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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 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 9-0 Honduras Flag of Honduras
Biggest win Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 10-0 Anguilla Flag of Anguilla

Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 10-0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Biggest defeat Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 9-1 Guatemala Flag of 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
Flag of Germany Erima 1981
Flag of Germany Adidas 1986
Flag of South Korea Pro-Specs 1988
Flag of Germany Erima 1992-1994
Flag of United Kingdom Umbro 1996-1997
Flag of Mexico ABA Sport 1997-1998
Flag of Mexico Atletica 1998-2002
Flag of Germany Adidas 2005-2006
Flag of Germany Puma 2008-2010
Flag of United Kingdom 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 Goal 85' (pen.) https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/03/13/world/friendlies/guatemala/panama/4032337/ Harvey Goal 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 Goal 45+1' https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626357
  • Castellanos Goal 30'
  • Santis Goal 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 Goal 60'
  • Sequen Goal 76'
  • Samayoa Goal 80'
  • Aparicio Goal 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 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 Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 27'
  • Plumain Goal 63' (pen.)
https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=693770
  • Rubin Goal 39'70'
  • Mejía Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 15'
  • Altán Goal 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 Goal 71'
https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712933
  • Davis Goal 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 Goal 36' (pen.)
  • Moore Goal 54'
  • James Goal 89'
https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712959 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 Goal 14'
  • Davis Goal 48' (pen.)
  • Ayarza Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 8'
  • Plata Goal 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

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) (age 28) 37 0 Flag of United States Columbus Crew
21 1GK Fredy Pérez 9 December 1994 (1994-12-09) (age 30) 5 0 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones
2 2DF José Ardón 20 January 2000 (2000-01-20) (age 25) 21 0 Flag of Guatemala Antigua
3 2DF Nicolás Samayoa 2 August 1995 (1995-08-02) (age 29) 17 1 Flag of Romania Politehnica Iași
7 2DF Aaron Herrera 6 June 1997 (1997-06-06) (age 27) 6 0 Flag of United States D.C. United
2DF José Carlos Pinto (captain) 16 June 1993 (1993-06-16) (age 31) 53 0 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones
2DF José Morales 3 December 1996 (1996-12-03) (age 28) 26 2 Flag of Guatemala Municipal
2DF Cristian Jiménez 26 April 1995 (1995-04-26) (age 29) 19 0 Flag of Guatemala Municipal
2DF Kevin Ruiz 18 May 1995 (1995-05-18) (age 29) 7 0 Flag of Guatemala Xelajú
5 3MF Pedro Altán 4 June 1997 (1997-06-04) (age 27) 18 2 Flag of Guatemala Municipal
6 3MF Carlos Mejía 13 November 1991 (1991-11-13) (age 33) 47 8 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones
15 3MF Marlon Sequen 23 June 1993 (1993-06-23) (age 31) 15 1 Flag of Guatemala Municipal
23 3MF Jorge Aparicio 21 November 1992 (1992-11-21) (age 32) 45 1 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones
3MF Alejandro Galindo 5 March 1992 (1992-03-05) (age 33) 49 6 Flag of Guatemala Municipal
3MF Óscar Castellanos 18 January 2000 (2000-01-18) (age 25) 35 1 Flag of Guatemala Antigua
3MF Antonio López 10 April 1997 (1997-04-10) (age 27) 26 0 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones
3MF Marco Domínguez 25 February 1996 (1996-02-25) (age 29) 13 0 Flag of Guatemala Municipal
3MF Elmer Cardoza 29 July 2002 (2002-07-29) (age 22) 3 0 Flag of Guatemala Xelajú
3MF Jonathan Franco 26 July 2003 (2003-07-26) (age 21) 0 0 Flag of Guatemala Municipal
9 4FW Rubio Rubin 1 March 1996 (1996-03-01) (age 29) 17 6 Flag of Mexico Querétaro
4FW Darwin Lom 14 July 1997 (1997-07-14) (age 27) 31 11 Flag of Guatemala Mixco
4FW Oscar Santis 25 March 1999 (1999-03-25) (age 25) 29 9 Flag of Georgia 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) (age 18) 0 0 Flag of Guatemala Juventud Canadiense v.  Iceland, 13 January 2024
GK Ricardo Jérez 4 February 1986 (1986-02-04) (age 39) 63 0 Flag of United States Chattanooga Red Wolves v.  Panama, 17 October 2023
DF Gerardo Gordillo 17 August 1994 (1994-08-17) (age 30) 26 3 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Iceland, 13 January 2024
DF Carlos Estrada 12 September 1997 (1997-09-12) (age 27) 3 0 Flag of Guatemala Malacateco v.  Iceland, 13 January 2024
DF Diego Santis 13 July 2002 (2002-07-13) (age 22) 2 0 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Iceland, 13 January 2024
DF Erick González 10 May 1999 (1999-05-10) (age 25) 0 0 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Iceland, 13 January 2024
DF Kevin Ramírez 1 August 2002 (2002-08-01) (age 22) 0 0 Flag of Guatemala Malacateco v.  Jamaica, 11 November 2023
DF Moisés Hernández 5 March 1992 (1992-03-05) (age 33) 36 2 Flag of United States Dallas Sidekicks v.  French Guiana, 27 March 2023
DF Matan Peleg 11 November 1993 (1993-11-11) (age 31) 6 0 Flag of Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva v.  Nicaragua, 19 November 2022
DF Javier González 27 April 1998 (1998-04-27) (age 26) 2 0 Flag of Guatemala Xelajú v.  Nicaragua, 19 November 2022
MF Rodrigo Saravia 22 February 1993 (1993-02-22) (age 32) 52 0 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Jamaica, 11 November 2023
MF José Ochoa 3 February 2001 (2001-02-03) (age 24) 0 0 Flag of Guatemala Malacateco v.  Jamaica, 11 November 2023
MF Yonatan Pozuelos 28 July 1997 (1997-07-28) (age 27) 0 0 Flag of Guatemala Mixco v.  Jamaica, 11 November 2023
MF José Mario Rosales 24 June 1993 (1993-06-24) (age 31) 7 1 Flag of Guatemala Guastatoya v.  Panama, 17 October 2023
MF Stheven Robles 12 November 1995 (1995-11-12) (age 29) 32 2 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 13 October 2023
MF César Archila 30 July 1993 (1993-07-30) (age 31) 6 0 Flag of Guatemala Municipal 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Aslinn Rodas 7 October 1992 (1992-10-07) (age 32) 8 0 Flag of Guatemala Xelajú v.  Nicaragua, 19 November 2022
FW José Carlos Martínez 10 October 1997 (1997-10-10) (age 27) 20 2 Flag of Guatemala Municipal v.  Iceland, 13 January 2024
FW Esteban García 6 March 1998 (aged 25) 12 0 Flag of Guatemala Mixco v.  Iceland, 13 January 2024
FW José Espinoza 10 September 2003 (2003-09-10) (age 21) 0 0 Flag of Guatemala Zacapa v.  Iceland, 13 January 2024
FW Erick Lemus 5 February 2001 (2001-02-05) (age 24) 0 0 Flag of Guatemala Achuapa v.  Jamaica, 11 November 2023
FW Olger Escobar 11 September 2006 (2006-09-11) (age 18) 1 0 Flag of United States New England Revolution II v.  Jamaica, 11 November 2023
FW Robin Betancourth 25 November 1991 (1991-11-25) (age 33) 26 2 Flag of Guatemala Guastatoya v.  Panama, 17 October 2023
FW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 15 April 1992 (aged 31) 8 0 Flag of England Derby County v.  Panama, 17 October 2023
FW Dewinder Bradley 1 June 1994 (1994-06-01) (age 30) 3 0 Flag of Guatemala Antigua v.  Venezuela, 15 June 2023
FW José Franco 17 October 2001 (2001-10-17) (age 23) 1 0 Flag of Mexico Oaxaca v.  Venezuela, 15 June 2023
FW Anderson Ortiz 7 November 2001 (2001-11-07) (age 23) 0 0 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Mexico, 7 June 2023
FW Andrés Lezcano 5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) (age 34) 10 0 Flag of Guatemala Comunicaciones v.  Nicaragua, 19 November 2022
FW Arquimides Ordóñez 5 August 2003 (2003-08-05) (age 21) 2 0 Flag of United States 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
Flag of Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 4 12
Flag of Chile 1962 4 0 2 2 7 10
Flag of England 1966 Entry not accepted Entry not accepted
Flag of Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 5 3
Flag of West Germany 1974 7 2 3 2 6 6
Flag of Argentina 1978 11 4 3 4 23 16
Flag of Spain 1982 8 3 3 2 10 2
Flag of Mexico 1986 4 2 1 1 7 3
Flag of Italy 1990 10 3 2 5 9 10
Flag of United States 1994 2 0 1 1 0 2
Flag of France 1998 8 4 2 2 6 9
Flag of South Korea Flag of Japan 2002 13 6 3 4 23 15
Flag of Germany 2006 18 7 4 7 27 29
Flag of South Africa 2010 8 3 2 3 15 8
Flag of Brazil 2014 12 9 1 2 28 11
Flag of Russia 2018 10 5 2 3 21 12
Flag of Qatar 2022 4 3 1 0 14 0
Flag of Canada Flag of Mexico Flag of United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Flag of Morocco Flag of Portugal Flag of Spain 2030
Flag of Saudi Arabia 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
Flag of El Salvador 1963 Round 1 6th 4 1 2 1 7 6 Squad Qualified automatically
Flag of Guatemala 1965 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 11 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
Flag of Honduras 1967 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 7 1 Squad 2 2 0 0 6 2
Flag of Costa Rica 1969 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 10 2 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
Flag of Haiti 1973 Fifth place 5th 5 0 3 2 4 6 Squad 2 2 0 0 2 0
Flag of Mexico 1977 Fifth place 5th 5 1 1 3 8 10 Squad 6 3 2 1 15 6
Flag of Honduras 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
Flag of United States 1991 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 1 5 Squad 3 0 2 1 0 1
Flag of Mexico Flag of United States 1993 Did not enter Did not enter
Flag of United States 1996 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 5 Squad 4 2 0 2 2 5
Flag of United States 1998 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad 5 3 2 0 10 3
Flag of United States 2000 Group stage 10th 2 0 1 1 3 5 Squad 5 3 1 1 5 2
Flag of United States 2002 Group stage 12th 2 0 0 2 1 4 Squad 5 2 3 0 9 5
Flag of Mexico Flag of United States 2003 Group stage 11th 2 0 1 1 1 3 Squad 5 3 1 1 10 4
Flag of United States 2005 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 4 9 Squad 5 3 1 1 10 5
Flag of United States 2007 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 2 5 Squad 5 3 1 1 3 2
Flag of United States 2009 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 6
Flag of United States 2011 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 5 4 Squad 3 1 0 2 3 6
Flag of United States 2013 Did not qualify 4 0 3 1 3 5
Flag of Canada Flag of United States 2015 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 4 3 0 1 7 4
Flag of United States 2017 Disqualified due to FIFA suspension Disqualified due to FIFA suspension
Flag of Costa Rica Flag of Jamaica Flag of United States 2019
Flag of United States 2021 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad 6 5 1 0 30 1
Flag of Canada Flag of United States 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 Nations League[]

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
Flag of United States 2019−20 C C 4 4 0 0 25 0 Rise 29th
Flag of United States 2022–23 B D 6 4 1 1 11 4 Rise 17th
Flag of United States 2023–24 A A 4 1 1 2 5 7 Same position 12th
Total 14 9 2 3 41 11 12th

Copa Centroamericana[]

Copa Centroamericana record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Flag of Costa Rica 1991 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 0 1
Flag of Honduras 1993 Did not enter
Flag of El Salvador 1995 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 2 5
Flag of Guatemala 1997 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 10 3
Flag of Costa Rica 1999 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 5 2
Flag of Honduras 2001 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 9 5
Flag of Panama 2003 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 10 4
Flag of Guatemala 2005 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5
Flag of El Salvador 2007 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 3 2
Flag of Honduras 2009 Round 1 6th 3 0 0 3 1 6
Flag of Panama 2011 Fifth place 5th 3 1 0 2 3 6
Flag of Costa Rica 2013 Sixth place 6th 4 0 3 1 3 5
Flag of United States 2014 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 7 4
Flag of Panama 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
Flag of Costa Rica 1941 Did not enter
Flag of El Salvador 1943 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 21 11
Flag of Costa Rica 1946 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 20 10
Flag of Guatemala 1948 Runners-up 2nd 8 3 4 1 20 16
Flag of Panama 1951 Did not enter
Flag of Costa Rica 1953 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 8 8
Flag of Honduras 1955 Sixth place 6th 6 1 0 5 6 9
Flag of Netherlands Antilles 1957 Did not enter
Flag of Cuba 1960
Flag of Costa Rica 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
Flag of France 1900 Did not participate
Flag of United States 1904
Flag of United Kingdom 1908
Flag of Sweden 1912
Flag of Belgium 1920
Flag of France 1924
Flag of Netherlands 1928
Template:Country data Nazi Germany 1936
Flag of United Kingdom 1948
Flag of Finland 1952
Flag of Australia 1956
Flag of Italy 1960
Flag of Japan 1964
Flag of Mexico 1968 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
Flag of West Germany 1972 Did not qualify
Flag of Canada 1976 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 2 5 Squad
Flag of Soviet Union 1980 Did not qualify
Flag of United States 1984
Flag of South Korea 1988 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 12 Squad
Flag of Spain 1992 Did not qualify
Flag of United States 1996
Flag of Australia 2000
Flag of Greece 2004
Flag of China 2008
Flag of United Kingdom 2012
Flag of Brazil 2016
Flag of Japan 2020
Flag of France 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
Flag of Argentina 1951 Did not qualify
Flag of Mexico 1955
Flag of United States 1959
Flag of Brazil 1963
Flag of Canada 1967
Flag of Colombia 1971
Flag of Mexico 1975
Flag of Puerto Rico 1979 Group stage 7th 2 0 1 1 2 4
Flag of Venezuela 1983 Bronze medal 3rd 4 1 2 1 6 4
Flag of United States 1987 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 2
Flag of Cuba 1991 Did not qualify
Flag of Argentina 1995
Flag of Canada 1999 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 4 5
Flag of Dominican Republic 2003 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Flag of Brazil 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Mexico 2011
Flag of Canada 2015
Flag of Peru 2019
Flag of Chile 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
Flag of Cuba 1930 Round 1 6th 2 0 0 2 3 16
Flag of El Salvador 1935 Sixth place 6th 5 0 1 4 6 17
Flag of Panama 1938 Did not qualify
Flag of Colombia 1946 Sixth place 6th 6 1 1 4 12 20
Flag of Guatemala 1950 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 4 4
Flag of Mexico 1954 Did not qualify
Flag of Venezuela 1959
Flag of Jamaica 1962
Flag of Puerto Rico 1966 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 5 9
Flag of Panama 1970 Did not qualify
Flag of Dominican Republic 1974
Flag of Colombia 1978
Flag of Cuba 1982
Flag of Dominican Republic 1986 Withdrew
Flag of Mexico 1990 Did not qualify
Flag of Puerto Rico 1993
Flag of Venezuela 1998 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 9
Flag of El Salvador 2002 Quarter-finals 10th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Flag of Colombia 2006 Did not qualify
Flag of Puerto Rico 2010 Seventh place 7th 2 0 1 1 0 3
Flag of Mexico 2014 Did not qualify
Flag of Colombia 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
Flag of Guatemala 1973 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 4 3
Flag of El Salvador 1977 Fourth place 4th 6 1 1 4 2 7
Flag of Guatemala 1986 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 4 1
Flag of Honduras 1990 Did not participate
Flag of El Salvador 1994 Fourth place 4th 3 1 1 1 11 5
Flag of Honduras 1997 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 5
Flag of Guatemala 2001 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 13 3
Flag of Honduras 2006 Not held
Flag of Panama 2010
Flag of Costa Rica 2013 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 5
Flag of Nicaragua 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

Honours[]

Major competitions

  • Champions (1): 1967
  • Runners-up (2): 1965, 1969

Other competitions

  • 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[]

External links[]

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