Mexico vs Guatemala LIVE: Score Updates (0-0) | 04/27/2022

The pace of the game starts to slow down, yet Zendejas is becoming frequent in attack to try to open the first.  

The Mexican attack was slowed down after the ball hit the referee and the players complained to him.

Guatemala begins to react, having a few chances in the Mexican area, but although they have managed to break through, the defense has prevented dangerous chances.

El Tri has managed to keep the ball in the opponent's area, but when they try to finish the play, they lose the ball and the opportunity to score the first goal.

Mexico starts dominating, trying to open the scoreboard, although Guatemala tries to press the tri color to prevent them from scoring.
Zendejas tries to score with a header, but doesn't finish well and it goes over the top. 

The match between Mexico and Guatemala is ready to kick off at the Camping World Stadium, where there is a good attendance.

Both teams are already on the field to start this friendly match at the Camping World Stadium.

This is the starting XI with which the visitors will take the field at the Camping World Stadium to face Mexico.

EL ONCE INICIAL DE LA #SeleMayor 🔵⚪️🔵

🇬🇹Guatemala 🆚 México🇲🇽
⏱️18:30 hrs (GT)
🏟️Camping World Stadium
📺@TigoSportsGt#VamosGuate #ModoSelección 🇬🇹👏⚽️ pic.twitter.com/4N95nzr0Xn

— FEDEFUT GUATE (@fedefut_oficial) April 27, 2022

This is the starting XI with which the home team will take the field at the Camping World Stadium to face Guatemala.

👤 Alineación.
🆚 Guatemala 🇬🇹.
🏟 Camping World Stadium.

¡Vamos jugar con todo en este #MEXTOUR! ⚽️ 🇲🇽
El XI es presentado por @Banorte_mx.#TuBancoTuTiempo | #MiSelecciónBanorte pic.twitter.com/QN2VF9ec7w

— Selección Nacional (@miseleccionmx) April 28, 2022

 Marcelo Flores will have his first process with the Tri color for the match against Guatemala, a call-up that has been in the middle of controversy due to the decision of whether he will play for Mexico or Canada. After this he has not decided which country he will represent, as he assured that he will seek to be in both to know his options and the projects that each one has.

"Of course, I have interest (in Canada) I have always said that I can't say something good or bad about them if I haven't tried. I am enjoying the moment, with my teammates and the coaching staff of Mexico and I am enjoying everything with Mexico," he said in an interview for TV Azteca.

Jesús Angulo, UANL Tigres full-back, spoke prior to the Mexico match and assured that he is looking to win one of the last possible tickets to the call-up, pointing out that he will have to take advantage of the call-up for the friendly match and any others that may come in the future.

"It's a great opportunity for all of us to earn a place in the team for the World Cup. There are only a few places left and we want to show ourselves, because that's what we came here for.

Luis Fernando Tena knows what Gerardo Martino is going through and asks to value what "Tata" has achieved as national coach and not to cut the process, especially a few months before the World Cup.

"It has been a process like everything else, with bumps, but the results have supported him and I believe that the coach should be kept, there is no reason to change, and not only now, but even for the next World Cup cycle".
 

Guillermo Ochoa extended his record of matches without conceding a goal in goal for El Tri (53), closing the Concacaf Octagonal with five consecutive matches without being beaten. He conceded his last goal with the Mexican National Team in the elimination match against Jamaica, but from then on he kept clean sheets against Costa Rica, Panama, the United States, Honduras and El Salvador.
In a study published by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, it shared the best goalkeepers with the most clean sheets and Ochoa is in 22nd place, surpassing Jorge Campos.

Chivas player, Hiram Mier spoke at a press conference that due to a confusion he is no longer called up, as prior to a call-up in 2020, he commented that he would not attend due to an injury, but Tata Martino took it to mean that he did not want to go. 

"On that subject I have tried to speak little, I do not like to talk about it, at the time it was not like I said no to the selection and I was already with a knee treatment, the FIFA dates I used them to rest, I told them that I had this treatment and they took it as that I did not want to go. 

Fernando Beltrán has been ruled out of the Mexican National Team for the match against Guatemala. Beltrán suffered a right knee injury during the weekend's match between Chivas and Pumas, which forced him to come off the bench. 

Arturo Ortiz, Pumas defender, is one of the new players that Gerardo Martino presented in the call-up list. The life of 'Palermo' has changed in the last eight months, going from being a player in the Expansion League to the Mexican National Team, he arrived at UNAM for the 2021 Apertura from Leones Negros.
However, in the first instance he would go to Pumas Tabasco, a subsidiary of the Expansion League, and after the need to cover the loss of Johan Vásquez, who moved to Genoa in Italy, Lillini decided to bring 'Palermo' Ortiz to the first team.

On Monday, April 25, the director of national teams, Ignacio Hierro, announced that the Tri men's and women's teams will play three matches in Torreón, Coahuila during the month of June at the Corona Stadium.
The men's team will face Suriname on June 11 in a match corresponding to the Nations League, while the women's team will play two friendlies: on June 25 and 28 against Peru.

Luis Fernando Tena will become the second Mexican manager to face the National Team. Hired last year, "Flaco" and this Wednesday's friendly at Camping World Stadium could be a good parameter for the process he can manage.
The only Mexican who has faced the Tricolor is Carlos de los Cobos, at the helm of the El Salvador national team.

The 26 year old forward Rubio Rubin, currently plays for Real Salt Lake of the MLS and since last year in the process of Amarini Villatoro has been sought by the Guatemalan Soccer Federation to represent the National Team due to his mother's ancestry, however, there had been no news about this process.

For this duel, the Mexican coach had the opportunity to count on some legionnaires, one of them being defender Gerardo Gordillo, who is currently part of Gualaceo of Ecuador and with whom he has managed to sign great performances, which have earned him a starting position.
Gordillo was taken into account in the matches of this month of April, so he started his journey to make himself available to the coaching staff headed by Tena.
 

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This is the start time of the game Mexico vs Guatemala of 27th April in several countries:

México: 19:30 horas CDMX, TUDN

Argentina: 22:30 horas

Chile: 22:30 horas

Colombia: 19:30 horas

Perú: 19:30 horas

EE.UU.: 20:30 horas ET

Ecuador: 19:30 horas

Uruguay: 21:30 horas

Paraguay: 20:30 horas

España: 02:30 horas

The two teams have met on 32 occasions, with 21 wins for the Mexicans, 3 for the Guatemalans and 8 draws in all competitions.

In the last 5 meetings, Mexico has dominated, winning 4 and drawing 1.
Guatemala 0-3 MEX, 14 Jul, 2021, Gold Cup
Mexico 3-0 Guatemala, 30 Sep, 2020, International Friendly
Guatemala 0-0 Mexico, 12 Jul, 2015, Gold Cup
Mexico 3-0 Guatemala, 30 May, 2015, International friendly match
Mexico 2-1 Guatemala, 18 Jun, 2011, Gold Cup

Mexico closed its participation in the World Cup qualifiers for Qatar against El Salvador, winning 2-0 and placing second in the standings, having the same points as Canada, only being surpassed by goal difference.
Guatemala, on the other hand, is coming from a 4-0 victory over El Salvador on April 24.
 

The Guatemala National Team was scheduled to arrive in Orlando on Monday around midnight, but the bad weather during their layover in Houston prevented them from completing the trip, to the extent that they had to sleep at the airport. The image of the players lying on the floor of the airport in Houston has begun to generate different reactions.

Gerardo Martino, coach of the Mexican National Team, clarified to Marcelo Flores that he will not promise him the World Cup, being clear that he will never promise a player to attend the Qatar 2022 World Cup in order for him to decide to play for the tricolor team.
All this happened because of the case of Marcelo Flores who implied that he would stay with Mexico if he is assured of going to Qatar 2022.

"He must first consolidate, be clear about which national team he will play for and not speculate that he would play for a national team that would take him to the World Cup," he commented.

Santiago Giménez, the young forward of Cruz Azul has been showing great performances with his team, which has earned him the call-up that Tata has entrusted to him, so he will take advantage of the minutes he has to continue to be present in the tricolor team.
 

Darwin Lom is the striker of the Guatemala national team, playing 9 matches with his national team, scoring 3 times, playing the Gold Cup and the World Cup Qualifiers.
 

As has been usual in recent months, Javier Hernandez is a topic of conversation for the coach of the Mexican National Team. Being politically correct when asked about "Chicharito", but when answering about the absence of defender Carlos Salcedo he explains the scenario that Hernandez must also undergo.

"He is in a good moment and the other will be defined in the moments we have to present a list for the next competitions or friendly matches, but that he is in a good moment, undoubtedly. The previous season is behind him, but he has also been very good this season, so you can't say otherwise."

Gerardo Martino, has suffered two operations for retinal detachment in his right eye, causing him to be unable to travel with the Tricolor team. According to Dr. David Berrones, ophthalmologist and retina treatment specialist, there are cases in which the patient takes up to a year to recover, so if this happens to Tata, he could miss the World Cup.

"A case of retina is urgent to treat, if it is not treated, there is a risk of losing vision, it is something very delicate", the specialist mentions.

The Guatemala National Team obtained its third consecutive victory of the year under the technical direction of Luis Fernando Tena, who has won the three points against Cuba (1-0), Haiti (2-1) and El Salvador (4-0), generating expectation for the duel against Mexico and in the CONCACAF Nations League. 
Finally, journalist Karsten Rivas highlighted the experience and experience that Luis Fernando Tena has in soccer to contribute to the Chapin football.

"Guatemala won without cheating, without tricks and without debate. Its coach Luis Fernando Tena made his debut on March 24 and has won three consecutive victories against Cuba, Haiti and El Salvador. The Mexican coach has the hopes of the Chapín people for the 2026 World Cup," was the message written by Karsten Rivas on his Twitter account.

Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the live broadcast of Mexico vs Guatemala, a friendly match. The match will take place at the Camping World Stadium, at 8:30 pm.