The Colombia Men’s Under-16 National Team begins today, Tuesday, December 16, its participation in an exciting international challenge: the prestigious UC Santiago de Chile 2025 Cup.

The young talents, led by Fredy Hurtado, will use this high-level competition as fundamental preparation for their calendar next year.

The tournament, which will take place until December 20 at the emblematic Universidad Católica Stadium, brings together eight teams with great projection in youth football and will serve as a crucial platform for the acquisition of valuable international experience.

The national team has been placed in Group A, an area that promises to be extremely competitive.

In this initial phase, Colombia will share the fight for qualification with the host, Universidad Católica, and the teams of Peru and Qatar.

Debut of the U-16 in Santiago! Colombia begins its path in the 2025 UC Cup

For its part, Group B is made up of Independiente del Valle, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela.

The group stage will be decisive for the development of the tournament and the definition of the teams that will advance to the final stages.

Colombia will concentrate its efforts on the first three days of the championship. The debut will take place this Tuesday, December 16, facing Peru.

The next day, Wednesday the 17th, the team will face the Qatar team. The closing of the group stage will be an attractive duel against the local team, Universidad Católica, scheduled for Thursday, December 18.

This participation in the UC Cup is seen as a golden opportunity for the U-16 category to test their talent against different styles of play and strengthen their training process.

The performance in Santiago de Chile is not only important for the individual development of the players, but also to raise the name of the country. Colombian fans will be closely following the performance of these national football promises.

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