Guatemala national football team
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The Guatemala national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Guatemala) represents Guatemala in men's international football, which is governed by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (English: National Football Federation of Guatemala) founded in 1919. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1946 and a founding affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1961. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of UNCAF in the Central American Zone. From 1938 to 1961, it was a member of CCCF, the former governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean and a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF, and also a member of PFC, the former unified confederation of the Americas, from 1946 to 1961. Guatemala has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has participated three times in the Olympic football tournament (1968, 1976, and 1988). Guatemala has participated twenty-one times in CONCACAF's premier continental competition, it is one of three Central American teams to have won a title, winning the CONCACAF Championship in 1967. The team's best performance under the CONCACAF Gold Cup format was finishing fourth place in 1996 and reaching the semifinals in 2025. It has participated twice in League A, once in League B and once in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team won the Copa Centroamericana in 2001, and finished as runners-up three times in the CCCF Championship.
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Guatemala | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Mexico | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Honduras | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 |
| 5 | Haiti | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 |
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| 1 | United States | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 22 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Mexico | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 22 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Costa Rica | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 13 | Inter-confederation play-offs | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| 5 | Guatemala | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 11 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | Panama | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | | | |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Guatemala | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | |
| 4 | Cuba | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Guatemala | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 18 | Advance to third round | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Belize | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | ||
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Grenada | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Advance to fourth round |
| 2 | Jamaica | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Guatemala | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 13 | Advance to fifth round |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Guatemala | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 10 | |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 0 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Curaçao | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 10 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Guatemala | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 10 | |
| 3 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 | |
| 5 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Panama | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | Suriname | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Inter-confederation play-offs |
| 3 | Guatemala | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | El Salvador | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 |
| Kit supplier | Period |
| Sportica | 1980–1981 |
| Erima | 1981–1983 |
| Adidas | 1986 |
| Pro-Specs | 1988–1989 |
| Erima | 1992–1994 |
| Umbro | 1996–1997 |
| Aba Sport | 1997–1998 |
| Atletica | 1998–2002 |
| Adidas | 2005–2007 |
| Puma | 2007–2010 |
| Umbro | 2011–present |
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes |
| Roberto Figueredo | 1930 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 00.0% | |
| Jimmy Elliott | 1935 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | |
| Manuel Felipe Carrera | 1943 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% | 1943 CCCF Championship 2nd place |
| Juan Francisco Aguirre | 1946 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% | |
| Juan Francisco Aguirre Manuel Felipe Carrera | 1946 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16.7% | |
| José Alberto Cevasco | 1948 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37.5% | 1948 CCCF Championship 2nd place |
| Enrique Natalio Pascal Palomini | 1950 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | |
| Juan Francisco Aguirre | 1953 | ||||||
| Alfredo Cuevas | 1955–1957 | ||||||
| José Alberto Cevasco | 1960–1961 | ||||||
| Lorenzo Ausina Tur | 1963 | ||||||
| César Viccino | 1965 | ||||||
| Rubén Amorín | 1967 | 1967 CONCACAF Championship | |||||
| César Viccino | 1968–1969 | ||||||
| Lorenzo Ausina Tur | 1969 | ||||||
| Carmelo Faraone | 1971 | ||||||
| Afro Geronazzo | 1971–1972 | ||||||
| Rubén Amorín | 1972 | ||||||
| Néstor Valdés | 1972 | ||||||
| Rubén Amorín | 1976 | ||||||
| Carlos Cavagnaro | 1976 | ||||||
| Carlos Wellmann | 1976 | ||||||
| José Ernesto Romero | 1979 | ||||||
| Rubén Amorín | 1980 | ||||||
| Carlos Cavagnaro | 1983 | ||||||
| Dragoslav Šekularac | 1984–1985 | ||||||
| Julio César Cortés | 1987 | ||||||
| Jorge Roldán | 1988 | ||||||
| Rubén Amorín | 1989–1990 | ||||||
| Haroldo Cordón | 1991 | ||||||
| Miguel Angel Brindisi | 1992 | ||||||
| Jorge Roldán | 1995 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup 2nd place | |||||
| Juan Ramón Verón | 1996 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 54.6% | |
| Horacio Cordero | 1996 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 48.1% | |
| Miguel Angel Brindisi | 1997–1998 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 39.1% | 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup 2nd place |
| Carlos Bilardo Eduardo Luján Manera | 1998 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25.0% | |
| Benjamín Monterroso | 1999 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 36.4% | 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup 2nd place |
| Carlos Miloc | 2000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Julio César Cortés | 2000–2003 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 39.4% | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup (Runner-up) |
| Víctor Manuel Aguado | 2003 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14.3% | |
| Ramón Maradiaga | 2004–2005 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 40.5% | |
| Hernán Darío Gómez | 2006–2008 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23.8% | |
| Ramón Maradiaga | 2008 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | |
| Benjamín Monterroso | 2008–2009 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.0% | |
| Ever Hugo Almeida | 2010–2013 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 45.8% | |
| Víctor Hugo Monzón | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11.1% | |
| Sergio Pardo | 2013-2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Ivan Franco Sopegno | 2014–2015 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 44.9% | 2014 Copa Centroamericana (Runner-up) |
| Walter Claverí | 2016–2019 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 40% |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Nicholas Hagen | (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 29) | 53 | 0 | Columbus Crew |
| 12 | 1GK | Kenderson Navarro | (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 23) | 5 | 0 | Municipal |
| 21 | 1GK | Luis Morán | (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | Antigua |
| 1GK | Fredy Pérez | (1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 31) | 8 | 0 | Comunicaciones | |
| 2 | 2DF | José Ardón | (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 25) | 35 | 1 | Antigua |
| 3 | 2DF | Nicolás Samayoa | (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 30) | 34 | 2 | Municipal |
| 4 | 2DF | José Carlos Pinto | (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 32) | 75 | 4 | Comunicaciones |
| 7 | 2DF | Aaron Herrera | (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 28) | 20 | 0 | United |
| 16 | 2DF | José Morales | (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 29) | 47 | 3 | Municipal |
| 2DF | Carlos Aguilar | (2006-10-25) 25 October 2006 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Malacateco | |
| 5 | 3MF | José Rosales | (1993-06-24) 24 June 1993 (age 32) | 16 | 1 | Antigua |
| 6 | 3MF | Kevin Ramírez | (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 23) | 5 | 0 | Malacateco |
| 8 | 3MF | Rodrigo Saravia | (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 32) | 63 | 0 | Municipal |
| 10 | 3MF | Pedro Altán | (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 28) | 37 | 3 | Municipal |
| 13 | 3MF | Stheven Robles | (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 30) | 41 | 2 | Comunicaciones |
| 17 | 3MF | Óscar Castellanos | (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 25) | 55 | 3 | Antigua |
| 19 | 3MF | Matt Evans | (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles FC 2 |
| 22 | 3MF | Jonathan Franco | (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 22) | 20 | 0 | Municipal |
| 9 | 4FW | Rubio Rubin | (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 29) | 36 | 13 | Charleston Battery |
| 11 | 4FW | Rudy Muñoz | (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 20) | 12 | 0 | Municipal |
| 14 | 4FW | Darwin Lom | (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 28) | 43 | 12 | Comunicaciones |
| 18 | 4FW | Oscar Santis | (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 26) | 52 | 17 | Antigua |
| 20 | 4FW | Olger Escobar | (2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 19) | 15 | 3 | CF Montréal |
| 4FW | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 33) | 18 | 0 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| 4FW | Arquímides Ordóñez | (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 22) | 10 | 0 | Loudoun United |
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Kevin Moscoso | (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 32) | 5 | 0 | Mixco | v. Costa Rica, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Allen Yanes | (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 28) | 19 | 1 | Deportivo Mixco | v. Guyana, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Kevin Ruiz | (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 30) | 11 | 0 | Xelajú | v. Costa Rica, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Jeshua Urizar | (2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Mixco | v. Costa Rica, 15 October 2024 |
| MF | Alejandro Galindo | (1992-03-05) 5 March 1992 (age 33) | 58 | 8 | Aurora | v. Guyana, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Rudy Barrientos | (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 26) | 18 | 2 | Municipal | v. Guyana, 21 March 2025PRE |
| FW | Elmer Cardoza | (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 23) | 17 | 0 | Xelajú | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| FW | Erick Lemus | (2001-02-05) 5 February 2001 (age 24) | 4 | 1 | Comunicaciones | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| FW | Damian Rivera | (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Phoenix Rising | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| FW | José Carlos Martínez | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 28) | 28 | 4 | Municipal | v. Guyana, 25 March 2025 |
| INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player retired from the national team. SUS Player is serving suspension. WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. | ||||||
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Carlos Ruiz | 133 | 68 | 1998–2016 |
| 2 | Guillermo Ramírez | 106 | 16 | 1997–2012 |
| 3 | Gustavo Cabrera | 104 | 2 | 2000–2012 |
| 4 | Fredy Thompson | 96 | 3 | 2001–2015 |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Plata | 87 | 35 | 1996–2010 |
| 6 | Gonzalo Romero | 83 | 9 | 2000–2012 |
| 7 | Julio Girón | 82 | 0 | 1992–2006 |
| 8 | José Manuel Contreras | 80 | 5 | 2006–2021 |
| Edgar Estrada | 80 | 0 | 1995–2003 | |
| José Carlos Pinto | 80 | 4 | 2016–present |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
| 1 | Carlos Ruiz | 68 | 133 | 0.51 | 1998–2016 |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Plata | 35 | 87 | 0.4 | 1996–2010 |
| 3 | Carlos Toledo | 25 | 17 | 1.47 | 1943–1953 |
| 4 | Mario Camposeco | 23 | 20 | 1.15 | 1943–1951 |
| Freddy García | 23 | 73 | 0.32 | 1998–2012 | |
| 6 | Óscar Santis | 19 | 54 | 0.35 | 2021–present |
| 7 | Edwin Westphal | 16 | 47 | 0.34 | 1985–1998 |
| Dwight Pezzarossi | 16 | 72 | 0.22 | 2000–2012 | |
| Guillermo Ramírez | 16 | 106 | 0.15 | 1997–2012 | |
| 10 | Juan Manuel Funes | 15 | 66 | 0.23 | 1985–2000 |
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | mw- Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1930 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
| 1934 | |||||||||||||||
| 1938 | |||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
| 1954 | |||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1962 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1966 | Not accepted by FIFA | Not accepted by FIFA | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1974 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 29 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2026 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| 2034 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 136 | 57 | 34 | 45 | 229 | 162 | |
| CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1963 | Round 1 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | Qualified automatically | ||||||
| 1965 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
| 1967 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1969 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
| 1971 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1973 | Round-robin | 5th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1977 | Round-robin | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Round 1 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | Qualified automatically | ||||||
| 1989 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1991 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1998 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2000 | Group stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Group stage | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2003 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2007 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Squad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Banned | Banned | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2025 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 21/25 | 81 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 93 | 103 | — | 93 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 153 | 77 | |
| CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup history | |
| First match | Guatemala 2–1 Honduras(23 March 1963; San Salvador, El Salvador) |
| Biggest win | Guatemala 6–1 Netherlands Antilles(29 November 1969; San José, Costa Rica) |
| Biggest defeat | Mexico 4–0 Guatemala (9 July 2005; Los Angeles, United States) |
| Best result | Champions (1967) |
| Worst result | 13th – Group stage (2021) |
| CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| League phase | Final phase | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Division | Group | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 2019–20 | C | C | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | | 2021 | Ineligible | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | B | D | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | | 2023 | ||||||||||
| 2023–24 | A | A | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | A | A | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | 2025 | ||||||||||
| 2026–27 | A | To be determined | 2027 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 16 | — | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| CONCACAF Nations League history | |
| First match | Guatemala 10–0 Anguilla(5 September 2019; Guatemala City, Guatemala) |
| Biggest win | Guatemala 10–0 Anguilla(5 September 2019; Guatemala City, Guatemala) |
| Biggest defeat | Panama 3–0 Guatemala (17 October 2023; Panama City, Panama) Costa Rica 3–0 Guatemala (11 October 2024; San José, Costa Rica) |
| Best result | 5th – Group stage (2024–25) |
| Worst result | 8th – Group stage (2023–24) |
| Copa Centroamericana record | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 1995 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 1999 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2001 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 2005 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| 2007 | Third place | 3rd' | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | Round 1 | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | Fifth place | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | Sixth place | 6th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | Banned | |||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 12/12 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 63 | 48 |
| CCCF Championship record | |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1941 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1943 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | |
| 1946 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | |
| 1948 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 16 | |
| 1951 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1953 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1955 | Round-robin | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1957 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1960 | |||||||||
| 1961 | Round 1 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| Total | Runners-up | 6/6 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 61 | |
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1908 | The national team did not exist | ||||||||
| 1912 | |||||||||
| 1920 | Not an IOC member | ||||||||
| 1924 | |||||||||
| 1928 | |||||||||
| 1936 | |||||||||
| 1948 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1952 | |||||||||
| 1956 | |||||||||
| 1960 | |||||||||
| 1964 | |||||||||
| 1968 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1976 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1984 | |||||||||
| 1988 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Squad |
| Since 1992 | The under-23 team participated | ||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 3/6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | — |
| Central American and Caribbean Games record | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Round 1 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 1935 | Round-robin | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 1938 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1946 | Round-robin | 6th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 1950 | Silver medal | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1954 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1959 | ||||||||
| 1962 | ||||||||
| 1966 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||
| 1978 | ||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||
| 1986 | Withdrew | |||||||
| Since 1990 | The youth teams participated | |||||||
| Total | Silver medal | 5/14 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 66 |
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Anguilla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 |
| Argentina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −16 |
| Armenia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| Barbados | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Belize | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 |
| Bermuda | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Canada | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | −12 |
| Chile | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 |
| Costa Rica | 67 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 78 | 131 | −53 |
| Cuba | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
| Curaçao | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 |
| El Salvador | 89 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 104 | 75 | +29 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| French Guiana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Grenada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| Guadeloupe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Guyana | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 |
| Haiti | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 17 | +10 |
| Honduras | 52 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 58 | 61 | −3 |
| Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Israel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 34 | −14 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
| Martinique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Mexico | 37 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 70 | −42 |
| Nicaragua | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 18 | +56 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Panama | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 67 | −2 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | −15 |
| Peru | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | +30 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Competition | | | | Total |
| CONCACAF Championship | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| CCCF Championship1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
References
- Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: United States +1, Mexico −1.
- Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.
- Includes matches against the Soviet Union.
- National Football Teams awards a goal to Oscar Santis on 21 March 2025 against Guyana, however CONCACAF awards this goal
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