List of national football teams (men)

The list of men's national soccer teams includes all national soccer teams in the world whose associations are members of FIFA and those whose associations are (associate) members of the continental confederations but not members of FIFA. These and those who have changed continental associations are marked in color. The list currently includes 223 teams. For each national team, the FIFA country code , association, year of foundation, greatest success at the World Cup and the championship of the continental association are named and the logo (if available) is shown.

211 associations are currently members of FIFA . The national teams of these associations can take part in qualifying for the World Cup and matches between these nations are recognized as official international matches by FIFA. These results are used to compile the FIFA World Ranking , which contains information on the strength of the individual national teams.

Overview of the continental associations

Continent / continental union	abbreviation	founding	Members *	logo
Asia / Asian Football Confederation	AFC	1954	47 (1)
Africa / Confédération Africaine de Football	CAF	1957	56 (2)
North , Central America , Caribbean / Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football	CONCACAF	1961	41 (6)
South America / Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol	CONMEBOL	1916	10
Oceania / Oceania Football Confederation	OFC	1966	14 (3)
Europa / Union of European Football Associations	UEFA	1954	55

* In brackets: Associate members or non-members of FIFA.

Map with the abbreviated designation and territorial extent of the continental associations

AFC

47 national associations are members of the Asian Football Association. The AFC is directed since 1956, the AFC Asian Cup from (Asian Cup). Due to the size of the Asian continent , the AFC is divided into five regional associations:

• West Asian Football Federation (WAFF): represents twelve nations of West Asia .
• Central Asian Football Association (CAFA): represents six nations of Central Asia .
• East Asian Football Federation (EAFF): represents ten nations in East Asia and the West Pacific.
• South Asian Football Federation (SAFF): represents seven nations on the Indian subcontinent .
• ASEAN Football Federation (AFF): represents twelve nations in Southeast Asia and Australia .

National team	FIFA code	Association	founding	Greatest successes	logo
Afghanistan	AFG	Afghanistan Football Federation	1933	World Cup: So far no participation Asian Cup: So far no participation South Asian Cup : Second 2011
Australia	OUT	Football Federation Australia	1961	World Cup: Round of 16 2006 Oceanian Cup: Winner 1980 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 Asian Cup: Winner 2015
Bahrain	BHR	al-Ittihad al-Bahraini li-curate al-qadam	1957	World Cup: No participation so far. Asian Cup: fourth place in 2004
Bangladesh	BAN	Bangladesh Football Federation	1972	WM: So far no participation Asian Cup: preliminary round 1980
Bhutan	BHU	Bhutan Football Federation	1983	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
Brunei	BRU	National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam	1952 (2008)	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
Chinese Taipei	TPE	Chinese Taipei Football Association	1924	WM: So far no participation. Asian Cup: Third place in 1960
Guam	GUM	Guam Football Association	1975	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
Hong Kong	HKG	The Hong Kong Football Association	1914	World Cup: No participation so far. Asian Cup: Third place in 1956
India	IND	All India Football Federation	1937	World Cup: No participation so far. Asian Cup: Second place in 1964
Indonesia	IDN	Football Association of Indonesia	1930	World Cup: Round of 16 1938 (as the Dutch East Indies) Asian Cup: Preliminary round 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2007
Iraq	IRQ	al-Ittihad al-ʿiraqi li-curate al-qadam	1948	World Cup: preliminary round 1986 Asian Cup: victory 2007
Iran	IRN	Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran	1920	World Cup: preliminary round 1978 , 1998 , 2006 , 2014 , 2018 Asian Cup: victory 1968 , 1972 , 1976
Japan	JPN	Japan Football Association	1921	World Cup: Round of 16 2002 , 2010 , 2018 Asian Cup: Victory 1992 , 2000 , 2004 , 2011
Yemen	YEM	Yemen Football Association	1962	World Cup: So far no participation Asian Cup: Preliminary round 2019
Jordan	JOR	Jordan Football Association	1949	World Cup: So far no participation Asian Cup: quarter-finals 2004 , 2011
Cambodia	CAM	Football Federation of Cambodia	1933	World Cup: No participation so far. Asian Cup: fourth place in 1972
Qatar	QAT	Qatar Football Association	1960	WM: So far no participation Asian Cup: Winner 2019
Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic	1992	WM: So far no participation Asian Cup: Round of 16 2019
Kuwait	KUW	Kuwait Football Association	1952	World Cup: preliminary round 1982 Asian Cup: victory 1980
Laos	LAO	Lao de Football Federation	1951	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
Lebanon	LIB	Federation of Libanaise de Football Association	1933	World Cup: So far no participation Asian Cup: Preliminary round 2000 , 2019
Macau	MAC	Macau Football Association	1939	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
Malaysia	MAS	Football Association of Malaysia	1933	WM: So far no participation Asian Cup: preliminary round 1976 , 1980 , 2007
Maldives	MDV	Football Association of Maldives	1982	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far South Asian Championship: Winner 2008, 2018
Mongolia	MGL	Mongolian Football Federation	1959	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
Myanmar	MYA	Myanmar Football Federation	1947	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: Second place in 1968
Nepal	NEP	All Nepal Football Association	1951	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
North Korea	PRK	DPR Korea Football Association	1945	World Cup: quarter-finals 1966 Asian Cup: fourth place 1980
Northern Mariana Islands	MNP	Northern Mariana Islands Football Association	2005	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. Oceanian Cup: Not Participated Asian Cup: Not Participated
Oman	GRANNY	Oman Football Association	1978	WM: So far no participation Asian Cup: Round of 16 2019
East Timor	TLS	Federação Futebol Timor-Leste	2002	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
Pakistan	PAH	Pakistan Football Federation	1947	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
Palestine	PLE	Palestinian Football Federation	1962	WM: So far no participation Asian Cup: preliminary round 2015 , 2019
Philippines	PHI	Philippine Football Federation	1907	World Cup: So far no participation Asian Cup: Preliminary round 2019
Saudi Arabia	KSA	Saudi Arabian Football Federation	1959	World Cup: Round of 16 1994 Asian Cup: Victory 1984 , 1988 , 1996
Singapore	SIN	Football Association of Singapore	1892	WM: So far no participation Asian Cup: preliminary round 1984
Sri Lanka	SRI	Football Federation of Sri Lanka	1939	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
South Korea	COR	Korea Football Association	1928	World Cup: fourth place 2002 Asian Cup: victory 1956 , 1960
Syria	SYR	Syrian Arab Football Association	1936	World Cup: No participation so far Asian Cup: preliminary round 1980 , 1984 , 1988 , 1996 , 2011 , 2019
Tajikistan	TJK	Tajik Football Federation	1936	WM: No participation so far. Asian Cup: No participation so far
Thailand	THA	Football Association of Thailand	1916	World Cup: No participation so far. Asian Cup: Third place in 1972
Turkmenistan	TKM	Türkmenistanyň Futbol Federasiýasy	1992	World Cup: So far no participation Asian Cup: preliminary round 2004 , 2019
Uzbekistan	UZB	Oʻzbekiston Futbol Federatsiyasi	1946	WM: So far no participation Asian Cup: fourth place 2011
United Arab Emirates	UAE	United Arab Emirates Football Association	1971	World Cup: preliminary round 1990 Asian Cup: second place 1996
Vietnam	VIE	Vietnam Football Federation	1962	World Cup: No participation so far Asian Cup: fourth place 1956 , 1960
China	CHN	Chinese Football Association	1924	WM: Preliminary round 2002 Asian Cup: Second place 1984 , 2004

CAF

There are currently 56 national associations belonging to the Confédération Africaine de Football , two of which are not members of FIFA. Due to the size of the African continent, the CAF is divided into five regional associations:

• Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF): represents five nations in North Africa .
• West African Football Union (WAFU): represents sixteen nations in West Africa (divided into zones A and B since 2011).
• Union des Fédérations du Football d'Afrique Centrale (UNIFFAC): represents eight nations in Central Africa .
• Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA): represents twelve nations in East and Central Africa .
• Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA): represents fifteen nations in South Africa .

National team	FIFA code	Association	founding	Greatest successes	logo
Egypt	EGY	Egyptian Football Association	1921	World Cup: Round of 16, 1934 Africa Cup: Victory 1957 , 1959 , 1986 , 1998 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010
Algeria	ALG	Fédération Algérienne de Football	1962	World Cup: Round of 16 2014 Africa Cup: Victory 1990 , 2019
Angola	ANG	Federação Angolana de Futebol	1979	World Cup: preliminary round 2006 Africa Cup: quarter-finals 1998 , 2010
Equatorial Guinea	EQG	Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol	1960	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: 4th place in 2015
Ethiopia	ETH	Ethiopian Football Federation	1943	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: Victory in 1962
Benin	BEN	Fédération Beninoise de Football	1962	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: quarter-finals 2019
Botswana	BOT	Botswana Football Association	1970	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 2012
Burkina Faso	BFA	Federation Burkinabè de Football	1960	World Cup: No participation so far Africa Cup: Second place in 2013
Burundi	BDI	Fédération de Football du Burundi	1948	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 2019
Djibouti	DJI	Fédération Djiboutienne de Football	1979	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
Ivory Coast	CIV	Fédération Ivoirienne de Football	1960	World Cup: preliminary round 2006 , 2010 , 2014 Africa Cup: victory 1992 , 2015
Eritrea	ERI	Eritrean National Football Federation	1992	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
Gabon	GAVE	Fédération Gabonaise de Football	1962	World Cup: No participation so far Africa Cup: Quarter-finals 1996 , 2012
Gambia	GAM	Gambia Football Federation	1952	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
Ghana	GHA	Ghana Football Association	1957	World Cup: quarter-finals 2010 Africa Cup: victory 1963 , 1965 , 1978 , 1982
Guinea	GUI	Fédération Guinéenne de Football	1960	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: Second place in 1976
Guinea-Bissau	GNB	Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau	1974	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 2017 , 2019
Cameroon	CMR	Federation Camerounaise de Football	1959	World Cup: quarter-finals 1990 Africa Cup: victory 1984 , 1988 , 2000 , 2002 , 2017
Cape Verde	CPV	Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol	1982	World Cup: No participation so far Africa Cup: Quarterfinals 2013
Kenya	KEN	Football Kenya Federation	2012 (1960)	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 1972 , 1988 , 1990 , 1992 , 2004 , 2019
Comoros	COM	Fédération Comorienne de Football	1979	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
Democratic Republic of Congo	COD	Fédération Congolaise de Football Association	1919	WM: preliminary round 1974 (as Zaire) Africa Cup: victory 1968 , 1974
Lesotho	LES	Lesotho Football Association	1932	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
Liberia	LBR	Liberia Football Association	1936	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: Preliminary round 1996 , 2002
Libya	LBY	Libyan Football Federation	1962	World Cup: No participation so far Africa Cup: Second place in 1982
Madagascar	MAD	Fédération Malagasy de Football	1961	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: quarter-finals 2019
Malawi	MWI	Football Association of Malawi	1966	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 1984 , 2010
Mali	MLI	Fédération Malienne de Football	1960	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: Second place in 1972
Morocco	MAR	Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football	1955	World Cup: round of 16 1986 Africa Cup: victory 1976
Mauritania	MTN	Fédération de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie	1961	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 2019
Mauritius	MRI	Mauritius Football Association	1952	WM: So far no participation in the Africa Cup: preliminary round 1974
Mozambique	MOZ	Federação Moçambicana de Futebol	1976	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 1986 , 1996 , 1998 , 2010
Namibia	NAM	Namibia Football Association	1990	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 1998 , 2008 , 2019
Niger	NIG	Federation of Nigerien Football	1967	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 2012 , 2013
Nigeria	NGA	Nigeria Football Federation	1945	World Cup: Round of 16 1994 , 1998 , 2014 Africa Cup: Victory 1980 , 1994 , 2013
Republic of the Congo	CGO	Fédération Congolaise de Football	1962	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: Victory 1972
Reunion	REU	Ligue Réunionnaise de Football	1956	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. Africa Cup: Not qualified
Rwanda	RWA	Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association	1972	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 2004
Zambia	ZAM	Football Association of Zambia	1929	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: Victory 2012
Zanzibar	ZAN	Zanzibar Football Association	1926	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. Africa Cup: Not qualified
Sao Tome e Principe	STP	Federação Santomense de Futebol	1975	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
Senegal	SEN	Fédération Sénégalaise de Football	1960	World Cup: quarter-finals 2002 Africa Cup: second place 2002 , 2019
Seychelles	SEY	Seychelles Football Federation	1979	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
Sierra Leone	SLE	Sierra Leone Football Association	1967	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 1994 , 1996
Zimbabwe	ZIM	Zimbabwe Football Association	1965	WM: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 2004 , 2006 , 2017 , 2019
Somalia	SOM	Somali Football Federation	1969	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
South Africa	RSA	South African Football Association	1936	World Cup: preliminary round 1998 , 2002 , 2010 Africa Cup: Victory 1996
Sudan	SDN	Sudan Football Association	1968	World Cup: No participation so far Africa Cup: Victory 1970
South Sudan	SSD	South Sudan Football Association	2011	WM: So far no participation. Africa Cup: Not qualified
Swaziland	SWZ	Eswatini Football Association	1930	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
Tanzania	TAN	Tanzania Football Federation	1930	World Cup: So far no participation in Africa Cup: preliminary round 1980 , 2019
Togo	TOG	Fédération Togolaise de Football	1954	World Cup: preliminary round 2006 Africa Cup: quarter-finals 2013
Chad	CHA	Fédération Tchadienne de Football Association	1962	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation
Tunisia	TO DO	Fédération Tunisienne de Football	1956	World Cup: preliminary round 1978 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 Africa Cup: Winner 2004
Uganda	UGA	Federation of Uganda Football Associations	1924	World Cup: No participation so far Africa Cup: Second place in 1978
Central African Republic	CTA	Fédération Centrafricaine de Football	1961	WM: So far no participation Africa Cup: So far no participation

CONCACAF

41 nations belong to the CONCACAF football association. The association has organized the CONCACAF Gold Cup since 1963 ( CONCACAF Nations Cup until 1991 ). The association has two regional associations:

• Caribbean Football Union (CFU): represents all nations of the Caribbean .
• Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF): represents the nations of Central America .

National team	FIFA code	Association	founding	Greatest successes	logo
American Virgin Islands	VIR	US Virgin Islands Soccer Federation	1989	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Anguilla	AIA	Anguilla Football Association	1990	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Antigua and Barbuda	ATG	Antigua and Barbuda Football Association	1928	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Aruba	ARU	Arubaanse Voetbal Bond	1932	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Bahamas	BAH	Bahamas Football Association	1967	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Barbados	BRB	Barbados Football Association	1910	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Belize	BLZ	Football Federation of Belize	1980	WM: So far no participation Gold Cup: Preliminary round 2013
Bermuda	BER	Bermuda Football Association	1928	WM: So far no participation Gold Cup: Preliminary round 2019
British Virgin Islands	VGB	British Virgin Islands Football Association	1974	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Bonaire	Receipt	Federashon Futbòl Boneriano	1960	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. Gold Cup: Not qualified
Costa Rica	CRC	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol	1921	World Cup: Quarter Finals 2014 Gold Cup: Finals 2002
Curacao	CUW	Federashon Futbòl Kòrsou	1921	WM: So far no participation Gold Cup: Quarterfinals 2019
Dominica	DMA	Dominica Football Association	1970	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Dominican Republic	DOM	Federación Dominicana de Fútbol	1953	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
El Salvador	SLV	Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol	1935	World Cup: preliminary round 1970 , 1982 Gold Cup: quarter-finals 2002 , 2003
French Guiana	GYF	Ligue de Football de La Guyane Française	1962	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. Gold Cup: preliminary round 2017
Grenada	GRN	Grenada Football Association	1924	WM: So far no participation Gold Cup: preliminary round 2009 , 2011
Guadeloupe	GPE	Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football	1961	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. Gold Cup: semi-finals 2007
Guatemala	GUA	Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala	1919	WM: So far no participation Gold Cup: fourth place 1996
Guyana	GUY	Guyana Football Federation	1902	WM: So far no participation Gold Cup: Preliminary round 2019
Haiti	HAI	Federation of Haïtienne de Football	1904	World Cup: preliminary round 1974 Gold Cup: quarter-finals 2002 , 2009
Honduras	HON	Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras	1951	World Cup: preliminary round 1982 , 2010 , 2014 Gold Cup: second place in 1991
Jamaica	JAM	Jamaica Football Federation	1910	WM: Preliminary round 1998 Gold Cup: Second place in 2015
Cayman Islands	CAY	Cayman Islands Football Association	1966	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Canada	CAN	Canadian Soccer Association	1912	World Cup: preliminary round 1986 Gold Cup: title 1985 , 2000
Cuba	CUB	Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba	1924	WM: quarter-finals 1938 Gold Cup: quarter-finals 2003
Martinique	MTQ	Ligue de football de la Martinique	1953	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. Gold Cup: quarterfinals 2002
Mexico	MEX	Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación	1927	World Cup: quarter-finals 1970 , 1986 Gold Cup: titles 1993 , 1996 , 1998 , 2003 , 2009
Montserrat	MSR	Montserrat Football Association	1973	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Nicaragua	NCA	Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol	1931	WM: No participation so far Gold Cup: 6th place in 1967
Panama	PAN	Federación Panameña de Fútbol	1937	WM: Preliminary round 2018 Gold Cup: Second place 2005
Puerto Rico	PURE	Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol	1940	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Saint Martin	SMT	Football Committee of Saint-Martin	1999	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. Gold Cup: No participation so far
Sint Maarten	SXM	Sint Maarten Soccer Association	1986	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. Gold Cup: No participation so far
St. Kitts and Nevis	SKN	St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association	1932	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
St. Lucia	LCA	St. Lucia Football Association	1979	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	St. Vincent and The Grenadines Football Federation	1979	WM: So far no participation Gold Cup: Preliminary round 1996
Suriname	SUR	Surinamese Voetbal Bond	1920	WM: So far no participation Gold Cup: preliminary round 1977 , 1985
Trinidad and Tobago	TRI	Trinidad and Tobago Football Association	1908	WM: Preliminary round 2006 Gold Cup: Semifinals 2000
Turks and Caicos Islands	TCA	Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association	1996	WM: No participation so far. Gold Cup: No participation so far
United States	United States	United States Soccer Federation	1913	World Cup: Third place 1930 Gold Cup: Title 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2015

CONMEBOL

With ten members, CONMEBOL, which includes South America, is FIFA's smallest continental association. The association has organized the Copa America (Copa) since 1916 .

National team	FIFA code	Association	founding	Greatest successes	logo
Argentina	ARG	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino	1893	WM: Victory 1978 , 1986 Copa: Victory 1921 , 1925 , 1927 , 1929 , 1937 , 1941 , 1945 , 1946 , 1947 , 1955 , 1957 , 1959 , 1991 , 1993
Bolivia	BOL	Federación Boliviana de Fútbol	1925	World Cup: preliminary round 1930 , 1950 , 1994 Copa: victory 1963
Brazil	BRA	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol	1914	World Cup: Victory 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 , 2002 Copa: Victory 1919 , 1922 , 1949 , 1989 , 1997 , 1999 , 2004 , 2007 , 2019
Chile	CHI	Federación de Fútbol de Chile	1895	WM: Third place 1962 Copa: Victory 2015 , Centenario 2016
Ecuador	ECU	Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol	1925	World Cup: Round of 16 2006 Copa: fourth place 1959 , 1993
Colombia	COL	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol	1924	World Cup: quarter-finals 2014 Copa: victory 2001
Paraguay	PAR	Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol	1906	World Cup: quarter-finals 2010 Copa: victory 1953 , 1979
Peru	BY	Federación Peruana de Fútbol	1922	World Cup: quarter-finals 1970 , intermediate round 1978 Copa: victory 1939 , 1975
Uruguay	URU	Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol	1900	WM: Victory 1930 , 1950 Copa: Victory 1916 , 1917 , 1920 , 1923 , 1924 , 1926 , 1935 , 1942 , 1956 , 1959 , 1967 , 1983 , 1987 , 1995 , 2011
Venezuela	VEN	Federación Venezolana de Fútbol	1926	WM: So far no participation Copa: fourth place 2011

OFC

The OFC consists of 14 national associations in Oceania. The association has been hosting the Oceania Football Championship since 1973 .

National team	FIFA code	Association	founding	Greatest successes	logo
American Samoa	ASA	Football Federation American Samoa	1984	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: So far no participation
Cook Islands	COK	Cook Islands Football Association	1971	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: preliminary round 1998 , 2000
Fiji	FIJ	Fiji Football Association	1961	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: Third place 1998 , 2008
Kiribati	KIR	Kiribati Islands Football Association	1980	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. OFC Cup: Not participated
New Caledonia	NCL	Fédération Calédonienne de Football	1928	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: Second place 2008 , 2012
New Zealand	NZL	New Zealand Football	1891	World Cup: preliminary round 1982 , 2010 OFC Cup: victory 1973 , 1998 , 2008 , 2016
Niue	NIU	Niue Island Soccer Association	1960	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. OFC Cup: Not participated
Papua New Guinea	PNG	Papua New Guinea Football Association	1962	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: Second place 2016
Solomon Islands	SOL	Solomon Islands Football Federation	1978	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: Second place 2004
Samoa	SAM	Football Federation Samoa	1968	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: preliminary round 2012 , 2016
Tahiti	TAH	Fédération Tahitienne de Football	1938	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: Victory 2012
Tonga	TGA	Tonga Football Association	1965	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: So far no participation
Tuvalu	TUV	Tuvalu National Football Association	1976	WM: Did not take part because not a FIFA member. OFC Cup: Not qualified
Vanuatu	VAN	Vanuatu Football Federation	1934	WM: So far no participation OFC Cup: fourth place 1973 , 2000 , 2002 , 2008

UEFA

55 national associations in Europe are members of UEFA. UEFA has hosted the European Football Championship (EM) since 1960 .

National team	FIFA code	Association	founding	Greatest successes	logo
Albania	ALB	Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit	1930	WM: So far no participation in the European Championship: preliminary round 2016
Andorra	AND	Federació Andorrana de Futbol	1994	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Armenia	POOR	Hajastani futboli federazia	1992	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Azerbaijan	AZE	Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası	1992	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Belgium	BEL	Koninklijke Belgian Voetbalbond	1895	World Cup: third place 2018 EM: second place 1980
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BIH	Nogometni / Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine	1992	WM: Preliminary round 2014 EM: So far no participation
Bulgaria	BUL	Bulgarski futbolen Soyuz	1923	World Cup: fourth place 1994 EM: preliminary round 1996 , 2004
Denmark	THE	Dansk Boldspil Union	1889	World Cup: quarter-finals 1998 EM: victory 1992
Germany	GER	German Football Association	1900	WM: Victory 1954 , 1974 , 1990 , 2014 EM: Victory 1972 , 1980 , 1996
England	CLOSELY	The Football Association	1863	WM: Victory 1966 EM: Third place 1968
Estonia	EST	Eesti Jalgpalli Liit	1921	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Faroe Islands	FRO	Fótbóltssamband Føroya	1979	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Finland	FIN	Suomen Palloliitto	1907	WM: So far no participation in the EM: 2021
France	FRA	Fédération Française de Football	1919	WM: Victory 1998 , 2018 EM: Victory 1984 , 2000
Georgia	GEO	Sakartwelos Pechburtis Pederazis	1936	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Gibraltar	GIB	Gibraltar Football Association	1895	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Greece	GRE	Elliniki Podosferiki Omospondia	1926	World Cup: Round of 16 2014 EM: Victory 2004
Ireland	IRL	Football Association of Ireland	1921	World Cup: quarter-finals 1990 EM: round of 16 2016
Iceland	ISL	Knattspyrnusamband Íslands	1947	WM: Preliminary round 2018 EM: quarter-finals 2016
Israel	ISR	Israel Football Association	1928	WM: Preliminary round 1970 EM: So far no participation Asian Cup: Asian champions 1964
Italy	ITA	Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio	1898	WM: Victory 1934 , 1938 , 1982 , 2006 EM: Victory 1968
Kazakhstan	KAZ	Qasaqstannyng Futbol Federazijassy	1914	WM: So far no participation. European Championship: So far no participation. Asian Cup: So far no participation
Kosovo	KOS	Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës	2000	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Croatia	CRO	Hrvatski nogometni savez	1912	World Cup: Second place 2018 EM: Quarter-finals 1996 , 2008
Latvia	LVA	Latvijas Futbola federācija	1921	WM: So far no participation in the European Championship: 2004 preliminary round
Liechtenstein	LIE	Liechtenstein Football Association	1934	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Lithuania	LTU	Lietuvos futbolo federacija	1922	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Luxembourg	LUX	Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football	1908	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Malta	MLT	Malta Football Association	1900	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Moldova	MDA	Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal	1990	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Montenegro	MNE	Fudbalski savez Crne Gore	1931	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Netherlands	NED	Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond	1889	WM: Second place 1974 , 1978 , 2010 EM: Victory 1988
Northern Ireland	NIR	Irish Football Association	1880	World Cup: quarter-finals 1958 , intermediate round 1982 EM: round of 16 2016
North Macedonia	MKD	Fudbalska Federacija na Makedonija	1949	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Norway	NOR	Norges Fotballforbund	1902	World Cup: Round of 16 1998 EM: Group stage 2000
Austria	AUT	Austrian Football Association	1904	WM: Third place in 1954, EM: quarter-finals in 1960
Poland	POLE	Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej	1919	WM: Third place 1974 , 1982 EM: quarter-finals 2016
Portugal	POR	Federação Portuguesa de Futebol	1914	WM: Third place in 1966, EM: Victory in 2016
Romania	ROU	Federația Română de Fotbal	1909	World Cup: quarter-finals 1994 EM: quarter-finals 2000
Russia	RUS	Rossijski Futbolny Soyuz	1912	WM: Fourth 1966 EM: Winner 1960
San Marino	SMR	Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio	1931	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Scotland	SCO	Scottish Football Association	1873	World Cup: first final round 1974 , 1978 EM: preliminary round 1996
Sweden	SWE	Svenska Fotbollförbundet	1904	WM: Second place in 1958, EM: Semifinals in 1992
Switzerland	SUI	Swiss Football Association	1895	World Cup: quarter-finals 1934 , 1938 , 1954 EM: round of 16 2016
Serbia	SRB	Fudbalski savez Srbije	1919	World Cup: preliminary round 2010 , 2018 EM: So far no participation
Slovakia	SVK	Slovenský futbalový zväz	1938	WM: Second place in 1934 , 1962 EM: victory 1976
Slovenia	SVN	Nogometna zveza Slovenije	1920	World Cup: preliminary round 2002 , 2010 EM: preliminary round 2000
Spain	ESP	Real Federación Española de Fútbol	1913	WM: Victory 2010 EM: Victory 1964 , 2008 , 2012
Czech Republic	CZE	Fotbalová asociace České republiky	1901	WM: Second place in 1934 , 1962 EM: victory 1976, second in 1996 (as Czech Republic)
Turkey	DOOR	Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu	1923	World Cup: third place 2002 EM: semi-finals 2008
Ukraine	UKR	Federazija Futbolu Ukrajiny	1991	WM: Quarter-finals 2006, EM: Preliminary round 2012 , 2016
Hungary	HUN	Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség	1901	WM: Second place in 1938 , 1954 EM: Third place in 1964
Wales	WHALE	Football Association of Wales	1876	World Cup: quarter-finals 1958 EM: semi-finals 2016
Belarus	BLR	Belaruskaya Federazyja Futbola	1989	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation
Cyprus	CYP	Cyprus Football Association	1934	WM: So far no participation. EM: So far no participation

National teams of non-associated associations of sovereign states

The following national teams represent sovereign states recognized by the United Nations, but whose associations are neither members of FIFA nor a continental association:

•  Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia Football Association
•  Monaco - Fédération monégasque de football
•  Nauru - Nauru Amateur Soccer Association
•  Palau - Palau Football Association
•  Vatican City - Federazione Vaticanese Giuoco Calcio

The Marshall Islands are the only state not to have a national football association and therefore no national team.

Teams from unrecognized or non-sovereign nations

•  Abkhazia
•  Åland
•  Basque Country
•  Falkland Islands
•  Greenland
•  Galicia
•  guernsey
•  Isle of Man
•  jersey
•  Catalonia
•  Kurdistan Autonomous Region
•  Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
•  Mayotte
• Occitania
•  South Ossetia
•  Tibet
•  Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
•  Wallis and Futuna
•  Western Sahara
• Shetland
• Somaliland
• Sark
• Alderney
• Padania
• Tokelau
• Gozo

Other associations

• CONIFA
• NF board

Former national teams

National team	FIFA code	Period	Association	logo	Remarks
GDR	GDR	1952-1990	German Football Association		Has been affiliated to the German national soccer team .
Great Britain	GB	1908-1956 1972/2012	British Olympic Association		Joint amateur selection of all four British Fifa members for participation in Olympic football competitions. Games up to and including 1956 are rated as full international A matches by Fifa.
French Equatorial Africa		1960			Dissolved into the four independent nations of Gabon , Republic of the Congo , Chad and the Central African Republic .
French West Africa		1960			Disbanded into the nine independent nations of Benin , Ivory Coast , Guinea , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Upper Volta , Senegal and Togo .
Ireland		1882-1922	Irish Football Association		Disbanded in Northern Ireland and Ireland .
Yugoslavia	YUG	1920-1995	Fudbalski savez Jugoslavije		Dissolved into five independent nations: Bosnia-Herzegovina , the rest of Yugoslavia / Serbia-Montenegro (later in Serbia and Montenegro , see below), Croatia , FYR Macedonia and Slovenia .
Korea		-1945			Disbanded into the two independent nations of North Korea and South Korea .
Netherlands Antilles	ANT	1954-2011	Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie		Disbanded in 2011. Successor: Curaçao .
Saarland	SAA	1950-1956	Saarland Football Association		Was reintegrated into the German national soccer team .
Serbia and Montenegro	SCG	1993-2006	Fudbalski savez Srbije i Crne Gore		Dissolved into the two independent nations of Serbia and Montenegro .
South Yemen	SYE	1965-1989			Joined the Yemeni national soccer team .
Czechoslovakia	TCH	1922-1993	Československý fotbalový svaz		Dissolved into the independent nations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia .
Soviet Union	URS	1922-1991	Federazija Futbola SSSR		Dissolved into the following national teams: Armenia , Azerbaijan , Georgia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Moldova , Russia , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Ukraine , Uzbekistan and Belarus .
South Vietnam	VSO	1949-1975			Incorporated in Vietnam .

See also

• List of FIFA members

Web links

• Official website of FIFA
• Official website of CONIFA

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Membership list at FIFA ( Memento from March 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Member associations at FIFA ( Memento of March 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Former member of OFC (member of AFC since 2006).
4. ↑ Official name of the national team of the Republic of China (Taiwan), member of the OFC from 1975 to 1989.
5. ↑ Iran is a member of two regional associations.
6. ^ Associate member of the AFC but not a member of FIFA, former member of the OFC.
7. ↑ The Northern Mariana Islands are also a member of the East Asian Football Federation .
8. ^ Associate member of CAF, but not a member of FIFA.
9. ↑ Member of CAF since 2004, but not yet a member of FIFA.
10. ^ Provisional member of the NF Board .
11. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Recognized member of CONCACAF, but not a member of FIFA.
12. ↑ ^{a b c} Associate member of OFC, but not a member of FIFA.
13. ↑ Provisional member of the NF Board .
14. ^ Official national team of French Polynesia since 1970.
15. ↑ From 1956 to 1974 member of the AFC, from 1974 to 1994 that of FIFA was alternately assigned to UEFA and OFC for World Cup qualification. Member of UEFA since 1994.
16. ↑ From 1992 to 2002 member of the AFC. Member of UEFA since 2002.
17. ↑ ^{a b} For the Russian national team, FIFA also takes into account the successes of the former Soviet national soccer team - Russia at FIFA.com
18. ↑ FIFA sees Serbia as the successor to Yugoslavia.
19. ↑ ^{a b} For the Slovak national team, FIFA also takes into account the successes of the former Czechoslovak national soccer team - Slovakia on FIFA.com
20. ↑ ^{a b} For the Czech national team, FIFA also takes into account the successes of the former Czechoslovak national soccer team - Czech Republic on FIFA.com
21. ↑ Football's Twilight zones: Marshall Islands Information about football in the Marshall Islands on Pat McGuiness' blog, September 5, 2012, accessed on November 19, 2017 (English)
22. ↑ Since the unsuccessful qualification for the Olympic competition in 1972, the British NOK has not fielded a team. At the football tournament at the Olympic Games in London in 2012 , a team organized by the English Association competed as Team GB , which included English and Welsh players.
23. ↑ FIFA sees the Republic of the Congo as the successor to French Equatorial Africa and credits this nation with the successes of the previous nation.
24. ↑ FIFA sees Mali as the successor nation to French West Africa.
25. ↑ Between 1922 and 1937 Ireland played under the name Irish Free State.
26. ↑ FIFA recognizes Northern Ireland as the successor to Ireland .
27. ↑ FIFA sees South Korea as the successor to Korea.
28. ↑ FIFA sees Serbia as the successor to Yugoslavia.
29. ↑ FIFA sees the Czech Republic as the successor to Czechoslovakia, so the Czechoslovakian successes also endure for the Czech Republic.
30. ↑ Between 1918 and 1920, Czechoslovakia became Bohemia, between 1939 and 1945 as the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and in 1993 as the Czech-Slovak Republic.
31. ↑ FIFA regards the Russian national team as the successor to the CIS team from 1992, which in turn was the successor to the Soviet team. Russia was the official name of the national team until 1917 when the name RSFSR or USSR was used.
32. ↑ Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania had their own national teams before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992. The other states of the USSR played 1992 as a CIS team ( English CIS).

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