2011 U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011
FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011
Number of nations	24
World Champion	Brazil (5th title)
venue	Colombia
Opening game	July 29, 2011
Endgame	August 20, 2011
Games	52
Gates	132  (⌀: 2.54 per game)
spectator	1,309,929  (⌀: 25,191 per game)
Top scorer	Henrique (5 goals)
Best player	Henrique
Best goalkeeper	Mika
yellow cards	197  (⌀: 3.79 per game)
Yellow-red cards	5  (⌀: 0.1 per game)
Red cards	1  (⌀: 0.02 per game)

The 18th FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly known as the Junior World Cup ) took place in Colombia . This was decided by the FIFA Executive Committee on May 27, 2008 in Sydney ( Australia ). Colombia prevailed against Venezuela's candidacy .

Venues

Bogotá Medellin Cali Barranquilla Manizales Pereira Armenia Cartagena

Venues

The World Cup games will be played in the following eight cities:

• Bogotá - Estadio Nemesio Camacho
• Medellín - Estadio Atanasio Girardot
• Cali - Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
• Barranquilla - Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
• Manizales - Estadio Palogrande
• Pereira - Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas
• Armenia - Estadio Centenario de Armenia
• Cartagena - Estadio Jaime Morón León

qualification

In the final round, 24 teams competed, with 23 places at the individual U-19 continental championships. Host Colombia had already qualified for the finals.

The European association UEFA had six starting places. These were awarded at the U-19 European Championship 2010 , which took place in France from July 18 to 30 . France, England, Austria, Spain, Croatia and Portugal qualified. As the bottom of the group, the Netherlands and Italy did not make it into the top six.

The Asian football association AFC was entitled to four starting places. The 2010 U-19 Asian Cup , which was held in China from October 3 to 17, served as the qualifying tournament . North Korea, Australia, Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified here.

Four teams from CONCACAF , the football association of North America and the Caribbean, qualified. The 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship served as the qualifying tournament . It was held in Guatemala from March 28 to April 10 , with the tournament winner Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama qualifying.

The African Football Association CAF had four starting places at this World Cup. The 2011 U-20 African Cup of Nations, which took place from April 17th to May 1st in Johannesburg , South Africa , served as the qualifying tournament .

In addition to the host Colombia, four other teams from the South American association CONMEBOL also qualified at the U-20 South American Football Championship , which took place from January 31 to February 12, 2011 in Peru . Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Ecuador qualified.

The Oceania Football Confederation identified its participant in the U-20 Oceania Football Championship . This took place in New Zealand from April 20-29, 2011 .

Attendees

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6 from Europe	England	France	Croatia	Austria	Portugal	Spain
4 from Africa	Egypt	Cameroon	Mali	Nigeria
4 from North and Central America	Costa Rica	Guatemala	Mexico	Panama
5 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Ecuador	Colombia	Uruguay
4 from Asia	Australia	North Korea	Saudi Arabia	South Korea
1 from Oceania	New Zealand

Participant in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Preliminary round

The draw for the 6 final groups of the 2011 Junior World Cup took place on April 27, 2011 in the Centro de Convenciones Julio César Turbay Ayala in Cartagena . This resulted in the following groups: The preliminary round was held in six groups with four teams each. The six group winners and runners-up as well as the four best thirds in the group qualified for the round of 16.
All times are in local time.

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Colombia	3	3	0	0	007: 100	+6	09
2.	France	3	2	0	1	006: 500	+1	06th
3.	South Korea	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03
4th	Mali	3	0	0	3	000: 600	−6	00

Sat., July 30, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Bogotá
Mali	-	South Korea	0: 2 (0: 0)
Sat., July 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Bogotá
Colombia	-	France	4: 1 (1: 1)
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Bogotá
France	-	South Korea	3: 1 (1: 0)
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Bogotá
Colombia	-	Mali	2: 0 (1: 0)
Fri. August 5, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Cali
France	-	Mali	2: 0 (0: 0)
Friday, August 5, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Bogotá
Colombia	-	South Korea	1: 0 (1: 0)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Portugal	3	2	1	0	002-000	+2	07th
2.	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	002: 200	± 0	04th
3.	New Zealand	3	0	2	1	002: 300	−1	02
4th	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	001: 200	−1	02

Sat., July 30, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Cali
Cameroon	-	New Zealand	1: 1 (1: 1)
Sat., July 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Cali
Portugal	-	Uruguay	0-0
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Cali
Uruguay	-	New Zealand	1: 1 (0: 0)
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Cali
Portugal	-	Cameroon	1: 0 (1: 0)
Fri., August 5, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. * in Cali
Portugal	-	New Zealand	1: 0 (1: 0)
Friday, August 5, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Bogotá
Uruguay	-	Cameroon	0: 1 (0: 1)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	3	0	0	011: 200	+9	09
2.	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	004: 300	+1	04th
3.	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	004: 900	−5	03
4th	Australia	3	0	1	2	004: 900	−5	01

Sun., July 31, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in Manizales
Costa Rica	-	Spain	1: 4 (0: 1)
Sun., July 31, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in Manizales
Australia	-	Ecuador	1: 1 (0: 1)
Wed., August 3, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Manizales
Ecuador	-	Spain	0: 2 (0: 0)
Wed., August 3, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Manizales
Australia	-	Costa Rica	2: 3 (1: 2)
Sat., August 6, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Pereira
Ecuador	-	Costa Rica	3: 0 (2: 0)
Sat., August 6, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Manizales
Australia	-	Spain	1: 5 (1: 5)

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nigeria	3	3	0	0	012: 200	+10	09
2.	Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	008: 200	+6	06th
3.	Guatemala	3	1	0	2	001:110	−10	03
4th	Croatia	3	0	0	3	002: 800	−6	00

Sun., July 31, 2011 at 3 p.m. in Armenia
Nigeria	-	Guatemala	5: 0 (1: 0)
Sun., July 31, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in Armenia
Croatia	-	Saudi Arabia	0: 2 (0: 0)
Wed., August 3, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Armenia
Saudi Arabia	-	Guatemala	6: 0 (2: 0)
Wed., August 3, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Armenia
Croatia	-	Nigeria	2: 5 (1: 2)
Sat., August 6, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Pereira
Saudi Arabia	-	Nigeria	0: 2 (0: 1)
Sat., August 6, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Armenia
Croatia	-	Guatemala	0: 1 (0: 0)

Group E

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	2	1	0	008: 100	+7	07th
2.	Egypt	3	2	1	0	006: 100	+5	07th
3.	Panama	3	0	1	2	000: 500	−5	01
4th	Austria	3	0	1	2	000: 700	−7	01

Friday, July 29, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in Cartagena
Austria	-	Panama	0-0
Fri., July 29, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. in Barranquilla
Brazil	-	Egypt	1: 1 (1: 1)
Mon., August 1, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Barranquilla
Egypt	-	Panama	1: 0 (0: 0)
Mon., August 1, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Barranquilla
Brazil	-	Austria	3: 0 (1: 0)
Thursday 4th August 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Barranquilla
Brazil	-	Panama	4: 0 (2: 0)
Thursday 4th August 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Cartagena
Egypt	-	Austria	4: 0 (1: 0)

Group F.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	3	2	1	0	004-000	+4	07th
2.	Mexico	3	1	1	1	003: 100	+2	04th
3.	England	3	0	3	0	000-000	± 0	03
4th	North Korea	3	0	1	2	000: 600	−6	01

Fri., July 29, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. in Medellín
England	-	North Korea	0-0
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in Medellín
Argentina	-	Mexico	1: 0 (0: 0)
Mon., August 1, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Medellín
Mexico	-	North Korea	3: 0 (1: 0)
Mon., August 1, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Medellín
Argentina	-	England	0-0
Thursday 4th August 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Cartagena
Mexico	-	England	0-0
Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Medellín
Argentina	-	North Korea	3: 0 (1: 0)

Third place

The four best third-placed teams reached the round of 16 alongside the two group winners.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	group
1.	England	3	0	3	0	000-000	± 0	03	F.
2.	South Korea	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03	A.
3.	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	004: 900	−5	03	C.
4th	Guatemala	3	1	0	2	001:110	−10	03	D.
5.	New Zealand	3	0	2	1	002: 300	−1	02	B.
6th	Panama	3	0	1	2	000: 500	−5	01	E.

Final round

All times are in local time.

Overview

	Round of 16				Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Brazil	3
	Saudi Arabia	0
					Brazil	2 (4)
					Spain	2 (2)
	Spain	0 (7)
	South Korea	0 (6)
									Brazil	2
									Mexico	0
	Cameroon	1 (0)
	Mexico	1 (3)
					Mexico	3
					Colombia	1
	Colombia	3
	Costa Rica	2
													Brazil	3
													Portugal	2
	France	1
	Ecuador	0
					France	3
					Nigeria	2
	Nigeria	1
	England	0
									France	0
									Portugal	2			3rd place match
	Portugal	1
	Guatemala	0
					Portugal	0 (5)							Mexico	3
					Argentina	0 (4)							France	1
	Argentina	2
	Egypt	1

Round of 16

August 9, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Cali
Portugal	-	Guatemala	1: 0 (1: 0)
August 9, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Medellín
Argentina	-	Egypt	2: 1 (1: 0)
August 9, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Pereira
Cameroon	-	Mexico	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0), 0: 3 i. E.
August 9, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Bogotá
Colombia	-	Costa Rica	3: 2 (0: 0)
August 10, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Armenia
Nigeria	-	England	1: 0 (0: 0)
August 10, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Manizales
Spain	-	South Korea	0: 0 n.V., 7: 6 i. E.
August 10, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Barranquilla
Brazil	-	Saudi Arabia	3: 0 (0: 0)
August 10, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. * in Cartagena
France	-	Ecuador	1: 0 (0: 0)

Quarter finals

August 13, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Cartagena
Portugal	-	Argentina	0: 0 a.d., 5: 4 in E.
August 13, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Bogotá
Mexico	-	Colombia	3: 1 (1: 0)
August 14, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in Cali
France	-	Nigeria	3: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0)
August 14, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in Pereira
Brazil	-	Spain	2: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0), 4: 2 i. E.

Semifinals

August 17, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Medellín
France	-	Portugal	0: 2 (0: 2)
August 17th, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Pereira
Brazil	-	Mexico	2: 0 (0: 0)

Game for third place

August 20, 2011 at 4 p.m. in Bogotá
Mexico	-	France	3: 1 (1: 1)

final

August 20, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Bogotá
Brazil	-	Portugal	3: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 1)

Best goal scorers

Official Speedcell ball

space	player	Gates
1	Henrique	5
	Álvaro Vázquez	5
	Alexandre Lacazette	5
4th	Luis Muriel	4th
	Nélson Oliveira	4th
6th	Philippe Coutinho	3
	Dudu	3
	Edafe Egbedi	3
	Mohamed Ibrahim	3
	Larry Kayode	3
	Erik Lamela	3
	Ahmed Musa	3
	Oscar	3
	Edson Rivera	3
	Rodrigo	3
	James Rodríguez	3
	John Jairo Ruiz	3

Awards

Golden ball	Silver ball	Bronze ball
Henrique	Nélson Oliveira	Jorge Enríquez
Golden Shoe	Silver shoe	Bronze shoe
Henrique	Álvaro Vázquez	Alexandre Lacazette
5 goals	5 goals	5 goals
Golden glove
Mika
FIFA Fair Play Award
Nigeria

referee

The following soccer referees and assistant referees have been nominated by FIFA for the 2011 Junior World Cup .

Association	referee	vintage		Assistant 1	vintage	Assistant 2	vintage
AFC	Kim Dong-jin	1973		Lee Jungmin	1975	Yang Byoung-eun	1976
	Abdulrahman Abdou	1972		Mohammad Dharman	1972	Fares Alshammari	1974
CAF	Noumandiez Doué	1970		Mohsen Ben Salem	1972	Jean-Claude Birumushahu	1972
	Djamel Haimoudi	1970		Ayman Degaish	1970	Foaad El Maghrabi	1977
CONCACAF	Mark Geiger	1974		Mark Hurd	1971	Joe Fletcher	1976
	Walter López	1980		Hermenerito Leal	1972	Gerson Lopez	1983
CONMEBOL	Antonio Arias Alvarenga	1972		Carlos Caceres	1983	Milciades Saldivar	1981
	Wilson Luiz Seneme	1970		Emerson de Carvalho	1972	Alessandro Rocha	1976
	Dario Ubriaco	1972		Carlos Pastorino	1973	William Casavieja	1973
OFC	Peter O'Leary	1972		Ravinesh Kumar	1982	Jackson Namo	1980
UEFA	Cüneyt Çakır	1976		Bahattin Duran	1975	Tarık Ongun	1973
	Mark Clattenburg	1975		Simon Beck	1972	Stephen Child	1973
	William Collum	1979		Graham Chambers	1971	Alasdair Ross	1975
	Robert Schörgenhofer	1973		Alain Hoxha	1973	Mario Strudl	1971
	Markus Strömbergsson	1975		Fredrik Nilsson	1972	Magnus Sjöblom	1973
	Istvan Vad	1979		György Ring	1981	Zsolt Szpisjak	1973
Reserve teams
CONMEBOL	Marlon Escalante	1974		Jairo Romero	1982	Jorge Urrego	1981
	Hector Parra	1974		Wilson Berrio	1972	Eduardo Diaz	1973
	Patricio Polic	1972		Julio Diaz	1975	Juan Maturana	1972

Web links

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 ( German ) In: fifa.com . Retrieved July 11, 2012.
• Regulations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia ( German , PDF; 426 kB) In: fifa.com . Retrieved June 15, 2011.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIFA.com: FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 Regulations , page 28 (PDF document, 416 KB; accessed on June 15, 2011)
2. ↑ fifa.com: Exciting group games in Colombia