The Guatemalan National Team played its second friendly match corresponding to the Fifa date on the afternoon of March 24, which ended in a goalless draw against the Venezuelan National Team at the Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Days after being defeated by the Ecuadorian National Team in New Jersey and completing 6 months of not achieving a victory, the national bicolor team once again jumped onto the field and offered a different game than Ecuador against Venezuela: at times they approached with clarity on goal and was even able to score a goal, however, the final result, 0-0, It only lengthens the drought of wins and goals that currently afflicts the Guatemalan National Team..
In fact, the streak could extend up to 9 months if the bicolor fails to win in their next official matches, which will be those corresponding to the Concacaf World Cup qualifiers.
Guatemala’s last victory corresponds to the month of September 2023 when they beat El Salvador 2 goals to 0 in a duel corresponding to the Concacaf Nations League.
After the duel against Venezuela concluded, Luis Fernando Tena, coach of Guatemala, shared part of his conclusions at a press conference and remained faithful to what he has said in his recent appearances in front of the media.
“I think we played two good games, we were better than against Ecuador. We are incorporating young people like Franco and Cardoza. Everyone has done a lot of their part, we see them well and we are seeing who are National Team people, the next call we make may vary a little but not much. I think we stood up, the game was very even, at times we controlled and at times we suffered. We can draw conclusions to have the most accurate call possible in May.“exclaimed the Mexican coach.
What’s next on the calendar of the Guatemalan National Team
The match against Venezuela was the last that Guatemala will play in almost three months, since the next match on the national team’s calendar is the first date of Group E of the Concacaf qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The closest duel for the bicolor will be on Wednesday June 5 in Guatemalan territory against Dominica. Later he will play on Saturday, June 8 against the winner of the tie between the British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands (defined this March 26). For this match, Guatemala must travel and play as a visitor.
Then Luis Fernando Tena’s team will play a friendly against the world champion Argentina (June 14) and then will have to wait until 2025, where they will face the Dominican Republic (June 6) and four days later against Jamaica.
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