South Americans strive for dual tickets to France

Ecuador is all set to horde a eighth book of a South American U-20 Women’s Championship, where 10 nations will be competing for dual berths during a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018.

The contest in brief:

• When: 13-31 January
• Where: The Ecuadorian cities of Riobamba, Ibarra and Ambato
• Who: Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru (Group A); Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela (Group B).
• What’s during stake: Two places during a U-20 World Cup in France.
• How: After a round-robin format in a dual groups of five, a tip dual from any territory will allege to a four-team final round. The round-robin format will again be used to confirm a leader and runner-up, who validate directly for France 2018.

The favourites
Having won all 7 prior editions of a tournament, Brazil are understandably a region’s tip dogs and healthy possibilities to explain a pretension in Ecuador. Furthermore, 11 of a Auriverde patrol played during a FIFA U-17 World Cup Jordan 2016 where, notwithstanding not going over a organisation phase, they amassed a kind of knowledge that will be critical in a Sudamericano.

The other clever possibilities are Venezuela, who come into a eventuality with a iota of a patrol that finished fourth during a above mentioned World Cup in Jordan and are coached by a same Jose Catoya, who guided them to a final book of a U-20 World Cup. Led by Deyna Castellanos, who was shortlisted for a The Best FIFA Women’s Player endowment in 2017, a Vinotinto will be aiming to urge on their 2015 result, when they missed out on winning a South American U-20 pretension by a idea disproportion of 1.

Not utterly during a same turn though with aspirations of their possess are Colombia and Paraguay. While a U-20 Cafeteras are uninformed from violence Ecuador in a final of a Juegos Bolivarianos (Bolivarian Games) final November, Paraguay went dominant in 4 friendlies opposite Argentina (twice) and Uruguay (twice) played in credentials for a Sudamericano.

Players to watch
While Deyna Castellanos will be a concentration of most attention, Venezuela’s aggressive midfielders Daniuska Rodriguez and Yerliane Moreno are dual some-more to keep a tighten eye on.

For Brazil, defender Thais Reiss, midfielder Ana Vitoria and brazen Kerolin mount out, while Paraguayan striker Jessica Martinez is another to watch for, carrying achieved really good during U-17 level.

Another party who could also make a dash during a Sudamericano are Colombia’s deep-lying midfielder Marieth Perez, Ecuador midfielder Joselyn Espinales, Argentina defender Luana Munoz and Peru goalkeeper Mia Shalit.

Did we know…?

• Of a 22 players Venezuela have brought to Ecuador, 15 have already played in a U-17 or U-20 World Cup. 

• Ecuador manager Vanessa Arauz is still a youngest chairman to manager a inhabitant group during a FIFA Women’s World Cupâ„¢. That milestone, that she achieved during Canada 2015 aged only 26, warranted her a Guinness World Record.

• Chile will be anticipating for a lapse to a U-20 Women’s World Cup 10 years on from hosting a tournament.

• Colombia have not competent given 2010, Argentina given 2012 and Paraguay given 2014.

• Ecuador, Uruguay, Bolivia and Peru have never competed in a Women’s World Cup during this age level.

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