We remember that gray moment when we lost the Concacaf qualifiers in Honduras.
This Wednesday, March 20, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Group Stage Draw And this Mexican team He will not be among the contenders in the fight for Olympic gold.
The Mexican Men's National Team Lost opportunity to participate Olympic GamesDue to poor performance in Concacaf qualifiers held in 2022, the most important sporting event in the world.
The team, led by Luis Perez, traveled to Honduras, the competition's pre-Olympic headquarters, as favorites to win the competition and claim one of the four tickets offered by the competition. Olympic Games of Paris.
In the group stage, Mexico They started the tournament in extraordinary fashion, beating Suriname 8–0, a result that cemented El Tri's favorite spot. On the second date, Mexico They humiliated Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 and the Tricolor team ended their participation in the group stage with a goalless draw against Haiti. Thanks to these results, El Tri finished first in their group and qualified for the round of 16.
In the first round of direct elimination, Mexico With a 6-0 thrashing of Puerto Rico, everything pointed to Perez's men making it to the final without any problems, however, El Tri surprised El Tri in the quarter-finals.
With an incredible Jorge Moreno under three sticks, The Mexican team He was beaten in penalty kicks against Guatemala after 120 minutes of play after leveling at one goal. L Tri suffered a double defeat as it was the only one sidelined Paris 2024 Olympic Games But Indonesia was also without a chance to compete at the special World Championships in 2023.
Concacaf collapses in San Pedro Sula Although he has complete control over the ball in the fight against GuatemalaA lack of stamina and a certain amount of overconfidence, at least early in the game, made him a prey to his mistakes, especially when Chapin Argumidis Ordonez opened the scoring in the first period. Mexico Against the ropes.
In a series of penalties, Tri's shooters missed four shots against efficient goalkeeper Chapon, who celebrated in style as his team progressed to the semi-finals of the World Cup and regional qualifiers. The elimination of the Concacaf World Cup represents a colossal setback in the face of the Aztec process towards the 2026 World Cup.
Fidel AmbrisThe captain of the Mexican national under-20 team accepted the defeat to Guatemala at the CONCACAF World Cup.
“It's a defeat and we can't go to the World Cup. A competitor pushing back, looking for counterattacks, that's football. There is nothing but how to lose and look forward,” he said. Ambris.
For its part, Luis Perez He reluctantly accepted the responsibility of leaving to go to the tricolor Paris Olympic Games 2024.
“We are sorry for the whole country, and I am the only one responsible here, because unfortunately for us we could not overcome this important competition. The truth (it was a defeat). Obviously, we wanted to qualify for the World Cup and the Olympics. Now we have to continue to work, that the youth will develop well. Hope so,” he said at the end of the game.
In this way, the Mexican Men's National Team Not inside Paris And fans will have to wait until the 2028 event in Los Angeles, California.
