List of first association football internationals per country: 1872–1940
The following is a list of first official international association football matches for each (present or past) member of FIFA, played up to the end of 1939. The matches are listed chronologically.
Scotland and England
editWales
edit25 March 1876[3] 1876 Scotland v Wales football match | Scotland | 4–0 | Wales | Hamilton Crescent, Partick |
Ferguson 40' Lang 48' MacKinnon 53' H. McNeil 70' |
[3] | Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Robert W. Gardner (Scotland) |
Ireland (Northern Ireland)
editUruguay and Argentina
edit20 July 1902[5] Friendly | Uruguay | 0–6 | Argentina | Estadio Paso del Molino, Montevideo |
[6] | Dickinson 3' Arimalo 31' (o.g.) Morgan 64' Carve 66' (o.g.) Anderson 71' J. Brown 86' |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Roberto W. Ruud (Argentina) |
First official international match played outside the British Isles.[7]
Austria and Hungary
edit12 October 1902[6][7] Friendly | Austria | 5–0 | Hungary | Wiener A.C. Platz, Vienna |
Taurer 5' Studnicka 10', ?', ?' Huber 34' |
[8] | Attendance: 500 Referee: Roland Shires (England) |
First official international match played in continental Europe.
Bohemia (Czech Republic)
editBelgium and France
edit1 May 1904[9][10] Évence Coppée Trophy | Belgium | 3–3 | France | Stade du Vivier d'Oie, Brussels |
Quéritet 7', 50' Destrebecq 65' |
[10] | Mesnier 12' Royet 13' Cypres 87' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: John C. Keene (England) |
Switzerland
edit12 February 1905[11] Friendly | France | 1–0 | Switzerland | Parc des Princes, Paris |
Cypres 60' | [11] | Attendance: 500 Referee: John Lewis (England) |
Netherlands
editGuyana and Trinidad and Tobago
edit21 July 1905[13] Friendly | British Guiana | 1–4 | Trinidad and Tobago | British Guiana |
Not known ?' | Not known ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Germany
editSweden and Norway
edit12 July 1908[15][16] Friendly | Sweden | 11–3 | Norway | Balders Hage, Gothenburg |
Gustafsson 14', 79' Börjesson 24', 60', 75', 86' Bergström 27', 29', 44', 89' Lindman 45' |
[16] | Bøhn 1', 66' Endrerud 45' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles Smith (England) |
Denmark
edit19 October 1908[17] 1908 Olympic Games | Denmark | 9–0 | France | White City, London |
N. Middelboe 10', 50' Wolfhagen 15', 17', 67', 72' Bohr 25', 46' Nielsen 78' |
[17] | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Thomas Kyle (England) |
Italy
editChile
editFinland
editLuxembourg
edit29 October 1911[21] Friendly | Luxembourg | 1–4 | France | Stade Racing Club, Lëtzebuerg |
Elter 15' | [21] | Vialmonteil 26' Mesnier 32', 80' Gravier 84' |
Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Raphael Van Praag (Belgium) |
Russia
edit30 June 1912[22] 1912 Olympic Games | Finland | 2–1 | Russia | Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm |
Wiberg 30' Öhman 80' |
[22] | Butusov 71' | Attendance: 200 Referee: Per Sjöblom (Sweden) |
Philippines and China
edit1 February 1913[23] 1913 Far Eastern Games | Philippines | 2–1 | China[24] | Carnival Grounds, Manila |
Not known ?' | Not known ?' |
Brazil
editUnited States
editJapan
editParaguay
editSpain
edit28 August 1920[28] 1920 Olympic Games | Denmark | 0–1 | Spain | La Butte, Brussels |
[33][34] | Patricio 54' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Willem Eymers (Netherlands) |
Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
edit28 August 1920[29][30] 1920 Olympic Games | Czechoslovakia | 7–0 | Yugoslavia | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp |
Vanik 20', 46', 79' Janda 34', 50', 75' Sedláček 43' |
[35] [36] | Attendance: 600 Referee: Raphael Van Praag (Belgium) |
Egypt
edit28 August 1920[31] 1920 Olympic Games | Italy | 2–1 | Egypt | Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent |
Baloncieri 25' Brezzi 57' |
Report [37] | Osman 30' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Paul Putz (Belgium) |
Estonia
editSuriname
edit28 January 1921[33] Friendly | Dutch Guiana | 1–2 | British Guiana | Dutch Guiana |
Not known ?' | Not known ?', ?' |
Costa Rica and El Salvador
edit14 September 1921[34][35] Independence Centenary Games | Costa Rica | 7–0 | El Salvador | Guatemala City |
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Guatemala and Honduras
edit14 September 1921[36][37] Independence Centenary Games | Guatemala | 10–1 | Honduras | Guatemala City |
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Not known ?' |
Poland
edit18 December 1921[38] Friendly | Hungary | 1–0 | Poland | Hungária Körút, Budapest |
Szabó 18' | [39] | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Emil Grätz (Czechoslovakia) |
Portugal
editRomania
edit8 June 1922[40] 1922 King Alexander's Cup | Yugoslavia | 1–2 | Romania | Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade |
Šifer 35' | [41] | Rónnay 41' Guga 61' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
New Zealand and Australia
editLatvia
edit24 September 1922[43] Friendly | Latvia | 1–1 | Finland | A.S.K. Stadion, Riga |
Bārda 2' | [43] | Üpraus 88' | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Verner Eklöf (Finland) |
Mexico
editLithuania
edit24 June 1923[45] Friendly | Lithuania | 0–5 | Estonia | L.F.L.S. Stadionas, Kaunas |
[45] | Tell 1', 62', 79' Ellman-Eelma 40' Paal 64' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Adolf Hahne (Latvia) |
Turkey
editAruba and Curaçao
editBulgaria
editRepublic of Ireland
edit28 May 1924[50] 1924 Olympic Games | Irish Free State | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, Paris |
Duncan 75' | [48] | Attendance: 1,659 Referee: A. Henriot (France) |
Canada
editSouth Africa
edit24 September 1924[52] Friendly | Ireland | 1–2 | South Africa | Solitude, Belfast |
Frank Rushe 10' | [50] | D Murray 44' J Green 75' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: William Cowan (Ireland) |
Soviet Union
edit16 November 1924[53] Friendly | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Turkey | Stadion Imeni Vorovskogo, Moscow |
Butusov 14', 25' Shpakovsky 70' |
[51] | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hamdi Emin Çap (Turkey) |
Haiti and Jamaica
editKenya and Uganda
editBolivia
editPeru
editTunisia
editGreece
editNicaragua
edit1 May 1929[62] Friendly | El Salvador | 0–9 | Nicaragua | El Salvador |
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Not known ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Cuba
edit16 March 1930[63] 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | Cuba | 3–1 | Jamaica | Havana |
Not known ?', ?', ?' | Not known ?' |
Barbados
edit9 February 1931[64] Friendly | Barbados | 1–2 | Martinique | Barbados |
Not known ?' | Not known ?', ?' |
Israel
edit16 March 1934[65] 1934 World Cup qualifier | Egypt | 7–1 | Mandatory Palestine | British Army Ground, Cairo |
El-Tetsh 11', 35', 51' Taha 21', 79' Latif 43', 87' |
[56] | Nudelmann 61' | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Stanley Wells (England) |
Indonesia
edit13 May 1934[66] 1934 Far Eastern Games | Japan | 1–7 | Dutch East Indies | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |
Kawamoto ?' | [57] | ?', ?', ?' Jahn ?' Hong Djien ?', ?', ?' Hian Goa |
Panama
editColombia
edit10 February 1938[68] 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games | Mexico | 3–1 | Colombia | Nacional, Panama City |
Argüelles 40' de la Fuente 78' Casarín 83' |
[58] | Mejía 3' | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Rafael Mirabal |
Venezuela
edit12 February 1938[69] 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games | Panama | 3–1 | Venezuela | Panama City |
Not known ?', ?', ?' | Not known ?' |
Ecuador
editIndia
edit3 September 1938 Friendly | Australia | 5–3 | India | Sydney, Australia |
Quill ?', ?' J. Hughes ?', ?' J. Wilkinson ?' |
Report | A. Rahim ?' Lumsden ?' Bhattacharya ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Showground Attendance: 16,144 |
Zimbabwe
edit26 June 1939[71] Friendly | Southern Rhodesia | 0–4 | England XI | Ascot Stadium, Gweru |
Not known ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Slovakia
edit27 August 1939[72] Friendly | Slovakia | 2–0 | Germany | Stadion Slovana, Bratislava |
Arpáš 20' Luknár 35' |
[60] | Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Mika Popović (Yugoslavia) |
See also
editNotes
edit- A.^ A match between Uruguay and Argentina had been organized on 16 May 1901. Uruguay's team (and the match itself) was organized by Uruguayan club Albion and reinforced with players from rival club Nacional. The match ended 2–3 in favor of the Argentines. However, since clubs are not allowed to organize official international matches, the match is not considered official.[73]
- B.^ Some sources credit the own goal to Peet Stol.
- C.^ China were represented by club side South China A.A.; this match is not considered an official match for China.[74]
- D.^ Japan were represented by a team from Tokyo Higher Normal School;[75] this match is considered an official match for Japan.[26]
- E.^ China were represented by club side South China A.A.; this match is not considered an official match for China.[76]
- F.^ Canadian representative sides played against the United States in 1885–86 and again in 1904; these are not considered to be official internationals. See the Canada International soccer team article for a detailed explanation.
- G.^ Some sources credit the own goal to Roberto Figueroa of Uruguay.
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