Panama bets on six points against Guatemala

Coach of the senior women’s football team Panlove, Ignacio “Nacho” Quintana, stated that the team aims to add six points at the start of their journey to W Gold Cup 2024.

“The tournament is quite short, only four games are played and from now on we have to start with six points,” commented the coach before the departure of the women’s teams this Monday. Guatemala.

Selector of Panama she pointed out that there is little information about this new process of the Guatemalan women’s national team, but she admitted that they are waiting Guatemala who likes good ball handling.

“(Guatemala) has important players who play in teams in Europe, so they will certainly make our job more difficult. “We don’t expect an easy game at all,” he said.

That’s why he chose 23 players for the duel against Chapin Quintana, having as a central base footballers who played Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.

Strikers stand out among the World Cup players who traveled to Guatemala this Monday Marta Cox from Mexico Pachuca, Natalia Mills (LD Alajuelense) and Riley Tanner (Washington Spirit) and defenders Carina Baltrip Reyes (SS Lazio F), Yomira Pinzón (Tauro FC) and Wendy Natis (América de Cali).

One of the losses that complicates things a bit Quintana and the Panamanian team in this new expedition is a team of archers Yenith Baileywho has not yet recovered from the injury he has had since the World Cup.

Panama Guatemala will compete on September 20 at The imaginary stadium of the city of Antiguaand on September 24, the Panamanians will host the Guatemalans at the Universitario Stadium, in Penonomé, Panama’s Coclé province.

Panama placed in group B qualification together with Guatemala and the defeated team of the Concacaf Olympic Playoffs, which will be defined on September 22 and 26 among the teams Canada and Jamaica.

Only the first place in each group goes directly to Gold Cup W. The three best runners-up will play a play-off with the three group winners from League B in February next year.