Guam national football team

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Guam reached its highest ever position in the FIFA World Ranking at 146th in 2015 after victories over Turkmenistan and India.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Guam's first FIFA World Cup qualification match was played against Iran national football team at Tabriz.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Beginnings (1960s–1990s)

Football in Guam began in the 1960s, on the initiative of two pioneers: an Irish priest, Tony Gillespie, and an owner of a construction company, Charles Whang, who settled in Guam and created the Guam Soccer Cup before becoming the first president of the Guam Football Association in 1975.

Guam played its first international match at the 1975 Pacific Games against Solomon Islands, losing 5–1. This result was followed by an 11–0 loss to Fiji, eliminating them from the competition. In the 1979 Games, Guam again lost twice to New Caledonia 11–1 and New Hebrides 5–0. Progressing to the Consolation Tournament, Guam registered their first victories, beating Western Samoa 4–2, and Tuvalu 7–2 before losing again to New Hebrides, 5–1.

AFC and FIFA Member (1991–2011)

Despite being considered part of Oceania, and having never faced an Asian team to that point, Guam became an associate member of the AFC in 1991 but continued to participate in the Pacific Games.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1996, Guam became both a full member of the AFC and of FIFA.

As a full member of the AFC and FIFA, Guam played its first matches against Asian teams as part of the 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification losing all three matches against South Korea (9–0), Vietnam (9–0), and Chinese Taipei (9–2).

In 1998, Guam played in the Micronesian Games, though the tournament was a 9-a-side competition with 80 minute matches. Guam finished top of the group stage but lost 3–0 to Northern Mariana Islands in the final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Guam entered the 2000 Asian Cup qualification but finished last in their group again, losing to Vietnam (11–0), China (19–0), and Philippines (2–0).

Guam became one of the founding members of the East Asian Football Federation in 2002 and participated in the qualifiers for the inaugural 2003 East Asian Football Championship, finishing last again without registering a goal. The same is true for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, beaten by Bhutan and Mongolia. For the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Guam entered and was scheduled to face Nepal in the first round but both Nepal and Guam withdrew for financial reasons before their first match.

In the 2005 East Asian Football Championship qualifiers, Guam lost all four matches heavily, against Chinese Taipei (9–0), Hong Kong (15–0), Mongolia (4–1), and North Korea (21–0). Following these defeats, Guam entered the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup, a competition designed for emerging nations to help develop their football. Guam again lost all three matches to Palestine (11–0), Bangladesh (3–0), and Cambodia (3–0).

Guam advanced to the second stage of qualifying in the 2008 East Asian Football Championship by beating Northern Marianas 12–2 over two legs but they were eliminated in the next round by Chinese Taipei (10–0), and Hong Kong (15–1). In the 2010 East Asian Football Championship qualifiers, Guam managed to get its first victory over a FIFA member, beating Mongolia 1–0. They would go on to top the group before being eliminated at the next stage. Guam returned to the 2011 Pacific Games after a sixteen-year absence, but only managed to beat American Samoa 2–0, finishing second last and failing to advance to the knock-out stages.

Building the football structure (2012–present)

Gary White became Guam's manager in 2012 and called-up players of Guamanian origin based in the United States like Ryan Guy and A. J. DeLaGarza to improve the level of his team. In the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, Matao managed to advance past the first round by beating Northern Marianas (3–1) and Macao (3–0). Guam then participated in the 2012 Philippine Peace Cup, replacing Hong Kong, losing against Philippines (1–0) and Chinese Taipei (2–0) but beat Macao (3–0) in its final group game to finish third. Guam advanced to the second qualifying stage of both the 2015 and 2017 EAFF Championship finishing third and fourth respectively and failing to advance the final competition. Template:OSM Location map

In 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Guam beat Turkmenistan (1–0) and India (2–1), finishing fourth in their group and qualifying for the 2019 Asian Cup third round qualifiers, although Guam withdrew before the draw took place. Guam then failed to progress past the first qualifying round for the 2019 EAFF Championship.

During the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Guam beat Bhutan 5–1 over two legs but lost all eight of their second round matches and finished bottom of their group, scoring two goals and conceding 32.

After nearly not playing an international match for a year, Guam participated in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Singapore, where they would ultimately lose 3–1 on aggregate.

Nickname

Until 2011, the nickname of the Guamanian selection was Chamorros, in reference to the local population of Guam. When Gary White took charge of Guam, the team has changed their nickname to Matao, referring to highest social class in ancient Chamorro society in the Chamorro language. White also promoted the use of the Guam pledge before each match of the selection, referred to as the Inifresi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Results and fixtures

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Ross Awa
Assistant coach	Template:Flagicon Jefferson Piliping
Assistant coach	Template:Flagicon Augustine Salvatierra
Goalkeeper coach	Template:Flagicon Ted Escudero
Video Analyst	Template:Flagicon Jefferson Piliping
Team Doctor	Template:Flagicon Dr. Luis Cruz
Physiotherapist	Template:Flagicon Simeon Piñón
Physiotherapist	Template:Flagicon Gilbert Robles
Team Manager	Template:Flagicon Vance Manibusan
High Performance Manager	Template:Flagicon Irving Buhay
Media Officer	Template:Flagicon Jill Espiritu
Equipment Director	Template:Flagicon Thomas Castro

Coaching history

• Template:Flagicon Willie McFaul (1999–2003)
• Template:Flagicon Sugao Kambe (2003–2005)
• Template:Flagicon Norio Tsukitate (2005–2009)
• Template:Flagicon Kazuo Uchida (2011–2012)
• Template:Flagicon Gary White (2012–2016)
• Template:Flagicon Darren Sawatzky (2016–2017)
• Template:Flagicon Karl Dodd (2017–2021)
• Template:Flagicon Seo Dong-won (2021)
• Template:Flagicon Kim Sang-hoon (2021–2023)
• Template:Flagicon Ross Awa (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship preliminary competition.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals correct as of December 14, 2024, after the match against Template:Fb.

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Guam squad within last 12 months.

Template:Nat fs r start Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs break ^INJ Withdrew due to injury
^PRE Preliminary squad
^RET Retired from the national team
^SUS Serving suspension
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Player records

Players in bold are still active with Guam.

Most appearances

File:Jason Cunliffe.JPG

Jason Cunliffe is Guam's top goalscorer and their most-capped player

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Jason Cunliffe	68	26	2006–present
2	Marcus Lopez	43	7	2012–present
3	Ian Mariano	42	3	2007–2019
4	Dylan Naputi	40	4	2011–2019
5	Travis Nicklaw	39	1	2012–present
6	Dominic Gadia	36	0	2003–2019
	Mark Chargualaf	36	0	2007–2021
	Jonahan Romero	36	0	2012–present
9	Shawn Nicklaw	35	2	2012–2019
10	Ryan Guy	33	4	2012–2016
	Micah Paulino	33	0	2008–2016

Top goalscorers

File:Ryan Guy.JPG

Ryan Guy scored four goals for Guam

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Jason Cunliffe	26	68	{{#expr:26/68 round 2}}	2006–present
2	Matthew Naputi	13	—	—	1998–2005
3	Zachary Pangelinan	8	12	{{#expr:8/12 round 2}}	2005–2008
4	Marcus Lopez	7	43	{{#expr:7/43 round 2}}	2012–present
5	Joshua Borja	5	15	{{#expr:5/15 round 2}}	2009–2013
6	Christopher Mendiola	4	11	{{#expr:4/11 round 2}}	2007–2009
	Shane Malcolm	4	29	{{#expr:4/29 round 2}}	2014–2019
	Ryan Guy	4	33	{{#expr:4/33 round 2}}	2012–2016
	Dylan Naputi	4	40	{{#expr:4/40 round 2}}	2011–2019
10	Elias Merfalen	3	19	{{#expr:3/19 round 2}}	2005–2012
	Ian Mariano	3	42	{{#expr:3/42 round 2}}	2007–2019

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1930	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
Template:Flagicon 1934
Template:Flagicon 1938
Template:Flagicon 1950
Template:Flagicon 1954
Template:Flagicon 1958
Template:Flagicon 1962
Template:Flagicon 1966
Template:Flagicon 1970
Template:Flagicon 1974
Template:Flagicon 1978
Template:Flagicon 1982
Template:Flagicon 1986
Template:Flagicon 1990
Template:Flagicon 1994
Template:Flagicon 1998
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2002	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	35
Template:Flagicon 2006	Withdrew									Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 2010
Template:Flagicon 2014
Template:Flagicon 2018	Did not qualify									8	2	1	5	3	16
Template:Flagicon 2022										10	1	0	9	7	33
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2026										2	0	0	2	1	3
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2030	To be determined									To be determined
Template:Flagicon 2034
Total		Template:Tooltip							22	3	1	18	11	87

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1956	Not a member of the AFC									Not a member of the AFC
Template:Flagicon 1960
Template:Flagicon 1964
Template:Flagicon 1968
Template:Flagicon 1972
Template:Flagicon 1976
Template:Flagicon 1980
Template:Flagicon 1984
Template:Flagicon 1988
Template:Flagicon 1992	Did not enter									Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1996	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	2	27
Template:Flagicon 2000										3	0	0	3	0	32
Template:Flagicon 2004										2	0	0	2	0	11
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2007	Did not enter									Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2011	Did not qualify									AFC Challenge Cup
Template:Flagicon 2015
Template:Flagicon 2019	Withdrew during qualification									8	2	1	5	3	16
Template:Flagicon 2023	Did not qualify									12	1	0	11	8	36
Template:Flagicon 2027	Excluded during qualification									2	0	0	2	1	3
Total	0/18	—								30	3	1	25	14	125

• 2019 – Withdrew from the third tournament due to financial constraints.

East Asian Football Championship

East Asian Football Championship record										Preliminary competition
Year	Round	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
East Asian Football Championship
Template:Flagicon 2003	Did not qualify									4	0	0	4	0	22
Template:Flagicon 2005										4	0	0	4	1	49
Template:Flagicon 2008										4	2	0	2	13	27
Template:Flagicon 2010										6	2	1	3	9	28
EAFF East Asian Cup
Template:Flagicon 2013	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	8	18
Template:Flagicon 2015										6	3	2	1	10	6
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Template:Flagicon 2017	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	2	7
Template:Flagicon 2019										3	1	1	1	5	3
Template:Flagicon 2022	Did not participate									Not held
Template:Flagicon 2025	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	6
Total	–	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0		38	11	5	22	50	166

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip*	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 2006	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	0	17		No qualification
Template:Flagicon 2008	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	4	18
Template:Flagicon 2010	Did not enter									Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2012
Template:Flagicon 2014	Did not qualify									3	1	0	2	3	9
Total	Group stage	1/5	3	0	0	3	0	17		6	1	0	5	7	27

Pacific Games

Pacific Games record
Year	Round	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1963	Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1966
Template:Flagicon 1969
Template:Flagicon 1971
Template:Flagicon 1975	Group stage	7th	2	0	0	2	1	16
Template:Flagicon 1979		6th	5	2	0	3	13	25
Template:Flagicon 1983	Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1987
Template:Flagicon 1991	Group stage	8th	4	0	0	3	1	52
Template:Flagicon 1995		8th	3	0	0	3	0	23
Template:Flagicon 2003	Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2007
Template:Flagicon 2011	Group stage	9th	5	1	1	3	4	21
Template:Flagicon 2015	N/A – tournament was U23
Template:Flagicon 2019	Did not enter
Total	Group stage	5/15	19	3	1	14	19	147

Pacific Mini Games

Pacific Mini Games record
Year	Round	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip*	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1981	did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1993	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	35
Template:Flagicon 2017	did not enter
Total	Group Stage	1/3	3	0	0	3	1	35

Micronesian Games

Micronesian Games record
Year	Result	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1998	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	52	7
Template:Flagicon 2014	Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2018
Template:Flagicon 2022	To be determined
Total	Runners-up	1/3	6	5	0	1	43	5

Head-to-head record

As of 14 December 2024

Opponent	First	Last	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Template:Fb	2011	2011	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	OFC
Template:Fb	2014	2014	2	0	1	1	2	4	–2	CONCACAF
Template:Fb	2012	2012	1	0	0	1	0	9	–9	AFC
Template:Fb	2006	2006	1	0	0	1	0	3	–3	AFC
Template:Fb	2003	2019	3	1	0	2	5	7	–2	AFC
Template:Fb	2006	2021	4	1	0	3	3	6	–3	AFC
Template:Fb	2000	2021	3	0	0	3	0	33	–33	AFC
Template:Fb	1996	2016	12	2	1	5	13	52	–39	AFC
Template:Fb	1975	1996	2	0	0	2	1	19	–18	OFC
Template:Fb	2003	2024	9	0	1	8	4	64	–60	AFC
Template:Fb	2013	2015	3	1	0	2	2	6	–4	AFC
Template:Fb	2000	2015	3	0	0	3	0	31	–31	AFC
Template:Fb	2005	2016	5	0	0	5	3	42	–39	AFC
Template:Fb	1996	1996	1	0	0	1	0	9	–9	AFC
Template:Fb	2013	2013	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	AFC
Template:Fb	2003	2024	7	3	2	2	10	7	3	AFC
Template:Fb	2019	2019	2	0	0	2	1	4	–3	AFC
Template:Fb	2003	2018	7	2	1	4	7	17	–17	AFC
Template:Fb	2013	2013	1	0	0	1	0	5	–5	AFC
Template:Fb	1979	2011	2	0	0	2	1	20	–19	OFC
Template:Fb	2007	2024	15	11	2	2	48	18	30	AFC
Template:Fb	2015	2016	2	0	1	1	0	1	–1	AFC
Template:Fb	2008	2008	1	0	0	1	2	9	–7	AFC
Template:Fb	2006	2006	1	0	0	1	0	11	–11	AFC
Template:Fb	1995	1995	1	0	0	1	0	9	–9	OFC
Template:Fb	2000	2021	5	0	0	5	1	13	–12	AFC
Template:Fb	2015	2023	3	0	1	2	3	5	–2	AFC
Template:Fb	1975	2011	3	0	0	3	2	24	–22	OFC
Template:Fb	2008	2008	1	0	0	1	1	5	–4	AFC
Template:Fb	2019	2021	2	0	0	2	0	7	–7	AFC
Template:Fb	1993	1993	1	0	0	1	0	11	–11	OFC
Template:Fb	2000	2000	1	0	0	1	0	16	–16	AFC
Template:Fb	2015	2015	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	AFC
Template:Fb	1995	2011	2	0	0	2	0	2	–2	OFC
Template:Fb	1996	2000	2	0	0	2	0	2	–20	AFC

Honours

Friendly

• Mariana Cup
  • Champions (3): 2007, 2008, 2010

External links

• Template:Official website Template:In lang
• Guam at AFC
• Guam at FIFA

Template:Football in Guam Template:EAFF teams {{#invoke:navbox|navbox | name = AFC teams | title = National men's football teams of Asia (AFC) |listclass = hlist |above = AFC Asian Cup

|group1 = West Asia (WAFF) |list1 =

• Bahrain
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Oman
• Palestine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Syria
• United Arab Emirates
• Yemen

|group2 = Central Asia (CAFA) |list2 =

• Afghanistan
• Iran
• Kyrgyzstan
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

|group3 = South Asia (SAFF) |list3 =

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• India
• Maldives
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka

|group4 = East Asia (EAFF) |list4 =

• China
• Chinese Taipei¹
• Guam
• Hong Kong
• Japan
• Macau
• Mongolia
• North Korea
• Northern Mariana Islands²
• South Korea

|group5 = Southeast Asia (AFF) |list5 =

• Australia
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Vietnam

|group6 = Defunct |list6 =

• Malaya
• Manchukuo
• North Vietnam
• South Vietnam
• South Yemen

|group7 = Former |list7 =

• Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994)
• Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002)
• New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)

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• ¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei"
• ² Not a member of FIFA

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