Gudino wants Guadalajara to dream big
Guadalajara keeper Raul Gudino returns to the UAE for the Fifa Club World Cup this week — with the aim of going one better after finishing runner-up here with Mexico at the Under-17 World Cup in 2013.
The 22-year-old lost 3-0 to Nigeria in Abu Dhabi, losing out on the Golden Glove to Nigeria’s Dale Alampasu in a tournament where Manchester City’s Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho made his breakthrough.
The Mexicans had finished second in their group behind Nigeria ahead of Sweden and Iraq before beating Italy, Brazil and Argentina in the knockouts. A second stab at beating Nigeria in the final, who had already beaten them 6-1 in their opening game, ended in failure however. “I have fantastic memories of that World Cup, where we had a great tournament,” Gudino told Fifa.com
Guadalajara, also known as ‘Chivas,’ take on Japan’s Kashima Antlers in the Fifa Club World Cup quarters in Al Ain’s Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday from 5pm. A semi-final clash with Real Madrid awaits the winners.