The Clausura 2026 quarterfinals closed this Sunday with the four semifinalists already confirmed. Mixco staged the most dramatic comeback of the weekend by coming back against Cobán Imperial with two goals in the last two minutes to advance for the best position in the table. while Comunicaciones eliminated the two-time champion Antigua GFC with a 2-0 victory at Cementos Progreso.
Municipal also advanced with solvency by beating Guastatoya 2-0 in El Trébol, closing the series with a 3-0 aggregate, and Xelajú MC completed the semi-finalist table from Mario Camposeco with a 2-0 victory against Marquense.
The semifinal matches pit Comunicaciones against Xelajú MC in a key that promises to be the most attractive of the phase, with the Clausura leader measuring forces against the white team that reached this stage after eliminating the two-time champion Antigua GFC. The other semifinal faces Municipal, the most consistent team in the accumulated table with 86 points, against Mixco, which arrives with the euphoria of a historic comeback.
The first legs of the semifinals will start this Wednesday with the duel between Municipal and Mixco at the Santo Domingo de Guzmán Stadium, while on Thursday it will be the turn of Comunicaciones and Xelajú MC at the Cementos Progreso Stadium, in what promises to be one of the most exciting weeks of Guatemalan soccer so far this year.
Crossovers and dates of the semi-finals
Going:
- Municipal vs. Mixco – Wednesday, May 6 — Santo Domingo de Guzmán Stadium
- Communications vs. Xelaju MC — Thursday, May 7 — Cementos Progreso Stadium
Lap:
- Mixco vs. Municipal – Saturday, May 9—Manuel Felipe Carrera El Trébol Stadium
- Xelajú MC vs. Communications — Sunday, May 10 — Mario Camposeco Stadium
A high voltage semi-final phase
The Clausura 2026 semifinals bring together four teams that reached this stage in very different ways. Xelajú MC does so as the leader of the tournament with 39 points but with the significant loss of its starting goalkeeper Rubén Darío Silva due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, in addition to the last-minute absence of Nery Lobos, which forced coach Roberto Hernández to turn to third goalkeeper Estuardo Chang.
Comunicaciones, for its part, arrives with the confidence of having eliminated the two-time champion Antigua GFC and of having come back from a series that seemed lost, turning the white team into one of the most in-form teams in the league.
Municipal arrives as the favorite of its bracket as it is the most consistent team of the season in the accumulated table, although with the loss of José Carlos Martínez due to a ruptured Achilles tendon that will leave him out for several months. Mixco, on the other hand, arrives with the extra motivation of a historic comeback against Cobán Imperial and with the confidence of knowing that it can surprise in any scenario. The semifinals promise to be four high-level matches with the Clausura 2026 title as the grand prize for the two teams that manage to advance to the grand final.
