Álvarez and Yendry Díaz defected during the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament while the team was based in Tampa, FL. In October, two days before the country's World Cup Qualifier versus the US, Reynier Alcántara and Pedro Faife walked away from the team's hotel near Washington, D.C.. During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Yosniel Mesa defected while the team was in Charlotte, North Carolina. During the 2015 Gold Cup, forward Keiler García defected to the United States before the team's first match against Mexico in Chicago. In September 2019, five players (Yordan Santa Cruz, Andy Baquero, David Urgelles, Orlendis Benítez and Alejandro Portal) defected to Canada during the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League before and after a match against Canada. Recent results and forthcoming fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 2022 2023 Coaching history José Tapia (1930–1934) Gavin Newton (1934–1935) José Tapia (1935–1938) Marcelino Minsal (1947–1949) František Churda (1963–1964) Karoly Kósa (1966) László Mohácsi (1967) Kim Yong-ha (1970–1971) Sergio Padrón (1976) Tibor Ivanics (1980–1981) Roberto Hernández (1985–1988) Giovanni Campari (1990–1996) William Bennett (1996–2000) Miguel Company (2000–2004) Luis Armelio Garcia (2004–2005) Raúl González (2006–2007) Reinhold Fanz (2008) Raúl González (2008–2012) Chandler González (2012) Walter Benítez (2012–2015) Raúl González (2015–2016) Julio Valero (2016) Raúl Mederos (2016–2019) Pablo Elier Sánchez (2019–present) Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Dominican Republic on 15 and 18 November 2022. Caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2022, after the match against Antigua and Barbuda Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Cuba squad within the last twelve months. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player retired from the national team. SUS Player is serving suspension. WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. Previous squads FIFA World Cup 1938 FIFA World Cup squad CONCACAF Gold Cup 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad Olympic football tournament 1976 Summer Olympics squad 1980 Summer Olympics squad Player records Players in bold are still active with Cuba Most appearances Top goalscorers