Guatemala national under-20 football team

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
First colours Second colours
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.

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

Main article: Guatemala national football team results

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

2024

Panama   v   Guatemala

July 21 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Panama	3-0	Guatemala	Irapuato (Mexico)
				Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez

Guatemala   v   Mexico

July 24 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Guatemala	1-2	Mexico	Irapuato (Mexico)
				Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez

Guatemala   v   Haiti

July 27 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Guatemala	5-1	Haiti	Irapuato (Mexico)
				Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[6]
• Match dates: 20–26 May 2023
• Caps and goals correct as of: June 26, 2022 after the match against Canada U20.
• Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Fausto Delgado	(2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Global Soccer Academy
	1 GK	Jorge Moreno	(2004-12-28) 28 December 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Comunicaciones
	1 GK	David Aldana	(2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Municipal
	2 DF	Andy Dominguez	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Comunicaciones
	2 DF	Emerson Raymundo	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Suchitepéquez
	2 DF	Jonathan Franco	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 22)	4	0	Municipal
	2 DF	Mathius Gaitán	(2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Municipal
	2 DF	Arian Recinos	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20)	3	0	New York Red Bulls
	2 DF	Jeshua Urizar	(2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Mixco
	3 MF	Daniel Cardoza	(2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Comunicaciones
	3 MF	Néstor Cabrera	(2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Queensboro FC
	3 MF	Randall Corado	(2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 21)	4	0	Municipal
	3 MF	Edy Palencia	(2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 21)	4	0	Comunicaciones
	3 MF	Allan Juárez	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 21)	3	2	San Jose Earthquakes
	3 MF	Figo Montaño	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 21)	4	0	Municipal
	3 MF	Rudy Muñoz	(2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Municipal
	3 MF	José Espinoza	(2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Zacapa
	3 MF	Carlos Santos	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 22)	4	1	Iztapa
	4 FW	Jefry Bantes	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Municipal
	4 FW	Arquimides Ordóñez	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 22)	4	3	FC Cincinnati
	4 FW	Anderson Villagrán	(2003-05-10) 10 May 2003 (age 22)	2	1	Malacateco

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	1	12
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2023	Groups stage	3	0	0	3	0	6
2025	Did not qualify
Total	2/24	7	1	0	6	1	18

Current technical staff

• Head coach: Marvin Cabrera
• Assistant coach: Rigoberto Gómez

See also

• Guatemala portal

• Guatemala national football team
• Guatemala national under-17 football team

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.

External links

• Soccerway Profile

Head-to-head record

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Croatia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
New Zealand	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total	7	1	0	6	1	18	−17	014.29