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]

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  2. ^ "Oscar lifts Brazil to U-20 World Cup". USA Today. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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  4. ^ "Colombia will do the best youth world history". Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  5. ^ "VICEPRESIDENCIA". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.