CONCACAF’s best conflict for France 2018 berths

• Trinidad and Tobago set to horde CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship
• Three FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup berths adult for grabs
• USA looking to win fifth true informal pretension during this level

Trinidad and Tobago will be a environment for a ninth book of a 2018 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship, that starts on Thursday. Eight teams will foe for a informal pretension in this age group, as good as 3 subordinate berths for a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018.

The foe in brief:

• When: 18-28 January
• Where: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
• Who: Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Costa Rica, Canada (Group A); USA, Nicaragua, Mexico, Jamaica (Group B)
• What’s during stake: Three places during a U-20 Women’s World Cup in France
• How: After round-robin movement in a dual groups of four, a tip dual teams from any organisation will allege to a semi-finals. The winners of both last-four duels will strech a foe final and validate for France 2018. The semi-finals losers will foe a competition’s third-place match, with a leader claiming CONCACAF’s final subordinate berth for this year’s U-20 Women’s World Cup.

The favourites
Having dominated prior editions of this tournament, most will be approaching from North American powerhouses Canada and USA during Trinidad and Tobago 2018.

Drawn in Group A, a Canadians will demeanour to overcome a foe hosts, Caribbean qualifiers Haiti, and Costa Rica. Led by manager Beverly Priestmen (pictured), Canada’s patrol includes a equitable volume of knowledge during girl and comparison general level.

Defending champions USA also exaggerate a organisation with considerable extraction in girl football, with Jitka Klimkova’s side set to conflict Nicaragua, Jamaica, and Mexico in Group B. Having competent for 6 true U-20 Women’s World Cup finals, a Mexicans will also design to be among a tournament’s final four.

You’re gonna adore this squad. U-20 #USWNT brazen of #CU20W.

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— U.S. Soccer YNT (@ussoccer_ynt) January 16, 2018

Players to watch
Still usually 16 years of age, Canada’s Jordyn Huitema done outrageous strides in 2017, apropos a initial actor – masculine or womanlike – to measure for Canada’s U-17, U-20, and comparison inhabitant teams in a same year. In 17-year-old brazen Sophia Smith, USA exaggerate an rising talent who was recently named US Soccer Young Female Player of a Year for 2017.

Mexico’s Jacqueline Ovalle is one of several players travelling to Trinidad and Tobago with knowledge of personification in a FIFA girl competition, carrying scored dual goals during a 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan. Costa Rica, meanwhile, will wish striker Catalina Estrada can find a behind of a net, as she did in new accessible movement for a Central Americans.

Having done her girl general entrance as a 12-year-old behind in 2014, Jody Brown is dynamic to lead Jamaica to a first-ever Women’s World Cup gift berth during any level.

The stat
5 – The series of CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship titles USA have won given a competition’s initial book in 2002 (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015). North American rivals Canada are a usually other group to be crowned CONCACAF champions during this level, carrying taken home a prize in 2004 and 2008.

What they said
“Two years ago, we didn’t even validate for a [finals], while 4 years ago, we competent for a [U-20 Women’s] World Cup. Now, we are transparent that we have come to foe and validate for a World Cup.”
Costa Rica manager Amelia Valverde

“I know a best [tournament finish] is fourth, that was all a approach behind in 2006, though we have a peculiarity in a group to finish in a tip three. we am certain we can make a good sense and shine.”
Jamaica brazen Jody Brown

#LaSeleFemeninaSub20 se impuso 5-1 en su segundo fogueo ante Jamaica.

El juego se desarrolló esta tarde en el Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL – Plycem. pic.twitter.com/oxq4WLzyFl

— FEDEFUTBOL (@FEDEFUTBOL_CR) January 5, 2018

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