2022-06-26
Surprise in Concacaf! The Guatemalan national team became the new classified to the quarterfinals of the Sub 20 World Cup after beating 4-3 to Canada in an exciting penalty shootout that was played this Sunday at the Chelato Uclés National Stadium.
In the first 90 minutes, both teams tied 0-0, which forced the match to be extended from extra time to a penalty shootout.
During this passage, the Canadians showed greater dominance of the ball with 54%, but the Guatemalans reached the goal more times, even so they could not break the lock.
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The one who did end up doing it was Kamron Habibullah (1-0) during the first extra time in the 100th minute after an inadvertent handball inside the penalty area. Urizar Batres sanctioned by the referee with the help of VAR.
However, football did justice with Anderson Villagran’s Guatemala equalizer (119′) to force a penalty kick (1-1).
The “maple leaf” set failed two executions, while the gGuatemalans had four hits to sentence the round 4-3 and achieve their classification.
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Guatemala advanced to the next phase and is 90 minutes away from qualifying for the 2023 World Cup in Indonesia, but first they must wait for a rival from whoever is the winner between Mexico and Puerto Rico this Sunday at 8:30 pm.
