The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20.

It was first held in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with an upper age limit of 19.

Each continental governing body has its own qualifying tournament, but Africa does not determine a champion.

The final, held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, drew a surprisingly large crowd of 47,000 to watch the hosts play the United States.

For the second time in a row, the current holders of the senior World Cup, Germany, won the youth competition.

The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Chile, from 20 November to 7 December 2008.

The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was expected to be held in South Africa, but due to the country's withdrawal, a new host was chosen on 19 March 2015, and it was Papua New Guinea.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it has been postponed to January 2021, to be solely hosted by Costa Rica.

Due to having the highest COVID-19 cases and deaths in the region, Panama withdrew from hosting this event along with the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.