The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 18th

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hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities. The tournament was won by

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who claimed their fifth title. At a FIFA Executive Committee meeting held in

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on 26 May 2008, Colombia beat the only other candidate country,

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, for the right to organize the U-20 World Cup. It was suggested by the then-Vice President of Colombia

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that it was needed to withdraw from the race with Brazil to host the

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so the nation could concentrate on hosting the "best possible games". 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

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. The official song of the tournament was " Nuestra Fiesta" by

n singer

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Venues

The venues that were confirmed on 29 September 2010 are located in

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, Cartagena, Pereira and

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. During an announcement about the ticketing procedures for Colombian residents, it was confirmed that the opening game would be held at the

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in Barranquilla, with the

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hosting the final match.

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

Squads

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 April 2011, at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Centre in Cartagena. The seedings were as follows. 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). 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup Results

;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:Regulations – FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011
/ref> # 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: # 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

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

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: * Henrique *

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;4 goals: *

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;3 goals *

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* Dudu *

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* Mohamed Ibrahim * Edson Rivera *

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* Olarenwaju Kayode *

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;2 goals *

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* Marlon de Jesús * Gueïda Fofana * Gilles Sunu * Bright Ejike * Uche Nwofor * Yasir Al-Fahmi *

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;1 goal *

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* Facundo Ferreyra * Lucas Villafáñez *

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* Gabriel Silva *

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* Emmanuel Mbongo *

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* Duván Zapata * Javier Escoe *

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* Juan Govea * Edson Montaño *

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* Ahmed Hegazy *

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* Mohamed Sobhi *

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* Diego de Buen *

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* Carlos Emilio Orrantía *

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* Andrew Bevin *

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* Terna Suswam *

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* Danilo Pereira *

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* Yasser Al-Shahrani *

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* Kim Kyung-jung * Kim Young-uk *

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* Koke *

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;1 own goal * Tchaha Leouko (playing against New Zealand) *

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(playing against Australia) * Ri Yong-chol (playing against Mexico)

Final ranking

Awards

The following awards were given:

Organization

In late 2009 the

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unveiled the budget for conducting the event, to be COP 150 billion (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.Coldeportes will intervene in the Colombian football clubs for us to do
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Opening ceremony

Prior to the start of the tournament, the

in Barranquilla hosted the Opening Ceremony, involving local musical performances and guests including

, Barranquilla's Carnival Performers,

Checo Acosta Alcibiades Antonio Acosta Agudelo (June 14, 1965 in Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia) better known by his stage name, El Checo Acosta, is a Colombian folk singer . Biography Acosta is the son of the singer Alci Acosta. Since the age of seven he wa ...

and

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Closing ceremony

The

in Bogotá hosted the Closing Ceremony. The show was managed by the

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and Teatro Nacional de Colombia and, like the opening ceremony, included musical performances.

References

External links

FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011
, FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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