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The New Zealand women's Under-20 Football Team, informally known as the 'Junior Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-20 football.[1][2][3]
Nickname(s) | Junior Football Ferns | ||
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Association | New Zealand Football | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Leon Birnie | ||
Most caps | Emma Rolston (26) | ||
Top scorer | Emma Rolston (32) | ||
FIFA code | NZL | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (New Plymouth, New Zealand; 31 March 1994) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 31 August 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Los Angeles, United States; 19 May 2012) | |||
OFC U-20 Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017) | ||
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2014) |
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Win Draw Loss Fixture
6 April 2022 Friendly | Australia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Canberra |
18:30 UTC+10 | Report |
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Stadium: Deakin Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
10 April 2022 Friendly | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Canberra |
14:00 UTC+10 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Viking Stadium Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia) |
12 June 2022 Friendly | New Zealand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Auckland |
14:00 UTC+12 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand) |
10 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
14:00 CST (UTC–6) | Cazares ![]() |
Report (FIFA) | Vázquez ![]() |
Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
13 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Germany ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
11:00 CST (UTC–6) | Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
16 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
17:00 CST (UTC–6) |
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Report (FIFA) |
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Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
The following players were named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4][5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Brianna Edwards | 27 January 2003 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Zoe McMeeken | 11 March 2004 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Kate Taylor (captain) | 21 October 2003 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Te Reremoana Walker | 6 November 2003 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Marisa van der Meer | 27 March 2002 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Aniela Jensen | 22 January 2002 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Tupelo Dugan | 20 October 2002 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Grace Wisnewski | 28 June 2002 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Ava Pritchard | 21 March 2003 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Alyssa Whinham | 26 October 2003 | ![]() |
11 | DF | Charlotte Lancaster | 8 November 2003 | ![]() |
12 | FW | Ava Collins | 18 April 2002 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Emma Pijnenburg | 13 September 2004 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Milly Clegg | 1 November 2005 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Charlotte Wilford-Carroll | 23 May 2002 | ![]() |
16 | FW | Ruby Nathan | 11 October 2005 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Ella Findlay | 3 February 2004 | ![]() |
18 | GK | Murphy Sheaff | 12 September 2003 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Macey Fraser | 11 July 2002 | ![]() |
20 | DF | Jana Niedermayr | 16 February 2003 | ![]() |
21 | GK | Rylee Godbold | 27 June 2003 | Unattached |
OFC U-20 Women's Championship record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
2002 | ![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 | ||
2004 | ![]() | Did not enter | ||||||||
2006 | ![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
2010 | ![]() | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2012 | ![]() | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
2014 | ![]() | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
2015 | ![]() | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
2017 | ![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
2019 | ![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
2023 | ![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 Titles | 38 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 12 | |||
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
2002 | ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
2004 | ![]() | Did not enter | |||||||
2006 | ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
2008 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Squad | |
2010 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
2012 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Squad | |
2014 | ![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad |
2016 | ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
2018 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | |
2022 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Squad | |
2024 | ![]() | Qualified | |||||||
2026 | ![]() | To be determined | |||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 50 | – | |
17 August 2006 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
Report | Attendance: 1100 Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal ![]() |
20 August 2006 Group stage | Russia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
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Report | Attendance: 3400 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah ![]() |
23 August 2006 Group stage | Brazil ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo |
Report | Attendance: 500 Referee: Shane De Silva ![]() |
19 November 2008 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo |
15:00 |
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Report | Referee: ![]() |
22 November 2008 Group stage | Chile ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo |
21:00 | Report | Attendance: 16,324 Referee: ![]() |
26 November 2008 Group stage | England ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | La Florida Stadium, La Florida |
19:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 8,661 Referee: ![]() |
13 July 2010 Group stage | Sweden ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |
14:30 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) |
16 July 2010 Group stage | North Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 6,630 Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana) |
20 July 2010 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden |
14:30 |
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Report | Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic) |
19 August 2012 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
16:20 | Report |
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Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore) |
22 August 2012 Group stage | Japan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
19:20 | Report | Attendance: 9,061 Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy) |
26 August 2012 Group stage | Mexico ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe |
19:20 |
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Report | Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania) |
6 August 2014 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
4:20 | Report | Attendance: 4,812 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
9 August 2014 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
5:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean) |
13 August 2014 Group stage | Costa Rica ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | National Soccer Stadium, Toronto |
5:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Kiris Heikkinen (Finland) |
17 August 2014 Quarter-finals | Nigeria ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | National Soccer Stadium, Toronto |
5:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan) |
14 November 2016 Group stage | Ghana ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby |
19:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
17 November 2016 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby |
19:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon) |
21 November 2016 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Bava Park, Port Moresby |
16:00 | Report | Attendance: 995 Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru) |
5 August 2018 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes |
16:30 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 2,042[6] Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
8 August 2018 Group stage | France ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes |
19:30 | Report | Attendance: 5,031[7] Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia) |
12 August 2018 Group stage | Ghana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stade Guy Piriou, Concarneau |
16:30 |
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Report | Attendance: 1,056[8] Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
10 August 2022 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
14:00 | Cazares ![]() |
Report | Vázquez ![]() |
Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
13 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Germany ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
11:00 CST (UTC–6) | Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
16 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
17:00 CST (UTC–6) |
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Report (FIFA) |
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Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
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