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Guatemalanational football team record

197
Wins
140
Draws
215
Defeats

552 matches, 1921 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1623, 77th in the world

Guatemala have played 552 internationals since 1921: 197 wins, 140 draws and 215 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is El Salvador, with 82 meetings. Their biggest win is 10–0 against St Vincent in World Cup qualifying on 4 June 2021.

Guatemala's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All552197140215769–75836%
Competitive31912783109521–42240%
Friendlies2337057106248–33630%
At home175954238340–17554%
Away159323790148–26820%
Neutral venues218706187281–31532%

Record against every opponent

Guatemala have played 51 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
El Salvador8234252396–742026
Costa Rica6218162874–1232024
Honduras4310161740–532025
Panama4112111862–632025
Mexico33482130–672023
Nicaragua26214173–162024
USA26561520–392025
Trinidad and Tobago24771036–322023
Jamaica20431320–362026
Haiti17102527–172022
Canada16241011–232025
Cuba16103320–82023
Belize1284021–92023
Paraguay1102910–252019
Curaçao1036123–162021
Ecuador91263–142026
Venezuela82158–102024
Antigua and Barbuda760123–32019
Suriname743012–62026
Guyana650116–42025
St Vincent660033–32021
Bolivia53117–52011
Chile51134–92008
Colombia40225–102022
Dominican Republic42207–32025
Peru40132–82014
Puerto Rico440015–12021
Argentina30031–112024
Barbados32105–12007
Bermuda31201–02019
Grenada330011–12011
South Korea31113–41984
Uruguay31113–62024
Anguilla10–0 (2019), 5–0 (2019)220015–02019
Armenia1–1 (2000), 1–7 (2016)20112–82016
Brazil1–1 (1998), 0–3 (2005)20111–42005
British Virgin Islands3–0 (2021), 3–0 (2024)22006–02024
Japan1–2 (2010), 0–3 (2013)20021–52013
Poland0–1 (1989), 2–2 (1992)20112–31992
St Lucia6–0 (2008), 3–1 (2008)22009–12008
South Africa1–1 (2005), 0–5 (2010)20111–62010
Algeria0–7 (2026)10010–72026
Czech Republic1–5 (2026)10011–52026
Dominica6–0 (2024)11006–02024
Iceland0–1 (2024)10010–12024
Iran2–2 (1999)10102–21999
Israel0–7 (2018)10010–72018
Norway1–3 (1969)10011–31969
Qatar0–2 (2022)10010–22022
Russia0–3 (1990)10010–31990
Slovakia0–1 (1999)10010–11999

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v St VincentWorld Cup qualifying, 4 Jun 202110–0 for Guatemala
  2. v AnguillaCONCACAF Nations League, 5 Sept 201910–0 for Guatemala
  3. v Antigua and BarbudaFriendly, 21 Nov 20198–0 for Guatemala
  4. v Antigua and BarbudaWorld Cup qualifying, 18 Jun 20008–1 for Guatemala
  5. v PanamaCONCACAF Championship qualifying, 26 Sept 19767–0 for Guatemala

Heaviest defeats

  1. at Costa RicaFriendly, 24 Jul 19551–9 for Guatemala
  2. v Costa RicaCentral American and Caribbean Games, 17 Mar 19301–8 for Guatemala
  3. v AlgeriaFriendly, 27 Mar 20260–7 for Guatemala
  4. at IsraelFriendly, 15 Nov 20180–7 for Guatemala
  5. v El SalvadorCentral American and Caribbean Games, 19 Mar 19302–8 for Guatemala

Latest results

  1. v SurinameCONCACAF Nations League, 5 Oct 20261–0 for Guatemala
  2. at SurinameCONCACAF Nations League, 2 Oct 20260–0 for Guatemala
  3. v El SalvadorCONCACAF Nations League, 28 Sept 20266–0 for Guatemala
  4. at JamaicaCONCACAF Nations League, 25 Sept 20262–3 for Guatemala
  5. v EcuadorFriendly, 7 Jun 20260–3 for Guatemala
  6. v Czech RepublicFriendly, 4 Jun 20261–5 for Guatemala
  7. v AlgeriaFriendly, 27 Mar 20260–7 for Guatemala
  8. v SurinameWorld Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20253–1 for Guatemala
  9. v PanamaWorld Cup qualifying, 13 Nov 20252–3 for Guatemala
  10. at El SalvadorWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Oct 20251–0 for Guatemala

Guatemala's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1921: 1474End of 1923: 1445End of 1930: 1397End of 1935: 1345End of 1943: 1456End of 1946: 1455End of 1948: 1487End of 1950: 1462End of 1953: 1489End of 1955: 1505End of 1957: 1444End of 1960: 1456End of 1961: 1446End of 1963: 1442End of 1965: 1515End of 1966: 1523End of 1967: 1645End of 1968: 1581End of 1969: 1626End of 1971: 1592End of 1972: 1615End of 1973: 1544End of 1975: 1524End of 1976: 1544End of 1977: 1515End of 1980: 1503End of 1983: 1507End of 1984: 1524End of 1985: 1544End of 1987: 1545End of 1988: 1553End of 1989: 1486End of 1990: 1479End of 1991: 1472End of 1992: 1484End of 1995: 1474End of 1996: 1536End of 1997: 1570End of 1998: 1582End of 1999: 1563End of 2000: 1628End of 2001: 1623End of 2002: 1583End of 2003: 1589End of 2004: 1667End of 2005: 1646End of 2006: 1607End of 2007: 1577End of 2008: 1592End of 2009: 1524End of 2010: 1557End of 2011: 1638End of 2012: 1657End of 2013: 1595End of 2014: 1599End of 2015: 1547End of 2016: 1575End of 2018: 1560End of 2019: 1587End of 2020: 1593End of 2021: 1585End of 2022: 1609End of 2023: 1611End of 2024: 1609End of 2025: 1627End of 2026: 1623
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1699, reached on 8 September 2004. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly2337057106248–336
World Cup qualifying95432230174–122
UNCAF Cup4720141356–44
Gold Cup406112329–59
CONCACAF Championship3915121258–40
CCCF Championship30158778–54
CONCACAF Championship qualifying24127539–16
CONCACAF Nations League19114449–16
Central American and Caribbean Games13121021–53
Gold Cup qualifying32018–3
Maple Cup30123–7
Los Angeles Nations Cup20201–1
USA Cup21013–4
Korea Cup10010–2
Marlboro Cup11002–1

Top scorers

  1. 1Carlos Ruiz47
  2. 2Juan Carlos Plata14
  3. 3Freddy García9
  4. 4Dwight Pezzarossi8
  5. 5Óscar Santis8
  6. 6Guillermo Ramírez6
  7. 7Hugo Peña6
  8. 8Mario Rafael Rodríguez6
  9. 9Darwin Lom5
  10. 10Gonzalo Romero5

Counted from the 157 of 552 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Guatemala play their first international?

On 18 September 1921, a 0–6 defeat against Costa Rica in a friendly.

What is Guatemala's biggest win?

10–0 against St Vincent in World Cup qualifying on 4 June 2021.

What is Guatemala's heaviest defeat?

1–9 against Costa Rica in a friendly on 24 July 1955.

Who have Guatemala played the most?

El Salvador: 82 matches, with 34 wins, 25 draws and 23 defeats for Guatemala.

What is Guatemala's longest winning run?

6 wins in a row, from 15 November 2020 to 4 June 2021.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.