The coffee growers are going for a new ordination in the tournament that they have not achieved for 10 years.
Colombia He aims to return to the Under 20 World Cup as South American champion and this year he has another chance to do so as he will host the tournament for the first time since 2005 in pursuit of the title he hasn’t held since 2013. has achieved. In his favor, he has to become champion twice out of the four times he has been the organizer.
The coffee growers’ path will not be easy as they share a group with powers like Brazil and Argentina, but Héctor Cárdenas formed a competitive team to face them and deliver an outstanding performance for their audience.
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La Tricolor will look for its fourth title in the category in 2023, which had been elusive for 10 years, when it was inaugurated for the last time on Argentine soil.
On that occasion, they shared Group A with Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia, finishing second with 6 points. In the last hexagon he was first with 12 points and defeated Paraguay with 2 units, Uruguay with 3 and Chile with 5. Players such as Juan Fernando Quintero, John Córdoba and Miguel Ángel Borja, Jherson Vergara and Juan Pablo Nieto, among others, stood out in that team.
Colombia also declared home champions in 2005, a tournament played in 2005 that had its great figure in Hugo Rodallega, as well as the presence of Lio Messi in the Argentina team. The locals came second in group A with 10 points, as did Albiceleste, who took first place on goal difference. It was a different story already in the closing stages, as Colombia made 13 of a possible 15 points to win the crown, comfortably beating Brazil, Argentina and Chile.
And the first title in the category dates back to 1987, again in Colombia, the tournament’s headquarters in the coffee region. There, the team was part of Group B with Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay and Bolivia finishing second with 4 points, surpassed by Uruguay with 8. In the final home run, they scored 5 of 9 points in dispute, beating Brazil to to win glory.
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