Toronto (Canada), Jun 30 (EFE).- Canada will face Guatemala this Saturday in their second game of the Concacaf Gold Cup, aiming to correct the mistakes that led them to draw Tuesday at home against the Guadalupe national team while the Chapina team will try to remain leaders of group D.

Guatemala leads Group D, with three points, after defeating the Cuban team 1-0 on Tuesday at the DRV PNK stadium in Fort Lauderdale (USA) thanks to a goal from Darwin Lom, who in the 10th minute of the match, he replaces Rubio Méndez, injured.

The team led by Mexican Luis Fernando Tena will try to repeat at the Shell Energy stadium in Houston (USA) against Canada the formula with which they beat Cuba: speed on the wings and the contribution of debutant Nathaniel Mëndez-Laing to create dangerous games. in the opposite area.

On paper, the Canadian team, number 45 in the FIFA rankings, is superior to the Guatemalan team, number 116 in the list of the international soccer organization.

The last three games played between the two teams have been won by Canada, although the last was in 2015.

But in Tuesday’s game at BMO Field in Toronto, the players coached by John Herdman were no match for a much inferior team, even considering the Canadiens didn’t call some of their players the more important, such as Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Cyle Larin, Alistair Johnston and Ismaël Koné.

Conceding Guadeloupe the equalizer two minutes from the end of the match and with an own goal further deteriorates the image of a Canadian team which reached the Gold Cup with the good taste in the mouth of its participation in the World Cup in Qatar 2022, his first participation in a World Cup since 1986.

After the draw with Guadeloupe, the Canadian trade press wondered if Herdman hadn’t tried too many experiments in the Gold Cup, leaving half of his starting team out of the squad and bringing in seven players who didn’t. had never played a match with the Canadian team.

And with having to beat Guatemala on Saturday to secure their place in the second round, Herdman has lost flexibility in his line-up, now forced to place his most veteran players on the pitch, especially in defense and midfield.

(c) EFE Agency