Nationwide Soccer
How the Guatemalan Nationwide Workforce faces its debut within the 2026 World Cup qualifiers
Guatemala accomplished its final check earlier than the qualifying rounds at PayPal Park in opposition to Nicaragua, the place it is going to arrive with an eight-month streak with no win.
Defender José Pinto seemed like captain of the Guatemalan Nationwide Workforce. (Free Press Photograph: FEDEFUT)
On Sunday, Could 26, the Guatemalan Nationwide Workforce accomplished its final scheduled duel previous to its debut within the Concacaf qualifiers heading to the 2026 World Cup that can happen in the US, Mexico and Canada.
The results of the bicolor was a 0-0 draw in opposition to Nicaragua and with that the staff led by Luis Fernando Tena elevated its winless streak to eight months.
In that time frame, the blue and white staff performed a complete of 8 official matches the place they recorded 4 losses and 4 attracts. It needs to be famous that one of the fragile factors of the Guatemalan Nationwide Workforce throughout these months has been the offensive, since a single go was scoredly was exactly in opposition to Nicaragua within the pleasant on Could 26.
Guatemala’s debut within the 2026 World Cup qualifiers shall be subsequent Wednesday, June 5 on the Doroteo Guamuch Flores stadium in Guatemala Metropolis at 8 p.m.
The final eight months of the Guatemala Nationwide Workforce
The final eight months of Luis Fernando Tena’s administration of the nationwide staff have been characterised by the shortage of victory. In truth, Guatemala’s closest victory was on September 7, 2023 following they defeated El Salvador 2-0 in a match legitimate for the Concacaf Nations League.
From that second on, the outcomes haven’t accompanied the blue and white.
The primary setback occurred three days following that victory in opposition to El Salvador, since Guatemala obtained Panama and a 1-1 draw was achieved, which till then was a outcome that allowed us to consider qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Nations League. and the potential ticket to the Copa América.
Then, a month later, in October, Guatemala visited Trinidad and Tobado and fell 3-2 following main 0-2. That very same month the blue and white staff succumbed 3-0 to Panama and mentioned goodbye to the subsequent spherical. Within the final duel final yr they performed in opposition to Jamaica and it was tied with out targets.
Already in 2024, Guatemala fell in opposition to Iceland (0-1) and Ecuador (2-0) consecutively following which tied two attracts in opposition to Venezuela (0-0) and Nicaragua (1-1).
With these outcomes, the bicolor must face Dominica in its first step to hunt qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
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