SPORTS

THE SPORT THAT IS MOSTLY SEEN AND PLAYED IN GUATEMALA IS SOCCER. THEY PLAY IN THE ELIMINATION FOR FIFA AND CONCACAF WHERE THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN CLASSIFIED WORLDWIDE FOR ANY CATEGORY BUT HAVE GOT TO 4th TO FINALS. THE FIRST GUATEMALAN TEAM WAS CREATED IN 1902. THEIR FIRST INTERNATIONAL GAME WAS AGAINST HONDURAS WHERE GUATEMALA WON 10:1 WHICH WAS AND STILL IS THEIR BEST RESULT. THEIR NATIONAL STADIUM IS CALL ESTADIO MATEO FLORES LOCATED IN GUATEMALA CITY AND ITS THE BIGGEST STADIUM IN THE NATION.

THE PLAYERS OF THIS NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM ARE GUSTAVO CABRERA MARRONQUIN, FREDY GARCIA, GUILLERMO RAMIREZ, JOSE MANUEL CONTRERAS, MARCO PAPPA, TRANSITO MONTEPEQUE, DWIGHT PEZZAROSSI, JUAN CARLOS PLATA, RICARDO JEREZ, CARLOS RUIZ GUTIERE, AND WILLIE SIMS. CARLOS RUIZ GUTIEREZ KNOWN AS EL PESCADITO (LITTLE FISH) IS THE MOST FAMOUS PLAYER FROM THIS TEAM. HE WAS BORN IN GUATEMALA AND STARTED HIS CAREER IN CSD MUNICIPAL OF GUATEMALA WHERE HE PLAYED FROM 1991 TO 1995. IN 2000, HE HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY FOR PAS GIANNINA OF GREECE. IN 2002 HE PLAYED FOR L.A. GALAXY THEN WENT TO FC DALLAS.