2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 18th FIFA U-20 World Cup (former name Junior World Cup ) took place in Colombia. This was decided by the FIFA Executive Committee on 27 May 2008 in Sydney ( Australia). Colombia won against the candidacy of Venezuela.

  • 3.1 Group A
  • 3.2 Group B
  • 3.3 Group C
  • 3.4 Group D
  • 3.5 Group E
  • 3.6 Group F
  • 3.7 Third place
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 knockout round
  • 4.3 quarterfinals
  • 4.4 Semi-finals 4.4.1 Match for third place

Venues

The World Cup matches will be played in eight cities:

  • Bogotá - Estadio Nemesio Camacho
  • Medellín - Estadio Atanasio Girardot
  • Cali - Estadio Olimpico 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 competition of 24 teams competed, with 23 places were awarded in the individual U-19 Continental Championships. Host Colombia had already qualified for the finals.

The European body UEFA had six places. These were awarded at the U-19 European Championship 2010, which was held from July 30 to 18 in France. It qualified France, England, Austria, Spain, Croatia and Portugal. The Netherlands and Italy managed not to leap into the top six as a group last.

The Asian Football Association AFC were four starting positions. As a qualifying tournament, the U-19 Championship 2010, which was held in China from October 3 to 17 served. Here, North Korea, Australia, Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified.

From the CONCACAF, the Football Association of North America and the Caribbean, four teams qualified. As the CONCACAF qualifying tournament served U- 20 Championship 2011. This was held in Guatemala from March 28 to April 10, with could also Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama qualify in addition to the tournament winner Mexico.

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

From the South American federation CONMEBOL four more teams qualified the hosts Colombia at the U -20 South American Championship soccer that until February 12, 2011 took place on 31 January in Peru. It qualified Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Ecuador.

The Oceania Football Confederation established their participants at the U- 20 Football Ozeanienmeisterschaft. This was held in New Zealand from 20 to 29 April 2011.

Participant

Preliminary round

The draw for the finals Group 6 Junior World Cup 2011 was held on April 27, 2011 in Centro de Julio César Turbay Ayala Convention Center in Cartagena instead. The following groups emerged: The first round was held in six groups of four teams. The six group winners and runners-up and the four best third qualified for the knockout stages. All times are local time.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Third-placed

The four best third-placed teams reached next to the each of the two group winners the knockout stages.

Final round

All times are local time.

Survey

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Match for third place

Final

Top scorers

Awards

Referee

For the Junior World Championship 2011, the following football referees and assistant referees were nominated by FIFA.

Pereira, Colombia Cartagena, Colombia Estadio El Campín Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex Estadio Centenario (Armenia, Colombia) Asian Football Confederation CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Alexandre Lacazette Philippe Coutinho Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues Erik Lamela Kim Dong-jin (referee) Djamel Haimoudi Mark Geiger Mark Hurd Mark Clattenburg Willie Collum
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