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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2022 edit
| June 21 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Guatemala  | 3–1 |  Panama | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 18:30 | 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 | 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 |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Morazán Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 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 edit
| 17 February 2023 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | New Zealand  | 1–3 | Guatemala | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 16:30 UTC+7 | Colloty 7' |
Report | 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 | 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 edit
- 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.
Competitive record edit
FIFA U-20 World Cup edit
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 1981
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 1985
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 1987
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 1989
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 1991
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2003
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 2005
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| 2007
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 2009
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 2011 |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
 2013 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
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 2017
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 2019
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| 2023 |
Groups stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 |
To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 2/24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
Current technical staff edit
- Head coach: Marvin Cabrera
- Assistant coach: Rigoberto Gómez
See also edit
References edit
- ^ (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
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria 5:0 (2:0) Guatemala - Summary". web.archive.org. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ match schedule and host cities announced". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ 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.