The Colombian under-17 national team suffered a tough exit at the Qatar World Cup, only advancing to the Round of 32, losing 2-0 against France on Friday, November 14th, and had an early farewell with 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 loss.
but, Tricolor faces further blow from FIFA in battle against Franceafter a group of players from both teams got into an altercation at the end of the match, which was documented in the referee’s report and several recordings that were circulated on social networks.
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For now, the national team has returned home and coach Freddy Hurtado is preparing for a new cycle in 2026. From 2025, the South American World Cup and U-17 World Cup will be held annually until 2029, with the aim of supporting the development of new talent.
The incident at Aspire Zone on Friday, November 14th, which started out as a normal, calm game and turned into a scandal as it ended in a high-profile brawl, clearly left a bad impression on the coffee producers as they faced charges before FIFA.
According to the newspaper L’Equipe, France condemns Colombian U-17 team over attacks on players and coaching staffThe reason would have been to celebrate the second goal of the Europeans, who declared victory in the final minutes at the sports complex in Doha.
“This incident has caused a lot of controversy within the France U-17 team community. Relatives, representatives, coaching staff and the players themselves have reviewed the video and revealed that on Friday (November 14th) France defeated Colombia for the U-17 team in Doha. Trying to explain what happened at the end of the round of 32 match of the World Cup. A video shows 16-year-old French forward Cristo Batra being chased by a Colombian player,” the media noted.
In addition to that, Apparently a relative of the French player entered the field during the match.to protect the youngster from the blows of the Colombian, who managed to hit one of the coaching staff of Gallos.
“In the midst of the commotion, the French team’s coaching staff, players, families and agents tried to intervene to prevent a full-scale fight. A French physiotherapist on the field was attacked by a Colombian, the marks of which were still visible on Saturday. The footage was shocking and the French Football Federation decided to take action. A report condemning the attack was submitted to FIFA.””he finished.
Once the 2025 process ends, coach Freddy Hurtado will have to work with the next group for next season. Because this season is different from previous years, there is not much time to prepare well, see more numbers and put together a competitive youth team.
Colombia’s U-17 team plans to play again in 2026That’s because, according to FIFA regulations, there will be a South American tournament and a World Cup in Qatar that year, to help both develop new talent and expand the expected number of professional players.
As of now, Conmebol has not confirmed the location of the South American Championship, which will be held in Montería and Cartagena in 2025. Additionally, we are looking at the classification format, whether there will be two identical groups of five teams, and whether the top two teams from each zone will advance to a round for the title in addition to qualifying for the World Cup, with the third team advancing to the playoffs for the final ticket.
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