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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.

Guatemala U-20 national team
Nickname(s)La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White)
AssociationFederación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachMarvin Cabrera
CaptainJonathan Franco
Home stadiumEstadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
FIFA codeGUA
First colours
Second colours
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 (1962, 1973)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Current squad

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  • 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
1GK Fausto Delgado (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Global Soccer Academy
1GK Jorge Moreno (2004-12-28) 28 December 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Comunicaciones
1GK David Aldana (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Municipal
2DF Andy Dominguez (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Comunicaciones
2DF Emerson Raymundo (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Suchitepéquez
2DF Jonathan Franco (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21) 4 0   Municipal
2DF Mathius Gaitán (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) 3 0   Municipal
2DF Arian Recinos (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19) 3 0   New York Red Bulls
2DF Jeshua Urizar (2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Mixco
3MF Daniel Cardoza (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Comunicaciones
3MF Néstor Cabrera (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 21) 4 0   Queensboro FC
3MF Randall Corado (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Municipal
3MF Edy Palencia (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Comunicaciones
3MF Allan Juárez (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20) 3 2   San Jose Earthquakes
3MF Figo Montaño (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Municipal
3MF Rudy Muñoz (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Municipal
3MF José Espinoza (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Zacapa
3MF Carlos Santos (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21) 4 1   Iztapa
4FW Jefry Bantes (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Municipal
4FW Arquimides Ordóñez (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21) 4 3   FC Cincinnati
4FW Anderson Villagrán (2003-05-10) 10 May 2003 (age 21) 2 1   Malacateco

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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

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See also

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References

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  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 [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.
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