The Guatemala National Team is just a few hours away from knowing the path it will take in a new edition of the Concacaf Nations League.
This Thursday On July 23, 2026, the official draw for the group stage of League A will be held, a competition that will bring together the best teams in the region and will also serve as a qualifier for the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup.
The event will take place at 17 hours from Guatemala and can be followed live through the official Concacaf YouTube channel. In the draw the groups for the competition will be definedwhich will begin during the Fifa date of September and October.
The team led by Mexican Luis Fernando Tena will return to official activity after its last official participation was in November 2025, when the national team was eliminated in its attempt to qualify for the United 2026 World Cup.
Nine months later he will play an official match again. The Blue and White is part of the group of 16 teams that makes upn League A, a category that brings together the most competitive teams in the Confederation. For the Bicolor, this draw will mark the beginning of a new international challenge
Format for League A
The 2026/27 edition will have a renewed format. Twelve teams will compete in the group stage, distributed into two groups of seight teams under the Swiss system. Each team will play four games: two at home and two as visitors.
The two best teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals, an event to which the four teams best placed in the Concacaf ranking will also access, with direct classification.
The quarterfinals will be played in November 2026, in round-trip series, while the The Concacaf Nations League finals will be played in March 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
A challenge for the Blue and White
The return to official competition represents an opportunity for the team led by Luis Fernando Tena, which will seek to show a better version during the Fifa date in September.
This year, Guatemala has faced four friendly matches that left many aspects to be corrected, so the coaching staff is working to strengthen collective functioning with a view to a competition in which regional prestige and qualification for the 2027 Gold Cup will be at stake.
With the draw just a few hours away, the Blue and White will know the rivals they will face in the group stage and will take the first step in a new participation at the national team level.