Argentina and Colombia define the CONMEBOL U17 champion 2026 – CONMEBOL
- The CONMEBOL Court will likely be the scene of a definition with guarantees that time to the way forward for the continent.
- A brand new era will search to put in writing its title in the historical past of the match.
The CONMEBOL U17 2026 reaches its climax this Sunday, April 19, when Argentina and Colombia play the grand ultimate on the CONMEBOL Court, in Luque, Paraguay. The match will start at 7:30 p.m. (native time) and will define the new continental champion.
Argentina faces a brand new definition with the goal of constant to develop its report. The Albiceleste group will search its fifth title in the historical past of the match, after its final consecration in 2019.
On the different hand, Colombia arrives with a historic motivation. The Colombian group will attempt to win its second title in the CONMEBOL U17 and repeat the feat achieved in 1993.
The conflict guarantees to be intense and even, with two groups which have proven consistency and expertise all through the competitors.
With all the things prepared in Luque, the ultimate provides a great setting: two powers of the continent, a historical past at stake and a brand new era of footballers prepared to go away their mark.
– Use of the VAR system –
With the goal of constant to advertise sports activities justice as a part of its elementary pillars – Clear Rules and Transparency –, the Video Referee Assistance (VAR) system will likely be used.
This match may even mark a milestone in the competitors, as will probably be the first time in the historical past of CONMEBOL U17 that VAR will likely be applied in a ultimate, reinforcing the significance of the match and the seek for extra exact referee selections.
In this sense, to hold out the capabilities linked to this technological instrument, the group might name extra referees in relation to the preliminary designation, thus strengthening the referee group for a dedication of the highest calls for.
– Argentina vs. Colombia –
Headquarters: CONMEBOL courtroom.
Hour: 7:30 p.m. (Paraguay time)
Referee: David Ojeda (PAR)
VAR: Ulises Mereles (PAR)
Background:
- Colombia will search to be champion of the CONMEBOL U17 for the second time and repeat the feat of the 1993 group. Furthermore, in the event that they beat Argentina, Colombia would finish the streak of 15 editions, since that Colombian triumph in 1993, distributed between Brazil (12) and Argentina (3).
- Argentina, for its half, will search its fifth title in the competitors since 1985 (fourth since 1991 when it went from Sub16 to Sub17): the final was in the 2019 version in a group made up of, amongst others, Exequiel Zeballos and Cristian Medina, who years later can be champions in the native first division.
- Argentina misplaced solely as soon as in the final six video games it performed towards Colombia in the CONMEBOL U17 (W3 D1). However, that defeat was in the most up-to-date match: 2-1 for the Tricolor in the 2025 version. The final victory for the Albiceleste on this interval was in 2019: 2-1 in the group stage. That yr, Argentina ended up successful the competitors.
- The Argentines; Alan Alcaraz, who averages a purpose each 53 minutes, and Juan Porcella, whose common is one each 94, are the two gamers with the finest purpose common per minutes performed in the present CONMEBOL U17, bearing in mind these gamers who performed no less than 100 minutes in the competitors.
- Two of the three groups with the highest common possession in the present CONMEBOL U17 are dealing with one another: Colombia with 57% and Argentina with 55%, in addition to Venezuela. The Albiceleste was by no means surpassed in possession in any recreation in the final three editions of the competitors, whereas the Tricolor solely gave up the ball in 4 video games in that interval.
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