“He's a difficult opponent to beat. I think that the American is above us in terms of quality, but as a team, I know that we can put ourselves at their level ”recently said Hugo Lloris in a press conference about the next support match that the Los Angeles FC will play against the American club. At stake: a ticket for the brand new club World Cup at 32 participants, organized in the United States this summer (June 14-July 13).
After Leon's exclusion, Mexican club who has the same owners as Pachuca, FIFA decided to organize a playoff between the unhappy finalist of the 2023 Concacaf Champions League, the LAFC, and the first club in the Concacaf ranking, namely the American club. The training of Mexico City therefore leaves favorite, according to Lloris, against a Californian team led by Denis Bouanga and Cengiz ünder and with an Olivier Giroud now offensive joker.
Announced on Saturday, May 31 at BMO Stadium, the LAFC Antre, the meeting is not yet officially scheduled. The American club has challenged the choice of field in recent days, but the shock should take place at the BMO Stadium, as Celso Oliveira says which covers the news of the Californian club for
Territorio MLS and which relays information from Angelinos leaders. The winner will enter the World Cup in the Chelsea group, the Hope of Tunis and Flamengo.
Lloris against the Mexico Champion
The American club agrees to go to Los Angeles in two weeks and proposed to play the game in four other stadiums: the La Galaxy speaker (27,000 places), the Sofi Stadium (the sumptuous setting at 70,000 places from the Los Angeles Charge), as well as the two historic speakers of the Cité des Anges, the Rose Bowl de Pasadena (89,702 places) and the Los Angeles Memorial (77,500 seats). BMO Stadium (22,000 seats) will be filled.
Mexican club with Guadalajara Chivas, the American club is trained by the Brazilian André Jardine. The Aguilas of Jonathan Dos Santos, winners of the opening championship last December, play their semi-final return from the Clausura this Sunday against Cruz Azul (1-0 defeat). Toluca and the tigers (without André-Pierre Gignac, injured) compete in the other half. In MLS, the Los Angeles FC and its 2018 World Champions Lloris and Giroud are 5th in the general classification after 13 days.
