Guatemala defeated St. Vincent and the Grenadines 9-3 on Tuesday night in 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Both teams did not qualify for the Hexagonal, though, as the United States and Trinidad and Tobago advanced in CONCACAF Group C after the U.S. defeated T&T 4-0 on Tuesday.
Guatemala entered needing a U.S. loss and to make up a 12-goal differential, and they certainly tried. Carlos Ruiz scored five times in his final career international match, while Gerson Tinoco, Jairo Arreola, Rafael Morales and Jean Marquez rounded out the scoring for Guatemala.
Seattle Sounders forward Oalex Anderson recorded a brace for St.