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 Japan

Nickname(s)	Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ)
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Futoshi Ikeda
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions, 2018
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2002)
Best result	Winners, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017

The Japan women's national under-20 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

The nickname of Japan women's national under-20 football team is the Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ).^[1]

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GS GA 2002 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 4 8 2004 Did not qualify 2006 2008 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 8 4 2010 Round 1 3 1 1 1 7 6 2012 Third place 6 4 1 1 15 8 2014 Did not qualify 2016 Third place 6 4 0 2 16 4 2018 Champions 6 5 0 1 15 3 2021 Qualified Total 6/9 29 18 3 8 65 33 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup history Year Round Score Result 2002 Round 1  Japan 1–1  Nigeria Draw Round 1  Japan 0–4  Canada Loss Round 1  Japan 2–1  Denmark Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1–2  Germany Loss 2008 Round 1  Japan 2–0  Canada Win Round 1  Japan 2–1  Germany Win Round 1  Japan 3–1  DR Congo Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1–2  North Korea Loss 2010 Round 1  Japan 3–3  Mexico Draw Round 1  Japan 1–2  Nigeria Loss Round 1  Japan 3–1  England Win 2012 Round 1  Japan 4–1  Mexico Win Round 1  Japan 2–2  New Zealand Draw Round 1  Japan 4–0  Switzerland Win Quarterfinals  Japan 3–1  South Korea Win Semifinals  Japan 0–3  Germany Loss Third Place  Japan 2–1  Nigeria Win 2016 Round 1  Japan 6–0  Nigeria Win Round 1  Japan 0–1  Spain Loss Round 1  Japan 5–0  Canada Win Quarterfinals  Japan 3–1  Brazil Win Semifinals  Japan 1–2  France Loss * Third Place  Japan 1–0  United States Win 2018 Round 1  Japan 1–0  United States Win Round 1  Japan 0–1  Spain Loss Round 1  Japan 6–0  Paraguay Win Quarterfinals  Japan 3–1  Germany Win Semifinals  Japan 2–0  England Win Final  Japan 3–1  Spain Win *France win on after extra time.

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GS GA 2002 Champions 5 4 1 0 34 2 2004 Quarterfinals 3 2 0 1 28 1 2006 Fourth Place 5 3 1 1 14 5 2007 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 10 4 2009 Champions 5 3 2 0 10 3 2011 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 3 2013 Fourth Place 5 2 2 1 11 4 2015 Champions 5 4 1 0 12 2 2017 Champions 5 5 0 0 21 1 2019 Champions 5 5 0 0 18 2 Total 10/10 48 34 9 5 171 27 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

• Japan Football Association website (in English); (in Japanese)

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