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.

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.

2022

2023

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
• 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
	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
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