The Guatemala national Under-20 football team is the national under-20 age level

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team of

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, 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

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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

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in March and April 2011, Guatemala advanced to the second round as second of a 3-team series which included

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and

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. Guatemala then played a direct elimination quarterfinal match against the

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, 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

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, and

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

, Guatemala defeated

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

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2022

2023

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. * 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 Rigoberto Gómez Laínez (born January 9, 1977) is a retired Honduran football midfielder who last played for Comunicaciones of the Guatemala's top division. Club career The rather short Gómez started playing for Comunicaciones in 1996 and ...

References

External links

Soccerway Profile
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