Jamaica and Guatemala square off again in Gold Cup | OneFootball

MIAMI – The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup continues as Jamaica takes on Guatemala in Group C on Monday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

The occasion will be the sixth Gold Cup encounter between the two countries. The Reggae Boyz have won all previous encounters.

The two nations recently met in the Second Round of the Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Jamaica won 3-nil to decide the first-place team in Group E after both nations clinched a spot in the Third and Final Round. Warner Brown scored a brace in the victory.

The most recent tilt between the nations at the Gold Cup came in the Quarterfinals of the 2023 edition, resulting in a 1-nil victory for Jamaica at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Guatemala’s last victory over Jamaica was in 2012 during World Cup qualifying — a 2-1 triumph in Guatemala City.

Carson, California also holds some importance for the nations as they played the highest-scoring game in their Gold Cup history at Dignity Health Sports Park in 2005. It was a thrilling 4-3 win for Jamaica that also featured a memorable hat-trick from Carlos “Pescadito” Ruiz.

Jamaica v. Guatemala – Six Gold Cup Meetings, All for the Reggae Boyz

Jamaica and Guatemala are set to meet for the sixth time in Concacaf Gold Cup history, and the Reggae Boyz have dominated the series so far with a perfect record: five wins in five matches.

The first-ever Gold Cup clash between the two came on February 8, 1998, in Group A play at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. Jamaica edged out a 3-2 win thanks to goals from Paul Hall (14’, 66’) and Andrew Williams (55’). Juan Carlos Plata (15’) and Edwin Westphal (84’) scored for Guatemala.

Their most recent encounter came in the quarterfinals of the 2023 edition—the only time they’ve met in the knockout stage. On July 9 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Amari’i Bell netted the match-winner in the 51st minute to seal a 1-0 victory for Jamaica.

The highest-scoring game in their Gold Cup history was a wild 4-3 win for Jamaica on July 8, 2005, in Group C play at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. The Reggae Boyz struck through Luton Shelton (3’), Ricardo Fuller (5’), Andrew Williams (45+1’), and Jermaine Hue (57’), while Carlos “Pescadito” Ruiz delivered a memorable hat trick for Guatemala (11’, 45+3’, 87’).

Top Gold Cup Scorers – Jamaica v. Guatemala:

- Jamaica: Andrew Williams (3), Paul Hall (2), Demar Phillips (2)

- Guatemala: Carlos “Pescadito” Ruiz (3), Juan Carlos Plata (1), Edwin Westphal (1)

Guatemala’s last victory over Jamaica came more than 12 years ago, on October 12, 2012, during World Cup Qualifying for Brazil 2014. At Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Carlos Figueroa (15’) and Ruiz (85’) led La Azul y Blanco to a 2-1 win, with Luton Shelton scoring from the spot (60’) for Jamaica.

All-Time Series (All Competitions):

- 18 matches

- 11 wins for Jamaica (31 goals)

- 3 wins for Guatemala (18 goals)

- 4 draws