Panama will face Japan, Ivory Coast and Bolivia

Panama was located in Group C with Bolivia, Ivory Coast and Japan in the prestigious Maurice Reve tournamentIllo (formerly known as Toulon hopes) in the south of France.

This is the second time in a row that Panama participates in this tournament, last year it appeared with the U-23 national team led by the Spaniards David Doniga Lara.

For this edition of a well-known tournament such as Toulo hopesn the Panamanian team will be led by the current U-20 coach, Jorge Dely Valdes and will be played from June 5 to 18, and 12 teams from different countries will also participate in it.

Those led by a coach Jorge Dely Valdes He will make his debut on Wednesday, June 7, when he will face the Ivorians.

Their second game will be on Saturday June 10 against the Japanese, and they finish on Tuesday June 13 against the Bolivian team.

In a tournament reserved for international football’s best young promises, the three winners of each group, plus the tournament’s best runners-up, advance directly to the semi-finals.

The grand final of the tournament is scheduled for Sunday, June 18.

The 12 participating teams are: Panama, France, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Australia, Bolivia, Mexico, Japan, Qatar, Ivory Coast and Togo.

The competition will again be played in the south-east of France in places Aubagne, Fos-sur-Mer, Salon de Provence, Vitrolles, Arles and Mallemort.

The Panamanian team participated in France for the first time last year under the leadership of Spaniard David Dóniga Lara, finishing in seventh place.

On that occasion, the national penalty team registered two victories, a draw and a defeat.