The defense and Captain José Carlos Pinto said that the group is aware of the important of the commitment and is preparing the party seriously, to add the three points, with the support of the fans.
The national team, In charge of Mexican Luis Fernando Tena, he trained yesterday – to closed doors – with the complete group, After last Monday night Aaron Herrera and Matt Evans joined.
Guatemala will be measured on Friday with the Dominican Republic, at 8 pm, And the group phase will close on Tuesday against Jamaica, visiting, at 5 pm. The first two places in the group will advance to the next round.
“It will be a nice game against Dominican. We are preparing to achieve the goal: Add the three points and continue in the upper part of the standings, ”Pinto said in an interview with the press area of the Football Federation.
“We have confidence, but we don’t relax. We know we play our futurebut at the same time we want to enjoy the moment because it will be a nice World Cup tie party”Said the National Defense.
He stressed that he has always respected all the rivals, and the Dominican Republic will not be the exception. “Now there are no easy teams, and that’s why we have been preparing to make a good game”He stressed.
“We have our football and in the group we have become strong. There are several players who bring a long process and we have clear the idea of the game of Professor Tena, ”said Pinto, current communications player.
For the 2026 World Cup, Concacaf is available three direct places and two repechages, which would be played against an Oceania selection and another of Conmebol.
Dominican above Wednesday
The Dominican Republic selection maintains training in Colombia and is expected to arrive in the country on Wednesday afternoon to meet Guatemala.
The Dominican National Team did an adaptation work in coffee lands And he travels to Guatemala without his star striker, Mariano Díaz, former Real Madrid player who retired from the group at the last minute, as he made himself known.
The Dominicans are third parties of Group E with three points so a victory would put them to the fight for a qualifying to the next round and a defeat would leave them without option. Guatemala is a group leader with 6 points, the same as Jamaica.