World Youth Championship semi-finals - Argentina VS Colombia: After 18 years, Argentina wins the championship

After defeating Mexico U20, which shined in this World Youth Championship 2:0, Argentina U20 once again entered the World Youth Championship semi-finals after 18 years!

Argentina U20 won two consecutive World Youth Championships in 2005 and 2007. Now, Argentina has welcomed the best U20 team.

In the group stage, Argentina U20 advanced to the knockout rounds ahead of schedule after two consecutive wins. In the final round, they defeated Italy U20 1:0, winning three games to secure first place in the group. In the 1/8 finals, Argentina U20 defeated Nigeria U20 with a score of 4:0, reaching the quarterfinals of the World Youth Championship for the first time since 2011. In the quarter-finals, Argentina U20 defeated Mexico U20 2:0.

In the 2005 World Youth Championship, Messi won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot. In the 2007 World Youth Championship, Aguero won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot.

In this Argentina U20 team, two young forwards are worth looking forward to. The 19-year-old Salko is currently playing for Bayer Leverkusen and is worth 800,000 euros. He has scored 4 goals in this World Youth Championship. He is the first Argentine player to score more than 3 goals in a single World Youth Championship after Aguero (6 goals) and Morales (4 goals) in 2007. 19-year-old Maher Carrizo, currently playing for Sarsfield, is worth as much as 10 million euros and has scored 3 goals in this World Youth Championship.

In the history of the World Youth Championship, Messi, Aguero, and Maradona have all scored 6 goals. The leading scorer in history is Saviola, another Argentine star, with 11 goals.

In the semi-finals, Argentina U20 will face Colombia U20. Can Argentina continue to maintain a complete victory? Can the young Argentine forwards break the scoring records of their predecessors?

Argentina U20 VS Colombia U20

Game nature: World Youth Championship semi-finals

Game time: October 16, 7:00

Colombia U20 has never entered the World Youth Championship finals before, and of course has not won the championship. The first World Youth Championship was held in Tunisia in 1977. The Soviet Union defeated Mexico in a penalty shootout to win the championship. In the second session in 1979, Argentina, led by Maradona, won the championship for the first time. Argentina has won the championship 6 times, the most, followed by Brazil, which has won 5 times. At the 1983 World Youth Championship in Mexico, Argentina reached the final, losing 0-1 to Brazil and finishing second.

However, the strength of this Colombian U20 should not be underestimated. In the group stage, they defeated Saudi Arabia U20 1:0, drew 0:0 with Norway U20, and drew 1:1 with Nigeria U20, advancing to the knockout rounds with an undefeated record. In the 1/8 finals, Colombia U20 defeated South Africa U20 with a score of 3:1 to advance. In the quarter-finals, Colombia U20 defeated Spain U20 with a score of 3:2 to advance. Of course, Spain's most ruthless U20 player did not come. 18-year-old Yamal, worth as much as 200 million euros, is a player of the right age. However, due to injuries, he has missed recent games for Barcelona and the Spanish national team.

The total value of the Colombian U20 team is 9.9 million euros, which is a huge gap from the 61.8 million euros of the Argentina U20 team. However, the 20-year-old forward Nessel Villarreal in the team is extremely vigorous. He scored twice in the 1/8 finals and performed a hat trick in the 1/4 finals.

Argentina U20 is facing injuries and attrition. The main central defender Pierani sprained his left knee and had started 4 consecutive games before. Midfielder Montoro, who started in the 1/8 finals, fractured his right clavicle and has left the team to prepare for surgery.

This game will not be easy for Argentina U20. Considering its recent excellent form and strength advantage, it is still worth looking forward to.