The U20 Women’s World Cup trophy.
Photo: Mauricio Alvarado Lozada
This Wednesday, June 5, the draw for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024 took place in Bogotá.
The event took place at the Hall 74 Event Center in the Colombian capital and defined the destiny of the tournament, which gave final shape to the match schedule of the eleventh edition of the competition, the first with 24 participating teams—instead of the previous format of 16—.
The tournament is highly anticipated, as it is the most important women’s soccer tournament that the country has ever organized.
Attention: this is how the groups of the Women’s World Cup were left
The group draw has begun! This is how the matches for all the matches of the U-20 Women’s World Cup, which will take place in Colombia, are being defined.
The tournament will be played from August 31 to September 22, in Bogotá, Cali and Medellín.
This is how the groups of the Colombia 2024 U-20 Women’s World Cup remained
Group A
- Colombia
- Australia
- Cameroon
- Mexico
B Group
- France
- Canada
- Brazil
- fiji
Group C
- Spain
- USA
- Paraguay
- Morocco
Group D
- Germany
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
- Republic of Korea
Group E
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Ghana
- Austria
Group F
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
Natalia Gaitán, the innocent hand
Natalia Gaitán, one of the historic soccer players of the women’s team, takes the stage. She, along with Jaime Yarza, director of the FIFA Tournaments Subdivision, will be in charge of drawing the ballots for the draw.
The president of the FCF spoke
Ramón Jesurún, president of the Colombian Football Federation, began the draw with a short speech in which he welcomed the 23 teams, plus Colombia, that will be in the tournament.
The leader excused the absence of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who was supposed to be at the ceremony, but could not attend.
However, the boss of world football shared, through a video, a welcome message to the tournament that will be held in Colombia in three cities: Bogotá, Cali and Medellín.
The giveaway has started! Watch live
Caracol Television, as is tradition with the Colombian national team, will be following in the footsteps of the soccer players. Gol Caracol broadcasts the tournament draw live.
Live: watch the U-20 Women’s World Cup draw on video
This World Cup is designated as the most important soccer event, in the women’s branch, that Colombia has organized. Expectations are high!
The classified selections
The 24 participating teams are: Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Spain, United States, Fiji, France, Ghana, Japan, Morocco, Mexico, Nigeria, New Zealand, Netherlands, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Korea DPR and Venezuela.
How to buy tickets for the World Cup?
Tickets for the U-20 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Bogotá, Cali and Medellín from August 31 to September 22, will go on sale on Thursday, June 6 at 08:00 am
What time is the draw?
The event, which will take place at the Hall 74 Event Center in the Colombian capital, will begin at 10:00 am (local time).
This will be the third FIFA competition held in the coffee-growing nation following the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
This is the second edition of the Women’s U-20 World Cup organized in the CONMEBOL region, after Chile 2008.
