[34][35] In qualification, La Selecta defeated Nicaragua with an aggregate score of 52 (32, 20) and advanced to the final tournament. The Egyptian referee Ali Kandil appeared to signal for a free kick to El Salvador in their own half. El Salvador beat Honduras with a final score of 2-0. Keep track of both fixtures with this guide. El Salvador then flew to Croatia to face their next opponents. [13], El Salvador participated at the Pan American Games for the first time in 1975 in Mexico. El Salvador National Team (El Salvador - International Friendlies) stats from the current season. El Salvador, wearing white shorts and black shirts, used a classic 235 scheme with their team consisting of Carlos Escobar Leyva; Spanish resident Santiago Barrachina, Jos Pablo Huezo; Benjamn Sandoval, Emilio Dawson, and Frenchman Emilio Detruit; Vctor Recinos, brothers Guillermo and Jos E. Alcaine, Guillermo Sandoval and Enrique Lindo. Hugo Prez, the head coach for the El Salvador men's national soccer team, is a National Soccer Hall of Famer in the United States and was part of the 1994 World Cup U.S. team. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. [6] On 7 December 1928, El Salvador recorded its first ever win: a 50 victory over Honduras, the team that would become their traditional rivals. In 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, El Salvador received a bye to the second round. Chilean Hernn Vivanco was manager when El Salvador competed at their first World Cup. The team is controlled by the Salvadoran Football Federation. Thus the El Salvador national football team qualified for their first World Cup, even though it was their first time attempting qualification. El Salvador : 0-0 They were coached by Carlos Recinos. History Beginnings of the national team. [8][9], In 1938 the Federacin Salvadorea de Ftbol became affiliates of FIFA. However, they lost 10 against Canada and Jamaica and were eliminated. [45][54], The 2006 World Cup qualifiers and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup, hosted in Guatemala, were both huge disasters for El Salvador. El Salvador did not participate in the 1957 and 1960 CCCF Championships. There were options for the name such of that of San Salvador, Fraternidad, and Cuscatln but, of course, was named Cuscatln. El Salvador hosted the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup. The match was drawn 22, with goals from Lzr Szentes and Ferenc Csongrdi for Hungary and two goals from Luis Ramrez Zapata for El Salvador. El Salvador lost their first game 30 to Belgium in Mexico City on 3 June. "Whenever I saw an image that resembled a Hispanic or Latino guy, I would open it and look at the name. His mother is from El Salvador and his dad from Guatemala. It was first built on 19 April 1932 during the presidency of Maximiliano Hernndez Martnez in preparation for the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games. 3 . In the former they received a bye to the second round, where they inched past Bermuda 43 on aggregate (21, 22). After a further 20-day investigation, Rodrigo Martnez was sentenced to a ban of five years, Rodolfo Zelaya to a ban of one year, and Benji Villalobos to a ban of six months. During a radio show, Mauricio Bojrquez parodied the song, which he named "Arriba con la Seleccin". The Estadio Cuscatln, also known as "El Coloso de Montserrat" and "La Catedral del Espectculo", is the official home stadium of the El Salvador national football team. The Salvadoran squad consisted of Edmundo Majano as goalkeeper; Tobias Rivera and Ral Castro in defense; Amrico Gonzalez and Napoleon Caas as midfielders; and Alex Morales, Rogelio Aviles, Fidel Quintanilla, Miguel "Americano" Cruz, and Andres Hernandez as strikers. "El Pajaro Picn Picn" was a Colombian song written by Eliseo Herrera which was very popular in El Salvador during the World Cup qualifying stages. This was the first time a football game was hosted in El Salvador. In the decisive round they finished in second place behind Costa Rica, who won their seventh CCCF Championship. The competition ran from June 29-July 7 in San Salvador. "When I started, I was using search terms like 'footballer Salvadorian mother'," he told BBC World Service. El Salvador was coached by former national player Amrico Gonzlez. [58], On 16 June 2007, El Salvador met Hungary at the Estadio Cuscatln in a repeat of their match at the 1982 World Cup. El Salvador national football team is the national football team of El Salvador. Ricardo Guevara Mora, the goalkeeper, was the youngest player to play at the 1982 FIFA World Cup at 20 years old. While Borussia played with Wolfgang Kneib, Hans-Jrgen Wittkamp, Berti Vogts, Horst Wohlers, Dietmar Danner, Hans Klinkhammer, Carsten Nielsen, Uli Stielike, Jupp Heynckes and Allan Simonsen. Teams; Countries of North America; El Salvador (2023) El Salvador General; Players; Matches; Match Progress; Favorite Opponents; World Cup Stats; Choose year: . The final round, commonly referred to as "The Hexagonal", was a sixteam group stage with the top 3 teams advancing to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. El Salvador won at home against Grenada in a 20 victory and tied with Montserrat in a grueling 11 match. In the first round, there were two groups, one with five teams and one with four. Wednesday night's game in San Salvador, pitting La Selecta, as the men's national soccer team is known, against Canada is a make-or-break match. And no one has a better eye for young soccer talent than Prez, says Mike Woitalla, executive editor at the sports news website Soccer America. [71] The 1st goal in a World Cup qualifier was scored by Joel Estada on 12 December 1968 against Dutch Guiana. El Salvador lost their first game 30 to Belgium in Mexico City on June 3. The home team won the game 20. They were the first Central American team to be champions of the Central American and Caribbean Games (Mexico 1954). hide caption. As hosts, Mexico qualified automatically, leaving one further qualification spot available for the CONCACAF region. [65], In April 2011, two months before the start of the Gold Cup, Jos Luis Rugamas was replaced as coach by Rubn Israel. El Salvador won the away leg 21, with goals from Elmer Acevedo and Mauricio "Pipo" Rodrguez, but lost the second leg 30 at home. "We can't afford to lose another game or mathematically we are out.". [36] This was their first appearance at the Gold Cup. [55] In the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup they went out in the first round after losing against Panama (10) and Costa Rica (21), which meant they also failed to qualify for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On July 19, they lost the match 25. [68] La Selecta demonstrated more skill in their 40 in their home match against the Cayman Islands. There were still two groups and the top two teams still advanced from each group for the first round. On 14 July, as a result of existing tensions being exacerbated by these matches, the two countries began the hundred-hour-long conflict known as the Football War. By this time, El Salvador were coached by the Spaniard, Pablo Ferre Elas. A fan who trawled the internet for players to help improve El Salvador's national side is making his . USA vs. El Salvador FREE LIVE STREAM (6/14/22): Watch CONCACAF Nations League online | Time, TV, channel. [88] [62][63] This was the first time El Salvador had reached the knockout stage of a Gold Cup since the 2003 edition. First of all, their reduced squad meant that they omitted Gilberto Quinteros and Miguel Gonzlez. The top three teams, out of eight battling in this part of the world for a trip to Qatar, qualify automatically. Expert recap and game analysis of the United States vs. El Salvador Concacaf Nations League game from June 14, 2022 on ESPN. The national team had accusations of several players purposely losing matches on purpose in exchange for monetary rewards. Since the creation of the national team in 1921, several coaches have been in charge of managing El Salvador. The United States played out a hard-fought draw against El Salvador in its first match of the Octagonal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Roberto Domnguez, 26, from El Salvador CD FAS, since 2022 Defender Market value: 225k * May 9, 1997 in Chalatenango, El Salvador . Fallen into the same group as Mexico, Costa Rica and Guyana, El Salvador heroic snatched a draw in San Jos (Costa Rica) (after being 20 down to score) on 8 Jun 2012. In the final round they drew all their games to finish third and advance to the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Source:RSSSF[90]. In the third round, the format changed to a homeandaway roundrobin group stage. [13] The 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games took place in El Salvador's new government-funded Estadio Flor Blanca, at that time the biggest stadium in the country. There they played three games, once again drawing one and losing two to finish last and fail to advance to the Gold Cup.[41]. Goals 0. INJ Player withdrew from the current squad due to injury.COV Player withdrew due to testing positively for COVID-19 or having to self-isolate because of it.PRE Preliminary squad.RET Player had announced retirement from international football.SUS Player is serving a suspension.WD Withdrawn. Despite a good start (10 in a friendly match against Guatemala after 10 years of failure against this opponent) a draw conceded at Estadio Cuscatln in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), facing a modest Guyana national football team (22) earned him the wrath of the public. Estadio Jos de la Paz Herrera Ucls. The national team was under the direction of Mauricio "Pipo" Rodrguez. In the third round, El Salvador began with a win against Mexico at home, but lost their next four games, including two defeats against Canada. They were the first Central American country to qualify their football team to the Olympic Games (Mexico 1968). The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. They began with a 41 win against Nicaragua on 14 October, with a hat-trick from "Pajarito" Huezo, on the dbut of Francisco "Paco" Jovel. [41][47] El Salvador were coached by Kiril Dojcinovski. United States beats El Salvador with Antonee Robinson strike Antonee Robinson scored a crucial goal early in the second half as the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Antonee Robinson scored a crucial goal early in the second half as the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. This may also be combined by other goals scored by one player; for example, (30',63') indicates that 2 goals were scored at the 30th minute and 63rd minute by one playerwhich should be noted right before. This association football article is a stub. They were the 1943 CCCF champions, and finished in second-place in the 1941 and 1961 championships. However, in their second, played on July 16, they defeated Martinique 10 with a goal from defender Marvin Gonzalez (76'.) Official MLS highlights, classic matches, video series and features. Juan Carlos for NPR They defeated Trinidad and Tobago 32, with goals from Ral Daz Arce (34', 72' (pen.)) In the third round they were drawn into a homeandaway roundrobin group with Jamaica, Panama, and the United States. In preparation for the upcoming 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, El Salvador organized three friendlies. [41][44] At the finals of the 1996 Gold Cup, El Salvador defeated Trinidad and Tobago 32, with goals from Ral Daz Arce (2) and Ronald Cerritos in their first game, but then lost 20 to the United States and did not advance from the first round. El Salvador. The Guatemalans and Costa Ricans had more experience with football than the Salvadorans and Hondurans. Congratulations to OLLU soccer goalkeeper Samantha Valadez! The tournament has been held since 1991 as the UNCAF Nations Cup and serves as a qualifying event for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. On Wednesday, there were sudden doubts about whether the game would happen. U.S. inexperience shows with faltering start on road to World Cup, United States held to draw by El Salvador in World Cup qualifying opener. They hired a Hugo Prez as their new coach, who was also coaching the El Salvador Sub-23s in the Olympic Qualifiers in the same year. 6 robotic cameras strategically placed at the stadium for the transmission on the large screen. In 1966 the El Salvador football team took part in the Central American and Caribbean Games for the sixth time in a competition that took place in Puerto Rico. They had better lives in the United States or Switzerland and would try to play for those national teams or any other national team but El Salvador. SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador No one is kidding themselves about what a long shot it is for the scrappy soccer team from this tiny Central American country to qualify for the World Cup tournament in Qatar this year. El Salvador played Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama in 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification, in a home-and-away round-robin group with the top two teams advancing to the final tournament. Next, someone stole the balls that the team would train with. In the second round, they withdrew from their play-off against Honduras, allowing their opponents to qualify by default. The fourth-place team must compete later for a wild-card spot. [14][17], On 26 April 1940, the first national football federation was approved, with Dr. Luis Rivas Palacios as president. The game saw German Bundesliga champions Borussia Mnchengladbach play the El Salvador national football team, with the match ending in a 20 victory to the German side. El Salvador wants best USMNT at start of World Cup qualifiers La Selecta will host the United States men's national team on 2 September at the Estadio Cuscatlan and Christian Pulisic . Note: Players in bold text are still active with El Salvador. Forward Rafael Burgos jointly received the Golden Boot with Costa Rica's Marco Urea, with three goals. [14] The Salvadoran Football Federation was founded in 1935. )[24] Honduras won the group with 6 points (2 won, 2 tied.) At the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup, hosted in Panama, El Salvador managed to get third place again, with Juan Ramn Paredes as head coach. This gave them second place in the group and qualified them for the semifinals. [41] The 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup once again served as qualification to the Gold Cup, this time for the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Unfortunately the home defeat (01) against Costa Rica buried the hopes of qualifying for the national team. #WingsUp . [77] On May 25, 1978, EDESSA agreed to sign a 99-year lease of the stadium to CLIMA (Asociacin de Clubes de Liga Mayor A) to operate and control which events are held there. [12] On 7 December 1928, El Salvador recorded their first ever win, 50 over Honduras, the team that would become their traditional rivals, with Gustavo "Taviche" Marroqun scoring every goal. As a result of existing tensions being exacerbated by these matches, on 14 July 1969 the two countries began the a 100-hour-long war known as the Football War. [9][10] The tournament was between Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. El Salvador were invited by Brazil but turned down an invitation to play in the 1950 FIFA World Cup,[citation needed] and did not participate in qualification for the subsequent World Cups in 1954, 1958, 1962, and 1966. On 24 March 1935 El Salvador played its first game at the Flor Blanca against Cuba and won 41. The format was one sixteam group stage, with the first place team winning the tournament, and qualifying for the World Cup alongside the runnerup. [61], In 2010 World Cup qualification El Salvador beat Anguilla 160 on aggregate and Panama 32 on aggregate in the first two rounds. Installed version: 3.0.0 Fixture. "A lot of people in El Salvador thought that these players were not interested in playing for El Salvador. [11] It was a knockout tournament with Guatemala playing Honduras and El Salvador playing Costa Rica. [note 2], El Salvador 61 Cuba (12 June 2011; Chicago, United States, As of 4 July 2023 after the match against Panama. Two El Salvador players, Alexander Escobar and Eliseo Quintanilla, were awarded red cards in the first half, while Deris Umanzor, Rodolfo Zelaya, and goalkeeper Juan Jos Gmez were injured and had to leave the game after El Salvador had already exhausted their three substitutions. The current home and away kit features the traditional colours with the exception of bold curved trims that run from the center of the neck and open to the sides, forming two panels on the chest that contain the Umbro logo and emblem of the Salvadoran Football Federation. Once again the finals would be doubling as World Cup qualification, this time for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. El Salvador restarted the game by kicking the ball into the crowd in protest. The goals were scored by Vctor Turcios (5'), Steve Purdy (12'), Jaime Alas (44') and Herbert Sosa (pen. Costa Rica became champions for the fourth time, and El Salvador finished in fifth place again. La Selecta also competes in the biennial UNCAF Nations Cup, the Pan American Games, the Olympics, and have achieved two gold medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games. El Salvador was also able to participate in the qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Installed version: 3.0.0 Egyptian referee Hussain Kandil awarded a free kick to El Salvador in their own half. Juan de Dios Castillo was sacked in November 2012 and replaced on 17 December by the Peruvian Agustn Castillo, a five-time national champion with C.D. Alexander Escobar and Eliseo Quintanilla were sent off in the first half, while Deris Umanzor, Rodolfo Zelaya and their goalkeeper Juan Jos Gmez were injured and had to leave the field after El Salvador had already used their three substitutions. [20] In 1964, the Chilean Hernn Carrasco Vivanco, who would later revolutionize Salvadoran football, became the coach of the national team. Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues. [31], In 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification, El Salvador finished second in their group, behind Guatemala and ahead of Costa Rica and Panama, to qualify for the final tournament, hosted in Mexico. guila with 14. [28] The team's third game took place on 10 June, with El Salvador losing 20 to the Soviet Union to finish at the bottom of Group A. Are the USMNT at a disadvantage playing in Columbus and Minnesota? The US men's national team rallied back from a 1-0 deficit and a second-half red card to Paul Arriola, salvaging a 1-1 draw at El Salvador i GOAL: Alexander Larn, El Salvador - 35th minute | MLSSoccer.com, LIVE: USMNT Returns to El Salvador for Nations League Duel. They qualified for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup alongside Guatemala and Costa Rica (Honduras went to the playoffs). They lost their first friendly 30 against the national football team of Costa Rica, while the second and third ended in a 10 loss and 00 draw against Honduras. [21] The second match was played against the host nation, Mexico, on 7 June. El Salvador finally won the play-off on 8 October with a goal by Juan Ramn "Mon" Martnez in extra time, allowing them to qualify for the World Cup finals at the first attempt. The game was ugly while being p U.S. Men's National Team Tie El Salvador 1-1 On Jordan Morris's Stoppage Time Goal In Concacaf Nations League Group Play. El Salvador and Guatemala finished with the same number of points, Guatemala failed to attend a deciding play-off, resulting in El Salvador winning their first international title. [citation needed] After the match, the Salvadoran squad had a tense meeting with the coaching staff and Federation. This performance qualified El Salvador for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. What a difference a few decades make. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}, The El Salvador national football team (Spanish: Seleccin de ftbol de El Salvador) represents El Salvador in international football, and is governed by the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT).[5]. In the final round they finished in second place behind Costa Rica, who won their seventh CCCF Championship. [41][42] In qualification, La Selecta defeated Nicaragua 52 on aggregate (32, 20) and advanced to the final tournament. Ral Daz Arce is the all-time top-scorer for the national team, with 39 goals, while Darwin Cern has the most caps, with 89 appearances. El Salvador began with a historic, vital win against Mexico at home, but went on to lost their next four games, including losing twice to Canada. They defeated Belize 41, tied against Nicaragua 11 with an own-goal, and lost to Honduras 02. It's been 40 years since El Salvador qualified for the World Cup. In 1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification they eliminated the Netherlands Antilles 60 on aggregate (10, 50). 1. Some notes in this article indicate the time at which a goal was scored; for example, (30') indicates that a goal was scored at the 30th minute. On July 18, El Salvador played their last game against Mexico to prove how much they've grown or not. They were coached by "Pipo" Rodrguez. [13] El Salvador finished in fourth place at the games. Script error: The function "top" does not exist. We will introduce the Latest FIFA Ranking for El Salvador's Football Representatives (#74 in FIFA Ranking), Past Rank and Point Transition, All Time Highest Rank, All Time Lowest Rank, etc. El Salvador lost to Mexico in a tense 10 defeat. This allowed them to advance to the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup for the first time, but they lost 40 at that stage to the eventual champions, the United States. Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Curaao, Martinique and Nicaragua were drawn into Group A of the CONCACAF Nations League, Ricardo Pepi scored on his first touch of the match in the 62nd minute, and the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 to reach the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals, Gio Reyna has been elected by interim coach Anthony Hudson for the United States' CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador, The United States men's team will play a CONCACAF Nations League match against El Salvador at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on March 24, The former president of El Salvadors soccer federation has been sentenced to 16 months in prison in the long-running FIFA corruption scandal, ASN: Analysis & player ratings: Musah, Morris, & LDLT lift USMNT to ugly, hard-fought 1-1 draw vs. El Salvador. In their first round, they topped a group containing Costa Rica and Belize, and lost 10 to Guatemala in the knockout round. Alex Roldan (right), captain of the Salvadoran men's national soccer team, during practice at the Cuscatln Stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Tuesday, where they will play against Canada on Wednesday. By FIFA lifting the suspension, La Selecta was once again allowed to participate in international tournaments at both club and national levels. So when Guevara Mora cried off to stop a ball, the defender did not hear him. Pos: Player: Goals: Apps: Career 1: Mgico Gonzlez: 41: 1976-1998 2: Jos Mara Rivas: 39: 1979-1989 2: Ral Daz Arce: 39: 1991-2000 4: Norberto Huezo Montoya: 29: 1973-1987 5: Luis Ramrez Zapata: 27: El Salvador were runners-up, recording two wins, one draw and one loss.[18].
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