National Soccer
With the recent update of the FIFA Ranking of Selections, the Guatemala selection knew the position with which 2025 starts and the distance that separates it from entering the top 100 of the world.
Lionel Messi (D) of Argentina disputes the ball with José Ardón (i) of Guatemala in a friendly match. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
After its first three games played in 2025 the FIFA updated the world ranking of equipment and Guatemala selection He knew that it occupies the 106th position, which means that the Guatemalan team descended a position with respect to how it closed 2024 in 105.
The loss of a box in the world ranking was mainly lost against Guyanawhich cost 4.23 points in the ranking to Guatemala in the FIFA count.
That was a hard blow to Guatemala, since one of its aspirations, in addition to playing a good role in the Gold Cup and classify the next round of the World Cup qualifiers, is to return to the top 100 of the best in the world.
But for that he must first focus on being better than some of his rivals in the region, and in Concacaf Guatemala just surpasses Nicaragua as Central American country.
Guatemala selection post in the FIFA and Concacaf ranking
In the new FIFA ranking update, Guatemala occupies the 12th position among all Concacaf teams. The closest opponent of the Bicolor is Trinidad and Tobago, who is in box 100 and won two positions after his performance against Cuba in March.
In the region for its part that continues to send is the United States, which unlike Concacaf’s specific rankingit does remain the best in the area.
Other selections that benefited from the last update were Haiti, Curacao, and El Salvador, who climbed positions, although the latter did not add points.
- USA.
- Mexico
- Canada
- Panama
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
- Honduras
- El Salvador
- Haiti
- Curacao
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Guatemala