Silver Road and Golden Stripes, Yet Another Football TL

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Nations League
1979-80 (1): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 2-1, 4-0)
1980-81 (2): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 1-1, 1-0)
1981-82 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 5-1, 0-2)
2015-16 (4): Group Stage (France, Brazil & Ghana finished above)
2016-17 (5): Group Stage (The United States, Germany & Switzerland finished above)
2017-18 (6): Group Stage (Senegal, Croatia & Poland finished above)
2018-19 (7): Group Stage (Germany, Uruguay & Romania finished above)
2019-20 (8): Group Stage (Croatia, Denmark & Romania finished above)
2020-21 (9): Group Stage (Tunisia & Mexico finished above)
2021-22 (10): Group Stage (France, Poland & Uruguay finished above)

World League/FIFA Cup (2 titles)
1971-72 (1): Round of 32 (defeated by France 2-0, 3-1)
1972-73 (2): Finalists (defeated by France 0-0, 2-0)
1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Denmark 0-1, 2-0)
1974-75 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by France 3-0, 0-2)
1975-76 (5): Semi-Finals (defeated by Sweden 2-0, 2-0)
1976-77 (6): Semi-Finals (defeated by Bulgaria 2-1, 2-0)
1977-78 (7): Semi-Finals (defeated by Belgium 1-2, 5-1)
1978-79 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 3-1, 1-1)
1982-83 (9): Semi-Finals (defeated by Portugal 2-1, 2-2)
1983-84 (10): Semi-Finals (defeated by Chile 0-1, 3-0 aet)
1984-85 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Morocco 2-0, 3-1)
1985-86 (12): Finalists (defeated by Belgium 1-1, 4-0)
1986-87 (13): Round of 32 (defeated by Norway 1-2, 1-0)
1987-88 (14): Semi-Finals (defeated by Denmark 3-2, 1-0)
1988-89 (15): Round of 32 (defeated by Switzerland 2-2, 0-0)
1989-90 (16): Round of 32 (defeated by Nigeria 4-2, 2-1)
1990-91 (17): Semi-Finals (defeated by Australia 1-0, 2-1)
1991-92 (18): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 0-0, 4-2)
1992-93 (19): Round of 16 (defeated by Bulgaria 2-2, 2-1)
1993-94 (20): Round of 32 (defeated by Greece 3-1, 0-0)
1994-95 (21): Round of 16 (defeated by the United States 1-1, 3-0)
2003-04 (22): Round of 32 (defeated by France 6-1, 1-2)
2004-05 (23): Group Stage (Iraq, Finland, Switzerland & Israel finished above)
2006-07 (24): Group Stage (Australia, Japan & the DR Congo finished above)
2008-09 (25): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Nigeria 2-0, 0-1)
2009-10 (26): Round of 32 (defeated by Costa Rica 1-2, 5-0)
2012-13 (27): Winners, vs Ukraine 2-1
2013-14 (28): Winners, vs Zambia 5-2
2014-15 (29): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the United States 5-2, 1-1)
2020-21 (30): Round of 32 (defeated by the Czech Republic 0-2, 2-0 aet 3-2 p)

Stadiums Used
Cardiff (Cardiff Arms Park) - 31
Cardiff (Millenium Stadium/Principality Stadium) - 21
Cardiff (Cardiff City Stadium) - 20
Wrexham (Racecourse Ground) - 15
Cardiff (Ninian Park) - 13
Swansea (White Rock Stadium/Liberty Stadium) - 11
Swansea (Vetch Field) - 4
Owestry (Park Hall) - 2
Bangor (Nantporth) - 1
Connah's Quay (Halfway Ground) - 1
Rhyl (Belle Vue) - 1

Records
Largest win: 2-0 vs Belgium, 1979-80; 2-0 vs France, 1979-80; 2-0 aet vs Czechoslovakia, 1980-81; 2-0 vs the Netherlands, 1981-82
Heaviest loss: 1-6 vs Switzerland, 2016-17; 0-5 vs Senegal, 2017-18; 2-7 vs Croatia, 2017-18; 0-5 vs Denmark, 2019-20; 0-5 vs Uruguay, 2021-22; 0-5 vs Poland, 2021-22
First game (Nations League): Belgium-Wales 0-0 (Round of 16, 1979-80)
First game (World League): France-Wales 2-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)

 

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Member State​	Nations League participations​	Nations League record​	World League participations​	World League record​	Conference Cup participations​	Conference Cup record​
Algeria​	4​	Round of 16​	30​	Winners (2011-12)​
Egypt​	9​	Quarter-Finals​	44​	Winners (1993-94)​
Libya​			10​	Round of 32​
Morocco​	6​	Round of 16​	39​	Finalists​
Tunisia​	11​	Quarter-Finals​	34​	Semi-Finals​
Benin​			4​	Round of 16​
Burkina Faso​			14​	Semi-Finals​
Cape Verde​			10​	Round of 16​
Gambia​
Ghana​	8​	Round of 16​	36​	Finalists​
Guinea​	1​	25th-32nd​	20​	Round of 16​
Guinea-Bissau​			1​	4th in groups​
Ivory Coast​	10​	Quarter-Finals​	34​	Finalists​
Liberia​
Mali​	1​	17th-24th​	20​	Semi-Finals​
Mauritania​
Niger​
Nigeria​	10​	Round of 16​	30​	Winners (1989-90)​
Senegal​	7​	Semi-Finals​	15​	Quarter-Finals​
Sierra Leone​			4​	Round of 16​
Togo​			7​	Round of 32​
Cameroon​	8​	Quarter-Finals​	38​	Finalists​
Central African Republic​			1​	4th in groups​
Chad​
Congo​			4​	Round of 16​
DR Congo​	1​	Round of 16​	23​	Semi-Finals​
Equatorial Guinea​			1​	Round of 32​
Gabon​	1​	25th-32nd​	5​	Round of 32​
Sao Tome and Principe​
Burundi​
Djibouti​
Eritrea​
Ethiopia​
Kenya​			1​	4th in groups​
Rwanda​
Somalia​
South Sudan​
Sudan​
Tanzania​
Uganda​			8​	Round of 32​
Angola​			9​	Semi-Finals​
Botswana​			1​	4th in groups​
Comoros​
Eswatini​
Lesotho​
Madagascar​
Malawi​			3​	Round of 32​
Mauritius​
Mozambique​			1​	4th in groups​
Namibia​
Seychelles​
South Africa​	6​	Quarter-Finals​	18​	Round of 16​
Zambia​	4​	Round of 16​	25​	Finalists​
Zimbabwe​			8​	Round of 16​

 

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The story of African teams in the Nations League dates back to longer than what most people would expect. Indeed, during the 1960s, teams were still being invited, and African squads would just be dropped in the Round of 16. The first team invited into the Nations League coming from the African continent was Ghana in 1962-63, who were promptly knocked out by Italy. Despite this, their draw in the return game would prove to be a true sensation and would give Ghanean football a much-needed boost. The next year, Egypt were invited, and were similarly eliminated by Romania, managing to hold a draw at Cairo's Nasser Stadium.
With the final coming to Africa in 1965 though, FIFA invited two teams to compete: the best African team Egypt, and final hosts Tunisia. In a shocking upset, Tunisia would end up defeating Egypt and move on to the Quarter-Finals, where they would get decimated by Czechoslovakia in the first game. However, they would make history as the first African nation to take down a European squad in an international tournament by beating the Czechs 1-0 in Tunis.

Tunisia get ready to face Czechoslovakia in Prague

Despite this huge upset, Tunisia would not get invited again, with Ghana being selected to participate in the next edition, only to get completely run over by Hungary. With this massacre, FIFA never invited any CAF squad to participate in the Nations League again, and with the reform of the Nations League in 1970, teams would now have to qualify for the competition. This would prove to be a tough challenge, but after a little less than 30 years, an African team would finally qualify as a Top 16 team in the World.
This team would be Nigeria, who would clinch a qualifying spot for the 1994-95 Nations League. However, the Super Eagles would completely flop and finish dead last in their all-around easy enough group. Africa would have to wait 2 years with the 1996-97 edition to see a team make it back to the knockout stage.
This time, two teams qualified for the Nations League: South Africa and Zambia. While Zambia would be knocked out, the Bafana Bafana would make it through to the Quarter-Finals thanks to their win over Colombia, getting second place in a group also consisting of Russia and France. They would even start believing in the impossible after defeating Italy in their home game of the Quarter-Finals, but the Squadra Azzura would not let that happen, taking the win 2-0 over South Africa to advance. Despite this loss, this proved African teams still had what it needed to advance to the knockout stage.

South Africa in action against France in the 1996-97 Nations League

Despite this performance, it would take a while to find another African squad in the knockout round. Despite the ever growing number of African squads making it, it would take another 7 years to find another squad in the knockout stage. This would occur in the 2003-04 Nations League, with not one but two teams making it through: Cameroon and Senegal. Cameroon were promptly eliminated by Germany, but Senegal defeated Norway to make it through to the Quarter-Finals, equalling the South Africans and Tunisians. There, they would achieve what is probably the biggest achievement of any African squad to date. After an initial draw against England in Dakar, they would go to Old Trafford where England were expected to easily win the day. This wouldn't be what would happen, as Senegal shocked the world, scoring a 3-1 win over England, leading 2-0 at half-time, and making it to the Semi-Finals. There, they would meet Spain, an adversary unfortunately too strong for them as they would be knocked out. They would be the first African nation to make it to the Semi-Finals, and to date, they are the only one to have done so.

Senegalese players can hardly believe it as they defeat England in Old Trafford

The Senegalese run would give a definitive boost to African squads, as next year, for the first time, an African nation would finish first in their group, with Nigeria finishing first in Group D, above Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Despite this, they would end up facing Brazil, a tough opponent, and end their run in the Round of 16. Two years later, their rivals Cameroon would suffer the same fate, being defeated as soon as the Round of 16, by World Champions Italy.
Two years later, Cameroon would make it once more, and would face off against the Ivory Coast in the first all-african game since 1964-65. Cameroon completely squashed the Elephants, but would fall against Brazil and wouldn't be in a position to replicate the Senegalese performance. These two teams would also make it through to the knockouts the following year, but would both be eliminated in the first round.
In 2010-11, it was Ghana that made it through. After a great run in the World Cup, though, the Ghaneans would fail to make it to the Quarters as well, Gyan's squad being knocked out by World Champions Spain.

Cameroon would make 3 Nations League Round of 16 appearances in 4 years (2006-10). They, along with Tunisia, have the highest knockout stage appearances in the Nations League.

Following this edition, African football would go through a small drought of two years, with the Ivory Coast making it through in 2013-14. The Elephants would drag England to extra time and Didier Drogba would score the winning goal for the African side, sending them through to the Quarters, where they'd put up a serious fight against Germany, dropping in the end for a single goal.
Algeria would be the next African nation to make it through to the knockout stage in 2015, but would be eliminated as soon as the Round of 16 after getting wiped by Argentina. Once more though, African football went through a rough patch, sending no teams into the Round of 16 for 2 years. However, the 2017-18 edition would prove to be a record-breaking one as three teams from the CAF would end up in the knockout stage, a record high for the African continent. Even better, two of these teams would end up first in their group: Egypt upsetting Group A (eliminating Colombia and Italy and finishing ahead of Costa Rica), and Senegal topping Group B (over Croatia, Poland and Wales). The DR Congo would also make their first knockout stages appearance, and would become the first African nation to be eliminated on penalties as Switzerland failed to beat them twice. Senegal would also drop to Portugal, while Egypt fought a gruelling battle against England, edging over the Three Lions to book their spot in the Quarter-Finals, where France would inevitably dismantle them.

Egypt are the most recently successful African squad, having made it to the Quarters in 2017-18

This would mark the last time to date where an African team successfully reached the Quarter-Finals. African teams would continue to qualify for the knockouts, but be defeated time and time again in the first round. Tunisia would fail to make it to the Quarters three times in a row: in 2019, eliminated by Venezuela, in 2020, knocked out by Ireland, and most recently in 2021, knocked out by Brazil. With 4 knockout stage appearances, this makes Tunisia the most successful african team in the Nations League knockout stage, along with Cameroon, who have an identical record.

Tunisia are the most successful CAF nation of the Nations League, with 4 knockout stages appearances, although three of these are Round of 16 exits.

Timeline of African Teams in the Nations League Knockout Stage:
1962-63
Italy - Ghana 2-0 / 1-1
1963-64
Romania - Egypt 3-1 / 2-2
1964-65
Tunisia - Egypt 4-0 / 1-3
Czechoslovakia - Tunisia 4-1 / 0-1 (QF)
1965-66
Hungary - Ghana 4-2 / 4-1
1996-97
South Africa - Italy 2-1 / 0-2 (QF)
2003-04
Cameroon - Germany 2-4 / 0-4
Senegal - Norway 2-1 / 1-1
Senegal - England 0-0 / 3-1 (QF)
Spain - Senegal 1-0 / 3-2 (SF)
2004-05
Brazil - Nigeria 0-0 / 2-1
2006-07
Cameroon - Italy 1-1 / 1-3
2008-09
Ivory Coast - Cameroon 0-3 / 1-4
Cameroon - Brazil 0-1 / 0-3 (QF)
2009-10
Ivory Coast - Brazil 1-1 / 1-2
Cameroon - Spain 1-1 / 0-3
2010-11
Ghana - Spain 2-3 / 2-5
2013-14
Ivory Coast - England 0-0 / 1-0 aet
Germany - Ivory Coast 1-1 / 2-1 (QF)
2014-15
Algeria - Argentina 1-3 / 1-2
2017-18
England - Egypt 1-0 / 0-2 aet
Portugal - Senegal 2-1 / 1-1
DR Congo - Switzerland 0-0 / 0-0 aet 0-3 p
Egypt - France 1-4 / 0-2 (QF)
2018-19
Venezuela - Tunisia 1-0 / 1-2
2019-20
Tunisia - Republic of Ireland 1-2 / 0-1
2020-21
Brazil - Tunisia 2-0 / 2-3

Number of knockout stage appearances:

Cameroon: 4 (3 R16 1 QF)
Tunisia: 4 (3 R16 1 QF)

Egypt: 3 (2 R16 1 QF)
Ivory Coast: 3 (1 R16 1 QF)
Ghana: 3 (3 R16)

Senegal: 2 (1 R16 1 SF)

South Africa: 1 (1 QF)
Algeria: 1 (1 R16)
DR Congo: 1 (1 R16)
Nigeria: 1 (1 R16)

Highest ranking (as of June 2021) CAF nation not having made it to the knockout stages: Morocco (34th)

 

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Nations League
1963-64 (1): Round of 16 (defeated by Romania 3-1, 2-2)
1964-65 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Tunisia 4-0, 1-3)
1998-99 (3): Group Stage (Spain, Germany & England finished above)
2000-01 (4): Group Stage (The Netherlands, the United States & Germany finished above)
2005-06 (5): Group Stage (France, Brazil & Japan finished above)
2006-07 (6): Group Stage (Brazil & Ecuador finished above)
2008-09 (7): Group Stage (The Czech Republic, England & Mexico finished above)
2010-11 (8): Group Stage (England, Japan & Slovenia finished above)
2017-18 (9): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 4-1, 2-0)

World League (1 title)
1971-72 (1): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 1-0, 1-1 aet)
1972-73 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Northern Ireland 1-0, 2-2)
1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Bulgaria 1-1, 2-1 aet)
1974-75 (4): Round of 32 (defeated by Colombia 2-2, 3-0)
1975-76 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Paraguay 3-1, 1-1)
1976-77 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Yugoslavia 1-2, 4-1)
1977-78 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Yugoslavia 4-1, 1-1)
1978-79 (8): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 4-2, 2-0)
1979-80 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Hungary 5-0, 2-2)
1980-81 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Chile 5-1, 1-2)
1981-82 (11): Round of 32 (defeated by Portugal 5-0, 3-1)
1982-83 (12): Round of 32 (defeated by Egypt 7-1, 7-0)
1983-84 (13): Round of 32 (defeated by Egypt 7-2, 3-0)
1984-85 (14): Round of 16 (defeated by Mexico 2-1, 3-1)
1985-86 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 2-0, 1-2 aet)
1986-87 (16): Round of 32 (defeated by Yugoslavia 2-1, 2-1)
1987-88 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 1-1, 1-0)
1988-89 (18): Round of 32 (defeated by Algeria 1-1, 2-0)
1989-90 (19): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Greece 1-0, 3-2)
1990-91 (20): Round of 32 (defeated by Scotland 0-0, 1-0)
1991-92 (21): Round of 16 (defeated by Bulgaria 2-1, 2-0)
1992-93 (22): Round of 32 (defeated by Wales 4-0, 2-1)
1993-94 (23): Winners, vs Portugal 2-1, 2-2
1994-95 (24): Round of 16 (defeated by Saudi Arabia 3-0, 2-0)
1995-96 (25): Round of 32 (defeated by Slovakia 0-5, 7-0)
1996-97 (26): Round of 32 (defeated by Scotland 0-2, 2-0 aet 4-2 p)
1997-98 (27): Round of 32 (defeated by Costa Rica 2-0, 4-0)
1999-2000 (28): Round of 32 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 2-3, 4-1)
2001-02 (29): Round of 32 (defeated by Croatia 0-2, 3-0 aet)
2002-03 (30): Round of 16 (defeated by Iceland 3-1, 1-0)
2003-04 (31): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 0-1, 2-0)
2004-05 (32): Round of 32 (defeated by Ecuador 2-2, 3-0)
2006-07 (33): Round of 32 (defeated by Venezuela 2-0, 1-2)
2007-08 (34): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 5-0, 2-0)
2009-10 (35): Round of 32 (defeated by Ghana 0-1, 3-1)
2011-12 (36): Round of 32 (defeated by Cameroon 7-0, 1-1)
2012-13 (37): Group Stage (Uzbekistan, Ukraine & Albania finished above)
2013-14 (38): Group Stage (Iran & Venezuela finished above)
2014-15 (39): Round of 32 (defeated by Uzbekistan 4-3, 1-1)
2015-16 (40): Round of 32 (defeated by Poland 3-1, 1-1)
2016-17 (41): Round of 16 (defeated by Egypt 1-2, 3-1 aet)
2018-19 (42): Group Stage (The DR Congo & El Salvador finished above)
2019-20 (43): Group Stage (Albania & Iceland finished above)
2020-21 (44): Group Stage (Slovenia & Russia finished above)

World Challenge
2010 (1): 5th place (defeated by the United States 2-0)

Stadiums Used
Cairo (Nasser Stadium/Cairo International Stadium) - 88 games
Ismailia (Ismailia Stadium) - 10
Alexandria (Alexandria Stadium) - 5
Cairo (Military Academy Stadium) - 3
Cairo (Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium) - 3
Cairo (Petrosport Stadium) - 3
Alexandria (Haras El-Hedood Stadium) - 2
Cairo (30 June Stadium) - 2
Faiyum (Faiyum Stadium) - 1
Mahala al Kubra (El Mahala Stadium) - 1
Port-Said (Port-Said Stadium) - 1
Suez (Suez Stadium) - 1

Records
Largest win: 5-0 vs Slovenia, 2010-11
Heaviest loss: 1-8 vs Brazil, 2006-07
First game (Nations League): Romania-Egypt 3-1 (Round of 16, 1963-64)
First game (World League): Egypt-Denmark 5-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)

 

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Nations League
1994-95 (1): Group Stage (Germany, Norway & Colombia finished above)
2002-03 (2): Group Stage (England, the Netherlands & Paraguay finished above)
2003-04 (3): Group Stage (England & Denmark finished above)
2004-05 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 0-0, 2-1)
2005-06 (5): Group Stage (Germany, Argentina & Costa Rica finished above)
2006-07 (6): Group Stage (Brazil, Ecuador & Egypt finished above)
2007-08 (7): Group Stage (Italy, Russia & Mexico finished above)
2008-09 (8): Group Stage (Croatia & Portugal finished above)
2010-11 (9): Group Stage (Uruguay & France finished above)
2020-21 (10): Group Stage (Italy, Poland & Uruguay finished above)

World League (2 titles)
1971-72 (1): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 2-0, 2-1)
1972-73 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Israel 2-2, 2-1)
1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by France 4-0, 1-0)
1974-75 (4): Round of 32 (defeated by Wales 3-1, 2-2)
1975-76 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by Colombia 2-1, 2-3)
1976-77 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Romania 1-0, 2-0)
1977-78 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Paraguay 2-1, 1-1)
1978-79 (8): Round of 32 (defeated by South Korea 2-1, 2-1)
1979-80 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 4-0, 1-2)
1988-89 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Argentina 2-0, 1-2)
1989-90 (11): Winners, vs Finland 3-2, 1-1
1991-92 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by Cameroon 5-1, 3-1)
1992-93 (13): Round of 32 (defeated by Japan 1-2, 2-0)
1993-94 (14): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Egypt 1-2, 3-1)
1995-96 (15): Round of 32 (defeated by the Netherlands 1-1, 2-2)
2000-01 (16): Round of 32 (defeated by Morocco 6-0, 1-4)
2001-02 (17): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Denmark 0-1, 2-0)
2003-04 (18): Round of 16 (defeated by Japan 4-2, 1-0)
2008-09 (19): Winners, vs Denmark 2-1
2009-10 (20): Round of 32 (defeated by Colombia 4-1, 0-1)
2010-11 (21): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 3-1, 2-2)
2011-12 (22): Round of 32 (defeated by Algeria 1-2, 5-0)
2012-13 (23): Round of 32 (defeated by South Africa 1-1, 2-1)
2013-14 (24): Group Stage (Libya & Uzbekistan finished above)
2014-15 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by Montenegro 2-0, 2-3)
2015-16 (26): Group Stage (Uzbekistan, Mali & Sweden finished above)
2016-17 (27): Round of 32 (defeated by the DR Congo 3-1, 3-4 aet)
2017-18 (28): Round of 32 (defeated by Cameroon 6-2, 2-2)
2018-19 (29): Round of 32 (defeated by Ghana 0-1, 3-0)
2019-20 (30): Group Stage (Honduras & Ghana finished above)

World Challenge
2006 (1): 5th place (defeated by New Zealand 2-0 aet)
2007 (2): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Mexico 4-2 aet)

Stadiums Used
Abuja (Abuja Stadium) - 31 games
Lagos (Surulere Stadium/National Stadium) - 26
Aba (Enyimba International Stadium) - 10
Ibadan (Liberty Stadium) - 8
Enugu (Nnamdi-Azikiwe Stadium) - 7
Kano (Sani-Abacha Stadium) - 6
Port Harcourt (Liberation Stadium) - 2
Akure (Akure Township Stadium) - 1
Gombe (Pantami Stadium) - 1
Jos (Rwang Pam Stadium) - 1
Lafia (Lafia Township Stadium) - 1
Lagos (Agege Township Stadium) - 1
Lagos (Onikan Stadium) - 1
Makurdi (Aper Aku Stadium) - 1
Port Harcourt (Yakubu Gowon Stadium) - 1
Uyo (Uyo Township Stadium) - 1
Warri (Warri Township Stadium) - 1
Yenagoa (Yenagoa Township Stadium) - 1

Records
Largest win: 3-0 vs Paraguay, 2003-04; 3-0 vs Bulgaria, 2008-09; 4-1 vs Russia, 2010-11
Heaviest loss: 1-5 vs Colombia, 1994-95; 0-5 vs England, 2003-04
First game (Nations League): Nigeria-Germany 0-1 (Group Stage, 1994-95)
First game (World League): Bulgaria-Nigeria 1-1 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
First game (World Challenge): New Zealand-Nigeria 2-0 aet (Quarter-Finals, 2006)

 

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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]

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Member State​	Nations League participations​	Nations League record​	World League participations​	World League record​	Conference Cup participations​	Conference Cup record​
Bahrain​			5​	Quarter-Finals​
Iraq​			21​	Quarter-Finals​
Jordan​			5​	Round of 32​
Kuwait​			14​	Round of 16​
Lebanon​			1​	3rd in groups​
Oman​			4​	Round of 16​
Palestine​
Qatar​			8​	Round of 32​
Saudi Arabia​	2​	17th-24th​	26​	Finalists​
Syria​			3​	3rd in groups​
United Arab Emirates​			7​	Round of 16​
Yemen​
Afghanistan​
Iran​	5​	17th-24th​	38​	Finalists​
Kyrgyzstan​
Tajikistan​
Turkmenistan​
Uzbekistan​			13​	Winners (2014-15)​
Bangladesh​
Bhutan​
India​
Maldives​
Nepal​
Pakistan​
Sri Lanka​
Australia​	4​	Quarter-Finals​	38​	Winners (1990-91, 2006-07)​
Brunei​
Cambodia​
Indonesia​
Laos​
Malaysia​
Myanmar​			1​	Round of 32​
Philippines​
Singapore​
Thailand​			2​	Round of 32​
Timor-Leste​
Thailand​
PR China​			20​	Round of 32​
Republic of China​	2​	Round of 16​
Guam​	​
Hong Kong​
Japan​	11​	Semi-Finals​	20​	Finalists​
North Korea​	8​	Round of 16​	9​	Round of 16​
South Korea​	6​	Quarter-Finals​	44​	Finalists​
Macau​
Mongolia​
Northern Mariana Islands​

 

[Wings]

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Nations League
2009-10 (1): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 2-1, 1-0)
2010-11 (2): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 2-2, 2-0)
2011-12 (3): Group Stage (Switzerland & Germany finished above)
2012-13 (4): Group Stage (Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina & Chile finished above)

World League
1971-72 (1): Semi-Finals (defeated by Switzerland 1-1, 1-1, 2-1)
1972-73 (2): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Wales 3-1, 2-1)
1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Turkey 2-2, 1-0)
1974-75 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Tunisia 1-0, 2-0)
1975-76 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Portugal 5-0, 3-1)
1976-77 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 4-1, 4-0)
1977-78 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 2-1, 2-1)
1978-79 (8): Round of 32 (defeated by Romania 2-0, 1-1)
1979-80 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Uruguay 3-0, 2-0)
1981-82 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 3-1, 1-1)
1984-85 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Poland 3-1, 2-1)
1985-86 (12): Round of 32 (defeated by Portugal 0-0, 2-2)
1986-87 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 4-1, 2-1)
1987-88 (14): Round of 32 (defeated by Morocco 1-2, 4-2)
1988-89 (15): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Northern Ireland 3-0, 2-3)
1989-90 (16): Round of 16 (defeated by Finland 1-1, 2-1)
1990-91 (17): Winners, vs Belgium 2-0, 2-0
1991-92 (18): Round of 16 (defeated by Portugal 2-0, 2-1)
1992-93 (19): Semi-Finals (defeated by Ireland 3-0, 2-2)
1997-98 (20): Round of 32 (defeated by Greece 1-2, 2-0)
1998-99 (21): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Belgium 2-2, 2-2 aet 4-3 p)
2001-02 (22): Round of 16 (defeated by Nigeria 0-1, 6-0)
2002-03 (23): Round of 32 (defeated by Romania 1-1, 3-2)
2004-05 (24): Finalists (defeated by Ecuador 2-1)
2005-06 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 0-1, 1-0 aet 4-3 p)
2006-07 (26): Winners, vs the Ivory Coast 2-0
2007-08 (27): Round of 32 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 2-1, 4-0)
2008-09 (28): Semi-Finals (defeated by Nigeria 1-2, 1-0)
2011-12 (29): Round of 32 (defeated by Poland 2-0, 1-2)
2013-14 (30): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Zambia 2-1, 1-1)
2014-15 (31): Round of 32 (defeated by Costa Rica 3-1, 2-0)
2015-16 (32): Round of 32 (defeated by Russia 1-0, 2-0)
2016-17 (33): Round of 32 (defeated by Croatia 5-0, 5-0)
2017-18 (34): Semi-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 4-1, 0-2)
2018-19 (35): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 4-1, 0-2)
2019-20 (36): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 aet)
2020-21 (37): Finalists (defeated by Uruguay 1-0)
2021-22 (38): Group Stage (Ecuador & the Republic of Ireland finished above)

World Challenge
2000 (1): Group Stage (The Czech Republic & Argentina finished above)
2005 (2): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 2-0)
2008 (3): 6th place (defeated by Cameroon 1-1 aet 4-2 p)
2009 (4): 4th place (defeated by the United States 1-0)
2010 (5): 4th place (defeated by Brazil 3-1 aet)
2011 (6): 4th place (defeated by the Ivory Coast 0-0 aet 5-3 p)

Stadiums Used
Sydney (Sports Ground/Sydney Football Stadium) - 31 games
Sydney (Stadium Australia) - 24
Melbourne (Melbourne Cricket Ground) - 18
Brisbane (Lang Park/Suncorp Stadium) - 10
Melbourne (Etihad Stadium) - 8
Adelaide (Hindmarsh Stadium) - 7
Gosford (Central Coast Stadium) - 7
Melbourne (Olympic Park Stadium) - 6
Newcastle (EnergyAustralia Stadium/Hunter Stadium) - 6
Newcastle (Macquarie Field) - 6
Sydney (Cricket Ground) - 6
Perth (Perth Oval) - 4
Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) - 2
Coffs Harbour (International Sports Stadium) - 2
Campbelltown (Campbelltown Stadium) - 1
Gold Coast (Skilled Park) - 1
Melbourne (AAMI Park) - 1
Parramatta (Parramatta Stadium) - 1
South Melbourne (Lakeside Stadium) - 1
Sydney (Belmore Sports Ground) - 1
Sydney (St George Stadium) - 1
Wollongong (WIN Stadium) - 1

Records
Largest win: 6-1 vs Paraguay, 2010-11
Heaviest loss: 1-5 vs Germany, 2010-11
First game (Nations League): Northern Ireland-Australia 0-0 (Group Stage, 2009-10)
First game (World League): Australia-Tunisia 2-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
First game (World Challenge): Argentina-Australia 1-0 (Group Stage, 2000)

 

[Wings]

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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)

 

[Wings]

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Member State​	Nations League participations​	Nations League record​	World League participations​	World League record​	Conference Cup participations​	Conference Cup record​
American Samoa​
Cook Islands​
Fiji​
Kiribati​
New Caledonia​
New Zealand​			4​	Quarter-Finals​
Papua New Guinea​
Samoa​
Solomon Islands​
Tahiti​			2​	Round of 32​
Tonga​
Tuvalu​
Vanuatu​