Nickname(s) | La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White) | ||
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Association | Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Marvin Cabrera | ||
Captain | Jonathan Franco | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores | ||
FIFA code | GUA | ||
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2011 ) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2011) | ||
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 20 (first in 1962 ) | ||
Best result | Runner-ups (1962, 1973) |
The Guatemala national Under-20 football team is the national under-20 age level football team of Guatemala, and represents the nation in under-20 international matches.
The team has qualified to the FIFA U-20 World Cup twice, in 2011 and 2023. It finished in the top 4 of the CONCACAF region at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, earning the first participation in a World Cup finals tournament at any level for Guatemala.
At the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship held in Guatemala City in March and April 2011, Guatemala advanced to the second round as second of a 3-team series which included Honduras and Jamaica. Guatemala then played a direct elimination quarterfinal match against the United States, and won 2-1 which secured a place in the top four and thus participation in the 2011 U-20 World Cup. The result was considered a significant upset by the international news media as the United States was one of the strongest teams in CONCACAF. [1] [2]
Guatemala was drawn into Group D of the tournament along Nigeria, Croatia, and Saudi Arabia. Their debut match was a 0-5 loss against Nigeria. [3] Following a 6-0 loss to Saudi Arabia, Guatemala defeated Croatia 1-0 to advance to the Round of 16, where they were eliminated by losing 0-1 to Portugal.
Groups were drawn for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in April 2023, and Guatemala was placed in Group A alongside New Zealand, Uzbekistan, and Argentina. [4] Guatemala's first match was a 1–0 loss to New Zealand, followed by a 3–0 loss to Argentina. In their final match of the group stage, Uzbekistan defeated Guatemala 2–0, which resulted in Guatemala's elimination from the tournament. [5]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
July 21 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Panama | 3-0 | Guatemala | Irapuato (Mexico) |
Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez |
July 24 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Guatemala | 1-2 | Mexico | Irapuato (Mexico) |
Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez |
July 27 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Guatemala | 5-1 | Haiti | Irapuato (Mexico) |
Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez |
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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2011 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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2023 | Groups stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
2025 | Did not qualify | ||||||
Total | 2/24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
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