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Greatest games

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

L 0-1 v Belgium
#1
Date
1982-06-19
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
1.040
L 0-2 v Argentina
#2
Date
1982-06-23
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
0.972
L 0-2 v Soviet Union
#3
Date
1970-06-10
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.907
L 0-3 v Belgium
#4
Date
1970-06-03
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.565
L 1-10 v Hungary
#5
Date
1982-06-15
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
0.537
L 0-4 v Mexico
#6
Date
1970-06-07
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
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
1998Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1998
El Salvador
1996Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1996
El Salvador
1989Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1989
El Salvador
1985Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1985
El Salvador
1982WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1982
El Salvador
1981Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1981
El Salvador
1977Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1977
El Salvador
1970WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1970
El Salvador
1965Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1965
El Salvador
1963Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1963
El Salvador