Guatemala interoceanic corridor launches tokenization in El Salvador

Guatemala City – El Salvador surprised his own and strangers this Wednesday, September 4 by winning 1-0 to Guatemala at the Cementos Progreso stadiumat the start of the final phase of the Concacaf Qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup. With a disciplined approach, a gold goal and an irreproachable attitude, the select silenced more than 11 thousand fans Chapines who arrived in the hope of seeing their team start with the right foot.

The only goal of the game reached the 79th minute, scored by Harold Osorio, in a play that combined precision, vision and forcefulness. A filtered pass from the right broke the Guatemalan defensive line, and the Salvadoran striker, with cold blood, defined crossed before the exit of goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen. The goal scream was heard from the visiting stands to the streets of San Salvador, where Miles followed the encounter with the heart in their hand.

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🇸🇻⚽ Historical victory in Guatemala! The select roar in a foreign patio and beat Guatemala 1-0 at the start of the final phase towards the 2026 World Cup. A gold goal, a steel defense and the heart of an entire country put El Salvador on the top of the group A. “Bolillo” Gómez, strategic and accurate this triumph not only is worth 3 points. Vale hope, pride and the first firm step towards the World Cup sleep. 💙 The select is alive … and wants more! #LaSelecta #ElSalvador #Guatemala #Rumboalmundial #Fasefinal #Concacaf #VOSSELECTA #ProgullosalvadorEño #World Cup2026 #Victoriaazul

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The coach Hernán Darío “Bolillo” Gómez, criticized by some sectors in the previous months, claimed with a solid, pragmatic and effective approach. He opted for a four railway line, two destructive midfielders and rapid outputs by the bands. Everything came out. Guatemala had possession, but it was El Salvador who had the clear plan and conviction to execute it.

Guatemala, directed by Luis Fernando Tena, showed impetus in the first 30 minutes, but was deflating before a well -planted Salvadoran defense and a midfield that closed the spaces. Neither Óscar Santis nor Rubín Rubín managed to violate the Salvadoran goalkeeper, who had an impeccable night. The frustration seized the premises in the second half, and the nervousness gave them a toll.

With this result, El Salvador starts with three gold points in a group where only the first obtains the direct ticket to the World Cup and the second must look for the play. To steal points away from home is pure gold, and even more when it is done before a direct rival and in a historically complicated stadium for the select.

The atmosphere in Cementos Progreso was effervescent from early, with songs, flags and a light and white mosaic that contrasted with the brave Salvadoran fans who made the trip. But the silence that invaded the enclosure after the visiting goal was deafening. Guatemala had prepared a party, but El Salvador arrived as an awkward guest … and stayed with everything.

This victory also has an emotional and symbolic component. Not only does a bad streak be broken as a visitor, but the faith of a hobby that dreams of returning to a World Cup after more than 40 years of absence is recovered. El Salvador did not qualify since Spain 1982, and today took a firm step to return to the big football stage.

For Guatemala, defeat is a hard blow. Starting at home with a fall not only means losing three points, but also losing part of the trust and the advantage offered by the calendar. Luis Fernando Tena must rethink his strategy, especially for the next meeting where the obligation will be to win yes or yes.

The select will return to San Salvador with morality through the clouds to prepare the duel next Sunday, September 8. There he will receive a hard and complicated rival: Surinam, but already with the certainty that it depends on herself. The road is long, but when it starts with claw, conviction and three points, the destination looks closer.

This 1-0 is not only a football victory, but a declaration of intentions. El Salvador is in the fight, wants to return to the World Cup and shouts at it, even in a foreign patio. In a group where each point is worth gold, this victory is not just a good start … It is a warning: the select has aroused.

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