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.
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
Competitive Record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
 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 |
| Total | 1/18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Current technical staff
See also
References
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- 1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member.
- 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU.
- 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.
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Florida Gulf Coast University
