El Salvador

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Greatest games

El Salvador's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

1
L 0-1 v Belgium
1982-06-19 · World Cup · First Group Stage
1.040
2
L 0-2 v Argentina
1982-06-23 · World Cup · First Group Stage
0.972
3
L 0-2 v Soviet Union
1970-06-10 · World Cup · Group Stage
0.907
4
L 0-3 v Belgium
1970-06-03 · World Cup · Group Stage
0.565
5
L 1-10 v Hungary
1982-06-15 · World Cup · First Group Stage
0.537
6
L 0-4 v Mexico
1970-06-07 · World Cup · Group Stage
0.387

Footprint

Tournament appearances
22
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2025
World Cup appearances
2
Continental appearances
20
Last final reached
-
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to El Salvador. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Trinidad & Tobago
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.07
Venezuela
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.09
Guinea
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.25
Cuba
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.42
Vietnam
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.42

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2025Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2025
El Salvador
2023Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2023
El Salvador
2021Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2021
El Salvador
2019Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2019
El Salvador
2017Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2017
El Salvador
2015Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2015
El Salvador
2013Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2013
El Salvador
2011Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2011
El Salvador
2009Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2009
El Salvador
2007Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2007
El Salvador
2003Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2003
El Salvador
2002Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2002
El Salvador