Guatemala national football team - Definition and Overview

Guatemala

Guatemala_national_team.gif Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname	-
Association	Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Coach	Ramon Maradiaga
Most caps	?
Top scorer	Juan Carlos Plata (30)
Home colours Kit_body_whitevertical.png Image:kit_body_whitevertical.png 　 Away colours
First International Guatemala 10 - 0 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14, 1921)
Largest win Guatemala 10 - 0 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14, 1921)
Worst defeat Costa Rica 9 - 1 Guatemala (San Jose, Costa Rica; July 24, 1955)
World Cup
Appearances	0 (First in -)
Best result	-
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1991)
Best result	Fourth place, 1996

The Guatemala national football team is the national team of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. It has never qualified for the World Cup, but currently is making a surprising trip to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for World Cup 2006.

Guatemala's best finish in the CONCACAF Gold Cup was fourth in 1996. They won the UNCAF Nations Cup in 2001.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1954 - Did not enter
• 1958 - Did not qualify
• 1962 - Did not qualify
• 1966 - Did not enter
• 1970 to 2002 - Did not qualify

Gold Cup record

• 1991 - Round 1
• 1993 - Did not enter
• 1996 - Fourth place
• 1998 - Round 1
• 2000 - Round 1
• 2002 - Round 1
• 2003 - Round 1

Selected famous players

• Pablo Melgar
• Néstor Martínez
• Guillermo Ramirez
• Carlos Ruiz