Mexico begins World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela in New Zealand

The Mexican men’s softball team kicks off this Sunday’s WBSC World Cup in New Zealand, Central American and Caribbean Games and the Pan American Games, 2023, when they face Venezuela in the first match. The Continental Qualifying Round of the Special Series in Parana, Argentina.

Mexico hopes to win one of four places at the World Cup, scheduled for November 26 to December 4 this year in Auckland, New Zealand.

At the Nafaldo Cornell Stadium in Paran, the Mexican team sets out with the task of winning the first match against one of the rivals who was the protagonist in the last editions of Pan American, because this method should not be the exception. Expect three-time Pan American Championships after Parana 2014 and Santo Domingo 2017.

In addition, another of the strongest competitors is Argentina, the world’s second and current world champion, which emerges as a vast option with elements of the high level of play shown in world competitions.

Manager Jose Alfredo Lerma maintains the confidence to run a good tournament by having a list of players who have participated in the experience of Lima 2019 bronze medalists and selected youngsters in this new process.

“We have a good team to start the tournament with a win. It’s a very equal match, but we have a chance to get to the final. ”Lerma commented.

Sinaloans, Rubén Delgadillo Hernández’s experience, 15 years on national team and captain; Jesús René Cardona, as well as Baja Californians, Marco Antonio González and Lenny Josue Villalvazo Peña, and Sonoran Ernesto Alonso Sánchez López may be a factor in the inspiring performance.

Canada (6), USA (7), Mexico (8), Venezuela (11), Guatemala (12), Cuba (14), Dominican Republic (35), Colombia (37), Puerto Rico are not classified in this appointment and certainly in the world Second place local team and 2019 world champion.