The Guatemala U-20 National Team will face today at 5:00 p.m. a decisive match in the Concacaf U-20 Championship, a tournament that grants tickets to next year’s U-20 World Cup.
The team led by Sebastián Bini will face Antigua and Barbuda on the second day of group B, with the obligation to add three points to keep their qualification aspirations alive.
The match will be played at Cuauhtémoc Stadium, in Puebla, Mexico, where the Bicolor will seek to take an important step towards the next round. Likewise, the format of the tournament establishes that the first two places in each group and the two best third places will qualify, so each point is decisive.
Guatemala faces this commitment without points, after losing 1-0 against Costa Rica in the debut. Although he played more than an hour with one less playerthe national team showed dedication and generated scoring opportunities, but could not avoid defeat.
The result left the Bicolor forced to react and look for its first three points of the contest. If they do not achieve them, their qualification options would be complicated and the national team would be on the ropes.
For its part, Antigua and Barbuda also arrives under pressure after losing 3-0 against the host, Mexico, on the first day. The Caribbean team was surpassed by the Mexicans and shares with Guatemala the need to add to stay with options to advance.
The outlook anticipates an intense encounter from the beginning. Guatemalans and Caribbean people know that a draw would complicate their aspirations, so an open match is expected, with both teams in search of victory.
For the Bicolor, obtaining the three points would mean reaching the last day with real possibilities, when they will face Mexico, one of the favorite teams to win the Pre-World Cup and obtain one of the tickets for the U-20 World Cup. Everything is ready for a high-tension duel in Mexican territory.
TIME AND WHERE TO WATCH THE BLUE AND WHITE MATCH
The duel between the bicolor and the Caribbean team will be played at 5:00 p.m. in Guatemala. Fans will be able to follow all the incidents of the match through the ESPN signal and the Disney+ streaming platform.