The selections of Guatemala and Panama will face on Friday, June 20 in the Q2 Stadium, in Austin, Texas, in a match corresponding to day 2 of the group stage of the group of the Concacaf Gold Cup.
The Guatemalan team comes from defeating Jamaica 1-0 in its debut in the tournament and add three important points in your fight for advancing to the quarterfinals.
“Panama is the best team in Central America and the Caribbean, it is at the same time in Mexico, USA and Canada. We expect a very offensive and mobility team”
The duel against Panama is one of the most anticipated by the Guatemalan fans, since the channel selection is rival of the bicolor in LQUALINATORIES Right to the 2026 World Cupand the clash in Austin is emerging as a great quality appetizer.
Luis Fernando Tena, coach of the Guatemala team, spoke with media in the previous meeting and shared his analysis of what he expects from Panama and what Guatemala can offer.
According to Tena, Panama is one of the best selections of the Concacaf and It places it at the same level as Mexico, the United States and Canadaalthough he affirms that “it is not impossible to overcome it.”
“Panama is the best team in Central America and the Caribbean, it is at the same time in Mexico, the USA and Canada. We expect a very offensive team with a lot of mobility,” he said.
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“They have good players, we expect a very hard game, It is not impossible to overcome them. Good news is that Carrasquilla does not come, because it seems like a great player. Today is one of the favorite teams to win the Gold Cup, ”he said.
The technician did not want to go into details about what he will do Guatemalabut he did advance that his team will have some modifications regarding what is shown to Jamaica.
“There will be some changes, but we will try to maintain the structure. We are thinking of making a great game, we will try to add. All players are fine,” he said.
“We have more quality players than people believe,” he concluded.
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