2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 18th FIFA U-20 World Cup. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities. The tournament was won by Brazil who claimed their fifth title.[1][2]
| Copa Mundial Sub-20 de la FIFA Colombia 2011 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 29 July – 20 August |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Portugal |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 132 (2.54 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,309,929 (25,191 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Henrique Alexandre Lacazette  Álvaro Vázquez(5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Henrique |
| Best goalkeeper | Mika |
| Fair play award |  Nigeria |
At a FIFA Executive Committee meeting held in Sydney on 26 May 2008, Colombia beat the only other candidate country, Venezuela, for the right to organize the U-20 World Cup.[3] It was suggested by the then-Vice President of Colombia Francisco Santos Calderón that it was needed to withdraw from the race with Brazil to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup so the nation could concentrate on hosting the "best possible games".[4]
In an inspection tour of development works in March 2010, Jack Warner, then the vice president of FIFA, said that the completion of this tournament could provide Colombia with a launch pad to become a possible host for the 2026 World Cup. The official song of the tournament was "Nuestra Fiesta" by Colombian singer Jorge Celedón.[5]
Venues
The venues that were confirmed on 29 September 2010 are located in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, Manizales, Armenia, Cartagena, Pereira and Barranquilla.[6]
During an announcement about the ticketing procedures for Colombian residents, it was confirmed that the opening game would be held at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, with the Estadio El Campín hosting the final match.[7]
| Armenia | Barranquilla | Bogotá | Cali |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estadio Centenario | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | Estadio Nemesio Camacho | Estadio Pascual Guerrero |
| Capacity: 20,716 | Capacity: 44,569[8] | Capacity: 36,343 | Capacity: 33,130 |
| 04°30′56.1″N 75°41′56.2″W | 10°55′36.7″N 74°48′02.6″W | 04°38′45.5″N 74°04′39.1″W | 03°25′47.6″N 76°32′27.9″W |
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| Cartagena | Manizales | ||
| Estadio Jaime Morón León | Estadio Palogrande | ||
| Capacity: 16,068 | Capacity: 28,678 | ||
| 10°24′19.9″N 75°29′53.6″W | 05°03′22.4″N 75°29′23.3″W | ||
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| Medellín | Pereira | ||
| Estadio Atanasio Girardot | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas | ||
| Capacity: 40,943 | Capacity: 30,297 | ||
| 06°15′24.5″N 75°35′24.6″W | 04°48′17.3″N 75°45′07.9″W | ||
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Participating teams and officials
Qualification
In addition to host nation Colombia, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Match officials
| Confederation | Referee | Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea) | Lee Jung-Min (South Korea) Yang Byoung-Eun (South Korea) |
| Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) | Mohammad Dharman (Qatar) Fares Al Shammari (Kuwait) | |
| CAF | Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) | Ayman Degaish (Egypt) Foaad El Maghrabi (Libya) |
| Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) | Mohsen Ben Salem (Tunisia) Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) | |
| CONCACAF | Walter López (Guatemala) | Gerson López (Guatemala) Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala) |
| Mark Geiger (United States) | Mark Hurd (United States) Joe Fletcher (Canada) | |
| CONMEBOL | Wilson Seneme (Brazil) | Alessandro Rocha (Brazil) Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil) |
| Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) | Wilson Berrio (Colombia) Eduardo Díaz (Colombia) | |
| Antonio Arias (Paraguay) | Rodney Aquino (Paraguay) Milciades Salvidar (Paraguay) | |
| Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay) | Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay) William Casavieja (Uruguay) | |
| OFC | Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) | Jackson Namo (Solomon Islands) Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji) |
| UEFA | Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) | Alain Hoxha (Austria) Mario Strudl (Austria) |
| Mark Clattenburg (England) | Simon Beck (England) Stephen Child (England) | |
| István Vad (Hungary) | György Ring (Hungary) Zsolt Szpisják (Hungary) | |
| William Collum (Scotland) | Graham Chambers (Scotland) Martin Cryans (Scotland) | |
| Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden) | Magnus Sjöblom (Sweden) Fredrik Nilsson (Sweden) | |
| Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) | Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Tarık Ongun (Turkey) |
Squads
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 April 2011,[9][10] at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Centre in Cartagena.[11] The seedings were as follows.
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|
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The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, will qualify for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).
Champion Runner-up |
Third place Fourth place |
Quarter-finals Round of 16 |
Group stage |
- Tie-breaking criteria
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[12]
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- drawing of lots by the organising committee.
Ranking of third place teams in each group are determined by the following criteria, top four advances to the round of 16:[12]
- number of points
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- drawing of lots by the organising committee.
All times are in local, Colombia Time (UTC−05:00).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Mali |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Mali | 0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Kyung-jung  50' Jang Hyun-soo 80' (pen.) |
| France | 3–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Sunu 27' Fofana 81' Lacazette 90+1' |
Report | Kim Young-uk 59' |
| Colombia | 1–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Muriel 37' |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 1–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Mbondi 33' |
Report | Tchaha Leuko 40' (o.g.) |
| Uruguay | 1–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Luna 74' |
Report | Bevin 57' |
| Portugal | 1–0 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| N. Oliveira 18' |
Report |
| Portugal | 1–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Rui 31' |
Report |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Montaño 2' De Jesús 13', 69' |
Report |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Guatemala |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Croatia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Croatia | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Fahmi 54' Al-Muwallad 69' |
| Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Dagriri 17' Al-Fahmi 27' Al-Fatil 58' Al-Shahrani 66' Al-Ibrahim 83' Al-Dawsari 89' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Musa 45+2' Kayode 85' |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Panama |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
| Egypt | 1–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Hegazi 67' |
Report |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Henrique 37' Coutinho 52' (pen.)Willian José 63' |
Report |
| Brazil | 4–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Henrique 40' Coutinho 45+1', 52'Dudu 89' |
Report |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  England |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  North Korea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
| England | 0–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mexico | 3–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Yong-chol 45+1' (o.g.) Guarch 54' De Buen 90+4' |
Report |
| Argentina | 3–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ferreyra 36' Villafáñez 84' Cirigliano 90+5' |
Report |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | England |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | A | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | C | Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | D | Guatemala |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | B | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | E | Panama |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 10 August 2011 – Barranquilla | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August 2011 – Pereira | ||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 10 August 2011 – Manizales | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Spain (pen.) | 0 (7) | |||||||||||||
| 17 August 2011 – Pereira | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 August 2011 – Pereira | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 1 (0) | |||||||||||||
| 13 August 2011 – Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 August 2011 – Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Colombia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 20 August 2011 – Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 August 2011 – Cartagena | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August 2011 – Cali | ||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 August 2011 – Armenia | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 17 August 2011 – Medellín | ||||||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 9 August 2011 – Cali | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 13 August 2011 – Cartagena | 20 August 2011 – Bogotá | |||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal (pen.) | 0 (5) | Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 August 2011 – Medellín | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 (4) | France | 1 | |||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Portugal | 1–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| N. Oliveira 7' (pen.) |
Report |
| Cameroon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Ohandza 79' |
Report | Orrantía 81' |
| Penalties | ||
Ohandza  Nguessi Mbondi |
0–3 |  Torres Dávila Piñón |
Quarterfinals
| Portugal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Reis Pereira Roderick Lopes N. Oliveira Ferreira S. Oliveira |
5–4 | Lamela Iturbe Nervo González Pirez Ruiz Vuletich Tagliafico |
Semifinals
Third place match
Statistics
Goalscorers
With five goals, Henrique, Alexandre Lacazette and Álvaro Vázquez are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 132 goals were scored by 80 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Ezequiel Cirigliano
- Facundo Ferreyra
- Lucas Villafáñez
- Kerem Bulut
- Danilo
- Gabriel Silva
- Christ Mbondi
- Emmanuel Mbongo
- Frank Ohandza
- Santiago Arias
- Pedro Franco
- José Adolfo Valencia
- Duván Zapata
- Javier Escoe
- Andrej Kramarić
- Ivan Lendrić
- Juan Govea
- Edson Montaño
- Omar Gaber
- Ahmed Hegazy
- Mohamed Salah
- Mohamed Sobhi
- Cédric Bakambu
- Antoine Griezmann
- Marvin Ceballos
- Ulises Dávila
- Diego de Buen
- Jorge Enríquez
- Taufic Guarch
- Carlos Emilio Orrantía
- Erick Torres Padilla
- Andrew Bevin
- Abdul Jeleel Ajagun
- Terna Suswam
- Alex
- Danilo Pereira
- Mário Rui
- Salem Al-Dawsari
- Mohammed Al-Fatil
- Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim
- Fahad Al-Muwallad
- Yasser Al-Shahrani
- Yahya Dagriri
- Jang Hyun-soo
- Kim Kyung-jung
- Kim Young-uk
- Isco
- Koke
- Sergi Roberto
- Adrián Luna
- 1 own goal
- Tchaha Leouko (playing against New Zealand)
- Francisco Calvo (playing against Australia)
- Ri Yong-chol (playing against Mexico)
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 17 | Champions |
| 2 | Portugal |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 14 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Mexico |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 | France |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Nigeria |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 12 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Colombia (H) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | |
| 7 | Spain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | |
| 8 | Argentina |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 11 | |
| 9 | Egypt |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 11 | Cameroon |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 12 | Ecuador |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 13 | South Korea |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 14 | England |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Costa Rica |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 16 | Guatemala |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 3 | |
| 17 | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Australia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
| 20 | Panama |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
| 21 | North Korea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | |
| 22 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | |
| 23 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 24 | Mali |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Awards
The following awards were given:[13]
| 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 | ||
Organization
In late 2009 the Colombian Football Federation unveiled the budget for conducting the event, to be COP 150 billion[14] (US$75 million). On 30 September 2009, the presidents of both FIFA and Colombia announced that the logo would show a steaming cup of coffee with the colours of the Colombian tricolour.[15]
Opening ceremony
Prior to the start of the tournament, the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla hosted the Opening Ceremony, involving local musical performances and guests including Jorge Celedón, Barranquilla's Carnival Performers, Checo Acosta and Maía.
Closing ceremony
The Estadio El Campín in Bogotá hosted the Closing Ceremony. The show was managed by the Ibero-American Theater Festival and Teatro Nacional de Colombia and, like the opening ceremony, included musical performances.
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External links
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 Archived 4 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2011
- FIFA Technical Report