{"id":62019,"date":"2018-06-11T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-cmn-sports-relevent-announce-international-friendly-featuring-argentina-vs-guatemala-sept-7-at-the-los-angeles-memorial-coliseum\/"},"modified":"2018-06-11T12:50:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T16:50:03","slug":"cmn-sports-relevent-presentaran-a-argentina-vs-guatemala-en-partido-amistoso-el-7-de-septiembre-en-el-coliseo-memorial-de-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/cmn-sports-relevent-presentaran-a-argentina-vs-guatemala-en-partido-amistoso-el-7-de-septiembre-en-el-coliseo-memorial-de-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"CMN Sports, Relevent Announce International Friendly Featuring Argentina vs. Guatemala Sept. 7 at The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 11, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; CMN Sports and Relevent have partnered to present a blockbuster soccer match featuring 2018 World Cup contender <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> vs. <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, Sept. 7<\/span> at The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (<span class=\"xn-chron\">8:00 p.m.<\/span>). <\/p>\n<p><i><u>Tickets for the match will go on sale on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Monday, June 18<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> via Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. A pre-sale will start on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, June 15<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<p>A portion of ticket sales will be donated to relief efforts in <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span> following the eruption of the Volcano of Fire on <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 3<\/span> which has left the nation devastated. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re delighted to partner with Relevent and look forward to hosting this match featuring two very distinct but exciting teams,&#8221; said Henry C\u00e1rdenas, President of CMN Sports. &#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> is a powerhouse and a favorite to win it all in <span class=\"xn-location\">Russia<\/span>, while <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala&#8217;s<\/span> young players are eager to compete again at the international level. It also gives us great joy to donate part of the proceeds from the game to relief efforts in <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Led by FC Barcelona star and five-time FIFA Player of the Year <span class=\"xn-person\">Lionel Messi<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> is set to open group play in <span class=\"xn-location\">Russia<\/span> against debutant Iceland\u2014a team they have never faced before\u2014on <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 16<\/span>, followed by matches against <span class=\"xn-location\">Croatia<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-chron\">June 21<\/span>) and <span class=\"xn-location\">Nigeria<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-chron\">June 26<\/span>). <i>La Albiceleste<\/i>, which has qualified for the World Cup 17 times, secured its berth to <span class=\"xn-location\">Russia<\/span>\/2018 on Oct.10, 2017 off a Messi hat-trick in a 3-1 win over <span class=\"xn-location\">Ecuador<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>The CONMEBOL giant, with Jorge Sampaoli at the helm, holds the 8th spot in the FIFA World Rankings and hopes to lift soccer&#8217;s most prestigious showpiece this summer having already captured the title in 1978 (<span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span>) and 1986 (<span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>). The team were runners up in 1930, 1990, and 2014. In Copa Am\u00e9rica action, <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> has won the championship 14 times. Its world-class roster also boasts defender <span class=\"xn-person\">Marcos Rojo<\/span> (Manchester United), midfielders Javier Mascherano (Hebei Fortune) and Angel Di Mar\u00eda (PSG), and forwards Sergio Ag\u00fcero (<span class=\"xn-location\">Manchester<\/span> City), Gonzalo Higua\u00edn (Juventus) and <span class=\"xn-person\">Paulo Dybala<\/span> (Juventus).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Relevent is committed to bringing the incredible culture and enthusiasm of international soccer to the U.S. and this match is sure to deliver that excitement to new and established fans alike,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Charlie Stillitano<\/span>, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Relevent. &#8220;We look forward to celebrating both of these national teams and their fans, while honoring all of those affected by the natural disaster in <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span> have yet to appear in a FIFA World Cup. <i>Los Chapines<\/i> captured the CONCACAF (Gold Cup) Championship in 1967 and the Copa Centroamericana, contested by the national teams that are part of the Union Centroamericana de F\u00fatbol (UNCAF), in 2001. They have made three appearances at the Olympic games (1968, 1976, and 1988) and 17 appearances at the Gold Cup, reaching the semifinals in 1996 and the quarterfinals in 2007 and 2011. <\/p>\n<p>FIFA recently lifted a two-year ban of the Guatemalan Soccer Federation (FEDEFUT) following a corruption scandal in 2016, clearing the way for the Central Americans to resume international competition. <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala&#8217;s<\/span> all-time leading scorer, <span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Ruiz<\/span>, retired in <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 2017<\/span> after an illustrious career with both club and country, but rising stars such as Carlos Mej\u00eda (Comunicaciones) and <span class=\"xn-person\">Jefrey Payeras<\/span> (L.A. Galaxy), as well as veteran playmaker <span class=\"xn-person\">Marco Pappa<\/span> (Municipal), provide a solid foundation in the team&#8217;s quest to reach <span class=\"xn-location\">Qatar<\/span>\/2022.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  CMN Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 11, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; CMN Sports and Relevent have partnered to present a blockbuster soccer match featuring 2018 World Cup contender <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span> vs. <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, Sept. 7<\/span> at The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (<span class=\"xn-chron\">8:00 p.m.<\/span>). <\/p>\n<p><i><u>Tickets for the match will go on sale on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Monday, June 18<\/span> at &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62019\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}