Canada host Guatemala in the CONCACAF Nations League. Canada go into this on the back of a steady run of results, including games at their home World Cup over the summer, while Guatemala's form has swung between big wins and heavy defeats.
The pair have already met twice in the last 18 months, with Canada coming through unbeaten both times. That history is worth knowing, but it won't settle much on its own with a month still to go before kickoff.
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How both sides have been doing
Canada's last 20 matches read nine wins, seven draws and just four defeats, with 25 scored and only 12 conceded. Their most recent outings include wins over Peru and Chile at home, sandwiched around a narrow away loss to the USA, so the home form in particular looks solid.
Canada: 20 completed matches; Guatemala: 20 completed matches.
Canada
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 12
- Difference
- +13
Guatemala
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 24
- Conceded
- 33
- Difference
- -9
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | USA | Canada | 07.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Canada | Peru | 03.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Canada | Chile | 27.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| World Cup | Canada | Morocco | 04.07.2026 | 0-3 |
| World Cup | South Africa | Canada | 28.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| World Cup | Switzerland | Canada | 24.06.2026 | 2-1 |
| World Cup | Canada | Qatar | 19.06.2026 | 6-0 |
| World Cup | Canada | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 12.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Canada | Rep. Of Ireland | 06.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Canada | Uzbekistan | 02.06.2026 | 2-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONCACAF Nations League | Guatemala | Suriname | 06.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | Suriname | Guatemala | 03.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | Guatemala | El Salvador | 29.09.2026 | 6-0 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | Jamaica | Guatemala | 26.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies | Ecuador | Guatemala | 07.06.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies | Czechia | Guatemala | 05.06.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies | Algeria | Guatemala | 27.03.2026 | 7-0 |
| Friendlies | Canada | Guatemala | 18.01.2026 | 1-0 |
| World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF | Guatemala | Suriname | 19.11.2025 | 3-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF | Guatemala | Panama | 14.11.2025 | 2-3 |
Guatemala's overall record in the same span is far shakier: six wins, four draws and ten losses, with 33 goals shipped against 24 scored. There are bright spots too, though, including a 6-0 home win over El Salvador and a 1-0 win over Suriname, mixed in with a 3-2 away defeat to Jamaica.
Canada's underlying numbers look tidier, but Guatemala can clearly score goals in bursts.
Recent meetings
The two teams have played three times on record, all within the last three years, and Canada haven't lost any of them. A 1-0 friendly win in January 2026 followed a 1-1 draw at the 2025 Gold Cup, and before that a goalless draw back in 2023.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Canada | Guatemala | 18.01.2026 | 1-0 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | Canada | Guatemala | 29.06.2025 | 1-1 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | Guatemala | Canada | 02.07.2023 | 0-0 |
It's a small sample spread across different competitions, so it tells us more about a general trend than anything specific to this fixture.
Team news snapshot
The player information we have is limited to Guatemala, and it comes from a single recent match rather than a full picture of the squad. Ó. Santis scored twice in that game, with R. Rubín picking up an assist and W. Fajardo collecting a yellow card.
With the fixture still a month away from where we're looking at this, none of that tells us much about who'll actually start in November.

What might play out
Canada's recent home matches have generally been low-scoring and controlled, which fits a team conceding sparingly. Guatemala, on the other hand, have shown they can put goals together quickly, as that 6-0 scoreline shows, but they've also shipped plenty at the other end this year.
Put together, it points to a game where Canada look the more reliable side defensively, while Guatemala's threat depends on which version of them turns up.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Larin | Canada | 31 | Forward | 188 | 83 |
| S. Kennedy | Canada | 29 | Defender | 193 | 80 |
| J. David | Canada | 26 | Attacker | 178 | 81 |
| Z. Bassong | Canada | 27 | Defender | 179 | 72 |
| J. Hoilett | Canada | 36 | Attacker | 173 | 70 |
| S. Eustáquio | Canada | 29 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| L. Cavallini | Canada | 33 | Attacker | 180 | 86 |
| S. Adekugbe | Canada | 31 | Defender | 175 | 75 |
| L. Millar | Canada | 27 | Attacker | 181 | 75 |
| H. Paton | Canada | 28 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| J. Pantemis | Canada | 29 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 77 |
| Z. Brault-Guillard | Canada | 27 | Defender | 174 | 77 |
| M. Choinière | Canada | 27 | Midfielder | 174 | 71 |
| S. Piette | Canada | 31 | Midfielder | 171 | 73 |
| R. Laryea | Canada | 31 | Defender | 175 | 68 |
| J. Osorio | Canada | 34 | Midfielder | 175 | 69 |
| J. Shaffelburg | Canada | 26 | Attacker | 178 | 75 |
| R. Edwards | Canada | 31 | Defender | 173 | 68 |
| K. Miller | Canada | 29 | Defender | 183 | 75 |
| T. Buchanan | Canada | 27 | Midfielder | 183 | 68 |
| M. Kaye | Canada | 31 | Midfielder | 185 | 77 |
| D. St. Clair | Canada | 29 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 86 |
| M. Crépeau | Canada | 32 | Goalkeeper | 180 | 88 |
| T. Bair | Canada | 27 | Attacker | 194 | 101 |
| D. Cornelius | Canada | 28 | Defender | 188 | 86 |
| D. Zator | Canada | 32 | Defender | 189 | 84 |
| J. Waterman | Canada | 30 | Defender | 185 | 77 |
| A. Johnston | Canada | 28 | Defender | 180 | 77 |
| V. Loturi | Canada | 25 | Midfielder | 173 | 71 |
| L. Petrasso | Canada | 26 | Defender | 180 | 76 |
| C. Brym | Canada | 28 | Forward | 182 | 68 |
| T. McGill | Canada | 26 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 80 |
| J. Nelson | Canada | 24 | Attacker | 170 | 67 |
| J. Marshall-Rutty | Canada | 22 | Defender | 171 | 70 |
| Z. McGraw | Canada | 29 | Defender | 193 | 93 |
| J. Russell-Rowe | Canada | 24 | Attacker | 183 | 73 |
| R. Priso | Canada | 24 | Midfielder | 175 | 80 |
| D. Kerr | Canada | 23 | Attacker | 180 | 81 |
| J. Sirois | Canada | 25 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 81 |
| T. Corbeanu | Canada | 24 | Attacker | 190 | 83 |
| O. Goodman | England | 22 | Goalkeeper | 193 | n/a |
| N. Saliba | Canada | 22 | Midfielder | 178 | 71 |
| D. Jebbison | Canada | 23 | Attacker | 190 | 69 |
| P. David | Canada | 25 | Attacker | 196 | 91 |
| K. Thompson | Canada | 23 | Midfielder | 178 | 79 |
| J. Smith | Canada | 23 | Midfielder | 190 cm | 79 kg |
| L. De Fougerolles | Canada | 21 | Defender | 183 | 75 |
| I. Koné | Canada | 24 | Midfielder | 188 | 76 |
| K. Poku | Canada | 23 | Attacker | 191 | 81 |
| L. Gavran | Canada | 26 | Goalkeeper | 198 | 91 |
| T. Oluwaseyi | Nigeria | 26 | Attacker | 191 | 80 |
| K. Hiebert | Canada | 29 | Defender | 183 | 85 |
| A. Ahmed | Canada | 26 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| Jamie Knight-Lebel | Canada | 21 | Defender | 188 | n/a |
| G. Swiderski | France | 21 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 72 |
| M. Lumpungu | Canada | 26 | Defender | 190 | 83 |
| D. Ndembo-Michel | Canada | 22 | Attacker | 191 | 80 |
| N. Sigur | Croatia | 23 | Defender | 180 | 72 |
| J. Ivanisevic | USA | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Afrifa | Canada | 25 | Attacker | 180 | 68 |
| Santiago López López | Mexico | 21 | Attacker | 178 | 71 |
| K. Stewart-Baynes | Canada | 21 | Attacker | 175 | n/a |
| Jayden Hibbert | Jamaica | 22 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 75 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Mendez-Laing | Guatemala | 34 | Attacker | 180 | 77 |
| R. Rubín | Guatemala | 30 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| A. Herrera | Guatemala | 29 | Defender | 180 | 71 |
| Ó. Santis | Guatemala | 27 | Midfielder | 172 | 65 |
| L. Morán | Guatemala | 28 | Goalkeeper | 182 | n/a |
| Ó. Castellanos | Guatemala | 26 | Defender | 178 | 71 |
| J. Pinto | Guatemala | 33 | Defender | 175 | 69 |
| J. Ardón | Guatemala | 26 | Defender | 175 | 63 |
| M. Dominguez-Ramirez | Guatemala | 30 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 74 kg |
| A. Galindo | Guatemala | 34 | Midfielder | 182 cm | 84 kg |
| F. Pérez | Guatemala | 31 | Goalkeeper | 184 cm | 73 kg |
| C. Estrada | Guatemala | 29 | Defender | 185 cm | 85 kg |
| N. Samayoa | Guatemala | 31 | Defender | 188 | 79 |
| S. Robles | Guatemala | 30 | Defender | 172 | 71 |
| R. Saravia | Guatemala | 33 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| N. Hagen | Guatemala | 30 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 80 |
| J. Rosales | Guatemala | 33 | Midfielder | 173 | 74 |
| J. Martínez | Guatemala | 29 | Attacker | 180 cm | 77 kg |
| K. Ruiz | Guatemala | 31 | Defender | 177 cm | 66 kg |
| J. Aparicio | Guatemala | 33 | Midfielder | 176 cm | 67 kg |
| R. Barrientos | Guatemala | 27 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 72 kg |
| P. Altán | Guatemala | 29 | Midfielder | 165 | 67 |
| J. Morales | Guatemala | 29 | Defender | 176 | 73 |
| A. Yanes | Guatemala | 29 | Defender | 183 cm | 68 kg |
| K. Ramírez | Guatemala | 24 | Midfielder | 170 | n/a |
| K. Moscoso | Guatemala | 33 | Goalkeeper | 185 cm | 76 kg |
| C. Calderón | Guatemala | 32 | Defender | 170 cm | 69 kg |
| K. Navarro | Guatemala | 24 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 80 |
| E. Cardoza | Guatemala | 24 | Attacker | 178 | 72 |
| D. Lom | Guatemala | 29 | Attacker | 184 | 83 |
| J. Urizar | Guatemala | 22 | Defender | 172 cm | n/a |
| D. Rivera | Costa Rica | 23 | Attacker | 178 | 73 |
| J. Franco | Guatemala | 23 | Midfielder | 177 | n/a |
| A. Ordoñez | Guatemala | 23 | Attacker | 191 | 82 |
| E. Lemus | Guatemala | 25 | Attacker | 170 | n/a |
| R. Muñoz | Guatemala | 21 | Midfielder | 168 | 67 |
| C. Aguilar | Guatemala | 19 | Defender | 180 | 75 |
| J. Bantes | Guatemala | 22 | Attacker | 174 cm | n/a |
| O. Escobar | Guatemala | 20 | Attacker | 173 | 68 |
| M. Evans | Guatemala | 20 | Midfielder | 182 | 70 |
| J. Espinoza | Guatemala | 23 | Midfielder | 176 cm | n/a |
| A. Lopez | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| W. Fajardo | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
Canada's recent numbers are the tidier of the two, and their head-to-head record against Guatemala backs that up. But with no market in front of us and Guatemala capable of both big wins and big losses, there isn't a clean angle to back here.
We'd rather wait for team news closer to the date than guess at a price or line that isn't available yet.
