Mexico looks to maintain 2023 form in W Gold Cup opener against 'under construction' Argentina

FEBRUARY 20 – Mexico open THE band steps of THE W Gold Cup Today against Argentina has THE Dignity Health Stadium In Carson, The bone Angeles with What could be THE key decide game For band position RIGHT has THE to start of THE campaign.

Last October THE two sides encounter In THE semi finals of THE pan-american Games In Chile with Mexico winner 2-0 with both goals brand by Midfielder Lizbeth Oval. Mexico went on has beat Chile 1-0 In THE final.

In A band with THE all powerful UNITED STATES look has flex muscle After A poor 2023 And World Cup, Mexico And Argentina are to fight For position come THE knock out Sleeves. Second place In THE band East automatic qualification For THE quarter finals while THE best two third put finished In THE three groups will Also go through.

Mexican captain Married Sanchez hope that their form And preparation Since 2023 will to carry through has This year.

"We had A real GOOD year last year but obviously We know THE competition East huge And This will be A plot more competitive. We hope OUR work last year translated has This And We to have A GOOD to start has THE Gold Cup," said Sanchez.

"I think This will be A different match. Both teams are future Since different places After THE semi final has THE Stove American Games. We both will look has correct a few things. He will be very competitive. »

HAS THE last Concacaf Women's tournament In Monterey, Mexico, In 2022, THE Mexican promised a lot but failed has deliver.

Coach Rock Lopez Ramos was categorical that This East A very different situation, team And configuration.

"We to have had great preparation. We to have has been together For A little weeks NOW And to have prepared GOOD For This match… he East A beautiful opportunity For We," said Ramos.

"LigaMX clubs are more professional NOW. They to have great the coaches, analysts, physical trainers And medical staff And This path We can receive players And work with them In A more professional path, And with THE clubs, » he continued.

"We know he will not be A Single player that won THE match but that he East A collective work, A team work. He East important that THE players to understand each other better."

Argentina are future For A different place And see THE Women's game In their country as very a lot In THE development scene but are insistent they are here has compete, never mind THE result.

"HAS THE Stove American Games We doesn't to have all OUR players, a few came has THE last minute. THE tournament was not part of THE FIFA window SO clubs did not release their players," said Argentina coach German Portanova.

Despite having plays has four Women's World cups, Portanova stress that THE Argentine reality East different has THE Mexican And do not to have THE depth of professional players Or THE competitive domestic league has develop strong world beat international Women's teams.

"We know LigaMX, We know their players And that East A great league that East be strongly invested In, And We will compete In THE best possible path," said Portanova.

"OUR reality East different. We are Argentina female soccer. Not Argentina male soccer. We are functioning A plot And out aim East has compete with THE world, but We are Argentine And We are keen about football.

"But We to have has recognize THE realities And THE WE And Mexico to have has been functioning A long time…

"For We has compete against these teams East amazing. We to want has compete with THE best the teams, even When We lose."

Portanova has brought A young team has THE W Gold Cup And underlines THE "building process".

"For Argentina This East A time of renewal. A few players LEFT. We are trying This tournament with new young players And definition OUR style of play. »

For all her minimize of her team, has underestimate Argentina And Portanova would be probably be A error.

"My favorite idea would be has be has play A tackle 433, but Sometimes You to have has play What You can And not What You to want," said Portanova. Sounds as he has A plan.

"We are In This building process. Playing Mexico, UNITED STATES And THE Dominican Republic East can be THE to start of OUR history. We are manufacturing these not (In development) And We will vs...