Guatemala at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship. It is currently held every two years. From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States are constant hosts or co-hosts.
From 1973 to 1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via the CONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup.
Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 titles).
Guatemala have qualified for 20 of those tournaments and were particularly successful in the 1960s, winning the title in 1967 and finishing in second place in 1965 and 1969. Because of a FIFA suspension from October 2016 to March 2018, they were disqualified from the 2017 qualifiers and were not able to enter qualification for 2019 at all.
Overall record
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colspan=10|CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
!width=1% rowspan="31"| ! colspan=6|Qualification record | ||||||||
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Year
!Result !Position !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !Squad !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} | ||||||||
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| {{flagicon|El Salvador}} 1963 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6
|Squad |colspan=6|Qualified automatically |
style="background:silver;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Guatemala|1871}} 1965 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5
|Squad |colspan=6|Qualified as hosts |
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| {{flagicon|Honduras|1949}} 1967 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1
|Squad |2 |2 |0 |0 |6 |2 |
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| {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} 1969 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2
|Squad |colspan=6|Qualified as defending champions |
{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} 1971 | colspan=9|Did not qualify
|2 |0 |1 |1 |1 |2 | |||||||
{{flagicon|Haiti|1964}} 1973 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6
|Squad |2 |2 |0 |0 |2 |0 |
{{flagicon|Mexico}} 1977 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10
|Squad |6 |3 |2 |1 |15 |6 |
{{flagicon|Honduras|1949}} 1981 | colspan=9|Did not qualify
|8 |3 |3 |2 |10 |2 | |||||||
1985 | Round 1 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3
|Squad |colspan=6|Qualified automatically |
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| 1989 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7
|Squad |4 |2 |1 |1 |5 |4 |
{{flagicon|United States}} 1991 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5
|3 |0 |2 |1 |0 |1 |
{{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States}} 1993 | colspan=9|Did not enter
|colspan=6|Did not enter | |||||||
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| {{flagicon|United States}} 1996 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5
|4 |2 |0 |2 |2 |5 |
{{flagicon|United States}} 1998 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4
|5 |3 |2 |0 |10 |3 |
{{flagicon|United States}} 2000 | Group stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
|5 |3 |1 |1 |5 |2 |
{{flagicon|United States}} 2002 | Group stage | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4
|5 |2 |3 |0 | 9 |5 |
{{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States}} 2003 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
|5 |3 |1 |1 |10 |4 |
{{flagicon|United States}} 2005 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9
|5 |3 |1 |1 |10 |5 |
{{flagicon|United States}} 2007 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5
|5 |3 |1 |1 |3 |2 |
{{flagicon|United States}} 2009 | colspan=9|Did not qualify
|3 |0 |0 |3 |1 |6 | |||||||
{{flagicon|United States}} 2011 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4
|3 |1 |0 |2 |3 |6 |
{{flagicon|United States}} 2013 | colspan=9|Did not qualify
|4 |0 |3 |1 |3 |5 | |||||||
{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} 2015 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4
|4 |3 |0 |1 |7 |4 |
{{flagicon|United States}} 2017 | colspan=9 rowspan=2|Disqualified due to FIFA suspension
|colspan=6 rowspan=2|Disqualified due to FIFA suspension | |||||||
{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} {{flagicon|Jamaica}} {{flagicon|United States}} 2019 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|United States}} 2021 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6
|6 |5 |1 |0 |30 |1 |
{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3
|6 |4 |1 |1 |11 |4 |
{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} 2025 | colspan=9|Qualified
|6 |3 |1 |2 |10 |8 | |||||||
Total||1 Title||20/27||76||21||22||33||87||97||—||93||47||24||22||153||77 |
=Match overview=
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Tournament
!width=110|Round !width=150|Opponent !width=60|Score !width=200|Venue | ||||
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rowspan="4" align=center|{{flagicon|SLV}} 1963 | rowspan="4"|Final round | {{fb|HON|1949}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | rowspan=4|San Salvador |
{{fb|PAN}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|2–2 | |||
{{fb|NIC}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–1 | |||
{{fb|SLV}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1 | |||
rowspan="5" align=center|{{flagicon|GUA|1871}} 1965 | rowspan="5"|Final round | {{fb|CRC}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0 | rowspan=5|Guatemala City |
{{fb|HAI|1964}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–0 | |||
{{fb|SLV}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|4–1 | |||
{{fb|ANT}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–2 | |||
{{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | |||
rowspan="5" align=center|{{flagicon|HON|1949}} 1967 | rowspan="5"|Final round | {{fb|HAI|1964}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2–1 | rowspan=5|Tegucigalpa |
{{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0 | |||
{{fb|HON|1949}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0 | |||
{{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2–0 | |||
{{fb|NIC}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2–0 | |||
rowspan="5" align=center|{{flagicon|CRC}} 1969 | rowspan="5"|Final round | {{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2–0 | rowspan=5|San José |
{{fb|ANT}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|6–1 | |||
{{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0 | |||
{{fb|JAM}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0 | |||
{{fb|CRC}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1 | |||
rowspan="5" align=center|{{flagicon|HAI|1964}} 1973 | rowspan="5"|Final round | {{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0 | rowspan=5|Port-au-Prince |
{{fb|ANT}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|2–2 | |||
{{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1 | |||
{{fb|HAI|1964}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | |||
{{fb|HON|1949}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1 | |||
rowspan="5" align=center|{{flagicon|MEX}} 1977 | rowspan="5"|Final round | {{fb|SUR}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–2 | rowspan=2|Monterrey |
{{fb|HAI|1964}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | |||
{{fb|CAN}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | rowspan=3|Mexico City | ||
{{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | |||
{{fb|SLV}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|2–2 | |||
rowspan="4" align=center|1985 | rowspan="4"|Group stage | {{fb|CAN}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | Victoria, Canada |
{{fb|HAI|1964}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
{{fb|CAN}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1 | rowspan=3|Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
{{fb|HAI|1964}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|4–0 | |||
rowspan="6" align=center|1989 | rowspan="6"|Group stage | {{fb|CRC}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0 | |
{{fb|CRC}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | San José, Costa Rica | ||
{{fb|USA}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | New Britain, United States | ||
{{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
{{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
{{fb|USA}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
rowspan="3" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} 1991 | rowspan="3"|Group stage | {{fb|CRC}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–2 | rowspan=2|Pasadena |
{{fb|USA}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–3 | |||
{{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0 | Los Angeles | ||
rowspan="4" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} 1996 | rowspan="2"|Group stage | {{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1 | San Diego |
{{fb|SVG}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–0 | Anaheim | ||
Semi-finals | {{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1 | San Diego | |
Third place match | {{fb|USA}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–3 | rowspan=2|Los Angeles | |
rowspan="3" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} 1998 | rowspan="3"|Group stage | {{fb|SLV}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0 | |
{{fb|BRA}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1 | Miami | ||
{{fb|JAM}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|2–3 | rowspan=3|Los Angeles | ||
rowspan="2" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} 2000 | rowspan="2"|Group stage | {{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|2–4 | |
{{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1 | |||
rowspan="2" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} 2002 | rowspan="2"|Group stage | {{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–3 | rowspan=2|Pasadena |
{{fb|SLV}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1 | |||
rowspan="2" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|MEX}} 2003 | rowspan="2"|Group stage | {{fb|JAM}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–2 | rowspan=2|Miami |
{{fb|COL}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1 | |||
rowspan="3" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} 2005 | rowspan="3"|Group stage | {{fb|JAM}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|3–4 | Carson |
{{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–4 | Los Angeles | ||
{{fb|RSA}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1 | Houston | ||
rowspan="4" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} 2007 | rowspan="3"|Group stage | {{fb|USA}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1 | rowspan=2|Carson |
{{fb|SLV}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0 | |||
{{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1 | rowspan=2|Foxboro | ||
Quarter-finals | {{fb|CAN}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–3 | ||
rowspan="4" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} 2011 | rowspan="3"|Group stage | {{fb|HON|1949}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0 | Carson |
{{fb|JAM}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–2 | Miami | ||
{{fb|GRN}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|4–0 | Harrison | ||
Quarter-finals | {{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 | East Rutherford | |
rowspan="3" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|CAN}} 2015 | rowspan="3"|Group stage | {{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–3 | Chicago |
{{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0 | Glendale | ||
{{fb|CUB}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1 | Charlotte | ||
rowspan="3" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} 2021 | rowspan="3"|Group stage | {{fb|SLV}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–2 | Frisco |
{{fb|MEX}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–3 | Dallas | ||
{{fb|TRI}} | align=center bgcolor="ffffbb"|1–1 | Frisco | ||
rowspan="4" align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|CAN}} 2023 | rowspan="3"|Group stage | {{fb|CUB}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0 | Fort Lauderdale |
{{fb|CAN}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0 | Houston | ||
{{fb|GLP}} | align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–2 | Harrison | ||
Quarter-finals | {{fb|JAM}} | align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1 | Cincinnati |
=Record by opponent=
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colspan=7|CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} | ||||||
align="left"|{{fb|BRA}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
align="left"|{{fb|CAN}} | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
align="left"|{{fb|COL}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
align="left"|{{fb|CRC}} | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
align="left"|{{fb|CUB}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
align="left"|{{fb|SLV}} | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
align="left"|{{fb|GRN}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
align="left"|{{fb|GLP}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
align="left"|{{fb|HAI}} | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
align="left"|{{fb|HON}} | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
align="left"|{{fb|JAM}} | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
align="left"|{{fb|MEX}} | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 19 |
align="left"|{{fb|ANT}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
align="left"|{{fb|NIC}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
align="left"|{{fb|PAN}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
align="left"|{{fb|SVG}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
align="left"|{{fb|RSA}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
align="left"|{{fb|SUR}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
align="left"|{{fb|TRI}} | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
align="left"|{{fb|USA}} | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
References
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{{Countries at the CONCACAF Gold Cup}}