 With six wins in six matches , the Uruguayan coach Rubén Israel qualified the football team of El Salvador for the third round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONCACAF ) . Fallen into the same group as Mexico , Costa Rica and Guyana , El Salvador heroic snatched a draw in San José ( Costa Rica ) ( after being 2 – 0 down to score ) on 8 Jun 2012 . Four days later , a home defeat against Mexico ( 1 – 2 ) precipitated the departure of Rubén Israel whose poor relations with Jaime Rodríguez , president of the National Institute of Sport Salvador ( INDES ) were known all . Salvadoran Football Association ( FESFUT ) under pressure following the surprise resignation of Rubén Israel , named the Mexican Juan de Dios Castillo at the head of the selection July 14 , 2012 . Despite a good start ( 1 – 0 in a friendly match against Guatemala after 10 years of failure against this opponent ) , a draw conceded at Estadio Cuscatlán in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONCACAF ) , facing a modest Guyana national football team ( 2 – 2 ) earned him the wrath of the public . A victory in extremis ( 2 – 3 ) at Georgetown , Guyana ( with a penalty stopped by goalkeeper Dagoberto Portillo in additional time ) allowed El Salvador to stay in the race for qualification to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil . Unfortunately the home defeat ( 0 – 1 ) against Costa Rica buried the hopes of qualifying for the national team . Juan de Dios Castillo was removed from office in November 2012 and replaced on December 17 by the Peruvian Agustín Castillo , five national champion with C.D. FAS . Against all odds , El Salvador finished 3rd in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana mean qualification for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the USA in July when El Salvador shares the same group as Honduras , Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti . 
