The future soccer stars of South America are ready to parade their talents. The South American men’s under-20 football competition will start this Thursday, January 19, 2023, and will end on February 12. The games will take place in the cities of Cali and Bogota, in Colombia.
The ten teams affiliated to the South American Football Confederation are present in the dispute. The four best teams guarantee a place in the World Cup in the category, which will take place in Indonesia between May 20 and June 11, 2023. The three best teams will also compete in the Pan American Games in October, in the city of Santiago (Chile).
In addition to qualifying for the two international events, it is the opportunity to see athletes with the potential to shine at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games . All of these players are of eligible age to represent their countries in men’s soccer.
Brazil is the biggest winner of the South American under-20 men’s football with 11 achievements. However, the country seeks to break a 12-year taboo without a trophy. The last title in the competition was in 2011 with the generation that had Casemiro , silver in London 2012, and Neymar , Olympic champion in 2016.
Uruguay, champion in eight opportunities, and Argentina, in five, complete the list of the biggest winners of the tournament. Check the regulation and the complete table with the classification and the results below (all in Brasilia time).
Olha ele aí! 😁🤙
Na manhã deste sábado (14), @04Andrey se apresentou na Granja Comary. O atleta se juntou ao elenco da Seleção Brasileira Sub-20, que disputará o Sul-Americano.
Esse reforço é de peso, hein, @vascodagama e @ChelseaFC_pt?! 👀💛
📷: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF pic.twitter.com/HHH2cUFaen
— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) January 14, 2023
How is the dispute of the South American sub-20 of men’s soccer
The regulation is very simple and follows the same logic as the last editions. The ten teams are divided into two groups of five teams and play each other in a single round. The best three from each group advance to the final hexagonal and again play against each other in a single turn. The team with the highest score in the last phase wins the title.
In 2023, Brazil is in Group A of the South American under-20 men’s football alongside hosts Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Paraguay. In Group B are Ecuador, current champions, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile.
