Colombia will put on a great show
Currently banging in the goals for Portuguese giants Porto, Colombian striker Radamel Falcao was one of the stars of his country’s last appearance at a FIFA U-20 World Cup, which came in the Netherlands in 2005. The then River Plate forward found the net twice in the group phase to ease Los Cafeteros into the Round of 16, where they were ousted 2-1 by eventual champions Argentina thanks to a Julio Barroso goal in the third minute of New Soccer Jerseys, injury time.With the next edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held on Colombian soil in 2011, the gifted front-runner believes visiting teams and fans will thoroughly enjoy everything the South American nation has to offer, including delightful cuisine, stunning scenery, welcoming people, full stadiums and passion for the beautiful game.Radamel Falcao: I think that the whole country is determined to host a great World Cup and is very happy with the level of exposure they’re going to get. The whole world will see what great people Colombians are and, what’s more, I believe that there’ll be packed stadiums during the event and plenty of passion from the supporters.Of course. We’re going to prove that we’re a football-loving country, while it’s been a long time since Colombia hosted an event of this magnitude.
It seems to me that the organisers and the government have done everything they can to get people behind the event, build great stadiums and put everything in place for it to be a great show.Just for starters there are the contrasting cities, wonderful scenery, incredibly varied cuisine and friendly people. I hope that the tourists really enjoy getting to know my country.First of cheap world cup 2010 shirts all it could improve our image. For many years people abroad have only heard bad news about Colombia, with news of the many good things that happen not reaching the international community. I think this is the perfect opportunity to change all that and make the rest of the world realise what an extraordinary country Colombia is and how fantastic its people are.I think this is the perfect opportunity to change all that and make the rest of the world realise what an extraordinary country Colombia is and how fantastic its people are.Radamel Falcao.I found it a very enriching experience, both as a footballer and a person. I’d always dreamt of taking part in competitions like this and I’ll remember it forever. On top of that I was fortunate enough to score a couple of goals which was really great. It was just a shame that we lost to Argentina in the Round of 16 thanks to a goal right at the end. But anyway, that’s football.Colombia have had good sides at youth level for a few years now, they’ve stepped up a notch and a great performance is no pipedream. We’ve got a good team and if they can find a bit more consistency then challenging for the title is a possibility.
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