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Asian national association football teams

  • Uzbekistan national football team1928 marked the birth of organized football in Uzbekistan when a national team formed to compete in the Spartakiade. This tournament included representatives…
  • United Arab Emirates national football teamThe United Arab Emirates national football team played its inaugural match on the 17th of March 1972 against Qatar at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.
  • Australia men's national soccer teamThe Australia men's national soccer team played its first match in 1922 during a tour of New Zealand. That early squad included two defeats and one draw…
  • Qatar national football teamFootball arrived in Qatar during the 1940s, coinciding with the discovery of oil reserves in Dukhan. By 1948, expatriate oil workers from India and other…
  • South Korea national football teamThe South Korea national football team played its first home match at the Dongdaemun Stadium on the 21st of April 1956. That fixture was a qualifier for the…
  • Jordan national football teamThe Jordan national football team played its first international match in 1953. The game took place in Egypt against Syria.
  • North Korea national football teamIn July 1966, the North Korean national football team arrived in England for their first FIFA World Cup appearance. They were drawn into Group 4 alongside…