After the draw for Sub 20 worldwe present you the profile of those selected from Uzbekistan, Guatemala and New Zealandthe rivals of Argentina that brought about the chance carried out this Friday in Zurich, Switzerland.
= Uzbekistan =
It will be the first rival of the Argentine national team in the opening game on May 20 at the Unique Mother of Cities Stadium of Santiago del Estero.
recent champion of the U-20 Asian Cuphis only title in the category, which he achieved with a victory over Iraq 1-0 last on March 4 in the final.
will play his fifth Under-20 World Cup and has a history with Argentina in the edition United Arab Emirates 2003, whose result was 2-1 for the “Albiceleste” with Javier Mascherano on court. His best performances at the World Cup were the 2013 and 2015 quarterfinals.
The team is led by Ravshan Khaydarov, 61 years old, a coach who spent his entire career in soccer in his country. The most valued player is the midfielder Umarali Rakhmonalievwhich acts on the Rubin Kazanfrom the second division of Russia.
In September of last year, Argentina he beat him 2-0, with goals from Luciano Kummer and Ignacio Master Puchin a friendly home run held in Uruguay.
=Guatemala=
Guatemala will play the second U-20 World Cup after his experience in Colombia 2011, where he reached the round of 16. He obtained that right by being among the top four in the Championship of the concacaflast year, when he eliminated Mexico on penalties in the quarterfinals.
“Los Mayas” are justly led by an Aztec since February 2020. It is about Raphael Loredo (65 years old), who served as a field assistant in his country and later gained experience as a head coach in clubs of Guatemala.
The front Archimedes Ordonezfigure and goalscorer of the team, is a footballer of the cincinnati of USA and this season he added his first minutes as a professional in the Major League Soccer (MLS).
= New Zealand =
A country without a soccer tradition but with numerous precedents in world Cup of the category, in which he will participate for the seventh time (sixth consecutive). They were organizers of the 2015 edition and since then, including the next two (2017 and 2019) they have not dropped below the round of 16.
New Zealand He is a seven-time continental champion, the last in 2018.
The figures of the “Maori” team are the attacking midfielder Jay Herdmann, of the Vancouver F.C. in the MLS NextPro, and the striker Kian Donkers, of the subsidiary of NEC Nijmegen of Netherlands.
Source: Ambito
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