Guatemala national under-20 football team
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.
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 team qualified to the 2011 U-20 World Cup by finishing 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.
2022
June 21 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Guatemala | 3–1 | Panama | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
18:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Keylor Herrera |
June 23 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Guatemala | 2–1 | Aruba | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Ricardo Montero |
June 26 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Guatemala | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Canada | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
14:00 | O. Villagrán 120' | Report | K. Habibullah | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Daneon Parchment |
Penalties | ||||
Santos Urizar Franco Bantes Villagrán |
Pellegrino Poku Ferdinand Smith Habibullah |
29 June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship QF | Mexico | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2 p) | Guatemala | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
20:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras) |
Penalties | ||||
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1 July 2022 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Dominican Republic | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Guatemala | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Morazán Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica) | |
Penalties | ||||
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3 August Friendly | Bay Cities FC | 0–1 | Guatemala | Redwood City, California |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Sequoia High School Attendance: 3,500 |
18 September Friendly | Guatemala | 3–0 | Honduras | New Orleans, United States |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Pan American |
2023
17 February 2023 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | New Zealand | 1–3 | Guatemala | Jakarta, Indonesia |
16:30 UTC+7 | Colloty 7' | Report |
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Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia) |
19 February 2023 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | Fiji | 1–3 | Guatemala | Jakarta, Indonesia |
16:30 UTC+7 | Razool 13' | Report |
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Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Aprisman Aranda (Indonesia) |
21 February 2023 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | Indonesia | 0-1 | Guatemala | Jakarta, Indonesia |
19:30 UTC+7 | Report | Solorzano 22' | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
20 May 2023 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS | Guatemala | 0–1 | New Zealand | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero |
15:00 | Report | Garbett 80' | Attendance: 15,100 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa) |
23 May 2023 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS | Guatemala | 0-3 | Argentina | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero |
18:00 | Report | Attendance: 37,033 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Türkiye) |
26 May 2023 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS | Guatemala | 0-2 | Uzbekistan | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan |
18:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 15,357 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt) |
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]
- Match dates: 20 May - 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 |
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GK | Fausto Delgado | 23 September 2005 | 0 | 0 | Global Soccer Academy | |
GK | Jorge Moreno | 28 December 2004 | 3 | 0 | Comunicaciones | |
GK | David Aldana | 24 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Municipal | |
DF | Andy Dominguez | 18 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | Comunicaciones | |
DF | Emerson Raymundo | 21 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Suchitepéquez | |
DF | Jonathan Franco | 26 July 2003 | 4 | 0 | Municipal | |
DF | Mathius Gaitán | 31 January 2003 | 3 | 0 | Municipal | |
DF | Arian Recinos | 3 February 2005 | 3 | 0 | New York Red Bulls | |
DF | Jeshua Urizar | 19 October 2004 | 4 | 0 | Mixco | |
MF | Daniel Cardoza | 15 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | Comunicaciones | |
MF | Néstor Cabrera | 12 November 2003 | 4 | 0 | Queensboro FC | |
MF | Randall Corado | 1 September 2004 | 4 | 0 | Municipal | |
MF | Edy Palencia | 6 January 2004 | 4 | 0 | Comunicaciones | |
MF | Allan Juárez | 2 February 2004 | 3 | 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | |
MF | Figo Montaño | 7 April 2004 | 4 | 0 | Municipal | |
MF | Rudy Muñoz | 6 February 2005 | 3 | 0 | Municipal | |
MF | José Espinoza | 10 September 2003 | 0 | 0 | Zacapa | |
MF | Carlos Santos | 5 August 2003 | 4 | 1 | Iztapa | |
FW | Jefry Bantes | 8 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | Municipal | |
FW | Arquimides Ordóñez | 5 August 2003 | 4 | 3 | FC Cincinnati | |
FW | Anderson Villagrán | 10 May 2003 | 2 | 1 | Malacateco |
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1979 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1981 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1983 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1987 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1989 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1999 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2011 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2021 | Cancelled | ||||||
2023 | Groups stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 2/24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
Current technical staff
- Head coach: Marvin Cabrera
- Assistant coach: Rigoberto Gómez
References
- (in Spanish)Source: http://www.paraguay.com/deportes/almeida-hace-historia-en-el-futbol-de-guatemala-69234
- Source: http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1679/us-national-team/2011/04/07/2429964/concacaf-u20-championship-quarterfinal-guatemala-2-1-usa
- Source:
- https://www.fifa.com/news/fifa-u-20-world-cup-argentina-2023-tm-match-schedule-and-host-cities
- https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/argentina-2023/scores-fixtures?country=US&wtw-filter=ALL
- "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.