query: when did the uae national football team qualify for the fifa world cup

pos: United Arab Emirates national football team in 1990 in Italy, but lost all three of its games to Colombia, West Germany and Yugoslavia. Two years later, the United Arab Emirates took fourth place in the 1992 Asian Cup, and runner-up in 1996 as hosts of the tournament. In both tournaments, their final match was lost on penalty kicks. They also won the Arabian Gulf Cup on two occasions; in 2007 when they won the title for the first time in their history, and the second time was in 2013. They finished third in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and will be hosting the next AFC Asian

pos: Culture of the United Arab Emirates most popular teams and enjoy the reputation of long-time regional champions. The great rivalries keep the streets of the UAE energized as people fill the streets when their favorite team wins. The UAE national football team qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 1990 with Egypt. It was the third consecutive World Cup with two Arab nations qualifying, after Kuwait and Algeria in 1982, and Iraq and Algeria again in 1986. The UAE also recently won the Arabian Gulf Cup held in Abu Dhabi in January 2007. Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the UAE, largely due

pos: Czechoslovakia national football team qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, as Scotland won their group. The country did qualify for Euro 1980, and by coming second in its group behind West Germany faced the hosts Italy in a third-place play-off, which it won on sudden-death penalties at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples. At the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, Czechoslovakia was eliminated in the group stage after draws with Kuwait and France and losing 2–0 to England. The country's last ever major tournament was the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, where in the group it opened with a 5–1 win

pos: Khalid Ismaïl Khalid Ismaïl Khalid Ismaïl Mubarak (; born 7 July 1965) is a UAE football (soccer) player who played as a midfielder for the United Arab Emirates national football team and Al-Nasr Club in Dubai. He played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and scored the first World Cup goal for his country against West Germany. While it has been reported that he received a Rolls Royce from the UAE royal family for his performance at the 1990 World Cup, Ismail stated in a 2010 interview that he never received one. Like other footballers in the UAE team at the 1990

pos: United Arab Emirates at the FIFA World Cup the only goal for the UAE in the 22nd minute when he headed home from six yards after a cross from the left. Nine players have been fielded on all three occasions, making them record World Cup players for their country. Among them are twin brothers Eissa and Ibrahim Meer. Two UAE players scored one goal each at the 1990 World Cup. United Arab Emirates at the FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition

pos: Moldova national football team Chișinău in May and June 2010 and was released in the spring of 2012. The Moldovan Football Federation was founded in 1990. However, Moldova did not play an official international match until 1991, when Moldova lost to Georgia. Moldova's first attempt to qualify for the FIFA World Cup was in 1998, but they failed to qualify. Moldova has finished either last or second last in all tournament qualifying campaigns entered to date, except UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, in which they finished fifth in the seven-team Group C with 12 points. Friendly match Friendly match Friendly match Friendly match Friendly match

pos: Vietnam v United Arab Emirates (2007 AFC Asian Cup) Nahyan, had started to emerge. Within few years, the UAE soon replaced Vietnam and became a new rising power in Asia. Ever since their first appearance at 1980 AFC Asian Cup, the team had grown rapidly and successfully qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their only World Cup to date. The UAE also won silver medal in 1996 AFC Asian Cup and qualified for 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, their second FIFA tournament, made the UAE a successful football country. By the time they qualified to the 2007 Asian Cup, they were led by Bruno Metsu, French manager who had

pos: Khalid Ismaïl World Cup, Ismail was not a professional. He was working as a Deputy Chief Fire Officer for Dubai airports. He is currently the COO at Emirates Response Services, Abu Dhabi. Khalid Ismaïl Khalid Ismaïl Mubarak (; born 7 July 1965) is a UAE football (soccer) player who played as a midfielder for the United Arab Emirates national football team and Al-Nasr Club in Dubai. He played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and scored the first World Cup goal for his country against West Germany. While it has been reported that he received a Rolls Royce from the UAE royal

pos: United States men's national soccer team United States men's national soccer team The United States Men's National Soccer Team (USMNT) is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. The team has appeared in ten FIFA World Cups, including the first in 1930, where they reached the semi-finals. The U.S. participated in the 1934 and 1950 World Cups, winning 1–0 against England in the latter. After 1950, the U.S. did not qualify for the World Cup until 1990. The U.S. hosted the 1994 World Cup, where they lost to Brazil in the round of

pos: Bangladesh national football team failing to qualify for either the 1988 AFC Asian Cup or the 1990 FIFA World Cup, posting just one win in the eleven games they played over both tournaments (a 3–1 defeat of Thailand in World Cup qualifying). From 1989 to 1991, the team played 8 matches, gaining 3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats, before failing once again to qualify for the Asian Cup, this time thanks to a 6–0 drubbing by South Korea. Two years later, the qualifying tournament for the 1994 FIFA World Cup involved 8 matches – Bangladesh's longest ever campaign, but no more successful –

neg: Ghana national under-20 football team Brazil in Sydney and in Argentina 2001 where they lost the World Cup final 0-3 to Argentina in Buenos Aires. Incredibly, in 32 FIFA World Cup matches, Ghana has not lost a game in regulation below the Semi Final level of the FIFA U20 World Cup. They however failed to qualify for 3 consecutive events in UAE 2003, Netherlands 2005 and Canada 2007 until they made the Egypt 2009 Tournament. They won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt after defeating Brazil 4-3 on Penalties when the match ended (0-0) After Extra Time. The

neg: 61st FIFA Congress three years' residence instead of five. The president of the UAE football association Mohamed al-Rumaithi argued that the proposed change was good for countries trying to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. The motion was also supported by the UAE Football League and Srečko Katanec, the head coach of the United Arab Emirates national football team. The proposal was interpreted as a way for rich countries to attract foreign players with offers of citizenship. The election for the presidency of FIFA was held on the second day of the congress. The incumbent, Sepp Blatter of Switzerland, was elected in 1998.

neg: Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup the group was played in Rio de Janeiro against France, but nobody scored any goal. These results were not enough to make the country qualify to the next phase of the tournament. Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup The Ecuadorian national football team has appeared at three FIFA World Cups, the world's premier football tournament for national football teams. Ecuador's first participation in the World Cup was in 2002. Their best performance was in 2006, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16. From 1930 to 1938, Ecuador did not enter to qualify in the FIFA World Cup. Ecuador

neg: Saadullah Khan U-20 World Cup qualify round Qatar & Iran. 2011: U-20 World Cup qualify round Iran. 2012: AFC president cup 1st round Tajikistan. 2013: U-23 friendly games with Palestine. 2013: AFC president cup 1st round Philippine. 2014: national senior team friendly game in Lebanon. 2014: national senior game with Palestine. 2014: AFC president cup Sri Lanka. 2014: FIFA friendly match against Afghanistan. 2014: Asian games in Korea. 2015: FIFA friendly games in Malaysia. 2015: FIFA friendly games in Thailand. 2015: World Cup qualify round in Qatar. 2015: World Cup qualify round in Bahrain. 2015: AFC qualifiers in UAE. Saad Ullah scored

neg: Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup The Ecuadorian national football team has appeared at three FIFA World Cups, the world's premier football tournament for national football teams. Ecuador's first participation in the World Cup was in 2002. Their best performance was in 2006, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16. From 1930 to 1938, Ecuador did not enter to qualify in the FIFA World Cup. Ecuador first entered to the World Cup qualifiers for the 1950 tournament, but withdrew from qualification. Ecuador did not enter for the 1954 and 1958 tournaments. From 1962 to 1998, Ecuador failed to

neg: Philippines national football team all-time record made its first participation in a FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1998 edition. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Yanti Barsales made the first goal for the Philippines at a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Syria. The national team did not enter the qualifiers for the next succeeding editions until the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, about 10 years later. The national team secured their first victory in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka, 4–0. The senior national team never managed to qualify for the Olympics. The Philippines qualified once for the Asian Cup, in 2019. For

neg: Orvar Bergmark Orvar Bergmark Orvar Bergmark (16 November 1930 – 10 May 2004) was a Swedish football defender, manager and bandy player. He was the second Swedish national manager ever, and managed to qualify the Swedish national football team for the FIFA World Cup in Mexico 1970, after having beaten France (among others) in the qualifications. The 1970 World Cup was the first one in 12 years, and it was also the first time in 20 years that Sweden had "qualified" for a World Cup. (Sweden hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and hence did not need to qualify.) Sweden did not

neg: South Africa national under-17 football team FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. The following 21 players were selected to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Head coach: Molefi Ntseki South Africa national under-17 football team The South Africa national under-17 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup. The team was started in 1993, when the SAFA decided to form an under-17

neg: Peru national under-20 football team Peru national under-20 football team Peru national under-20 football team represents Peru in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. Peruvian U-20 squad has participated in all South American Youth Championships, but had no luck in qualifying to a World Cup. Their best appearance was in 1967, finishing in 3rd place. However, Peru has a chance to make its debut in a FIFA U-20 World Cup, when Peru runs for a bid as host of 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup or qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. Teams managed by Juan Carlos Oblitas in

neg: Serbia national under-20 football team Ball award for Best Player of the tournament. FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro under-20 team did not qualify for World Youth Championships. Serbia first appearance as independent country came at the 2015 tournament in New Zealand, where they won the competition. Champions Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place The "FIFA U-20 World Cup", until 2005 known as the "FIFA World Youth Championship", is the world championship of football for players under the age of 20 and is organized by FIFA. Serbia national under-20 football team The Serbia national under-20 football team (Serbian Latin: "Omladinska reprezentacija Srbije") is the national under-20 football team

neg: Kazakhstan national football team Kazakhstan national football team The Kazakhstan national football team () represents Kazakhstan in international men's association football and is directed by Football Federation of Kazakhstan. They split from the Soviet Union national football team after independence in 1991 and joined the Asian Football Confederation's Central Asian Football Federation. After failing to qualify for the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup they joined UEFA, but are yet to qualify for a FIFA World Cup or a UEFA European Championship. The country of Kazakhstan declared independence from the Soviet Union on December 16, 1991. Its national team then split from the Soviet

neg: Indian national football team all-time records has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although the team did qualify by default for the 1950 World Cup after all the other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However, India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament. India has never participated in a FIFA World Cup. After gaining independence in 1947, India managed to qualify for the World Cup held in 1950. This was due to Myanmar, Indonesia, and the Philippines withdrawing from qualification. However, prior to the start of the tournament, India themselves withdrew due to the expenses required in getting the team to Brazil. Other

neg: Gao Hongbo managed to qualify to the last round of the 2018 World Cup qualification in Asian zone, as the last of top four teams. They also earned a ticket to qualify direct to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup held in the UAE. Later, Oman also failed to defend their positions after losing 0–2 to Iran. Gao resigned on 11 October 2016 after losing to Syria 1–0 and Uzbekistan 2–0 respectively in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round. Tiong Bahru CSC Beijing Guoan Xiamen Hongshi Changchun Yatai China PR national football team Gao Hongbo Gao Hongbo (; born

neg: Jamaica national football team 3–2 but did not qualify. In 1994, Brazilian manager René Simões was hired, along with National coach Carl Brown, with the goal of qualifying for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Simões searched for players – discovering some working at hotels, British players of Jamaican descent, and Jamaicans who played in English clubs – and funding. The Jamaican team became a "Powerhouse" in the Caribbean region and received "Best Mover" award by FIFA in 1996. Jamaica made history in 1997 becoming the first English-speaking Caribbean country to qualify for a World Cup. In the 1998 World Cup, Jamaica ended up in

neg: Slovenia national football team later, qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, this time defeating Romania in a playoff. The team did not lose a match in its whole qualifying campaign, finished in second place with six wins and six draws, but did not obtain any points in the group stage of the finals. Despite failing to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Slovenia was the only team to defeat the eventual World Cup winners Italy during the campaign. Slovenia qualified for its last major tournament in 2009 after defeating Russia in a playoff to clinch a berth for the 2010 FIFA World

neg: Honduras national football team results (2010–19) played in a Inter-confederation play-off against Australia, however, they failed to qualify to their third straight FIFA World Cup. After a painful elimination at the World Cup qualifying, Honduras resumed playing in 2018 with a couple of friendly matches between May and June. In February, they announce their first exhibition match to be played against the South Korea national football team, followed by a friendly against El Salvador in the United States. Honduras closed a quiet year with three friendlies against UAE, Panama and Chile with poor results. Record does not include matches against clubs or teams not affiliated to

neg: Sport in the United Arab Emirates The fund will also go towards developing the sport. The UAE also recently won the Arabian Gulf Cup held in Riffa in January 2013. The UAE are currently ranked 110th in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings. Abu Dhabi United Group have recently purchased Manchester City Football Club. A Dubai consortium known as DIC (Dubai International Capital) is also interested in buying the English Premier League club, Liverpool F.C. The UAE U-16 national football team qualified for the 2009 Youth World Cup which was held in Nigeria. The UAE U-19 national football team was also qualified for the

neg: El Salvador national football team Cup. Source: El Salvador were the first Central American team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, in 1970, and the first Central American team to qualify twice which they achieved with entry into the 1982 World Cup. They were the first Central American team to ever score a goal in a FIFA World Cup on June 15, 1982. They were the first Central American country to qualify their football team to the Olympic Games (Mexico 1968). They were the first Central American team to sign up for a World Cup qualifier (France 1938). They were the first Central American

neg: Philippines women's national football team in Philippines. Before participating in the Jordan to compete in the Asian Cup the national team will hold their last camp in Japan from 20 to 27 March 2018. Since October 2015, the home stadium of the national team is the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna. The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup. It didn't attempt to qualify for the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 with its non participation at the 1991 AFC Women's Championship which also served as the Asian qualifiers of the World Cup. The national team first attempted to qualify

neg: Botswana national football team to make the group stages. In July 2017, David Bright became manager of the Zebras for the fourth time after the BFA chose not to renew Butler's contract. "As of 18 November 2018" Botswana national football team The Botswana national football team, nicknamed 'The Zebras' (Setswana: "Dipitse") is the national football team of Botswana and is controlled by the Botswana Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup but they did qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history. Although Botswana have entered the FIFA World Cup preliminary stages five times,

neg: Botswana national football team Botswana national football team The Botswana national football team, nicknamed 'The Zebras' (Setswana: "Dipitse") is the national football team of Botswana and is controlled by the Botswana Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup but they did qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history. Although Botswana have entered the FIFA World Cup preliminary stages five times, it took them nearly eleven years after playing their first match to register their first victory which was a 4–1 victory in the African pre-preliminary qualifying rounds for Germany 2006 against Lesotho. The

neg: Morad Fareed Morad Fareed Morad Fareed (born September 14, 1979) is a New York-based entrepreneur and former professional athlete. Born in New York State, Fareed was a member of the first Palestine national football team in its attempt to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Although Palestine did not qualify for the World Cup, Fareed appeared in one preliminary match against Iraq on 16 November 2004. He was featured in the 2006 film Goal Dreams, a documentary directed by Maya Sanbar and Jeffrey Saunders that follows the Palestinian national team in their attempt to qualify for the World Cup. Morad is

neg: India national football team never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although the team did qualify by default for the 1950 World Cup after all the other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However, India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament. The team has also appeared three times in the Asia's top football competition, the AFC Asian Cup. Their best result in the competition occurred in 1964 when the team finished as runners-up. India also participate in the SAFF Championship, the top regional football competition in South Asia. They have won the tournament six times since it began in 1993. Despite India

neg: Philippines women's national football team for the succeeding editions of the tournament from 1995 except for the 2011 edition. The Philippines entered a qualification tournament for the Olympics. At the first two editions of the Olympics where women's football was played, the standings at the preceding FIFA Women's World Cup was used. With the country not being able to qualify for the final tournament of the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cups the country was not able to qualify for the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. The women's national team has never managed to get past the Group Stage of the AFF Championship and did

neg: Vietnam at the AFC Asian Cup UAE, a draw with Qatar and in spite of losing 1–4 to Asia's giant Japan, Vietnam successfully qualified to the quarter-finals while three other co-hosts failed to do so, before losing to eventual champions Iraq. However, after the dramatic run in 2007, Vietnam failed to qualify again for the 2011 and 2015 editions, before finally returned in 2019 AFC Asian Cup. With the recent rise of Vietnamese football in international stage, such as the participation of fustal and U-20 team in 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup and 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup; especially the Olympic team won silver medal in

neg: 1985 China v Hong Kong football match the Zone B Final Round, 5–1 on aggregate score. For China, the result represented another frustration in their quest to qualify for their first FIFA World Cup; They had lost to the New Zealand national football team by the same score in the deciding playoff match of the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification. It would not be until the 2002 FIFA World Cup that China would finally qualify for their first FIFA World Cup. This match also led to "the first football hooliganism ever in the People's Republic of China's history". Disgruntled home fans rioted in Workers Stadium after the

neg: Nolberto Solano whilst his mother was a housewife who raised him, his four brothers and two sisters. He began playing football at a very early age in the streets of Callao. Solano witnessed the Peru national football team qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup at the age of three and again qualify for the 1982 FIFA World Cup at the age of seven. The second World Cup he witnessed had the biggest effect on him. At that time he played a lot of football and his national team inspired him. Solano signed his first professional contract with the Peruvian Primera División

neg: Saint Lucia national football team Saint Lucia national football team The Saint Lucia national football team is the national association football team of Saint Lucia and it represents that country in international football matches. It is controlled by the Saint Lucia Football Association and it is part of CONCACAF. The team attempted to qualify to the World Cup finals tournament for the first time during the 1994 World Cup qualification, when they were eliminated in the first qualification round by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1992. In the CONCACAF 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Saint Lucia played Aruba in the first qualifying round –

neg: DR Congo national football team DR Congo national football team The Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team (formerly known as Zaire, alternatively known as Congo-Kinshasa) is the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA). They are nicknamed "the Leopards". DR Congo have been ranked as high as 28 in the FIFA Rankings. As Zaire they were the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations. The Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA) was founded in 1919 when the country was not

neg: Palestine national football team results combined with valiant 0–0 draws at home to Saudi Arabia and UAE kept Palestine in the hunt for qualification to the Third Round of Asian World Cup qualification until the penultimate match day. They were eliminated from 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification following a 2–0 loss away to UAE on 24 March 2016. They won their final 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match at home five days later 7–0. This game marked the debuts of Ahmed Awad and Yashir Pinto with the national team. It also marked the first time Palestine won a game on home soil since readmission

neg: Mexico at the FIFA World Cup Mexico at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of the results of the Mexico national football team at the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup is the premier competitive international football tournament, first played in 1930, and then every four years since, except 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The Mexico national team has competed in the tournament since the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, and has entered ever since, for a total of 16 tournaments, although it has failed to qualify for the finals proper on 3 occasions: 1934 (Italy), 1974 (West Germany), and 1982

neg: Zimbabwe national football team of Independence as Rhodesia, FIFA requested that the Football Association of Rhodesia reform to be a multi-racial organisation. Prior to this only white Rhodesians were selected for the national football team but after 1965 the team became multi-racial. In 1969, Rhodesia took part in the Confederation of African Football 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. This was their first attempt to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Contrary to the team being viewed as the representative team of white Rhodesians, the team was multi-racial including black players. They were drawn against the Australia national football team. Both legs were held

neg: Football in Aruba Cup. The country is also a member of the Caribbean Football Union but they have yet to qualify for the Caribbean Cup. Football in Aruba Association football is the national sport of Aruba. Aruban football has been influenced and helped a lot by the national Royal Dutch Football Association over the years. The Aruba national team is normally placed near the bottom of the FIFA World Rankings System. The Arubaanse Voetbal Bond, which governs football on the island, was formed in 1932 although it did not affiliate to FIFA until 1988. The AVB is a member of the CONCACAF governing

neg: Venezuela national under-20 football team Venezuela national under-20 football team Venezuela national under-20 football team represents Venezuela in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. The team became runners-up in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Venezuela was able to qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup after finishing fourth in the hexagonal final, beating teams such as Colombia and Argentina, champions of the previous edition of the tournament. Matches from the past 12 months as well as any future scheduled matches. The following players were selected to take part in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The following players have been

neg: FIFA World Cup qualification the "home" team for one of the legs – which may determine which side advances under the away goals rule, as occurred in CONCACAF qualification in 2010. FIFA World Cup qualification The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals. The FIFA World Cup is the largest international team sport competition in the world with a qualification process required to reduce the large field of countries from 211 to just 32 for the World Cup finals. Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental

neg: Papua New Guinea national football team results qualification stage of the Oceania Nations Cup against New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, and American Samoa to qualify for the group stage, when they were eliminated. The team entered the inaugural 2008 Wantok Cup but withdrew, without playing any matches, citing financial problems. Papua New Guinea declined to take part in the 2010 Wantok Cup (which was subsequently cancelled) because they were "occupied by other football programs". Papua New Guinea entered the FIFA World Cup, for the first time, for the 1998 competition. They subsequently entered for 2006 and 2010. They were, though, disqualified from the 2010 FIFA World Cup when

neg: Qatar at the AFC Asian Cup for Qatar in perpetration for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the country, while ironically, Qatar was the only nation to submit their bid for it. Qatar at the AFC Asian Cup Since the AFC Asian Cup was founded in 1956, Qatar national football team has participated for nine Asian Cups, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2015. However, in all these participation, so far, Qatar only managed to qualify to the quarter-finals twice, in 2000 and 2011. This has remained as Qatar's best achievement to date, comparing to several Gulf rivals like the UAE, Saudi Arabia,

neg: Saint Lucia Football Association men's team faced Panama in qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, it marked the first time they had ever played an opponent outside the Caribbean zone. The men's team has attempted to qualify for the World Cup four times, but has yet to make it past the second preliminary round in the CONCACAF region. They have been more competitive in Caribbean Cup competition, advancing as far as the semifinals. The women's national team attempted to qualify for the Women's World Cup for the first time in 2003, but did not advance past the first qualifying round despite securing two

neg: South Africa national under-20 football team South Africa national under-20 football team The South Africa national under-20 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the African Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has played at seven African Youth Championships and three FIFA U-20 World Cups. The team was started in 1993, when SAFA decided to form an under-20 team. The team's greatest achievements to date include a second-place finish at the

neg: United Arab Emirates national football team Group B, thus failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Despite this, one of United Arab Emirates players Ahmed Khalil manage to be the top scorer in the qualification along with two other players. In 2015, It was announced that the United Arab Emirates will host the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, this marks the 2nd time United Arab Emirates hosts an AFC Asian Cup, first was in 1996 AFC Asian Cup were UAE finished in second place after losing Saudi Arabia on penalties. UAE's main rivals are its nieghbours Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran,

neg: 1973–74 in Belgian football 1973–74 in Belgian football The 1973–1974 season was the 71st season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 16th Division I title. KSV Waregem won the Belgian Cup against second division club KSK Tongeren (4-1). The Belgium national football team finished their 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign at the second place of their group behind the Netherlands, with the same number of points but a smaller goal difference. They thus did not qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals in West Germany. The Belgian Women's First Division was won by R Saint-Nicolas FC Liège. Belgium continued

neg: Ali Samereh national football team. He was a couple of years away from Team Melli despite his goalscoring record in the UAE League. In January 2007 he was once again called up to the national team for a friendly tournament in the UAE, where he has been playing for Al-Shaab since 2005, though he did not join the squad. In January 2008 he once again joined the Iranian squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, appearing for Iran in a warm-up friendly match against Qatar. With Vahid Hashemian not participating in the third stage of the qualification, Samereh was expected

neg: FIFA World Cup qualification FIFA World Cup qualification The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals. The FIFA World Cup is the largest international team sport competition in the world with a qualification process required to reduce the large field of countries from 211 to just 32 for the World Cup finals. Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), and are organized by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides beforehand the

neg: Croatia national under-20 football team and first match against FIFA member was against Italy on 8 February 1995. Croatia managed to qualify for 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup. That was second appearance from Croatian football team on FIFA competition, after A-team appeared on FIFA World Cup in France in 1998. They passed the group, and then lost to Brazil by 4-0 in Round of 16. On 24 July 2010, after trashing Portugal 5-0 in 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship group game, Croatia qualified to semi-final and also secured spot in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. Another good performance by U19 team at

neg: Sports in Canada Canada's national "A" team has won two CONCACAF championships: in 1985 to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and in 2000 to qualify for the FIFA Confederations Cup. Canada's women's "A" team has also won two CONCACAF championships: in 1998 and 2010. The Canadian women have participated in six FIFA Women's World Cups (Sweden 1995, United States 1999, United States 2003, China 2007, Germany 2011 and as hosts in 2015) and three Women's Olympic Football Tournaments (Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016), winning a bronze medal in both London and Rio. Canada also hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup

neg: Peru national football team indiscipline scandals Peru national football team indiscipline scandals The Peru national football team has experienced a series of indiscipline scandals since the 1990s. In 1996, during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification season, players Nolberto Solano, Roberto Farfán, Percy Olivares, and Juan Marengo were caught drinking beer and playing music during the time in which they were supposed to be preparing for a qualifiers game against Uruguay. The football players were found along with volleyball players Jéssica Tejada and Margarita Delgado. Peru failed the qualify for the 1998 World Cup. In 2002, during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, a Salsa group

neg: FIFA Women's World Cup qualification for hosts. Listed are the first appearance in the qualifying stages by a national team. Teams that entered for the first time but withdrew before playing a match are written in italics. FIFA Women's World Cup qualification FIFA Women's World Cup qualification is the process a national women's association football team goes through to qualify for the "FIFA Women's World Cup". Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), and are organised by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides beforehand the number of berths

neg: Thailand national under-20 football team up to the U-19 squad within the last 12 months. This is a list of honours for the Thailand national under-20 football team. Thailand national under-20 football team The Thailand national under-19 football team (, ) is the national team for the under-20 and 19 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, AFC U-19 Championship and AFF U-19 Youth Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand. Thailand is a two-time AFC champions and four-time AFF champions. Thailand has never managed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, but the under-17

neg: Thailand national under-17 football team the Thailand squad within the last 12 months. Notes: This is a list of honours for the Thailand national under-17 football team. Thailand national under-17 football team The Thailand national under-17 football team (, ) is the national team for the under-17 and 16 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, AFC U-16 Championship and AFF U-16 Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand. Thailand is a AFC champion in 1998 and three-time AFF champion. Thailand has also managed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1997 and 1999.

neg: 2001 in Ecuadorian football the group, as well has the third best third-place team, they were eliminated in the Group Stage. 2001 in Ecuadorian football The 2001 season was the 79th season of competitive football in Ecuador. The Ecuadorian national team played in fourteen matches in 2001: eight FIFA World Cup qualifiers, three Copa América matches, and three friendlies. At the end of the year, the team qualified for their first FIFA World Cup. Ecuador finished their qualifying campaign to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They finished 2nd in the region, behind Argentina and ahead of Brazil, to qualify to their first FIFA World

neg: Football in France by FIFA: the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup, and the Olympic Tournament. This would be followed with Argentina and Brazil's victories at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2016. The France women's national football team represents the country in international women's football. The France women's national team initially struggled on the international stage failing to qualify for three of the first FIFA Women's World Cups and the six straight UEFA European Championships before reaching the quarter-finals in the 1997 edition of the competition. However, since the beginning of the new millennium, France have become a mid-tier national team

neg: Sport in Lebanon Federation Championship, progressed to the first round of qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by eliminating India, 6-3 on aggregate, but failed to qualify. In 2011, coached by the German Theo Bücker, Lebanon beat UAE 3-1, tied with Kuwait in Beirut, but overwhelmmed them 1-0 in Kuwait City. The team then beat South Korea in Beirut, moving Lebanon within "one point of advancing in the World Cup qualifying process", and later they got through to the last round, but later failed to qualify. In the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying phrase, Lebanon almost shocked the Asian football by

neg: 2001 in Ecuadorian football 2001 in Ecuadorian football The 2001 season was the 79th season of competitive football in Ecuador. The Ecuadorian national team played in fourteen matches in 2001: eight FIFA World Cup qualifiers, three Copa América matches, and three friendlies. At the end of the year, the team qualified for their first FIFA World Cup. Ecuador finished their qualifying campaign to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They finished 2nd in the region, behind Argentina and ahead of Brazil, to qualify to their first FIFA World Cup. Ecuador was drawn into Group A with hosts Colombia, Chile, and Venezuela. After finishing third in

neg: Tahiti national beach soccer team Tahiti national beach soccer team Tahiti national beach soccer team represents Tahiti or French Polynesia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FTF and the FFF, the governing body for football in Tahiti. In contrast to the fortunes of the association football team, Tahiti's beach soccer has, since 2011, been one of the strongest teams in world beach soccer. The team made history at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by becoming the first Pacific nation to qualify for the knockout stages of an international FIFA tournament. At the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti

neg: South Korea women's national football team qualify for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The "Taegeuk Ladies" won bronze at the 2010 Asian Games and at the 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship, but once again failed to qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. South Korea finished in fourth place at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup and qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they made it out of the group stage for the first time. They were drawn in Group E with Brazil, Spain and Costa Rica. South Korea lost 2–0 to Brazil on 9 June 2015, but a 2–2 draw

neg: Thailand national under-20 football team Thailand national under-20 football team The Thailand national under-19 football team (, ) is the national team for the under-20 and 19 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, AFC U-19 Championship and AFF U-19 Youth Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand. Thailand is a two-time AFC champions and four-time AFF champions. Thailand has never managed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, but the under-17 national team has done so. The following 23 players were selected for 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. The following players have also been called

neg: Football in Uzbekistan in 2003, the national association enjoyed more success: for the first time, the country's U-20 team qualified for the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2003, which was hosted by the UAE. Uzbekistan U-19 reached the semi-finals of AFC U-19 Championships twice in 2012 and 2014 and once qualified to the final in 2008 but defeated by UAE U-19. After the achievement in 2003, Uzbekistan U-20 has participated in FIFA U-20 World Cup three more times so far. In 2009 mundial the team finished its appearance in group stage. In 2013 World Cup in Turkey, U-20 team made play-off and in

neg: Jordan national football team times in (2000, 2007 and 2010), the Arab Nations Cup once in 1988, and the Pan Arab Games once in 1999. The Jordanian national football team's first international match was played in 1953 in Egypt where the team defeated Syria 3–1. The first FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Jordan took part in was the 1986 qualifiers, but they are yet to qualify for a World Cup. For the first time in their history, Jordan have qualified for the final round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign. The first (Jordanian) football coach, Mohammad Awad (father

neg: France women's national football team France women's national football team The French women's national football team () is directed by the French Football Federation (FFF). The team competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup. The France women's national team initially struggled on the international stage failing to qualify for three of the first FIFA Women's World Cups and the six straight UEFA European Championships before reaching the quarter-finals in the 1997 edition of the competition. However, since the beginning of the new millennium, France

neg: Culture of Austria War II, the sport has more or less been in decline in the country. The Austrian Championship (originally only limited to Vienna, as there were no professional teams elsewhere), has been held since 1912. The Austrian Cup has been held since 1913. The Austria national football team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup seven times, but did not qualify for a European Championship, until the 2008 tournament when it qualified as co-hosts with Switzerland. The governing body for football in Austria is the Austrian Football Association. The first official world chess champion, Wilhelm Steinitz was from the Austrian Empire.

neg: Football in Sierra Leone and supporters of Manchester City raised funds to send a second-hand bus to Sierra Leone to provide transport for away games. The Sierra Leone national football team is popularly known as the Leone Stars and represents the country in international football competitions. Though the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, they did participate in the 1994 and 1996 African Cup of Nations. On 3 September 2016, the national team had a chance to qualify for the Africa Cup for the first time in 20 years if they could defeat Ivory Coast, but could only manage a 1-1

neg: Continental football championships Continental football championships There are six association football continental championships for national teams from each continental confederation, contested every 2 to 4 years. There are also 6 continental club championships contested yearly by club teams from within each continental confederation. The governing bodies of the six continental confederations are all members of FIFA, the international association football governing body. Notes: The champions of the respective national team championships qualify for the Confederations Cup in matching years (along with the host country and the current World Cup champion). The Champions of the respective club championships qualify for the FIFA Club World

neg: Canada men's national soccer team Canada men's national soccer team The Canada men's national soccer team () represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level officially since 1924. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Their most significant achievements are winning the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Canada is the only national team to win a Gold Cup aside from regional powerhouses Mexico and the United

neg: Czechoslovakia national football team soon equalised and exploited Schrojf's errors to win 3–1. Masopust's inspiration was awarded with the 1962 Ballon d'Or. Czechoslovakia did not go to the 1966 FIFA World Cup, with Portugal topping their qualifying group, nor did they qualify for the European Championships of 1964 and 1968. On 3 December 1969 they defeated Hungary 4–1 in Marseille in a play-off to reach the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, having finished joint top of their qualifying group. Czechoslovakia lost all three of their matches in the 1970 World Cup, in a group featuring holders England and eventual winners Brazil. After missing

neg: Thailand national under-17 football team Thailand national under-17 football team The Thailand national under-17 football team (, ) is the national team for the under-17 and 16 level, representing Thailand in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, AFC U-16 Championship and AFF U-16 Championship. It is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand. Thailand is a AFC champion in 1998 and three-time AFF champion. Thailand has also managed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1997 and 1999. The following 23 players were called up for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship. The following players have also been called up to

neg: Ricki Herbert Ricki Herbert Ricki Lloyd Herbert (born 10 April 1961) is a New Zealand former footballer and former head coach of the New Zealand national team, stepping down after the side failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and former manager of A-League side Wellington Phoenix. Herbert represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and coached the New Zealand national team at the 2010 World Cup. His most recent role in international football was as the head coach of Maldives national football team. Herbert represented New Zealand at age group level, playing for the New

neg: Canadian Soccer Association the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Their most significant achievements are winning the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Canada also won a gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Canada with Mexico and United States will jointly host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the first ever 48 team event. The Canada women's national soccer team represents Canada in international women's soccer and is directed by the

neg: New Zealand national football team New Zealand the most successful national team in the competition's history, having won the tournament five times, and also saw them qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. The All Whites moved up 54 places in the world rankings in July and achieved 88th in the FIFA world rankings, the highest ranking in three years, on the back of the OFC Nations Cup victory that qualified them for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. The All Whites Ranked 95th in the world headed into 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup as the lowest ranked team in the tournament. The All Whites

neg: 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup The 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup will be the 12th edition of the OFC Futsal Nations Cup/Championship, the international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's national teams of Oceania. In November 2018, it was announced that New Caledonia would host the competition. The winner will qualify as the OFC representative at the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania. Solomon Islands are the defending champions. All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC are eligible to enter. The following team from OFC qualify for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

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Nepal national football team 2018. <nowiki>*</nowiki> "Nepal score always listed first" The following 20 players have been called up for 2018 SAFF Championship. Coach: Bal Gopal Maharjan "As of 6 October 2018" "*Withdrew from qualification and failed to qualify for 2010 AFC Challenge Cup."
"**Failed to qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup."
"***Some games also part of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification." In these tournaments, Nepal was sometimes fielded as 'ANFA XI', 'Nepal XI', or 'Nepal Sports Development Authority' despite being the de facto national football team endorsed by the ANFA. Nepal national football team The Nepal national football team represents Nepal in international

neg: Myanmar national beach soccer team !width=20|GD Myanmar national beach soccer team The Myanmar national beach soccer team represents Myanmar in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation, the governing body for football in Myanmar. The team has failed to qualify for each of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups held since the 1995 Beach Soccer World Championship in Brazil up to and including the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. The qualifying rounds for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup are scheduled to take place in 2016 and 2017. !Year !Round !width=20|Pos !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|W<br> !width=20|L !width=20|GF

neg: Myanmar national beach soccer team Myanmar national beach soccer team The Myanmar national beach soccer team represents Myanmar in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation, the governing body for football in Myanmar. The team has failed to qualify for each of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups held since the 1995 Beach Soccer World Championship in Brazil up to and including the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. The qualifying rounds for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup are scheduled to take place in 2016 and 2017. !Year !Round !width=20|Pos !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|W<br> !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA

neg: 1997 in Russian football return leg. FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow and FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod all won their groups, but were knocked out in the semi-finals. Russia national football team came second in their qualification group for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. They lost to Italy in the playoffs for the second-placed teams and did not qualify for the World Cup. Boris Ignatyev was the head coach, with Yuri Syomin assisting throughout and Leonid Pakhomov assisting from the third game on. The next game was officially billed as "Russia All Stars vs. FIFA World XI" and does not count as an official

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Nepal national football team results Nepal national football team results This is a list of the Nepal national football team results from the earliest known record to the present day. Results are accurate to 6 October 2018 <nowiki>*</nowiki> "Nepal score always listed first" Result are accurate to 27 December 2015 "*Withdrew from qualification, & failed to qualify for 2010 AFC Challenge Cup."
"**Failed to qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup."
"***Also part of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification." In these tournaments, Nepal was sometimes fielded as 'ANFA XI', 'Nepal XI', or 'Nepal Sports Development Authority' despite being the de facto national football team endorsed by

neg: China at the FIFA World Cup founded in 1924 and joined FIFA in 1931–1958, and then from 1979. China first entered World Cup qualification in 1957 in an attempt to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. China failed to score a goal in their maiden World Cup appearance in 2002. However, qualifying for the tournament has been considered the greatest accomplishment in China's football history. As football is widely followed in China, triumph by the national team is considered to be a source of national pride. Around 300 million people tuned into broadcasts of China's World Cup 2002 matches, with 170 million new television sets

neg: Hela Province and the Pacific. They were winners of the 2006 (when named PRK Souths United)[1] and the 2007/2008 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.[2] In 2010 Hekari United became the first club to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 to be hosted in Abu Dhabi from 8–18 December. The qualification of Hekari United is historic and represents the first time Papua New Guinea and for that matter any South Pacific Island club not from Australia and New Zealand has been involved in a FIFA club football tournament at any level. The province and each district is represented by

neg: 1993 in Ecuadorian football 1993 in Ecuadorian football The 1993 season is the 71st season of competitive football in Ecuador. The Ecuadorian national team played eighteen matches in 1993: eight World Cup qualifiers, six at the Copa América, and four friendlies. Montemegrin manager Dušan Drašković resigned from his post this year after the team after failing to qualify to the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Qualification to the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States took place in 1993. Ecuador was placed into Group B with Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Venezuela. They finished in 4th place and failed to qualify to the global tournament.

neg: Venezuela national under-20 football team called up to the Venezuela squad in the past 12 months. Venezuela national under-20 football team Venezuela national under-20 football team represents Venezuela in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. The team became runners-up in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Venezuela was able to qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup after finishing fourth in the hexagonal final, beating teams such as Colombia and Argentina, champions of the previous edition of the tournament. Matches from the past 12 months as well as any future scheduled matches. The following players were selected to take part in

neg: Trinidad and Tobago national football team not advance in the competition, Trinidad and Tobago recorded its first point from the FIFA World Cup after a 0–0 draw to Sweden in its first match. Trinidad and Tobago failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup between 1966 and 2002, then again in 2010 to 2018. Continental competitions Trinidad and Tobago national football team The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed the "Soca Warriors", represents the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in international football. It is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association and competes in both CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and

neg: History of the Belgium national football team 125 greatest living footballers in 2004. After the 2002 World Cup, also other valuable players in their thirties stopped playing with the national side, including Marc Wilmots and Gert Verheyen. Coach Waseige left as well, creating a place for Aimé Anthuenis. Belgium did not reach Portugal's Euro 2004, and after failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1978, the contract of national coach Aimé Anthuenis was not renewed beyond 2005. René Vandereycken was assigned to replace Anthuenis in January 2006, but the performances of the team did not improve and they slipped to an

neg: Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup) The term "Phantom of '50" was later used to refer to the fear that Brazilians and Brazil national football team feel of the Uruguay national football team due to this loss. Each time Brazil and Uruguay play at Maracanã Stadium, the theme resurfaces. In 1993, after losing important games, Brazil was struggling to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The final match of the qualifying South American group between Brazil and Uruguay was tense, surrounded by fear, as Brazil needed to win the game to qualify. Brazil beat Uruguay by 2–0, with two goals by Romário, who had been

neg: South Africa national under-17 football team South Africa national under-17 football team The South Africa national under-17 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup. The team was started in 1993, when the SAFA decided to form an under-17 team. The team's greatest achievement to date include a second-place finish at the 2015 African U-17 Championship, hosted in Niger and qualifying for the 2015

neg: England at the FIFA World Cup England at the FIFA World Cup The England national football team has competed at the FIFA World Cup since 1950. The FIFA World Cup is the premier competitive international football tournament, first played in 1930, whose finals stage has been held every four years since, except 1942 and 1946, due to the Second World War. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the "World Cup Finals"). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the finals. The current

neg: São Tomé and Príncipe women's national football team São Tomé and Príncipe women's national football team São Tomé and Príncipe women's national football team is the national team of São Tomé and Príncipe. The team has played in four FIFA recognised matches and has never been internationally ranked by FIFA. The country also has a national under-19 team. In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team, including São Tomé and Príncipe who did not play their first FIFA recognised fixture until 2002 when they participated in qualifications for the 2003 Women's World Cup. In the team's history, they have only played in

neg: Yugoslavia national under-20 football team Croatia and Serbia Under-20 teams had managed to qualify for the World Youth Championship since the dissolution of Yugoslavia and are thus the only Under-20 ex-Yugoslav teams to have fielded teams for competitive matches at that age level since 1992. In addition, FIFA attributes all Yugoslav national team's records to the present-day Serbia national football team and as such the Yugoslavia Under-20 results and records are officially inherited by Serbia. The following players were members of Yugoslavia Under-20 squads at the FIFA U-20 World Cup as well as various national squads at FIFA World Cup tournaments. The following players scored

neg: Football in Bosnia and Herzegovina Football in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina's most popular sport is football. The team has only qualified for a major international tournament once as an independent nation, reaching the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It is yet to qualify for a UEFA European Championship, coming closest by losing to Portugal in the play-offs for UEFA Euro 2012. Bosnia's home ground is Bilino Polje Stadium in the city of Zenica. The national team's first international victory as a FIFA member came against 1994 FIFA World Cup runners-up Italy on 6 November 1996. The national team's highest FIFA World Ranking was 13th

neg: Philippines national football team all-time record Philippines national football team all-time record The list shown below shows the Philippines national football team all-time international competitions record and head-to-head against opposing nations. The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The national team entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification but withdrew without playing a single game. The country's entry to the 1966 edition was not accepted due to its association not being able to pay the registration fee for the qualifiers and the national team withdrew from the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification just as they did in the 1950 qualifiers. The national team

neg: Papua New Guinea women's national under-20 football team The following players were called up to for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. "Caps and goals correct after match against North Korea on November 20, 2016." Papua New Guinea women's national under-20 football team The Papua New Guinea U-20 women's national football team is the national under-20 women's association football team of Papua New Guinea in international women's football. They are controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association and they are the only team besides New Zealand who have competed in a U-20 Women's World Cup]], they did this when they hosted the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's

neg: Croatia national under-19 football team took part in was the qualification for 1994 European Under-18 Championship. In 2001 UEFA changed the player eligibility dates and from 2002 onwards the continental championship is known as UEFA European Under-19 Championship. The tournament is held every year and serves as the qualifying tournament for FIFA U-20 World Cup which is held every two years. Croatia Under-18/19 team managed to qualify for European championship on four occasions. In 1998 and 2010 they won third place which earned them a place at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Croatia national under-19 football team The