2024 FIFA U-20 WWC, USA moves into 3rd place after final seventh game: Of the 24 participating nations in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, only four will be able to play seven games in the tournament, including the USA. That's one of them. Unfortunately, the USA will not play in the finals due to a 1-0 loss to the very talented Democratic People's Republic of Korea on September 18th. Still, a medal is on the line in the third-place match on September 21st at Bogotá's Estadio El Campin (5 p.m. ET between FSP and Universo), with the U.S. facing the Netherlands, 0-2. They will play against Japan, who they lost in. Another semifinal. The U.S. is guaranteed to tie for at least the highest place in the tournament since 2016 — when the young Americans lost to North Korea in the semifinals and Japan in the third-place game — but if they win, The US is tied for its highest ranking since 2016. In 2012, they won the U-20 World Cup. Fans can visit ussoccer.com, Facebook, Twitter/X (@USYNT)) and Instagram (@USYNT). For complete tournament results, visit FIFA.com.
The road to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third-place match: The All-Asia Championship championship match will be a rematch of the AFC U-20 Women's Championship final, which North Korea won 2-1. Japan will be looking to win their second World Cup in this age group, while the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be aiming for their third, which would put them on par with the United States and Germany for the most titles in the tournament's history. This is the 11th FIFA tournament for this age group. Three of the tournament's semifinalists were the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup's U.S. national group: USA, Netherlands, and Japan.
united states of america
Date Opponents Results Scorers September 1 Spain 0-1 L– September 4 Morocco 2-0 WMc Cormack, Darien September 7 Paraguay 7-0 W Todin (3), Thompson, McCormack, Sentner, Darien September 11th Mexico 3-2 W Todin, Centner, Dudley September 11th 15 Germany 2-2 D (3-1 PK) Centner Dudley September 18th Korea DPR 0-1 L–
Netherlands
Date Opponent Results Scorers September 2nd Costa Rica 2-0 Werberninck, Bulman September 5th Argentina 3-3 Delacroix, Van Egmond, Bulman September 8th South Korea DPR0-2 L– September 12th France 2-1 WStoit, Van Beijeren September 15 Colombia 2-2 D (3-0 PKs) Wyman, Stoit September 18 Japan 0-2 L–
USA in U-20 WWC Third Place Playoff: In the 11 editions of this FIFA tournament for this age group, the USA has reached the semifinals seven times. The United States won three semifinal games, advanced to the finals, and won those tournaments. In the remaining three games, the USA was relegated to the bronze medal match, winning once (3-0 victory over Malta's Brazilian team in Thailand in 2004) and losing in 2006 (Russia vs. Brazil, 0-0 draw). PK shootout at the end). And in 2016 (beat Japan 1-0 in Papua New Guinea).
US Roster — Pros Lead the Way: Players born on or after January 1, 2004 are age-eligible for this World Cup, and this roster is the largest U.S. FIFA U-20 women's roster. This will set a record for professional players. The World Cup team consists of eight people. All are in their rookie years with clubs in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), including midfielders Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) and Allie Sentner (No. 1 pick in the 2024 NWSL draft, Utah). Royals) has played the most minutes among his peers. This year is far away. Defender Giselle Thompson (joined Angel City FC this season with her sister Alyssa), defender Sabie King (2024 NWSL Draft No. 2 pick, Bay FC), midfielder Ally Lemos (2024 NWSL draft pick) (Orlando Pride), former US U-17 WYNT captain Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage), and forward Emeli Adames (Seattle Reign) all played their respective roles this season. He is active in the club. Adames, who signed in March last year, became the club's first U-18 contract in its history. Defender Jordan Bugg, now 18, signed with Seattle on July 19th. Sentner, King, and Lemos were all top draft picks, but the other five pro players (Jackson, Adames, Thompson, Hatton, and Bugg) all signed professional contracts. High school players under the NWSL U-18 entry mechanism will opt out of college soccer.
2024 FIFA US U-20 Women's World Cup roster by position (university or club, hometown, U-20 caps/goals)
Goalkeepers (3): Caroline Birkel (St. Louis Scott Gallagher, Missouri, St. Louis, 0), Mackenzie Gress (Lyndhurst, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, 5), Tegan Wye (Rancho Santa Margarita, California, California, 14))
Defenders (6): Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign; El Cajon, Calif.; 10/1), Elise Evans (Stanford; Redwood City, Calif.; 16/0), Heather Gilchrist (Florida State, Colorado) Boulder; 11/0), Savvy King (West Hills, CA, Bay FC; 18/0), Leah Krenke (Notre Dame, Houston, TX; 17/0), Gisele Thompson (Angel City FC) ; Studio City, California; 13 /2)
Midfielders (6): Addison Halpern (PDA, Middlesex, N.J., 0/0), Claire Hatton (Kansas City Current, Bethlehem, N.Y., 9/0), Riley Jackson (NC. Courage, Ga.) Roswell, 14/1)), Allie Lemos (Orlando Pride; Glendora, California; 18/1), Una McCormack (Virginia; Mill Valley, California; 8/2), Taylor Suarez (Florida State; Charlotte, North Carolina) ;14/1)
Forwards (6): Emery Adames (Seattle Reign, Red Oak, Texas, 12/1), Maddie Darling (North Carolina, Edina, Minnesota, 14/6), Jordyn Dudley (Florida State, Milton, Georgia, 13/) 5), Gianna Riley (Florida State, Manteca, Calif., 11/1), Allie Sentner (Utah Royals, Hanson, Mass., 22/12), Pietra Tordin (Princeton, Miami, Fla., 13/6)
roster notes
Of the 18 U.S. field players on the roster, all but the youngest, Addison Halpern, have played in the first five games so far.
Fifteen different players started the game for the United States.
To date, only goalkeeper Teagan Wye has played the full 600 minutes.
Defender Jordyn Bugg came out of the semifinals after the game and played all but four minutes of the tournament.
Defender Sabie King (580 minutes) played all but 20 minutes of the tournament, Riley Jackson played 555 minutes and team captain Allie Sentner scored 672 points.
Six different players scored 14 goals for the U.S. team in this tournament, and six players also had assists, led by Emery Adames' four goals.
Adames scored three of the first four goals against Paraguay on September 7, tying the U.S. record for most assists in a single game in the U-20 WWC. The last time it happened was in 2002, which was the first FIFA tournament. Heather O'Reilly's age group when she provided three assists in the opening 5-1 win over England.
No American player has recorded three assists in every U-20 Women's World Cup since Samantha Muse in 2012 in Japan. Sidney Leroux also recorded three assists at the 2008 U-20 WWC in Chile. Amanda Porch had three assists at the 2006 Under-20 WWC in Russia. Stephanie Lopez recorded three assists at the 2004 U-20 WWC in Thailand.
O'Reilly holds the U.S. record for assists in a FIFA World Cup in this age group with seven, while Lindsey Tarpley, who along with Kelly Wilson is part of the tournament's “three-edged sword” of forwards, had six assists. The United States won the first FIFA Women's Youth World Championship.
Una McCormack and Pietra Trudin have provided two assists so far this tournament.
McCormack also scored two goals, the first of his international career, in eight caps.
Forward Pietra Trudin scored a hat-trick against Paraguay on September 7th and a goal against Mexico on September 11th for a total of four points in the tournament, her most at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. This is the highest record for an American player. 2012 tournament.
Sidney Leroux scored five goals at the 2010 U-20 WWC in Germany (winning the Bronze Boot) and five goals at the 2008 FIFA U-20 WWC in Chile (winning the Golden Boot). Alex Morgan scored four goals in the 2008 tournament.
Todin also became the first U.S. player to score a hat trick in a U-20 Women's World Cup game since Savannah DeMello scored three goals against Paraguay on August 8, 2018. Sophia Smith also scored two goals in this match.
Sentner had his goal against Germany (questionably) converted into an own goal, giving him his second goal in the competition, with forwards Jordyn Dudley and Maddie Darian and midfielder Una McCormack also scoring. They each scored 2 points. Another goal scorer for the U.S. was Gisele Thompson.
Sentner, in his second U-20 cycle, is unsurprisingly the most experienced player on the roster with 22 U-20 caps and the United States' leading scorer with 11 international goals. There is also.
Darien, who played in all six games off the bench, scored two goals at the World Cup and played in six of the U-20s' 14 games, taking his career total to six goals.
Leah Krenke has also been off the bench in all six games thus far.
USA U-20 WYNT vs. Netherlands:
This is the Netherlands' third FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and the second consecutive year they reached the last four before being eliminated in the semi-finals. The United States and the Netherlands have only played once in this tournament, and it was the first time in two years. In group play in Costa Rica, the Netherlands won 3-0. For America, this loss effectively meant they had to defeat Japan in the final group game, but the young Americans were unable to do so, and Japan advanced to the final and lost to Spain. In this match, the two countries will face off against each other in the group stage. The USA won 2-0 in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final held in Lyon, France. The United States and the Netherlands have one common opponent in this tournament: the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Asian champions outscored the Netherlands 18-4 and the Americans 18-7. South Korea completed 11 corner kicks, compared to just one for the Netherlands, and 12 for the Americans compared to three. The United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea were evenly matched in possession, but South Korea had a slight advantage over the Netherlands. The Netherlands had an interesting tournament, winning only two of their six matches: against Costa Rica (2-0) and against France (2-1). ) However, it was one of the best results of the tournament, as they overcame Colombia twice to tie the score at 2-2 in front of a sold-out crowd in Cali, then beat the hosts with a penalty shootout win. The Netherlands have scored nine goals in this tournament, but have conceded 10. The Netherlands qualified for the Women's World Cup through the 2023 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship held in Belgium last summer. The Netherlands advanced through their group, defeating Germany, Austria and the host nation, and reached the semi-finals of that tournament. Although the Netherlands lost 1-0 to Spain in the semi-finals, their place in Colombia had already been secured. Seven different players scored Holland's nine goals, with Ver Bulman and Fleur Steut scoring two each. All Dutch players play for professional clubs in their home country's top division, Eredivisie Vrouen.
Netherlands 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Registered Members by Position (Club)
Goalkeepers (3): 1-Femke Lifting (AZ Alkmaar), 16- Nettie Booms (AZ Alkmaar), 21- Febe Copia (FC Utrecht)
DF (7): 2-Louise van Oosten (ADO Den Haag), 3-Joke de Ridder (AZ Alkmaar), 4-Ver Bulman (PSV Eindhoven), 5-Emma Frijns ( PSV Eindhoven), 12-Inske Weiman (PEC) Zwolle), 13-F Smits (PSV Eindhoven), 14-Noel van der Sluis (Feyenoord Rotterdam)
Midfielders (5): 6-Kierin Thomas (AZ Alkmaar), 8-Ilse Kuemper (PEC Zwolle), 10-Robin Lacroix (PSV Eindhoven), 15-Jet van Beijeren (SC Heerenveen) ), 18-Nayomi Buikema (PEC Zwolle)
Forwards (6): 7-Zoe Zuidberg (PEC Zwolle), 9-Bo van Egmont (PEC Zwolle), 11-Iris Remmers (ADO Den Haag), 17-Fleur Stoit (PSV Eindhoven) , 19-Eva Oude Elberink (FC) Twente), 20-Fike Klose (AZ Alkmaar)
