Pakistani national soccer team

Pakistan

Association

Pakistan Football Federation

confederacy

AFC

Head coach

José Antonio Nogueira (since 2018)

captain

Muhammad Essa

Record scorer

Muhammad Essa (20)

Home stadium

Punjab Stadium

FIFA code

PAH

FIFA rank

200th (867 points)
(as of July 16, 2020)

First jersey

Second jersey

statistics

First international match Iran 5-1 Pakistan ( Tehran , Iran ; January 6, 1950 )

Biggest win Pakistan 9-2 Guam ( Taipei , Taiwan ; April 6, 2008 )

Biggest defeat Iran 9: 1 Pakistan ( Tehran , Iran ; March 21, 1969 )

(As of May 1, 2010)

The Pakistani national soccer team is the soccer selection of the state of Pakistan .

The Pakistan Football Federation is a member of the AFC . Football is more of a marginal sport in Pakistan and the team is one of the weakest in Asia. Pakistan has not yet managed to qualify for a soccer World Cup or the soccer Asian Cup.

Pakistan's biggest win for a long time was a 7-0 victory over Thailand in 1960; this result was surpassed by a 9-2 win against Guam . The biggest defeats were in 1969 (1: 9 against Iran ) and 1993 (0: 8 against Iraq ).

Pakistan's participation in the World Championships

1930 to 1986 - did not participate
1990 - When they first participated in a World Cup qualification for the tournament in Italy in 1990, Pakistan played in a group with the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait and finished bottom of the group without winning a point. The only goal (with twelve goals conceded) came in the 1: 4 home defeat against the eventual finals from the United Arab Emirates. Ali Sharafat scored the first goal in a World Cup qualification in the history of the Pakistani selection .
1994 - Pakistan also had no chance in qualifying for the 1994 tournament in the USA. In a group of five with Iraq , China as well as Yemen and Jordan , they were again bottom of the group without winning points and with 2:36 goals.
1998 - Pakistan also failed in qualifying for France in 1998 without scoring a point. You lost u. a. on home soil in Lahore 7-0 against Kazakhstan .
2002 - The first point in a World Cup qualification was won on May 17, 2001 as part of the qualification for the 2002 tournament with a 3-3 draw against Sri Lanka . Gohar Zaman was a three-time scorer for Pakistan in this game, which took place in the Lebanese capital, Beirut . The two other group opponents Lebanon and Thailand were too strong and Pakistan was again bottom of the group after heavy defeats (1: 8 and 0: 6 against Lebanon and 0: 6 and 0: 3 against Thailand).

2006 - In qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, Pakistan lost 2-0 and 4-0 against Kyrgyzstan in the play-off games of the first round.

2010 - Also in the qualification for the World Cup 2010 the Pakistani selection failed in the first round. After a 7-0 home defeat against Iraq, they were able to achieve a remarkable 0-0 in the second leg, which was played in Damascus , Syria .

2014 - In qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil , Pakistan was eliminated in the first round after a 3-0 away defeat and 0-0 on home soil against Bangladesh .

2018 - Pakistan could not qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia . Pakistan lost the opening games of the first round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup against Yemen 1: 3 and 0: 0.

2022 - Pakistan was unable to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar . Pakistan lost the opening games of the first round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup against Cambodia 2-0 and 2-1.

Pakistan's participation in the Asian Championships

1956 - withdrawn
1960 - did not qualify
1964 - withdrawn
1968 - did not qualify
1972 to 1980 - withdrawn
1984 to 2023 - did not qualify

Participation of Pakistan in the South Asian Championships

1993 - fourth
1995 - preliminary round
1997 - third
1999 - preliminary round
2003 - fourth
2005 - semi-finals
2008 - preliminary round
2009 - preliminary round
2011 - preliminary round
2013 - preliminary round
2015 - withdrawn
2018 - semi-finals

Pakistan's participation in the AFC Challenge Cup

2006 - preliminary round
2008 - did not qualify
2010 - did not qualify
2012 - did not qualify
2014 - did not qualify

Pakistan's participation in the AFC Solidarity Cup

2016 - withdrawn
2020 - qualified

Known players

Gohar Zaman is the only Pakistani player to have scored a hat trick in a World Cup qualifier. In the 3-3 draw against Sri Lanka in May 2001, he only needed ten minutes.
Born in Burnley , England midfielder Adnan Ahmed was in English professional football a. a. worked for Huddersfield Town and Tranmere Rovers .
Zesh Rehman is another England- born player in the Pakistani selection. The defender played for Fulham in the Premier League.
Atif Bashir , who was born in Berlin , played a. a. for Barry Town in the Welsh League .
Pakistan's record scorer is striker Muhammed Essa .