The Guatemalan Under 20 National Team is only 90 minutes away from qualifying for the Pre-World Cup of the category that will be held in Mexico between July and August of this year. The youth team led by coach Marvin Cabrera defeated Aruba on the night of February 29 and reached 9 points that maintain it as leader of Group C.
However, despite having two more units than the second-placed team, Curacao, the blue and white team cannot be confident since a defeat once morest Curacao on the last date leaves them out of the World Cup.
Guatemala has played three games in the Concacaf Under 20 Qualifier: they have three wins, 14 goals for and only one once morest. Curacao, for its part, won two matches and tied the other.
For the bicolor to get a ticket to the World Cup, a draw on the last day once morest Curacao is enough, but the national team players were clear in saying that they will seek victory.
“The objective is clear, it is to win all four games and we have already played three. We are one step away from qualifying for the first objective, which is the World Cup.“said Marvin Ávila Jr, 15 years old, following the match once morest Aruba where he entered in the second half and was close to scoring.
Schedule and location of the match once morest Curacao
As has happened with all the matches in Group C of the Concacaf Under 20 Qualifiers, The soccer match between Guatemala and Curacao will take place on the field of the Doroteo Guamuch Flores stadium.
The duel for the ticket to the Under 20 World Cup in Mexico will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.
The match can also be seen and followed through the screen of the Star Plus streaming platform, which has the rights to the contest played in Guatemalan territory.
The Under 20 World Cup will take place from July 19 to August 4, 2024. The Under 20 Championship will initially be made up of 12 teams that will play in a group stage.
For this phase, 6 of the 12 teams have qualified: United States, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. The vacant spaces will be filled by 6 of the 27 teams that are currently competing in a qualifying phase, among them, the Guatemalan Under 20 team led by coach Marvin Cabrera.
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