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 The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch language, Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CON ...

region at the

2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship The 2011 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2011. The tournament determined the four CONCACAF teams that participated at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Colombia. In addition, the top three finishers ...

, earning the first participation in a World Cup finals tournament at any level for Guatemala.

History

At the

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 Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

. Guatemala then played a direct elimination quarterfinal match against the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

, 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 Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

, and

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

. Their debut match was a 0-5 loss against Nigeria. Following a 6-0 loss to

, Guatemala defeated

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

1-0 to advance to the Round of 16, where they were eliminated by losing 0-1 to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

2022

2023

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the

2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship The 2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (28th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be hosted in Honduras, ...

. * Match dates: 18 June – 3 July 2022 * 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

Current technical staff

* Head coach:

Rafael Loredo Rafael Loredo Silva (born 25 August 1957) is a Mexican Association football, football coach and former player who is the head coach for the Guatemala national under-20 football team, Guatemala under-20 national team. References

1957 b ...

* Assistant coach: Rigoberto Gómez

References

External links

Soccerway Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guatemala National Under-20 Football Team Under-20 Central American national under-20 association football teams