Silver Road and Golden Stripes, Yet Another Football TL

[Wings]

Group A: 1. Algeria 2. Scotland 3. Curacao 4. Albania
Group B: 1. Slovenia 2. Russia 3. Egypt 4. Canada
Group C: 1. Northern Ireland 2. Ghana 3. United Arab Emirates 4. North Macedonia
Group D: 1. Ireland 2. PR China 3. Montenegro 4. Qatar
Group E: 1. Mali 2. Cameroon 3. Morocco 4. Syria
Group F: 1. Finland 2. Slovakia 3. South Africa 4. Burkina Faso
Group G: 1. Australia 2. Hungary 3. Bulgaria 4. El Salvador
Group H: 1. DR Congo 2. Costa Rica 3. Iraq 4. Norway
Group I: 1. South Korea 2. Greece 3. Honduras 4. Uganda
Group J: 1. Romania 2. Bolivia 3. Saudi Arabia 4. Jamaica
Group K: 1. Czech Republic 2. Ivory Coast 3. Cape Verde 4. Paraguay
Group L: 1. Iceland 2. Ecuador 3. Guinea 4. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ivory Coast - Romania 2-1 / 2-0
United States - Portugal 2-3 / 1-0
Iran - Colombia 3-2 / 0-4
PR China - Slovenia 1-1 / 0-1
Ecuador - DR Congo 1-3 / 0-3
Bolivia - Ireland 1-1 / 0-12
Ghana - Australia 1-4 / 0-1
Senegal - South Korea 2-2 / 1-2
Hungary - Algeria 0-2 / 0-0
Wales - Czech Republic 2-0 / 0-2 aet 2-3 pen
Scotland - Northern Ireland 2-1 / 0-1
Russia - Iceland 1-0 / 2-1
Cameroon - Finland 2-1 / 3-2
Greece - Uruguay 1-0 / 0-2
Costa Rica - Austria 2-1 / 0-0
Slovakia - Mali 1-1 / 1-1 aet 2-4 pen

Costa Rica - Northern Ireland 2-0 / 1-2
Portugal - South Korea 3-1 / 0-2
Algeria - Uruguay 1-1 / 0-2
Mali - Slovenia 5-0 / 2-3
Ivory Coast - Czech Republic 0-0 / 0-3
Colombia - DR Congo 2-2 / 0-4
Australia - Ireland 2-0 / 2-1
Cameroon - Russia 2-0 / 2-6

 

[Wings]

Things did not go as planned for Russia. Favorites against the Congo, they conceded two early goals and lost the game 2-0. Mali got an even worse deal, leading 2-1 at 50 minutes but conceded two goals from Taggart in the last ten minutes, making it a hat-trick for the Australian striker. No problems for Uruguay, who drew Costa Rica despite the loss of most of their european players (including Cavani and Suarez), while South Korea got an all-important away goal despite the loss against the Czech titleholders.

Australian celebrations after defeating Mali in Bamako

 

[Kurt_Steiner]

The Revolution of the Humble Teams.

 

[Wings]

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Nations League (9 titles)
As West Germany
1955-56 (1): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Hungary 2-0, 0-0)
1956-57 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 2-3, 2-1)
1957-58 (3): Finalists (defeated by France 3-2)
1958-59 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 2-3, 3-1)
1959-60 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by France 2-0, 1-1)
1960-61 (6): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Yugoslavia 3-0, 2-2)
1961-62 (7): Round of 16 (defeated by Italy 1-2, 3-0)
1962-63 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 1-1, 3-1)
1963-64 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 2-0, 1-3)
1964-65 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 3-1, 1-1)
1965-66 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 0-1, 2-0)
1966-67 (12): Semi-Finals (defeated by Portugal 4-1, 0-2)
1967-68 (13): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Czechoslovakia 1-0, 2-0)
1968-69 (14): Winners, vs Brazil 2-1
1969-70 (15): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 2-0)
1970-71 (16): Round of 16 (defeated by Romania 1-1, 2-0)
1971-72 (17): Winners, vs England 2-0 aet
1972-73 (18): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 1-1, 2-1)
1973-74 (19): Winners, vs Brazil 1-0
1974-75 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by Romania 1-1, 3-1)
1975-76 (21): Winners, vs Czechoslovakia 2-1
1976-77 (22): Finalists (defeated by Poland 2-0 aet)
1977-78 (23): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 1-1, 3-1)
1978-79 (24): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 2-1, 2-0)
1979-80 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by France 1-1, 3-1)
1980-81 (26): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-2, 1-0)
1981-82 (27): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 1-2, 1-0)
1982-83 (28): Round of 16 (defeated by Italy 1-1, 2-1)
1983-84 (29): Finalists (defeated by England 3-2 aet)
1984-85 (30): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 1-0, 6-1)
1985-86 (31): Winners, vs Denmark 2-2 aet 5-3 p
1986-87 (32): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 1-3, 2-0)
1987-88 (33): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the USSR 1-2, 1-0)
1988-89 (34): Semi-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 1-1, 1-0)
As Germany
1989-90 (35): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Italy 1-2, 3-1)
1990-91 (36): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 0-1, 4-0)
1991-92 (37): Round of 16 (defeated by France 2-0, 1-1)
1992-93 (38): Group Stage (France, Italy & the Netherlands finished above)
1993-94 (39): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 3-3, 2-2)
1994-95 (40): Finalists (defeated by Italy 1-0)
1995-96 (41): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Norway 1-0, 2-1)
1996-97 (42): Group Stage (Italy, England & Denmark finished above)
1997-98 (43): Group Stage (Japan finished above)
1998-99 (44): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Croatia 0-0, 1-0)
1999-2000 (45): Group Stage (Sweden & Slovakia finished above)
2000-01 (46): Group Stage (Netherlands & United States finished above)
2001-02 (47): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-2, 1-0)
2002-03 (48): Group Stage (South Korea & Ireland finished above)
2003-04 (49): Winners, vs Spain 1-0
2004-05 (50): Semi-Finals (defeated by Paraguay 2-1, 0-0)
2005-06 (51): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 0-0, 1-1)
2006-07 (52): Group Stage (Italy & Denmark finished above)
2007-08 (53): Group Stage (Paraguay & United States finished above)
2008-09 (54): Group Stage (Colombia & Romania finished above)
2009-10 (55): Round of 16 (defeated by Croatia 1-1, 2-0)
2010-11 (56): Semi-Finals (defeated by the United States 1-0, 0-1 aet 5-4 p)
2011-12 (57): Winners, vs Sweden 2-0 aet
2012-13 (58): Round of 16 (defeated by South Korea 2-1, 0-0)
2013-14 (59): Winners, vs Brazil 3-1
2014-15 (60): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 2-2, 1-0)
2015-16 (61): Winners, vs Iceland 3-2
2016-17 (62): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 0-0, 2-0)
2017-18 (63): Finalists (defeated by Spain 1-1 aet 4-3 p)
2018-19 (64): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 1-1, 3-0)
2019-20 (65): Group Stage (Poland & Belgium finished above)
2020-21 (66): Round of 16 (defeated by Belgium 4-1, 2-2)
2021-22 (67): Group Stage (Italy & Japan finished above)

World League/FIFA Cup (2 titles)
1999-2000 (1): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 2-1, 2-2)
2000-01 (2): Winners, vs Mexico 1-0
2002-03 (3): Finalists (defeated by Spain 1-0)
2006-07 (4): Semi-Finals (defeated by the Ivory Coast 3-0, 2-2)
2007-08 (5): Winners, vs Denmark 3-0
2008-09 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 0-2, 2-0 aet 4-2 p)
2019-20 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by the Czech Republic 2-1, 3-2)
2021-22 (8):

World Challenge (2 titles)
2014 (1): 3rd place (defeated by Japan 0-0 aet 5-3 p)
2016 (2): Winners, vs Argentina 3-1
2017 (3): Winners, vs Mexico 1-1 aet 5-3 p


Stadiums Used:
Leverkusen (Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion/BayArena) - 21 games
Dortmund (Westfalenstadion/Signal-Iduna Park) - 20 games
Berlin (Olympiastadion) - 18
Munich (Olympiastadion) - 17
Stuttgart (Neckarstadion/Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion/Mercedes-Benz Arena) - 17
Hamburg (Volksparkstadion) - 16
Munich (Grunwalder Stadion) - 13
Bremen (Weserstadion) - 12
Gelsenkirchen (Veltins-Arena) - 11
Frankfurt (Waldstadion/Commerzbank-Arena) - 9
Munich (Allianz Arena) - 8
Kaiserslautern (Betzenbergstadion/Fritz-Walter-Stadion) - 7
Monchengladbach (Bokelbergstadion) - 7
Cologne (Mungersforderstadion/RheinEnergieStadion) - 6
Monchengladbach (Borussia-Park) - 6
Wolfsburg (Volkswagen-Arena) - 5
Gelsenkirchen (Parkstadion) - 4
Freiburg (Schwarzwald-Stadion) - 3
Leipzig (Red Bull Arena) - 3
Sinsheim (Rhein-Neckar-Arena/PreZero Arena) - 3
Bochum (Ruhrstadion) - 2
Dortmund (Stadion Rote Erde) - 2
Duisburg (Wedaustadion) - 2
Dusseldorf (Rheinstadion) - 2
Hanover (Niedersachsenstadion/AWD-Arena) - 2
Mayenz (Coface Arena/Opel Arena) - 2
Nuremberg (easyCredit-Stadion) - 2
Augsburg (SGL Arena) - 1
Brunswick (Eintrachtstadion) - 1

Records:
Largest win: 8-0 vs Bulgaria, 1995-96
Heaviest loss: 1-6 vs Argentina, 1984-85; 2-7 vs Spain, 2020-21
First game (Nations League, as FRG): West Germany-Belgium 2-1 (Round of 16, 1955-56)
Last game (Nations League, as FRG): West Germany-Netherlands 0-1 (Semi-Finals, 1988-89)
First game (Nations League): Germany-Mexico 3-0 (Round of 16, 1989-90)
First game (World League): Germany-Zambia 2-1 (Round of 32, 1999-2000)
First game (World Challenge): Japan-Germany 0-0 aet 5-3 p (Semi-Finals, 2014)

 

[Wings]

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Nations League (9 titles)
1955-56 (1): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 3-0, 2-1)
1956-57 (2): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 1-1, 3-1)
1957-58 (3): Winners, vs West Germany 3-2
1958-59 (4): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Yugoslavia 3-1, 2-1)
1959-60 (5): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 3-0)
1960-61 (6): Semi-Finals (defeated by Yugoslavia 1-0, 4-0)
1976-77 (7): Semi-Finals (defeated by Poland 2-3, 2-0)
1977-78 (8): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-0, 4-2)
1978-79 (9): Winners, vs the Netherlands 2-1 aet
1979-80 (10): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Wales 2-0, 0-1)
1980-81 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 2-0, 2-2)
1981-82 (12): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 4-2)
1982-83 (13): Winners, vs Italy 3-2
1983-84 (14): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 0-2, 5-1)
1984-85 (15): Winners, vs Uruguay 2-0
1985-86 (16): Semi-Finals (defeated by West Germany 2-1, 2-0)
1986-87 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 2-0, 2-1)
1987-88 (18): Finalists (defeated by the USSR 1-0 aet)
1988-89 (19): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 1-0, 3-1)
1989-90 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by the USSR 2-2, 2-0)
1990-91 (21): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 3-0, 1-3)
1991-92 (22): Group Stage (Ireland finished above)
1992-93 (23): Winners, vs Colombia 2-1
1993-94 (24): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 3-1)
1996-97 (25): Finalists (defeated by Italy 2-1 aet)
1997-98 (26): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Japan 0-0, 2-0)
1998-99 (27): Winners, vs Norway 3-2 aet
1999-2000 (28): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 3-1, 2-1)
2000-01 (29): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Belgium 3-1, 2-0)
2001-02 (30): Finalists (defeated by Argentina 1-0)
2002-03 (31): Winners, vs Mexico 5-2
2003-04 (32): Group Stage (Romania & Greece finished above)
2004-05 (33): Semi-Finals (defeated by Ireland 0-0, 2-1)
2005-06 (34): Semi-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 3-0, 0-2)
2006-07 (35): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Italy 1-1, 1-1 aet 4-2 p)
2007-08 (36): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-0, 2-0)
2008-09 (37): Group Stage (Spain, United States & Paraguay finished above)
2009-10 (38): Group Stage (Germany & Turkey finished above)
2010-11 (39): Semi-Finals (defeated by Uruguay 1-0, 0-0)
2011-12 (40): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 2-0, 0-1)
2012-13 (41): Group Stage (England & Norway finished above)
2013-14 (42): Semi-Finals (defeated by Germany 0-2, 3-0)
2014-15 (43): Round of 16 (defeated by Colombia 2-0, 2-1)
2015-16 (44): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Iceland 1-2, 1-0)
2016-17 (45): Winners, vs Chile 3-1 aet
2017-18 (46): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 2-1, 1-1)
2018-19 (47): Winners, vs Netherlands 3-0
2019-20 (48): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 2-0)
2020-21 (49): TBD

World League/FIFA Cup (6 titles)
1971-72 (1): Winners, vs Switzerland 1-2, 5-2
1972-73 (2): Winners, vs Wales 0-0, 2-0
1973-74 (3): Winners, vs USSR 1-0, 1-1
1974-75 (4): Semi-Finals (defeated by Mexico 1-1, 1-3)
1975-76 (5): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Bulgaria 2-4, 2-0)
1994-95 (6): Winners, vs Saudi Arabia 3-0, 2-1
1995-96 (7): Winners, vs the Netherlands 5-1, 0-1
2003-04 (8): Winners, vs Japan 1-0
2009-10 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Ireland 3-1, 0-1)
2012-13 (10): Semi-Finals (defeated by Wales 1-1, 2-1)

World Challenge (1 title)
2000 (1): Winners, vs the Czech Republic 4-0

Stadiums Used:
Paris (Parc des Princes) - 45 games
Marseille (Stade Velodrome) - 28
Lyon (Stade Gerland) - 26
Bordeaux (Parc Lescure/Stade Chaban-Delmas) - 17
Saint-Denis (Stade de France) - 15
Auxerre (Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps) - 12
Lens (Stade Bollaert-Delelis) - 9
Rennes (Stade de la Route de Lorient/Roazhon Park) - 9
Saint-Etienne (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard) - 9
Nantes (Stade de la Beaujoire) - 7
Toulouse (Stadium de Toulouse) - 7
Decines-Charpieu (Parc OL) - 5
Lille (Stade Pierre-Mauroy) - 5
Lille (Stadium Lille-Metropole) - 4
Montpellier (Stade de la Mosson) - 4
Nice (Allianz Riviera) - 4
Sochaux (Stade Auguste-Bonal) - 4
Bordeaux (Matmut Atlantique) - 3
Lille (Stade Grimomprez-Jooris) - 3
Metz (Stade Saint-Symphorien) - 3
Strasbourg (Stade de la Meinau) - 3
Lille (Stade Henri-Jooris) - 2
Nice (Stade du Ray) - 2
Sedan (Stade Louis-Dugauguez) - 2
Troyes (Stade de l'Aube) - 2
Bastia (Stade Armand Cesari) - 1
Caen (Stade de Venoix) - 1
Cannes (Stade Pierre de Coubertin) - 1
Guingamp (Stade du Roudourou) - 1
Nancy (Stade Marcel-Picot) - 1
Nantes (Stade Malakoff) - 1
Reims (Stade Auguste-Delaune) - 1

Records:
Largest win: 8-0 vs Russia, 1993-94
Heaviest loss: 0-4 vs Yugoslavia, 1960-61; 1-5 vs West Germany, 1983-84
First game (Nations League): England-France 3-1 (Round of 16, 1955-56)
First game (World League): France-Wales 2-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
First game (World Challenge): France-Saudi Arabia 3-0 (Group Stage, 2000)

 

[Wings]

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Nations League
2000-01 (1): Second Group Stage (Spain, Croatia & Denmark finished above)
2002-03 (2): Group Stage (Brazil, Uruguay & Croatia finished above)
2003-04 (3): Group Stage (Norway, Cameroon & Serbia and Montenegro finished above)
2004-05 (4): Group Stage (Nigeria, Argentina & Saudi Arabia finished above)
2005-06 (5): Group Stage (United States & Colombia finished above)
2006-07 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Ecuador 3-0, 2-1)
2007-08 (7): Group Stage (Croatia & Greece finished above)
2008-09 (8): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 3-0, 1-0)
2009-10 (9): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Uruguay 0-1, 3-0)
2010-11 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by the United States 2-0, 1-2)
2011-12 (11): Group Stage (United States & the Netherlands finished above)
2012-13 (12): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 1-0, 2-0)
2014-15 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 5-0, 2-1)
2016-17 (14): Group Stage (Argentina & Mexico finished above)
2020-21 (15): Group Stage (Argentina, Chile & Portugal finished above)

World League/FIFA Cup
1972-73 (1): Round of 32 (defeated by Uruguay 3-1, 2-0)
1973-74 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by the USSR 1-1, 1-0)
1974-75 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Bulgaria 5-0, 1-1)
1975-76 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Chile 1-1, 2-1)
1976-77 (5): Semi-Finals (defeated by Sweden 2-2, 5-0)
1977-78 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Wales 5-0, 0-2)
1978-79 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Chile 2-0, 4-2)
1979-80 (8): Semi-Finals (defeated by South Korea 1-1, 4-0)
1982-83 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Paraguay 2-0, 2-1)
1988-89 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Poland 2-1, 1-0)
1994-95 (11): Round of 32 (defeated by Egypt 3-2, 2-0)
1995-96 (12): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 2-0, 2-1)
1996-97 (13): Round of 32 (defeated by Morocco 1-0, 2-0)
1997-98 (14): Round of 32 (defeated by Sweden 1-1, 3-2)
1998-99 (15): Round of 32 (defeated by Belgium 0-0, 1-0)
1999-2000 (16): Round of 32 (defeated by Switzerland 2-0, 4-2)
2001-02 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by England 0-3, 4-0 aet)
2005-06 (18): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 4-0, 0-0)
2007-08 (19): Round of 32 (defeated by Zambia 1-2, 3-1)
2011-12 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 0-1, 4-0)
2013-14 (21): Group Stage (Algeria & Austria finished above)
2015-16 (22): Round of 32 (defeated by the DR Congo 1-0, 1-1)
2016-17 (23): Round of 16 (defeated by Northern Ireland 2-2, 6-1)
2017-18 (24): Round of 32 (defeated by the Czech Republic 1-0, 1-1)
2018-19 (25): Round of 32 (defeated by the Czech Republic 1-1, 2-1)
2019-20 (26): Group Stage (Montenegro, Finland & Iraq finished above)

Stadiums Used:
Istanbul (BJK Inonu Stadium) - 25
Istanbul (Ali Sami Yen Stadi) - 15
Istanbul (Sukru Saracoglu Stadium) - 15
Trabzon (Huseyin Avni Aker Stadyumu) - 12
Ankara (Cebeci Inonu Stadi) - 8
Istanbul (Turk Telekom Stadium) - 6
Istanbul (Vodafone Park) - 5
Istanbul (Ataturk Olympic Stadium) - 4
Istanbul (Faith Terim Stadium) - 4
Izmir (Izmir Ataturk Stadyumu) - 3
Sivas (4 Eylul Stadium) - 3
Bursa (Bursa Ataturk Stadyumu) - 2
Denzili (Ataturk Stadium) - 1
Gaziantep (Kamil Ocak Stadium) - 1
Kayseri (Kadir-Has Stadyumu) - 1
Konya (Buyuksehir Belediye Stadyumu) - 1

Records:
Largest win: 4-0 vs Northern Ireland, 2007-08; 4-0 vs Czech Republic 2008-09; 4-0 vs Colombia, 2012-13
Heaviest loss: 0-5 vs Brazil, 2014-15
First game (Nations League): Paraguay-Turkey 0-0 (Group Stage, 2000-01)
First game (World League): Uruguay-Turkey 3-1 (Round of 32, 1972-73)

 

[Wings]

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Nations League (5 titles)
1955-56 (1): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Scotland 1-0, 1-2)
1956-57 (2): Finalists (defeated by Argentina 2-1)
1957-58 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 2-1, 2-2)
1958-59 (4): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Hungary 0-0, 3-1)
1959-60 (5): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 1-3, 3-0)
1960-61 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 2-0, 1-1)
1961-62 (7): Semi-Finals (defeated by Yugoslavia 2-2, 4-1)
1962-63 (8) : Semi-Finals (defeated by Scotland 2-2, 2-1)
1963-64 (9): Winners, vs the USSR 3-1
1964-65 (10): Finalists (defeated by Scotland 3-2)
1965-66 (11): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 0-0, 3-1)
1966-67 (12): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 1-0, 1-2)
1967-68 (13): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Italy 3-0, 1-1)
1969-70 (14): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-0, 0-2)
1970-71 (15): Quarter-Finals (defeated by East Germany 1-0, 2-0)
1971-72 (16): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 1-0, 3-0)
1972-73 (17): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 2-2, 4-2)
1973-74 (18): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Czechoslovakia 2-2, 4-1)
1974-75 (19): Round of 16 (defeated by the USSR 0-0, 2-0)
1975-76 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by England 5-0, 3-2)
1976-77 (21): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 1-1, 0-0)
1977-78 (22): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 1-0, 2-2)
1978-79 (23): Round of 16 (defeated by West Germany 3-2, 1-1)
1979-80 (24): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 1-2, 2-0)
1980-81 (25): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 1-0)
1981-82 (26): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-2, 4-0)
1982-83 (27): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 2-2, 3-3)
1983-84 (28): Round of 16 (defeated by West Germany 1-1, 2-1)
1984-85 (29): Round of 16 (defeated by East Germany 1-1, 2-1)
1985-86 (30): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 5-1, 0-0)
1986-87 (31): Finalists (defeated by the Netherlands 4-2 aet)
1987-88 (32): Round of 16 (defeated by England 3-1, 1-0)
1988-89 (33): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Italy 3-0, 2-2)
1989-90 (34): Semi-Finals (defeated by England 1-1, 2-1)
1991-92 (35): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 3-1, 2-3)
1992-93 (36): Group Stage (Colombia, Denmark & Switzerland finished above)
1993-94 (37): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-0)
1994-95 (38): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 4-1, 3-0)
1995-96 (39): Finalists (defeated by Norway 1-0 aet)
1996-97 (40): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 1-1, 2-1)
1997-98 (41): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 2-0, 3-0)
1998-99 (42): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Norway 2-0, 0-0)
1999-2000 (43): Winners, vs Brazil 5-3
2000-01 (44): Finalists (defeated by Croatia 3-2 aet)
2001-02 (45): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 0-1, 3-0)
2002-03 (46): Group Stage (Italy & Sweden finished above)
2003-04 (47): Finalists (defeated by Germany 1-0)
2004-05 (48): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Ireland 0-1, 3-1)
2005-06 (49): Group Stage (Uruguay & Greece finished above)
2006-07 (50): Semi-Finals (defeated by Italy 1-2, 1-0)
2007-08 (51): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-2, 2-0)
2008-09 (52): Winners, vs Brazil 2-0
2009-10 (53): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 1-1, 3-1)
2010-11 (54): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the United States 1-2, 7-3)
2011-12 (55): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Switzerland 2-0, 1-1)
2012-13 (56): Winners, vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1
2013-14 (57): Round of 16 (defeated by the United States 4-1, 2-1)
2014-15 (58): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 0-0, 2-0)
2015-16 (59): Semi-Finals (defeated by Germany 1-0, 2-2)
2016-17 (60): Group Stage (The Netherlands & England finished above)
2017-18 (61): Winners, vs Germany 1-1 aet 4-3 p
2018-19 (62): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 3-1, 1-1)
2019-20 (63): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 3-0)
2020-21 (64): Round of 16 (defeated by Switzerland 3-0, 1-1)

World League/FIFA Cup (2 titles)
1990-91 (1): Round of 32 (defeated by Australia 1-0, 1-1)
2002-03 (2): Winners, vs Germany 1-0
2005-06 (3): Finalists (defeated by England 3-1 aet)
2016-17 (4): Winners, vs Croatia 3-1

World Challenge (3 titles)
2008 (1): Winners, vs United States 3-1
2009 (2): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 3-0)
2010 (3): Finalists (defeated by the United States 2-0)
2011 (4): Winners, vs Uruguay 4-1
2012 (5): Winners, vs Argentina 1-0
2013 (6): 4th place (defeated by Morocco 1-0 aet)

Stadiums Used:
Barcelona (Camp Nou) - 41 games
Madrid (Estadio Santiago Bernabeu) - 40
Valencia (Estadio de Mestella) - 23
Sevilla (Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan) - 20
Madrid (Estadio Vicente-Calderon) - 15
Vila-Real (Estadio de la Ceramica) - 12
A Coruna (Estadio Riazor) - 11
Bilbao (Estadio San Mames (old)) - 10
Sevilla (Estadio Benito Villamarin) - 7
Vigo (Estadio de Balaidos) - 6
Barcelona (Estadi de Sarria) - 5
San Sebastian (Anoeta) - 5
Zaragoza (Estadio La Romareda) - 5
Gijon (El Molinon) - 3
Malaga (Estadio de la Rosaleda) - 3
Palma de Mallorca (Estadio de Son Moix) - 3
Barcelona (Camp de les Corts) - 2
Getafe (Coliseum Alfonso Perez) - 2
Vitoria-Gasteiz (Estiadio de Mendizorrotza) - 2
Bilbao (Estadio San Mames (new)) - 1
Palma de Mallorca (Estadio Lluis Sitjar) - 1
Pampalona (Estadio El Sadar) - 1
San Sebastian (Estadio de Atotxa) - 1
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez) - 1
Santander (El Sardinero) - 1
Valencia (Estadi Ciutat de Valencia) - 1
Valladollid (Estadio Jose-Zorrilla) - 1

Records:
Largest win: 8-0 vs the United States, 2019-20
Heaviest loss: 0-5 vs England, 1975-76
First game (Nations League): Italy-Spain 1-1 (Round of 16, 1955-56)
First game (World League): Spain-Australia 0-1 (Round of 32, 1990-91)
First game (World Challenge): Japan-Spain 0-3 (Semi-Finals, 2008)

 

[Wings]

After a disappointing 2017 edition, the UAE made a great run this time around. After a difficult start, only passing on penalties against New Zealand, but beating Senegal in the second round before finally falling to Brazil after a quite close game. On the other hand, Mexico made a similar run, thrashing Iran before defeating Belgium after extra time, getting to face Brazil in the final. Senegal took fifth, with Belgium thrashing the UAE to take third. Brazil and Mexico locked horns for 90 minutes, resulting in a 2-2 draw, but thanks to flaring tempers and red cards given to both Marquinhos and Coutinho, Mexico scored three to take their second title.

Mexico and Brazil in action during the final

 

[Wings]

​

Nations League
2002-03 (1): Group Stage (United States & Belgium finished above)
2003-04 (2): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 1-0, 3-2)
2004-05 (3): Group Stage (Mexico, Ireland & United States finished above)
2017-18 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Portugal 2-1, 1-1)
2018-19 (5): Group Stage (Chile, Italy & Brazil finished above)
2019-20 (6): Group Stage (England, Argentina & Venezuela finished above)
2020-21 (7): Group Stage (The Netherlands & Brazil finished above)

World League/FIFA Cup
1979-80 (1): Round of 32 (defeated by Greece 5-0, 1-1)
1985-86 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Ireland 1-0, 2-0)
1995-96 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by France 6-0, 2-1)
2002-03 (4): Round of 32 (defeated by Paraguay 2-0, 4-0)
2005-06 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Sweden 2-0, 1-1)
2006-07 (6): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Angola 2-0, 1-1)
2007-08 (7): Round of 16 (defeated by Albania 3-1, 1-1)
2008-09 (8): Group Stage (Saudi Arabia, Denmark & Togo finished above)
2011-12 (9): Group Stage (Venezuela & Austria finished above)
2012-13 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Italy 1-1, 0-0)
2013-14 (11): Group Stage (Serbia, Wales & Guinea finished above)
2014-15 (12): Group Stage (Czech Republic, Bolivia & Iran finished above)
2015-16 (13): Round of 32 (defeated by Algeria 1-0, 4-1)
2016-17 (14): Semi-Finals (defeated by Croatia 1-1, 2-1)
2020-21 (15): Round of 32 (defeated by South Korea 2-2, 2-1)

World Challenge
2016 (1): 4th place (defeated by Iran 2-0 aet)
2017 (2): 5th place (defeated by Mexico 3-0)
2018 (3): 5th place (defeated by the United Arab Emirates 1-0)
2019 (4): 6th place (defeated by Japan 2-2 aet 5-4 p)
2020 (5): 5th place (defeated by Qatar 2-0)

Stadiums Used:
Dakar (Stade Leopold-Sedar-Senghor) - 53
Dakar (Stade Demba Diop) - 12
Pikine (Stade Alassane Djigo) - 3
Saly Portudal (Stade Fode Wade) - 2
Ziguinchor (Stade Aline-Sitoe-Diatta) - 2
Dakar (Stade de HSC ALM) - 1
Diourbel (Stade Ely Manel Fall) - 1
Ngor (Stade de Ngor) - 1
Thies (Stade Lat-Dior) - 1

Records:
Largest win: 5-0 vs Wales, 2017-18
Heaviest loss: 1-7 vs Croatia, 2017-18
First game (Nations League): Senegal-Argentina 2-1 (Group Stage, 2002-03)
First game (World League): Greece-Senegal 5-0 (Round of 32, 1979-80)
First game (World Challenge): Senegal-Japan 0-0 aet 6-5 p (Quarter-Finals, 2016)

 

[Wings]

​

Nations League (4 titles)
1972-73 (1): Winners, vs Poland 1-1 aet 4-2 p
1973-74 (2): Semi-Finals (defeated by West Germany 1-0, 2-2)
1974-75 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Yugoslavia 1-1, 1-0)
1975-76 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 1-1, 1-0)
1976-77 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by France 2-1, 3-0)
1977-78 (6): Semi-Finals (defeated by Czechoslovakia 4-0, 1-2)
1978-79 (7): Finalists (defeated by France 2-1 aet)
1979-80 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Poland 1-1, 3-3)
1980-81 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 1-1, 2-1 aet)
1981-82 (10): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 3-0, 2-1)
1982-83 (11): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Italy 1-1, 0-0)
1983-84 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by England 2-1, 2-2)
1984-85 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by France 3-0, 2-0)
1985-86 (14): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 1-1, 2-1)
1986-87 (15): Winners, vs Spain 4-2 aet
1987-88 (16): Round of 16 (defeated by France 4-3, 1-1)
1988-89 (17): Finalists (defeated by Italy 2-1)
1989-90 (18): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 0-0, 3-1)
1990-91 (19): Round of 16 (defeated by Ireland 2-0, 1-1)
1991-92 (20): Group Stage (Ireland & France finished above)
1992-93 (21): Group Stage (France & Italy finished above)
1993-94 (22): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 3-0)
1994-95 (23): Semi-Finals (defeated by Italy 1-1, 2-1 aet)
1996-97 (24): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Portugal 1-1, 2-1)
1997-98 (25): Winners, vs Argentina 2-0
1998-99 (26): Group Stage (Croatia finished above)
1999-2000 (27): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 1-1, 2-2)
2000-01 (28): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Italy 0-0, 0-0 aet 4-3 p)
2001-02 (29): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 0-0, 1-0)
2002-03 (30): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 0-0, 1-1)
2003-04 (31): Group Stage (Portugal & Colombia finished above)
2004-05 (32): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 0-0, 1-0 aet)
2005-06 (33): Winners, vs Poland 3-1
2006-07 (34): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 1-1, 2-0)
2007-08 (35): Group Stage (Sweden, Czech Republic & Colombia finished above)
2008-09 (36): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 1-1, 2-1)
2009-10 (37): Finalists (defeated by Uruguay 2-0)
2010-11 (38): Group Stage (Turkey & Norway finished above)
2011-12 (39): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 2-3, 3-0)
2012-13 (40): Semi-Finals (defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-0, 2-0)
2013-14 (41): Round of 16 (defeated by France 3-0, 2-2)
2014-15 (42): Round of 16 (defeated by Russia 0-0, 0-0 aet 5-3 p)
2015-16 (43): Group Stage (Iceland, Germany & Russia finished above)
2016-17 (44): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 3-0, 3-1)
2018-19 (45): Finalists (defeated by France 3-0)
2019-20 (46): Round of 16 (defeated by Belgium 1-1, 2-1 aet)
2020-21 (47): Round of 16 (defeated by England 1-0, 3-2)

World League/FIFA Cup (2 titles)
1971-72 (1): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 2-1, 3-2)
1995-96 (2): Finalists (defeated by France 5-1, 0-1)
2003-04 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by France 2-2, 3-3 aet)
2010-11 (4): Winners, vs Mexico 3-1
2017-18 (5): Winners, vs Hungary 2-1

Stadiums Used:
Rotterdam (De Kuip) - 45 games
Eindhoven (Philips Stadion) - 29
Amsterdam (Amsterdam ArenA/Johan Cruijff Arena) - 16
Enschede (Arke Stadion/De Grolsch Veste) - 12
Amsterdam (Stadion de Meer) - 11
Amsterdam (Olympisch Stadion) - 11
Arnhem (Gelredome) - 11
Utrecht (Stadion Galgenwaard) - 11
Heerenveen (Abe Lestra Stadion) - 10
Alkmaar (AFAS Stadion) - 8
Kerkrade (Parkstad Limburg) - 5
Breda (FUJIFILM Stadion/MyCom Stadion/Rat Verlegh Stadion) - 4
Enschede (Diekman Stadion) - 4
Arnhem (Nieuw Monnikenhuize) - 3
Groningen (Euroborg) - 3
Kerkrade (Sportpark Kaalheide) - 3
Tilburg (Willelm II Stadion) - 3
Almelo (Polman Stadion/Erve Asito) - 2
Waalwijk (Mandemakers Stadion) - 2
Nijmegen (McDOS Goffertstadion) - 1
Zwolle (IJsseldelta Stadion) - 1

Records:
Largest win: 9-2 vs Brazil, 2019-20
Heaviest loss: 0-4 vs Czechoslovakia, 1977-78; 2-6 vs France, 1991-92; 0-4 vs Portugal, 2003-04
First game (Nations League): East Germany-Netherlands 2-4 (Round of 16, 1972-73)
First game (World League): Netherlands-Congo 5-1 (Round of 32, 1971-72)

 

[Wings]

The first Quarter-final leg was certainly the most prolific. With no team getting any advantages, Brazil thought they had it when Neymar scored a penalty an hour in, but Gavranovic brought it back to make it 1-1, setting things to go to extra time. The extra time saw more goals scored than the rest of the three games combined, with Switzerland putting on a clinc to qualify. The other games weren't as prolific, with Belgium eliminating Chile and England beating Poland 1-0. France completed the elimination of the south american squads by holding Argentina to a draw and advancing to the Semi-Finals.

Coutinho shoots for goal as Brazil face off against Switzerland in Bern

Semi-Finals:
Switzerland v Belgium (Zurich/Brussels)
France v England (St.Denis/London (Wembley))

 

[Unknown]

My picks: Switzerland and France...

 

[Chocolate Raines]

Belgian-French final

 

[Rennsemmel]

Switzerland v Belgium
France v England

 

[MatthewFirth]

Switzerland v Belgium (Zurich/Brussels)
France v England (St.Denis/London (Wembley))

 

[Wings]

Russia nearly managed to comeback against the Congolese, but were missing the last goal to put them through. As such, the Congolese were the last african squad to remain, with Mali holding a goaless draw against Australia and being eliminated from the tournament. Uruguay had no problems in moving on, squashing Costa Rica, while the Czechs and Koreans had a big confrontation from which the Czechs snatched a draw and qualified for the next round, where they'd face Australia. Uruguay on the other hand would go against the DR Congo to get a shot at their first World League title.

*DRC wins 3-2 on agg.

Uruguayan players celebrate qualifying for the Semi-Finals

 

[Wings]

​

Nations League
1956-57 (1): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 2-1, 3-0)
2011-12 (2): Semi-Finals (defeated by Germany 3-0, 0-0)
2013-14 (3): Group Stage (England, Portugal & Norway finished above)
2017-18 (4): Group Stage (Germany, Uruguay & Bosnia and Herzegovina finished above)
2018-19 (5): Group Stage (France & Argentina finished above)
2019-20 (6): Group Stage (Chile & France finished above)
2020-21 (7): Group Stage (Spain, Germany & Austria finished above)

World League/FIFA Cup
1971-72 (1): Round of 32 (defeated by Costa Rica 1-1, 3-0)
1972-73 (2): Round of 32 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 3-1, 1-1)
1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Romania 4-2, 0-1)
1974-75 (4): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Mexico 1-0, 3-0)
1975-76 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Colombia 1-0, 1-0)
1976-77 (6): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Wales 1-1, 2-2)
1977-78 (7): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Belgium 0-0, 3-0 aet)
1978-79 (8): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Hungary 0-0, 2-0)
1979-80 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Algeria 2-3, 2-0)
1980-81 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Ireland 0-1, 3-1)
1981-82 (11): Round of 32 (defeated by Iran 1-0, 2-2)
1982-83 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by Portugal 1-3, 5-2)
1983-84 (13): Round of 32 (defeated by Algeria 2-1, 2-3)
1984-85 (14): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 4-1, 0-2)
1985-86 (15): Round of 32 (defeated by Scotland 1-0, 1-0)
1986-87 (16): Round of 16 (defeated by Belgium 0-0, 2-1 aet)
1987-88 (17): Round of 32 (defeated by Poland 2-1, 2-0)
1997-98 (18): Semi-Finals (defeated by Croatia 2-1, 1-0)
1998-99 (19): Round of 32 (defeated by Jamaica 3-0, 1-2)
1999-2000 (20): Round of 32 (defeated by Iceland 2-0, 2-2)
2000-01 (21): Round of 32 (defeated by Honduras 2-1, 2-0)
2001-02 (22): Round of 32 (defeated by Hungary 2-0, 5-1)
2002-03 (23): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Greece 2-1, 0-0)
2004-05 (24): Round of 16 (defeated by Uruguay 2-1, 0-0)
2006-07 (25): Group Stage (Zambia, Lithuania, Senegal & Guatemala finished above)
2007-08 (26): Group Stage (Ghana, Egypt, Belarus & Togo finished above)
2008-09 (27): Group Stage (Australia, Finland & Burkina Faso finished above)
2010-11 (28): Round of 16 (defeated by Montenegro 1-0, 1-0)
2012-13 (29): Group Stage (Libya & Morocco finished above)
2014-15 (30): Round of 32 (defeated by Nigeria 1-0, 2-1)
2013-14 (31): Group Stage (Guinea & Cameroon finished above)
2014-15 (32): Group Stage (defeated by Turkey 5-0, 4-0)
2018-19 (33): Round of 32 (defeated by Poland 2-1, 2-0)
2019-20 (34): Round of 32 (defeated by the DR Congo 1-0, 1-1)

Stadiums Used:
Lima (Estadio Nacional) - 32
Lima (Estadio Alejandro Villanueva) - 14
Cuzco (Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega) - 11
Lima (Estadio Alberto Gallardo) - 10
Lima (Estadio Monumental) - 10
Arequipa (Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi) - 5
Chiclayo (Estadio Elias Aguirre) - 3
Lima (Estadio Universidad San Marcos) - 3
Tacna (Estadio Jorge Basadre) - 3
Huancayo (Estadio Huancayo) - 2
Piura (Estadio Miguel Grau) - 2
Trujilo (Estadio Mansiche) - 2
Huanuco (Estadio Heraclio Tapia) - 1
Huaraz (Estadio Rosas Pampa) - 1
Juliaca (Estadio Guillermo Briceno Rosamedina) - 1
Lima (Estadio Ivan Elias Moreno) - 1

Records:
Largest win: 4-1 vs Paraguay, 2011-12
Heaviest loss: 0-5 vs Portugal, 2013-14; 0-5 vs France, 2018-19
First game (Nations League): Brazil-Peru 2-1 (Round of 16, 1956-57)
First game (World League): Peru-Costa Rica 1-1 (Round of 32, 1971-72)

 

[Wings]

​

Nations League (4 titles)
1955-56 (1): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 1-1, 2-1)
1956-57 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 2-1, 1-1)
1957-58 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Hungary 2-1, 1-1)
1958-59 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 2-0, 2-2)
1960-61 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by Yugoslavia 1-0, 2-2)
1961-62 (6): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Yugoslavia 0-0, 4-0)
1962-63 (7): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 2-0, 0-1)
1963-64 (8): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Scotland 2-0, 1-1)
1964-65 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 1-1, 5-0)
1965-66 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 1-1, 3-1)
1966-67 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 0-0, 3-1)
1967-68 (12): Finalists (defeated by England 3-1 aet)
1968-69 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Portugal 2-2, 1-0)
1969-70 (14): Semi-Finals (defeated by West Germany 0-0, 2-2)
1970-71 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 1-0, 1-1)
1971-72 (16): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 0-0, 2-0)
1972-73 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 1-1, 3-1)
1973-74 (18): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 1-1, 1-0)
1974-75 (19): Finalists (defeated by Poland 2-0 aet)
1975-76 (20): Semi-Finals (defeated by Czechoslovakia 1-1, 2-0)
1976-77 (21): Round of 16 (defeated by the USSR 0-0, 3-0)
1977-78 (22): Round of 16 (defeated by France 1-0, 6-4)
1978-79 (23): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 1-1, 1-0)
1979-80 (24): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 2-2, 3-2)
1980-81 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by Wales 1-2, 1-0)
1981-82 (26): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 1-1, 3-0)
1982-83 (27): Finalists (defeated by France 3-2)
1983-84 (28): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Uruguay 1-0, 1-1)
1984-85 (29): Semi-Finals (defeated by Uruguay 3-1, 1-1)
1985-86 (30): Semi-Finals (defeated by Denmark 0-0, 2-1)
1986-87 (31): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Uruguay 0-0, 1-0)
1987-88 (32): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 2-1, 2-3)
1988-89 (33): Winners, vs Netherlands 2-1
1989-90 (34): Finalists (defeated by England 1-0)
1990-91 (35): Semi-Finals (defeated by Denmark 0-0, 4-3)
1991-92 (36): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 1-1, 2-1)
1992-93 (37): Group Stage (France finished above)
1993-94 (38): Round of 16 (defeated by Switzerland 0-0, 2-0)
1994-95 (39): Winners, vs Germany 1-0
1995-96 (40): Semi-Finals (defeated by Norway 4-0, 0-2)
1996-97 (41): Winners, vs France 2-1 aet
1997-98 (42): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 0-0, 2-1)
1998-99 (43): Group Stage (Brazil finished above)
1999-2000 (44): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 1-1, 2-1 aet)
2000-01 (45): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 3-1, 0-0)
2001-02 (46): Group Stage (Portugal, Costa Rica & Croatia finished above)
2002-03 (47): Second Group Stage (Belgium & Denmark finished above)
2003-04 (48): Group Stage (Romania, Greece & France finished above)
2004-05 (49): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Paraguay 1-1, 2-1 aet)
2005-06 (50): Group Stage (Croatia, Romania & England finished above)
2006-07 (51): Finalists (defeated by Portugal 3-0)
2007-08 (52): Winners, vs Argentina 2-0 aet
2008-09 (53): Round of 16 (defeated by Romania 1-0, 1-1)
2009-10 (54): Group Stage (Australia & Northern Ireland finished above)
2010-11 (55): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Germany 1-1, 2-1 aet)
2011-12 (56): Group Stage (France & Ireland finished above)
2012-13 (57): Group Stage (Colombia & Turkey finished above)
2013-14 (58): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Ecuador 1-1, 3-2)
2014-15 (59): Group Stage (Russia, Uruguay & Venezuela finished above)
2015-16 (60): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 0-0, 3-1)
2016-17 (61): Round of 16 (defeated by Costa Rica 3-2, 2-1)
2017-18 (62): Group Stage (Egypt, Costa Rica & Colombia finished above)
2018-19 (63): Round of 16 (defeated by Germany 2-2, 1-1)
2019-20 (64): Group Stage (Netherlands & Brazil finished above)
2020-21 (65): Round of 16 (defeated by Chile 0-1, 2-0)

World League/FIFA Cup
2009-10 (1): Round of 32 (defeated by Japan 0-2, 3-1)
2011-12 (2): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Cameroon 3-2, 1-1)
2012-13 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 3-1, 2-1)
2019-20 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by the United States 1-1, 4-1)

World Challenge
2006 (1): 3rd place (defeated by Mexico 2-0)
2007 (2): Finalists (defeated by Argentina 5-2)

Stadiums Used:
Milan (San Siro/Stadio Giuseppe-Meazza) - 59
Rome (Stadio Olimpico) - 48
Naples (Stadio del Sole/Stadio San Paolo) - 22
Firenze (Stadio Comunale/Stadio Artemio-Franchi) - 13
Torino (Stadio delle Alpi) - 12
Udine (Stadio Friuli) - 9
Parma (Stadio Ennio-Tardini) - 8
Torino (Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo) - 7
Genoa (Stadio Luigi-Ferraris) - 6
Bergamo (Stadio di Bergamo/Gewiss Stadium) - 4
Palermo (Stadio Renzo-Barbera) - 3
Bologna (Stadio Renato-Dall'Ara) - 2
Brescia (Stadio Mario-Rigamonti) - 1
Perugia (Stadio Renato-Curi) - 1
Sassuolo (Mapei Stadium) - 1
Venezia (Stadio Pier-Luigi-Penzo) - 1
Verona (Stadio Marcantonio-Bentegodi) - 1

Records:
Largest win: 5-0 vs Russia, 2007-08; 6-1 vs Mexico, 2007-08; 5-0 vs Japan, 2010-11; 5-0 vs Switzerland, 2015-16
Heaviest loss: 0-5 vs Czechoslovakia, 1964-65
First game (Nations League): Italy-Spain 1-1 (Round of 16, 1955-56)
First game (World League): Japan-Italy 0-2 (Round of 32, 2009-10)
First game (World Challenge): Mexico-Italy 2-0 (Semi-Finals, 2005)

 

[Wings]

The World Challenge came to Qatar with the 2019 and 2020 editions. Far from embarassing themselves though, the host nation actually managed to make a good run, eliminating New Zealand, as expected, before getting past Mexico to reach the Semi-Finals. Fellow asian squad Japan would likewise eliminate Senegal on penalties, with Senegal rolling towards sixth as Mexico defeated them in extra time. No miracle for both Asian squads though, as Belgium annihilated Qatar, with Japan being knocked out in a similar fashion. The hosts took third, with Belgium winning the title in extra time over Brazil, getting their first ever international title.

Belgium become Brazil's deadliest enemy as they knock them out in the final

 

[Wings]

​

Nations League
1997-98 (1): Semi-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 3-1, 1-0)
1998-99 (2): Group Stage (Brazil, Italy & Denmark finished above)
2001-02 (3): Second Group Stage (Ireland, Germany & the Czech Republic finished above)
2002-03 (4): Second Group Stage (Mexico, Brazil & the United States finished above)
2003-04 (5): Group Stage (Mexico & Senegal finished above)
2004-05 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 4-0, 1-0)
2005-06 (7): Group Stage (France & Brazil finished above)
2010-11 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Italy 0-0, 5-0)
2011-12 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Japan 1-0, 0-0)
2012-13 (10): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Turkey 3-0, 5-3)
2020-21 (11): Group Stage (The Netherlands, Brazil & Senegal finished above)

World League/FIFA Cup
1992-93 (1): Round of 16 (defeated by Uruguay 1-2, 3-1)
1993-94 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Ecuador 4-2, 0-0)
1994-95 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Saudi Arabia 2-1, 2-1)
1995-96 (4): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the United States 1-1, 2-0)
1996-97 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Austria 1-1, 1-0)
1999-2000 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Jamaica 2-3, 2-0)
2000-01 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Zambia 2-0, 1-0)
2003-04 (8): Finalists (defeated by France 1-0)
2005-06 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Finland 0-0, 1-0)
2006-07 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Colombia 3-0, 1-1)
2007-08 (11): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Germany 1-1, 3-0)
2008-09 (12): Group Stage (Bolivia, Mali & Uzbekistan finished above)
2009-10 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Venezuela 3-1, 1-0)
2013-14 (14): Round of 16 (defeated by Mali 1-2, 1-0)
2014-15 (15): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Slovenia 2-1, 1-1)
2015-16 (16): Group Stage (Turkey, Estonia & Northern Ireland finished above)
2016-17 (17): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Senegal 3-0, 1-3)
2017-18 (18): Round of 32 (defeated by Hungary 2-0, 3-2)
2018-19 (19): Semi-Finals (defeated by Iran 3-1, 1-0)
2019-20 (20): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the United States 3-0)

World Challenge (1 title)
2005 (1): 3rd place (defeated by Brazil 1-1 aet 4-3 p)
2007 (2): 3rd place (defeated by Mexico 2-1 aet)
2008 (3): 3rd place (defeated by Spain 3-0)
2011 (4): 6th place (defeated by Mexico 3-2)
2012 (5): 3rd place (defeated by Spain 3-0)
2014 (6): Winners, vs Argentina 5-2
2015 (7): 7th place (defeated by New Zealand 2-0)
2016 (8): 6th place (defeated by Costa Rica 1-0)
2019 (9): 4th place (defeated by Qatar 4-0)
2020 (10): 6th place (defeated by Senegal 3-0 aet)

Stadiums Used
Yokohama (International Stadium Yokohama/Nissan Stadium) - 33
Kashima (Kashima Stadium) - 17
Tokyo (National Stadium) - 14
Osaka (Panasonic Stadium Suita) - 13
Nagoya (Toyota Stadium) - 10
Kawasaki (Todoroki Stadium) - 9
Saitama (Saitama Stadium 2002) - 8
Iwata (Yamaha Stadium) - 7
Hiroshima (Hiroshima Park Stadium/Edion Stadium Hiroshima) - 6
Osaka (Yodoko Sakura Stadium) - 4
Chiba (Fukuda Denshi Arena) - 3
Kashiwa (Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium) - 3
Shizuoka (Sports Stadium/IAI Stadium) - 2
Yokohama (Mitsuzawa Stadium) - 2
Kyoto (Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium) - 1
Nagoya (Nagoya Dome) - 1
Oita (Oita Bank Dome) - 1
Saitama (NACK5 Stadium Omiya) - 1
Sapporo (Sapporo Dome) - 1
Sendai (Yurtec Stadium) - 1
Tokyo (Ajinomoto Stadium) - 1
Tokyo (Japan National Stadium) - 1

Records
Largest win: 6-1 vs Colombia, 2001-02
Heaviest loss: 0-5 vs Italy, 2010-11
First game (Nations League): Japan-Romania 2-0 (Group Stage, 1997-98)
First game (World League): Nigeria-Japan 2-1 (Round of 32, 1992-93)
First game (World Challenge): Japan-Cameroon 4-0 (Quarter-Finals, 2005)