Despite the average age of players being the highest in the competition’s history, there will be a total of 26 players under the age of 20 competing at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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Honourable Mentions
Alexandra Takounda
Age: 18
Country: Cameroon
Position: Forward
In 2016 Takounda made her national debut when she represented her country at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. In her two appearances at the competition, she scored Cameroon’s only goal in their match against Venezuela. Her senior team debut came in May this year in a World Cup warm-up game against Spain.
Giulia Gwinn
Age: 19
Country: Germany
Position: Defender
Gwinn has made eight appearances and scored one goal for Germany’s senior team since her debut in 2017. In 2016 she was a part of Germany’s championship team at the 2016 UEFA Women’s U-17 Championship. Being born on the 2nd of July, Gwinn will be celebrating her 20th birthday just before the semi-finals.
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