The 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup takes place from Aug. 31 to Sep. 22 in Colombia and features 50 NCAA student-athletes representing 14 countries on the biggest stage in youth women's soccer. These athletes from 35 member schools will take break from their collegiate seasons to compete in the 11th edition of the event.
Florida State sends six Seminoles to the tournament, including four competing for USA. Notre Dame and UCLA have the next highest representation with three student-athletes competing in Colombia.
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup happens every two years — and for the first time has expanded to a 24-team field. Spain won the most recent championship at Costa Rica 2022. USA and Brazil have the most titles with three.
Here is a deeper look at the full list of all NCAA student-athletes competing in Colombia, including their country, school and position.
Countries at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with the most NCAA players
| # of NCAA student-Athletes | Country |
|---|---|
| 16 | Canada |
| 11 | USA |
| 5 | Venezuela |
| 4 | Mexico |
| 3 | Brazil |
| 2 | Argentina, Costa Rica |
| 1 | Australia, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Korea Republic, New Zealand |
NCAA student-athletes competing in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| Players | School | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Gress | Penn State | United States | GK |
| Teagan Wy | California | United States | GK |
| Elise Evans | Stanford | United States | DF |
| Heather Gilcrest | Florida State | United States | DF |
| Leah Klenke | Notre Dame | United States | DF |
| Yuna McCormack | Virginia | United States | MF |
| Taylor Suarez | Florida State | United States | MF |
| Maddie Dahlien | North Carolina | United States | FW |
| Jordynn Dudley | Florida State | United States | FW |
| Giana Riley | Florida State | United States | FW |
| Pietra Tordin | Princeton | United States | FW |
| Samantha Weiss | Columbia | Argentina | MF |
| Anela Nigito | CSU Bakersfield | Argentina | DF |
| Grace Wilson | Maine | Australia | GK |
| GUTA | UCF | Brazil | DK |
| Lara Dantas | Florida State | Brazil | MF |
| Nanda Mayrink | Barry (DII) | Brazil | GK |
| Sofia Cortes-Browne | Arizona | Canada | GK |
| Faith Fenwick | Boston College | Canada | GK |
| Mya Archibald | Illinois | Canada | DF |
| Jadea Collin | Wisconsin | Canada | DF |
| Clare Logan | Notre Dame | Canada | DF |
| Zoe Markesini | Princeton | Canada | DF |
| Janet Okeke | NC State | Canada | DF |
| Ella Ottey | Wisconsin | Canada | DF |
| Renee Watson | Michigan State | Canada | DF |
| Kayla Briggs | Providence | Canada | MF |
| Anaya Johnson | UConn | Canada | MF |
| Florianne Jourde | Southern Cal | Canada | MF |
| Sadie Waite | Nebraska | Canada | MF |
| Annabelle Chukwu | Notre Dame | Canada | FW |
| Ella McBride | Providence | Canada | DF |
| Nyah Rose | SMU | Canada | FW |
| Genesis Perez | UCF | Costa Rica | GK |
| Montserrat Diaz | Fort Hays State (DII) | Costa Rica | FW |
| Talei Moodie | Cal State Fullerton | Fiji | DF |
| Miriam Hils | California | Germany | DF |
| Jenna Sapong | Auburn | Ghana | GK |
| Manaka Hayashi | Santa Clara | Japan | MF |
| Alex Chang | Yale | Korea Republic | DF |
| América Frias | UCLA | Mexico | FW |
| Mariángela Medina | UCLA | Mexico | GK |
| Valerie Vargas | UCLA | Mexico | MF |
| Maribel Flores | Southern Cal | Mexico | FW |
| Madeleine Iro | High Point | New Zealand | GK |
| Gabriela Angulo | Purdue | Venezuela | DF |
| Sabrina Araujo | Northeastern | Venezuela | DF |
| Marianylea Jimenez | Florida State | Venezuela | FW |
| Gabriela Gonzalez | Georgia State | Venezuela | MF |
| Rebecca Vega | Southern Miss | Venezuela | MF |
