The Guatemalan selection It already refines details with a view to the double day of eliminatory matches that will play between June 6 and 10, against the Dominican and Jamaica Republic.
These two meetings are vital for the project headed by coach Luis Fernando Tena, since the possibility of advancing to the next phase of the qualifiers is at stake.
Guatemala does not arrive on a streak that can be considered positive, since In his last five official games he has barely won two victories.
As for the general balance in the tena era, statistics are even more balanced.
In recent months, the Bicolor has faced El Salvador (twice), Guyana (three times), Costa Rica (twice), Uruguay, Martinica and Honduras.
Statistics reflect that Guatemala He has won four of those matches, tied three and lost three.
Among those rivals, the ones that presented the most complications for Guatemala were Costa Rica and Guyana. The ethical national team gave him a 3-0 defeat in the Concacaf Nations League, while Guyana won in the first leg of the previous phase of the Gold Cup 3-2.
The other defeat was against El Salvador, 0-1, in a friendly played in 2024.
On the other hand, in the triumphs under the direction of Tena, the victories are counted against Guyana (2-0), Honduras (2-1), Guyana (1-3) and Martinica (3-1), these last two in the League of Nations.
With this balance of 4-3-3, Guatemala seeks to overcome the Dominican Republic and thus ensure its ticket to the final round of the Concacaf Qualifiers.
A triumph of the bicolor would seal that pass, and the national team should then define the final positions of the group against Jamaica.
Latest bicolor results prior to the qualifiers
- El Salvador 1-1 Guatemala (friendly)
- Guatemala 2-0 Guyana (Gold Cup Classification)
- Guyana 3-2 Guatemala (Gold Cup Classification)
- Honduras 1-2 Guatemala (friendly)
- Costa Rica 3-0 Guatemala (League of Nations)
- Guyana 1-3 Guatemala (League of Nations)
- Guatemala 0-0 Costa Rica (Nations League)
- Guatemala 3-1 Martinica (League of Nations)
- Uruguay 1-1 Guatemala (friendly)
- Guatemala 0-1 El Salvador (friendly)