Guatemala national football team

Beginnings

Guatemala created its first football team, made up of 22 players, on 23 August 1902. The team was split into two sides, blue and white. With time, clubs were made and eventually the Guatemala national team, nicknamed "la Azul y Blanco" (the blue and white), was created in 1921. Guatemala had its first game on 16 September 1921, in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City, against Honduras. Guatemala beat Honduras 9–0.^[3] In the final, Guatemala were defeated 6–0 by Costa Rica.^[4]

Guatemala had success in several editions of the CCCF Championship, the precursor of the Gold Cup, by being the runners-up in 1943, 1946, and 1948. In 1958, Guatemala began participating in the qualifying rounds of the World Cup. They finished last, without a point, in a group with Costa Rica and the Netherlands Antilles.^[5]

Success in the 1960s

Guatemala's performance in the World Cup qualifying rounds began to improve in the 1960s. In 1962 they drew against both Costa Rica (4–4) and Honduras (1–1). However they again finished last in their qualifying group.^[6]

Guatemala did not participate in the qualifying round in 1966, as FIFA refused their participation for administrative reasons.

Guatemala joined CONCACAF in 1961. In 1967, they again showed the progress they had made when by participating by winning the Gold Cup for the only time in their history.^[7] In that tournament, hosted by Honduras, Guatemala began with a 2–1 win against Haiti, followed by a 1–0 win over the defending champions, Mexico, a 0–0 draw against Honduras, a 2–0 win over Trinidad and Tobago, and a 2–0 win over Nicaragua. The forward Manuel "Escopeta" Recinos was Guatemala's top scorer with four goals, including the goal against Mexico.

Guatemala were also the runners-up in the CONCACAF Championship in 1965 and 1969.

Results

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Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Guatemala	9	5	4	1	0	7	1	6
2	Mexico	8	5	4	0	1	10	1	9
3	Honduras	6	5	2	2	1	4	2	2
4	Trinidad and Tobago	4	5	2	0	3	6	10	−4
5	Haiti	2	5	1	0	4	5	9	−4
6	Nicaragua	1	5	0	1	4	3	12	−9

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In 1967, Guatemala showed further progress by qualifying for the 1968 Olympic football tournament in Mexico City. In the first round, they won 1–0 against Czechoslovakia, and 4–1 against Thailand, and lost to Bulgaria 2–1. They went on the next round, where they lost 1–0 to the eventual champions, Hungary.

2006 World Cup

Before the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Carlos Ruiz was the main focus in providing goals for the national team along with Juan Carlos Plata. Many other stars such as Fredy Garcia, Gonzalo Romero, Guillermo Ramirez, and Martin Machón were expected to play huge roles as well. In the 2006 World Cup qualifying, Guatemala advanced to the third round by beating Suriname 4–2. There they finished second in Group B, behind Costa Rica, with 10 points each. In the fourth round they started with a 0–0 draw against Panama and a 5–1 win against Trinidad and Tobago. Then their fortunes would change starting with a 2–0 loss away against the United States and at home against Mexico followed by a 3–2 loss against Costa Rica. Many fans have begun to doubt the national team’s chances of clinching their first World Cup berth, that was until a last second strike from Gonzalo Romero that gave them a 2–1 win against Panama. They lost against Trinidad and Tobago 3–2, drew against the United States 0–0 and then lost to Mexico 5–2. Guatemala had 8 points with one game left, and a win alongside a Trinidad and Tobago defeat against Mexico would send them into the play-offs. They won 3–1 against Costa Rica but Trinidad and Tobago beat Mexico 2–1. They finished in fifth place, two points away from the play-off spot. Juan Carlos Plata and Martin Machón announced their retirement from International Football in 2006.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	10	7	1	2	16	6	+10	22[a]	2006 FIFA World Cup		—	2–0	3–0	1–0	2–0	2–0
2	Mexico	10	7	1	2	22	9	+13	22[a]			2–1	—	2–0	2–0	5–2	5–0
3	Costa Rica	10	5	1	4	15	14	+1	16			3–0	1–2	—	2–0	3–2	2–1
4	Trinidad and Tobago	10	4	1	5	10	15	−5	13	Inter-confederation play-offs		1–2	2–1	0–0	—	3–2	2–0
5	Guatemala	10	3	2	5	16	18	−2	11			0–0	0–2	3–1	5–1	—	2–1
6	Panama	10	0	2	8	4	21	−17	2			0–3	1–1	1–3	0–1	0–0	—

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2010 World Cup

After a third-place finish at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup, and reaching the knockout stage in the Gold Cup of the same year, along with a couple of satisfying friendly matches, including a 3–2 win against Mexico, Hernán Darío Gómez was to be the next coach to lead Guatemala into the Hexagonal in the World Cup qualifying stage. However, after losing 5–0 in early 2008 against the under-23 Argentine team, the Colombian soon departed. During 2010 World Cup qualifying, expectations of qualifying for the finals were set among the national team as Ramon Maradiaga returned as coach. They began well by advancing to the third round by defeating Saint Lucia 9–1 on aggregate.

In the third round, Guatemala began with a 1–0 home loss to the United States, with controversies surrounding the Panamanian referee Roberto Moreno, including not awarding a penalty to Guatemala in the first half after a handball from Steve Cherundolo, as well as Gustavo Cabrera being sent off after colliding with Eddie Lewis in the second half. In their second match, Los Chapines salvaged a draw in the closing minutes of the game against Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain after Carlos Gallardo deflected a free kick by Marco Pappa. On 10 September, Cuba shocked the Guatemalan supporters by taking the lead after Roberto Linares scored in the 25th minute, but by half-time, Carlos Ruiz had equalised, and in the second half, Ruiz scored again. Mario Rodríguez and José Manuel Contreras also scored and Guatemala won 4–1.

On 11 October, many fans gathered around the Estadio Mateo Flores for the game against Trinidad and Tobago. Despite being reduced to 10 men, the Soca Warriors were able to hold Guatemala to a 0–0 stalemate. Guatemala then lost in Cuba, falling behind 1–0 after Jaime Colome scored a penalty. Marco Pappa volleyed in an equalizer in the 80th minute, but Urgelles won the match for Cuba in the 90th minute. Meanwhile, the Trinidadians defeated the United States 2–1 at home, putting them in second place. Maradiaga was fired and Benjamin Monterroso was appointed, focusing on the Copa UNCAF the following January. A 2–0 away loss against the United States confirmed the elimination of the national team from the World Cup.

At the UNCAF nations cup, Monterroso wanted to introduce more youthful players into the starting line up such as Minor Lopez, Ricardo Jerez and Wilson Lalin, but Guatemala lost both group stage matches against Costa Rica and also lost 2–0 to Nicaragua in the play-off match for the final berth to attend the next Gold Cup; Minor Lopez was the lone goal scorer for Los Bicolores. As a result, the national team were inactive for the next two years and Monterroso stepped down after two months in charge.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States	6	5	0	1	14	3	+11	15		—	3–0	2–0	6–1
2	Trinidad and Tobago	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11		2–1	—	1–1	3–0
3	Guatemala	6	1	2	3	6	7	−1	5		0–1	0–0	—	4–1
4	Cuba	6	1	0	5	5	18	−13	3		0–1	1–3	2–1	—

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2014 World Cup

In May 2010, the Uruguayan-born Paraguayan Ever Hugo Almeida was appointed as the Guatemala's next coach. At the 2011 Copa Centroamericana, formerly known as the "UNCAF Nations Cup", Guatemala finished in fifth place, losing 2–0 to Costa Rica and 3–1 Honduras before defeating Nicaragua 2–1 to qualify for the 2011 Gold Cup.

At the Gold Cup, Guatemala drew 0–0 against Honduras despite being reduced to nine men. They lost against a physically superior Jamaica 2–0, but managed to redeem themselves by beating Grenada 4–0, with goals from José Javier del Águila, Marco Pappa, Carlos Ruiz, and Carlos Gallardo. In the quarter-finals, they lost to 2–1 the reigning champions Mexico, after Ruiz had given them the lead in the first half.

For the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Guatemala began in the second round with six wins in six games, advancing to a third round group alongside the United States, Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda. Before the third round, three key players – Guillermo Ramirez, Gustavo Cabrera and Yony Flores – were sent home during a practice session after their team-mates Ruiz and Luis Rodriguez heard of their involvement in money laundering and bribery in fixing multiple fixtures; they were subsequently banned for life.^[10]

The team began with an away loss to Jamaica, with Dwight Pezzarossi only managing to pull back one goal in stoppage time. In the next match, Guatemala drew at home against the United States, with Marco Pappa's free kick salvaging a draw for the Guatemalans. At home against Antigua and Barbuda, Guatemala again fell behind, but after the Antiguan goalkeeper Molvin James was sent off for wasting time, Ruiz scored a brace and a goal from Pezzarossi sealed a 3–1 victory. Four days later, a goal from Ruiz sufficed for an away win against the same opponents in North Sound.

Guatemala beat Jamaica at home 2–1, leaving them needing a draw against the United States to progress to the final stage of the qualifiers. After they took the lead in the first five minutes thanks to Ruiz, the United States scored three unanswered goals, and Guatemala finished behind Jamaica on goal difference.

In January 2013, still led by Almeida, Guatemala participated in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. With a team of mainly younger players, they could only manage three draws in their group play (1–1 against Nicaragua, 0–0 against Belize and 1–1 against Costa Rica), losing out to Belize for direct qualification for the 2013 Gold Cup. They faced Panama in the fifth place match, but lost 3–1, and Almeida stepped down in favour of the technical director, Victor Hugo Monzón.

Group E

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guatemala	6	6	0	0	19	3	+16	18	Advance to third round		—	3–1	4–0	3–0
2	Belize	6	2	1	3	9	10	−1	7			1–2	—	1–1	1–4
3	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6	1	2	3	4	12	−8	5			0–3	0–2	—	2–1
4	Grenada	6	1	1	4	7	14	−7	4			1–4	0–3	1–1	—

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Source: ^[11]

Third Round (Group A)

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	13	Advance to fourth round
2	Jamaica	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
3	Guatemala	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10
4	Antigua and Barbuda	6	0	1	5	4	13	−9	1

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Source: ^[11]

2016 FIFA suspension

On 28 October 2016, the Guatemalan football federation was suspended indefinitely by FIFA, after the international football governing body had appointed an oversight committee to look into allegations of corruption.^[12] FIFA stated that the Guatemalan federation (FEDEFUT) had rejected the committee's mandate to run FEDEFUT's business, organize elections, and modernize its statutes, and would remain barred from international competition until FEDEFUT ratified an extension of the mandate.^[13] The football team missed their chance on qualifying on the 2017 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments (2017 Copa Centroamericana and 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying) as they missed deadlines to have their suspension lifted.

The suspension was lifted on 31 May 2018 after FEDEFUT's normalization committee became fully operational.^[14]

2018 World Cup

After their FIFA suspension, Guatemala resumed normal operations and went through World Cup Qualification. They did not advance beyond qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Guatemala drew in the first leg against Bermuda, and won 1-0 in the second. After a loss of 0-1 to Antigua and Barbuda in the first leg, they won 2-0 in the second leg. Overall, they placed 3rd in their table and failed to advance further.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	6	4	1	1	20	3	+17	13	Advance to fifth round
2	Trinidad and Tobago	6	3	2	1	13	9	+4	11
3	Guatemala	6	3	1	2	18	11	+7	10
4	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6	0	0	6	6	34	−28	0

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2022 World Cup

Between 2018–2022, Guatemala had mixed results in their international meetings, losing 0–3 to intracontinental neighbors, Mexico, and 0–2 to Panama. However, they did beat Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, French Guiana, and El Salvador by large margins, those being 10–0, 2–0, and 4–0 respectively.

Before qualification, they had lost twice, drawn once and won only 3 of 6 matches in early 2020 before 2022 World Cup qualification.

Guatemala did not advance beyond qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Guatemala won 1–0 against Cuba with a goal from Luis Martinez in the 60th minute. They then won 0–3 against British Virgin Islands. Guatemala then scored 10 goals by 10 different players against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. They drew 0–0 against Curaçao, leading to Curaçao and Guatemala being drawn with 10 points each in the table, and Curaçao went on to the next round of qualification due to having more goals scored, thus eliminating Guatemala from further eliminatory matches in qualification.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Curaçao	4	3	1	0	15	1	+14	10	Advance to second round
2	Guatemala	4	3	1	0	14	0	+14	10
3	Cuba	4	2	0	2	7	3	+4	6
4	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4	1	0	3	3	16	−13	3
5	British Virgin Islands	4	0	0	4	0	19	−19	0

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2026 World Cup

Guatemala had a historic run in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, topping Group D, where they beat Cuba 1–0,^[15] drew against Canada,^[16] and won 2–3 in their final group stage game against Guadeloupe.^[17] They lost in the quarter-finals against Jamaica with a 0–1 score. They ended in fifth place at the tournament.^[18] In the following tournament, the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League, Guatemala finished 4th in Group A of League A, finishing below Martinique and Panama. They only won 1 of 4 matchdays with a 2–0 win against El Salvador, losing against Trinidad and Tobago and Panama.

In the beginning of 2024, Guatemala played a friendly against European national team Iceland, where they lost 0–1 in a late winner by Ísak Þorvaldsson in the 79th minute.^[19][20] In March, they played against South American national team Ecuador, losing 2–0 from an early 8th minute goal by John Yeboah and a late finisher 86th minute goal by Gonzalo Plata.^[21][22] Guatemala were winless in their first four national fixtures of 2024. Guatemala saw victories during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification in their first 2 games, winning 6–0 against Dominica^[23] and 0–3 against the British Virgin Islands.^[24][25] In June, Guatemala played against 2022 FIFA World Cup champions Argentina, losing 4–1^[26] with their only goal being by Lisandro Martinez, who scored an own goal in the fourth minute after a Guatemalan freekick.^[27] It is the first and only goal Guatemala has ever scored against Argentina.^[28] Nicholas Hagen recorded 6 saves against Argentina,^[29] with 5 being in the penalty box. Hagen saved an attempted bicycle kick from Ángel Di María, preventing an Argentinian goal.^[30] Guatemala participated in the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League, and ended their run in the tournament after placing 3rd in League A on goal difference.^[31]

In 2025, Guatemala achieved their best result in the CONCACAF Gold Cup by finishing 3rd. They qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup after beating Guyana 4–3 on aggregate in the preliminary round.^[32] Guatemala placed ahead of Jamaica and secured a 0-1 win (being their first in a Gold Cup tournament) against them marking only their 6th win against them.^[33] However, goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen suffered an injury that would prevent him from appearing in the next round of the competition, to which manager Tena responded with the start of Kenderson Navarro, who had not made many appearances with the national team. Guatemala advanced to the quarter-finals after placing 2nd in their group,^[34] and after doing so beat Canada 5-6 in penalties after drawing 1-1 after full time to qualify for the semi-finals.^[35]

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Guatemala	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Jamaica	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Guadeloupe	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

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After having won the quarter-final against Canada, Guatemala qualified for the semi-finals for the first time since 1996,^[36] and faced the United States. Guatemala ended their tournament run in a 2-1 loss with a goal from youngster Olger Escobar in the 80th minute.^[37] Guatemala's international rankings moved up six places, reaching 100th in July 10, 2025.^[38]

During the second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, Guatemala secured their advance to the third round of qualification after beating Dominican Republic 4–2.^[39] However, after a successful second round of qualification, Guatemala fell short in the final round, placing 3rd and being eliminated from qualification, ending Guatemala's efforts to qualify for their first ever World Cup.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama	6	3	3	0	9	4	+5	12	2026 FIFA World Cup
2	Suriname	6	2	3	1	9	6	+3	9	Inter-confederation play-offs
3	Guatemala	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	8
4	El Salvador	6	1	0	5	2	11	−9	3

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Kit suppliers

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Kit supplier	Period
Sportica	1980–1981
Erima	1981–1983
Adidas	1986
Pro-Specs	1988–1989
Erima	1992–1994
Umbro	1996–1997
Aba Sport	1997–1998
Atletica	1998–2002
Adidas	2005–2007
Puma	2007–2010
Umbro	2011–present

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2025

Guatemala  v  Guyana

25 March 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification	Guatemala	2–0 (4–3 agg.)	Guyana	Guatemala City, Guatemala
18:30 UTC−6	Rubin 11' Lemus 76'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)
Note: Guatemala won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Finals.

El Salvador  v  Guatemala

31 May Friendly	El Salvador	1–1	Guatemala	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
20:00 UTC−5	Ramírez 89'	Report	Lom 40'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

Guatemala  v  Dominican Republic

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Guatemala	4–2	Dominican Republic	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−6	Santis 6', 59', 62' Samayoa 53'	Report	Romero 16' Mörschel 36'	Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso Attendance: 13,642 Referee: Guido Gonzalez (United States)

Jamaica  v  Guatemala

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Jamaica	3–0	Guatemala	Kingston, Jamaica
18:00 UTC−5	Russell 26' Brown 37', 73'	Report		Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

Jamaica  v  Guatemala

16 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup GS	Jamaica	0–1	Guatemala	Carson, California, United States
19:00 UTC−7		Report	Santis 32'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 18,262 Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Guatemala  v  Panama

20 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup GS	Guatemala	0–1	Panama	Austin, Texas, United States
21:00 UTC−5		Report	T. Rodríguez 19'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 12,829 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Guadeloupe  v  Guatemala

24 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup GS	Guadeloupe	2–3	Guatemala	Houston, Texas, United States
18:00 UTC−5	Plumain 50' (pen.) Phaëton 78'	Report	Pinto 13' (pen.) Escobar 29' Rubin 70'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 19,417 Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

Canada  v  Guatemala

29 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup QF	Canada	1–1 (5–6 p)	Guatemala	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
15:00 UTC−5	J. David 30' (pen.)	Report	Rubin 69'	Stadium: U.S. Bank Stadium Attendance: 32,289 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
	Penalties
	P. David Jebbison Cornelius Choinière Larin Saliba De Fougerolles		Santis Samayoa Herrera Lom Pinto Altán Morales

United States  v  Guatemala

2 July 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup SF	United States	2–1	Guatemala	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
18:00 UTC−5	Luna 4', 15'	Report	Escobar 80'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Guatemala  v  El Salvador

4 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Guatemala	0–1	El Salvador	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−6		Report	Osorio 79'	Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Panama  v  Guatemala

8 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Panama	1–1	Guatemala	Panama City, Panama
20:30 UTC−5	Harvey 37'	Report	Santis 35'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 23,207 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Suriname  v  Guatemala

10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Suriname	1–1	Guatemala	Paramaribo, Suriname
18:00 UTC−3	Misidjan 90+4'	Report	Lom 75'	Stadium: Franklin Essed Stadion Attendance: 3,476 Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

El Salvador  v  Guatemala

14 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	El Salvador	0–1	Guatemala	San Salvador, El Salvador
20:00 UTC−6		Report	Santis 46'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 26,931 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Guatemala  v  Panama

13 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Guatemala	2–3	Panama	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−6	Ordóñez 69' Muñoz 72'	Report	Waterman 30', 44' Fajardo 78'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera Attendance: 6,819 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Guatemala  v  Suriname

18 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Guatemala	3–1	Suriname	Guatemala City, Guatemala
19:00 UTC−6	Lom 49' Escobar 57' Santis 65'	Report	Samayoa 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

2026

Canada  v  Guatemala

17 January Non-FIFA friendly	Canada	1–0	Guatemala	Los Angeles, California, United States
19:00 UTC−8	Russell-Rowe 66'	Report		Stadium: BMO Stadium Referee: Rosendo Mendoza (United States)
Note: The Canadian Soccer Association previously said the match would be a full A-level international;[40] however, the match was later reclassified as a B-level international according to the linked match report.[41]

Algeria  v  Guatemala

27 March Friendly	Algeria	7–0	Guatemala	Genoa, Italy
20:45 UTC+2	Gouiri 19', 60' Mahrez 31' (pen.) Abada 45+1' Aouar 47' Ghedjemis 76' Benbouali 82'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

Guatemala  v  Czech Republic

4 June Friendly	Guatemala	–	Czech Republic	Harrison, New Jersey, United States
				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

Guatemala  v  Ecuador

7 June Friendly	Guatemala	–	Ecuador	Columbus, Ohio, United States
				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

Guatemala  v  Austria

10 June Friendly	Guatemala	–	Austria	Pasadena, California, United States
				Stadium: Rose Bowl

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Algeria on 27 March 2026.^[49]
Caps and goals are correct as of 27 March 2026, after the match against Algeria.

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Kenderson Navarro	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 24)	6	0	Municipal
	1GK	Luis Morán	(1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 29)	0	0	Antigua
	2DF	José Carlos Pinto (captain)	(1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 32)	78	4	Comunicaciones
	2DF	José Morales	(1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 29)	50	3	Municipal
	2DF	José Ardón	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 26)	37	1	Antigua
	2DF	Allen Yanes	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 28)	20	1	Mixco
	2DF	Carlos Aguilar	(2006-10-25) 25 October 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Municipal
	2DF	Marcelo Hernández	(2005-11-19) 19 November 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Cartaginés
	3MF	Óscar Castellanos	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 26)	56	3	Antigua
	3MF	Stheven Robles	(1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 30)	43	2	Comunicaciones
	3MF	Jonathan Franco	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 22)	23	0	Municipal
	3MF	José Rosales	(1993-06-24) 24 June 1993 (age 32)	19	1	Antigua
	3MF	Kevin Ramírez	(2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 23)	6	0	Malacateco
	3MF	Matt Evans	(2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Los Angeles
	3MF	Diego Fernández	(2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Antigua
	4FW	Óscar Santis	(1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 27)	55	18	Antigua
	4FW	Darwin Lom	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 28)	46	13	The Strongest
	4FW	Olger Escobar	(2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 19)	18	4	Montréal
	4FW	Rudy Muñoz	(2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 21)	15	1	Municipal
	4FW	Arquímides Ordóñez	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 22)	12	1	Loudoun United
	4FW	Daniel Méndez	(2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Pachuca U21

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

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Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nicholas Hagen	(1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 29)	55	0	Columbus Crew	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026
GK	Fredy Pérez	(1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 31)	8	0	Comunicaciones	v.  El Salvador, 14 October 2025
DF	Nicolás Samayoa	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 30)	35	2	Municipal	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026
DF	Diego Santis	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Antigua	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026
DF	Widvin Tebalán	(2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 25)	0	0	Xelajú	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026
DF	Héctor Prillwitz	(2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Antigua	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026 WD
DF	Aaron Herrera	(1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 28)	22	0	D.C. United	v.  Suriname, 18 November 2025
DF	Carlos Estrada	(1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 28)	1	0	Marquense	v.  Suriname, 18 November 2025
DF	Marco Domínguez	(1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 30)	22	0	Comunicaciones	v.  El Salvador, 31 May 2025
MF	Pedro Altán	(1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 28)	39	3	Municipal	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026
MF	Jefry Bantes	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 22)	1	0	Municipal	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026
MF	Marvin Ávila	(2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 (age 18)	0	0	São Paulo U20	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026
MF	DeCarlo Guerra	(2008-02-01) 1 February 2008 (age 18)	0	0	Los Angeles 2	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026 WD
MF	Rodrigo Saravia	(1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 33)	64	0	Municipal	v.  Suriname, 18 November 2025
MF	Antonio López	(1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 29)	32	0	Xelajú	v.  Suriname, 18 November 2025
FW	Damian Rivera	(2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Phoenix Rising	v.  Canada, 17 January 2026
FW	Rubio Rubin	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 30)	38	13	El Paso Locomotive	v.  Suriname, 18 November 2025
FW	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 34)	18	0	Milton Keynes Dons	v.  El Salvador, 14 October 2025
FW	Elmer Cardoza	(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 23)	17	0	Xelajú	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW	Erick Lemus	(2001-02-05) 5 February 2001 (age 25)	4	1	Comunicaciones	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player retired from the national team. SUS Player is serving suspension. WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950	Did not enter									Did not enter
1954
1958	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	4	12
1962										4	0	2	2	7	10
1966	Entry not accepted									Entry not accepted
1970	Did not qualify									4	1	2	1	5	3
1974										7	2	3	2	6	6
1978										11	4	3	4	23	16
1982										8	3	3	2	10	2
1986										4	2	1	1	7	3
1990										10	3	2	5	9	11
1994										2	0	1	1	0	2
1998										8	4	2	2	9	10
2002										13	6	3	4	23	15
2006										18	7	4	7	27	29
2010										8	3	2	3	15	8
2014										12	9	1	2	28	11
2018										10	5	2	3	21	12
2022										4	3	1	0	14	0
2026										10	5	2	3	21	12
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034
Total	–	0/20	–	–	–	–	–	–		136	57	34	45	229	162

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CONCACAF Gold Cup

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CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Round 1	6th	4	1	2	1	7	6	Squad		Qualified automatically
1965	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	11	5	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1967	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	7	1	Squad		2	2	0	0	6	2
1969	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	2	0	10	2	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
1971	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	1	2
1973	Fifth place	5th	5	0	3	2	4	6	Squad		2	2	0	0	2	0
1977	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	8	10	Squad		6	3	2	1	15	6
1981	Did not qualify										8	3	3	2	10	2
1985	Round 1	5th	4	2	1	1	7	3	Squad		Qualified automatically
1989	Fourth place	4th	6	1	1	4	4	7	Squad		4	2	1	1	5	4
1991	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	1	5	Squad		3	0	2	1	0	1
1993	Did not enter										Did not enter
1996	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	5	Squad		4	2	0	2	2	5
1998	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	3	4	Squad		5	3	2	0	10	3
2000	Group stage	10th	2	0	1	1	3	5	Squad		5	3	1	1	5	2
2002	Group stage	12th	2	0	0	2	1	4	Squad		5	2	3	0	9	5
2003	Group stage	11th	2	0	1	1	1	3	Squad		5	3	1	1	10	4
2005	Group stage	11th	3	0	1	2	4	9	Squad		5	3	1	1	10	5
2007	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	2	5	Squad		5	3	1	1	3	2
2009	Did not qualify										3	0	0	3	1	6
2011	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	5	4	Squad		3	1	0	2	3	6
2013	Did not qualify										4	0	3	1	3	5
2015	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		4	3	0	1	7	4
2017	Disqualified due to FIFA suspension										Disqualified due to FIFA suspension
2019
2021	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	6	Squad		6	5	1	0	30	1
2023	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	4	3	Squad		6	4	1	1	11	4
2025	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	1	2	6	6	Squad		6	3	1	2	10	8
Total	1 Title	21/28	81	23	23	35	93	103	—		93	47	24	22	153	77

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CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history
First match	Guatemala 2–1 Honduras  (23 March 1963; San Salvador, El Salvador)
Biggest win	Guatemala 6–1 Netherlands Antilles  (29 November 1969; San José, Costa Rica)
Biggest defeat	Mexico 4–0 Guatemala  (9 July 2005; Los Angeles, United States)
Best result	Champions (1967)
Worst result	Group stage (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2015, 2021)

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CONCACAF Nations League

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CONCACAF Nations League record
League											Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R		Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	C	C	4	4	0	0	25	0			2021	Ineligible
2022–23	B	D	6	4	1	1	11	4			2023
2023–24	A	A	4	1	1	2	5	7			2024	Did not qualify
2024–25	A	A	4	2	1	1	6	5			2025
2026–27	A	To be determined									2027	To be determined
Total	—	—	18	11	3	4	47	16	—		Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	Guatemala 10–0 Anguilla  (5 September 2019; Guatemala City, Guatemala)
Biggest win	Guatemala 10–0 Anguilla  (5 September 2019; Guatemala City, Guatemala)
Biggest defeat	Panama 3–0 Guatemala  (17 October 2023; Panama City, Panama)  Costa Rica 3–0 Guatemala  (11 October 2024; San José, Costa Rica)
Best result	—
Worst result	—

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Copa Centroamericana

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Copa Centroamericana record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	0	1
1993	Did not enter
1995	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	0	2	2	5
1997	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	2	0	10	3
1999	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	5	2
2001	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	9	5
2003	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	10	4
2005	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	10	5
2007	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	3	2
2009	Round 1	6th	3	0	0	3	1	6
2011	Fifth place	5th	3	1	0	2	3	6
2013	Sixth place	6th	4	0	3	1	3	5
2014	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	7	4
2017	Disqualified due to FIFA suspension
Total	1 Title	12/14	51	23	14	14	63	48

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