National Soccer
The coach of the Guatemala selection, the Mexican Luis Fernando Tena, shared his opinion on the qualifying group.
The Mexican coach of Guatemala, Luis Fernando Tena, observes during a match between Guatemala and Costa Rica at the Doroteo Guamuch Flores Stadium in September. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
The Guatemala selection He met on Thursday, June 12, the group that will integrate for the final round of the Concacaf Qualifiers.
The national bicolor was matched next to Panama, El Salvador and Surinam in Group A, so it will face these three selections during the FIFA dates between September and November 2025.
Once the result of the raffle was announced, little by little the protagonists of the tie have reacted and provided their opinion on the group.
Luis Fernando Tena, spoke with media prior to his departure to the United States to dispute the Gold Cup 2025.
“Panama is the strongest team in Central America, it is obviously the favorite for the first place, but this is football and you have to play the games,” he said.
“El Salvador, Surinam and Guatemala we are very even. Panama is a favorite, but it does not mean that we cannot beat him,” he said.
“We are going to take advantage of the tournament so that our players grow up. We are prepared and with good mood, we will fight,” he said.
Guatemala will debut against Jamaica on Monday, June 16 at the Activity of Group C at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, United States at 8:00 p.m.
After facing Jamaica, Guatemala must assume his second challenge in the Gold Cup and will be against Panama on June 20.
Finally, the last game of the Bicolor is June 24 against Guadalupe.
If Guatemala achieves good performance, it will advance to the quarterfinals that will be played between June 28 and 29.