Final:
Spain 3 Japan 1. (Goals: Gabarro 12, Paralluelo 22, 27; Amano 47. Att.: 29,891.)
• Spain won its first U-20 world championship after finishing second to Japan in 2018.
Third-Place Game:
Brazil 4 Netherlands 1. (Goals: Ana Clara  9, Tarciane  59, 79 pen., Gil Fernandes  89; Van Gool  21. Att.: 15,672.)
• Brazil matched its previous best finish, in 2006 when it beat the USA in a shootout.
• Golden Ball: Maika Hamano (Japan). Golden Boot: Inma Gabarro (Spain). Golden Glove: Txell Font (Spain).

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