UNDER-20 WORLD CUP IS OVER!

[jenni_blog]

Thank god. It's hard to commit to regular postings on one tournament. Brazil beat Portugal in extra time in the final, and Mexico beat France handily in the 3rd place match. So Brazil wins gold, Portugal silver and Mexico bronze. Congrats to all teams and players in this tournament.

Cedric of Portugal receives some kind of interesting treatment.





Some press conference interviews and things.

Hector Acosta of Mexico.



Edson Rivera and coach Juan Carlos Chavez.





Diego De Buen



Pele for Portugal



Mika the goalkeeper



Caetano







Nuno Reis



Henrique of Brazil



Goalkeeper Gabriel









Portugal defeated France in the semis in order to get to the final.





The French goalkeeper shows his disappointment.



Brazil defeated Mexico





























The Final

Closing Ceremonies in Bogota





France vs Mexico





























For the gold: Brazil vs Portugal

Comments

[aglaiya.livejournal.com]

Some of the brazilian players are looking like OLD men!

The french goalie looks like a free style catcher!

It was a very disappointing tournament for me!

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I must admit I was all 'meh' by the end of it. I was happy for the Mexicans, though.

Some guys (like the Brazilians and Africans) seem to mature MUCH faster than some others! For me the Mexican team looked VERY young (and I think they were one of the youngest teams there) and the difference between those boys and some of the Africans was astonishing! O_O

[aglaiya.livejournal.com]

CONGRATS to the Mexican boys!!!

I totally agree!!!