Jordan Barrera (i) controls the ball in front of the Norwegians.
Photo: EFE – Benjamín Hernández
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Colombia and Norway face this Thursday in a decisive duel for the leadership of the group F of the Sub-20 World Cup in Chile. Both teams arrive with three points after their initial victories and share the tip with the identical goal difference, which turns this clash into a key hand in hand to direct the classification to the round of 16.
The tricolor will seek to repeat the triumph he achieved against Saudi Arabia, when Oscar Perea was the great figure, while Europeans arrive with the confidence of having surpassed Nigeria at his premiere. It will be a contrasting styles party: the speed and pressure of coffee growers against the tactical order and the physical strength of the Nordics.
How is the Colombia Sub-20 party: Follow the minute by minute here
⏱️ Minute 90+3 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Another saving of Norway. The Fauskanger goalkeeper, who is the figure, took out another header in the line. The shot of the Colombian party, with the entrance of Joel Romero and Joel Canchimbo, is very good. Only the goal is missing.
⏱️ Minute 88 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Another followed by Colombia, which was lit. Oscar Perea's very clear shot, but the goalkeeper sent her to the corner kick.
⏱️ Minute 87 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Joel Romero's play. Unbalanced in Banda, he finished off and Elacquero diverted the crossbar.
⏱️ Minute 86 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Royner Benítez almost scores for Colombia. He went into the area and took out a shot that was very soft. Last minutes of the game and zero is not broken.
Annulled penalty for Colombia
⏱️ Minute 73 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Again the green card comes into play. Colombia requested a penalty for one hand, but in the VAR the referee determined that the ball gave before in the leg and from there bounced.
⏱️ Minute 69 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Colombia finally came again. Good shot by Jordan Barrera. He almost does the first of the national team, which he attack again after several minutes in which he could not break the defensive fence of Norway.
⏱️ Minute 51 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Tremendous Villarreal Village, which almost makes the championship goal. The ball hit the crossbar, when Colombians were already singing the goal.
The first in Colombia almost arrives
⏱️ Minute 51 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Yéimar Mosquera tried it with a header that arrived thanks to a corner kick. Well stopped the Norwegian goalkeeper.
The second half is played
⏱️ Minute 45 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Ball, again at stake. In Talca, Colombia and Norway already play the second part.
⏱️ Minute 45 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | The first half in Talca is over!
Colombia had a promising start against Norway, with ball dominance and a clear occasion of Jhon Rentería, but little by little the game changed the owner.
The Europeans advanced lines, pressed high and complicated the tricolor, who even passed a scare with an initially sanctioned penalty and then canceled by the VAR. Although Villarreal Nieser looked with a shot from outside the area, the first half ended with more doubts than certainties for those led by César Torres.
⏱️ Minute 34 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | Colombia shook after several minutes of Norway's domain. Neseer Villarreal tried with a distant shot.
⏱️ Minute 24 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | He has begun to improve the Nordic team, which presses Colombians and pushes them to their area. Haaland had it with a distant shot that was barely diverted.
⏱️ Minute 20 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | There was no penalty. Well used the green card by the Colombian National Team.
They check a penalty for Norway
⏱️ Minute 18 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | The central judge whistled a penalty for Norway, by a hand of Simón García. However, they called her from VAR, thanks to the green card that the Colombian team requested, apparently that it was a support hand.
Rentería had the first
⏱️ Minute 13 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | The best in Colombia at the start has just had Jhon Rentería. The Norwegian goalkeeper held well.
⏱️ Minute 10 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | The Colombian team takes over the ball, while the Nordic team takes refuge in its own area. The party still has no risk actions.
⏱️ Minute 0 ′ | Col 🟡⚪ 0-0 🔴🔴 nor | It is already played in Talca. Colombia is looking for its second victory in the U-20 World Cup.
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Thus will form our male Colombia Sub 20 team to face Norway 🇳🇴 in the second game in the FIFA World Cup.#Laselenosune🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/ja6illBAZ6
– Colombia National Team (@FCFSeleccioncol) October 2, 2025
This will be the head of Norway
Thus Colombia arrived at the stadium
Colombia's DT words in the previous
In the previous party, César Torres was satisfied with the delivery of his led, although he acknowledged that there are still aspects to correct the game against Saudi Arabia. “Against Norway is the classification match, the opportunity we have to compete, improve our individual and collective performance, and continue to strengthen us in the World Cup,” said the coach, making it clear that this Thursday's challenge can mark the course of the tricolor in the tournament.
🎥 “Against Norway is the classification match, the three rivals are complex, Norway has very strong aspects” César Torres, technical director of the male selection Sub 20.👏⚽🔥#Laselenosune🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/H9jd8mJm1J
– Colombia National Team (@FCFSeleccioncol) October 1, 2025
The strategist also analyzed his rival, which he described as a solid and dangerous team in several facets of the game. “The three rivals are very complex, we had planned it before the World Cup. We left one like Arabia, and now Norway comes, which has strong aspects such as the air game of the centrals, the rapid deployment of the ends, a '9' that is not fast, but of good carving and capable of holding the ball, in addition to the quality of its '10', which moves from the right band to the inside,” Torres said.
On Colombia's proposal, the coach anticipated that they will seek to be protagonists: “We have to compete equally with everyone, look for the rival arch, generate our opportunities and try to control the game. In relation to the first game, Colombia will improve a lot. There are no favorites: we will go out to look for the result and impose conditions.” He also left open the possibility of changes in alignment, although he clarified that they will not be many, by assessing that, despite the difficulties, the team showed positive passages in its debut.
This is how the Colombian group table goes
Group F of the U-20 World Cup was matched after the first day, with Colombia and Norway sharing the leadership. Both teams total three points after winning their respective premieres by the minimum difference: the tricolor exceeded Saudi Arabia 1-0 and the Europeans did the same against Nigeria. The goal difference is identical (+1), with a bit in favor and none against, which reflects the parity with which they reach the direct duel by the tip.
In the lower part, Saudi and Nigeria Arabia still do not add units or have scored goals, so they are obliged to react on the second date if they want to stay alive in the tournament. With this panorama, the confrontation between Colombia and Norway charges a decisive value, since the winner will take the front of the group and will remain with one foot in the round of 16, while the loser will have to define its classification on the last day.
What time is the game?
The match between Colombia and Norway, which will begin at 3:00 pm (Colombian time), will be played at the Talca fiscal stadium and will begin in two hours.
The transmission will be available in DirecTV Sports, Gol Caracol and the Free Ditu platform, so that fans can continue live this key duel of the U-20 World Cup.
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🗓 Thursday October 2
🕞 3:00 pm (Col)
🏟 Fiscal Stadium, Talca, Chile
🏆 FIFA World Cup Sub 20
📺 @CanalrcnApp Canal RCN, @GolCaracolIt has … pic.twitter.com/MrAdz8Cv1G– Colombia National Team (@FCFSeleccioncol) October 2, 2025
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