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Tournament details | |
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Host country | India |
Dates | Cancelled |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
The 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, later postponed and renamed as the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup before its cancellation, was originally going to be the 7th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2008.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in India between 2 and 21 November 2020.[1][2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled.[3][4] On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held between 17 February – 7 March 2021, subject to further monitoring.[5]
On 17 November 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament would be cancelled. Instead, India were appointed as hosts of the next edition of the tournament in 2022.[6]
Spain were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018.
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