query: in which year india qualified for world cup football

pos: 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

pos: History of the India national football team History of the India national football team The history of the India national football team dates back to the 1920s. They have never played in the World Cup, although they qualified for one in 1950. They have had no entries in the tournament from 1950 onwards. India have never won the final of the Asian Championship but managed their best ever finish by making it to the final in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. They have only made three appearances since then The first known official international tour of the Indian team which at that time consisted of both Indian

pos: All India Football Federation official tournament, the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1950, the national team automatically qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup which was to be held in Brazil after all the teams in India's qualification group withdrew. However, prior to the tournament, India themselves withdrew from the World Cup with the AIFF citing the reason as due to lack of funding. Other reasons given for India's withdrawal included the players playing mainly barefooted and that the AIFF valued the Summer Olympics tournament more than the FIFA World Cup at the time. In 1952, during the Olympics in Finland, India were defeated in

pos: History of the India national football team goal-scorer of India. He has led the national team to many victories, most importantly qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup and under his leadership the team achieved its highest FIFA ranking of 96 after twenty years. His goal-scoring ability and skills make him the only India striker to score three hat-tricks for India. History of the India national football team The history of the India national football team dates back to the 1920s. They have never played in the World Cup, although they qualified for one in 1950. They have had no entries in the tournament from 1950 onwards. India

pos: India national football team Cup an important tournament compared to the Olympics. After withdrawing from the 1950 FIFA World Cup, India didn't enter the qualifying rounds of the tournament between 1954 and 1982. Since the 1986 qualifiers, with the exception of the 1990 edition of the tournament, the team started to participate in qualifiers but have yet to qualify for the tournament again. India has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup three times. The team played their first Asian Cup in 1964. The team managed to qualify following other nations refusal to play against India due to political reasons. India managed to finish the

pos: History of Indian football comment was splashed in the newspapers of London.<ref name="http://morungexpress.com"></ref> Sarangapani Raman scored the only goal for India in that match and thus the first Indian international goal ever in the Olympics. India qualified by default for the 1950 FIFA World Cup finals as a result of the withdrawal of all of their scheduled opponents. But the governing body AIFF decided against going to the World Cup, being unable to understand the importance of the event at that time. Reason shown by AIFF was that there was the cost of travel, although FIFA agreed to bear a major part of the

pos: Turkey national football team bestowed by a medal. Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team () represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA. Turkey has qualified three times for the FIFA World Cup, in 1950, 1954, and 2002, although they withdrew from the 1950 event. Turkey has also qualified four times for the UEFA European Championship, in 1996, 2000, 2008, and 2016. They have reached the semi-finals of three major tournaments: the 2002 World Cup, the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and Euro 2008. After

pos: Turkey national football team Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team () represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA. Turkey has qualified three times for the FIFA World Cup, in 1950, 1954, and 2002, although they withdrew from the 1950 event. Turkey has also qualified four times for the UEFA European Championship, in 1996, 2000, 2008, and 2016. They have reached the semi-finals of three major tournaments: the 2002 World Cup, the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and Euro 2008. After their third-place finish at

neg: History of Indian football following year after heavy defeats in 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Much traveled and experienced coach Bob Houghton was later appointed coach of the team in 2006. Under Houghton, India saw a huge revival in World Football. In August 2007, the Indian national team won the Nehru Cup for the first time in its history beating Syria 1–0. In August the following year, India defeated Tajikistan 4–1 to lift the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup and, in turn, qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. In 2009 August, India again won the Nehru Cup beating Syria again but this

neg: Football in Iran 1978, Iran qualified for its first World Cup, held in Argentina. In the 1980s the Iran–Iraq War hindered the development of the national team and Iran missed out of several World Cup's due to withdrawing from the qualifying stage. After a twenty-year absence Iran qualified for the 1998 Football World Cup and recorded their first ever World Cup victory, defeating the United States 2–1. Team Melli also recently has qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup. Iran fields youth national teams predominantly at the U17, U20 and U23 levels having enjoyed moderate success. The U17

neg: Football in India titles in this era under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim. Other than success in Asian Games football, India also won Merdeka Cup and Quadrangular Tournament while East Bengal garnered rave reviews after its tour of Romania. Rahim's death in the early 1960s pegged Indian football back after a successful period. The foremer FIFA president Mr. Sepp Blatter believes India is 'the sleeping giant of World Football'. India never qualified for the Olympics after 1960. India did qualify for its first Asian Cup in 1964 but failed to capture the title. India's last important performance in an international tournament was

neg: Football in India Patrika described Goutam Sarkar as "India's very own Beckenbaur". Indian football would however go through a barren phase in 70s, 80s and 90s, gradually losing its foothold as a top Asian team. In August 2007, the Indian national team won the Nehru Cup for the first time in its history beating Syria 1–0. In August the following year, India defeated Tajikistan 4–1 to lift the AFC Challenge Cup and in turn qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. In August 2009, India again won the Nehru Cup beating Syria in penalty (6–5). In January 2011 India played in

neg: 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup on to the Super Six stage, which was scored as a complete round-robin. Each team played the three Super Six qualifiers from outside its group, whilst carrying forward its two results against the other Super Six teams which qualified from its group. The top two teams in the final table qualified for the final. On the Final Matchday – Wednesday 13 February 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup The 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup was the tenth Women's Cricket World Cup, which was hosted by India for the third time. India previously hosted the World Cup in 1978 and 1997. Australia

neg: 1937–38 in Belgian football 1937–38 in Belgian football 1937–1938 was the 38th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, for the 3rd consecutive year but lost in the first round to the organising country, France (1-3). R Beerschot AC won their 6th Premier Division title. The national team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup by beating Luxembourg and drawing with The Netherlands. They lost in the round of 16 in the World Cup finals against France. At the end of the season, TSV Lyra and RC Tirlemont were relegated to Division I,

neg: 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup the FIFA U-17 World Cup after winning the previous edition. A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to India, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. Starting from 2017, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will receive an additional spot (in total two spots), while UEFA will have five instead of six spots. The six venues selected for the tournament were given major renovations prior to the FIFA U-17 World Cup. All the stadiums were given new bucket seats, new dressing rooms, new evacuation exits for fans, and new training grounds. Javier Ceppi,

neg: Football in Hong Kong World Cup]], with the closest time being the [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification|1986 World Cup cycle]], which also highlighted their most successful period. The [[Hong Kong women's national football team]] qualified for 14 consecutive [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]]s between 1975–2003. However, the team has not qualified for a major tournament since the [[2003 AFC Women's Championship]]. [[Category:Football in Hong Kong| ]] [[Category:Football leagues in Hong Kong| ]] [[Category:Football league systems in Asia]] Football in Hong Kong Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Hong Kong, followed by rugby union. The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) is the governing body

neg: Latvia national football team Latvia national football team The Latvia national football team () represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. It is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but they have, however, qualified for the European Championship in 2004, under Aleksandrs Starkovs. Latvia, alongside its Baltic rivals, Lithuania and Estonia, has also participated in the local sub-regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years, and in which Latvia is the current champion, having won the tournament in

neg: 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup The 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup was the tenth Women's Cricket World Cup, which was hosted by India for the third time. India previously hosted the World Cup in 1978 and 1997. Australia won the tournament for the sixth time, beating West Indies by 114 runs in the final. Four teams, Australia, England, India and New Zealand; had already qualified for this tournament. They were joined by Sri Lanka, South Africa, Pakistan and West Indies through the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh, which also doubled as a qualifying tournament for the 2012

neg: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship not used). Winners qualify for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The following five teams from AFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, including India which qualified as hosts. On 4 November 2016, the AFC announced that North Korean manager Yung Jong-su and goalkeeper Jang Paek-ho were banned for a year for bringing the game into disrepute following the deliberate conceding of a goal during their final group match against Uzbekistan. The goal in question was conceded in the 49th minute, which Jang appeared to duck out of the way of a direct kick from the Uzbek goalkeeper. Uzbekistan

neg: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) In the UEFA qualification for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 25 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into five groups, from which the group winners qualified for the World Cup finals. The qualifiers begun on 9 July 2005 and concluded on 30 September 2006, with five teams qualified: Denmark, England, Germany, Norway and Sweden. Of these, the latter three had qualified for the 2003 World Cup, while Denmark and England qualified over France (second in England's group) and Russia (second in Germany's group). Teams in

neg: 1950 FIFA World Cup Paraguay and Uruguay qualified from South America by default. In Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Burma all withdrew, leaving India to qualify by default. In Europe, Austria withdrew, claiming its team was too inexperienced. Belgium also withdrew from the qualification tournament. These withdrawals meant that Switzerland and Turkey qualified without having to play their final round of matches. The following 16 teams originally qualified for the final tournament. However, only 13 teams would in the end participate in the World Cup after withdrawals by the rest. Before the qualification competition, George Graham, chairman of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), had

neg: Football in Namibia Football in Namibia Football in Namibia is governed by the Namibia Football Association. The Namibia Premier League is the main domestic league. The Namibia national football team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has twice been runner up in the COSAFA Cup. They qualified for two Africa Cups of Nations, in 1998 and 2008, being eliminated in the first round both times. Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in the country. In September 2007, the national team qualified for just their second ever African Cup of Nations appearance, which took place in Ghana. The Namibian squad

neg: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) this Category had no chance to qualify to the World Cup. Armenia and Lithuania withdrew. Azerbaijan withdrew. 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) In the UEFA qualification for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 25 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into five groups, from which the group winners qualified for the World Cup finals. The qualifiers begun on 9 July 2005 and concluded on 30 September 2006, with five teams qualified: Denmark, England, Germany, Norway and Sweden. Of these, the latter three had qualified for the 2003 World Cup, while Denmark

neg: 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Second Round was played from 30 May to 18 June 2008. The winners of both two-legged ties have qualified directly to the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20

neg: Special Olympics Pakistan Ludhiana India- 46 athletes. -Delhi Games 2005- Delhi, India- 10 athletes. -China Invitation Games 2006- Shanghai, China- 10 athletes. -Special Olympics Cricket World Cup Tournament 2006- Mumbai, India- 44 athletes. -Special Olympics World Summer Game in Shanghai China 2007- 65 athletes. -Asia Pacific Bocce Competition 2008, Brunei Darussalam- 4 Athletes. -Ludhiana Games 2008- Ludhiana, India- 35 athletes. -Special Olympics Bharat International Cricket Carnival in Delhi, India 2009-14 athletes. -Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens, Greece 2011- 58 Athletes. -Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games; Newcastle,Australia 2013 -59 Athletes. -Special Olympics Asia Pacific Qualified of the 2014 Football Unified Cup, Bangkok Thailand

neg: India women's national under-17 football team top three teams from AFC U-16 Women's Championship get qualified for the world cup, but India failed to qualify any of AFC championships since its inaugural edition in 2005, failed to qualify for World cup also. India womens U17 team first played their international match at the inaugural edition of AFC U-16 Women's Championship in 2005 where they first faced Thailand and got defeated by 6−4 on 16 April 2005. In the second match South Korea defeated them again by 7−0, but in the third match India registered their first win defeating Thailand by 6−0 but they failed to proceed

neg: Stephen Constantine eighth in a row. The unbeaten streak ran to 13 games, including 11 wins, but ended with a 2-1 defeat to Kyrgyzstan in March 2018. During the unbeaten run, India qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. In June 2018, India won the Intercontinental Cup, beating Kenya in the final. Afterwards, Constantine was named Sports Illustrated coach of the year in India. Constantine has worked as a FIFA Instructor, and is a member of FIFA's elite coaching panel. In March 2018, Constantine's autobiography, "From Delhi to the Den", was nominated for the Football Writers' Association book of the year, part

neg: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification between 16 July 2006 and 30 July 2006. Since , the host nation of Women's World Cup 2007, proceeded to the final, another finalist, and third-placed , were qualified for the World Cup finals. Fourth-placed qualified for a play-off match with , the third-placed team from the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. The 25 teams belonging to the First Category of European women's football were drawn into five groups, from which the group winners qualified for the World Cup finals. The qualifiers concluded on 30 September 2006 with , , , and qualifying. The 2006 Women's Gold Cup acted as

neg: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) qualified. Austria qualified. Netherlands qualified. France qualified. Sweden qualified. Scotland qualified. Spain qualified. Hungary advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off. This is the first time the USSR failed to qualify. The previous absences of the Soviet team at World Cup were all due to them not participating in the qualification. 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA) in association football. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1978 FIFA World Cup qualification". A total of 32

neg: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian Football Confederation was allocated two assured qualifying berths for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 26 teams were in the running for these spots; Bahrain, India, Maldives and South Yemen withdrew without playing a qualifying match. Asia's two automatic qualifying berths were taken by Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates. Qatar advanced to the Final Round. Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round. United Arab Emirates advanced to the Final Round. Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.

neg: 1993 Japan v Iraq football match time ever for both teams to reach the knockout phase. 1993 Japan v Iraq football match During the qualification rounds for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Japan and Iraq played to a 2–2 draw in Doha, Qatar. If Japan had won the match, they would have qualified for the World Cup for the first time. Instead, Japan finished third in their group and arch-rival South Korea qualified instead. The Japanese media refers to the match as the "Agony of Doha" (), whereas the South Korean media, which the country's national football team was qualified as a last minute result of

neg: Maldives national football team Maldives national football team The Maldives national football team represents the Maldives in the sport of football, and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0. The Maldives' most significant success was winning the 2008 SAFF Championship where they beat the most successful team India in the final 1–0. They won their second local title in 2018 SAFF Championship, once again by beating India in the final. This was

neg: 1993 Japan v Iraq football match 1993 Japan v Iraq football match During the qualification rounds for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Japan and Iraq played to a 2–2 draw in Doha, Qatar. If Japan had won the match, they would have qualified for the World Cup for the first time. Instead, Japan finished third in their group and arch-rival South Korea qualified instead. The Japanese media refers to the match as the "Agony of Doha" (), whereas the South Korean media, which the country's national football team was qualified as a last minute result of this match, refers to it as the "Miracle of Doha"

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: History of Indian football Cup qualifying game and India drew the game 1–1. The result meant that they finished on top of Group B and qualified for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. In April 2011 Houghton was resigned as India coach after reports of racial abuse to an Indian referee during a match against Vietnam. In May 2011 the AIFF appointed Armando Colaco as Indian head coach. The Indian senior team defeated Qatar 2–1 in an historic international friendly before the start of the world cup qualifier against UAE (United Arab Emirates). India went on to lose the qualifying encounter by 5–2 on aggregate

neg: Tolgay Özbey total goals scored wearing the Blacktown guernsey to 76 from 75 matches. Furthermore, Özbey was voted the 2010 NSW Premier League Player Of The Year. Following the completion of the 2010 NSW Premier League Finals Series, Özbey joined Indian club, East Bengal FC who will be competing in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) I-League as well as the AFC Cup to which East Bengal FC qualified after defeating arch rivals Mohun Bagan AC 1–0 in the 2010 AIFF Federation Cup (India). On 26 April in the 2011 AFC Cup at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, he gave his side lead

neg: Belize national football team Belize national football team The Belize national football team is governed by the Football Federation of Belize, and is affiliated with the Central American Football Union of CONCACAF. Although Belize has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup tournament, it has once qualified for a CONCACAF Gold Cup championship in 2013, in which they were eliminated in the group stage. Belize has also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship in which their best result was fourth place in 2013. Although Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 (and many of the UK's current colonies have international

neg: SBI Kerala (Football Club) group of amateur players to a group of semi-professionals under the guidance of the coach and went on to win various trophies. It also qualified and participated in many national level tournaments like Durand Cup, IFA Shield, Rover's Cup, Scissors Cup, Kalinga Cup and the Federation Cup. Being the state champions in the 1996, SBT was eligible to play in the newly formed National Football League introduced by the All India Football Federation that year, but the emergence of the first professional football club from the state FC Cochin denied its opportunity. However, SBT was given an entry to the

neg: 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations The 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations, Gabon 2017, was the 12th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (17th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The top four teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. The tournament was originally set to take place in Madagascar between 2–16 April 2017. However, the CAF Executive Committee decided on 12

neg: 2009 in Ecuadorian football 2009 in Ecuadorian football The 2009 season is the 87th season of competitive football in Ecuador. The senior team finished all their qualifying games this year. They failed to qualify to their third successive FIFA World Cup. The under-20 team participated in the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela. They were eliminated by coin toss. The 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship was held in Chile, in which Ecuador's U-17 team participated. They were drawn into Group B, from which they managed to advance to the Final Group. They failed to qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

neg: Panama national football team Panama national football team The Panama national football team () is governed by the governing body for football in Panama, Panamanian Football Federation, which is a member of CONCACAF and the regional UNCAF. Panama qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time for the 2018 tournament in Russia and scored their first goal of the World Cup against England, although they lost the match 6-1. Panama finished as runners-up in the 2005 Gold Cup and 2013 Gold Cup, losing to the United States on both occasions. Panama has also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship which

neg: 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup 18 September 1988. The winners advanced to the Third Round. The first leg matches were played on 8 January 1989. The second leg matches were played on 20 January 1989. The winners qualified for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. The 3 teams which qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup The 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup was a qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) into the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The three winners qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. The first leg matches were

neg: Switzerland women's national football team Switzerland women's national football team The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football. The team played its first match in 1972. Switzerland qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada by winning their qualifying group. It was the first time that Switzerland participated in a women's World Cup, and the first time both the men's team and women's team qualified for a World Cup simultaneously. At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Switzerland was drawn into Group C with Japan, Cameroon and Ecuador. They secured a 10-1 victory over Ecuador, but lost 1-0 to

neg: United Arab Emirates Football Association United Arab Emirates Football Association The United Arab Emirates Football Association () is the governing body of football in the United Arab Emirates. The senior football national team made one World Cup appearance, in 1990 in Italy, won the Gulf Cup in 2007 and the Gulf Cup in 2013, the youth national team claimed the AFC U-19 Cup in 2008. The U-20 national team qualified for the Youth World Championship in 1997 in Malaysia and 2009 in Egypt. They also took part in the 2003 Youth World Championship as UAE were the host country. The U-17 national team qualified for

neg: Football in Uzbekistan Round of 16 won Greece U-20 with 3:1, but lost in quarterfinal to France U-20 0:4. The team made an appearance in 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and qualified to quarterfinal, and defeated by Senegal U-20 with 0-1. Uzbekistan U-16 won AFC U-16 Championship in 2012 and it was the second final which the team qualified. In 2010 AFC U-16 Championship U-16 lost to North Korea U-16 in the final match. Uzbekistan U-16 has qualified to FIFA U-17 World Cup twice in 2011 and 2013. In the debut year in the tournament the team finished its appearance in quarterfinal, defeated

neg: South Africa national football team third in the 2000 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, but as was increasingly symptomatic of football in South Africa at the national level, yet another coaching change was made. Portuguese Carlos Queiroz was hired as the man to take South Africa to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. South Africa qualified for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations and were eliminated in the quarter-finals against hosts Mali. In the run-up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, for which South Africa had easily qualified for as winners of Group E, Queiroz left his post as head coach amid increasing behind-the-scenes

neg: 1987 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup played on 1st and 15 November 1986. The winners advanced to the Third Round. The first leg matches were played on either the 2nd or 4 January 1987. The second leg matches were played on either the 16th or 18 January 1987. The winners qualified for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship. The 4 teams which qualified for 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship. 1987 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup The 1987 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup was a qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) into the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The three winners qualified

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: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification as qualifier for CONMEBOL. Originally, a women's football tournament at the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires would serve as qualifier tournament, but the South American Games committee scrapped football from the games, forcing the Argentine Football Association to organize a tournament on short notice. On 24 November, qualified by earning six points. qualified on 26 November by defeating Brazil and earning a total of 7, thus winning the tournament. "Japan won 3-2 on aggregate and qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup." The following teams qualified for the tournament: Every qualifier had participated in a previous Women's World

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: 1993 Japan v Iraq football match (). The failure to qualify and the dramatic way in which it happened caused great disappointment for Japanese fans. Football had become wildly popular in Japan with the launch of the professional J. League earlier that year and the team had never been this close to qualifying for the World Cup. Although Japan has since qualified for six consecutive World Cup finals (even co-hosting one), team members from this match are still known as and remains a rallying cry for fans. Six nations (Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, and North Korea) competed in the final round of Asian

neg: André Krüger Hall of Fame in 2006, the same year the Australia played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. which ironically was the venue for the first time the socceroos qualified for the World Cup. Krüger was well known in the German media during the 2006 World Cup, and often referred to as "the biggest fan of the Socceroos". André Krüger André Krüger (born c. 12.May 1960, Hannover) is a German statistician. Krüger has spent over 30 years researching Australian football (soccer) in an attempt to produce a complete record of all "Socceroos" internationals since 1922. His initial interest in

neg: Football in Slovenia old republic structures with first Slovenian PrvaLiga season therefore including 21 teams. In the same year, SR Slovenia regional selection reformed as the Slovenian national football team and played their first official match in 1992 against Estonia. Football in Slovenia Football in Slovenia is governed by the Football Association of Slovenia ("Nogometna zveza Slovenije"). Slovenia has participated in international football as an independent nation since 1991, when the country gained independence from SFR Yugoslavia. The Slovenia national football team has qualified for three major tournaments (UEFA Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup). Football came to

neg: Myanmar national under-20 football team Myanmar national under-20 football team Myanmar national under-20 football team is the under-20 football team of Myanmar. It was known as the Burma national youth football team before 1989. During a ten-year span between 1961 and 1970, Burma thoroughly dominated the U-19/U-20 Asian Cup, reaching the finals eight times and winning the tournament seven times. The team participated in 2014 AFC U-19 Championship and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup after reaching the semi-finals stage. This will be the debut appearance of the team in the World Cup competition. The following 27 players have been called up for

neg: 2017 South American U-17 Championship 2017 South American U-17 Championship The 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship (, ) was the 17th edition of the South American Under-17 Football Championship, a football competition for the under-17 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Chile from 23 February to 19 March 2017. Brazil were crowned champions, and together with Chile, Paraguay and Colombia, which were the top four teams of this tournament, qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Each team registered a squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers). The venues were Estadio El

neg: India national under-20 football team level, making it possible to play for the U19s first, then the senior side, and again back to playing for the U19s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (provided the player is eligible). As an Asian U19 team, India competes for the Asian Championship, with the finals every even-numbered year, formerly odd-numbered years. There is no Under-19 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. This team also participate in the SAFF U-19 Championship which started from 2015 by South Asian Football federation. For the first four season

neg: Sport in Slovakia sportsmen in the country. The most successful sporting club is "Vojenské športové centrum DUKLA Banská Bystrica" with 31 different medals in the year 2011. "For more information see Slovakia national football team." Association football is the most popular sport in Slovakia, with over 400 thousand registered players. Since 1993, Slovak national football team has qualified only once to the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship, in 2010, in which they proceeded into Play-offs, where they were defeated by Netherlands. The most notable result was the 3–2 victory over Italy. In club competitions, only three teams have qualified to UEFA

neg: Netherlands national football team '80 was the last tournament for which the Total Football team qualified, but they did not advance past the group stage, despite the tournament format being expanded that year. Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Dutch team hit a low point in their history: they missed the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Euro 1984 in France, and the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Qualification for Euro 1984 was within reach, but the Dutch ended the campaign on the same number of points as rivals Spain, and the same goal difference (+16). Spain advanced having scored

neg: 2017 OFC U-17 Championship 2017 OFC U-17 Championship The 2017 OFC U-17 Championship was the 17th edition of the OFC U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in Tahiti between 11–24 February 2017. In March 2015, FIFA decided that the OFC gets two slots at every FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup. So the top two teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. The qualification structure is as follows: All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered qualification. It is only

neg: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) the competition, annulling their results. The four group winners from the second round were drawn into two ties. The winner of each two-legged tie qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Egypt won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams competing for two berths in the final tournament in Italy. 26 nations in total entered the qualifying stage. FIFA rejected the entries of

neg: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup qualification 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup qualification The 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup in England was contested by eight teams. The top four teams in the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship qualified automatically, while the other four places in the tournament were filled by the top four teams in the 2017 Women's World Cup Qualifier, a ten-team tournament. The top four teams in the eight-team 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship – Australia, England, New Zealand, and the West Indies – qualified automatically for the 2017 World Cup. The bottom four teams – India, South Africa, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka – qualified for the

neg: History of the Netherlands national football team Finals Qualification Finals Euro '80 was the last tournament for which the Total Football team qualified, but they did not advance past the group stage, despite the tournament format being expanded that year. Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Netherlands missed the 1982 World Cup, Euro '84, and the 1986 World Cup in succession. Qualification for Euro 1984 was within reach, but the Dutch ended the campaign on the same number of points as rivals Spain, and the same goal difference (+16). Spain advanced having scored two more goals. The failure to reach the 1986

neg: Algeria national football team Algeria national football team The Algeria national football team represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays its home games at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers. Algeria joined FIFA on 1 January 1964, a year and a half after gaining independence. Algeria have qualified for four World Cups in 1982, 1986, 2010 and 2014. Algeria won the African Cup of Nations once in 1990, when they hosted the tournament. At the 2014 World Cup, Algeria became the first African team to score four goals in a match at the World

neg: Liberia national football team of 7 September 2018. Liberia national football team The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the "Lone Stars", is the national association football team of Liberia and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the country produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, they have never reached the World Cup finals. Weah has been a patron of the Liberian team; not only has he played for and coached the side, but he also sponsored the team with his own money. Liberia has twice qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations – 1996 and 2002. In 2010,

neg: Liberia national football team Liberia national football team The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the "Lone Stars", is the national association football team of Liberia and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the country produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, they have never reached the World Cup finals. Weah has been a patron of the Liberian team; not only has he played for and coached the side, but he also sponsored the team with his own money. Liberia has twice qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations – 1996 and 2002. In 2010, the Hungarian Bertalan Bicskei,

neg: Panama national football team still active players. Managers of the Panama national football team and their terms. Panama national football team The Panama national football team () is governed by the governing body for football in Panama, Panamanian Football Federation, which is a member of CONCACAF and the regional UNCAF. Panama qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time for the 2018 tournament in Russia and scored their first goal of the World Cup against England, although they lost the match 6-1. Panama finished as runners-up in the 2005 Gold Cup and 2013 Gold Cup, losing to the United States on both

neg: Kuwait national football team minute of extra time, Kamel scored the winner for Kuwait. In 1979, the year Iraq clinched their first Gulf Cup and won over Kuwait 3–1, the two met in a qualifier for the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, both managed to qualify to the Olympic Games, and both made it to the quarter-finals in Moscow. Iraq also qualified for the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and 1988 Games in Seoul. The 1982 Asian Games was won as well. Kuwait won the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, which they hosted. The nations also left their mark on the world stage. Kuwait qualified for

neg: Belize national football team national team in 1995, several coaches have been in charge of managing Belize. From 1995 to 1996, Winston Michael was appointed as Belize's first ever manager. , the Belize national football team has had 11 managers. Belize national football team The Belize national football team is governed by the Football Federation of Belize, and is affiliated with the Central American Football Union of CONCACAF. Although Belize has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup tournament, it has once qualified for a CONCACAF Gold Cup championship in 2013, in which they were eliminated in the group stage. Belize has also competed

neg: Intercontinental Cup (football) 1974 with an eventual final to be held at the Parc des Princes. The proposal, supported by the South Americans, was dismissed due to the negativity of the Europeans. West German club Bayern Munich also declined to play in 1974 as Independiente again qualified to participate. European Cup runners-up Atlético Madrid from Spain won the competition 2-1 on aggregate. Once again, Independiente qualified to participate in 1975; this time, both finalists of the European Cup declined to participate and the competition was not played. That same year, "L'Equipe" tried, once again, to create a Club World Cup, in which the

neg: Lithuania national football team Lithuania national football team The Lithuania national football team () is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on 27 May of that year. Although Lithuania has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the UEFA European Championship, it has successfully participated in the local sub-regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years between Lithuania and its Baltic rivals, Latvia and Estonia.

neg: Mozambique national football team Mozambique national football team The Mozambique national football team (), popularly known as "Os Mambas", represents Mozambique in association football and is controlled by the Federação Moçambicana de Futebol, the governing body for football in Mozambique. Mozambique have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup, but they have qualified for four Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, 1996, 1998 and most recently the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, being eliminated in the first round in all four. Mozambique are currently ranked 97th in the FIFA World Rankings, with their highest ever ranking of 66th in November 1996. Mozambique's

neg: 1933–34 in Belgian football 1933–34 in Belgian football The 1933–1934 season was the 34th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team qualified for the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy but they lost in the first round to Germany (2-5). RU Saint-Gilloise became the first club to win 10 Premier Division titles. Belgium qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals for the second time by finishing in second place of European Group 7, ahead of Irish Free State on goal average. Belgium then lost in the round of 16 of the World Cup finals to Germany, who would eventually finish

neg: Eritrea national football team Eritrea national football team The Eritrea national football team () is the national association football team of Eritrea and controlled by the Eritrean National Football Federation (ENFF). It is nicknamed the "Red Sea Boys". It has neither qualified for the finals of the FIFA World Cup nor the Africa Cup of Nations. Local side Red Sea FC are the main supplier for the national team. An Eritrean team was invited to a friendly tournament in Sudan in 1992, the year before Eritrea achieved independence. Eritrea participated in the 1994 CECAFA Cup, organised by the Council for East and Central Africa

neg: Philippines national football team to World War II, the Philippines has regularly competed with Japan and the Republic of China in the Far Eastern Championship Games. So far, the national team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup only once, in 2019. The national team's best finish in a major tournament was at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup where they finished second after losing to Palestine in the final. The Philippines participated at the Far Eastern Championship Games, which included football. The first edition was in 1913 and the last was in 1934. The games

neg: Sport in Oceania Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation and qualified for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups as an Asian entrant. New Zealand qualified through the Oceania Confederation, winning its playoff against Bahrain. This made 2010 the first time that two countries from (geographic) Oceania had qualified at the same time, albeit through different confederations. The Oceania Football Confederation was founded in 1966. It organises the FIFA World Cup qualifier, the OFC Nations Cup for national teams and the OFC Champions League for clubs. The Football Federation Australia left the OFC in 2006 to join Asian Football Confederation. Cricket is a popular

neg: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup also in India as the AFC representatives, besides India who qualified automatically as hosts. If India were among the top four teams, three play-off matches would be played to decide the fifth-placed team which also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup; however, this was not necessary as India were eliminated in the group stage. This marked the first time a U-17 World Cup host nation hosts the AFC U-16 Championship. Iraq won the tournament after beating Iran 4–3 on penalties in the final match. The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5

neg: History of the ICC Cricket World Cup defeating England by 92 runs. At their meeting which followed the World Cup, the International Cricket Conference agreed to make the competition a four-yearly event. The 1983 event was hosted by England for a third consecutive time. By this time, Sri Lanka had become a Test playing nation, and Zimbabwe qualified through the ICC Trophy. India were crowned champions after upsetting the West Indies by 43 runs in the final. The odds of India winning the cup were quoted at 66 to 1 before the competition began. The 1987 Cricket World Cup held in India and Pakistan was the first

neg: Wales national football team Brazil were hampered by an injury to John Charles that ruled him out of the match. Wales lost 1–0 with 17-year-old Pelé scoring his first international goal. The goal made Pelé the youngest World Cup goalscorer and Brazil went on to win the tournament. Wales' remarkable campaign in Sweden was the subject of the best-selling book "When Pele Broke Our Hearts: Wales and the 1958 World Cup" (by Mario Risoli, St David's Press) which was published on the 40th anniversary of the World Cup and was also the inspiration for a Bafta Cymru-nominated documentary. Wales had never qualified for the

neg: North Korea–South Korea football rivalry competition. 2003 AFC Women's Championship North and South Korea were drawn together in group A in the first round of the 2003 AFC Women's Championship, which also served as a qualifier for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. The game ended in a draw, but both Koreas advanced from the group. The North went on to win the Championship, and the two countries qualified for the World Cup. 2004 Olympic qualifiers The two Koreas met in Hiroshima in April 2004 during the qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics women's football competition, for which neither of them ultimately qualified. The North

neg: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the African Futsal Championship to the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, similar to the football version, Africa Cup of Nations. Champions Morocco, runners-up Egypt and third-placed Mozambique qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the CAF representatives. South Africa qualified automatically as hosts, and Egypt also qualified automatically as the highest-placed African team in the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, while

neg: United States women's national soccer team to Sweden. The US team directly qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup as hosts of the event. Because of this, they did not participate in the 1998 CONCACAF Championship, which was the qualification tournament for the World Cup. The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football. Since 2016, the SheBelieves Cup has gained more interest from

neg: Football in São Tomé and Príncipe Super Cup where the champion and a cup winner (sometimes a cup runner-up if a champion is also a cup winner) competes once a year. Since 2002 a single national championship has been held in São Tomé and Príncipe. The first league, the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino, comprises 10 teams. The São Toméo football national team of women has not yet qualified for any international competition. In 2010, the São Tomés team was ranked 59th in the FIFA Women's World Cup. Football in São Tomé and Príncipe The sport of football in the country of São Tomé and Príncipe

neg: 2018 Indian Super Cup 10 teams each, the top six teams from both qualified for the tournament automatically while the bottom four sides contested in the qualifiers. The Super Cup replaces the Federation Cup, which was considered the top knockout competition before this tournament. A total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper. The top six teams from both the I-League and Indian Super League qualified for the Super Cup automatically while the bottom four sides have participated in the qualifiers. On 12 March 2018, the All India Football Federation announced the schedule and full format of the tournament. Due to the

neg: India at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics at the Youth Olympics. The contingent includes ISSF senior and junior world cup champion Manu Bhaker, Commonwealth Games medallist shooter Mehuli Ghosh,ISSF senior world champion Saurabh Choudary, world youth boxing champion Jyoti Gulia and world youth silver medalist Jeremy Lalrinunga in weightlifting. India qualified two archers based on its performance at the Asian Continental Qualification Tournament. India qualified two players based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings. India qualified one boxer based on its performance at the 2017 Youth Women’s World Boxing Championships. India qualified 2 teams (Men and Women) based on its performance at the 2018 Youth Olympics Qualifiers.

neg: 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament World Cup. "Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate." "Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate." The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete

neg: Asian Chess Championship were qualified for the 2007 World Cup: Zhang Pengxiang (China), Wang Hao (China), Abhijit Kunte (India), Zhao Jun (China), Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia), Wen Yang (China), Darwin Laylo (Philippines), Zhou Jianchao (China), G. N. Gopal (India), Hossain Enamul (Bangladesh). Ten players were qualified for the 2009 Chess World Cup: Ganguly Surya Shekhar (India), Zhou Weiqi (China), Yu Yangyi (China), Yu Shaoteng (China), Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam), Rogelio Antonio, Jr. (Philippines), Hou Yifan (China), Zhou Jianchao (China), Chanda Sandipan (India), and Sasikiran Krishnan (India). Asian Chess Championship The Asian Chess Championship is a chess tournament open to all players from Asian chess

neg: 2011 Cricket World Cup Semifinal: India v Pakistan 2011 Cricket World Cup Semifinal: India v Pakistan The 2nd semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 was played between the arch-rivals India and Pakistan at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on 30 March 2011. India won the match by 29 runs and qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. India won the Toss and elected to bat first and made 260 runs in 50 overs for 9 wickets. Pakistan, though with a good start, failed to make up to the score with just 231 runs in 49.5 overs resulting in the victory of India over Pakistan and

neg: 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 19 teams entered the competition, but due to withdrawals only 16 actually played matches. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World

neg: Yemen national football team later would see Yemen enter the qualification campaign of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and were knocked out, once again, with mixed results. While Japan and Saudi Arabia qualified comfortably, Yemen achieved their only two wins against India. However, their losses to Japan were minimal as both goals (consolation and winning) came in stoppage time. The next task for the Yemenis was the qualification campaign for the 2010 World Cup which was cut shorter than usual. In the first round, Yemen scored three goals without reply against Maldives, in the first leg. In the return leg, Maldives replied with two

neg: 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Ghana qualifies for the third time in a row. The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 7th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis between September 2013 and 24

neg: Northern Ireland national football team trophy remains the property of the Irish FA. Northern Ireland's best World Cup performance was in their first appearance in the finals, the 1958 World Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals after beating Czechoslovakia 2–1 in the play-off. They were knocked out by France, losing 4–0. In the 1958 competition, Northern Ireland became the least populous country to have qualified for the World Cup, a record that stood until Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 2006 World Cup. Northern Ireland remains, however, the least populous country to have qualified for more than one World Cup finals tournament, to win a

neg: Argentina at the Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup history, equal or better to the best showing by IRB founding nations Wales (who were 3rd in the 1987 Rugby World Cup), Scotland (who were 4th in the 1991 Rugby World Cup) and Ireland (which has never qualified for the Rugby World Cup semi-finals). During their World Cup run, the normally football-crazed Argentines embraced the "Pumas" so much that "El Superclásico", the Buenos Aires football derby between Boca Juniors and River Plate that is normally the biggest event in Argentine sport, was rescheduled so that it would not conflict with the Pumas' quarter-final match. As the only

neg: History of the United States women's national soccer team Solo for 6 months. Hope Solo is appealing the suspension. The US team directly qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup as hosts of the event. Because of this, they did not participate in the 1998 CONCACAF Championship, which was the qualification tournament for the World Cup. The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football. International Women's

neg: Samson Gunapandian Samson Gunapandian Samson Gunapandian was an Indian football player. Born in Nazareth, Tamil Nadu, S.Gunapandian played for the Indian football national team. He represented India twice in the Merdeka Cup, in the year 1971 and 1973. He also played for India in the Singapore Pesta Sukan Cup in the year 1971. Apart from these two tournaments, he also played for India in the 1972 Munich Olympic Qualifiers. Gunapandian was the captain of the Tamil Nadu state football team, which has reached the Santosh Trophy football final, in the year 1972. Tamil Nadu state football team played against the Bengal state

neg: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification decided the participating teams of the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. The tournament is the 17th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including India who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage. Same as previous editions, the tournament acts as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top four teams

neg: 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CAF representatives. Ghana and

neg: 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 8th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the CAF representatives.

neg: 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1990 are eligible to compete in the tournament. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany as the CAF

neg: 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament DR Congo and Nigeria qualified for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile as the CAF representatives. The First Round matches were played from 4 to 20 April 2008. The

neg: 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 19 teams entered the competition, but due to withdrawals only 16 actually played matches. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan as the CAF representatives.

neg: Ellan Vannin football team Padania in the Group Stage, they still achieved a semi-final place where they were again defeated by County of Nice. A penalty win over Felvidék in the play-off saw them finish third. The next year, Ellan Vannin were set to appear in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, but withdrew after being advised by the British Home Office not to travel to Abkhazia, where the tournament was to be held. The team returned to ConIFA activity in 2017 for the 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup in Northern Cyprus, finishing 6th. However, the team qualified for the 2018 ConIFA World Football