List of first association football internationals per country: 1940–1962

The following is a list of first official international association football matches for each (present or past) member of FIFA, played between 1940 and 1962. The matches are listed chronologically.


List of matches

Croatia

2 April 1940[1] Friendly Croatia  4–0   Switzerland HSK Gradjanski Stadium, Zagreb
Matekalo 46'
Cimermančić 70', 82'
Lešnik 84'		 RSSSF reportEU-Football report Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)

Lebanon

27 April 1940[2] Friendly Mandatory Palestine  5–1  Lebanon Maccabiah Stadium, Tel Aviv
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Blackwell (England)

Puerto Rico

12 November 1940 [3] Friendly Cuba  1–1  Puerto Rico Havana
Not known ?' Not known ?'

Afghanistan and Iran

25 August 1941[4][5] Friendly Afghanistan  0–0  Iran Ghazi Stadium, Kabul
Report Attendance: 10,000

Syria

19 April 1942[6] Friendly Lebanon  1–2  Syria Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut
Abou Nader 30'

Mongolia (This is a mistake) this match listed wasn't played by Mongolia, this match was played by Inner Mongolia (Mengjiang) a chinese territory that was a pupet state of Japan in the WWII.

10 August 1942[7] Manchuria 10th Anniversary Tournament Japan  12–0  Mongolia Xinjing, Manchuria
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Tanzania

1945[8] Gossage Cup Tanganyika  0–7  Uganda Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Iceland

17 July 1946[9] Friendly Iceland  0–3  Denmark Reykjavík
Report Christiansen ?'
Hansen ?'
Sørensen ?'

Albania

17 July 1946[10] Balkan Cup Albania  2–3  Yugoslavia Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Mirashi 6'
Teliti 8'		 Report Matošić 49'
Bobek 52'
Čajkovski 57'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Radu Istrate (Romania)

Zambia

1946[11] Friendly Southern Rhodesia  0–4  Northern Rhodesia Salisbury
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?'

Ethiopia and Djibouti

15 May 1947[12][13] Friendly Ethiopia  5–0 France French Somaliland Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Madagascar and Mauritius

1947[14][15] Triangular Tournament Madagascar France 1–2  Mauritius Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Not known ?' Not known ?', ?'

China PR

2 August 1948[16] Olympic Games Turkey  4–0  China Green Pond Road, Walthamstow, England
Kılıç 18' 61'
Saygun 72'
Küçükandonyadis 87'		 Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Johann Beck (Austria)

South Korea

2 August 1948[17] Olympic Games South Korea  5–3  Mexico Champion Hill, Dulwich, England
Choi Song-Gon 13'
Bai Chon-Go 30'
Chung Kook-Chin 63' 66'
Chung Nam-Sik 87'		 Report Cárdenas 23'
Figueroa 85'
Ruiz 89'		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Leo Lemesic (Yugoslavia)

Israel

26 September 1948[18] Friendly USA Olympic Team United States 3–1  Israel Giants Stadium, New York City, United States
Souza 14', 57' McLaughlin 44' Ben-Dror 20' Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Coggin

Hong Kong

1 January 1949[19] Friendly Hong Kong  2–5  South Korea Hong Kong
Not known ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

South Vietnam

15 January 1949[20] Friendly South Vietnam  2–4  South Korea Saigon
Not known ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?', ?'

Macau

25 January 1949[21] Friendly Macau  1–5  South Korea Macau
Not known ?' Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Cyprus

30 July 1949[22] Friendly Israel  3–1 Cyprus Cyprus Tel Aviv
Not known ?', ?', ?' Not known ?'

Sierra Leone and Nigeria

10 August 1949[23] Friendly Sierra Leone 0–2  Nigeria Freetown
Not known ?', ?'

Pakistan

6 January 1950[24] Friendly Iran  5–1  Pakistan Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Boromand ?', ?', ?'
Shakibi ?'
Khatami ?'		 Report Not known ?' Attendance: 17,000

Ghana

28 May 1950[25] Friendly Gold Coast  1–0  Nigeria Accra
Not known ?'

Saarland

22 November 1950[26] Friendly Saar  5–3   Switzerland "B" Ludwigparkstadion, Saarbrücken
Berg 3'
Leibenguth 11', 75'
Martin 14', 65'		 [1] Albert Stoll 51', 57'
Hügi 69'		 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Léon Boes (France)

Myanmar

5 March 1951[27] Asian Games Iran  2–0  Burma National Stadium, New Delhi
Afshar 17'
Kouzehkanani 60'		 Report Attendance: 17,000

New Caledonia

19 September 1951[28] Friendly New Caledonia  2–0  New Zealand Nouméa
Not known ?', ?'

Vanuatu

4 October 1951[29] Friendly New Hebrides  0–9  New Zealand Nouméa, New Caledonia
Coxon ?', ?', ?'
Walsh ?', ?', ?'
Newall ?', ?'
Fleet ?'

Fiji

7 October 1951[30] Friendly Fiji  4–6  New Zealand Suva
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?' Newall ?', ?', ?'
Coxon ?'
McKissock ?'
Mutimer ?'

Sri Lanka

1 January 1952[31] Friendly Ceylon  0–2  Pakistan Colombo
Not known ?', ?'

East Germany

21 September 1952[32] Friendly Poland  3–0  East Germany Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Trampisz 70'
Anioła 80', 84'		 [2] Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sándor Harangozó (Hungary)

Tahiti

21 September 1952[33] Friendly French Polynesia  2–2  New Zealand Papeete
Not known ?', ?' Coxon ?'
Newall ?'

Singapore

11 April 1953[34] Friendly Singapore  2–3  South Korea Singapore
Not known ?', ?' Choi Chung-min ?'
Park Il-kap ?'
Not known ?'

Malaysia

13 April 1953[35] Friendly Malaya  2–3  South Korea Singapore
Not known ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?'

Palestine

26 July 1953[36] Pan Arab Games Egypt  8–1  Palestine Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Qadoura 10'
Shareef El-Far 25'
Ad-Diba 34', 37', 42', 60'
El-Dhizui 50', 80'		 17' Farah

Libya

29 July 1953[37] Pan Arab Games Egypt  10–2  Libya Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Rous 4'
El-Dhizui 19', 56', 69', 77'
Ad-Diba 46', 79', 88'
Qadoura 65'
? ?' (o.g.)		 35' Zantouni
60' (pen.) Al-Houni

Jordan

1 August 1953[38] Pan Arab Games Syria  3–1  Jordan Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
Al-Aqqad 28', 75'
Yaqoub 35'		 15' ?

Chinese Taipei

1 May 1954[39] Asian Games Republic of China  3–2  South Vietnam Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Lee Tai-fai 17'
Chu Wing-keung 37' (pen.)
Yiu Cheuk-yin 50'		 Nguyễn Văn Tư 41'
Trần Văn Ứng 65'

Cambodia

17 March 1956[40][3] Asian Cup qualifier Cambodia  2–3  Malaya Phnom-Penh
Not known ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?'

North Vietnam

4 October 1956[41] Three Nations Tournament China  5–3  North Vietnam Beijing
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?'

North Korea

7 October 1956[42] Three Nations Tournament China  0–1  North Korea Beijing
Not known ?'

Togo

13 October 1956[43][44] Friendly French Togoland Togo 1–1  Gold Coast Stade Agoè-Nyivé, Lomé
Not known ?' Not known ?'

Sudan

16 November 1956[45] Friendly Ethiopia  2–1  Sudan Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Not known ?', ?' Not known ?'

Thailand

1956[46] Friendly South Vietnam  3–1  Thailand South Vietnam
Not known ?', ?', ?' Not known ?'

Malta

24 February 1957[47] Friendly Malta  2–3  Austria "B" Ta' Qali National Stadium, Gżira
Cauchi 86'
Nicholl 89'		 Report Bonnici 16' (o.g.)
Wagner 72'
Haummer 78'		 Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

Algeria

1 June 1957[48][49] Friendly Tunisia  1–2  Algeria[5] Tunisia
Not known ?' Not known ?', ?'

Saudi Arabia

18 October 1957[50][6] Pan Arab Games Lebanon  1–1  Saudi Arabia Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
Kayyal 30' Report Altonian 22'

Morocco and Iraq

19 October 1957[51][52] Pan Arab Games Morocco  3–3  Iraq Beirut, Lebanon
El-Madani ?'
Benchekroun ?', ?' (pen.)		 Report Ammo Baba 48'
Eshaya 50'
Salman 63'

Benin

8 November 1959[53] Nkrumah Cup Dahomey  0–1  Nigeria Cotonou
[7] Onyeanwuna ?'

Ivory Coast

13 April 1960[54] French Community Games Ivory Coast  3–2  Dahomey Antananarivo, Madagascar
Not known ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?'

Burkina Faso and Gabon

13 April 1960[55][56] French Community Games Upper Volta  5–4  Gabon Antananarivo, Madagascar
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?', ?'

Cameroon

13 April 1960[57] French Community Games Cameroon  9–2 France Djibouti Antananarivo, Madagascar
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?'		 Not known ?', ?'

Mali and Central African Republic

13 April 1960[58][59] French Community Games Mali  4–3  Central African Republic Antananarivo, Madagascar
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?'

Congo

13 April 1960[60] French Community Games Congo  4–1  Réunion Antananarivo, Madagascar
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?'

Guinea

2 October 1960[61] Friendly Nigeria  4–1  Guinea Onikan Stadium, Lagos
Ekpe ?'
Emenako ?'
Amusa ?'
Fayemi ?'		 Report Not known ?'

Kuwait

3 September 1961[62] Pan Arab Games Kuwait  2–2  Libya Casablanca, Morocco
Report

Laos

12 December 1961[63] Southeast Asian Peninsular Games South Vietnam  7–0  Laos Rangoon, Burma
Report

Senegal

31 December 1961[64] Friendly tournament Dahomey  4–3  Senegal Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?'

Malawi

15 October 1962[65] Friendly Malawi Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 0–12  Ghana Blantyre
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Gambia

5 December 1962[66] Friendly Gambia  3–2  Senegal Banjul
Not known ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?'

See also

Notes

A.^ RSSSF[67] list three matches played in Hong Kong in 1949, 1950 and 1953 between "China" and South Korea whose status is not officially recognized by FIFA.
B.^ Prior to Algerian independence in 1962, matches were organised under the auspices of the Front de Libération Nationale.[48][68]
C.^ There is some confusion as to the order and results of the two matches played between Cambodia and Malaya in the 1956 Asian Cup Qualification tournament. The RFFFS page for Cambodia[40] shows Cambodia losing 2–3 to Malaya on 17 March and losing 2–9 to Malaya on 24 April, with both matches played in Malaya. The Elo site for Cambodia[69] shows the same results, but with the match on 17 March being played in Cambodia. The RFFFS page for the Asian Cup shows the matches as 9–2 to Malaya on 17 March (played in Malaya) and 3–2 to Cambodia on 24 April (played in Cambodia).[70] As the Elo rankings are based on Cambodia losing both matches, this is assumed to be correct
D.^ The RSSSF page for Saudi Arabia[71] lists the first match as being played on 20 October 1957 against Syria in the 1957 Pan Arab Games, whereas the RSSSF article on these games lists the first match as being played against the hosts, Lebanon, on 18 October.[72] This is supported by the Elo page for Saudi Arabia.[50]

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