César Garza has been representing his country at the Under-20 World Cup in Chile over the past few weeks. The Mexican side have made it out of the so-called “Group of Death,” defeated the hosts Chile, and now face Argentina in the quarter-finals.
On escaping the tough group, César said:
“It has been a really tough tournament because we were in the group of death, but we managed to have a really good game against Brazil, then got a tie against Spain even though they had more possession of the ball, and finished with a solid performance beating Morocco.”
César played 83 minutes in the opening World Cup fixture — a 2-2 draw with Brazil — before completing the full 90 in another 2-2 draw, this time against Spain. He then started in the 1-0 victory over Morocco, before being substituted in the 60th minute.
After defeating the hosts in the round of 16, César said:
“We played against the home team, Chile, with the stadium at maximum capacity all cheering for them — and beat them 4-1.”
On playing in such a major tournament, he added:
“I’ve really enjoyed my time in the World Cup, especially because of all the game time I’ve already had — with two 90-minute matches in friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Colombia, and then starting all three group matches.”
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The young Mexican midfielder was an unused substitute in the win over Chile after receiving a yellow card earlier in the tournament, but he is now available for the upcoming quarter-final.
“I’m really excited for the game against Argentina because we’ve been receiving a lot of support from all of Mexico, and there’s a big rivalry with Argentina. It would be really special to get the win and be among the last four teams in the tournament,” said Cesar.
The quarter-final between Mexico U-20 and Argentina U-20 takes place on Sunday, 12 October at 00:00 BST (UK time). Good luck to César and the young Mexican side!
