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] Friendly	Croatia	4 – 0	Switzerland	HSK Gradjanski Stadium, Zagreb
	Matekalo 46' Cimermančić 70', 82' Lešnik 84'			Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)

Lebanon

27 April 1940^[2] Friendly	Palestine, British Mandate	5 – 1	Lebanon	Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv
	Meitner 2' Schneiderovitz 11' Machlis 32' Kaspi 40', 60'		Kamil 50'	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: 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	Kabul

Mongolia

10 August 1942^[6] Manchuria 10th Anniversary Tournament	Japan	12 – 0	Mongolia	Xinjing, Manchuria
	Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Tanzania

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

Iceland

17 July 1946^[8] Friendly	Iceland	0 – 3	Denmark	Reykjavík
			Christiansen ?' Hansen ?' Sørensen ?'

Albania

17 July 1946^[9] Balkan Cup	Albania	2 – 3	Yugoslavia	Tirana
	Mirashi ?' Teliti ?'		Bobek ?' Čajkovski ?' Matošić ?'

Zambia

1946^[10] Friendly	Southern Rhodesia	0 – 4	Northern Rhodesia	Salisbury
			Not known ?', ?', ?', ?'

Ethiopia and Djibouti

15 May 1947^[11]^[12] Friendly	Ethiopia	5 – 0	French Somaliland	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
	Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Madagascar and Mauritius

1947^[13]^[14] Triangular Tournament	Madagascar	1 – 2	Mauritius	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
	Not known ?'		Not known ?', ?'

China PR

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

South Korea

2 August 1948^[16] 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'		Cárdenas 23' Figueroa 85' Ruiz 89'	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Leo Lemesic (Yugoslavia)

Israel

26 September 1948^[17] Friendly	USA Olympic Team	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^[18] Friendly	Hong Kong	2 – 5	South Korea	Hong Kong
	Not known ?', ?'		Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

South Vietnam

15 January 1949^[19] Friendly	South Vietnam	2 – 4	South Korea	Sài Gòn
	Not known ?', ?'		Not known ?', ?', ?', ?'

Macau

25 January 1949^[20] Friendly	Macau	1 – 5	South Korea	Macau
	Not known ?'		Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Cyprus

30 July 1949^[21] Friendly	Israel	3 – 1	Cyprus	Tel Aviv
	Not known ?', ?', ?'		Not known ?'

Sierra Leone and Nigeria

10 August 1949^[22] Friendly	Sierra Leone	0 – 2	Nigeria	Freetown
			Not known ?', ?'

Syria

20 November 1949^[23] World Cup qualification	Turkey	7 – 0	Syria	Ankara 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] Friendly	Iran	5 – 1	Pakistan	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
	Boromand ?', ?', ?' Shakibi ?' Khatami ?'		Not known ?'

Ghana

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

Myanmar

28 May 1950^[26] Asian Games	Iran	2 – 0	Burma	New Delhi, India
	Not known ?', ?'

Saarland

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

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
			Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?', ?'

Fiji

7 October 1951^[30] Friendly	Fiji	4 – 6	New Zealand	Suva
	Not known ?', ?', ?', ?'		Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

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	Warsaw
	Anioła ?', ?' Trampisz ?'			Attendance: 35,000

Tahiti

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

Singapore

11 April 1953^[34] Friendly	Singapore	2 – 3	South Korea	Singapore
	Not known ?', ?'		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
	Diba ?', ?', ?' Sayed Al Dhidhoui ?' Shareef Al Faar ?' Sayed Al Gundi ?' Ahmed Meekawi ?' Awudh ?'		Not known ?'

Libya

29 July 1953^[37] Pan Arab Games	Egypt	10 – 2	Libya	Alexandria 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 Games	Syria	3 – 1	Jordan	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
	Not known ?', ?', ?'		Not known ?'

Chinese Taipei

1 May 1954^[39] Asian Games	Republic of China	3 – 2	South Vietnam	Manila, Philippines
	Not known ?', ?', ?'		Not known ?', ?'

Cambodia

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

North Vietnam

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

North Korea

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

Togo

13 October 1956^[43]^[44] Friendly	French Togoland	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 ?' Nicholl ?'		Not known ?', ?', ?'

Algeria

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

Saudi Arabia

18 October 1957^[50] Pan Arab Games	Lebanon	1 – 1	Saudi Arabia	Beirut, Lebanon
	Altonian ?'		Jahja ?'

Morocco and Iraq

19 October 1957^[51]^[52] Pan Arab Games	Morocco	3 – 3	Iraq	Beirut, Lebanon
	El-Madani ?' Benchekroum ?', ?'		Ammo Baba ?' Eshaya ?' Salman 63'

Benin

8 November 1959^[53] Nkrumah Cup	Dahomey	0 – 1	Nigeria	Cotonou
			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	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 ?'		Not known ?'

Kuwait

3 September 1961^[62] Pan Arab Games	Kuwait	2 – 2	Libya	Casablanca, Morocco
	Not known ?', ?'		Not known ?', ?'

Laos

12 December 1961^[63] Southeast Asian Peninsular Games	South Vietnam	7 – 0	Laos	Rangoon, Burma
	Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

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	0 – 12	Ghana	Blantyre
			Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Gambia

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

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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↑ Courtney, Barrie (31 January 2007). "Puerto Rico - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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↑ Courtney, Barrie (21 December 2005). "Mongolia - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
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↑ Arnhold, Matthias (18 December 2008). "East Germany - International Results". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
↑ Courtney, Barrie (30 October 2005). "Tahiti International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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