Guatemala national football team

Guatemala
Nickname(s)	Los Chapines (The Chapines) La Bicolor (The Bicolor) La Furia Azul (The Blue Fury) La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White) Los Mayas (The Mayans) Los Hombres de Maíz (The Men of Maize)
Association	Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (FEDEFUT)
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Luis Fernando Tena
Captain	José Carlos Pinto
Most caps	Carlos Ruiz (133)
Top scorer	Carlos Ruiz (68)
Home Stadium	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
FIFA code	GUA
FIFA ranking	108 (15 February 2024)
Highest FIFA ranking	50 (August 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking	163 (November 1995)
First international	Guatemala 9-0 Honduras
Biggest win	Guatemala 10-0 Anguilla Guatemala 10-0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Biggest defeat	Costa Rica 9-1 Guatemala
CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup appearances	20 (First in 1963)
Best result	Champions (1967)
Copa Centroamericana appearances	12 (First in 1991)
Best result	Champions (2001)

The Guatemala national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Guatemala) represents Guatemala in men's international football and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it has been affiliated to FIFA since 1946, as a member of CONCACAF.

The team has made three Olympic tournament appearances, competing at the 1968, 1976, and 1988 Olympic Games. Guatemala have yet to qualify for the finals tournament of the World Cup, although they have reached the final round of qualification on four occasions.

Guatemala won the 1967 CONCACAF Championship and the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup. The team's best performance in a CONCACAF Gold Cup was in 1996, when they finished fourth. More recently, the team almost beat their best at the 2023 Gold Cup in fifth place. Guatemala has also earned a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. The national team kits are supplied by Umbro, which in the past have been supplied by Atletica, Adidas and Puma. Since the 2000s, Guatemala's home kit have featured a light blue sash on a white shirt. This design has become one of the more distinctive national team kits in CONCACAF.

History

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. In the final, Guatemala were defeated 6–0 by Costa Rica.

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.

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.

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. 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.

Main article:1967 CONCACAF ChampionshipResults

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

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 followed a 2–0 loss against the United States and Mexico and a 3–2 loss against Costa Rica, and 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.

Template:2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF fourth round

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.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

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..

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

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round

Third Round (Group A)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

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. 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. 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.

2018 World Cup

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

2022 World Cup

Guatemala had mixed results in their international meetings between 2018-2022, 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.

However, before qualification, they had lost twice, drew 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 drawed 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. 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round

Home stadium

Main article:Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

The Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, also known as Coloso de la Zona 5, is a multi-use national stadium in Guatemala City, the largest in Guatemala. It was built in 1948, to host the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1950, and was renamed after long-distance runner Mateo Flores, winner of the 1952 Boston Marathon. It has a capacity of 26,000 seats.

Used mostly for football matches, the stadium has hosted the majority of the home matches of the Guatemala national football team throughout its entire history. Its highest record attendance was of 82,000 during the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Erima	1981
Adidas	1986
Pro-Specs	1988
Erima	1992-1994
Umbro	1996-1997
ABA Sport	1997-1998
Atletica	1998-2002
Adidas	2005-2006
Puma	2008-2010
Umbro	2011–present

Results and fixtures

Main article:Guatemala national football team resultsThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2023

Friendly 12 March	Guatemala	1–1	Panama	San Jose, United States
15:30 UTC−7	Lom  85' (pen.)	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/03/13/world/friendlies/guatemala/panama/4032337/	Harvey  18'	Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

2022–23 Nations League 24 March	Belize	1–2	Guatemala	Belmopan, Belize
20:00 UTC−6	Polanco  45+1'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626357	Castellanos  30' Santis  44'	Stadium: FFB Stadium Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

2022–23 Nations League 27 March	Guatemala	4–0	French Guiana	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−6	Rubin  60' Sequen  76' Samayoa  80' Aparicio  90+2'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626377		Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

Friendly 7 June	Mexico	2–0	Guatemala	Mazatlán, Mexico
19:00 UTC–7	Jiménez  14' (pen.) De la Rosa  80'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/08/world/friendlies/mexico/guatemala/4075905/		Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)

Friendly 11 June	Guatemala	0–1	Trinidad and Tobago	Chester, United States
18:00 UTC−4		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/12/world/friendlies/guatemala/trinidad-and-tobago/4073469/	A. Jones  53' (pen.)	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Oliver Rodriguez (Panama)

Friendly 15 June	Costa Rica	0–1	Guatemala	Carson, United States
20:00 UTC−7		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/16/world/friendlies/costa-rica/guatemala/4073468/	Mejía  6'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

Friendly 18 June	Venezuela	1–0	Guatemala	East Hartford, United States
16:30 UTC−4	Herrera  80'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/18/world/friendlies/guatemala/venezuela/4073467/		Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Referee: Jeremy Scheer (United States)

2023 Gold Cup GS 27 June	Guatemala	1–0	Cuba	Fort Lauderdale, United States
19:00 UTC−4	Lom  48'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=693754		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 13,426 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

2023 Gold Cup GS 1 July	Guatemala	0–0	Canada	Houston, United States
20:30 UTC−5		https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=693762		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 19,766 Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

2023 Gold Cup GS 4 July	Guadeloupe	2–3	Guatemala	Harrison, United States
18:30 UTC−4	Gravillon  27' Plumain  63' (pen.)	https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=693770	Rubin  39', 70' Mejía  76'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

2023 Gold Cup QF 9 July	Guatemala	0–1	Jamaica	Cincinnati, United States
17:00 UTC−4		https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=693774	Bell  51'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,979 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Friendly 3 September	Guatemala	0–0	Honduras	Fort Lauderdale, United States
18:00 UTC−4		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/04/world/friendlies/guatemala/honduras/4195317/		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

2023–24 Nations League 7 September	Guatemala	2–0	El Salvador	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−6	Mejía  15' Altán  78'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712918		Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

2023–24 Nations League 10 September	Guatemala	1–1	Panama	Guatemala City, Guatemala
18:00 UTC−6	Santis  71'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712933	Davis  7' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

2023–24 Nations League 13 October	Trinidad and Tobago	3–2	Guatemala	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
21:00 UTC−4	Jones  36' (pen.) Moore  54' James  89'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712959	Rubin  12' Santis  31'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

2023–24 Nations League 17 October	Panama	3–0	Guatemala	Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC−5	Carrasquilla  14' Davis  48' (pen.) Ayarza  90'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712976		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Friendly 11 November	Guatemala	0–0	Jamaica	Harrison, United States
19:00 UTC−5		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/11/12/world/friendlies/guatemala/jamaica/4262828/		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)

2024

Friendly 13 January	Guatemala	0–1	Iceland	Fort Lauderdale, United States
19:00 UTC−5		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/14/world/friendlies/guatemala/iceland/4275701/	Þorvaldsson  79'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

Friendly 21 March	Ecuador	2-0	Guatemala	Harrison, United States
20:30 UTC−4	Yeboah  8' Plata  86'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/22/world/friendlies/ecuador/guatemala/4316400/		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Friendly 24 March	Guatemala	v	Venezuela	Houston, United States
17:00 UTC−5		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/24/world/friendlies/guatemala/venezuela/4316415/		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 June	Guatemala	v	Dominica	Guatemala

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 8 June	British Virgin Islands or United States Virgin Islands	v	Guatemala

Friendly 14 June	Argentina	v	Guatemala	Landover, United States
20:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Commanders Field

2025

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 June	Guatemala	v	Dominican Republic

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 June	Guatemala	v	Jamaica

Coaching history

As of 16 January 2024

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Notes
Roberto Figueredo	1930	2	0	0	2	00.0%
Jimmy Elliott	1935	5	0	1	4	20.0%
Manuel Felipe Carrera	1943	6	4	1	1	66.7%	1943 CCCF Championship 2nd place
Juan Francisco Aguirre	1946	5	3	1	1	60.0%
Juan Francisco Aguirre Manuel Felipe Carrera	1946	6	1	1	4	16.7%
José Alberto Cevasco	1948	8	3	4	1	37.5%	1948 CCCF Championship 2nd place
Enrique Natalio Pascal Palomini	1950	6	3	1	2	50.0%
Juan Francisco Aguirre	1953
Alfredo Cuevas	1955–1957
José Alberto Cevasco	1960–1961
Lorenzo Ausina Tur	1963
César Viccino	1965
Rubén Amorín	1967						1967 CONCACAF Championship
César Viccino	1968–1969
Lorenzo Ausina Tur	1969
Carmelo Faraone	1971
Afro Geronazzo	1971–1972
Rubén Amorín	1972
Néstor Valdés	1972
Rubén Amorín	1976
Carlos Cavagnaro	1976
Carlos Wellmann	1976
José Ernesto Romero	1979
Rubén Amorín	1980
Carlos Cavagnaro	1983
Dragoslav Šekularac	1984–1985
Julio César Cortés	1987
Jorge Roldán	1988
Rubén Amorín	1989–1990
Haroldo Cordón	1991
Miguel Angel Brindisi	1992
Jorge Roldán	1995						1995 UNCAF Nations Cup 2nd place
Juan Ramón Verón	1996	11	6	1	4	54.6%
Horacio Cordero	1996	18	7	5	6	48.1%
Miguel Angel Brindisi	1997–1998	23	9	11	3	39.1%	1997 UNCAF Nations Cup 2nd place
Carlos Bilardo Eduardo Luján Manera	1998	8	2	3	3	25.0%
Benjamín Monterroso	1999	11	4	2	5	36.4%	1999 UNCAF Nations Cup 2nd place
Carlos Miloc	2000	5	0	3	2	0.0%
Julio César Cortés	2000–2003	33	13	12	7	39.4%	2001 UNCAF Nations Cup 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup (Runner-up)
Víctor Manuel Aguado	2003	7	1	2	4	14.3%
Ramón Maradiaga	2004–2005	42	17	9	16	40.5%
Hernán Darío Gómez	2006–2008	21	5	4	12	23.8%
Ramón Maradiaga	2008	5	2	1	2	50.0%
Benjamín Monterroso	2008–2009	5	1	0	4	20.0%
Ever Hugo Almeida	2010–2013	40	16	7	17	45.8%
Víctor Hugo Monzón	2013	4	0	1	3	11.1%
Sergio Pardo	2013-2014	1	0	0	1	0.0%
Ivan Franco Sopegno	2014–2015	23	9	4	10	44.9%	2014 Copa Centroamericana (Runner-up)
Walter Claverí	2016–2019	11	4	2	5	40%
Amarini Villatoro	2019–2021	23	14	6	3	76%
Rafael Loredo (Interim)	2021	03	0	1	2	0%
Luis Fernando Tena	2021–Present	24	8	6	10	30%	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 5th place

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Ecuador and Venezuela on 21 and 24 March 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 13 January 2023, after the match against Iceland.

#	Pos	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nicholas Hagen	2 August 1996 (1996-08-02)	37	0	Columbus Crew
21	1GK	Fredy Pérez	9 December 1994 (1994-12-09)	5	0	Comunicaciones
2	2DF	José Ardón	20 January 2000 (2000-01-20)	21	0	Antigua
3	2DF	Nicolás Samayoa	2 August 1995 (1995-08-02)	17	1	Politehnica Iași
7	2DF	Aaron Herrera	6 June 1997 (1997-06-06)	6	0	D.C. United
	2DF	José Carlos Pinto (captain)	16 June 1993 (1993-06-16)	53	0	Comunicaciones
	2DF	José Morales	3 December 1996 (1996-12-03)	26	2	Municipal
	2DF	Cristian Jiménez	26 April 1995 (1995-04-26)	19	0	Municipal
	2DF	Kevin Ruiz	18 May 1995 (1995-05-18)	7	0	Xelajú
5	3MF	Pedro Altán	4 June 1997 (1997-06-04)	18	2	Municipal
6	3MF	Carlos Mejía	13 November 1991 (1991-11-13)	47	8	Comunicaciones
15	3MF	Marlon Sequen	23 June 1993 (1993-06-23)	15	1	Municipal
23	3MF	Jorge Aparicio	21 November 1992 (1992-11-21)	45	1	Comunicaciones
	3MF	Alejandro Galindo	5 March 1992 (1992-03-05)	49	6	Municipal
	3MF	Óscar Castellanos	18 January 2000 (2000-01-18)	35	1	Antigua
	3MF	Antonio López	10 April 1997 (1997-04-10)	26	0	Comunicaciones
	3MF	Marco Domínguez	25 February 1996 (1996-02-25)	13	0	Municipal
	3MF	Elmer Cardoza	29 July 2002 (2002-07-29)	3	0	Xelajú
	3MF	Jonathan Franco	26 July 2003 (2003-07-26)	0	0	Municipal
9	4FW	Rubio Rubin	1 March 1996 (1996-03-01)	17	6	Querétaro
	4FW	Darwin Lom	14 July 1997 (1997-07-14)	31	11	Mixco
	4FW	Oscar Santis	25 March 1999 (1999-03-25)	29	9	Dinamo Tbilisi

Recent call-ups

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

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. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Diego Bolaños 21 June 2006 (2006-06-21) 0 0 Juventud Canadiense v. Iceland, 13 January 2024 GK Ricardo Jérez 4 February 1986 (1986-02-04) 63 0 Chattanooga Red Wolves v. Panama, 17 October 2023 DF Gerardo Gordillo 17 August 1994 (1994-08-17) 26 3 Comunicaciones v. Iceland, 13 January 2024 DF Carlos Estrada 12 September 1997 (1997-09-12) 3 0 Malacateco v. Iceland, 13 January 2024 DF Diego Santis 13 July 2002 (2002-07-13) 2 0 Comunicaciones v. Iceland, 13 January 2024 DF Erick González 10 May 1999 (1999-05-10) 0 0 Comunicaciones v. Iceland, 13 January 2024 DF Kevin Ramírez 1 August 2002 (2002-08-01) 0 0 Malacateco v. Jamaica, 11 November 2023 DF Moisés Hernández 5 March 1992 (1992-03-05) 36 2 Dallas Sidekicks v. French Guiana, 27 March 2023 DF Matan Peleg 11 November 1993 (1993-11-11) 6 0 Hapoel Petah Tikva v. Nicaragua, 19 November 2022 DF Javier González 27 April 1998 (1998-04-27) 2 0 Xelajú v. Nicaragua, 19 November 2022 MF Rodrigo Saravia 22 February 1993 (1993-02-22) 52 0 Comunicaciones v. Jamaica, 11 November 2023 MF José Ochoa 3 February 2001 (2001-02-03) 0 0 Malacateco v. Jamaica, 11 November 2023 MF Yonatan Pozuelos 28 July 1997 (1997-07-28) 0 0 Mixco v. Jamaica, 11 November 2023 MF José Mario Rosales 24 June 1993 (1993-06-24) 7 1 Guastatoya v. Panama, 17 October 2023 MF Stheven Robles 12 November 1995 (1995-11-12) 32 2 Comunicaciones v. Trinidad and Tobago, 13 October 2023 MF César Archila 30 July 1993 (1993-07-30) 6 0 Municipal 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup MF Aslinn Rodas 7 October 1992 (1992-10-07) 8 0 Xelajú v. Nicaragua, 19 November 2022 FW José Carlos Martínez 10 October 1997 (1997-10-10) 20 2 Municipal v. Iceland, 13 January 2024 FW Esteban García 6 March 1998 (aged 25) 12 0 Mixco v. Iceland, 13 January 2024 FW José Espinoza 10 September 2003 (2003-09-10) 0 0 Zacapa v. Iceland, 13 January 2024 FW Erick Lemus 5 February 2001 (2001-02-05) 0 0 Achuapa v. Jamaica, 11 November 2023 FW Olger Escobar 11 September 2006 (2006-09-11) 1 0 New England Revolution II v. Jamaica, 11 November 2023 FW Robin Betancourth 25 November 1991 (1991-11-25) 26 2 Guastatoya v. Panama, 17 October 2023 FW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 15 April 1992 (aged 31) 8 0 Derby County v. Panama, 17 October 2023 FW Dewinder Bradley 1 June 1994 (1994-06-01) 3 0 Antigua v. Venezuela, 15 June 2023 FW José Franco 17 October 2001 (2001-10-17) 1 0 Oaxaca v. Venezuela, 15 June 2023 FW Anderson Ortiz 7 November 2001 (2001-11-07) 0 0 Comunicaciones v. Mexico, 7 June 2023 FW Andrés Lezcano 5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 10 0 Comunicaciones v. Nicaragua, 19 November 2022 FW Arquimides Ordóñez 5 August 2003 (2003-08-05) 2 0 FC Cincinnati v. Qatar, 23 October 2022 Records As of 28 December 2023 Players in bold are still active with Guatemala. Most appearances Rank Player Caps Goals Career 1 Carlos Ruiz 133 68 1998–2016 2 Guillermo Ramírez 106 16 1997–2012 3 Gustavo Cabrera 104 2 2000–2012 4 Fredy Thompson 96 3 2001–2015 5 Juan Carlos Plata 87 35 1996–2010 6 Gonzalo Romero 83 9 2000–2012 7 Julio Girón 82 0 1992–2006 8 Edgar Estrada 80 0 1995–2003 José Manuel Contreras 80 5 2006–2021 10 Mario Rodríguez 79 10 2003–2013 Most goals Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career 1 Carlos Ruiz 68 133 0.51 1998–2016 2 Juan Carlos Plata 35 87 0.4 1996–2010 3 Carlos Toledo 25 — — 1943–1953 4 Mario Camposeco 23 — — 1943–1951 Freddy García 23 73 0.32 1998–2012 6 Oscar Enrique Sánchez 19 — — 1976–1990 7 Edwin Westphal 16 47 0.34 1985–1998 Dwight Pezzarossi 16 72 0.22 2000–2012 Guillermo Ramírez 16 106 0.15 1997–2012 10 Juan Manuel Funes 15 66 0.23 1985–2000 Competitive record FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup Qualification Year Round Position Pld W D L F A Pld W D L F A 1930 to 1938 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member 1950 and 1954 Did not enter Declined participation 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 10 1994 2 0 1 1 0 2 1998 8 4 2 2 6 9 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 To be determined To be determined 2030 2034 Total – 0/19 – – – – – – 126 52 32 42 205 148 CONCACAF Gold Cup Main article:Guatemala at the CONCACAF Gold Cup) 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 Total 1 Title 20/27 76 21 22 33 87 97 — 87 44 23 20 143 69 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) CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Nations League record Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK 2019−20 C C 4 4 0 0 25 0 29th 2022–23 B D 6 4 1 1 11 4 17th 2023–24 A A 4 1 1 2 5 7 12th Total 14 9 2 3 41 11 12th 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) Best Result — Worst Result — Copa Centroamericana 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 CCCF Championship CCCF Championship record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1941 Did not enter 1943 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 21 11 1946 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 20 10 1948 Runners-up 2nd 8 3 4 1 20 16 1951 Did not enter 1953 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 8 8 1955 Sixth place 6th 6 1 0 5 6 9 1957 Did not enter 1960 1961 Round 1 5th 4 2 0 2 7 7 Total Runners-up 6/10 35 16 8 11 82 61 Olympic Games Olympic Games record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1900 Did not participate 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 Template:Country data Nazi Germany 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad 1972 Did not qualify 1976 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 2 5 Squad 1980 Did not qualify 1984 1988 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 12 Squad 1992 Did not qualify 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Total Quarter-finals 3/28 3 0 1 2 2 8 — Note: Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992. Pan American Games Pan American Games record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1951 Did not qualify 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 Group stage 7th 2 0 1 1 2 4 1983 Bronze medal 3rd 4 1 2 1 6 4 1987 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 2 1991 Did not qualify 1995 1999 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 4 5 2003 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5 2007 Did not qualify 2011 2015 2019 2023 Total 1 Bronze medal 5/18 16 3 6 7 17 20 Note: Football at the Pan American Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1999. Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Round 1 6th 2 0 0 2 3 16 1935 Sixth place 6th 5 0 1 4 6 17 1938 Did not qualify 1946 Sixth place 6th 6 1 1 4 12 20 1950 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 4 4 1954 Did not qualify 1959 1962 1966 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 5 9 1970 Did not qualify 1974 1978 1982 1986 Withdrew 1990 Did not qualify 1993 1998 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 9 2002 Quarter-finals 10th 3 1 1 1 4 4 2006 Did not qualify 2010 Seventh place 7th 2 0 1 1 0 3 2014 Did not qualify 2018 Disqualified due to FIFA suspension Total Runners-up 8/22 31 6 7 18 38 82 Central American Games Central American Games record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1973 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 4 3 1977 Fourth place 4th 6 1 1 4 2 7 1986 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 4 1 1990 Did not participate 1994 Fourth place 4th 3 1 1 1 11 5 1997 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 5 2001 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 13 3 2006 Not held 2010 2013 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 5 2017 Disqualified due to FIFA suspension Total 2 Titles 7/11 29 12 5 12 41 29 Head-to-head record Main article:Guatemala national football team results As of 13 January 2024 after the match against Iceland.       Positive Record       Neutral Record       Negative Record Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD Anguilla 2 2 0 0 15 0 +15 Antigua and Barbuda 8 7 0 1 29 3 +26 Argentina 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 Armenia 2 0 1 1 2 8 −6 Barbados 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 Belize 13 9 4 0 23 10 +13 Bermuda 6 2 4 0 4 2 +2 Bolivia 5 3 1 1 7 5 +2 Brazil 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 British Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 Canada 15 2 3 10 10 22 −12 Chile 5 1 1 3 4 9 −5 Colombia 6 1 2 3 8 15 −7 Costa Rica 65 17 17 31 78 128 −50 Cuba 20 10 7 3 25 13 +12 Curaçao 12 3 7 2 24 19 +5 Dominican Republic 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 Ecuador 9 2 3 4 4 9 −5 El Salvador 85 38 26 21 102 72 +30 France 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 French Guiana 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 Grenada 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 Guadeloupe 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 Guyana 5 5 0 0 18 0 +18 Haiti 17 10 2 5 27 17 +10 Honduras 51 13 18 20 56 60 −4 Iceland 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 Iran 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 Iraq 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 Israel 2 0 1 1 0 7 −7 Italy 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3 Jamaica 20 4 5 11 19 31 −12 Japan 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 Mexico 37 4 10 23 28 70 −42 Nicaragua 27 21 4 2 73 17 +56 Norway 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 Panama 41 13 11 17 62 62 0 Paraguay 11 0 2 9 10 25 −15 Peru 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 Poland 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 Puerto Rico 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 Qatar 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 Russia 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 Saint Lucia 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 6 0 0 33 3 +30 South Africa 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 Suriname 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2 Slovakia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 Thailand 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 Trinidad and Tobago 27 8 9 10 43 37 +6 United States 27 5 6 16 19 47 −28 Uruguay 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 Venezuela 8 2 1 5 9 11 −2 Zambia 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 Total (55) 589 207 158 224 818 799 +19 Honours Major competitions CONCACAF Championship Champions (1): 1967 Runners-up (2): 1965, 1969 Other competitions Copa Centroamericana Champions (1): 2001 Runners-up (5): 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2014 Third place (3): 1991, 2005, 2007 CCCF Championship Runners-up (3): 1943, 1946, 1948 Third place (1): 1953 Central American and Caribbean Games Runners-up (1): 1950 Pan American Games Bronze medal (1): 1983 U.S. Cup Third place (1): 1999 Marlboro Cup Champions (1): 1988 See also Guatemala national under-20 football team Guatemala national under-17 football team Liga Nacional de Guatemala External links Official website GuateFutbol.com Guatemala FIFA profile Guatemala Guatemalan competitions Guatemalan coaches Guatemalan players Guatemalan stadiums Template:Guatemala squad (1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Guatemala squad (2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Template:Football in Guatemala Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football Anguilla · Antigua and Barbuda · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Canada · Cayman Islands · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · French Guiana† · Grenada · Guadeloupe† · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Martinique† · Mexico · Montserrat · Netherlands Antilles · Nicaragua · Panama · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint-Martin† · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Sint Maarten† · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos Islands · U.S. Virgin Islands · United States † Associate member - Not a member of FIFA