The National Team of Guatemala This is played Tuesday, March 25 Your classification to Gold Cup 2025in a second leg that will be crucial to Guyana in it Cementos Progreso Stadium.
After the defeat 3-2 in the first legthe blue and white is obliged to win to overcome the series and ensure its presence in the most important selections tournament of the Concacaf.
However, this is not the first time that Guatemala arrives with the pressure to qualify for the Gold Cup. Throughout history, Bicolor has been out in several editionseither for bad results or by sanctions that affected national football.
The times that Guatemala failed to qualify for the Gold Cup
1993 Gold Cup: This was the first edition in which Guatemala was absent from the tournament, but It was not for a sports theme. The decision of Not participating was taken by the National Football Federation of Guatemalawhich prevented the country from competing in the classification phase.
2009 Gold Cup: In this edition, Guatemala was eliminated by Nicaragua In the Central American Cup, a tournament that served as a qualifier for the Gold Cup. The defeat against Nicaraguans was a hard blow for the blue and white, since they could not secure their presence in the regional tournament.
That’s a wrap on the first Day of the Gold Cup Prelims! Here are the leg 1 results 🔥 pic.twitter.com/n7gndhryse
– Gold Cup (@goldcup) March 22, 2025
2013 Gold Cup: In the classification phase, Panama was Guatemala’s executionerleaving the blue and white without the possibility of playing the Gold Cup of that year.
2017 Gold Cup and 2019: These were of the most painful absences, since Guatemala could not compete due to the sanction imposed by the FIFA To the National Football Federation of Guatemala. The sanction was a consequence of administrative and governance problems in Guatemalan footballwhich prevented the selection from participating in official tournaments.
In the last edition of the tournament, Gold Cup 2023Guatemala had an outstanding participation, reaching the quarter finalswhere it was eliminated by Jamaica.
On the other hand, in 2021the blue and white It had also been eliminated in penalties during the preliminary phase. However, in an unexpected turn, Guatemala was Invited to the tournament after Curacao was discharged due to a massive outbreak of COVID-19 on its squad.
Guatemala cuts distances from the 11 steps! 🇬🇹 pic.twitter.com/stddzgg0ma
– Gold Cup (@goldcup) March 22, 2025
Now, the Guatemala selection has the opportunity to avoid another historical failure and ensure your place in the Gold Cup 2024. For this, you must overcome 3-2 against Guyana and assert your local status in the Cementos Progreso Stadium.