The National Team of Guatemala continues to prepare His way for the 2026 World Cupbut on the horizon a possible rival of weight appears. Mason Greenwood, former Manchester United player and current figure of the Olympique de Marseille, has requested to change sports nationality to represent Jamaica, a selection that will face the blue and white next June in the classification phase of the Concacaf.
The 23 -year -old English attacker played a single game with the absolute selection of England on September 5, 2020, when he played 12 minutes against Iceland at Nations League. However, since then it has not been taken into account again by the English team, which allows it to take advantage of FIFA regulations to change the federation and represent the country of its roots.
The possible signing of Greenwood for Jamaica could be a weight reinforcement for the Caribbean, who seek to classify their first World Cup since France 1998.
With an outstanding career in European football, Greenwood has demonstrated its quality this season with Marseille, where it has scored 15 goals in 24 games in Ligue 1. Before, in its passage through Getafe, he scored 10 goals and recorded 6 assists in a season with the Spanish team.
Despite the extra -sports problems that have marked their career in recent years, Greenwood’s talent on the pitch is undeniable. Its speed, power and definition capacity could represent a great threat to Guatemala, which must face Jamaica in June in a key party within the World Cup classification.
The change of federation has not yet been officially approved, but if completed, Jamaica would be strengthened with a European level striker, which would further complicate the path of the blue and white in the Concacaf qualifiers.
Guatemala, meanwhile, continues with its planning to reach this crucial commitment in the best way, in which it will seek to add key points in its goal of classifying its first World Cup. With Greenwood or without him, the game against Jamaica will be an important challenge for the team led by Luis Fernando Tena.
For now, uncertainty continues in the air, but if FIFA approves the application, Guatemala could have to measure himself before a striker with experience in the European football elite, which would raise the level of demand on his way to the 2026 World Cup.