Colombia beat France to claim third place at the Under-20 World Cup | OneFootball

Colombia matched its best campaign in the U-20 World Cup by defeating France 1–0 this Saturday (18), in Santiago, in the third-place match of this edition of the tournament, held in Chile.

Backed by the vast majority of the 21,053 spectators at the National Stadium, the South American team won with a goal scored by forward Óscar Perea just two minutes in.

With the victory, coach César Torres’ team equals Colombia’s 2003 campaign, when the side led by Reinaldo Rueda (ex-Flamengo) finished third at the U-20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

France, champions in 2013, again missed the podium, as in 2011, when they lost to Mexico in the third-place match.

The ‘Bleus’ arrived in Chile without five Paris Saint-Germain standouts: forwards Désiré Doué and Ibrahim Mbaye, midfielders Senny Mayulu and Warren Zaire-Emery, and defender Noham Kamara.

In addition, French coach Bernard Diomède lost defensive midfielder Saimon Bouabré after the quarterfinals, as his club, Neom SC of Saudi Arabia, only released him until that stage of the tournament.

When is the U-20 World Cup final?

The U-20 World Cup final will be on Sunday, between Argentina and Morocco, starting at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), also in Santiago.

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