Opening Ceremony
Prior to the tournament starting, the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium in Barranquilla played host to the Opening Ceremony, involving local musical performances and guests including:
- Jorge Celedón
- Barranquilla's Carnival Performers
- Checo Acosta
- Maía, Singer of the Colombian national anthem
- Honors
- Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia
- Luis H. Bedoya Giraldo, President of the Colombia Football Federation
- Rodrigo Cobo, Member of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Organising committee
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