The United States is an old friend of Ecuador at the U-20 World Championshipsthis saturday will be the third game in their clash history, coming from the 2017 tournament played in korea, with a balance favorable to the mini-Threewith a win and a draw.

In San Juan, it will be the third time that Ecuador and the United States meet. In the first confrontation tied 3-3 for Group F of the 2017 World Cup. National goals were Herlin Lino and double Bryan Cabezas, for the Americans Josh Sargent (2) and Luca De la Torre.

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In that edition, the North Americans placed first in the group, while the Ecuadorian national team was eliminated.

The second duel was recorded in Poland in 2019 for the quarterfinals. This time it was Tricolor win 2-1 with goals from José Cifuentes and Jhon Espinoza; Timothy Weah relented.

In the general balance of the competition, The United States is the most capped Concacaf team (66) and wins (26) in the history of the competition.

The best finish was the fourth place achieved in Saudi Arabia in 1989, while the Tricolori were third in Poland.

This record contradicts s present from two selections. The United States arrive as CONCACAF champions, with Paxten Aaronson as the best player and Golden Boot of the competition, with seven goals (7). Christopher Brady was chosen as the best goalkeeper.

for his part, Ecuador reached the fourth card in South American Colombia with just that muchexcept that he arrived with a process interrupted by a change of rudder and a short trip in preparation under the command of DT Miguel Bravo.

For the mini-Tri, Argentina 2023 will be the fifth World Cup event in the categoryafter appearing in tournaments in 2001, 2011, 2017 and 2019.

Ecuador makes it to this tournament it was preceded by the third place achieved at Polinia in 2019. an achievement he achieved after defeating Italy 1-0 in extra time.

At the last World Cup, two representatives of Concacaf won: 1-0 against Mexico and 2-1 against the United States, with whom they will compete in their debut this Saturday. (D).