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 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

2023

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
	1GK	Fausto Delgado	(2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 18)	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 20)	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 20)	0	0	Suchitepéquez
	2DF	Jonathan Franco	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20)	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 19)	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 20)	4	0	Queensboro FC
	3MF	Randall Corado	(2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 19)	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 19)	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 20)	0	0	Zacapa
	3MF	Carlos Santos	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 20)	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 20)	4	3	FC Cincinnati
	4FW	Anderson Villagrán	(2003-05-10) 10 May 2003 (age 20)	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	To be determined
Total	2/24	7	1	0	6	1	18

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