Quartet of Latin American sides among the first confirmed teams in the elite Under 19 Gordon Jago Super Group
DALLAS, Texas (Thursday, Mar. 17) – Dallas Cup, the oldest and most prestigious international youth soccer tournament in the United States, is thrilled to announce its first international competitors for the 2022 edition of the tournament. A quartet of teams from Latin America are among the first teams to be announced for the Under-19 Gordon Jago Super Group as Mexican rivals Tigres UANL and CF Monterrey accepted invitations to the elite bracket, along with the youth National Teams for Panama and El Salvador. In total, more than 230 teams, representing 14 countries, will compete in the 2022 Dallas Cup presented by Coca-Cola this April.
Due to the pandemic, the 2019 tournament was the most recent Dallas Cup to feature a Super Group, as well as international participants. That year, Tigres hoisted the club’s fourth Under 19 Super Group “Boot and Ball” championship trophy, after defeating Spain’s Villarreal CF in the final, 2-1. In 2018, the Mexican side defeated the Premier League’s Arsenal FC, 1-0, in the title match. Tigres looks to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Group titles since the elite bracket was formed in 1990.
Tigres won the Gordon Jago Super Group championship at the tournament's 40th Anniversary tournament in 2019 Also hailing from Mexico, Tigres’ rival CF Monterrey is also set to play in the 2022 Gordon Jago Super Group. Rayados have won a Dallas Cup record 16 championship titles across all age groups, but the Mexican side is still seeking their first Super Group title. In 2019, CF Monterrey reached the Super Group semi-finals for the third consecutive year but fell short against aforementioned Tigres in the match.
