Guam 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.

Guam
Nickname(s)Matao (The Noblemen)
AssociationGuam Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asian)
Head coachRoss Awa
CaptainJason Cunliffe
Most capsJason Cunliffe (66)
Top scorerJason Cunliffe (26)
Home stadiumGFA National Training Center
FIFA codeGUM
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 205 (4 April 2024)
Highest146 (August–September 2015)
Lowest207 (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
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006)

Guam reached its highest ever position in the FIFA World Ranking at 146th in 2015 after victories over Turkmenistan and India. Guam's first FIFA World Cup qualification match was played against Iran national football team at Tabriz.

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