The duel between the Guatemalan national team vs. Trinidad & Tobago in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup or Gold Cup schedule was launched on Monday (19/7/2021) at Toyota Stadium, Texas, USA.
This matchday 3 Group A match can be watched via live streaming on Mola TV starting at 09.00 WIB in the morning. Soca Warriors - the nickname of the Trinidad & Tobago National Team - are in danger of failing to qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals and need a big win over Guetamala.
Trinidad & Tobago's performance showed a negative record in the 2021 Gold Cup. From the previous 2 appearances, Angus Eve's squad has not been able to break into the opponent's goal.
In the opening match, the Soca Warriors did hold out to a draw with the defending champions Mexico with a goalless score aka 0-0. However, they were then beaten by El Salvador via the final result of 2 goals without reply.
As a result, Radanfah Abu Bakr and colleagues now sit in 3rd place in Group A. They have only collected 1 point, without scoring a goal, and conceded 2 times. That is, there is a goal difference of minus 2.
Trinidad & Tobago's performance showed a negative record in the 2021 Gold Cup. From the previous 2 appearances, Angus Eve's squad has not been able to break into the opponent's goal.
Indeed, there is still hope for Trinidad & Tobago to qualify for the next round. The condition is to win by a big score over Guatemala and hope that Mexico will lose heavily at the hands of El Salvador in the other party in the same group.
"Trinidad & Tobago currently sit third with one point (+2 goal difference) and still have a chance to reach the knockout stages," the CONCACAF website said.
"A big margin of victory against Guatemala and a big enough defeat for Mexico (+3 goals difference) against El Salvador could bring Soca Warriors to the top 8," he continued. This means that this duel will be the last chance as well as a life-and-death match for the 1973 Gold Cup runner-up to continue their adventure in the football celebrations between North, Central America and the Caribbean Islands this time.
Trinidad & Tobago's losing streak can be fully maximized by Guatemala. Previously, Guatemala had always lost until they had no chance to go further. Guatemala lost 0-2 at the hands of El Salvador, followed by a 0-3 result when they met Mexico.
This achievement makes Dominguez-Ramirez and colleagues occupy the caretaker with zero points. Another meaning, the negative situation experienced by Rafael Loredo's team is an opportunity for Trinidad & Tobago to win with a big score even though the hope to qualify is still determined by other matches.
Estimated Line-up
Guatemala (3-4-3): N. Hagen; M. Hernández, G. Gordillo, J. Pinto; J. Morales, J. Arreola, M. Ceballos, J. Aparicio; M. Dominguez-Ramirez, S. Robles, L. Martínez
Trinidad & Tobago (5-4-1): Marvin Phillip; Alvin Jones, Aubrey David, Jelani Peters, Radanfah Abu Bakr, Ross Russell; Hashim Arcia, Justin Garcia, Jesse Williams, Triston Hodge; Reon Moore