruna Tabata RM 7 Mihoshi Sugisawa (c) CM 8 Kokona Iwasaki  46' CM 6 Aemu Oyama  88' LM 16 Shiori Koyama RF 10 Aoba Fujino CF 11 Maika Hamano LF 9 Yuzuki Yamamoto  83' Substitutions: MF 14 Manaka Matsukubo  46' MF 15 Suzu Amano  46' FW 17 Maya Hijikata  83' FW 13 Mei Shimada  88' Coach: Futoshi Ikeda

Assistant referees: Migdalia Rodriguez (Venezuela) Mary Blanco (Colombia) Fourth official: Cheryl Foster (Wales) Video assistant referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) Assistant video assistant referees: Kate Jacewicz (Australia) Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Ten named eligible substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.