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.
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. 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. 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.
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 The following players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. 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
FIFA U-20 World Cup
YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1977Did not qualify 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011Round of 164103112 2013Did not qualify 2015 2017 2019 2023Groups stage300306 2025Did not qualify 2027 2029To be determinedTotal2/267106118
Head-to-head record The following table shows Guatemala's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total
Current technical staff Head coach: Marvin Cabrera Assistant coach: Rigoberto Gómez
See also
Guatemala national football team Guatemala national under-17 football team
References
External links Soccerway Profile