2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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.
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. 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".
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.
Venues
The venues that were confirmed on 29 September 2010 are located in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, Manizales, Armenia, Cartagena, Pereira and Barranquilla.
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.
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).
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:
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
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
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
Alexandre Lacazette
Álvaro Vázquez
4 goals
Luis Muriel
Nélson Oliveira
3 goals
Erik Lamela
Philippe Coutinho
Dudu
Oscar
James Rodríguez
John Jairo Ruiz
Mohamed Ibrahim
Edson Rivera
Edafe Egbedi
Olarenwaju Kayode
Ahmed Musa
Rodrigo
2 goals
Thomas Oar
Willian José
Joel Campbell
Marlon de Jesús
Gueïda Fofana
Gilles Sunu
Bright Ejike
Uche Nwofor
Yasir Al-Fahmi
Sergio Canales
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
Awards
The following awards were given:
Organization
In late 2009 the Colombian Football Federation 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.
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
External links
FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 , FIFA.com
RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2011
FIFA Technical Report
2011
FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
2011
July 2011 sports events in South America
August 2011 sports events in South America
Sport in Barranquilla
Sports competitions in Bogotá
Sport in Cali
21st century in Barranquilla