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. The tournament was won by Brazil who claimed their fifth title.[1][2]
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 | ![]() |
Venues
The venues that were confirmed on 29 September 2010 are located in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, Manizales, Armenia, Cartagena, Pereira and Barranquilla.[3]
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.[4]
Armenia | Barranquilla | Bogotá | Cali |
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Estadio Centenario | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez | Estadio Nemesio Camacho | Estadio Pascual Guerrero |
Capacity: 20,716 | Capacity: 44,569 [5] | Capacity: 36,343 | Capacity: 33,130 |
04°30′56.1″N 75°41′56.2″W | 10°55′36.7″N 74°48′02.6″W | 04°38′45.5″N 74°04′39.1″W | 03°25′47.6″N 76°32′27.9″W |
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Cartagena | Manizales | ||
Estadio Jaime Morón León | Estadio Palogrande | ||
Capacity: 16,068 | Capacity: 28,678 | ||
10°24′19.9″N 75°29′53.6″W | 05°03′22.4″N 75°29′23.3″W | ||
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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 | 04°48′17.3″N 75°45′07.9″W | ||
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Participating teams and officials
Qualification

In addition to host nation Colombia, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.
Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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AFC(Asia) | 2010 AFC U-19 Championship | ![]()
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CAF(Africa) | 2011 African Youth Championship | ![]()
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CONCACAF(North, Central America & Caribbean) | 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | ![]() |
CONMEBOL(South America) | Host nation | ![]() |
2011 South American Youth Championship | ![]()
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OFC(Oceania) | 2011 OFC U-20 Championship | ![]() |
UEFA(Europe) | 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship | ![]() |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Match officials
Confederation | Referee | Assistants |
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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,[6][7] at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Centre in Cartagena.[8] 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:[9]
- 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:[9]
- 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 |
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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) Host
Mali ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Kim Kyung-jung ![]() Jang Hyun-soo ![]() |
France ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Sunu ![]() Fofana ![]() Lacazette ![]() |
Report | Kim Young-uk ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Muriel ![]() |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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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 |
Uruguay ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Luna ![]() |
Report | Bevin ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Mbongo ![]() |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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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 |
Costa Rica ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Ruiz ![]() |
Report | Rodrigo ![]() Koke ![]() Isco ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Oar ![]() |
Report | Govea ![]() |
Ecuador ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Canales ![]() Vázquez ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Oar ![]() Calvo ![]() |
Report | Campbell ![]() Ruiz ![]() |
Ecuador ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Montaño ![]() De Jesús ![]() |
Report |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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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 | ![]() |
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Report | Al-Fahmi ![]() Al-Muwallad ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Dagriri ![]() Al-Fahmi ![]() Al-Fatil ![]() Al-Shahrani ![]() Al-Ibrahim ![]() Al-Dawsari ![]() |
Report |
Croatia ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Lendrić ![]() Kramarić ![]() |
Report | Kayode ![]() Suswam ![]() Musa ![]() Nwofor ![]() |
Croatia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Ceballos ![]() |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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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 |
Brazil ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Danilo ![]() |
Report | Gaber ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hegazi ![]() |
Report |
Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Henrique ![]() Coutinho ![]() Willian José ![]() |
Report |
Brazil ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Henrique ![]() Coutinho ![]() Dudu ![]() |
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Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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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 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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14 August 2011 — Pereira | ||||||||||||||
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10 August 2011 — Manizales | ||||||||||||||
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0 (7) | |||||||||||||
17 August 2011 — Pereira | ||||||||||||||
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0 (6) | |||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||
9 August 2011 — Pereira | ||||||||||||||
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13 August 2011 — Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
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9 August 2011 — Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
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20 August 2011 — Bogotá | ||||||||||||||
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10 August 2011 — Cartagena | ||||||||||||||
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14 August 2011 — Cali | ||||||||||||||
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10 August 2011 — Armenia | ||||||||||||||
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17 August 2011 — Medellín | ||||||||||||||
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9 August 2011 — Cali | ||||||||||||||
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2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
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13 August 2011 — Cartagena | 20 August 2011 — Bogotá | |||||||||||||
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9 August 2011 — Medellín | ||||||||||||||
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Round of 16
Cameroon ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Ohandza ![]() |
Report | Orrantía ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Ohandza ![]() Nguessi ![]() Mbondi ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Muriel ![]() Franco ![]() Rodríguez ![]() |
Report | Ruiz ![]() Escoe ![]() |
Nigeria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Egbedi ![]() |
Report |
Spain ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Tello ![]() Recio ![]() Koke ![]() Vázquez ![]() Isco ![]() Bartra ![]() Amat ![]() Romeu ![]() |
7–6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarterfinals
Portugal ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Reis ![]() Pereira ![]() Roderick ![]() Lopes ![]() N. Oliveira ![]() Ferreira ![]() S. Oliveira ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third place match
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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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:[10]
Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
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5 goals | 5 goals | 5 goals |
Golden Glove | ||
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FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
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Organization

In late 2009 the Colombian Football Federation unveiled the budget for conducting the event, to be COP 150 billion[11] (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.[12]
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.
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- FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 Archived 2019-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2011
- FIFA Technical Report Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine