Guam national football team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Guam women's national football team.
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.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
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) |
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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.[3] Guam's first FIFA World Cup qualification match was played against Iran national football team at Tabriz.[4]