The Guatemala team is already on its way to Barbados, a country where the game corresponding to the first leg of the repechage will play on Friday, March 21 Gold Cup 2025.
The Guatemalan team trained the last days in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, after having played the friendly match against Honduras where he imposed himself by a score of 2-1.
Finally, this March 19, the Guatemala national team, directed by coach Luis Fernando Tena, laid for Barbados, place that will host the meeting against Guyana.
There, Guatemala will face a series of challenges and difficulties that he must overcome if he wishes to leave his rival.
5 challenges of Guatemala’s team against Guyana
The first game of the Repechaje series against Guyana will be held on Friday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Wildey Turf Stadium in Barbados, an enclosure with the capacity of about two thousand spectators.
Defensive solidity
Guatemala’s first great challenge against Guyana will be to find defensive strength. Supply The Low of Aaron Herrera On the right side it will be one of the tasks of Luis Fernando Tena, since without the DC footballer United, Guyana’s options to harm the sides are greater.
Taking into account the group of players who made the trip to the United States to face Honduras, the main candidate to take the place of Herrera could be José Morales, but Allen Yanes can also be the one who takes the right wing.
Recovery after a long trip
Guatemala trained at Fort Lauderdale from March 17 to 19, but the transfer to Barbados is not easy. A Florida to Barbados flight takes approximately 4 hours since You must cover a section of two thousand 600 kilometers. In addition, the bicolor will only have on Thursday, March 20 to recognize the court and have a training, before the Friday 21.
Instead, Guyana has been in Barbados since Saturday, March 15, so he will reach the duel with almost a week of rest and acclimatization compared to Guatemala.
Doubts in the offensive
Guatemala will arrive with a short template in attack on the repechage against Guyana. The Rubín Rubin striker has months without a team and in the match against Honduras his lack of competitive rhythm was noticed. Another player who generates doubts is Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
Derby County man barely recovered from an injury And although he joined the series against Guyana, he comes from a few weeks without competing.
Those who emerge to take the offensive responsibility of the bicolor are Óscar Santis and José Martínez.
Physical condition and high temperatures
Barbados is a place where the temperature remains around 26 ° C and 31 ° C in the year, so Guatemala is waiting for a match in a particularly warm environment, and March is one of the months considered hot.
The first leg will be 7 pm, for the good it will take place under an intense sun but Humidity if you could play a determining factor in the development of the game which could diminish in the physical state of Guatemalan players.
Pressure management
Finally, one of the aspects that could suppose a challenge for the bicolor in Barbados will be the psychological factor. The pressure faced by the Guatemala selection is a lot, since in his hands is the classification to the Gold Cup. Going to the tournament would be positive news and a reinforcement for Luis Fernando Tena’s project; Falling eliminated would be a strong blow that will weigh for the June World Cup qualifiers.