For the first time, five South American teams will play in the round of 16 of a U-20 World Cup, having qualified for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay in this 2023 edition to be held on Argentine territory.
The pairs in the round of 16 stage are: Colombia-Slovakia, Brazil-Tunisia, Argentina-Nigeria, Gambia-Uruguay and Ecuador-South Korea.
Argentina, Brazil and Colombia passed as leaders of their respective groups, while Ecuador and Uruguay certified their ticket to the next round as runners-up.
“Historic! For the first time” in a U-20 World Cup, “there will be five South American teams in the round of 16,” Conmebol celebrated on their social networks.
Of the five, only Albiceleste, who is in this World Cup because FIFA withdrew the organization from Indonesia because of its protests about Israel’s participation, has closed the group stage with full victories. Three out of three.
The Argentina team is the most successful in the category with six stars. Brazil follows with five.
That’s the eleven U-20 world titles Conmebol has, one more than those won by European teams: Portugal (2), Spain, France, Serbia, England, Ukraine and the extinct Soviet Union, Federal Republic of Germany and Yugoslavia.
Of the African Confederation, only Ghana won the trophy at the 2009 edition in Egypt.
Source: El heraldo

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