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.

Croatia
2 April 1940[1] FriendlyCroatia 4–0  SwitzerlandHSK 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] FriendlyMandatory Palestine 5–1 LebanonMaccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv
  • Meitner  2'
  • Schneiderovitz  11'
  • Machlis  32'
  • Kaspi  40', 60'
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Blackwell (England)

Puerto Rico
12 November 1940 [3] FriendlyCuba 1–1 Puerto RicoHavana
Not known  ?' Not known  ?'

Afghanistan and Iran
25 August 1941[4][5] FriendlyAfghanistan 0–0 IranKabul

Mongolia
10 August 1942[6] Manchuria 10th Anniversary TournamentJapan 12–0 MongoliaXinjing, Manchuria
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Tanzania
1945[7] Gossage CupTanganyika 0–7 UgandaNakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Iceland
17 July 1946[8] FriendlyIceland 0–3 DenmarkReykjavík
Report Christiansen  ?'
Hansen  ?'
Sørensen  ?'

Albania
17 July 1946[9] Balkan CupAlbania 2–3 YugoslaviaTirana
Mirashi  ?'
Teliti  ?'		 Report Bobek  ?'
Čajkovski  ?'
Matošić  ?'

Zambia
1946[10] FriendlySouthern Rhodesia 0–4 Northern RhodesiaSalisbury
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?'

Ethiopia and Djibouti
15 May 1947[11][12] FriendlyEthiopia 5–0 French SomalilandAddis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Madagascar and Mauritius
1947[13][14] Triangular TournamentMadagascar 1–2 MauritiusMahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Not known  ?' Not known  ?', ?'

China PR
2 August 1948[15] Olympic GamesTurkey 4–0 China PRGreen Pond Road, Walthamstow, England
Kılıç  18'  61'
Saygun  72'
Küçükandonyadis  87'		 Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Johann Beck (Austria)

South Korea
2 August 1948[16] Olympic GamesSouth Korea 5–3 MexicoChampion 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[17] FriendlyUSA Olympic Team 3–1 IsraelGiants Stadium, New York City, United States
Souza  14', 57' McLaughlin  44' Ben-Dror  20' Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Coggin

Hong Kong
1 January 1949[18] FriendlyHong Kong 2–5 South KoreaHong Kong
Not known  ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

South Vietnam
15 January 1949[19] FriendlySouth Vietnam 2–4 South KoreaSài Gòn
Not known  ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?'

Macau
25 January 1949[20] FriendlyMacau 1–5 South KoreaMacau
Not known  ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Cyprus
30 July 1949[21] FriendlyIsrael 3–1 CyprusTel Aviv
Not known  ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?'

Sierra Leone and Nigeria
10 August 1949[22] FriendlySierra Leone 0–2 NigeriaFreetown
Not known  ?', ?'

Syria
20 November 1949[23] World Cup qualificationTurkey 7–0 SyriaAnkara 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Ankara
Cansever  12', 16', 87'
Eken  44'
Kücükandonyadis  66'
Keskin  67'
Kilic  72'		 Referee: Antonio Gamba (Italy)

Pakistan
6 January 1950[24] FriendlyIran 5–1 PakistanAmjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Boromand  ?', ?', ?'
Shakibi  ?'
Khatami  ?'		 Report Not known  ?'

Ghana
28 May 1950[25] FriendlyGold Coast 1–0 NigeriaAccra
Not known  ?'

Myanmar
28 May 1950[26] Asian GamesIran 2–0 BurmaNew Delhi, India
Not known  ?', ?'

Saarland
22 November 1950[27] FriendlySaar 3–0  Switzerland "B"Ludwigparkstadion, Saarbrücken
Berg  ?'
Martin  ?', ?'
Leibenguth  ?', ?'		 Attendance: 20,000

New Caledonia
19 September 1951[28] FriendlyNew Caledonia 2–0 New ZealandNouméa
Not known  ?', ?'

Vanuatu
4 October 1951[29] FriendlyNew Hebrides 0–9 New ZealandNouméa, New Caledonia
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?'

Fiji
7 October 1951[30] FriendlyFiji 4–6 New ZealandSuva
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Sri Lanka
1 January 1952[31] FriendlyCeylon 0–2 PakistanColombo
Not known  ?', ?'

East Germany
21 September 1952[32] FriendlyPoland 3–0 East GermanyWarsaw
Anioła  ?', ?'
Trampisz  ?'		 Attendance: 35,000

Tahiti
21 September 1952[33] FriendlyFrench Polynesia 2–2 New ZealandPapeete
Not known  ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?'

Singapore
11 April 1953[34] FriendlySingapore 2–3 South KoreaSingapore
Not known  ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?'

Malaysia
13 April 1953[35] FriendlyMalaya 2–3 South KoreaSingapore
Not known  ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?'

Palestine
26 July 1953[36] Pan Arab GamesEgypt 8–1 PalestineAlexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Diba  ?', ?', ?'
Sayed Al Dhidhoui  ?'
Shareef Al Faar  ?'
Sayed Al Gundi  ?'
Ahmed Meekawi  ?'
Awudh  ?'		 Not known  ?'

Libya
29 July 1953[37] Pan Arab GamesEgypt 10–2 LibyaAlexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Mohammad Diab Al Attar  ?', ?', ?'
Sayed Al Dhizoui  ?', ?', ?'
Sherif El Far  ?', ?'
Ahmad Mekawi  ?'
Awudh  ?'		 Ali Zantouny  ?'
Not known  ?'

Jordan
1 August 1953[38] Pan Arab GamesSyria 3–1 JordanAlexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
Not known  ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?'

Chinese Taipei
1 May 1954[39] Asian GamesRepublic of China 3–2 South VietnamManila, Philippines
Not known  ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?'

Cambodia
17 March 1956[40] Asian Cup qualifierCambodia 2–3 MalayaPhnom-Penh
Not known  ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?'

North Vietnam
4 October 1956[41] Three Nations TournamentChina PR 5–3 North VietnamBeijing
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?'

North Korea
7 October 1956[42] Three Nations TournamentChina PR 0–1 North KoreaBeijing
Not known  ?'

Togo
13 October 1956[43][44] FriendlyFrench Togoland 1–1 Gold CoastStade Agoè-Nyivé, Lomé
Not known  ?' Not known  ?'

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

Thailand
1956[46] FriendlySouth Vietnam 3–1 ThailandSouth Vietnam
Not known  ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?'

Malta
24 February 1957[47] FriendlyMalta 2–3 Austria "B"Ta' Qali National Stadium, Gżira
Cauchi  ?'
Nicholl  ?'		 Report Not known  ?', ?', ?'

Algeria
1 June 1957[48][49] FriendlyTunisia 1–2 AlgeriaTunisia
Not known  ?' Not known  ?', ?'

Saudi Arabia
18 October 1957[50] Pan Arab GamesLebanon 1–1 Saudi ArabiaBeirut, Lebanon
Altonian  ?' Report Jahja  ?'

Morocco and Iraq
19 October 1957[51][52] Pan Arab GamesMorocco 3–3 IraqBeirut, Lebanon
El-Madani  ?'
Benchekroum  ?', ?'		 Report Ammo Baba  ?'
Eshaya  ?'
Salman  63'

Benin
8 November 1959[53] Nkrumah CupDahomey 0–1 NigeriaCotonou
Onyeanwuna  ?'

Ivory Coast
13 April 1960[54] French Community GamesIvory Coast 3–2 DahomeyAntananarivo, Madagascar
Not known  ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?'

Burkina Faso and Gabon
13 April 1960[55][56] French Community GamesUpper Volta 5–4 GabonAntananarivo, Madagascar
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?'

Cameroon
13 April 1960[57] French Community GamesCameroon 9–2 DjiboutiAntananarivo, Madagascar
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?'		 Not known  ?', ?'

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

Congo
13 April 1960[60] French Community GamesCongo 4–1 RéunionAntananarivo, Madagascar
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?'

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

Kuwait
3 September 1961[62] Pan Arab Games Kuwait2–2 LibyaCasablanca, Morocco
Report

Laos
12 December 1961[63] Southeast Asian Peninsular GamesSouth Vietnam 7–0 LaosRangoon, Burma
Report

Senegal
31 December 1961[64] Friendly tournamentDahomey 4–3 SenegalAbidjan, Ivory Coast
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known  ?', ?', ?'

Malawi
15 October 1962[65] FriendlyMalawi 0–12 GhanaBlantyre
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Not known  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Gambia
5 December 1962[66] FriendlyGambia 3–2 SenegalBanjul
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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