Colombia dreams of reaching the semifinals of the U-20 World Cup in Chile 2025.
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The Chile 2025 Under-20 World Cup has entered one of its most critical stages. The round of 16 came to an end this Thursday and in the group of the best eight there were two South American teams, two North Americans, three Europeans and one African.
In that select group is Colombia, which will meet Spain next Saturday, which represents a true test by fire, since the Iberian team is one of the favorites. The event is at the Fiscal Stadium in Talca, where the tricolor played its four previous games.
The coffee growers arrive at this phase undefeated: they have two wins and two draws. In the round of 16 they eliminated South Africa 3-1 thanks to goals from Joel Andrés Canchimbo and Neiser Villarreal. The national team is going from strength to strength and wants to make history.
However, in the last match there was bad news for the team led by Cesar Torres. Simón García, starting defender, was suspended after accumulating two yellow cards – the last precisely against South Africa – and will not be able to play the duel against Spain.
La Roja, for its part, arrives with ups and downs. The Iberian team has shown talent, but also irregularity in its performance. Although they overcame the group stage as one of the best third parties, in the second round they showed a better version and eliminated Ukraine.
With direct elimination on the line, every detail can make a difference at this level. Colombia trusts in the ambition of this new generation of footballers to make the leap to the semifinals, while Spain hopes to take advantage of its hierarchy.
The tricolor matches will be available through Caracol's open signal (Gol Caracol) and also through the ditu streaming service.
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