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Revision as of 07:12, 19 March 2022

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Guam women's national football team.

Guam
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Matao[1]
AssociationGuam Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachKim Sang-hoon
CaptainJason Cunliffe
Most capsJason Cunliffe (64)
Top scorerJason Cunliffe (25)
Home stadiumGFA National Training Center
FIFA codeGUM
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 203 Steady (19 December 2024)[2]
Highest146 (August–September 2015)
Lowest206 (October 2021–February 2022)
First international
 Guam 1–5 Solomon Islands 
(Tumon, Guam; 2 August 1975)
Biggest win
 Guam 9–0 Northern Mariana Islands 
(Hagatna, Guam; 1 April 2007)
Biggest defeat
 North Korea 6–0 Guam 
(Taipei, Chinese Taipei; 11 March 2005)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1995)
Best resultchampions (2006)

The Guam national football team represents Guam, 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 146 in 2015 after victories over Turkmenistan and India.[4]

History

Beginnings

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.

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.[5] In 1996, Guam became both a full member of the AFC and of FIFA.

1996-2011

A full member of the AFC and FIFA, Guam played its first matches against Asian teams as part of the 1996 Asian Cup of Nations qualifiers 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 to Northern Marianas in the final 3–0.[6] Guam entered the 2000 Asian Cup qualification but finished last in their group again, losing to China 19–0.

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 were 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.

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 or 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.

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.

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, meaning "courage" in the Chamorro language. Matao also refers to Matua, the greatest leader in ancient Chamorro society. White also promoted the use of a ritual song before each match of the selection, the Inifresi.[7][8]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Guam national football team results

2021

30 May 2022 World Cup qualification Guam  0–7  China Suzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 29,222
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
7 June 2022 World Cup qualification Guam  0–3  Syria Sharjah, UAE
22:00 UTC+8 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Khalid Saleh Alturais (Saudi Arabia)
11 June 2022 World Cup qualification Philippines  3–0  Guam Sharjah, UAE
22:00 UTC+8
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Ammar Aljeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
9 October 2023 ACQ Play-off Guam  0–1  Cambodia Isa Town, Bahrain
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
12 October 2023 ACQ Play-off Cambodia  2–1  Guam Isa Town, Bahrain
17:30 CEST
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)

2022

19 February 2022 Friendly Guam  2–0  Northern Mariana Islands Hagåtña, Guam
 Report Stadium: Guam National Football Stadium
22 February 2022 Friendly Guam  3–2  Northern Mariana Islands Hagåtña, Guam
 Report
Stadium: Guam National Football Stadium

Current coaching staff

Position Name
Manager South Korea Kim Sang-hoon
Translator South Korea Lee Yong-un
Assistant coach South Korea Choi Bo-hyeon
Goalkeeper coach South Korea Kim Jae-uk
Team Manager Guam J. R. Campos
High Performance Manager Russia Pavel Gubenko
Physiotherapist Guam Jordan Tingson
Team Doctor Guam Dr. Luis Cruz
Video Analyst Guam
Media Officer Guam Jill Espiritu
Equipment Director Guam Thomas Castro

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches against Cambodia on 9 and 12 October 2021 respectively.[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2021, after the match against Philippines.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dallas Jaye (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31) 20 0 England Birmingham City
1GK Sena Morimoto (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Norway Egersunds IK
22 2DF Travis Nicklaw (1993-12-21) 21 December 1993 (age 31) 35 1 Australia Adelaide United
17 2DF Alex Lee (1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 (age 34) 19 0 Netherlands PEC Zwolle
6 2DF Justin Lee (1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 (age 34) 18 1 Italy Brescia
2 2DF Isiah Lagutang (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27) 11 1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
4 2DF Nate Lee (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30) 11 0 United States Inter Miami
5 2DF Ryan Quitugua (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27) 5 0 Belgium Sint-Truidense
20 2DF Shane Healy (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Qatar Al-Sadd
23 2DF Morgan McKenna (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Guam Manhoben Lalåhi
10 3MF Jason Cunliffe (captain) (1983-10-23) 23 October 1983 (age 41) 61 22 Uruguay Peñarol
8 3MF Mark Chargualaf (1991-01-03) 3 January 1991 (age 34) 36 0 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk
7 3MF John Matkin (1986-04-20) 20 April 1986 (age 38) 28 2 Belarus Dynamo Minsk
16 3MF Devan Mendiola (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25) 11 2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
11 3MF Kyle Halehale (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22) 8 0 Spain Barcelona B
3 3MF Marlon Evans (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27) 8 0 Croatia Dynamo Zagreb
15 3MF Leon Morimoto (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Argentina Temperley II
14 3MF Eduardo Pedemonte (2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
13 3MF Nate Sablan (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Italy Napoli
4FW Marcus Lopez (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 32) 36 6 France Marseille
12 4FW Clayton Sato (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Belgium Genk
9 4FW Shawn Aguigui (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Germany Hertha BSC
19 4FW Anthony Moon (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Russia Krasnodar
4FW Jacob McDonald (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Italy AC Milan

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Alexander Stenson (2003-02-09) 9 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Guam Manhoben Lalåhi 2021 Training Camp
DF Shawn Nicklaw (1989-04-15) 15 April 1989 (age 35) 35 2 Unattached 2021 Training CampRET
DF Takumi Ito (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Guam Rovers FC 2021 Training Camp
DF Robert Niu (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Guam Manhoben Lalåhi 2021 Training Camp
MF Ian Mariano (1990-10-07) 7 October 1990 (age 34) 42 3 Guam Bank of Guam Strykers 2021 Training Camp
MF Shane Malcolm (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 33) 29 4 Unattached 2021 Training Camp
MF Joey Ciochetto (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28) 3 0 United States Temecula 2021 Training Camp
FW Dominic Perez (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 28) 0 0 2021 Training Camp

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension

Player records

As of 13 June 2021
Players in bold are still active with Guam.

Competitive record

Main article: Guam national football team results

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to France 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 35
Germany 2006 Withdrew Withdrew
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 8 2 1 5 3 16
Qatar 2022 10 1 0 9 7 33
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total — 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 1 16 14 84

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Japan 1992 Did not enter Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 2 27
Lebanon 2000 3 0 0 3 0 32
China 2004 2 0 0 2 0 11
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 Withdrew during qualification 8 2 1 5 3 16
China 2023 Did not qualify 12 1 0 11 8 36
Total 0/17 — 28 3 1 23 13 122
  • 2019 – Withdrew from the third tournament due to financial constraints.

East Asian Football Championship

East Asian Football Championship record Preliminary competition
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
East Asian Football Championship
Japan 2003 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 22
South Korea 2005 4 0 0 4 1 49
China 2008 4 2 0 2 13 27
Japan 2010 6 2 1 3 9 28
EAFF East Asian Cup
South Korea 2013 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 8 18
China 2015 6 3 2 1 10 6
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Japan 2017 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 2 7
South Korea 2019 3 1 1 1 5 3
China 2022 To be determined To be determined
Total - 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 10 5 21 48 160

AFC Challenge Cup

  • 2006 – Round 1
  • 2008 – 4th in qualifying group

South Pacific Games

Micronesian Games

Micronesian Games
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1969 Football not included in games' programs
Northern Mariana Islands 1990
Guam 1994
Palau 1998 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 52 7
Yap State 2001 Did not enter
Pohnpei State 2002 Football not included in games' programs
Northern Mariana Islands 2006
Palau 2010
Pohnpei State 2014 Did not enter
Yap State 2018
Marshall Islands 2022 To be determined
Total Runners-up 6 5 0 1 43 5
  • 1998 – Winners (According to AFC profile)

Mariana Cup

  • 2007, 2008, 2010

References

  1. ^ Mike Nauta Jr. (1 June 2012). "Guam men's national soccer team now known as 'Matao'". Marianas Variety. Guam. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking − Guam Men's Ranking". fifa.com. FIFA. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ^ "HISTORY OF GFA". Guam FA.
  6. ^ Cruickshank, Mark. "Micronesian Games 1998". RSSSF.
  7. ^ Vénétitay, Guillaume. "Interview with Gary White". So Foot.
  8. ^ Bate, Adam. "Gary White: Life in Guam, coaching in Japan and dreams of England". Sky Sports.
  9. ^ "Head Coach Kim calls up 22 to Matao for AFC Asian Cup Playoff". GuamFA.com. Guam FA.

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