How are Mascherano’s national team’s three rivals Uzbekistan, Guatemala and New Zealand faring?

Uzbekistan will be the first competitor of Argentina It contains Sub 20 world. There will also be a clash between the Asian champion and the rival Opening ceremony of competition. May 20 at the Madre de Ciudades Stadium in Santiago del Estero. Then the team lead Javier Mascherano See also Guatemala And New ZealandThe other two teams that make up Group A are respectively.

The 24 participating teams are divided into six groups. That means all first places, all second places and even the four best third places will enter the round of 16. The path of the national team, as a result, can take three different paths if it is not eliminated in the initial round.

If he wins the zone, he will go up against the best third party. It could be Group C (Senegal, Colombia, Japan and Israel), Group D (Italy, Brazil, Nigeria and Dominican Republic) or Group E (Uruguay, England, Iraq and Tunisia).

If he finishes second in the preliminary round, second in Group C (Senegal, Colombia, Japan and Israel) awaits him. And if he finishes third and is one of the qualifiers, he can play either the winner of the same group or the winner of Group B (USA, Ecuador, Fiji and Slovakia).

Beyond the different scenarios going into his quest for a seventh Under-19 World Cup, what is certain is that Mascherano already knows his top three rivals. whatHow do they play? What background do they have? What are your stats? These are all questions that the following paragraphs will attempt to answer.

Uzbekistan, the king of Asia

The Under-20 World Cup in Argentina will be the fifth for Uzbekistan, who beat Iraq in the final to be crowned Asian champions for the first time in history. Movement Ravshan Khaidarov They will be looking to beat their best form of reaching the quarter-finals in the 2013 and 2015 editions. They have a precedent with Argentina in the UAE 2003 edition. Carlos Tevez and Fernando Cavenagh on the court.

Khaidarov, 61, Uzbek footballer Jose Beckerman. Since he took the reigns of Asian football’s youth teams, he achieved the continental title in the Under-23s in 2018 and now he has repeated it with the Under-20s.

With a past as a former defender during his days as an ordinary footballer, Khaidarov has significant credentials as a coach. He was the selector of the senior team between 2002 and 2005 and then, after working at various clubs, he established himself as the coach of the youth teams.

In his hands are two rough diamonds. They are defender Abdugodir Kusanov, who plays for Energetic Minsk in the Belarusian first division, and attacking midfielder Aposbek Faysulayev, who has already won two Uzbek First Division titles and a local Super Cup with your coach’s former club Pakhtakor.

Guatemala and Second Chance

Mascherano’s second opponent at the U-20 World Cup in Argentina is Guatemala. This is the second participation of the Central American team, which only played in Colombia in 2011 with a decent performance and reached the round of 16.

Qualifying culminated in a 5–1 defeat against El Salvador after a series of character and setbacks that included wins over Canada and penalties. Mexico – He arrived unbeaten with 18 goals and none against. The saves of their goalkeeper Jorge Moreno, who saved three penalties in the last series, led his side to the semi-finals – losing the same way to the Dominican Republic – and qualification.

TD Rafael Loredo Silva, a 65-year-old Mexican, played for Nexaxa at other clubs and had an extensive career as a lower-team coach until he got the chance to showcase his knowledge at Guatemala Under-20s. There was also an interim in the major.

The stars of the team are Arcumidis Ortenes, a very spicy striker who plays for FC Cincinnati in America’s Major League Soccer, and the aforementioned Moreno, a native of Huehuetenango, a famous communiqués goalkeeper who led the team to the World Cup dream. Dibu Martinez saves in style in the penalty shootout.

New Zealand, a recurring motif

The New Zealanders will be making their seventh appearance at the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina, where they will play their sixth consecutive tournament – the last three reaching the round of 16 after they were crowned Under-19 continental champions.

The coach is Darren Paisley, an Englishman born in Northampton 50 years ago. As a footballer, among other clubs in his country, he was the defender of Wolverhampton and he ended his career in the New Zealand League, where he first shone with shorts (New Zealand Knights and Watacare United). As a trainer. He was in charge of the under-17s, the under-20s – at one point he did double duty and was an assistant for MLS and the under-23s. Senior team on interim basis.

Figure? Jay Herdman, 18, was named Player of the Year at the Oceania Under-19 Championship in Tahiti last November. And he has very soccer roots: the Invercargill-born boy is the son of Canada’s men’s coach, John Herdman, and plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the North American country. He plays for the Kiwis but could be eligible for Canada and England. Yes, that’s Grenache from New Zealand.

Herdman is not alone. Oliver Colotti is his best partner. The 19-year-old, who plays for Hamilton-based Melville United, has scored just nine goals in six games in Tahiti. They promise scouts from the Premier League’s top teams have him in their sights.

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