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El Salvador's U-20 National Team to Play Three Friendlies Before the CONCACAF U-20 Championship The youth team will play three friendly matches in Mexico prior to their participation in the qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. The Salvadoran U-20 team continues its preparations for the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico, and before the qualifiers, the Salvadoran team will play three warm-up matches on Mexican soil. The team will face two Mexican teams before their debut in the tournament, and they hope to play one more warm-up match, although the opponent has not yet been confirmed. "On July 15th, we will play against Coyotes de Tlaxcala, and on the 18th against Pachuca. We are still looking for a third match, which we will definitely play," said coach Erick Dowson Prado. The delegation of 21 players will depart from El Salvador for Mexico on Monday, July 13, although as of this writing, the official roster has not yet been released. “The trip is on Monday. The Federation is making a great effort to allow us enough time to acclimatize to Mexico, given the altitude, which is important for us,” he commented. Dowson Prado explained that he and his coaching staff have been working for nine months to assemble the team, selecting players from both local leagues and abroad, with Hugo Alvarado assisting with scouting. “The number is large, around 35 players from abroad whom we evaluated here, and twice that number of players we evaluated in training camps at the national level. In addition, Hugo Alvarado is scouting a good group, with whom I have had good, fluid communication. Communication with Hugo Pérez is more through Professor Lara and Professor Silva, not from my side,” he noted. The coach emphasized that all the players called up have earned their place on the national team based on their hard work and performance, both on and off the field, and their ability to handle the demands of the tournament they will be competing in. “There have been a lot of situations involving people trying to bring in players, people talking, parents talking. I might be a very good coach or an average one—I'm not bad—but I'm extremely fair and serious about this, so the players who are here have earned it through hard work, both here and away, and also when we're all together,” he stated. In the World Cup qualifiers, El Salvador will face the United States, Haiti, and Cuba. The top two teams, along with the two best third-place finishers, will advance to the quarterfinals, where they will compete for a spot in the 2027 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. “We’ve focused more on ourselves. Believing in our style of play and convincing ourselves that it allows us to win matches at this level,” Prado said, adding that “our focus is on the mental aspect, which involves convincing ourselves that we are capable of fighting for a World Cup berth.” Regarding their opponents, the coach said, “We have a very comprehensive report on the United States and Haiti, a little less information on Cuba—we’re still gathering that information—but above all, we’re looking for the characteristics we need to work with in each match and against each opponent; that is, what their weaknesses are and what our strengths are and what we need to focus on.” Furthermore, the top team will qualify for the Olympic Games, along with the United States, which has already secured its place as the host country. Visit our website: https://www.slv503.com -- More Videos -- The moment of truth! This is how the national team really looked after 18 days of training | El Salvador vs. Xolos:    • ¡La hora de la verdad! Así quedó realmente...   OFFICIAL: The U-20 national team will play three friendlies before the CONCACAF U-20 Championship | CONCACAF U-20 Championship:    • OFICIAL La Selecta Sub-20 tendrá tres amis...   BIG NEWS FOR THE NATIONAL TEAM! Samantha Fisher is back, and Eric Acuña confirmed it:    • ¡BOMBAZO EN LA SELECTA! Samantha Fisher es...   LMF standings: https://slv503.com/posiciones-lmf #ElSalvador #laselecta #concacaf