Olger Escobar qualifies Guatemala for the Concacaf under 20 championship in Mexico – 2024-03-05 15:15:17

After overcoming their first three games, with forcefulness, Marvin Cabrera’s men completed the task and winning by the minimum once morest Curacao, at the Doroteo Guamuch Flores, they settled into the Concacaf under 20 championship that will give access to the World Cup of Chile in 2025.

Let us remember that, until now, Cabrera’s men have overcome Barbados with relative ease, 3-1, then San Martín 6-0, and more recently 5-1 once morest Aruba last Thursday.

Thus, with full victories, and ten goals scored, the Blue and White, sits at the head of sector C, leaving behind Curacao in second position with 7 points, followed by Aruba with 4, Barbados with 3 and San Martín without points.

This thanks to the only goal that the Bicolor Nacional achieved in the so-called “colossus of zone 5”, with a solitary goal from number 10, Olger Escobar, who beat the visiting goalkeeper, following combining with number 7, Matthew Evans in the 62nd minute .

With this result, Guatemala joins Cuba, El Salvador, Canada, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica as the last 6 selected teams to participate in the qualifying competition that will take place on July 19 and will last until August 4 in Celaya and Irapuato, Mexico.

Let us remember that the United States, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic had already secured their place in the upcoming competition. It’s also important to keep in mind that the group stage draw and other crucial details will be revealed the following April.