Guatemala national futsal team
| Association | Federación Nacional de Fútbol | ||
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| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Eduardo "Zancudo" Estrada | ||
| Home stadium | Domo Polideportivo | ||
| FIFA code | GUA | ||
| FIFA ranking | 21 (23 March 2015) [1] | ||
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The Guatemala national futsal team represents Guatemala in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol. In March of 2015, the Futsal league as well as the federation formed their own body headed by Gerardo Paiz as head of Guatemalan Futsal. Paiz has provided Guatemala with many victories and titles in the last decade, many believe his leadership and isolation from the Federación Nacional de Fútbol, a group most Guatemalans associate with corruption, has benefited Futsal.
The Guatemalan futsal team was created in 2000 when the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in Guatemala, it was the 4th Futsal world cup under FIFA. This world event launched the national squad and is seen as what catapulted Guatemala in the sport.
The Guatemalan team has participated in three futsal world cups.
World Cup Brazil 2008 Cycle
Guatemala was the CONCACAF champion in 2008. Their home games are held in the Domo Polideportivo in Zone 13 in Guatemala City. Their best match was a 10–1 victory over China at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Currently, the squad is ranked 20th in the world, 5th in the American continent and is 1st in the CONCACAF. In late february it was announced that Spaniard and experienced Tomas De Dios Lopez would become the new national head coach. Days later, in a press conference, the news were made official as well as a new kit deal with Joma that replaced Umbro. The Spaniard has a contract until the end of the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.
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