Colombian authorities reported a 12% increase in foreign visitors during the Under-20 World Cup – a fraction of what was predicted before the event . sponsor:Colombia Travel Agent – Mantaraya Travel In June, the...
Colombian winger James Rodriguez is on the shortlist for the Under-20 World Cup “Golden Ball” player of the tournament award. Rodriguez scored three times for the Cafeteros as the Colombian youngsters progressed to the...
Colombian Under-20 soccer coach Eduardo Lara has said his current squad of youngsters have a bright future despite crashing out to Mexico on Saturday. In an interview with Caracol Radio, Lara said, “the seeds have been sown to...
Mexico beat Colombia 3-1 Saturday, eliminating the host team from the Under-20 World Cup soccer. Edson Rivera broke open a 1-1 match in the 69th minute with a header and then added a second goal in the 88th. The Under-20...
Players of Argentina taking part in the Under-20 World Cup soccer in Colombia have caused damages to Medellin’s soccer stadium, the city’s police commander said Wednesday. According to police commander Yesid Vasquez,...
James Rodriguez scored a penalty in second-half stoppage time to give Colombia a 3-2 win over Costa Rica on Tuesday and a place in the Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals. Luis Muriel gave Colombia a 1-0 lead in the 56th minute,...
The city of Pereira has banned vuvuzelas from U-20 World Cup games. City officials made the announcement before Ecuador was to play Costa Rica and Nigeria was to face Saudi Arabia in a double-header Saturday at Hernan Ramirez...
Host Colombia asserted its claim to being among the favorites to win the Under-20 World Cup, defeating South Korea 1-0 on Friday to finish atop its group with a perfect record. Colombia finished with nine points in Group A,...
Host nation Colombia became the first team to reach the knockout stages of the Under 20 World Cup by beating Mali 2-0 on Tuesday. Colombia has two convincing wins in its two games and even with one group game to go, it is...
Following criticism of the Under-20 World Cup inaugural ceremony in Barranquilla, the northern Colombian city’s Comptroller’s Office announced Tuesday it will be performing an audit of the $3.6 million spent on the event....
Luis Muriel scored twice to lead Colombia to a convincing 4-1 victory over France on Saturday in a Group A match in the Under-20 World Cup. France went ahead on Gilles Sunu’s goal in the 21st minute, but after that it was...
England, one of the teams taking part of the U-20 World Cup in Colombia, was welcomed at Medellin airport by a giant parrot and dozens of dancing policewomen. After some hesitation and slightly embarrassed, the players took part...
