The Guam national football team is the national team for the United States territory of Guam and is controlled by the Guam Football Association. They are affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation region.
The team was founded in 1975 and joined FIFA in 1996. It is among the weakest national teams in the world, its highest FIFA ranking was 178th in October 2012 by joining the federation. Since 2012 they have been managed by Gary White.
Guam has competed in World Cup qualification on one occasion. It was eliminated in the first round of Asian qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup after losing against Iran and Tajikistan, conceding 35 goals in two games and scoring none.
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