Sub-20 World Cup: One of Argentina’s rivals has already arrived in the country, two weeks before the start of the Cup

The first team arrived in Argentina. With more than two weeks before the start of Sub 20 world, The Guatemalan national team has arrived in the albiceleste lands to start writing its history…

Under the command of Mexican Rafael Loredo, the Chapines arrived before anyone else, with the main goal of adapting to the country. “The truth It’s important to fit the schedules, even if they’re only three hours away“said the coach.

However, the Guatemalan delegation is not complete as Arquímedes Ordóñez, the team’s main figure who continues to play for Cincinnati FC in Major League Soccer, has not yet been released.

When his star finally arrives, hein Bicolor he will train in La Plata to make his debut with New Zealand (Saturday 20 May), confront the Argentine national team (Tuesday 23 May) and close group A with Uzbekistan (Friday May 26), all at the Único Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero.

Similarly, prior to its world premiere, Guatemala will have pre-agreed friendlies against River, Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, Sacachispas and Villa San Carlosalthough details on when and where it will take place are not yet known.

How did they qualify for the World Cup?

After being banned from the Gold Cup 2022 After making a poor qualification, Guatemala fired its coach, Amarini Villatoro, and signed Mexican Loredo. However, Curaçao’s last minute defeat allowed them to enter the top competition CONCACAF.

With this great news, the Aztec strategist had less than a year to prepare an unfamiliar team. And the results show that his work has been satisfactory, since heThe Chapines were the surprise of the tournament, reaching the semifinals, where they lost on penalties to the Dominican Republic after drawing 2-2.