Maykel Reyes scored Cuba's first goal of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup to send the side into the quarterfinals.
Cuba has overcome defections, visa issues and a 6-0 thumping from Mexico to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals with a win against Guatemala.
A diving header from Maykel Reyes with 17 minutes remaining saw Cuba triumph 1-0 in Charlotte, with coach Raul Gonzalez leading his country to an unprecedented second-straight last-eight berth.
Gonzalez and a host of players had failed to arrive in United States in time for Cuba's opening Group C fixture against Mexico due to visa problems, while the squad has been plagued by reports of defections.