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The team was split into two sides, blue and white. With time, clubs were made and eventually the Guatemala national team, nicknamed "la Azul y Blanco" (the blue and white), was created in 1921. Guatemala had its first game on 16 September 1921, in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City, against Honduras.
They managed to break that drought with three championships in the 1960s (1963–64, 1965–66, and 1969–70), but Comunicaciones remained Guatemala's dominant team, winning seven titles in 14 years from 1956–72.
The only notable title the national team won was the 1967 CONCACAF Championship against neighbors Mexico. The qualification for a FIFA World Cup has not yet been achieved, but the Olympics have been played, in 1968 , 1976 , and 1988 , achieving its best result in its first participation by arriving to the quarter-finals.
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (National Football League of Guatemala), officially known as the Liga Guate Banrural for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as Liga Mayor "A" (Major League "A") is a professional football division in Guatemala, the highest one in the country.
Guatemala was drawn into Group D of the tournament along Nigeria, Croatia, and Saudi Arabia.Their debut match was a 0-5 loss against Nigeria. [3] Following a 6-0 loss to Saudi Arabia, Guatemala defeated Croatia 1-0 to advance to the Round of 16, where they were eliminated by losing 0-1 to Portugal.
The Guatemala national beach soccer team represents Guatemala in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by FENAFUTG, ...
The Guatemala women's national football team is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Costa Rica , having won the 1999 UNCAF championship.
This category contains past and present players of the senior Guatemala national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels). Players in this category should also be left in Category:Guatemalan footballers .