National Soccer
The Bicolor started this week with training for the matches of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Erick Lemus of Guatemala celebrates a goal in a match against Guyana. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
The Guatemala selection began this May 12 the training for the matches of the World Cup Qualifiers for EThe World Cup 2026, that will be played in June.
Luis Fernando Tena and the Football Federation They announced on Friday, May 9, a payroll of 20 soccer players, Including players who militate in the first and third division, summoned for training until May 17 at the High Performance Center, Zone 15 of Guatemala City.
This first training microcycle will not have players whose teams dispute the semifinals of the Clausura 2025 tournament. Only players were called that they no longer have activity with their respective club, and there are also no legionaries.
While this group of soccer players will not be the final one with which he will work in the face of the June games, he does present a players that will take into account.
The Guatemala selection calendar in 2025
The closest match in the Guatemala calendar is a friendly against the selection of El Salvadorwhich will be played at the Finley Stadium of Tennessee, on Saturday, May 31.
This duel will be the last before the double elimination date of the Concacaf.
Friday, June 6, Guatemala You will receive the Dominican Republic selection at the Cementos Progreso Stadium, at 8:00 p.m. Subsequently, he will travel to Kingston to face Jamaica on the last date of the second elimination round (June 10, 17.00).
These two games are decisive, since they will define whether Guatemala advances to the third round of the qualifiers, where the selections that will attend the 2026 World Cup will be known.
- El Salvador vs Guatemala, May 31, Finley Stadium.
- Guatemala vs. Dominican Republic, June 6, Cementos Progreso Stadium.
- Jamaica vs Guatemala, June 10, National Stadium Independence Park.
After the tie, Guatemala will play the 2025 Gold Cup where she was grouped in Group C with Panama, Jamaica and Guadalupe.