One step remains to seal the spot for the Indonesian Youth World Cup. Brazil is coming.
The Colombia U-20 National Team defeated Ecuador 1-0 in the third round of the final hexagonal of the South American U-20 Championship, and is very close to qualifying for the World Cup in Indonesia, which will be held from May 20 to June 11.
The classification seems a fact, and it will only be a matter of time to take the final step to keep one of the four spots that Conmebol has to go to the Youth World Cup.
Brazil and Uruguay are already classified, as they have 9 points; Colombia is third with 6 units; For their part, Paraguay and Venezuela add 1 point, while Ecuador has no units although it is not eliminated yet.
3:00 p.m.: Ecuador vs. Venezuela
5:30 p.m.: Uruguay vs. Argentina Paraguay
8:00 p.m.: Colombia vs. Brazil
Colombia depends on itself. If he wins at least one of his two remaining games in the hexagonal (closes with Venezuela) he will be in the World Cup. Even adding a point would leave him in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The curious thing is that next Thursday, Colombia could qualify for the World Cup before facing Brazil. How could it happen? Easy: if Ecuador and Venezuela tie first thing in the morning, and then Uruguay beats Paraguay, the team led by Héctor Cárdenas would guarantee their place in the World Cup even if they lost the two remaining games.
Thus, the National Team only waits for the fourth date to qualify, since mathematics and the development of the hexagonal seem to help Colombia to be in the U-20 World Cup.
If the National Team loses against Brazil and Venezuela, it would stay at 6 points. Venezuela and Paraguay could still score 7 points if they win their two matches (Paraguay will face Uruguay and Ecuador; Venezuela will rival Ecuador and Colombia).