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Taher Abouzeid


In the FIFA U20 World Cup 1981 Taher Abouzaid was the top-scorer of the Egyptian team and the scorer of the World Cup. For many years Abouzaid played for the Egypt national football team. In the 1984 African Cup of Nations he was also the top scorer with four goals. In the 1986 African Cup of Nations he was the Egyptian team leading scorer helping his team to win the African Cup of Nations 1986. He also played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals. Abouzaid also played for Egypt at the 1984
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Football in Honduras


Cup, and the Youth Olympics; the Under-17s compete in the Under-17s World Cup; the Under-20s compete in the Under-20s World Cup; and the Under-23s compete in Olympic Qualifying, and the Olympic Games. The Honduras Men's National Team is the representative team of the country in official men's football competitions. The Honduran national football team is nicknamed "los Catrachos". It was founded in 1921, and played against Guatemala in 1921 in Guatemala City, in the very first international football match. It has participated in many international
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National sports team


competitions that include team sports include the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games are relatively open for participation. Other competitions that are specific to sports, such as the FIFA World Cup (Association football), Rugby World Cup (rugby union) and Cricket World Cup (cricket) allow many countries to qualify. For instance, the popularity of the Socceroos is heightened during the FIFA World Cup simply due to participation in a global event. However, how even the competition is also matters. Even if there are a large number of participants
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2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament


The 2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the second edition of the African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women and the first edition of this under-17 qualification tournament new format. The biennial international under-17 football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 10 teams entered the competition, but due to many withdrawals, only 5 played matches. The final three teams qualified to the World Cup. The top
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Heysel Stadium disaster


the defending European Champions' Cup winners, having won the competition after defeating Roma in the penalty shootout in the final of the previous season. Again they would face Italian opposition, Juventus, who had won, unbeaten, the 1983–84 Cup Winners' Cup. Juventus had a team comprising many of Italy's 1982 FIFA World Cup winning team–who played for Juventus for many years–and their playmaker Michel Platini was considered the best footballer in Europe, being named Footballer of The Year by "France Football" magazine for the
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2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament


The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 10 teams entered the competition. The pairings were released in late June 2013. The first round's many withdrawal of teams was openly criticised by
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History of the India national football team


. However, India themselves withdrew from the World Cup finals before the tournament was to begin. The All India Football Federation gave various reasons for the team's withdrawal, including travel costs, lack of practice time, and valuing the Olympics above the World Cup. Despite the reason given out from the AIFF, many football historians and pundits have repeated the tale that India withdrew from the World Cup due to FIFA imposing a rule banning players from playing barefoot. However, according to the then captain of India, Sailen Manna,
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Albania national football team


many Albanian fans turned up and how enthusiastic they were in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) between Switzerland and Albania where the Swiss won 2–0 thanks to goals from Gökhan Inler and Kosovo-born Xherdan Shaqiri. He didn't believe that there was 12,000 Albanian fans in the stands which was more than how many Swiss fans turned up for the game. He stated "Albanian fans are fantastic and the most passionate fans I have ever seen". During that campaign, TKZ attended all games Albania played apart from a match
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Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.


established the name of the Thessalian team in the European football map. The "crimsons" came up to the "8", where they have been excluded after two sensational quarter-finals by the Soviets of Dynamo Moscow. The unique, however, distinguish in the institution of the Cup Winners Cup that season, made a big impression and showed how great this team was and capable for even bigger achievements...This team however, – that many believed was playing the best football in Greece by that time – was unstoppable and
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Sport in Venezuela


Venezolana in 1921. The Venezuela national football team played their first game in 1938. Professionalism was not established until 1957 with the Copa de Venezuela arriving two years later. The Vinotinto have struggled ever since the beginning of the national team competing for The World Cup in England in 1966. From then to the 1994, attempting to qualify for The World Cup series in America, the team was known as the "whipping boys," for how badly they lost to other teams. Within this time span they competed in seven qualifying
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Football in Azerbaijan


was Anatoly Banishevski, who was also a member of the Soviet team, that reached the semi-finals in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Another Azerbaijani footballing legend is also part of football history: Tofiq Bahramov was the linesman who played a crucial role in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final between England and West Germany. In the early twentieth century, football began to become popular in Azerbaijan, which was then part of the Russian Empire. Within a short period of time many football teams were established in the capital Baku.
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List of Iran national football team managers


known throughout the football world for his 1998 World Cup sensation, Ćiro accepted an offer to lead the Iranian national team midway through the 2002 World Cup qualification process. Coming in ahead of the final qualifying round, he quickly developed a following among many of the Iranian fans. Ćiro kept the 3–5–2 formation that Iran had played with previously in the 96 Asian Cup, in which Iranian national team had won third place. He also introduced new players to Team Melli such as Rahman Rezaei, Javad Nekounam, and Ebrahim Mirzapour. Known
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Serbia team for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification


The Serbia team for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification represented Serbia at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification in Europe. The team was coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, with assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić, Milan Minić and Jovica Antonić. The team have qualified for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. The following are the all players who appeared at least in one game during qualification: Selected players (12/30) with 5 or more games played. Number in parentheses indicates how many times player was in a starting line-up
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FC Goa


's how the Gaurs refer to the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa, it is better known as the Fatorda. This stadium is considered to be one of the finest football stadiums in the country. This venue has long been a mainstay of Indian football, having played host to many international games, including India's qualifiers for both the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup. It was also one of the six host venues for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in India. Massive attendances have been recorded at
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Sport in Italy


Sport in Italy has a long tradition. In several sports, both individual and team, Italy has good representation and many successes. Football is the most popular sport in Italy. Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and is (along with Germany) currently the second most successful football team in World Cup history, after Brazil, having won four FIFA World Cup championships. Basketball, volleyball, and cycling are the next most popular/played sports, with Italy having a rich tradition in all three. Italy also has
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Bolivia national football team


. Bolivia play their home games at Estadio Hernando Siles, which has an altitude of above sea level, making it one of the highest football stadiums in the world. Many visiting teams protest that the altitude gives Bolivia an unfair advantage against opponents. On 27 May 2007, FIFA declared that no World Cup Qualifying matches could be played in stadiums above 8,200 feet (2,500 m) above sea level. However, FIFA raised the altitude limit after months of campaigning against the ban, thus allowing the stadium to continue holding World Cup
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Argentina at the FIFA World Cup


World Cup games through 17 tournaments facing 36 rivals. Teams in bold denote world cup winners, teams in "italics" show teams which played it first match ever in a World Cup against Argentina.br Teams with a * mark no longer exist. East Germany was annexed to Germany. Soviet Union now plays as Russia.br +Played as Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Through Argentinian team history, several coaches had trained it with different football styles from offensive to defensive tactics. There are two predominant 'football schools' about world champions coaches
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Ivory Coast


association football. The national football team has played in the World Cup three times, in Germany 2006, in South Africa 2010, and Brazil in 2014. The woman's football team played in the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada. Ivory Coast notable footballers are Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré and Kolo Touré, Eric Bailly, Gervinho, and Wilfried Zaha. Rugby union is also popular, and the national rugby union team qualified to play at the Rugby World Cup in South Africa in 1995. Ivory Coast also won two
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Germany–Italy football rivalry


The Germany–Italy football rivalry between the national football teams of Germany and Italy, the two most successful football nations in Europe and only behind Brazil internationally, is a long-running one. Overall, the two teams have won eight FIFA World Cup championships (four each) and made a total of 14 appearances in the final of the tournament (eight for Germany and six for Italy)—more than all the other European nations combined. They have played against each other five times in the World Cup, and many of these matches
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Scottish Football Museum


for being the oldest international football teams in the world. A crowd of only 4,000 arrived that day to watch the historic event. 140 years on and football has become the most popular sport in the world where the 2010 World cup reached more than 3.2 billion people worldwide. This exhibition celebrates the unimaginable growth for the world of football from where we once were, where we are today, and how Scotland has its place in the start of football history. From October 2009 until March 2011 the Scottish Football Museum played host to
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Football in Hungary


medal in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki and reaching the final in the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, always with Ferenc Puskás as a star (84 goals in 85 matches playing for the Hungarian national football team). The twilight of this team that marveled the world came with the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and after a match of the European Champion's Cup Budapest Honvéd in Bilbao, many of the stars like Czibor, Kocsis and Puskás decided not to return to their country and sign for teams from Western Europe, meaning
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History of the Portugal national football team


In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification, the "Seleção" played one game against Switzerland in a neutral ground, held in Milan, losing 2–1 against the Swiss, ending qualification prospects. Because of the international conflict due to the World War II, there was no World Cup held until the 1950 competition and subsequently, the national team made very few games against other teams. A 10–0 away friendly defeat against England, two years after the war, was the proof of how the irregularity of the games had taken its effects
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Football in Chad


Football is by far the most popular sport in Chad. Many of top Chadian footballers have played professionally in France. According to one source, Nambatingue Tokomon, known as "Toko," played for renowned French soccer clubs, including Paris St. Germain, in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdoulay Karateka also played for Paris St. Germain. Ndoram Japhet played for Nantes and Monaco in the 1990s." The national team represents football in Chad internationally, however, the squad has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the African Cup
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Switzerland national football team


The Switzerland national football team (, , , ) is the national football team of Switzerland. The team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. Switzerland's best ever performance at the FIFA World Cup are three quarter-final appearances, in 1934, 1938 and 1954. They hosted the competition in 1954, where they played with Austria in the quarter-final match, losing 7–5, which today still stands as the highest scoring ever World Cup match. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Switzerland set a FIFA World Cup
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2016 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification


The 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification is a process to decide a number of the teams that will play in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup. Unlike the previous tournament, this will be the first one that will use a measure of qualification. The first qualification match played was on 30 May 2015 between the newly constituted Felvidék team and the team representing Alderney, with the first goal scored by Felvidék's Zoltán Novota. The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) was founded in June 2013, as an organisation to represent
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2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification


The 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification was the process to decide a number of the teams that will play in the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup. This is the second tournament to feature a qualification process, following on from the 2016 qualification. The first qualification match played was on 13 March 2016 between the Tamil Eelam team and the team representing the Romani people, with the first goal scored by Tamil Eelam's Panushanth Kulenthiran. The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) was founded in June 2013, as an organisation to
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Russia at the FIFA World Cup


SSR. The Soviet Union national football team played in 7 World Cups. Their best performance was reaching 4th place in England 1966. However Soviet football was dissolved in 1991 when Belarus, Russia and Ukraine declared independence under the Belavezha Accords. The CIS national football team (Commonwealth of Independent States) was formed with other independent nations in 1992 but did not participate in any World Cups. This was the first time the two countries have played each other in the FIFA World Cup, though they did play a friendly in 2013,
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Samoan culture


Pat Lam and Brian Lima. In addition, there are many Samoans that have played for or are playing for the All Blacks. Rugby league is a popular sport in Samoa, with the national team reaching the quarter finals of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. Australian rules football is a popular sport in Samoa, played as Samoa Rules with the national team, the Bulldogs, competing at the Arafura Games and the 2002 and 2005 Australian Football International Cup. Samoans have been very visible in American professional wrestling, despite the relatively
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Switzerland women's national football team


The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football. The team played its first match in 1972. Switzerland qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada by winning their qualifying group. It was the first time that Switzerland participated in a women's World Cup, and the first time both the men's team and women's team qualified for a World Cup simultaneously. At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Switzerland was drawn into Group C with Japan, Cameroon and Ecuador. They
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Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup


handling in-game, although this is hardly noticeable. The broom selection more directly affects how hard the AI will play. The player will play against every team in the World Cup twice, once at their home stadium and once at the opposing team's home ground. The Cup is awarded the same way as the Hogwarts Cup, so the team with the highest score total at the end of the season wins the World Cup. The player can play multiple separate World Cups with different teams simultaneously, but can only run
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Rong Zhixing


football team. In 1966 Rong join Guangzhou football team. In 1969, Rong was elected to the Guangdong football team, he was called up to the Chinese national team and played in the 1976 Asian Cup, with China earning third place. Rong was still called up to represent China as he played within the 1980 Asian Cup and qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. After China lost to New Zealand in qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Rong retired. In 1982, Rong retired and studied in university, he
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Indonesia national football team


first Asian team to participate in the FIFA World Cup, when the team qualified for the 1938 tournament after its opponent, Japan, withdrew from the qualification heats. The 6–0 loss to eventual finalists, the Hungary football team, in the first round of the tournament in Reims, France, remains the nation's only appearance in the World Cup. This team is the only team in FIFA World Cup history who played only one match in all competitions, while all other teams played three matches at least. After the Second World
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Ukraine national football team 2009


In 2009, the Ukraine national football team played in UEFA Group 6 of the qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Ukraine were placed second in the group and entered the UEFA playoff stage, where they were knocked out by Greece. The team also played friendly matches against Serbia, Slovakia and Turkey. Serhiy Nazarenko and Andriy Shevchenko each scored 4 goals in international matches. 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Second Round 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Second Round FIFA World Cup qualification FIFA World Cup qualification FIFA World
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Ha Seok-ju


Ha Seok-ju (born February 20, 1968) is a retired South Korean football player and now a manager. Ha played for the South Korea national football team and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Ha played for the South Korea national football team (95 matches/23 goals) and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Ha was known for his left foot, for he was one of the few left-footed Korean players
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David McCreery


David McCreery (born 16 September 1957) is a Northern Irish former international footballer who played professionally for Newcastle United and many other clubs during his long career. He mostly played in midfield, but was very versatile, and during his career played in every position bar goalkeeper. McCreery made 67 appearances for the Northern Ireland national football team, and played in the World Cup finals of 1982 Spain and 1986 Mexico. David was named in the All Star Select XI at the World Cup 1982 for his continuous high quality performances. McCreery
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Iraj Danaeifard


. In 1977, he returned to Taj. In 1980, he moved to the United States and started playing for the NASL team, the Tulsa Roughnecks. He remained in the club until 1984 when the league folded, and retired from football soon thereafter. Danaeifard was invited to the national team for the first time in 1977 and helped the team qualify for 1978 World Cup. He played well in the tournament and many still remember his goal against Scotland, which was Iran's first goal ever at a world cup. After
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Thailand women's national football team


football team in Southeast Asia. Thailand women's national football team was qualified to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup by beating Vietnam in fifth place play-off of 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup and end the tournament with fifth place. In spite of less investment than the men's team, the Thai women's team clinched fifth place in 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup held in Vietnam which qualified them for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Thailand's first ever participation in a FIFA World Cup (men's
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Hussam Fawzi


whilst playing his club football at Al-Zawraa. He played for in Iraq at the time when Uday Hussein was in charge of the national team. Hussam was included in the 1996 and 2000 squads for the Asian Cup. The Iraqi football team came into public attention when newspapers started publishing stories of how Uday was known to punish players physically for achieving poor results in matches. This was used as one of the many reasons used by Tony Blair for justifying the Iraq War. As a result of difficulties and the resulting Iraq
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Sports in Bhutan


Federation joined the international basketball federation FIBA in 1983. Its national team has played many qualification games for the FIBA Asia Championship but still waits for its breakthrough. The sport of football in Bhutan is run by the Bhutan Football Federation. The association administers the Bhutan national football team as well as the A-Division. In 2002, Bhutan's national football team played Montserrat, in what was billed as The Other Final; the match took place on the same day Brazil and Germany in the World Cup Final, but at the
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Amateur sport in Toronto


OpenSports app, which many individuals organize pickup soccer games on. Toronto youth ice hockey teams participate in the world's largest organised ice hockey league, the Greater Toronto Hockey League, founded in 1911 in The Beaches neighbourhood. Toronto's elementary and secondary schools also play for a Toronto title. Toronto was for many years the host of the annual Vanier Cup football championship, and also hosted (and won) many of the early Grey Cup competitions that were contested by amateur football teams. Both championship games were once again held in
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Alexis Mendoza


Alexis Antonio Mendoza Barrina (born November 8, 1961) is a retired Colombian footballer and the current manager of Categoría Primera A club Independiente Medellín. He was the assistant manager of Honduras national football team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and of the Ecuador national football team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Mendoza was capped 67 times and scored 2 international goals for Colombia between 1987 and 1997. Mendoza played one match at the 1994 World Cup, and was an unused substitute for the 1990 World Cup. Mendoza also played in
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Saint Lucia national football team


The Saint Lucia national football team is the national association football team of Saint Lucia and it represents that country in international football matches. It is controlled by the Saint Lucia Football Association and it is part of CONCACAF. The team attempted to qualify to the World Cup finals tournament for the first time during the 1994 World Cup qualification, when they were eliminated in the first qualification round by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1992. In the CONCACAF 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Saint Lucia played Aruba in the first qualifying round – losing
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Zabikhillo Urinboev


Zabikhillo Urinboev (born 30 March 1995) is an Uzbekistani footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for J2 League team Tokushima Vortis. He made his debut for the Uzbekistan national football team in May 2018, against Iran in a friendly. He also have played for the Uzbekistan national youth teams in international tournaments such as 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and 2018 AFC U-23 Championship, in which he would win the latter tournament with Uzbekistan national under-23 football
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South Africa national under-20 football team


The South Africa national under-20 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the African Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has played at seven African Youth Championships and three FIFA U-20 World Cups. The team was started in 1993, when SAFA decided to form an under-20 team. The team's greatest achievements to date
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Jim Blyth (footballer, born 1955)


when he failed a medical on a suspect back. This move would have made him the world's most expensive goalkeeper. He earned two caps for the Scotland national football team, and was Scotland's second-choice goalkeeper at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The 1977–78 season saw Jim playing in Coventry's most exciting top-flight team. A side containing Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby McDonald and Tommy Hutchison played a brand of attacking football that swept many teams aside, often by large
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Football in the Netherlands


promotion to or relegation from the Eerste Divisie was not possible. In 2016, the Topklasse was renamed Derde Divisie and the Tweede Divisie was revived. Dutch football is well known for its national football team, usually dressed in orange. They won the European Championship in 1988, and have competed in many European and World Cups. They finished second in the 1974,1978 and 2010 World Cups and third in the UEFA Euro 1976 and 2014 World Cup tournament. They have reached many finals (1974 World Cup, 1978 World Cup, Euro
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List of Republic of Ireland international footballers


in there being many dual Irish international footballers. After complaints by the FAI against this practice being used by the IFA during 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, FIFA decreed that each association should select teams based on their own part of Ireland. During the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification, a late goal by England allowed them to qualify at Ireland's expense. After reaching the quarter-finals of the 1964 European Nations' Cup, Ireland lost a 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off against Spain. A run of poor
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Béla Fejér


Béla Csongor Fejér (born 11 May 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer of Hungarian ethnicity, who plays for Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe as a goalkeeper. In 2013 he made his debut for Romania U-19. However, he failed to progress through the national team ranks. In 2018 he accepted a call up to play for the Kárpátalja football team at the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup, as the team was a last-minute replacement for Felvidék. He played all 6 games as the team won the World Football Cup at the first
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Football in Honduras


's National Team has not qualified to the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and has not qualified to play in the FIFA Women's World Cup Honduras has been the birthplace of many talented football players, and as such, many have had the opportunity to play abroad, and have had much success.. Such was the case of José Enrique 'The Rabbit Cardona, Jorge Urquía, Gilberto Yearwood, José Roberto Figueroa, and others in Spain, as well as Carlos Pavón, and Eugenio Dolmo Flores in Mexico. More recent stories of
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Soviet Union Olympic football team


played in the World Cup finals from participation in the Olympics. The Soviet Union did not participate in the World Cup until 1958 (see 1958 World Cup (qualifications)); instead, it allowed its first team (base team) to compete at the Olympics (since 1952). Upon introducing the first team to the World Cup, the Olympic football team of USSR was created. The under-23 years old restriction was introduced for the 1992 Summer Olympics. Notes: The list does not include games of the senior team such
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Gozo national football team


during this period. The Gozo Football Association's decision to organise Gozo F.C. and have it play in the Maltese football league system might be the reason behind the lengthy hiatus of the Gozo representative national team. Indeed, the next known Gozitan appearance came in 1999, when a selection representing Gozo played in first edition of the UEFA Regions Cup. Ten years after, specifically in 2009, the Gozo representative football team debuted in the Viva World Cup. In the following year, Gozo hosted the 2010 edition of the Viva World Cup
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Scotland national rugby league team


Ireland, losing narrowly. Since then, Ireland has become the team's main rival, the two teams having played each other many times in their short histories. In 2000 they qualified for their first ever World Cup, but failed to make an impact, losing all three of their group matches; however, their biggest losing margin was just 12 points. In 2008 they beat Wales over two matches to qualify for the 2008 World Cup. Scotland play in a dark blue strip, similar to the nation's football and rugby
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Culture of Milan


popular sport in Italy, and Milan is home to two world-famous football teams: A.C. Milan and Internazionale. The former is normally referred to as "Mìlan" (notice the stress on the first syllable, unlike the English and Milanese name of the city), the latter as "Inter". Milan is the only city in Europe whose teams have won both the European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. Both teams play at Giuseppe Meazza - San Siro Stadium (85,700). Many of the strongest Italian football players
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Páll á Reynatúgvu


Páll á Reynatúgvu played for many years as a midfielder for his local football club, B71 Sandur. For a few seasons, he also served as the team's captain. With his club, he won the Faroese League in 1989 and Faroese Cup 1993. In 1993 Páll á Reynatúgvu played 5 matches for the Faroe Islands national football team, four of which were 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with one friendly match. In 1996/97 Páll á Reynatúgvu played two matches with B71 Sandur against APOEL Nicosia from Cyprus in the Champions League.
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Women's football in Jamaica


Women's football in Jamaica was first introduced to the Island in the 1960s. The sport grew in popularity forming leagues. Many women face prejudice and stigma for playing the game. Towards the end of 2010's the Jamaican Football Federation scrapped the women's programme. In 2011 $33 million was spent on the women's youth development. The Jamaician national team team played their first international match in 1991. The national women's team qualified for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup the first time a national women's team had qualified
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Don Howe


began. He returned to Arsenal in 1997 as part of the Academy setup wherein as the head youth coach. Howe also moved into journalism and broadcasting, becoming a pundit for Channel 4's coverage of Serie A. As a defender, he featured regularly in the England national football team. Howe played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and altogether won 23 caps in total for the Three Lions. He became part of the England national team's coaching setup in 1981, working under Ron Greenwood. When Greenwood retired a year later
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1939 Poland v Hungary football match


The Last Game, as it is known in Poland, was played on Sunday, 27 August 1939, at the Wojska Polskiego Stadium in Warsaw. It was the last game of the interwar Polish football team before the Second World War. The Polish national football team faced and beat one of the best teams of that period - 1938's FIFA World Cup runners-up, Hungary, four goals to two. This match has generally been forgotten by the Hungarians - for them it was just one of many international friendlies, without
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Sri Lanka national football team


first major football tournament in his stadium.It was defeating India in the Final of 1995 SAFF Championship. All the FIFA World Cup qualification matches of Sri Lankan team also played in this ground.This ground has become a lucky ground for Sri Lanka team because they have won much of the matches played in here.The draw against Philippines Football team and The Tajikistan Team were well known.In recent times Sri Lanka lost to Bhutan in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualify matches against Bhutan in this Stadium.The 2014–15 FA Cup Final
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Sport in Cameroon


in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The team has won five African Cup of Nations titles. Footballer Roger Milla is known around the world, and the 2003 death of Marc-Vivien Foé during a game made international headlines. Many Cameroonian footballers have gone on to forge relatively successful careers in Europe, including Christian Bassogog who was named African best player of the 2017 African Nations Cup in Gabon 2017.Rigobert Song and African Footballer of the Year winners Lauren Etame Mayer and Samuel Eto'o. Children begin playing sports in primary and secondary school.
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Formation (association football)


Bobby Zamora as they upset many teams across Europe en route to the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final. The 4–3–3 was a development of the 4–2–4, and was played by the Brazilian national team in the 1962 World Cup, although a 4–3–3 had also previously been used by the Uruguay national team in the 1950 and 1954 World Cups. The extra player in midfield allows a stronger defence, and the midfield could be staggered for different effects. The three midfielders normally play closely together to protect the defence, and move laterally across the
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Ghana national football team


the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, they became only the third African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, and in 2014 they competed in their third consecutive World Cup. The Gold Coast Football Association was founded in 1920, succeeded by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in 1957, which affiliated to Confederation of African Football and FIFA the following year. On 19 August 1962 at the Accra Sports Stadium, the Black Stars played Spanish giants Real Madrid, who were
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Sweden national under-20 football team


The Sweden national under-20 football team is the football team representing Sweden in FIFA U-20 World Cup and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Sweden made their first and so far only FIFA U-20 World Cup appearance in 1991 and was knocked out in the group stage. The qualification to the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the European teams is the European Under-19 Championship so the Swedish U20 team doesn't play any qualification matches. In 1991 the team was managed by Ulf Lyfors. The following 18 players were called up for the 1991 FIFA
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Hamid Derakhshan


won the title. He returned to Persepolis and played his last two years at Persepolis before retiring in 1994. He was a member of the Iran national under-20 football team at 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played for Iran national football team at 1980 AFC Asian Cup, 1982 Asian Games, 1984 AFC Asian Cup, 1986 Asian Games. He was captain of Iran national football team at ECO Cup in 1993 and 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifications. He started his coaching career, as coach of Persepolis in 1995. He also
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Macedonian First Football League


gradually decreased. Below is a complete record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history: The league has 10 teams, and each team plays the other sides four times, for a total of 36 matches each. Due to the UEFA Ranking coefficients ranking (shown below); The winner of the league enters into the Qualifying Rounds of the Champions League, while the second and third placed teams are entered into the Qualifying Rounds of the Europa League along with the winner of the Macedonian Cup. At
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2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament


The 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 7th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis between September 2013 and 24 January 2014. 17 teams entered the competition, although Egypt withdrew before playing a match. The top two teams of the
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2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament


The 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 3rd edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 13 teams entered the competition but due to withdrawals only 11 actually played matches. The top three teams of the tournament Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria
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Nikita Simonyan


scored 133 goals for Spartak throughout his career, a record that has not been surpassed. Simonyan joined the Soviet Union national football team in 1954. He competed with the Soviet team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The team defeated Germany, Indonesia, Bulgaria and finally Yugoslavia to win the gold medal in football. Simonyan was a member of the Soviet football team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, its first World Cup. Because Team Captain Igor Netto was unable to play due to injury for most of the World Cup
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Edmond Delfour


. For France national football team he got 41 caps and participated at three edition of FIFA World Cup in 1930, 1934 and 1938, being one of five players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups. When he retired from playing football, he started his manager career in Belgium, with KAA La Gantoise, Union Saint-Gilloise, Cercle Brugge and FC Liège. After being a manager in Belgium for many years, he returned to France, and coached teams as Stade Français, Le Havre
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Godwin Franco


2006 Lusophony Games in Macau, representing the Indian Olympic Association. Godwin played for one of the Indian national under-19 teams in 2003. Godwin was part of the India national football team camp for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. He could not play because of late registration. Godwin was selected as a probable for the India national football team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Godwin was a part of the Indian national football team system for the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers. Godwin played for the U-16, U-19 and U-21 Goa state football
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Occitania national football team


stages of the 2012 VIVA World Cup, before eventually finished 5th. They also participated in the ConIFA World Football Cup 2014 in Ostersund, city of Lapland in Sweden where they were unbeaten during the whole competition but losing in quarter finals on penalty against Arameans Suryoye football team. They finished at 7th place after beating Abkhazia national football team who won the ConIFA World Football Cup 2016 in Abkhazia. Occitania also play in the "Europeada", which is organised by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN). In the Europeada
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Peru national football team results


This article covers the Peru national football team results and future fixtures. Peru played 14 matches. This includes seven 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, four Copa America matches, and three friendlies. Peru played 10 matches. This includes seven 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, two Kirin Cup matches, and one friendly. Peru played 7 matches. All seven were friendlies. Peru played 14 matches. This includes four 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, four Copa América matches, and six friendlies. Peru played 10 matches.
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History of the Germany national football team


shootout) exit in the round of 16 stands as Germany's worst ever World Cup result (excluding the 1930 and 1950 tournaments in which they did not compete). They appeared in all other World Cups and advanced to the final eight, or better. During World War II, the team played over 30 international games between September 1939 and November 1942, when national team games were suspended, as most players had to join the armed forces. Many of the national team players, and even ethnic German players from other national
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Paraguay men's national under-17 football team


The Paraguay national under-17 football team represents Paraguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and South American Under-17 Football Championship. The under-17 Paraguay national football team has seen and delivered along the years many of Paraguay's best talents. The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 1999 World Cup held in New Zealand, when Paraguay reached the quarterfinals and finished in 5th place. Their best performance at the South American level came in the 1999 tournament in Uruguay when
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Sport in Italy


where the most changes occurred. Football of the past was different then it is today because teams were much larger with 27 people. Also, the games were only 50 minutes long. Today, the games consist of two 45 minute halves. The Italian National team first began playing in 1910 in the FIFA World Cup. To the surprise of many fans, the Italian National Team did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. This was the first time in sixty years that the team did not make the World Cup after losing
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Chad national football team


world football until the 1990s. They didn't enter any qualifiers for Continental or World Cups until the early 1990s when they played their first qualifying matches for the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Senegal. Until then, they played mostly friendly matches and minor cups, mostly with African teams. The national team had a difficult start − the first match they ever played was in the L'Amitié Tournament, which took place in Senegal in 1963, and it was a 2–1 defeat to Liberia. Soon after, they suffered a
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Sport in Kosovo


Yugoslavia was part of Red Star Belgrade and they won 1990–91 European Cup. Nowadays, in many European teams there are players from Kosovo how had the opportunity to show their talents and values. Thus, Lorik Cana was the captain of Olympique de Marseille and Sunderland A.F.C, while Valon Behrami who played for West Ham United F.C., and currently is playing for Watford FC. There are other players who had the opportunity to play for European Football Teams such as Xherdan Shaqiri, who plays as a midfielder for Liverpool and for the Switzerland
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Powerchair Football


World Cup was held in Tokyo, Japan in October 2007. The final was played on 13 October, with the United States beating France in a penalty shootout. The second Powerchair Football World Cup was held in Paris, France in November 2011. The final was played on 6 November, with the United States beating England 3–0 in regulation. This was the first US team to win back-to-back World Cup Championship in football. The third World Cup was scheduled for 2017 in Kissimmee, Florida. The winner was
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Ontario Rugby Football Union


professionalized in the 1930s. During World War II, the Ontario-based military teams played in the ORFU, filling the gap during the suspension of play by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. (Toronto Navy – H.M.C.S. "York" played out of Varsity Stadium, using the Toronto Argonauts' equipment and uniforms.) The Toronto RCAF Hurricanes were the last amateur team to win the Grey Cup in 1942. Many from the ranks of the military teams in the ORFU became stars in the CFL after the war. With the return
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Choi Jin-cheul


Choi Jin-Cheul (born March 26, 1971) is a South Korean football player, who played for the K-League team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Choi made 65 appearances for the South Korea national football team. He usually played as centre-back and made a very strong team with Hong Myung-Bo and Kim Tae-Young during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. As the oldest player of the Korean Nation Team for World Cup 2006, Choi has been an influential and strongly reliable defender throughout his World Cup career
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South Korea national football B team


South Korea B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the South Korea national football team. At times they have played other nations' full teams; they have also played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations. South Korea national football B team's first use in 1961 Malaysia Merdeka Tournament, there have been many matches in Asian football competitions including Thailand King's Cup, Malaysia Merdeka Tournament, Indonesia Jakarta Anniversary Tournament, India Nehru Cup, Singapore Merlion Cup, East Asian Games, South Korean President
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Chad national football team


The Chad national football team, nicknamed Sao, represents Chad in international football. The team is controlled by the Chadian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been coached by Modou Kouta. The team has never qualified for the World Cup finals or Africa Cup of Nations. Home matches are played at the Idriss Mahamat Ouya Stadium. The Chadian Football Federation was founded in 1962, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1988. Chad's national football team didn't play a big role in
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Football in Mexico


world to have hosted two World Cup finals and is one of the largest stadiums in the world. Mexico will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup along with Canada and United States several matches will take place in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. The Mexico women's national football team was officially formed ahead of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup played in the neighboring United States. However, in 1970 an unofficial team Mexico finished third in an unofficial Women's World Cup held in Italy. In 1971, the team
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West Indies national football team


FA or WIFA will initially be based in Trinidad and Tobago and were scheduled to play in 2014's Viva World Cup. Unfortunately, due to the short timescale afforded them, they were unable to take the field. However, over the long term, their ability to pick players from any of the Caribbean countries should emerge with a strong team. There have been many attempts to put a West Indies football team together but in the past they mostly failed although there was the British Caribbean Football Association established in 1957 and played various
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Malemngamba Meitei


Kshetrimayum Malemnganba Meitei (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gokulam Kerala in the I-League  . Born in Yairipok, Manipur, Meetei started playing football from the age of seven years after watching the Brazil national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After having participated in many camps and development programs, Meetei began playing for the North Eastern Reorganising Cultural Association (NEROCA) football team in 2007. While with NEROCA Meetei played in the Manipur State League which was the top tier
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2021 Rugby League World Cup qualifying


Cup would receive automatic qualification to the 2021 tournament, along with details of how many slots each region will be allocated: "Seven teams will be qualified from Europe, six from the Asia-Pacific, two from the Americas, and one from a play-off series hosted in Middle East/Africa." Because Lebanon gained automatic qualification, a repechage play-off between the 2nd placed Middle East/Africa team (behind Lebanon), 2nd placed Americas team (behind the Americas qualifying team), and the 7th
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Pablo Brenes


was a fixture for the Under-23 Costa Rica national football team, and played a major role in the team's run in the 2004 Summer Olympics, impressing many observers. He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a June 2005 friendly match against China and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup where he played his final international in July 2009 against
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Martin Fenin


Martin Fenin (; 16 April 1987) is a Czech football striker who currently plays for FK Varnsdorf. He has represented the Czech Republic and formerly played for the youth teams of the Czech Republic from the under-16 level. Fenin started playing professional football for FK Teplice. In 2007, he won the Talent of the Year award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards. Following his performance at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, many large clubs expressed interest in him. Juventus was one of the teams in the scramble
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Norway women's national football team


UEFA World Cup Qualifying. As a result Norway won qualifying Group 3 and secured an automatic berth in the 2019 World Cup, while the Netherlands who won Euro 2017 were forced to go to the play-off. The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football
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Datsakorn Thonglao


, Thonglao played again in FIFA World Cup qualification. He scored 2 goals for Thailand in the match against Macau national football team in qualification first round and 1 goal in the match again Bahrain national football team 1-1 in qualification third round. Thonglao was also a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad. In 2011, Thonglao played in FIFA World Cup qualification. He goals for Thailand 2 goals in the 2-2 draw against Palestine national football team in the second round. In 2012, he was called
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Sport in Lebanon


are inviting so many Lebanese in outside the nations to play for the national team. Player who have recently accepted to join the National Team like AbdelGhany Ramadan The top division of football in Lebanon is the Lebanese Premier League. Twelve teams compete. The lexicons of football in Lebanon are Beirut clubs Nejmeh and Al-Ansar. The lower division is the Lebanese Second Division. Cup competitions include the Lebanese Elite Cup, the Lebanese FA Cup, Lebanese Super Cup and the Lebanese Federation Cup. Lebanon also got so many famous footballers and
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Ukraine national football team 1997


Final standings World Cup 98 Qual. World Cup 98 Qual. World Cup 98 Qual. World Cup 98 Qual. World Cup 98 Qual. World Cup 98 Qual. World Cup 98 Qual. World Cup 98 Qual. Play-off World Cup 98 Qual. Play-off "Croatia won 3–1 on aggregate." In bold are the overall records for the national team as opposed to the current year records in regular script. In bold are also names of the former Soviet internationals. Note: In red are highlighted players
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Football in the Czech Republic


the country, Czech players represented Czechoslovakia, whose national team was for many years one of the leading teams in the world. Since the break-up of Czechoslovakia the Czech national team has had success in Euro 96 and Euro 2004. The selection of the Czech Republic national teams is controlled by the Football Federation of the Czech Republic. The Czech team played their first official game on February 23, 1994 in Istanbul against Turkey, winning 4-1. The Czech Republic has managed to qualify for one FIFA World Cup and
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Fiji national football team


The Fiji national football team is Fiji's national men's team and is controlled by the governing body of football in Fiji, the Fiji Football Association. The team plays most of their home games at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva. Fiji first participated in FIFA World Cup qualification in 1982; since 1990 Fiji have attempted to qualify for each World Cup without success. Their best result was a final round appearance in 2010. The national team also represents Fiji at the OFC Nations Cup having appeared in eight out of ten previous
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Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene


Ngozi Okobi (born 14 December 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Eskilstuna United DFF and the Nigeria women's national football team Ngozi played the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with the Falconets (nickname of the younger Nigeria women's national football teams). At senior level (nicknamed Super Falcons) she was part of the squads at the African Women's Championship tournaments of 2010, 2012 and 2014, winning
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History of the Argentina national football team


The first match ever recorded by an Argentina national football team was played on 16 May 1901 against Uruguay, although the one played by Argentina on 20 July 1902 (also against Uruguay) is considered its first official match, a 6–0 win. Since its establishment, the Argentina national team has appeared in five FIFA World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, 1978 (when the team won its first World Cup) beating the Netherlands), the 1986 (winning its second World Cup after defeating West Germany),
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Gastón Silva


side Torino for a player transfer that was never fulfilled. During 2011, Silva played with the Uruguayan national under-17 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. Previously, he played the 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Ecuador. In 2012, Silva played with the Uruguayan national under-20 football team at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. In 2011, he was named to participate in the Uruguay national football team under-22 squad for the 2011 Pan American Games. On 1 November 2014, Silva was called
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Ashkan Dejagah


Seyed Ashkan Dejagah (, born 5 July 1986), known as Ashkan Dejagah, is an Iranian professional footballer who captains the Iran national football team and playing for Iranian club Tractor as a midfielder. He represented Germany at youth levels between 2001 and 2009, going on to win the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He has played for the Iranian national team since 2011, helping them qualify for the 2014 World Cup, 2015 Asian Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, although he did not play in the last.
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Thomson Cup


The Thomson Cup is an amateur football cup played in Great Britain. The Thomson Cup started in 2001 and encourages football teams from around the country to compete for a place in the final which is always played in a large stadium. The travel group Thomson Holidays have sponsored the cup since it began thus coining the name 'The Thomson Cup' The competition runs similarly to the FA cup or the League Cup but does not have as many knock-out rounds. 32 teams are randomly picked from the entrants and the teams then
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List of Germany international footballers


Since the Germany national football team's first official match in 1908, it has been one of the most successful national teams in world football. They won the 2014 World Cup, their fourth title in seventeen tournaments, to add to three titles from ten European Championships. In doing so, twenty of its players have won both titles, and six have won gold, silver and bronze medals at the World Cup. Lothar Matthäus has played in a record 25 World Cup matches, and his participation in five World Cup tournaments is
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Algeria national football team


The Algeria national football team represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays its home games especially at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida. Algeria joined FIFA on 1 January 1964, a year and a half after gaining independence. The North African team has qualified for four World Cups in 1982, 1986, 2010 and 2014. Algeria has won the African Cup of Nations twice, once in 1990, when they hosted the tournament and again in 2019. At the 2014 World Cup,
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