Back منتخب غوام لكرة القدم Arabic فريق جوام لكوره قدم ARZ گوام میلّی فوتبال تیمی AZB Зборная Гуама па футболе Byelorussian গুয়াম জাতীয় ফুটবল দল Bengali/Bangla Guamská fotbalová reprezentace Czech Guams fodboldlandshold Danish Guamische Fußballnationalmannschaft German Εθνική Γκουάμ (ποδόσφαιρο ανδρών) Greek Selección de fútbol de Guam Spanish
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| Nickname(s) | Matao (The Noblemen)[1] | ||
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| Association | Guam Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asian) | ||
| Head coach | Ross Awa | ||
| Captain | Jason Cunliffe | ||
| Most caps | Jason Cunliffe (66) | ||
| Top scorer | Jason Cunliffe (26) | ||
| Home stadium | GFA National Training Center | ||
| FIFA code | GUM | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 205  (4 April 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 146 (August–September 2015) | ||
| Lowest | 207 (March 2022) | ||
| First international | |||
 Guam 1–5 Solomon Islands  (Tumon, Guam; 2 August 1975) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Unofficial Guam 16–1 Pohnpei  (Koror City, Palau; 27 July 1998) Guam 15–0 Yap  (Koror City, Palau; 31 July 1998) Official Guam 9–0 Northern Mariana Islands  (Hagåtña, Guam; 1 April 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 North Korea 21–0 Guam (Taipei, Taiwan; 11 March 2005) | |||
| AFC Challenge Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2006) | ||
The Guam national football team represents Guam, an overseas territory of the United States, in international football and is controlled by the Guam Football Association. They are affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation region.
Guam reached its highest ever position in the FIFA World Ranking at 146th in 2015 after victories over Turkmenistan and India.[4] Guam's first FIFA World Cup qualification match was played against Iran national football team at Tabriz.[5]
- ^ Mike Nauta Jr. (June 1, 2012). "Guam men's national soccer team now known as 'Matao'". Marianas Variety. Guam. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking − Guam Men's Ranking". fifa.com. FIFA. August 6, 2015. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ "Biggest margin victories/losses" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2023.