2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Copa Mundial Sub-20 de la FIFA
Colombia 2011
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Dates29 July – 20 August
Teams24 (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 played52
Goals scored132 (2.54 per match)
Attendance1,309,929 (25,191 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Henrique
France Alexandre Lacazette
Spain Álvaro Vázquez
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Brazil Henrique
Best goalkeeperPortugal Mika
Fair play award Nigeria
2009
2013

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

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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 (El Campín) 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 / 4.515583°N 75.698944°W / 4.515583; -75.698944 (Estadio Centenario) 10°55′36.7″N 74°48′02.6″W / 10.926861°N 74.800722°W / 10.926861; -74.800722 (Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez) 04°38′45.5″N 74°04′39.1″W / 4.645972°N 74.077528°W / 4.645972; -74.077528 (Estadio Nemesio Camacho) 03°25′47.6″N 76°32′27.9″W / 3.429889°N 76.541083°W / 3.429889; -76.541083 (Estadio Pascual Guerrero)
Cartagena
Location of the host cities of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Manizales
Estadio Jaime Morón León Estadio Palogrande
Capacity: 16,068 Capacity: 28,678
10°24′19.9″N 75°29′53.6″W / 10.405528°N 75.498222°W / 10.405528; -75.498222 (Estadio Jaime Morón León) 05°03′22.4″N 75°29′23.3″W / 5.056222°N 75.489806°W / 5.056222; -75.489806 (Estadio Palogrande)
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 / 6.256806°N 75.590167°W / 6.256806; -75.590167 (Estadio Atanasio Girardot) 04°48′17.3″N 75°45′07.9″W / 4.804806°N 75.752194°W / 4.804806; -75.752194 (Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas)
Estadio Atanasio Girardot-Medellín

Participating teams and officials

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Qualification

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Qualified teams

In addition to host nation Colombia, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC
(Asia)
2010 AFC U-19 Championship  Australia
 North Korea
 Saudi Arabia
 South Korea
CAF
(Africa)
2011 African Youth Championship  Cameroon
 Egypt
 Mali
 Nigeria
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship  Costa Rica
 Guatemala1
 Mexico
 Panama
CONMEBOL
(South America)
Host nation  Colombia
2011 South American U-20 Championship  Argentina
 Brazil
 Ecuador
 Uruguay
OFC
(Oceania)
2011 OFC U-20 Championship  New Zealand
UEFA
(Europe)
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship  Austria
 Croatia
 England
 France
 Portugal
 Spain
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Match officials

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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

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Group stage

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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

 Argentina
 Brazil
 Colombia
 Nigeria
 Portugal
 Spain

 Cameroon
 Costa Rica
 Egypt
 Guatemala
 Mali
 Mexico

 Australia
 New Zealand
 North Korea
 Panama
 Saudi Arabia
 South Korea

 Austria
 Croatia
 Ecuador
 England
 France
 Uruguay

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).

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]

  1. goal difference in all group matches;
  2. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  3. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  5. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  6. 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]

  1. number of points
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

All times are in local, Colombia Time (UTC−05:00).

Group A

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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
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Mali 0–2 South Korea
Report Kim Kyung-jung 50'
Jang Hyun-soo 80' (pen.)

Colombia 4–1 France
Rodríguez 30' (pen.)
Muriel 48', 66'
Arias 64'
Report Sunu 21'

France 3–1 South Korea
Sunu 27'
Fofana 81'
Lacazette 90+1'
Report[dead link] Kim Young-uk 59'

Colombia 2–0 Mali
Valencia 23'
Rodríguez 90+1'
Report

France 2–0 Mali
Bakambu 70'
Lacazette 77'
Report

Colombia 1–0 South Korea
Muriel 37' Report

Group B

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 1–1 New Zealand
Mbondi 33' Report Leuko 40' (o.g.)

Portugal 0–0 Uruguay
Report

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

Uruguay 0–1 Cameroon
Report Mbongo 28'

Group C

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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  Australia 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Costa Rica 1–4 Spain
Ruiz 65' Report Rodrigo 14', 48'
Koke 81'
Isco 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,075

Australia 1–1 Ecuador
Oar 89' Report Govea 24'

Ecuador 0–2 Spain
Report Canales 67'
Vázquez 85'

Australia 2–3 Costa Rica
Oar 26'
Calvo 64' (o.g.)
Report Campbell 22', 27'
Ruiz 72'

Ecuador 3–0 Costa Rica
Montaño 2'
De Jesús 13', 69'
Report

Australia 1–5 Spain
Bulut 27' Report Roberto 1'
Vázquez 6', 13', 18'
Canales 31' (pen.)
Attendance: 14,722

Group D

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 5–0 Guatemala
Egbedi 8', 39'
Ajagun 47'
Kayode 53'
Musa 76'
Report

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

Croatia 2–5 Nigeria
Lendrić 42'
Kramarić 66'
Report Kayode 25'
Suswam 30'
Musa 62'
Nwofor 69', 73'
Attendance: 8,861

Saudi Arabia 0–2 Nigeria
Report Musa 45+2'
Kayode 85'

Croatia 0–1 Guatemala
Report Ceballos 81'

Group E

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Austria 0–0 Panama
Report

Brazil 1–1 Egypt
Danilo 12' Report Gaber 26'

Egypt 1–0 Panama
Hegazi 67' Report


Brazil 4–0 Panama
Henrique 40'
Coutinho 45+1', 52'
Dudu 89'
Report

Egypt 4–0 Austria
Ghazi 31'
Ibrahim 60', 62', 82'
Report

Group F

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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
Source: [citation needed]
England 0–0 North Korea
Report

Argentina 1–0 Mexico
Lamela 70' Report

Mexico 3–0 North Korea
Ri Yong-chol 45+1' (o.g.)
Guarch 54'
De Buen 90+4'
Report

Argentina 0–0 England
Report

Mexico 0–0 England
Report

Argentina 3–0 North Korea
Ferreyra 36'
Villafáñez 84'
Cirigliano 90+5'
Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

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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
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
10 August 2011 – Barranquilla
 
 
 Brazil3
 
14 August 2011 – Pereira
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Brazil (pen.)2 (4)
 
10 August 2011 – Manizales
 
 Spain2 (2)
 
 Spain (pen.)0 (7)
 
17 August 2011 – Pereira
 
 South Korea0 (6)
 
 Brazil2
 
9 August 2011 – Pereira
 
 Mexico0
 
 Cameroon1 (0)
 
13 August 2011 – Bogotá
 
 Mexico (pen.)1 (3)
 
 Mexico3
 
9 August 2011 – Bogotá
 
 Colombia1
 
 Colombia3
 
20 August 2011 – Bogotá
 
 Costa Rica2
 
 Brazil (a.e.t.)3
 
10 August 2011 – Cartagena
 
 Portugal2
 
 France1
 
14 August 2011 – Cali
 
 Ecuador0
 
 France (a.e.t.)3
 
10 August 2011 – Armenia
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Nigeria1
 
17 August 2011 – Medellín
 
 England0
 
 France0
 
9 August 2011 – Cali
 
 Portugal2 Third place
 
 Portugal1
 
13 August 2011 – Cartagena20 August 2011 – Bogotá
 
 Guatemala0
 
 Portugal (pen.)0 (5) Mexico3
 
9 August 2011 – Medellín
 
 Argentina0 (4)  France1
 
 Argentina2
 
 
 Egypt1
 

Round of 16

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Portugal 1–0 Guatemala
N. Oliveira 7' (pen.) Report

Argentina 2–1 Egypt
Lamela 42' (pen.), 64' (pen.) Report Salah 70' (pen.)


Colombia 3–2 Costa Rica
Muriel 56'
Franco 79'
Rodríguez 90+3' (pen.)
Report Ruiz 63'
Escoe 65'

Nigeria 1–0 England
Egbedi 52' Report
Attendance: 18,291


Brazil 3–0 Saudi Arabia
Henrique 46'
Silva 69'
Dudu 86'
Report

France 1–0 Ecuador
Griezmann 75' Report

Quarterfinals

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Mexico 3–1 Colombia
Torres 37' (pen.)
Rivera 69', 88'
Report Zapata 60'

France 3–2 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
Lacazette 50', 104'
Fofana 102'
Report Ejike 90+3', 111'

Semifinals

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France 0–2 Portugal
Report Danilo 9'
N. Oliveira 40' (pen.)

Brazil 2–0 Mexico
Henrique 80', 84' Report

Third place match

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Mexico 3–1 France
Dávila 12'
Enríquez 49'
Rivera 71'
Report Lacazette 8'

Final

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Brazil 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Oscar 5', 78', 111' Report Alex 9'
N. Oliveira 59'
Brazil
Portugal


 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup Winners 

Brazil
5th title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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
1 own goal

Final ranking

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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