Guatemala national under-20 football team

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.

 Guatemala U-20 national team
Nickname(s)La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White)
AssociationFederación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachRafael Loredo
CaptainElías Enoc Vásquez
Home stadiumEstadio Mateo Flores
FIFA codeGUA
First colours
Second colours

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
1 1GK Nicholas Hagen (1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 18) Municipal
2 2DF Kevin Grijalva (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 20) Comunicaciones
3 2DF Allen Yanes (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 17) Achik
4 2DF Nicolas Samayoa (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 19) Florida Gulf Coast University
5 3MF Luis De Leon (1995-11-14)14 November 1995 (aged 19) Comunicaciones
6 2DF Cristian Jiménez (1995-04-26)26 April 1995 (aged 19) Municipal
7 4FW Paolo Ortíz (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 19) Comunicaciones
8 4FW Kevin Bordon (1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 19) Comunicaciones
9 4FW Mauro Portillo (1995-07-14)14 July 1995 (aged 19) Municipal
10 3MF Diego Alvarez (1995-02-04)4 February 1995 (aged 19) Comunicaciones
11 4FW Mario Hernández (1996-12-01)1 December 1996 (aged 18) Municipal
12 1GK Julio Ochoa (1995-09-04)4 September 1995 (aged 19) Malacateco
13 3MF Stheven Robles (1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 19) Comunicaciones
14 3MF Andy Ruiz (1996-05-30)30 May 1996 (aged 18) FC Dallas
15 2DF Carlos Estrada (1997-09-12)12 September 1997 (aged 17) Malacateco
16 3MF Julio Ortiz (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 20) Comunicaciones
17 4FW Pablo Aguilar (1995-02-21)21 February 1995 (aged 19) University of Virginia
18 3MF Benedicto Aldana (1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 18) Heredia
19 2DF José Morales (1996-12-03)3 December 1996 (aged 18) Municipal
20 2DF Mauricio Maltes (1996-12-29)29 December 1996 (aged 18) Suchitepequez

Competitive Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1977Did Not Qualify
1979Did Not Qualify
1981Did Not Qualify
1983Did Not Qualify
1985Did Not Qualify
1987Did Not Qualify
1989Did Not Qualify
1991Did Not Qualify
1993Did Not Qualify
1995Did Not Qualify
1997Did Not Qualify
1999Did Not Qualify
2001Did Not Qualify
2003Did Not Qualify
2005Did Not Qualify
2007Did Not Qualify
2009Did Not Qualify
2011Round of 164103112
2013Did Not Qualify
2015Did Not Qualify
2017Did Not Qualify
2019Did Not Qualify
2021To be determined
Total1/184103112

Current technical staff

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish)Source: http://www.paraguay.com/deportes/almeida-hace-historia-en-el-futbol-de-guatemala-69234
  2. Source: http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1679/us-national-team/2011/04/07/2429964/concacaf-u20-championship-quarterfinal-guatemala-2-1-usa
  3. Source: https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=255641/match=300145867/index.html
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