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| Nickname(s) | La Azul y Blanco, La Celeste y Blanco | ||
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| Association | Federación Nacional de Fútbol | ||
| Head coach |  Hernán Darío Gómez | ||
| Most caps | Juan Carlos Plata (81) | ||
| Top scorer | Juan Carlos Plata (35) | ||
| FIFA code | GUA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 50 | ||
| First international | |||
 Guatemala 10 - 1 Honduras  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14, 1921) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Guatemala 10 - 1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept. 14, 1921) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Costa Rica 9 - 1 Guatemala (San José, Costa Rica; July 24, 1955) | |||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place, 1996 | ||
First 
The Guatemala national football team is the national team of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. It was founded in 1919 and affiliated to FIFA in 1946. It has never qualified for a finals tournament of the World Cup, but has made three Olympic tournament appearances. In qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, Guatemala finished fifth in the CONCACAF final round, narrowly missing a place in the playoffs.
Guatemala's best finish in the CONCACAF Gold Cup was fourth in 1996. They have won the 3rd North, Central-American and the Caribbean Championship NORCECA in 1967 and the UNCAF Nations Cup in 2001. Guatemala hosted the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1954 - Did not enter
- 1958 - Did not qualify
- 1962 - Did not qualify
- 1966 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
- 1970 to 2006 - Did not qualify
Gold Cup record
- 1991 - Round 1
- 1993 - Did not enter
- 1996 - Semifinals - 4th place
- 1998 - Round 1
- 2000 - Round 1
- 2002 - Round 1
- 2003 - Round 1
- 2005 - Round 1
UNCAF Nations Cup record
- 1991 - 3rd place
- 1993 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Runner-up
- 1997 - Runner-up
- 1999 - Runner-up
- 2001 - Champions
- 2003 - Runner-up
- 2005 - 3rd place
Olympic record
- 1896 to 1924 - Did not enter
- 1928 to 1964 - Did not qualify
- 1968 - Quarter finals
- 1972 - Did not qualify
- 1976 - Round 1
- 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Did not qualify
- 1988 - Round 1
- 1992 to 2004 - Did not qualify
Current squad
Selected famous players
- Óscar Enrique Sánchez
- Byron Pérez
- Juan Carlos Plata
- Martin Alejandro Machón
- Edgar "El Gato" Estrada
- Guillermo "El Pando" Ramírez
- Freddy García
- Carlos Ruíz
- Dwight Pezzarossi
- Mario "El Loco" Rodríguez
External links
| International association football | ||
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| Asia (AFC) | ||
| Africa (CAF) | ||
| North America (CONCACAF) | ||
| South America (CONMEBOL) | ||
| Oceania (OFC) | ||
| Europe (UEFA) | ||
| Inter-Continental |
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| Non-FIFA | ||
| National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) | |
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| North America | |
| Central America | |
| Caribbean |
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| Defunct | |
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