Once the group stage of the 2011 African Youth Cahnpionship is done, the national teams of Mali, Egypt, Cameroon and Nigeria qualified in advance for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011. So, 23 out 24 teams are ready for the cup. Oceania will choose its unique representative in the coming days.
The final tournament of the African competition brought eigth U-20 national teams face to face in South Africa, which was not the host country chose at the very beginning by CAF. It was Lybia but the championship was not held there due to the political situation of the North African country.
Meanwhile the 2011 African Youth Championship goes on, Oceania has already started his qualifying tournament in order to choose its representative, which will be the winner of the 2011 OFC U-20 Championship.
With 23 teams qualified, the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 groups draw will take place tommorow in Cartagena. How will be the cup groups formed? I will let you know!
The four national teams which will represent North America, Central America and the Caribbean (Concacaf) are ready, but the United States did not make it. Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama will show up the cup.
Once the 2011Concacaf U-20 Championship finished, the new qualified teams conform the 19 which already have been selected. The United States national team made it to the quarter-finals but was eliminated by Guatemala, the host team.
Five places are left for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). When the 24 national teams are ready the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011's groups will be drawn lots on April 27th in Cartagena.
This is the official song of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 which is performed in Vallenato and Cumbia rythms. This kinds of music are native from Colombia, from the nothern-Caribbean departments (states) which is played in accordion, drum, and guacharaca (a slotted board played with a metal rod). The interpreter is Jorge Celedón, a famous Colombian Vallenato song-writer.
This are the lyrics traslated into English:
Our party
To see the stars and even to touch them
all the roads drive to my nation There is an open sky that invites you to
enjoy
my people who embrace you and give you their
heart.
Colombia is Caribbean and Pacific
where the sun shines for everyone
feel the happiness, live the emotion
enjoy live, Colombia is Love
chorus: Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal . . . This is a party you
will not forget
feel at home, we are going to have a good time
and after all you will want to stay
a friendly hand you will find, come on.
Colombia is Caribbean and Pacific
where the sun shines for everyone
Colombia is coffee, feel its folklore live our party, Colombia is love.
Shout that goal . . .
chorus: Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal . . .
Blow the whistles, shout, sing, be happy
enjoy life, live in peace
and do not stop, give everything for your country that at the end the triumph will shine.
