As the first light shines on footbal of Cuba Maykel Hernandez Reyes ready to shine.

None of the members of the campus with which Cuba go to Turkey plays in clubs abroad, and the stars are the wheel Arichel striker Maykel Hernandez  Reyes, who were crucial to his goals, five and six respectively.

Cuba on Wednesday named 21 players for the football team that will compete in the U-20 Turkey, from June 21 to July 13, will mark his debut in a tournament of this category, a radio station reported.

In a team with no big names and in which no player plays for foreign clubs, stand the wheel Arichel and striker Maykel Hernandez Reyes, who with his goals Cuba assured ticket to the World Cup in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Mexico .

“Cuban Eleven will play in the city of Kayseri in Group B, along with teams of Portugal, Nigeria and South Korea, his first opponent on Friday, June 21,” said Radio Rebelde, to disclose the list of summoned.

“If we are able to pass the first game against Korea, we can access the second round, for us it is important that first game,” said Cuban coach Raul Gonzalez, noting that South Korea is a squad “quite fast and with good gameplay “.

The Cubans will travel this Friday to Spain to complete their preparation for the World Cup, where they will face Nigeria on June 24 and Portugal on the 27th.

The others are classified Concacaf United States, Mexico and El Salvador. World Turkey In the 24 teams competing in six groups.

Cuba, where baseball is the most popular sport, only attended as invited to the 1938 World Cup in France, and also participated twice in World Sub-17 in 1989 and 1991.

The list announced by coach Gonzalez integrate:

Goalkeepers: Sandy Sanchez, Elier Delbis Dunpui and Pozo.

Defenders: Juan Abel Martinez, Manuel Labrada, David Urgelles, Andy Baquero, Brian Rosales, Yoisel Yerandi Stone and Lazarus.

Forwards: Maykel Reyes, Hector Morales, Randy Valier and Osmani Capote.