Mexican National Team started with the right foot participation in the Maurice Revello tournament: they beat Ghana

The Tri sub 21 won their first match of the prestigious French tournament with a goal from Víctor Guzmán; its next rival is Venezuela

Mexico debuted with victory in the Maurice Revello tournament. Photo: @miseleccionmx

The representative team of Mexico, in its under 21 category, debuted with victory against the Ghana team in the Maurice Revello Tournament in its 2022 edition. The squad led by Raúl Chabrand obtained its first victory in the summer championship formerly known as Esperanzas de Toulon and is currently positioned as the leader of its group (tied with Venezuela, which won their respective duel against Indonesia).

Due to minimal difference in scoringr, the Tri won their game of premiere of the prestigious championship. The goal was the responsibility of the defender Víctor Guzmánafter a good reception inside the area, a cut to his rival and a placed shot that goalkeeper Anane could not do anything, during the last minutes of the match that took place at the De Lattre Stadium.

The first half of the game was the Mexican National Team who led the main dangerous actions with several shots at the opposite goal, although none of them represented a real risk. For the second part, both squads came out onto the field more settled and with greater confidence, as the level of play rose in each part. The African team reached the goal more with actions that Héctor Holguín solved in a good way.

Mexico debuted with victory in the Maurice Revello Tournament. Photo: @miseleccionmx

Upcoming matches

Mexico vs. Venezuela, Thursday, June 2 at 10:30 a.m. (CET time). Central Mexico).

Mexico vs. Indonesia, Sunday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m. (Central Mexico time).

In this way, the tricolor set added its first three units. In the next scenario, the rival will be Venezuelawho also won and with whom they share the lead in sector B. After that, the last remaining opponent in the group stage is Indonesia. The first places in each sector (between A, B and C) advance to the next round, the semifinals, as well as the best second place.

The summoned

< p class=”paragraph”>Goalkeepers: Eduardo García Mendoza (Chivas), Héctor Holguín Pérez (Santos)

Defenders: José Castillo (Pachuca), Rodrigo Parra (Xolos), Uziel García (Atletico de San Luis), Daniel Aceves (Pachuca), Jesús Rivas (Pumas), Ramón Juárez (Atletico de San Luis), Jorge Rodríguez (Toluca), Víctor Guzmán (Xolos).

Midfielders: Santiago Naveda (América), Jonathan Herrera (Atlas), Eugenio Pizzuto (Sporting Braga), Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy ), Andrés Montaño (Mazatlán), Ángel Zapata (Monterrey), Diego Medina (Santos), Benjamín Galdames (Spanish Union).

Forwards: Santiago Muñoz (Newcastle), Jorge Ruvalcaba (Pumas), Ángel Robles (Puebla), Teun Wilke (SPAL B).

Mexico debuted with victory in the Maurice Revello Tournament. Photo: @miseleccionmx

Pleasant background

Mexico already knows what it means to win the championship. Still under the name Esperanzas de Toulon, El Tri participated in the tournament as part of their preparation for the 2012 London Olympics. In that edition, the format featured eight teams divided into two groups of four each. The Mexican team shared a sector with France, Morocco and Belarus, where they achieved six points after two wins and one loss (against the locals).

In the semifinals, the team faced the Netherlands and defeated them by four scores to two. In the final, Turkey was the opponent that Mexico defeated three-nil to become champion of the tournament for the first time in history. That team was made up of names like Hiram Mier,Diego Reyes, Héctor Herrera, Javier Aquino, Javier Cortés, Marco Fabián and Raúl Jiménez.