| 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 | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 | 
| Goals scored | 132 (2.54 per match) | 
| Attendance | 1,309,929 (25,191 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | (5 goals each)  | 
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
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]
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]
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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 
(H) Hosts
| Mali  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Kyung-jung  Jang Hyun-soo  | 
| France  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunu  Fofana Lacazette  | 
Report | Kim Young-uk  | 
| Colombia  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muriel  | 
Report | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 
| Cameroon  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mbondi  | 
Report | Tchaha Leuko  | 
| Uruguay  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luna  | 
Report | Bevin  | 
| Portugal  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| N. Oliveira  | 
Report | 
| Portugal  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rui  | 
Report | 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | 
| Ecuador  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Montaño  De Jesús  | 
Report | 
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 
| Croatia  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Fahmi  Al-Muwallad  | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dagriri  Al-Fahmi Al-Fatil Al-Shahrani Al-Ibrahim Al-Dawsari  | 
Report | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Musa  Kayode  | 
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | 
| Egypt  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hegazi  | 
Report | 
| Brazil  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Henrique  Coutinho Willian José  | 
Report | 
| Brazil  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Henrique  Coutinho Dudu  | 
Report | 
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | 
| England  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Mexico  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Yong-chol  Guarch De Buen  | 
Report | 
| Argentina  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ferreyra  Villafáñez Cirigliano  | 
Report | 
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | ||
| 4 | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 3 | ||
| 5 | B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | E | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | 
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 10 August 2011 – Barranquilla | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 August 2011 – Pereira | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 10 August 2011 – Manizales | ||||||||||||||
| 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 0 (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 17 August 2011 – Pereira | ||||||||||||||
| 0 (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 August 2011 – Pereira | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 13 August 2011 – Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 August 2011 – Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 August 2011 – Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 August 2011 – Cartagena | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 August 2011 – Cali | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 August 2011 – Armenia | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 August 2011 – Medellín | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 August 2011 – Cali | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 August 2011 – Cartagena | 20 August 2011 – Bogotá | |||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 (5) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 August 2011 – Medellín | ||||||||||||||
| 0 (4) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Portugal  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| N. Oliveira  | 
Report | 
| Cameroon  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ohandza  | 
Report | Orrantía  | 
| Penalties | ||
| Ohandza  Nguessi Mbondi  | 
0–3 | |
Quarterfinals
| Portugal  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Reis  Pereira Roderick Lopes N. Oliveira Ferreira S. Oliveira  | 
5–4 | |
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Brazil 
 | 
Portugal 
 | 
| 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup winners | 
|---|
Brazil 5th title  | 
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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 17 | Champions | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 14 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Third place | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 12 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals  | |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Eliminated in Round of 16  | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage  | |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | ||
| 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | ||
| 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 
Awards
The following awards were given:[13]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | 
|---|---|---|
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe | 
| 5 goals | 5 goals | 5 goals | 
| Golden Glove | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
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.
References
- ↑ "Brazil claim impressive fifth title". FIFA. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
 - ↑ "Oscar lifts Brazil to U-20 World Cup". USA Today. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
 - ↑ "Futbolred News". Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
 - ↑ "Colombia will do the best youth world history". Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
 - ↑ "VICEPRESIDENCIA". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
 - ↑ "-cali-and-cartagena-discarded-as-world-sites-of-sub-20-en-2011.htm Cali and Cartagena dismissed as U-20 World Cup venues in 2011". Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
 - ↑ "Momentum building for Colombia 2011". FIFA.com. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
 - ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019". Archived from the original on 10 October 2010.
 - ↑ "Colombia 2011 right on schedule". FIFA. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
 - ↑ "The waiting is over". FIFA. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
 - ↑ "Colombia 2011 meeting a success". FIFA.com. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
 - 1 2 Regulations – FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011
 - ↑ "2011 Fifa U-20 World Cup awards". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007.
 - ↑ "Mundial Colombia 2011 and has a defined budget". Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
 - ↑ Coldeportes will intervene in the Colombian football clubs for us to do
 
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
 









