FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Guatemala 4–1 Cuba

Wednesday 10 Sep 2008 · Guatemala City, Guatemala

Guatemala4–1Cuba

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Linares Ruiz Ruiz Rodriguez Contreras

25′0–1Roberto Linares Cuba
38′1–1Carlos Ruiz Guatemala
55′2–1Carlos Ruiz Guatemala
85′3–1Mario Rodriguez Guatemala
90′4–1Jose Contreras Guatemala

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Guatemala

Came on

2Carlos CastilloMF↑46′
8Gonzalo RomeroMF↑72′
12Jose ContrerasMF●↑82′

Cuba

Came on

11Hensy MunozMF↑65′
18Heriel Cordoves↑72′
7Luis Hermilo Villegas↑75′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Guatemala: 1606 → 1627
Cuba: 1554 → 1533

Expected score for Guatemala: 70.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 16, 1935–2023.

Guatemala wins: 10
Draws: 3
Cuba wins: 3

Form either side

Guatemala

Before

3–1 v Saint Lucia 21 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v El Salvador 20 Jul 2008 · Friendly
3–0 v Bolivia 6 Aug 2008 · Friendly
0–1 v United States 20 Aug 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–1 v Trinidad and Tobago 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

0–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–2 v Cuba 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–2 v United States 19 Nov 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v Haiti 17 Jan 2009 · Friendly
1–3 v Costa Rica 25 Jan 2009 · UNCAF Cup 2009

Cuba

Before

1–0 v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 Jun 2008 · Friendly
4–3 v Antigua and Barbuda 17 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
4–0 v Antigua and Barbuda 22 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–3 v Trinidad and Tobago 20 Aug 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–1 v United States 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

1–6 v United States 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–1 v Guatemala 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
7–1 v Curaçao 23 Oct 2008 · CFU Caribbean Cup qualification 2008
1–1 v Barbados 25 Oct 2008 · CFU Caribbean Cup qualification 2008
6–0 v Suriname 27 Oct 2008 · CFU Caribbean Cup qualification 2008

Road through the tournament

Guatemala

Cuba

Every Guatemala v Cuba match16

From Guatemala's side.


27 Jun 2023	Cuba	1–0	Neutral	Gold Cup 2023	Group stage
24 Mar 2022	Cuba	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
24 Mar 2021	Cuba	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
18 Aug 2018	Cuba	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Aug 2018	Cuba	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Jul 2015	Cuba	0–1	Neutral	Gold Cup 2015	Group stage
23 Aug 2014	Cuba	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Oct 2008	Cuba	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
10 Sep 2008	Cuba	4–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
9 Jan 2002	Cuba	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
6 Jan 2002	Cuba	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
30 Aug 1996	Cuba	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
15 May 1988	Cuba	1–1	Home	CONCACAF Championship qualification 1988	—
30 Apr 1988	Cuba	1–0	Away	CONCACAF Championship qualification 1988	—
12 Mar 1961	Cuba	2–0	Neutral	CCCF Championship 1961	—
27 Mar 1935	Cuba	1–2	Neutral	Central American and Caribbean Games 1935	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN