The next crucial challenge against Curacao, scheduled for this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. on the Doroteo Guamuch Flores field, will define their destiny for the World Cup qualifying round, to be held in Mexico.
After the last celebration, Fausto Delgado, starting goalkeeper in Thursday’s event, highlighted the importance of maintaining focus and obtaining at least one point in the confrontation with Curacao. “It was essential to win the game against the toughest rival in the group. It boosts our morale a lot for the last game in which we play for qualification”he expressed.
The Pre-World Cup, scheduled from July 19 to August 4, 2024, will grant four direct tickets to the 2025 U-20 World Cup in Chile. With 12 teams initially in competition, the first two in each group and the two best third parties will advance to the quarterfinals, ensuring their participation in the World tournament.
According to this competition, the 25 games of this competition will be held in two venues: the Sergio León Chávez Stadium in Irapuato and the Miguel Alemán Valdés Stadium in Celaya. And the group stage draw and other crucial details will be revealed the following April.
For its part, in the current qualifying phase, Guatemala leads Group C with a total of victories in three games. Curacao follows in second position with 7 points, followed by Aruba with 4, Barbados with 3 and Saint Martin without points.
In this way, the victory over Aruba put Guatemala in a solid position, but the draw against Curacao is vital to ensure their advancement.
Delgado, who made his first start on Thursday, stressed the team’s determination and the importance of his first participation. “I am very happy, I waited for it for a long time. The competition with Diego (Bolaños) is very good, we support each other and each one pushes the other to continue.”he claimed.
With the participation of six teams already assured, including the United States, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, the fight for the other six remaining places intensifies the competition.
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