Last Friday, April 21, FIFA in Zurich held the draw that determined the zones of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023. The Colombian National Team It was placed in Group C and coincided with countries that in recent years have been surpassing themselves in football, such as Senegal, Japan and Israel. In the following text, we will indicate the day, time and where to see the debut of the coffee maker selection in the Sub-20.
The Colombian Selection Sub 20 managed to get into the group of 24 teams that will play this Argentina Sub 20 World Cup thanks to his very good performance in the South American Sub 20 that he played at home, in which he finished in third position, behind Brazil and Uruguay.
When does the Colombian U-20 team play in the Argentina 2023 World Cup?
On Sunday May 21, in La Plata, Argentina, Colombia will face off against Israel. The meeting time will be from 1:00 pm (Colombian time) and can be seen LIVE on the main screen of Caracol Television, with the Gol Caracol seal. Likewise, on the same day and in the same scenario, the other match corresponding to the first date of Group C will be played: Senegal-Japan.
The next matches of the Colombian U-20 National Team in the World Cup
- Wednesday May 24 Colombia vs Japan at the La Plata Stadium, 4:00 p.m.. (Colombian hour)
- Saturday May 27 Colombia vs Senegal at the La Plata Stadium, 4:00 pm (Colombian time)
Outstanding players of the Colombian U-20 National Team
The team led by Héctor Cárdenas, has players with international experience as protagonists, such as the winger Yaser Asprilla, who is currently at Watford, England. Add to the podium gustavo gateappears in the South American and is currently part of the Nuremberg roster, from Germany.
Along with them, other young and promising footballers also come from the South American process, such as central defender Kevin Mantilla, who is dreaming of going to Porto, from Portugal; the winger Edier Ocampo, from the National register; midfielder Miguel Monsalve, who has played professionally for Independiente Medellín. And as a novelty now in the World Cup, the attacker Tomás Ángel, from Atlético Nacional, was added and who gained importance with the arrival on the green of coach Paulo Autuori.
It is necessary to remember that the best performance in an important competition of the Colombian team was in 2003, in the United Arab Emirates, where it was in third place after its good performances. The technical command of Professor Cárdenas seeks to obtain great results and they promise to give surprises in this new World Cup.