The Concacaf made the draw for the Gold Cup 2025 on Thursday, April 10which will be played from June 14 to July 6 in the United States.
The best 16 teams in the region will participate in the tournament, including, Guatemala, and will have 14 headquarters in 11 states of that country.
The bicolor was one of the last nations to get into the contestafter being forced to play a preliminary series against Guyana, to which he defeated (5-3 in the global), and will be present for a thirty-time occasion.
The Guatemalan team met its next rivals and was located in Group C, along with Panama, runner -up of the previous edition; Jamaica, a team that eliminated him in the round of the quarterfinals; and Guadalupe, who agrees again in the first phase of the contest.
After meeting the rivals, the technical director of the bicolor, Luis Fernando Tena, made a slight analysis of the group, which he considered very complicated, and praised Panamaone of its main rivals.
“I think a very hard group has touched us. We all know that Panama is the team that has grown the most in Concacaf. It has many players in Europe and a very solid and well structured way. In addition, he has a technician who has been working for a long time. They have with Godoy and Carrasquilla in the midfield a great fortress, apart from the speed of their players in front And the solidity in the rear, “said the Mexican.
In the case of Jamaica, stressed that most of its players militate in Europe and that it is a selection that has evolved For a long time.
“Jamaica has many players in Europe, has grown up for a long time”highlighted from the Caribbean rival that he will face twice, first for the 2026 World Cup tie (June 10) and days later in the Gold Cup.
Finally, in the case of Guadalupe, recalled the victory that Sele had two years ago in the same tournament And in the same round of groups, but it made it clear that it will not be strong rival since it has been on the rise.
“With Guadalupe, we know them, we already played with them two years ago where we could win a very hard game; They just eliminated Nicaragua who had been playing well, “he said.
In the end, Tena highlighted how complicated the group will be, but assured that Guatemala has weapons to highlight As he did two years ago, where he first left his group and reached the quarterfinals.
He also said that this Gold Cup will be a lot of learning and that he hopes that the fans in general will be proud of his team, as happened in 2023.
“A very hard group in general, but Guatemala has also grown up; we have very good players. We are waiting for a very interesting gold drink, which will make us grow all, and we hope that the followers are happy and very proud of their team as they did two years ago, Tena concluded.
This will be participation 13 For the national team, which has had a presence in 1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2021 and 2023. In his last intervention, he surprised to classify in the first place of group D, above Canada, Cuba and Guadalupe, something he had never achieved, and stayed in the round of the quarterfinals against the Jamaiquinos.
Concacaf’s Gold Cup 2025 already has its defined groups! 🌟
Guatemala will compete in Group C with Panama, Jamaica and Guadalupe.
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