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Guatemala’s best performance in a Gold Cup: ends on the tournament podium
The National Team of Guatemala signed its best historical participation in a Gold Cup, obtaining third place in the 2025 edition, by Luis Fernando Tena and a committed team.
Luis Fernando Tena’s bicolor made history in the Gold Cup 2025. (Free Press Photo: Straffonimages/ Fabián Meza)
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The National Team of Guatemala, directed by Mexican Luis Fernando Tena, He wrote a golden page again in the history of football National at the end at the third place of the Gold Cup 2025, thus exceeding the fourth place achieved in 1996.
The bicolor returned to semifinals after 29 years of absence. This achievement was the result of commitment, unity, teamwork, trust and positive mentality that the Aztec technician has instilled in the National Group.
In the Energizer Park, of San Luis, Missuri, Guatemala concluded his outstanding participation in the 2025 Gold Cup with a memorable performance, Despite the initial fateful minutes against the United States, in which Diego Luna marked a double.
However, the young striker Olger Escobar, at minute 80, cut distances and returned the transient illusion To the thousands of fans who never stopped encouraging.
The difference that assured the third place
Since 2015, the Concacaf eliminated the match for third place in the Gold Cup and determined that this position is defined based on the performance in the group stage, as established by its regulations.
Honduras, which fell 1-0 against Mexico in the other semifinal played at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, He also ended with six points in the group stage, product of two victories and a defeat.
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However, The difference of Goals favored Guatemala, who ended with +1, While the catrachos accumulated -2, partly due to the win they suffered against Canada in their debut.
The Bicolor scored a goal against Jamaica, three in front of Guadalupe, one against Canada and one against the United States, For a total of six goals in favor and five against. With those numbers, Guatemala stayed with the bronze medal in this edition of the Gold Cup.
Renewed illusion for the qualifiers
The historical performance of Guatemala illusions for the next challenges, especially the qualifiers towards the FIFA 2026 World Cup, They start in September.
With a promising generation led by figures such as Óscar Santis, Rubio Méndez Rubín, Archimedes Ordonez and Olger Escobar, and With a consolidated project under the command of Luis Fernando Tena, Guatemalan football dreams again.