The Guyana National Team celebrated on Friday, March 21 in Barbados one of the greatest triumphs in its recent history against His similar from Guatemala.
The combined of the Golden Jaguars (Golden jaguars) surpassed Guatemala for 3 goals to 2 in the first leg of the preliminary round towards the 2025 Gold Cup of Concacaf.
The result was surprising, since Guyana had never won Guatemala after several clashes, but now the Guyanés team has an advantage in the series.
Historically Guyana is not a selection accustomed to being the protagonistIn fact, the triumph against the Bicolor could be considered one of the greatest in its records.
History and results of the Guyana National Team
One of the greatest curiosities in relation to Guyana is that it is often considered part of the Caribbean, but the country is really located in South America. Geographically he is a neighbor of Venezuela and Brazil.
However, Guyana does not participate in Conmebol due to its low football level, it is for that reason that is affiliated with Concacaf.
Guyana, like Guatemala, He has never attended a soccer world cupand in fact, his best records have been given relatively recently.
In 2019 he managed to classify the Concacaf Gold Cup for the first time After ascending to League B of the Concacaf Nations League. In contrast, the Guatemala selection has been in 20 editions of the tournament.
As for participations in Caribbean tournaments, Guyana does not stand out too much. Its greatest record is to have reached a fourth place in 1991 in the Caribbean Cup.
While His last classification in this tournament occurred in 2010.
The triumph against Guatemala, one of his most prominent
The Vitoria that Guyana registered against Guatemala in the first leg of the preliminary round of the Gold Cup 2025 was one of the largest in its history, this for being at the gates of its second classification to the tournament and also for having defeated for the first time a rival who was superior.
The milestone reached the point where Guyana players were publicly recognized by the government of their country and the president who congratulated them for defeating Guatemala.
The return meeting will take place on March 25 at the Cementos Progreso Stadium at 6.30 pm.