Guatemala national under-20 football team
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| Nickname(s) | La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White) | ||
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| Association | Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Rafael Loredo | ||
| Captain | Elías Enoc Vásquez | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Mateo Flores | ||
| FIFA code | GUA | ||
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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 been managed by Paraguayan coach Ever Hugo Almeida since 2010.
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.
Current players[]
The following players were selected to compete in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Head Coach: 
Carlos Ruíz
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Nicholas Hagen | 2 August 1996 (aged 18) | Municipal
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| 2 | DF | 9 January 1995 (aged 20) | Comunicaciones
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| 3 | DF | Allen Yanes | 4 July 1997 (aged 17) | Achik
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| 4 | DF | Nicolas Samayoa | 2 August 1995 (aged 19) |  Florida Gulf Coast University
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| 5 | MF | 14 November 1995 (aged 19) | Comunicaciones
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| 6 | DF | Cristian Jiménez | 26 April 1995 (aged 19) | Municipal
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| 7 | FW | 6 November 1995 (aged 19) | Comunicaciones
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| 8 | FW | 31 January 1995 (aged 19) | Comunicaciones
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| 9 | FW | 14 July 1995 (aged 19) | Municipal
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| 10 | MF | 4 February 1995 (aged 19) | Comunicaciones
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| 11 | FW | 1 December 1996 (aged 18) | Municipal
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| 12 | GK | 4 September 1995 (aged 19) | Malacateco
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| 13 | MF | Stheven Robles | 12 November 1995 (aged 19) | Comunicaciones
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| 14 | MF | 30 May 1996 (aged 18) | FC Dallas
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| 15 | DF | 12 September 1997 (aged 17) | Malacateco
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| 16 | MF | Julio Ortiz | 1 January 1995 (aged 20) | Comunicaciones
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| 17 | FW | Pablo Aguilar | 21 February 1995 (aged 19) | University of Virginia
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| 18 | MF | 2 May 1996 (aged 18) | Heredia
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| 19 | DF | José Morales | 3 December 1996 (aged 18) | Municipal
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| 20 | DF | 29 December 1996 (aged 18) | Suchitepequez
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Competitive Record[]
FIFA U-20 World Cup[]
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 1977 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1979 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1981 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1983 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1985 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1987 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1989 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1991 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
| 1993 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1995 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1997 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1999 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2001 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2003 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2005 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2007 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2009 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2011 |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
 2013 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2015 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2017 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2019 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2021 |
To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 1/18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Current technical staff[]
- Head coach: Ever Hugo Almeida
- Assistant coach: Gustavo Bobadilla
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
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- Guatemala national football team
- Central American national under-20 association football teams