Goals and Highlights Mexico U-20 6-0 Puerto Rico U-20: in CONCACAF U-20 Pre-World Cup 2022
Mexico defeated Puerto Rico 6-0, leaving them out of the Pre-World Cup in their only game. The Aztecs advance to the next round where they will face Guatemala in the next phase.
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Christian Miranda and Pedro Alejandro are on the field for Puerto Rico, Edwin Melendez and Noah Escobar are out.
Mexico substitute Saul Zamora for Fidel Ambriz
Head coach Luis Ernesto Pérez of Mexico's U-20 National Team said that he sees his team very motivated against Puerto Rico. Perez talked about where they are looking to get one of the four tickets to the next U-20 World Cup.
The young players are very motivated, excited, with a great performance, today are the games that every young player wants to play, I see the team committed and with a lot of desire to have the best version both individually and collectively, I see them with that hunger of wanting to succeed", said the coach.
This is the starting XI with which both teams will take the field at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, a match corresponding to the CONCACAF U-20 Pre-World Cup 2022.
The Metropolitan Olympic Stadium is a sports venue located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It was inaugurated on December 5, 1997 for the VI Central American Games, its facilities are shared with the Olympic Village.
The final rosters for the CONCACAF U-20 Men's Championship 2022 (CU20C) have been submitted by the 20 countries competing in the tournament in Honduras.
The competition began the third week of June with a Group Stage between the 16 top-ranked teams after the group stage (June 18-23), with the top three teams from each of the groups advancing to the Round of 16, joining the four winners of the Qualifiers.
The knockout phase will begin with the round of 16 (June 25-26), followed by the quarterfinals (June 28-29), the semifinals (July 1) and the final (July 3).
Fans will be able to watch the competition through the Confederation's television partners, such as TUDN, ViX (U.S.-Spanish), Televisa (Mexico), One Soccer (CAN), ESPN (Caribbean and Central America) and multiple partners around the world. For other territories, the event will be available on the official Concacaf app.
The Mexican U-20 National Team had no problem qualifying for the Round of 16 in the CONCACAF U-20 Pre-World Cup, but coach Luis Perez warned of how dangerous the teams can be.
"We've seen Puerto Rico quite a bit. We saw the tournament a month ago, we saw their participation and the pre-elimination matches, which were fairly balanced and well-directed. Without a doubt, with all due respect, one hundred percent of them play in the USL and in Europe, they are important and we must have respect for them and work on what corresponds to us. They are undoubtedly a team that individually have good players," he said.
The CONCACAF U-20 Pre-World Cup 2022 is North America's final qualifying round for the U-20 World Cup to be played in Indonesia 2023. The 4 semi-finalists will qualify directly to the U-20 World Cup and the 2 finalists will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
All Final Phase matches will be played in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, and will be governed by the direct elimination format. And the biggest reward will go to those who advance the furthest: the four semifinalists will qualify for the World Cup, while the two finalists will earn a ticket to the Summer Olympics.
One of them is Jonathan Pérez, who said that the decision he made to play for Mexico was based on the love he has for his parents, on the sacrifice they made for him to fulfill his dream.
"For me it is to pay for all the sacrifice they had with me, they worked for me to fulfill my dreams and it is the least I can do, that they see me with that shirt and sing the anthem," he said.
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Both teams have never met in this competition, so this will be a great match, not only for the teams but also for what is at stake, as they are playing for a pass to the World Cup of the category.
Mexico's U-20 National Team played to a goalless draw against Haiti in Day 3, leaving Luis Pérez's team in first place in Group F with seven points, Haiti second with five, Trinidad and Tobago third with four and Suriname in last place with zero.
Jeremy De Leon and Daniel Cruz Jr, could be lethal in this duel, as in their last match against Bermuda, which they used to qualify to this stage, they scored two goals to win the match.
There are two players who stand out in the team and are responsible for the offense. The first is Salvador Mariscal Murra, who plays for Santos Laguna and scored three goals in the match against Suriname. Then Esteban Lozano, striker for Club America and managed to score last game.
Luis Perez, Mexico's national team coach, spoke prior to these last matches, highlighting that he would like to field everyone, but due to regulations he will only field 11.
"There is not one player who will be left out, by regulation we can only field 11, we would like to field everyone, but we are here for two objectives, the two tickets to the World Cup and the Olympic Games, and we certainly need all 20".
The CONCACAF Pre-World Cup will begin with a group stage of 16 teams divided into four groups of four, from which the top three teams in each group will advance to the next phase.
From there, the knockout round will begin. First, a round of 16 will be played, then the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals and finally the grand final.
The teams of: Curacao, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Nicaragua, are already awaiting opponents in the round of 16 after having qualified in a previous round.
The four teams that reach the semifinals will qualify for the World Cup, and the two finalists, in addition to being in the World Cup, will get their ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.
CONCACAF has announced an updated match schedule for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship being held in Honduras. The city of San Pedro Sula has been affected by heavy rains over the past week. Given the current conditions at Estadio Morazan, CONCACAF and the Local Organizing Committee have made the decision to relocate several matches to Estadio Yankel Rosenthal and Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano.
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the broadcast of the Mexico U-20 vs Puerto Rico U-20 match, corresponding to the Round of 16 of the CONCACAF U-20 World Cup 2022. The match will take place at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano at 10:30 pm.
