FIFA assigns a three-letter code (dubbed FIFA Trigramme) to each of its member and non-member countries. These are the official codes used by FIFA and its continental confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) as name abbreviations of countries and dependent areas, in official competitions. The International Federation of Football Association (French: ), commonly known by its acronym, FIFA, is the international governing body of association football. ... The 46 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel but including Australia. ... The 53 member CAF (Confederation of African Football) , (French : Confédération Africaine de Football) , (Arabic : الإتحاد الأفريقى لكرة القدم) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations, CAF Confederation Cup and the African Champions League. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación SudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in most of South America. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ...

FIFA members

There are currently 208 FIFA members, each one with its unique country code.

Country Code  Afghanistan AFG  Albania ALB  Algeria ALG  American Samoa ASA  Andorra AND  Angola ANG  Anguilla AIA  Antigua and Barbuda ATG  Argentina ARG  Armenia ARM  Aruba ARU  Australia AUS  Austria AUT  Azerbaijan AZE  Bahamas BAH  Bahrain BHR  Bangladesh BAN  Barbados BRB  Belarus BLR  Belgium BEL  Belize BLZ  Benin BEN  Bermuda BER  Bhutan BHU  Bolivia BOL  Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH  Botswana BOT  Brazil BRA  British Virgin Islands VGB  Brunei BRU  Bulgaria BUL  Burkina Faso BFA  Burundi BDI  Cambodia CAM  Cameroon CMR  Canada CAN  Cape Verde CPV  Cayman Islands CAY  Central African Republic CTA  Chad CHA  Chile CHI  China PR CHN  Chinese Taipei (Republic of China) TPE  Colombia COL  Comoros COM  Congo CGO  Congo DR COD  Cook Islands COK  Costa Rica CRC  Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) CIV  Croatia CRO  Cuba CUB  Cyprus CYP  Czech Republic CZE  Denmark DEN  Djibouti DJI  Dominica DMA  Dominican Republic DOM  Ecuador ECU  Egypt EGY  El Salvador SLV  England ENG  Equatorial Guinea EQG  Eritrea ERI  Estonia EST  Ethiopia ETH  Faroe Islands FRO  Fiji FIJ  Finland FIN  France FRA  Gabon GAB  Gambia GAM  Georgia GEO  Germany GER  Ghana GHA  Greece GRE  Grenada GRN  Guam GUM  Guatemala GUA  Guinea GUI  Guinea-Bissau GNB  Guyana GUY  Haiti HAI  Honduras HON  Hong Kong HKG  Hungary HUN  Iceland ISL  India IND  Indonesia IDN  Iran IRN  Iraq IRQ  Israel ISR  Italy ITA  Jamaica JAM  Japan JPN  Jordan JOR  Kazakhstan KAZ  Kenya KEN  Korea DPR PRK  Korea Republic KOR  Kuwait KUW  Kyrgyzstan KGZ  Laos LAO  Latvia LVA

Country Code  Lebanon LIB  Lesotho LES  Liberia LBR  Libya LBY  Liechtenstein LIE  Lithuania LTU  Luxembourg LUX  Macau MAC  FYR Macedonia MKD  Madagascar MAD  Malawi MWI  Malaysia MAS  Maldives MDV  Mali MLI  Malta MLT  Mauritania MTN  Mauritius MRI  Mexico MEX  Moldova MDA  Mongolia MGL  Montenegro MNE  Montserrat MSR  Morocco MAR  Mozambique MOZ  Myanmar MYA  Namibia NAM  Nepal NEP  Netherlands NED  Netherlands Antilles ANT  New Caledonia NCL  New Zealand NZL  Nicaragua NCA  Niger NIG  Nigeria NGA  Northern Ireland NIR  Norway NOR  Oman OMA  Pakistan PAK  Palestine PLE  Panama PAN  Papua New Guinea PNG  Paraguay PAR  Peru PER  Philippines PHI  Poland POL  Portugal POR  Puerto Rico PUR  Qatar QAT  Republic of Ireland IRL  Romania ROU  Russia RUS  Rwanda RWA  Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN  Saint Lucia LCA  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN  Samoa SAM  San Marino SMR  São Tomé and Príncipe STP  Saudi Arabia KSA  Scotland SCO  Senegal SEN  Serbia SRB  Seychelles SEY  Sierra Leone SLE  Singapore SIN  Slovakia SVK  Slovenia SVN  Solomon Islands SOL  Somalia SOM  South Africa RSA  Spain ESP  Sri Lanka SRI  Sudan SUD  Suriname SUR  Swaziland SWZ  Sweden SWE  Switzerland SUI  Syria SYR  Tahiti TAH  Tajikistan TJK  Tanzania TAN  Thailand THA  Timor-Leste (East Timor) TLS  Togo TOG  Tonga TGA  Trinidad and Tobago TRI  Tunisia TUN  Turkey TUR  Turkmenistan TKM  Turks and Caicos Islands TCA  Uganda UGA  Ukraine UKR  United Arab Emirates UAE  USA USA  Uruguay URU  U.S. Virgin Islands VIR  Uzbekistan UZB  Vanuatu VAN  Venezuela VEN  Vietnam VIE  Wales WAL  Yemen YEM  Zambia ZAM  Zimbabwe ZIM

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Cape_Verde. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chad. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... First international Philippines 2 - 1 China (Philippines; February 1, 1913) Finland 4 - 0 China (Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952) Biggest win China 19 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000) Biggest defeat USA 5 - 0 China (Palo Alto, USA; April 4, 1992) World Cup Appearances 1 (First... Image File history File links Chinese_Taipei_Football_Flag. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Comoros. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Djibouti. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Dominica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_El_Salvador. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Eritrea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ethiopia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Fiji. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Gabon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_The_Gambia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Grenada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guyana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Haiti. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Honduras. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kenya. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... First international Burma 0 - 0 North Korea (Rangoon, Burma; March 22, 1964) Biggest win North Korea 21 - 0 Guam (Taipei, Taiwan; March 11, 2005) Biggest defeat Bulgaria 6 - 1 North Korea (Sofia, Bulgaria; May 25, 1974) Poland 5 - 0 North Korea (Montreal, Canada; July 25, 1976) World Cup Appearances 1... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kuwait. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Laos. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lesotho. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Libya. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liechtenstein. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Madagascar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malawi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maldives. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mali. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Moldova. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mongolia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montenegro. ... First international Montenegro 2 - 1 Hungary (Podgorica, Montenegro; March 24, 2007) Biggest win Montenegro 2 - 1 Hungary (Podgorica, Montenegro; 24 March 2007) Biggest defeat Japan 2 - 0 Montenegro (Shizuoka, Japan; 1 June 2007) World Cup Appearances - (First in -) Best result - European Championship Appearances - (First in -) Best result - The Montenegro national... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montserrat. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Morocco. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mozambique. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Myanmar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Namibia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nepal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nicaragua. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Niger. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... First international Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest win Ireland (IFA) 7 - 0 Wales (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 1 February 1930) Biggest defeat Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1958) Best result Quarterfinals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oman. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Palestine. ... First International Egypt 8 - 1 Palestine (Egypt; July 26, 1953) Largest win Palestine 8 - 0 Chinese Taipei (Doha, Qatar; February 18, 2004) Worst defeat Egypt 8 - 1 Palestine (Egypt; July 26, 1953) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - AFC Asian Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - The... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Qatar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Rwanda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Lucia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Samoa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_San_Marino. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... First international Scotland 0 – 0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11 – 0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7 – 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... First international Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994) First international as Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan (Podgorica, SCG; 12 February 2003) First international as Serbia Czech Republic 1 - 3 Serbia (Uherské HradiÅ¡tÄ›, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006) Biggest win Faroe Islands... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Seychelles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Somalia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sudan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Suriname. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Swaziland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Syria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_French_Polynesia. ... First International Tahiti 2 - 2 New Zealand (Papeete, Tahiti; September 21, 1952) Largest win Tahiti 30 - 0 Cook Islands (Papeete, Tahiti; September 2, 1971) Worst defeat New Zealand 10 - 0 Tahiti (Adelaide, Australia; June 4, 2004) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - OFC Nations Cup Appearances 7 (First... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tajikistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tanzania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Timor. ... First international Sri Lanka 3 - 2 East Timor (Colombo, Sri Lanka; March 21, 2003) Biggest win - Biggest defeat Thailand 8 - 0 East Timor (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 12, 2004) The East Timor national football team is the national team of East Timor and is controlled by the Federaçao Futebol... Image File history File links Flag_of_Togo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tonga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkmenistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uganda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uzbekistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vanuatu. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vietnam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team... Image File history File links Flag_of_Yemen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zambia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zimbabwe. ...

Non-FIFA member codes used by FIFA or confederations

The following codes refer to countries or dependent areas that are currently not affiliated with FIFA, but whose codes either appear in the FIFA results database, or are used regularly by confederation websites

• ¹ CAF associate members
• ² CONCACAF members
• ³ CONCACAF has also used MQE for Martinique in the past

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Martinique. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sint_Maarten. ... First international Sint Maarten 4 - 2 Cayman Islands (Sint Maarten; April 3, 1992) Largest win Sint Maarten 4 - 0 Anguilla (Saint Kitts and Nevis; March 29, 1996) Worst defeat Cayman Islands 5 - 0 Sint Maarten (Cayman Islands; March 4, 1994) The Sint Maarten national football team is the team of... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zanzibar. ... First international Kenya 2 - 3 Zanzibar (Zanzibar; Date Unknown, May,1949) Largest win Zanzibar 3 - 0 Tanzania (Kenya; October 10, 1967) Worst defeat Kenya 10 - 0 Zanzibar (Kenya; Date Unknown, 1961) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - African Nations Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - The Zanzibar... The 53 member CAF (Confederation of African Football) , (French : Confédération Africaine de Football) , (Arabic : الإتحاد الأفريقى لكرة القدم) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations, CAF Confederation Cup and the African Champions League. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ...

Irregular codes

The following codes refer to countries or dependent areas that are currently not affiliated with FIFA. Even though they are members or associate members of their regional confederations, these codes are not regularly used in communications of FIFA.

• ¹ CONCACAF member (Saint-Martin)
• ² OFC associate members (Micronesia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Tuvalu)

Image File history File links Flag_of_Micronesia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Niue. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Palau. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... First International A&B 2 - 1 Saint-Martin (Antigua and Barbuda; November 1, 1994) Largest win Saint-Martin 3 - 1 Montserrat (Saint-Martin; February 6, 2001) Saint-Martin 3 - 1 Anguilla (Saint-Martin; February 10, 2001) Worst defeat Jamaica 12 - 0 Saint-Martin (Kingston, Jamaica; November 24, 2004) World Cup... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tuvalu. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ...

Obsolete country codes

The following codes are obsolete because a country has ceased to exist, changed its name, changed its code, or has become part of another country.

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Colony_of_Aden. ... First international Sudan 9 - 0 North Yemen (Egypt, September 5, 1965) Malaysia 0 - 1 Yemen (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; September 8, 1990) Biggest win Yemen 11 - 2 Bhutan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; February 18, 2000) Biggest defeat Libya 16 - 1 North Yemen (Egypt, September ?, 1965) Saudi Arabia 7 - 0 Yemen (Jeddah, Saudi... Image File history File links Flag_of_British_guiana_1919-1954. ... First International Trinidad and Tobago 3 - 0 British Guyana (Dutch Guiana; Date Unknown, 1937) Surinam 4 - 1 Guyana (Surinam; October ?, 1971) Largest win Guyana 14 - 0 Anguilla (St. ... Image File history File links British_Honduras_flag. ... First international El Salvador 3 - 0 Belize (San Salvador, El Salvador; November 29, 1995) Biggest win Belize 7 - 1 Nicaragua (Belize City, Belize; April 17, 2002) Biggest defeat Costa Rica 7 - 0 Belize (San José, Costa Rica; March 17, 1999) The Belize national football team is the national team of... Image File history File links Imperial-India-Blue-Ensign. ... First international France 2 - 1 India (London, England; July 31, 1948) Biggest win India 7 - 0 Ceylon (Bangalore, India; December 16, 1963) India 6 - 0 Cambodia (New Delhi, India; August 17, 2007) Biggest defeat USSR 11 - 1 India (Moscow, USSR; September 16, 1955) AFC Asian Cup Appearances 2 (First in... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bohemia. ... First International Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Belgium 0 - 0 Czechoslovakia (Brussels, Belgium; 17 November 1993) Largest win Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 October 1925) Worst defeat Hungary 8 - 3 Czechoslovakia (Budapest, Hungary... Image File history File links Flag_of_Myanmar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ceylon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_CIS.svg Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States. ... First international USA 0 - 1 CIS (Miami, USA; 25 January 1992) Largest win El Salvador 0 - 3 CIS (San Salvador, El Salvador; 29 January 1992) Worst defeat Mexico 4 - 0 CIS (Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; 8 March 1992) European Championship Appearances 1 (First in 1992) Best result Round 1, 1992... Image File history File links Flag_of_Congo_Kinshasa_1960. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_Congo_(1970). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Curaçao. ... First international Aruba 0 - 4 Curaçao (6 April 1924) Largest win Curaçao 14 - 0 Puerto Rico (21 December 1946) Worst defeat Netherlands 8 - 1 Curaçao (23 April 1958) The Curaçao national football team is the official football team for the Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Benin. ... First International Dahomey 0 - 1 Nigeria (Dahomey; 8 November 1959) Nigeria 7 - 0 Benin (Nigeria; 14 February 1977) Largest win Dahomey 6 - 2 Chad (Dahomey; 15 April 1963) Benin 4 - 0 Tanzania (Cotonou, Benin; 8 September 2002) Worst defeat Nigeria 10 - 1 Dahomey (Nigeria; 28 November 1959) World Cup Appearances... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... First international China (club side) 2 - 0 Dutch East Indies (Philippines; May 5, 1934) Nan Hwa 2 - 2 Indonesia (Semarang, Indonesia; August 7, 1937) Biggest win Indonesia 13 - 0 Philippines (Jakarta, Indonesia; December 23, 2002) Biggest defeat Denmark 9 - 0 Indonesia (Copenhagen, Denmark; September 3, 1974) World Cup Appearances 1... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... First international Poland 3 - 0 East Germany (Warsaw, Poland; 21 September 1952) Last International Belgium 0 - 2 East Germany (Brussels, Belgium; 12 September 1990) Biggest win Ceylon 1 - 12 East Germany (Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964) Biggest defeat 0 - 3, 12 times; 1 - 4, three times World Cup Appearances 1... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Gold_Coast. ... First international Gold Coast 1-0 Nigeria (Accra, Ghana; 28 May 1950) Ghana 7-0 Nigeria (Accra, Ghana; 1 June 1955) Biggest win Malawi 0-12 Ghana (Malawi; 15 October 1962) Biggest defeat Brazil 8-2 Ghana (São José do Rio Preto, Brazil; 27 March 1996) World Cup Appearances... Image File history File links Flag_of_Dutch_Guyana. ... First International Curacao 1 - 3 Dutch Guiana (Curacao; July 23, 1934) Guyana 2 - 0 Surinam (Guyana; July 4, 1976) Largest win Surinam 8 - 1 Aruba (Paramaribo, Surinam; March 24, 2004) Worst defeat Mexico 8 - 1 Surinam (Monterrey, Mexico; October 15, 1977) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - CONCACAF... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... First international New Zealand 9 - 0 New Hebrides (Nouméa, New Caledonia; September 19, 1951) Vanuatu 2 - 3 Papua New Guinea (Honiara, Solomon Islands; July 7, 1981) Largest win Vanuatu 18 - 0 Kiribati (Lautoka, Fiji; July 7, 2003) Worst defeat New Zealand 9 - 0 New Hebrides (Nouméa, New Caledonia... Image File history File links BrNBflag. ... First international  Korea Republic 3 - 2 Malaya (Singapore; April 13, 1953) Biggest win Malaya 15 - 1 Philippines  (Jakarta, Indonesia; August 27, 1962) Biggest defeat  Japan 13 - 0 Malaysia (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1997) World Cup Appearances 0 times (First in -) Best result - AFC Asian Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1976... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Vietnam. ... First international China 5 - 3 North Vietnam (China, October 4, 1956) Philippines 2 - 2 Vietnam (Philippines; November 26, 1991) Biggest win Vietnam 11 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 23, 2000) Biggest defeat Albania 8 - 0 Vietnam (Norcia, Italy; February 12, 2003) The Vietnam national football team is... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Yemen. ... First international Sudan 9 - 0 North Yemen (Egypt, September 5, 1965) Malaysia 0 - 1 Yemen (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; September 8, 1990) Biggest win Yemen 11 - 2 Bhutan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; February 18, 2000) Biggest defeat Libya 16 - 1 North Yemen (Egypt, September ?, 1965) Saudi Arabia 7 - 0 Yemen (Jeddah, Saudi... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Rhodesia-1939. ... First international Southern Rhodesia 0 - 4 Northern Rhodesia (Southern Rhodesia; 1946) Malawi 0 - 3 Zambia (Malawi; July 04, 1966) Biggest win Zambia 9 - 0 Kenya (Malawi; 13 November 1978) Biggest defeat Congo DR 10 - 1 Zambia (Congo-Kinshasa; 22 November 1969) Belgium 9 - 0 Zambia (Brussels, Belgium; 3 June 1994... Image File history File links Palestine-Mandate-Ensign-1927-1948. ... First international  Egypt 7 - 1 Palestine/Eretz Israel (Cairo, Egypt; March 16, 1934)  USA 3 - 1 Israel (New York City, USA; September 26, 1948) Biggest win Israel 9 - 0 Chinese Taipei  (Wellington, New Zealand; March 23, 1988) Biggest defeat Egypt 7 - 1 Palestine/Eretz Israel (Cairo, Egypt; March 16, 1934... Image File history File links Flag of Rhodesia, 1965–1968. ... First international Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950) Zimbabwe 6 - 0 Mozambique (Salisbury, Zimbabwe; 20 April 1980) Biggest win Botswana 0 - 7 Zimbabwe (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990) Biggest defeat Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950) Côte dIvoire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe (Abidjan... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saar. ... First international Saarland 5 - 3 Switzerland B (Saarbrücken, Saarland; 22 November 1950) Norway 2 - 3 Saarland (Oslo, Norway; 24 June 1953) Last International Netherlands 3 - 2 Saarland (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 6 June 1956) Largest win Switzerland B 2 - 5 Saarland (Bern, Switzerland; 15 September 1951) Worst defeat Saarland 1 - 7... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... First international South Vietnam 3 - 1 Thailand (South Vietnam; Date Unknown, 1956?) Largest win Thailand 10 - 0 Brunei (Bangkok, Thailand; May 24, 1971) Worst defeat Great Britain 9 - 0 Thailand (Melbourne, Australia; November 26, 1956) AFC Asian Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1972) Best result Third place, 1972 The Thailand... Image File history File links Flag_of_Southern_Rhodesia. ... First international Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950) Zimbabwe 6 - 0 Mozambique (Salisbury, Zimbabwe; 20 April 1980) Biggest win Botswana 0 - 7 Zimbabwe (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990) Biggest defeat Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950) Côte dIvoire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe (Abidjan... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Vietnam. ... First international South Vietnam 2 - 4 South Korea (South Vietnam, 15 January 1949) Last International Malaysia 3 - 0 South Vietnam (Thailand, 23 March 1975) Largest win South Vietnam 10 - 0 Laos (Japan; 1 October 1967) Worst defeat Indonesia 9 - 1 South Vietnam (South Korea, 4 May 1971) AFC Asian Cup... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Yemen. ... First international Egypt 14 - 0 South Yemen (Egypt, September ?, 1965) Last International South Yemen 1-0 Guinea (Kuwait City, Kuwait; November 5, 1989) Biggest win South Yemen 2 - 0 Mauritania (Syria; October 12, 1976) Biggest defeat Egypt 14 - 0 South Yemen (Egypt, September ?, 1965) Algeria 15 - 1 South Yemen (Libya... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tanganyika. ... First international Tanzania 0 - 0 Egypt (Tanzania; Date Unknown, 1960) Largest win Tanzania 7 - 0 Somalia (Jinja, Uganda; December 1, 1995) Worst defeat Ethiopia 7 - 0 Tanzania (Ethiopia; October 8, 1969) African Nations Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1980) Best result Round 1, 1980 The Tanzania national football team, nicknamed... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_United_Arab_Republic. ... First international Italy 2 - 1 Egypt (Gent, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Biggest win Egypt 15 - 0 Laos (Indonesia; November 1963) Biggest defeat Italy 11 - 3 Egypt (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 10 June 1928) World Cup Appearances 2 (First in 1934) Best result Round 1, 1934 and 1990 African Nations Cup Appearances 20... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... First international Upper Volta 5 - 4 Gabon (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) Burkina Faso 0 - 0 China (Burkina Faso; 28 July 1984) Biggest win Burkina Faso 4 - 0 Mozambique (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 7 June 2003) Biggest defeat Algeria 7 - 0 Upper Volta (Algeria; 30 August 1981) African Nations Cup Appearances 6... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Samoa. ... First international Wallis & Futuna 3 - 1 Western Samoa (Fiji; August 22, 1979) Cook Islands 2 - 1 Samoa (Cook Islands; September 2, 1998) Biggest win Samoa 8 - 0 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; April 9, 2001) Biggest defeat Tahiti 13 - 0 Western Samoa (Solomon Islands; July 13, 1981) The Samoa national... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First international  Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, Macedonians and Slovenes (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International  Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Biggest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India  (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire  (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Biggest defeat... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zaire. ...

FIFA and IOC differences

Main article: comparison of IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166 country codes

Although most FIFA codes are the same as the International Olympic Committee country codes used for the Olympic Games, there are still some discrepancies: This is a comparison of the IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166-1 three-letter codes, combined into one table for easy reference. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

There are also some countries that are affiliated to FIFA and not to the International Olympic Committee, and vice-versa: ... Stamp The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894. ...

• FIFA affiliates and non IOC members (11):
  • Anguilla
  • England
  • Faroe Islands
  • Macao, China
  • Montserrat
  • New Caledonia
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Tahiti
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Wales

• IOC members and non FIFA affiliates (8):
  • Great Britain
  • Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Monaco
  • Nauru
  • Palau
  • Tuvalu

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FIFA and ISO differences

Main article: comparison of IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166 country codes

While many FIFA country codes are identical to the corresponding ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes, there are considerably more differences between FIFA and ISO codes than between FIFA and IOC codes. This is a comparison of the IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166-1 three-letter codes, combined into one table for easy reference. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes in the ISO 3166-1 standard to represent countries and dependent areas. ...

Reference

• Associations. FIFA.com. Retrieved on 2006-07-26.

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External link

• FIFA Country Codes - list maintained by the The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Usenet group.