00:00Colombia made history this Saturday at the Under-20 Women's World Cup, held in Poland.
00:04The team beat Italy on penalties and took the bronze medal, the best
00:08Colombia's result in the history of this category.
00:11The match for third place ended in a draw and everything was decided from the penalty spot.
00:16There appeared the great figure of the tournament for Colombia, Luisa Agudelo.
00:19When Italy seemed to have the decisive advantage, the Colombian goalkeeper saved two consecutive shots.
00:24which allowed Colombia to come back in the heat and secure their place on the podium
00:28World Cup player.
00:29Agudelo had already been decisive during the championship, responding in key moments
00:33against Poland and Nigeria and despite some difficult matches he reappeared when the team
00:37I needed it more.
00:39This bronze medal surpasses the achievement of the Under-20 team in 2010, which finished fourth in the
00:43World Cup in Germany.
00:44That's why this generation has achieved Colombia's best performance in World Cup history
00:48of this category.
00:49However, it is not the best result for a Colombian women's youth team.
00:53That remains the runner-up title achieved by the Under-17 team at the World Cup in India in 2022.
00:58when she reached the final and finished second.
01:00However, this bronze medal confirms something important: Colombia is no longer qualifying for these tournaments.
01:05just to compete.
01:06In recent years it has reached the final stages, eliminated strong teams and has shown
01:11who can fight for medals.
01:12This time there was no ending, but there was power.
01:15And for a generation that finished among the top three in the world, bronze too
01:19It's a feat.
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