Guatemala national under-20 football team

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Guatemala U-20 national team
Nickname(s)La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White)
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
Appearances2 (first in 2011 )
Best resultRound of 16 (2011)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1962 )
Best resultRunner-ups Silver medal icon.svg (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.

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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.

History

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]

2011 U-20 World Cup

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.

2023 U-20 World Cup

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]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Fausto Delgado (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of Guatemala.svg Global Soccer Academy
1 GK Jorge Moreno (2004-12-28) 28 December 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
1 GK David Aldana (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 22)00 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal

2 DF Andy Dominguez (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 22)00 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
2 DF Emerson Raymundo (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 22)00 Flag of Guatemala.svg Suchitepéquez
2 DF Jonathan Franco (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 22)40 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
2 DF Mathius Gaitán (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 22)30 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
2 DF Arian Recinos (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
2 DF Jeshua Urizar (2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 20)40 Flag of Guatemala.svg Mixco

3 MF Daniel Cardoza (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 21)30 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
3 MF Néstor Cabrera (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 21)40 Flag of the United States.svg Queensboro FC
3 MF Randall Corado (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 21)40 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
3 MF Edy Palencia (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 21)40 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
3 MF Allan Juárez (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 21)32 Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes
3 MF Figo Montaño (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 21)40 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
3 MF Rudy Muñoz (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
3 MF José Espinoza (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 22)00 Flag of Guatemala.svg Zacapa
3 MF Carlos Santos (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 22)41 Flag of Guatemala.svg Iztapa

4 FW Jefry Bantes (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 21)30 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
4 FW Arquimides Ordóñez (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 22)43 Flag of the United States.svg FC Cincinnati
4 FW Anderson Villagrán (2003-05-10) 10 May 2003 (age 22)21 Flag of Guatemala.svg Malacateco

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 Did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1979
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985
Flag of Chile.svg 1987
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 1991
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011 Round of 164103112
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Did not qualify
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017
Flag of Poland.svg 2019
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 Groups stage300306
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 Did not qualify
Total2/247106118

Current technical staff

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish)Source: http://www.paraguay.com/deportes/almeida-hace-historia-en-el-futbol-de-guatemala-69234
  2. Source: http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1679/us-national-team/2011/04/07/2429964/concacaf-u20-championship-quarterfinal-guatemala-2-1-usa
  3. "FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria 5:0 (2:0) Guatemala - Summary". 2011-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  4. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ match schedule and host cities announced". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  5. https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/argentina-2023/scores-fixtures?country=US&wtw-filter=ALL ‹See Tfd› [ bare URL ]
  6. "Nomina Oficial de Guatemala Para el Campeonato Sub 20 Masculino de CONCACAF" (in Spanish). Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Guatemala's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.