| Association Football is the official name of the | | | | good performance of the team that brought them a |
| Guatemala soccer team that represents Guatemala in | | | | silver medal was in 1983 at the Pan American Games |
| international matches and it falls under the direct | | | | held in Caracas, Venezuela. |
| command of Federacion Nacional de Futbol de | | | | One of the most notable events in the soccer world |
| Guatemala. Association Football was established in | | | | that the country had hosted is the FIFA Futsal World |
| 1919 became a member of the CONCACAF and it | | | | Championship in the year 2000. It is the only |
| became a FIFA associate in 1946. | | | | international soccer episode that the country had |
| Even though the team did not qualify even once for | | | | been able to host and nothing more. |
| the World Cup, it did make three Olympic game | | | | The current line up of the national Guatemala soccer |
| appearances in return. They were able to participate | | | | team includes goal keepers Luis Pedro Molina and Luis |
| in the 1968 Olympics, 1976 and then managed to | | | | Trigueño Foster, forwards Edwin Villatoro, |
| enter the Olympics game again in 1988. | | | | Selvin Motta, Dwight Pezzarossi and Mario Rodriguez, |
| Their highest achievement to date is the UNCAF | | | | mid fielderts Marvin Avila, Leonel Noriega, Freddy |
| Nations Cup where they became champion in 2001. | | | | Thompson, Rigoberto Gomez and Jose Manuel |
| Guatemala also won the 1967 3rd CONCACAF | | | | Contreras and defensive players that includes Jaime |
| Championship. They emerged as fourth placer in the | | | | Vides, Christian Noriega, Pablo Melgar, Yony Flores |
| 1996 run of CONCACAF Gold Cup and it was | | | | and Gustavo Cabrera respectively. |
| considered as the team's top performance. Another | | | | |