Guyana, Belize battle for CONCACAF Gold Cup spot
A chance at history will be at stake tonight for the Golden Jaguars as they battle Belize in a must-win encounter in the CONCACAF Nations League from 18:30hrs at the National Track & Field Centre, Leonora.
It will be the second meeting of the nations, with the winner advancing to the prestigious 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The first ever engagement occurred in 2002 and ended 3-1 in favour of the visitors, who are commonly known as the ‘Jaguars’.
Ranked 177th on the FIFA chart, the Golden Jaguars currently sits on six points and in eighth position.
This follows a lopsided 8-0 win against Turks & Caicos, while the Guyanese were awarded full points [and a 3-0 victory] against Barbados, after it was ruled that the Islanders fielded two ineligible players during their match [which originally ended 2-2].
Guyana’s only loss to date came at the hands of French Guiana via a 2-1 score line.
On the other hand, a win for the 160th FIFA ranked visitors, who are also on six points but in 13th place, would seal their second appearance in the event following their 2013 participation.
Home victories were recorded against Bahamas [4-0 on matchday-1] and Puerto Rico [1-0 on matchday-3], with their only defeat coming against a formidable Montserrat side [1-0 on matchday-3], a team that fields more than