The Dominican Republic suffered a painful defeat by falling 7-0 to its counterpart from the United States at the Estadio Pensativo in Antigua Guatemala, a match corresponding to the round of 16 of the 2023 Concacaf U17 Championship that takes place in the Central American country.
After the defeat, Sedofútbol says goodbye to the possibility of obtaining a ticket to the 2023 FIFA World Cup in Peru and reaching its second World Cup qualification.
It should be noted that despite the defeat, the national team managed to rise in the Concacaf ranking by finishing among the best 16 teams in the North, Central America and the Caribbean area, leaving behind the 18th place it was before this World Cup Sub -17. The authors of the goals for the North Americans were Christopher Aquino (22′ and 30′), Keyrol Figueroa (45’+2′ and 57′), Micah Burton (62′) and Ezekiel Soto (83′ and 90′).
The cast that is technically directed by the Dominican Mariano Pérez Tejada reached this phase of the pre-world competition after winning group C of the Qualifier played from August 30 to September 4, 2022.
The national team passed the preliminary phase with unbeatable forcefulness, crushing Dominica 8-0, Cayman Islands 6-0 and finally Saint Kitts and Nevis 5-1 to reach the perfect score and only conceding one goal in three appearances.
The team traveled with its 20 warriors to Central American territory after completing their preparation on homeland soil to adjust the final details for this instance.
