Guatemala national football team facts for kids
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| 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) |
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| Association | Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (FEDEFUT) | |||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | |||
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | |||
| 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 | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 149  (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 50 (August 2006) | |||
| Lowest | 163 (November 1995) | |||
| Elo ranking | ||||
| Current | 85  4 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 40 (April 1972) | |||
| Lowest | 105 (February 2010) | |||
| First international | ||||
 Guatemala 9–0 Honduras  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921) |
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| Biggest win | ||||
Guatemala 10–0 Anguilla  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 5 September 2019) Guatemala 10–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 4 June 2021) |
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| Biggest defeat | ||||
 Costa Rica 9–1 Guatemala (San José, Costa Rica; 24 July 1955) |
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| CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1963) | |||
| Best result | Champions (1967) | |||
The Guatemala national football team is the official football team that represents Guatemala in international men's football games. It is managed by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, also known as FEDEFUT. The team was started in 1919 and joined FIFA in 1946. They are also part of CONCACAF, which is the football association for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The team has played in the Olympic Games three times: in 1968, 1976, and 1988. While they haven't made it to the FIFA World Cup finals yet, they have reached the final qualifying rounds four times. Guatemala won the 1967 CONCACAF Championship and the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup. Their best result in the CONCACAF Gold Cup was finishing fourth in 1996. More recently, they almost matched this in 2023, finishing fifth. They also won a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.
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History of Guatemalan Football
Early Days
Guatemala formed its first football team on August 23, 1902. The team was divided into two sides, blue and white. Over time, more clubs were created, and eventually, the Guatemala national team, known as "la Azul y Blanco" (the blue and white), was officially formed in 1921.
Guatemala played its very first game on September 16, 1921, during the Independence Centenary Games in Guatemala City. They played against Honduras and won with a huge score of 9–0! In the final match, however, Guatemala lost 6–0 to Costa Rica.
The team had some good results in the early years of the CCCF Championship, which was the competition before the Gold Cup. They finished as runners-up in 1943, 1946, and 1948. In 1958, Guatemala started trying to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. They finished last in their first qualifying group.
Success in the 1960s
Guatemala's performance in World Cup qualifiers got better in the 1960s. In 1962, they managed to draw against strong teams like Costa Rica (4–4) and Honduras (1–1). Still, they ended up last in their qualifying group.
Guatemala didn't play in the 1966 World Cup qualifiers because FIFA didn't allow them to for administrative reasons.
Guatemala joined CONCACAF in 1961. In 1967, they showed how much they had improved by winning the Gold Cup for the first and only time! This tournament was held in Honduras. Guatemala started with a 2–1 win against Haiti. Then, they beat the defending champions, Mexico, 1–0. They also had a 0–0 draw against Honduras, a 2–0 win over Trinidad and Tobago, and a 2–0 win over Nicaragua. Manuel "Escopeta" Recinos was their top scorer with four goals, including the important goal against Mexico.
Guatemala also finished as runners-up in the CONCACAF Championship in 1965 and 1969.
In 1967, Guatemala also qualified for the 1968 Olympic football tournament in Mexico City. In the first round, they won 1–0 against Czechoslovakia and 4–1 against Thailand. They lost 2–1 to Bulgaria. They moved on to the next round but lost 1–0 to Hungary, who went on to win the tournament.
World Cup Journeys
2006 World Cup Qualifiers
For the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, star players like Carlos Ruiz and Juan Carlos Plata were key for Guatemala. Other important players included Fredy Garcia, Gonzalo Romero, Guillermo Ramirez, and Martin Machón. Guatemala moved to the third round by beating Suriname 4–2. They finished second in their group, tied with Costa Rica. In the fourth round, they had some good results, like a 5–1 win against Trinidad and Tobago. However, they couldn't get enough points to reach the play-offs and finished fifth in their group.
2010 World Cup Qualifiers
After some good results in 2007, including a win against Mexico, Hernán Darío Gómez became the coach for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. However, he left after a big loss to Argentina's under-23 team. Ramon Maradiaga then took over as coach. Guatemala started well, beating Saint Lucia 9–1 over two games.
In the next round, they lost 1–0 at home to the United States. Later, they drew against Trinidad and Tobago and beat Cuba 4–1. Despite a strong effort, Guatemala was eliminated from the World Cup qualifiers after losing to the United States.
2014 World Cup Qualifiers
In 2010, Ever Hugo Almeida became Guatemala's coach. In 2011, Guatemala qualified for the Gold Cup. At the Gold Cup, they drew with Honduras and lost to Jamaica, but then won 4–0 against Grenada. They reached the quarter-finals but lost 2–1 to Mexico.
For the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Guatemala won all six games in the second round. However, before the third round, three important players – Guillermo Ramirez, Gustavo Cabrera, and Yony Flores – were banned from football for life due to serious issues.
The team started the third round with a loss to Jamaica. They then drew at home against the United States. Against Antigua and Barbuda, Guatemala won 3–1 at home and 1–0 away. They also beat Jamaica 2–1 at home. Guatemala needed a draw against the United States to move to the final stage, but they lost 3–2 and were eliminated.
2016 FIFA Suspension
On October 28, 2016, FIFA suspended the Guatemalan football federation (FEDEFUT). This happened because FEDEFUT did not accept an oversight committee that FIFA had set up to investigate corruption claims. The team could not play in international competitions until the suspension was lifted. This meant they missed the 2017 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments. The suspension was finally lifted on May 31, 2018, when FEDEFUT's committee started working properly.
2018 and 2022 World Cup Qualifiers
After the FIFA suspension was lifted, Guatemala continued with World Cup Qualification. For the 2018 FIFA World Cup, they won against Bermuda and Antigua and Barbuda in early rounds but did not advance further.
Between 2018 and 2022, Guatemala had mixed results. They lost to Mexico and Panama but had big wins against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (10–0), French Guiana (2–0), and El Salvador (4–0). For the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Guatemala won against Cuba and British Virgin Islands. They also had another huge 10–0 win against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. However, a 0–0 draw against Curaçao meant Curaçao advanced because they had scored more goals overall, and Guatemala was eliminated.
Road to 2026 World Cup
Guatemala had a great run in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. They finished first in their group, beating Cuba 1–0, drawing with Canada, and winning 3–2 against Guadeloupe. They lost 1–0 to Jamaica in the quarter-finals, finishing fifth in the tournament. In the 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League, they finished fourth in their group.
In early 2024, Guatemala played friendly matches against Iceland (losing 1–0) and Ecuador (losing 2–0). They also drew 0–0 with Venezuela.
However, Guatemala started their 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification strong with two big wins: 6–0 against Dominica and 3–0 against the British Virgin Islands. In June, Guatemala played against the 2022 FIFA World Cup champions, Argentina. They lost 4–1, but they scored their first and only goal against Argentina when Lisandro Martinez scored an own goal. Goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen made six impressive saves in that match.
Home Stadium
The main stadium for the Guatemala national football team is the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores. It's also known as Coloso de la Zona 5. Located in Guatemala City, it's the biggest stadium in Guatemala. It was built in 1948 to host the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1950. The stadium was later named after Mateo Flores, a famous long-distance runner who won the 1952 Boston Marathon. It can hold 26,000 fans.
This stadium has hosted most of the Guatemala national team's home games throughout its history. The largest crowd ever at the stadium was 82,000 people during the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Team Kits
The national team's uniforms are currently made by Umbro. In the past, other brands like Atletica, Adidas, and Puma have supplied their kits. Since the 2000s, Guatemala's home kit usually has a light blue stripe on a white shirt.
| Kit supplier | Period |
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 Erima |
1981 |
| Adidas |
1986 |
 Pro-Specs |
1988 |
| Erima |
1992–1994 |
 Umbro |
1996–1997 |
 Aba Sport |
1997–1998 |
| Atletica |
1998–2002 |
| Adidas |
2005–2007 |
| Puma |
2007–2010 |
| Umbro |
2011–present |
Current Players
Current Squad
The players listed below were chosen for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A matches in October 2024.
Caps (games played) and goals are correct as of October 15, 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Nicholas Hagen | 2 August 1996 | 47 | 0 |  Columbus Crew |
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| GK | Kevin Moscoso | 13 June 1993 | 5 | 0 | Mixco |
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| DF | José Carlos Pinto (captain) | 16 June 1993 | 63 | 2 | Comunicaciones |
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| DF | José Morales | 3 December 1996 | 35 | 3 | Municipal |
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| DF | José Ardón | 20 January 2000 | 32 | 0 | Antigua |
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| DF | Nicolás Samayoa | 2 August 1995 | 25 | 1 |  Politehnica Iași |
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| DF | Allen Yanes | 4 July 1997 | 16 | 1 | Mixco |
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| DF | Aaron Herrera | 6 June 1997 | 13 | 0 | D.C. United |
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| DF | Kevin Ruiz | 18 May 1995 | 11 | 0 | Xelajú |
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| DF | Jeshua Urizar | 19 October 2004 | 2 | 0 | Mixco |
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| MF | Alejandro Galindo | 5 March 1992 | 57 | 8 | Municipal |
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| MF | Rodrigo Saravia | 22 February 1993 | 55 | 0 | Pérez Zeledón |
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| MF | Óscar Castellanos | 18 January 2000 | 46 | 3 | Antigua |
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| MF | Pedro Altán | 4 June 1997 | 28 | 3 | Municipal |
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| MF | Marco Domínguez | 25 February 1996 | 21 | 0 |  Pacific FC |
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| MF | Elmer Cardoza | 29 July 2002 | 13 | 0 |  Panargiakos |
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| MF | Jonathan Franco | 26 July 2003 | 11 | 0 | Municipal |
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| FW | Oscar Santis | 25 March 1999 | 38 | 11 |  Dinamo Tbilisi |
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| FW | Darwin Lom | 14 July 1997 | 35 | 11 | Cartaginés |
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| FW | Rubio Rubin | 1 March 1996 | 34 | 10 | Querétaro |
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| FW | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 15 April 1992 (aged 31) | 15 | 0 | Derby County |
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| FW | Olger Escobar | 11 September 2006 | 5 | 0 | New England Revolution II |
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| FW | Erick Lemus | 5 February 2001 | 1 | 0 | Comunicaciones |
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Team Records
Players in bold are still active with Guatemala.
Most Games Played
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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| 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 Scored
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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| 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 |
Tournament History
FIFA World Cup
Guatemala has tried to qualify for the FIFA World Cup many times but has not yet made it to the final tournament.
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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 1938 |
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 1950 |
Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
 1954 |
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 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 |
Qualification in progress | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
  2030 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
 2034 |
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| Total | – | 0/19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 128 | 54 | 32 | 42 | 214 | 148 | |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Guatemala has participated in the CONCACAF Gold Cup (and its earlier version, the CONCACAF Championship) many times. They won the championship once in 1967.
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 Nations League
Guatemala competes in the CONCACAF Nations League, a competition for teams in North, Central America, and the Caribbean.
| CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2026–27 | A | To be determined | 2027 |
To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 16 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Copa Centroamericana
This tournament is for national teams in Central America. Guatemala has won it once and been runners-up several times.
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| 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 |
Olympic Games
Guatemala has played in the Olympic football tournament three times. Since 1992, this has been a tournament for players under 23 years old.
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1900 |
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 1904 |
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 1908 |
No national representative | ||||||||
| 1912 |
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 1920 |
Not an IOC member | ||||||||
| 1924 |
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 1928 |
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 1936 |
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| 1948 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
 1952 |
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 1956 |
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| 1960 |
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 1964 |
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| 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 |
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 1988 |
Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Squad |
| 1992 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996 |
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| 2000 |
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| 2004 |
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 2008 |
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| 2012 |
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| 2016 |
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| 2020 |
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 2024 |
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| Total | Quarter-finals | 3/20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — |
Pan American Games
Guatemala has won one bronze medal at the Pan American Games. Since 1999, this has been an under-23 tournament.
| Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 |
Did not participate | |||||||
 1955 |
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 1959 |
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 1963 |
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| 1967 |
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 1971 |
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| 1975 |
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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2015 |
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 2019 |
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| 2023 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 1 Bronze medal | 5/18 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 |
Central American Games
Guatemala has won the Central American Games football tournament twice.
| Central American Games record | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 Records
This table shows how Guatemala has performed against other national teams. As of October 15, 2024, after the match against Costa Rica.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Anguilla |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 |
| Argentina |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −16 |
 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 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| 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 |
67 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 78 | 131 | −53 |
| Cuba |
20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
 Curaçao |
12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 |
 Dominica |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Dominican Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Ecuador |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 |
| El Salvador |
86 | 38 | 26 | 22 | 102 | 73 | +29 |
| 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 |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 |
 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 |
 Martinique |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Mexico |
37 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 70 | −42 |
| Nicaragua |
28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 18 | +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 |
9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 |
 Zambia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| Total (57) | 600 | 211 | 161 | 228 | 835 | 812 | +23 |
Team Achievements
Major Competitions
Continental Titles
- CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
Champions (1): 1967
Runners-up (2): 1965, 1969
Regional Titles
- CCCF Championship1
- Runners-up (3): 1943, 1946, 1948
- Third place (1): 1953
- Copa Centroamericana
- Champions (1): 2001
- Runners-up (5): 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2014
- Third place (3): 1991, 2005, 2007
Friendly Tournaments
- U.S. Cup
- Third place (1): 1999
- Marlboro Cup
- Champions (1): 1988
- Independence Centenary Games
- Runners-up (1): 1921
Summary of Titles
| Senior Competition |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| CCCF Championship1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
- According to FIFA rules, this was an important competition organized by CCCF for national teams. CCCF was the group that managed football in Central America and the Caribbean before CONCACAF was formed.
Images for kids
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Guatemalan Squad (CRC vs GUA 1921)
