Colombia – South Africa: time and where to see the U -20 World Cup live

Colombia and South Africa are measured on Wednesday in the round of 16 of the 2025 Sub-20 Soccer World Cup. The appointment is at the Talca Fiscal Stadium.

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The Sub-20 selection of Colombia This Wednesday faces a new challenge in the Cup in Chile 2025: The round of 16 against South Africa, at the Talca fiscal stadium.

The team led by César Torres arrives as first of group F, But with the feeling that it still has aspects to improve.

Throughout the group stage, the tricolor added five points, product of a triumph against Saudi Arabia (1-0), a goalless draw against Norway and another equality before Nigeria (1-1) in which the defense was seen something exposed.

Colombia dominates the ball more than its rivals, but lacks effectiveness in attack. Its main strikers, Neseer Villarreal and Emilio Aristizábal, still cannot be released as scorers. For now the only ones have arrived thanks to the extreme Óscar Perea and behind the wheel Kéner González.

“We wanted to be first and we tried until the end. No one can deny that we went to look for the games. What I need is that our nueves make goal”, Acknowledged Torres, who arrived in Chile with the aim of achieving historical participation.

The next opponent, South Africa, arrives with confidence after a convincing closure in Group E, in which he finished second with six points, the same as France and the United States. Those directed by Raymond MDAKa They went from less to more: they fell 2-1 in their debut before the Frenchthey thrashed 5-0 to New Caledonia And they defeated the North Americans

Among his figures stand out The points of aoffensive midfielder of the Kaizer Chiefs; Happy PhiliExtrano the setbook, y Connectivity LethlakuMamelodi Sundowns striker.

The “Bafana Bafana” dream of moving forward for the first time to the quarterfinals in this category, while Colombia aspires to do so by Seventh occasion In its history.

The duel in the Talca Fiscal Stadium It will be a crucial evidence for the aspirations of the eleven directed by Torres, which has made this scenario his fort during the tournament, because there he played his three commitments of the first phase.