The first team has arrived in Argentina.
With more than two weeks to go before the start of the
Under 20 World Cup
,
the Guatemalan team arrived in Albiceleste lands to begin writing its history...
Under the command of the Mexican Rafael Loredo, the Chapines arrived before anyone else, with the main objective of adjusting to the country.
"The truth
is important to adapt to the schedules, even if they are only three hours apart
," said the coach.
However, the Guatemalan delegation is not complete since Arquímedes Ordóñez, the main figure of the team that continues to play games with Cincinnati FC in Major League Soccer, has not yet been released.
When their star finally arrives, the
Bicolor will train in La Plata to debut with New Zealand
(Saturday, May 20),
face the Argentine National Team
(Tuesday, May 23)
and close group A with Uzbekistan
(Friday, May 26). , all of them in the Único Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero.
Guatemala arrived in Argentina.
(EFE)
Likewise, before its World Cup debut,
Guatemala will have already agreed friendlies against River, Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, Sacachispas and Villa San Carlos
, although details of when and where they will take place are not yet known.
How did they qualify for the World Cup?
Guatemala and its surprise classification to the Sub 20 World Cup.
After being left out of the
2022 Gold Cup
due to a terrible qualifying, Guatemala fired its DT, Amarini Villatoro, and hired the Mexican Loredo.
However,
Curaçao's last-minute loss allowed it to enter the top competition of CONCACAF
.
With this great news, the Aztec strategist had less than a year to prepare a team he did not know.
And the results show that his work has been satisfactory, since the
Chapines were the surprise of the tournament, reaching the semifinals, where they lost on penalties against the Dominican Republic
after drawing 2-2.