Colombia vs. Spain in the U-20 World Cup: time, when and where to watch LIVE

Colombian players line up this Wednesday, in a round of 16 match of the U-20 World Cup between Colombia and South Africa at the Fiscal de Talca stadium, in Talca (Chile).

Photo: EFE – Benjamín Hernández

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Colombia reconciled with the goal and eliminated this Wednesday South Africa 3-1 to get into the top eight of the U-20 World Cup in Chilewhere on Saturday they will face Spainone of the favorites.

The Tricolor reached the round of 16 with a worrying statisticas he qualified for the second round as the leader of his group, but they barely converted two goalsdespite shooting 41 times on goal.

However, at the Fiscal Stadium in Talca, about 250 kilometers south of Santiago, they quickly took the lead with a shot from the extreme Joel Canchimbo in the 8th minute.

What seemed to be a calm afternoon began to get complicated as soon as the second half began. After a slip and poor control, the Colombian goalkeeper Jordan García brought down forward Siviwe Magidigidi and caused a penalty.

The steering wheel The points of a He missed the shot, but the shot had to be repeated because goalkeeper García stepped forward before making the save. On the second attempt, the African equalized the match in the 49th minute.

An overflow inside the area fell to the forward Neiser Villarreal, who shot while he was falling and put the Colombians ahead again in the 63rd minute.

Villarreal himself He sealed the game on the last play after a pass into the voidto give peace of mind to South Americans.

What did the protagonists of the match say?

“It was the victory we were looking for, with good play, with work and now to think about Spain in the quarters“said Villarreal after the victory.

Perea, who made an assist, also celebrated the classification: “We played a good game against a great team and now an important rival like Spain awaits us.”