Flaco Tena: “The CONCACAF giant disappeared a long time ago”

Luis Fernando Tena, coach of Guatemala, is of the opinion that Mexico, the United States and Canada are on the same level.

MAZATLÄN – Team coach Guatemala national teamAnd Luis Fernando Tenaadmitted that “Giant CONCACAF He disappeared for a long time,” ahead of Wednesday’s game against MexicoAt the Kraken Stadium in Mazatlan.

“The three teams (Mixco, USA and Canada) are on the same level and you can see, every match between them is close. world Cup Sometimes one is better than the other. Obviously gigantic CONCACAF He disappeared a long time ago. Mexico He is no longer an absolute favourite Gold cupsometimes Canadasometimes United StateThe area has grown a lot. Luis Fernando Tenatrainer Guatemala national team.

king He went to the address Guatemala Since 2021, with the aim of qualifying the Central American national team for the 2026 World Cup, taking advantage of this fact CanadaAnd United State And Mexico He will not participate in the qualifiers CONCACAFbeing a host country.

“All the difference CONCACAF We know that the three strongest will not be in a tie, that the opportunity is now, and we will fight to the last breath for that ticket. Guatemala “You’ve never been to a World Cup before and we know it’s a great opportunity,” explained the Mexican coach.

Luis Fernando Tena He is considered one of the authors of Maximum Achievement Mexican national teamAs a coach for the gold medal achieved in Olympic Games London 2012 with the under-23 team. he ‘slim’ He believes that young people should be given the chance to go out, especially to Europe.

It would be ideal, for foreigners to go down, and to do it gradually, and hopefully continue to do so. Let the guys come out, it will always be better, and they will grow more, especially in Europe“, It is to explain king.