The 21 footballers who will seek Guatemala’s third qualification for the U-20 World Cup – 2024-07-21 05:07:23

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The 21 footballers who will seek Guatemala’s third qualification for the U-20 World Cup

Coach Marvin Cabrera and the Guatemalan Football Federation announced the list of players who will compete between July 19 and August 4 to qualify for the U-20 World Cup.

Marvin Ávila, a footballer from Antigua GFC, is one of those called to shine. (Photo Prensa Libre: FEDEFUT)

Everything is ready to dream once more. The Guatemala U20 National Team will try to qualify for its third World Cup in this category starting on Sunday, July 21, when it debuts once morest Panama in the Concacaf Pre-World Cup that will take place in the cities of Celaya and Irapuato in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

According to data from Concacaf, Guatemala has participated in 21 World Cup Pre-World Cups where His best records were in the Panama 1962 and Mexico 1973 editions.finishing as runner-up in both.

The Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship (Pre-World Cup) has also been the qualification route for teams from the region to the FIFA World Cup in this category since 1976. Since then, Guatemala has accumulated two World Cup participations, The first one took place in Colombia in 2011 and the second and most recent one in Argentina in 2023..

Guatemala then seeks its third ticket to a World Cup, which will be held in 2025 in Chile; the bicolor will be playing in the group stage once morest Panama, Mexico and Haiti; as determined by the draw held on April 11 of this year.

Con Marvin Cabrera as a coach in charge of a generation of players who come from being champions of the last tournaments Uncaf Fifa Forward in the Under 16 and Under 19 categories This year, the U20s feel capable of trying to make history once more.

The national team left early on the morning of July 19 for Mexico, but not before making official the list of players who will defend the national colors.

Marvin Cabrera’s roster includes names like Diego Bolaños in goal, Rudy Muñoz and Arian Recinos in defense; Matthew Evans and DeCarlos Guerra in midfield and Olger Escobar and Marvin Ávila up front.

Guatemala’s full roster for the U-20 World Cup

• Goalkeepers: Fausto Delgado, Diego Bolanos, Alvaro Medrano.
• Defenders: Christopher Maldonado, Gabriel Cabrera, Hector Prillwitz, Arian Recinos, Rudy Muñoz, Carlos Aguilar, Gary Pérez, Diego Cuque.
• Media: DeCarlo Guerra, Matthew Evans, Antony Recinos, Saul Sagastume, Ariel Lon, Justin Racanjoj.
• Forwards: Axel de la Cruz, Olger Escobar, Daniel Mendez, Marvin Avila Jr.