The Guatemala National Team you will know this Thursday July 23 to their rivals for Concacaf Nations League 2026-2027a tournament that will mark the beginning of the first official competition of the Bicolor in the second stage of Mexican coach Luis Fernando Tena at the head of the national team.
The official draw will take place in Miami, Florida, starting at 5 p.m. and can be followed live on the Concacaf YouTube channel.
Guatemala will face the contest as a member of League A, the highest category of the competition, after being placed in Pot 3 along with Trinidad and Tobago, according to the ranking updated as of July 20, 2026.
The four best-ranked teams in the region, Mexico, United States, Canada and Panama, They advanced directly to the quarterfinals, so they will not participate in the group stage.
In the drawthe Blue and White may be paired with an opponent from Pot 1 (Costa Rica or Honduras), one from Pot 2 (Jamaica or Haiti), one from Pot 4 (Curaçao or Suriname), one from Pot 5 (Martinique or Nicaragua) and one from Pot 6 (El Salvador or Dominican Republic).
This will be the League A draw
The 12 teams participating in the group stage of League A were distributed into six pots of two teams each. The procedure establishes that the first selection drawn from each pot will be placed in Group A and the second will occupy the same position in Group B, until both sectors are completed.
The drums were formed as follows:
Pot 1: Costa Rica and Honduras.
Pot 2: Jamaica and Haiti.
Pot 3: Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago.
Pot 4: Curacao and Suriname.
Pot 5: Martinique and Nicaragua.
Pot 6: El Salvador and Dominican Republic.
Once the draw is over The groups of League A will be defined and the path that Guatemala must travel in search of advancing to the next round of the regional tournament, in addition to qualifying for the Gold Cup 2027.