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Interlude: World Challenge 2000
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    Five years prior to the 2005 World Challenge, FIFA experimented with the concept, albeit in a very different format to the competition that occured five years later. The teams were divided into two groups of four, with the top team advancing to the final and the second-placed team advancing to the 3rd place match. Group A consisted of hosts Brazil, second UEFA-ranked country France, first placed AFC team Saudi Arabia and first placed CAF team Morocco. The hosts wouldn't be able to get a shot at the final, with World Cup winners France instead booking their ticket thanks to their three straight wins. Group B comprised of first-placed UEFA team the Czech Republic, first-placed CONCACAF team Mexico, second-placed CONMEBOL team Argentina and first-placed OFC team Australia. Things would lead up to an all-european final with the Czech Republic managing to top the group over Argentina. Brazil would go on to take down Argentina at home while France snuck in their first World Challenge title.
    The second edition was planned in Spain, but abandonned as national teams were afraid of the over-abundance of games, leading to the World Challenge format we know today.

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    France and the Czech Republic in action during the final
     
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    Nations League
    1992-93 (1):     Group Stage (Colombia & Denmark finished above)
    1993-94 (2): Group Stage (Brazil & the Netherlands finished above)
    1994-95 (3): Group Stage (Italy & Mexico finished above)
    1995-96 (4): Group Stage (Italy, the Republic of Ireland & Brazil finished above)
    2006-07 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 2-0, 1-1)
    2009-10 (6): Group Stage (Russia, the Ivory Coast & Chile finished above)
    2010-11 (7): Group Stage (Denmark, Argentina & Croatia finished above)
    2011-12 (8): Semi-Finals (defeated by Sweden 2-0, 3-1)
    2012-13 (9): Group Stage (defeated by England, Norway & France)
    2013-14 (10): Group Stage (The Czech Republic, France & Argentina finished above)
    2014-15 (11): Group Stage (Spain & Turkey finished above)
    2015-16 (12): Group Stage (Italy & Romania finished above)
    2016-17 (13): Group Stage (The United States & Germany finished above)
    2017-18 (14): Semi-Finals (defeated by Germany 1-1, 2-1 aet)
    2018-19 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by France 0-0, 2-0 aet)
    2019-20 (16): Group Stage (Uruguay, Sweden & Slovakia finished above)
    2020-21 (17): Semi-Finals (defeated by Belgium 2-1, 2-1)

    World League (1 title)
    1971-72 (1):     Finalists (defeated by France 1-2, 5-2)
    1972-73 (2): Round of 32 (defeated by Nigeria 1-2, 3-0)
    1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Greece 1-3, 2-0)
    1974-75 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 3-2, 1-0)
    1975-76 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 3-1, 3-0)
    1976-77 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Bulgaria 5-0, 3-1)
    1980-81 (7): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Greece 5-1, 1-0)
    1981-82 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Iraq 1-1, 2-0)
    1982-83 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 2-2, 1-0)
    1983-84 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Ireland 2-3, 4-0)
    1984-85 (11): Finalists (defeated by Poland 3-3, 0-0)
    1985-86 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by Belgium 2-0, 2-0)
    1986-87 (13): Round of 32 (defeated by Australia 2-1, 1-1)
    1987-88 (14): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Belgium 1-2, 4-1)
    1988-89 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by Morocco 3-0, 0-1)
    1989-90 (16): Semi-Finals (defeated by Nigeria 1-0, 0-0)
    1990-91 (17): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Australia 1-1, 2-2)
    1991-92 (18): Winners, vs the United States 1-0, 0-0
    1996-97 (19):     Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-0, 2-0)
    1999-2000 (20): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 2-1, 4-1)
    2003-04 (21): Round of 32 (defeated by the Netherlands 1-2, 4-1 aet)
    2004-05 (22): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Costa Rica 3-1, 0-0)
    2005-06 (23): Round of 16 (defeated by Portugal 2-2, 0-0)
    2007-08 (24): Group Stage (Ecuador, Tunisia, Albania & Uzbekistan finished above)
    2008-09 (25): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Latvia 0-1, 1-0 aet 4-2 p)
    2014-15 (26): Round of 32 (defeated by Montenegro 2-1, 2-1)
    2015-16 (27): Round of 16 (defeated by the Czech Republic 1-0, 1-0)
    2016-17 (28): Round of 32 (defeated by Mali 1-1, 3-0)

    Stadiums Used
    Bern (Wankdorf-Stadion) - 33
    Basel (Stadion St.Jakob) - 20
    Zurich (Letzigrund Stadion) - 19
    Bern (Stade de Suisse) - 18
    Zurich (Hardturm) - 7
    Lausanne (Stade Olympique de la Pontaise) - 6
    Basel (St. Jakob-Park) - 5
    Luzern (Stadion Allmend) - 5
    Neuchatel (Stade de la Maladiere) - 5
    Geneva (Stade de Geneve) - 4
    Luzern (Swissporarena) - 4
    Saint-Gallen (Espenmoos) - 4
    Geneva (Stade des Charmilles) - 2
    Lugano (Stadio Comunale Cornaredo) - 2
    Saint-Gallen (Kybunpark) - 2
    Sion (Stade de Tourbillon) - 2
    Thun (Stadion Lachen) - 2
    Thun (Stockhorn Arena) - 2
    Aarau (Brugglifeld Stadion) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:     6-1 vs Wales, 2016-17
    Heaviest loss: 0-6 vs Argentina, 2013-14
    First game (Nations League): FR Yugoslavia-Switzerland 0-0 (Round of 16, 1992-93)
    First game (World League):     Switzerland-Greece 6-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
     
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    Things were looking difficult for Switzerland, who needed to win against Belgium to advance to their first ever final. This however wouldn't be as Belgium pressured during the entirety of the game, only scoring after 70 minutes. Vargas did manage to equalize, putting Switzerland back into the race, but this would be their only shot on target of the game. Belgium continued to slowly choke out Switzerland, with Lukaku scoring at the last minute to finally bury the Swiss hopes. As for England, their hopes were dashed during the first half, with two players ironically playing in England scoring the two only goals of the game, with Kante and Giroud of London's Chelsea FC scoring to set France towards a 16th final, while Belgium would aim for their second title in just as many finals.

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    French players celebrate qualifying for the final

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    Rennse 2 (10)
    Choc 2 (10)
    Matthew 2 (2)
     
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    • World League Semi-Finals (second leg) 20-21
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    No surprises during the return leg of the World League. Uruguay were on fire with their main roster as they completely wrecked the DR Congo, heading towards their first ever final. There, they'd meet Australia, who beat the Czech Republic, tired after a long season and an even longer flight all the way to Melbourne, as they put up an unrecognizable performance in the Cricket Ground.

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    • Team Profile: Russia (Soviet Union & CIS)
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    Nations League (1 title)
    Playing as the Soviet Union:
    1957-58 (1):     Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 1-0, 5-2)
    1958-59 (2): Semi-Finals (defeated by Yugoslavia 1-1, 2-1)
    1959-60 (3): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 4-1, 3-0)
    1960-61 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by France 0-0, 2-0)
    1961-62 (5): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-1, 3-2)
    1962-63 (6): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 1-0, 1-1)
    1963-64 (7): Finalists (defeated by Spain 3-1)
    1964-65 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 1-3, 2-0)
    1965-66 (9): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Portugal 2-0, 0-1)
    1966-67 (10): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Portugal 1-3, 4-0)
    1967-68 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Portugal 1-0, 3-1)
    1968-69 (12): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 1-0, 2-1)
    1969-70 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 1-0, 1-1)
    1970-71 (14): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 5-1)
    1971-72 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 0-0, 3-0)
    1972-73 (16): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Poland 3-1, 1-0)
    1974-75 (17): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Poland 0-1, 3-1)
    1975-76 (18): Round of 16 (defeated by West Germany 2-0, 2-0)
    1976-77 (19): Semi-Finals (defeated by West Germany 1-1, 2-1)
    1977-78 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 1-0, 1-2)
    1978-79 (21): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 2-1, 0-0)
    1979-80 (22): Semi-Finals (defeated by England 3-0, 0-1)
    1980-81 (23): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 5-2, 1-1)
    1981-82 (24): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 0-1, 3-0)
    1982-83 (25): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 1-1, 2-1)
    1983-84 (26): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 1-2, 4-1)
    1984-85 (27): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Belgium 3-0, 1-3)
    1985-86 (28): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 1-1, 3-1)
    1986-87 (29): Round of 16 (defeated by Mexico 1-2, 1-0)
    1987-88 (30): Winners, vs France 1-0 aet
    1988-89 (31):     Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 2-2, 2-0)
    1989-90 (32): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Czechoslovakia 3-0, 3-1)
    1990-91 (33): Round of 16 (defeated by France 2-1, 2-3)
    As the CIS:
    1991-92 (34):     Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 5-2, 1-2)
    As Russia: 19
    1993-94 (1):     Group Stage (France, Spain & Norway finished above)
    1995-96 (2): Group Stage (Mexico, Norway & Sweden finished above)
    1996-97 (3): Group Stage (France & South Africa finished above)
    1997-98 (4): Group Stage (Argentina & Mexico finished above)
    1999-2000 (5): Group Stage (The Netherlands & Italy finished above)
    2000-01 (6): Group Stage (Spain & England finished above)
    2001-02 (7): Second Group Stage (Argentina & Spain finished above)
    2002-03 (8): Group Stage (France, Japan & the FR Yugoslavia finished above)
    2004-05 (9): Group Stage (Paraguay & the Netherlands finished above)
    2005-06 (10): Group Stage (The Netherlands, Denmark & Portugal finished above)
    2007-08 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Paraguay 1-1, 3-0)
    2008-09 (12): Group Stage (The Netherlands, Uruguay & Poland finished above)
    2009-10 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Turkey 1-1, 3-1 aet)
    2010-11 (14): Group Stage (Uruguay, France & Nigeria finished above)
    2011-12 (15): Group Stage (Portugal & Peru finished above)
    2012-13 (16): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-2, 2-1)
    2013-14 (17): Group Stage (Spain, the Ivory Coast & Sweden finish above)
    2014-15 (18): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Germany 2-1, 2-0)
    2015-16 (19): Group Stage (Iceland & Germany finished above)

    World League
    Playing as the Soviet Union:
    1973-74 (1):     Finalists (defeated by France 1-0, 1-1)
    As Russia: 15
    1992-93 (1):     Round of 16 (defeated by Australia 3-1, 3-2)
    1994-95 (2): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Slovakia 2-2, 0-0)
    1998-99 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 0-0, 1-2)
    1999-2000 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Trinidad and Tobago 3-2, 1-0)
    2000-01 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Ukraine 1-1, 2-1)
    2003-04 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Israel 2-1, 1-1)
    2004-05 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Bulgaria 2-2, 1-1)
    2006-07 (8): Group Stage (Slovakia, Venezuela & Albania finished above)
    2011-12 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Brazil 1-1, 1-0)
    2015-16 (10): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Ireland 1-0, 4-0)
    2016-17 (11): Group Stage (Japan, Australia & Bulgaria finished above)
    2017-18 (12): Round of 32 (defeated by Saudi Arabia 2-1, 1-1)
    2018-19 (13): Round of 32 (defeated by Mexico 1-1, 0-0)
    2019-20 (14): Group Stage (Serbia & Ecuador finished above)
    2020-21 (15): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the DR Congo 2-0, 1-2)

    Stadiums Used
    Moscow (Central Lenin Stadium/Luzhniki Stadium) - 91
    Saint Petersburg (Petrovski Stadium) - 12
    Moscow (Dynamo Stadium) - 10
    Kyiv (Republican Stadium) - 7
    Kazan (Central Stadium) - 6
    Moscow (Central Stadium Lokomotiv) - 6
    Moscow (RZD Arena) - 6
    Krasnodar (Krasnodar Stadium) - 4
    Moscow (Eduard Streltsov Stadium) - 4
    Moscow (Otkrytie Arena) - 4
    Tbilisi (Dinamo Stadium) - 4
    Moscow (VEB Arena) - 3
    Krasnodar (Kuban Stadium) - 2
    Saint Petersburg (Krestovsky Stadium/Gazprom Arena) - 2
    Samara (Metallburg Stadium) - 2
    Simferopol (Lokomotiv Stadium) - 2
    Yerevan (Hrazdan Stadium) - 2
    Grozny (Akhmad Arena) - 1
    Makhatchkala (Anzhi Arena) - 1
    Makhatchkala (Dynamo Stadium) - 1
    Novorossiisk (Trud Stadium) - 1
    Ramenskoye (Saturn Stadium) - 1
    Rostov (Rostov Arena) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:
    As the USSR/CIS:     8-2 vs Czechoslovakia, 1959-60
    As Russia: 4-0 vs Montenegro, 2011-12
    Heaviest loss:
    As the USSR/CIS:     0-4 vs Portugal, 1966-67; 1-5 vs Brazil, 1970-71
    As Russia: 0-8 vs France, 1993-94 [National Record]
    First game (Nations League, as USSR):     Soviet Union-Spain 0-1 (Round of 16, 1957-58)
    Last game (Nations League, as USSR):     Soviet Union-France 3-2 (Round of 16, 1990-91)
    First game (Nations League, as CIS):     Denmark-CIS 5-2 (Round of 16, 1991-92)
    Last game (Nations League, as CIS):     CIS-Denmark 2-1 (Round of 16, 1991-92)
    First game (Nations League, as Russia):     Russia-Republic of Ireland 0-0 (Round of 16, 1993-94)
    First game (World League, as USSR):     Soviet Union-North Korea 2-0 (Round of 32, 1973-74)
    Last game (World League, as USSR):     Soviet Union-France 1-1 (Final, 1973-74)
    First game (World League, as Russia):     Russia-Hungary 3-0 (Round of 32, 1992-93)
     
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    Nations League
    1963-64 (1):     Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Soviet Union 2-2, 4-0)
    1964-65 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 3-0, 0-0)
    1965-66 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by England 4-2, 1-1)
    1970-71 (4): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 4-1, 7-1)
    1974-75 (5): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Czechoslovakia 1-1, 2-2)
    1975-76 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 6-0, 0-1)
    1977-78 (7): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 7-1, 1-2)
    1985-86 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by France 4-1, 1-1)
    1986-87 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 3-2, 2-2)
    1987-88 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 1-1, 2-1)
    1989-90 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 3-1, 1-0)
    1994-95 (12): Group Stage (Italy, Mexico & Switzerland finished above)
    1995-96 (13): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Italy 1-0, 3-1)
    1997-98 (14): Group Stage (Japan & Germany finished above)
    1998-99 (15): Group Stage (The Czech Republic finished above)
    1999-2000 (16): Group Stage (The United States & the Czech Republic finished above)
    2000-01 (17): Group Stage (Denmark, France & Greece finished above)
    2001-02 (18): Second Group Stage (Uruguay & Brazil finished above)
    2002-03 (19): Group Stage (Denmark & Portugal finished above)
    2003-04 (20): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Portugal 1-2, 3-0)
    2005-06 (21): Round of 16 (defeated by Germany 5-1, 3-0)
    2006-07 (22): Group Stage (Croatia, Argentina & Mexico finished above)
    2007-08 (23): Group Stage (Argentina, Uruguay & the Ivory Coast finished above)
    2008-09 (24): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 5-1, 2-1)
    2009-10 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by Ukraine 1-1, 3-1)
    2014-15 (26): Round of 16 (defeated by Uruguay 2-0, 0-0)
    2015-16 (27): Semi-Finals (defeated by Iceland 3-0, 1-2)
    2016-17 (28): Group Stage (Brazil, Costa Rica & Colombia finished above)
    2018-19 (29): Group Stage (Germany & Uruguay finished above)
    2019-20 (30): Group Stage (Croatia & Denmark finished above)

    World League
    1971-72 (1):     Round of 16 (defeated by Austria 0-0, 2-2)
    1972-73 (2): Round of 32 (defeated by Wales 0-0, 2-0)
    1973-74 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 1-1, 3-1 aet)
    1976-77 (4): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Turkey 1-2, 1-0)
    1978-79 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 4-0, 0-1)
    1979-80 (6): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Chile 2-1, 1-1)
    1980-81 (7): Semi-Finals (defeated by Greece 1-3, 3-1 aet 4-2 p)
    1981-82 (8): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 1-2, 2-0)
    1982-83 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Paraguay 2-1, 0-0)
    1983-84 (10): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Greece 4-3, 3-1)
    1984-85 (11): Round of 32 (defeated by Australia 0-0, 4-1)
    1989-90 (12): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 2-2, 2-1)
    1990-91 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Switzerland 4-1, 1-1)
    1991-92 (14): Round of 32 (defeated by Greece 2-0, 1-0)
    1992-93 (15): Semi-Finals (defeated by Belgium 1-1, 2-0)
    1993-94 (16): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 1-0, 1-1)
    1996-97 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by Morocco 3-3, 2-0)
    1999-2000 (18): Round of 32 (defeated by Cameroon 2-2, 1-0)
    2002-03 (19): Round of 16 (defeated by Chile 1-0, 2-0)
    2004-05 (20): Group Stage (Jamaica, Slovenia & Peru finished above)
    2010-11 (21): Group Stage (Burkina Faso & Bahrain finished above)
    2011-12 (22): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 2-0, 1-2)
    2012-13 (23): Group Stage (The United States, Costa Rica & Belarus finished above)
    2013-14 (24): Group Stage (Australia, Iceland & Israel finished above)
    2017-18 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by Greece 4-1, 1-2)
    2018-19 (26): Round of 32 (defeated by Albania 2-0, 0-1)
    2019-20 (27): Semi-Finals (defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0)
    2020-21 (28): Round of 32 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 2-1, 2-0)

    Stadiums Used
    Bucharest (Stadionul Steaua) - 43 games
    Bucharest (Stadionul August 23/Stadionul National) - 29
    Bucharest (Arena Nationala) - 12
    Bucharest (Stadionul Dinamo) - 9
    Bucharest (Stadionul Giulesti-Valentin Stanescu) - 9
    Craiova (Stadionul Central/Stadionul Ion Oblemenco) - 9
    Cluj (Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu) - 7
    Giurgiu (Stadionul Marin Anastasovici) - 5
    Bistrita (Stadionul Jean Padureanu) - 3
    Constanta (Stadionul Viitorul) - 3
    Galati (Stadionul Otelul) - 3
    Vaslui (Stadionul Municipal) - 3
    Brasov (Stadionul Tineretului) - 2
    Bucharest (Stadionul Cotroceni) - 2
    Hunedoara (Stadionul Corvinul) - 2
    Pitesti (Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin) - 2
    Ploiesti (Stadionul Ilie Oana) - 2
    Timisoara (Stadionul Dan Paltinisanu) - 2
    Urziceni (Stadionul Tineretului) - 2
    Bacau (Stadionul Municipal) - 1
    Botosani (Stadionul Municipal) - 1
    Bucharest (Stadionul Regie) - 1
    Piatra Neamt (Stadionul Ceahlaul) - 1
    Targu Jiu (Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu) - 1
    Targu Mures (Stadionul Trans-Sil) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:     5-0 vs the United States, 2015-16
    Heaviest loss: 1-7 vs Brazil, 1970-71; 0-6 vs Czechoslovakia, 1975-76; 1-7 vs Brazil, 1977-78
    First game (Nations League): Romania-Egypt 3-1 (Round of 16, 1963-64)
    First game (World League):     Romania-Ghana 3-1 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
     
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    • Legendary Games: Madness in Caracas (Venezuela 5 England 4, World League 2009-10 Semi-Finals)
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    England led a completely disappointing campaign during the 2009-10 Nations League. Placed in a group with future winners Uruguay, Romania and the United States, England still managed to save themselves by finishing third in the group and inching through to the Nations League. From then on, the Three Lions pushed their way through the World League, defeating Honduras in the Round of 32, then beating Slovakia in the Round of 16. The Quarter-Finals saw their toughest challenge yet, as they eliminated Chile, only to meet Venezuela in the Semi-Finals.
    Venezuela never qualified for the Nations League, and had to fight their way through the World League groups, where they finished first, above Iran, Togo and Sweden. From then on, the Venezuelans powered through Bulgaria and Japan, before meeting Costa Rica in the Quarter-Finals. The venezuelans ended up rolling through, but were faced with a tough opponent in England. Despite this, they took the lead in Wembley during the first leg, and England had to battle their way through the venezuelan defence, with Lampard scoring a last-second goal to give England a 2-1 win at home.

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    Venezuela only needed a 1-0 win to make it to the final against Ghana, who defeated Colombia in two straight games. With the first team already qualified, it was up to England and Venezuela to fight for the remaining spot. Venezuela fielded their usual composition, with Maldonado as sole striker. England on the other hand chose to field two strikers up front with Heskey and Rooney, while Milner, Gerrard, Lampard and Lennon would hold the midfield, with Cole, King, Terry and Johnson being the last line of defense prior to James' goalkeeping skills.
    Venezuela started off strong with a shot by Moreno being blocked by James after only 24 seconds of play. The Venezuelans would push forwards, but England would not rest, with Lennon getting a shot slightly over the bar. But Venezuela would still end up getting first blood as Chacon found Maldonado alone in the box, with Maldonado scoring the first goal of the game. England were quick to react though as Lampard found Heskey, who saw his shot blocked by venezuelan keeper Vega. However, he could not keep a hand on it, and Lennon sent it into the back of the net, levelling the game.
    The nerves got to Venezuela during the English counter-attacks, with Gerrard finding Rooney alone, and Vizcarrondo having to bring him down in the box, earning himself a yellow card and England a penalty, where Lampard sent Vega the wrong way to give England the edge once more. Vizcarrondo would soon make up for his mistake as during the next play, Venezuelan midfielder Lucena would obtain a corner as Ashley Cole deviated his cross. Vizcarrondo headed in Rincon's corner owing to a poor defense from Terry, levelling the game once more. Venezuela continued to push towards a third goal, with Di Giorgi obtaining another corner kick after his shot is deviated by Ashley Cole. This time, Terry defended properly onto Vizcarrondo, with the corner kick being pushed back...straight onto Maldonado who fired a shot through everyone to make it 3-2.
    However, not even a minute later, England would play the ball perfectly to equalize. Rooney and Heskey played it fast, sending Milner on a run through the Venezuelan defense. Milner found Gerrard, who himself found Cole behind him, who powered a shot straight into Vega's bottom right corner, putting the game level once more at half-time.
    England would play two substitutions at half-time, with a highly ineffective King being replaced by Carragher, while Heskey would be replaced by the tall Peter Crouch. Venezuela chose not to do any replacements, and it would pay off. After less than five minutes, Lucena found Granados, who swept the pass straight past James. Despite this advantage though, Venezuela still needed a goal to advance, but England would answer once more. A good intervention from Milner would deprive Arago of the ball, launching the ball to Lampard, who scored easily, equalizing at 4-4.
    England came very close to make it 5-4 a few minutes later, with a cross from Aaron Lennon finding Peter Crouch, who easily beat Rey in an air duel, but his header came short as Vega saves Venezuela from elimination. Seeing as Rey was in difficulty, he would soon exit the field, being replaced by Juan Fuenmayor. This seemed to have calmed the English, with Venezuela getting a big chance as Maldonado saw his shot saved by James after a good cross from Di Giorgi. Despite that chance, this did not diminish English efforts as Rooney would see his shot parried by Vega, ever decisive.
    England chose this moment for their last substitution, with Lennon being replaced by Michael Carrick to avoid getting surprised by Di Giorgi's speed on his wing. However, this did little to calm down the Venezuelans, who continued to push forwards with Rincon's shot ending over the bar. Frustrated, Ashley Cole would go on to foul Di Giorgi during one of his runs, giving Maldonado a perfect free-kick, making it 5-4 for Venezuela, one goal away from a potential final.
    Venezuela decided to go all-in as they saw the English block tighten, with Venezuelan coach Farias bringing off both Chacon and Arango, usually in defensive positions, for Rondon and Seijas, who were more attacking players. However, this wouldn't be enough, with the Venezuelans failing to breach England's tight formation, with Lucena and Di Giorgi getting yellow cards out of frustrated fouls. Thanks to this, the English got the last chance, with Rooney getting a chance to equalize. However, Vega would block that shot once more, giving Venezuela a win despite it not mattering in the end.
    England would advance on away goals to face Ghana in the final less than a month later, with the final being a formality, with England scoring five to Ghana's none, earning themselves a second World League title after their 2006 win over Spain.

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    English players discuss tactics at half-time with coach Fabio Capello

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    After the final whistle, English players Wayne Rooney, John Terry and Rio Ferdinand celebrate advancing to the final. Like David Beckham and Jermain Defoe, Rio Ferdinand would not play in the Semi-Finals, but would make an appearance in the final.
     
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    Nations League
    2015-16 (1):     Finalists (defeated by Germany 3-2)
    2016-17 (2): Group Stage (Uruguay & France finished above)
    2017-18 (3): Group Stage (Spain, Portugal & the United States finished above)

    World League
    1994-95 (1):     Round of 32 (defeated by Russia 1-0, 1-1)
    1995-96 (2): Round of 32 (defeated by Greece 4-0, 2-1)
    1999-2000 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by Bulgaria 3-0, 1-1)
    2000-01 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Mexico 1-0, 1-0)
    2002-03 (5): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 4-1, 3-1)
    2010-11 (6): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 5-0, 2-1)
    2013-14 (7): Round of 16 (defeated by Australia 2-1, 4-0)
    2014-15 (8): Group Stage (Mali, Nigeria & Azerbaijan finished above)
    2016-17 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Sweden 1-0, 1-1)
    2018-19 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Iran 0-0, 4-1)
    2019-20 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Montenegro 2-3, 1-0)
    2020-21 (12): Round of 32 (defeated by Russia 1-0, 2-1)

    Stadiums Used
    Reykjavik (Laugardalsvollur) - 27
    Hafnarfjordur (Kaplakriki) - 5
    Reykjavik (KR-Vollur) - 4
    Gardabaer (Stjornuvollur) - 3
    Kopavogur (Kopavogsvollur) - 3
    Reykjavik (Vodafonevollurinn) - 2
    Akranes (Akranesvollur) - 1
    Reykjavik (Fylkisvollur) - 1
    Vestmannaeyjar (Hasteinsvollur) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:     3-0 vs Romania, 2015-16
    Heaviest loss: 2-5 vs Germany, 2015-16; 0-3 vs Uruguay, 2016-17; 1-4 vs Portugal, 2017-18; 0-3 vs the United States, 2017-18
    First game (Nations League): Iceland-Russia 4-2 (Group Stage, 2015-16)
    First game (World League):     Russia-Iceland 1-0 (Round of 32, 1994-95)
     
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    Nations League (1 title)
    1955-56 (1):     Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 5-1, 0-1)
    1956-57 (2): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 2-1, 0-0)
    1957-58 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 4-1, 0-2)
    1958-59 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 2-0, 1-2)
    1959-60 (5): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 2-2, 3-1)
    1960-61 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 1-1, 2-2)
    1961-62 (7): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 5-0, 1-2)
    1962-63 (8): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-1, 1-2)
    1963-64 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 1-1, 3-0)
    1964-65 (10): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 2-1, 2-2)
    1965-66 (11): Semi-Finals (defeated by England 0-0, 4-1)
    1966-67 (12): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-2, 1-1)
    1967-68 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 3-1, 2-3 aet)
    1968-69 (14): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 1-0, 2-1)
    1969-70 (15): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 1-1, 2-1)
    1970-71 (16): Round of 16 (defeated by Colombia 1-0, 2-0)
    1982-83 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by France 4-2, 1-1)
    1983-84 (18): Semi-Finals (defeated by West Germany 1-1, 0-0)
    1984-85 (19): Finalists (defeated by France 2-0)
    1986-87 (20): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 6-2, 1-1)
    1987-88 (21): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 3-0, 2-4)
    1988-89 (22): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 3-2, 1-0)
    1989-90 (23): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 3-0, 0-1)
    1990-91 (24): Round of 16 (defeated by Yugoslavia 3-1, 1-1)
    1991-92 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 1-0, 2-1)
    1993-94 (26): Round of 16 (defeated by Norway 2-0, 1-1)
    2001-02 (27): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 2-1, 3-1)
    2002-03 (28): Second Group Stage (Belgium, Denmark & Italy finished above)
    2003-04 (29): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 3-3, 5-1)
    2004-05 (30): Group Stage (Germany & Spain finished above)
    2005-06 (31): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 1-0, 2-1)
    2006-07 (32): Round of 16 (defeated by France 4-4, 3-3)
    2007-08 (33): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 1-1, 1-0)
    2008-09 (34): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 0-0, 2-1)
    2009-10 (35): Winners, vs the Netherlands 2-0
    2010-11 (36):     Finalists (defeated by the United States 1-1 aet 6-5 p)
    2011-12 (37): Group Stage (Chile & Sweden finished above)
    2012-13 (38): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 3-0, 2-4)
    2013-14 (39): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 1-0, 1-0)
    2014-15 (40): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-1, 2-0)
    2015-16 (41): Round of 16 (defeated by Austria 2-0, 4-1)
    2016-17 (42): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 4-4, 5-0)
    2017-18 (43): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 1-1, 2-0)
    2018-19 (44): Round of 16 (defeated by Belgium 1-0, 2-0)
    2019-20 (45): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 2-0, 0-1)
    2020-21 (46): Group Stage (Italy & Poland finished above)
    2021-22 (47): Group Stage (France & Poland finished above)

    World League (1 title)
    1971-72 (1):     Round of 32 (defeated by Haiti 1-3, 4-0)
    1972-73 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Wales 0-1, 2-0)
    1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 0-0, 3-0)
    1974-75 (4): Round of 32 (defeated by Switzerland 2-1, 2-2)
    1975-76 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Wales 3-1, 1-1)
    1976-77 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Israel 2-0, 2-1)
    1977-78 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 3-1, 2-1)
    1978-79 (8): Round of 32 (defeated by Peru 8-0, 1-2)
    1979-80 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 1-3, 4-0)
    1980-81 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Northern Ireland 2-2, 6-1)
    1981-82 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 2-2, 2-0)
    1985-86 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by Wales 1-0, 2-0)
    1992-93 (13): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Ireland 6-1, 0-0)
    1994-95 (14): Round of 32 (defeated by Saudi Arabia 0-0, 1-1)
    1995-96 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by Chile 3-0, 0-1)
    1997-98 (16): Round of 32 (defeated by the FR Yugoslavia 4-0, 0-2)
    1998-99 (17): Semi-Finals (defeated by Paraguay 3-0, 2-0)
    1999-2000 (18): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Switzerland 2-0, 4-0)
    2000-01 (19): Round of 32 (defeated by Ghana 2-1, 2-2)
    2004-05 (20): Semi-Finals (defeated by Ecuador 3-0, 2-0)
    2011-12 (21): Round of 32 (defeated by Turkey 0-0, 2-0)
    2020-21 (22): Winners, vs Australia 1-0
    2021-22 (23):

    World Challenge
    2011 (1):     Finalists (defeated by Spain 4-1)

    Stadiums Used
    Montevideo (Estadio Centenario) - 90 games
    Montevideo (Estadio Gran Parque Central) - 16
    Montevideo (Estadio Campeon del Siglo) - 15
    Montevideo (Estadio Luis Franzini) - 11
    Montevideo (Estadio Alfredo Victor Viera) - 7
    Montevideo (Estadio Jardines del Hipodromo) - 7
    Montevideo (Estadio Belvedere) - 5
    Montevideo (Estadio Parque Capurro) - 4
    Montevideo (Estadio Parque Federico Saroldi) - 4
    Montevideo (Estadio Luis Troccoli) - 4
    Colonia del Sacramento (Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici) - 2
    Melo (Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla) - 2
    Montevideo (Estadio Osvaldo Roberto) - 2
    Florida (Estadio Parque Artigas) - 1
    Montevideo (Estadio Municipal Castro Martinez Laguarda) - 1
    Montevideo (Estadio Parque Abraham Paladino) - 1
    Montevideo (Estadio Parque Jose Nasazzi) - 1
    Montevideo (Estadio Victor Della Valle) - 1
    Rocha (Estadio Municipal Doctor Mario Sobrero) - 1
    Tacuarembo (Estadio Ingenerio Raul Goyenola) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:     7-0 vs Taiwan, 1956-57
    Heaviest loss: 0-5 vs Brazil, 1961-62; 0-5 vs the Netherlands, 2016-17
    First game (Nations League): Argentina-Uruguay 5-1 (Round of 16, 1955-56)
    First game (World League): Uruguay-Haiti 3-1 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
    First game (World Challenge): Australia-Uruguay 2-4 (Semi-Finals, 2011)
     
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    Nations League
    1961-62 (1):     Round of 16 (defeated by Uruguay 4-1, 3-0)
    1962-63 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Uruguay 2-0, 0-0)
    1963-64 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 2-0, 2-1)
    1986-87 (4): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-1, 0-0)
    1997-98 (5): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 0-0, 3-1)
    1998-99 (6): Group Stage (France, Colombia & Mexico finish above)
    1999-2000 (7): Group Stage (France & Mexico finished above)
    2000-01 (8): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 1-0, 1-0)
    2009-10 (9): Group Stage (Russia & the Ivory Coast finished above)
    2010-11 (10): Group Stage (Turkey, Norway & the Netherlands finished above)
    2011-12 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Germany 3-1, 1-0)
    2012-13 (12): Group Stage (Germany & Bosnia and Herzegovina finished above)
    2013-14 (13): Group Stage (Germany & Ukraine finished above)
    2014-15 (14): Group Stage (Scotland, the Netherlands & Bosnia and Herzegovina finished above)
    2015-16 (15): Group Stage (Scotland, Belgium & the Ivory Coast finished above)
    2016-17 (16): Finalists (defeated by France 3-1 aet)
    2017-18 (17): Group Stage (France & Ukraine finished above)
    2018-19 (18): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 1-0, 1-1)
    2019-20 (19): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 1-0, 1-1)
    2020-21 (20): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Belgium 2-1, 1-0)
    2021-22 (21): Group Stage (The Netherlands, Brazil & Ukraine finished above)

    World League (1 title)
    1971-72 (1):     Round of 32 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 0-0, 4-2)
    1972-73 (2): Round of 32 (defeated by Morocco 1-1, 0-0)
    1973-74 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Soviet Union 2-0, 0-0)
    1974-75 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Bulgaria 0-1, 2-0)
    1975-76 (5): Finalists (defeated by Sweden 4-2, 3-0)
    1976-77 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Belgium 3-1, 2-3)
    1977-78 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Mexico 0-0, 2-1)
    1978-79 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Paraguay 0-1, 4-0 aet)
    1979-80 (9): Semi-Finals (defeated by Portugal 3-1, 2-1)
    1980-81 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Switzerland 0-0, 3-1)
    1981-82 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 1-0, 1-0)
    1982-83 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by Honduras 6-3, 2-3)
    1983-84 (13): Winners, vs Ireland 3-1, 1-0
    1984-85 (14):     Quarter-Finals (defeated by Ireland 5-1, 0-1)
    1985-86 (15): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Belgium 3-0, 1-1)
    1987-88 (16): Round of 32 (defeated by Israel 3-0, 2-1)
    1988-89 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by Australia 2-0, 0-1)
    1989-90 (18): Round of 16 (defeated by Switzerland 2-0, 0-1)
    1990-91 (19): Semi-Finals (defeated by Chile 1-0, 1-1)
    1991-92 (20): Round of 32 (defeated by Uzbekistan 1-0, 2-2)
    1992-93 (21): Round of 32 (defeated by Ecuador 2-1, 2-1)
    1994-95 (22): Round of 32 (defeated by Chile 6-1, 1-0)
    1995-96 (23): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 2-0, 1-0)
    1996-97 (24): Round of 16 (defeated by Belgium 3-2, 1-1)
    1999-2000 (25): Round of 32 (defeated by Jamaica 1-1, 3-2)
    2001-02 (26): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 4-0, 0-0)
    2002-03 (27): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Germany 2-0, 1-2)
    2004-05 (28): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Australia 4-1, 1-0)
    2006-07 (29): Group Stage (Burkina Faso, Trinidad and Tobago, Bulgaria & Uzbekistan finished above)
    2007-08 (30): Group Stage (Slovakia, Australia & Belgium finished above)
    2008-09 (31): Group Stage (The DR Congo, Wales, Iran & Venezuela finished above)
    2009-10 (32): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 0-0, 3-1)
    2012-13 (33): Round of 16 (defeated by France 1-1, 2-1)
    2011-12 (34): Round of 32 (defeated by Mali 1-0, 1-0)
    2017-18 (35): Round of 32 (defeated by Colombia 3-4, 7-2)


    Stadiums Used
    Santiago do Chile (Estadio Nacional) - 91 games
    Las Condes (Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo) - 11
    Santiago do Chile (Estadio Monumental David Arellano) - 11
    Santiago do Chile (Estadio Santa Laura) - 7
    Calama (Estadio Zorros del Desierto) - 4
    Concepcion (Estadio Municipal) - 4
    La Calera (Estadio Municipal) - 4
    La Cisterna (Estadio Municipal) - 4
    Talcahuano (Estadio Las Higueras) - 4
    Vina del Mar (Estadio Sausalito) - 3
    La Pintana (Estadio Municipal) - 2
    Rancagua (Estadio El Teniente) - 2
    Valparaiso (Estadio Elias Figueroa) - 2
    Antofagasta (Estadio Regional) - 1
    Arica (Estadio Carlos Dittborn) - 1
    Chillan (Estadio Nelson Oyarzun Arenas) - 1
    El Salvador (Estadio El Cobre) - 1
    Iquique (Estadio Tierra de Campeones) - 1
    La Florida (Estadio Bicentenario) - 1
    La Serena (Estadio La Portada) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:     7-0 vs Northern Ireland, 2019-20 [National Record along with CHL-VEN 7-0 (29/08/79), CHL-ARM 7-0 (04/01/97), CHL-MEX 7-0 (18/06/16)]
    Heaviest loss:     2-7 vs Ukraine, 2021-22
    First game (Nations League): Uruguay-Chile 4-1 (Round of 16, 1961-62)
    First game (World League): Chile-Ivory Coast 0-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
     
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    Nations League (1 title)
    As Yugoslavia:
    1955-56 (1):     Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 0-1, 3-1)
    1956-57 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 1-1, 3-1)
    1957-58 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by West Germany 5-0, 2-2)
    1958-59 (4): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 5-2)
    1959-60 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 7-1, 2-1)
    1960-61 (6): Winners, vs England 2-1 aet
    1961-62 (7):     Finalists (defeated by Brazil 1-0)
    1962-63 (8): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Scotland 1-1, 2-2)
    1963-64 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by the Soviet Union 5-1, 1-1)
    1966-67 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by the Soviet Union 3-2, 2-1)
    1968-69 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 2-1, 5-5)
    1969-70 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 3-0, 0-0)
    1970-71 (13): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Soviet Union 0-0, 4-2)
    1971-72 (14): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 1-2, 3-1)
    1972-73 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by the Soviet Union 1-1, 4-0)
    1973-74 (16): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 4-1, 1-1)
    1974-75 (17): Semi-Finals (defeated by Italy 2-0, 1-3)
    1975-76 (18): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Italy 1-0, 1-2)
    1978-79 (19): Round of 16 (defeated by Poland 5-1, 1-1)
    1979-80 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 2-0, 1-2)
    1980-81 (21): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 1-2, 4-1)
    1981-82 (22): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-0, 3-0)
    1982-83 (23): Round of 16 (defeated by Poland 0-0, 1-1)
    1985-86 (24): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 1-0, 2-1)
    1987-88 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by the Soviet Union 3-0, 1-0)
    1988-89 (26): Round of 16 (defeated by England 2-0, 3-0)
    1989-90 (27): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 2-0, 1-1)
    1990-91 (28): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Germany 4-0, 1-1)
    1991-92 (29): Round of 16 (defeated by Ireland 0-0, 2-1)
    as FR Yugoslavia:
    1992-93 (30):     Round of 16 (defeated by Switzerland 0-0, 2-0 aet)
    1998-99 (31): Group Stage (The Czech Republic & Romania finished above)
    1999-2000 (32): Second Group Stage (Portugal & Brazil finished above)
    2000-01 (33): Group Stage (Argentina & Slovakia finished above)
    2001-02 (34): Group Stage (Brazil, Russia & Morocco finished above)
    2002-03 (35): Group Stage (France & Japan finished above)
    2003-04 (36): Group Stage (Norway & Cameroon finished above)
    As Serbia:
    2007-08 (1):     Group Stage (Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina & Cameroon finished above)
    2009-10 (2): Group Stage (Brazil, the Czech Republic & Mexico finished above)
    2010-11 (3): Group Stage (Spain, the United States & the Czech Republic finished above)
    2011-12 (4): Group Stage (Spain, Argentina & Mexico finished above)
    2014-15 (5): Group Stage (Brazil, Croatia & Ukraine finished above)
    2012-13 (6): Group Stage (France, Switzerland & the United States finished above)
    2021-22 (7): Group Stage (Italy, Japan & Germany finished above)


    World League/FIFA Cup (1 title)
    As Yugoslavia:
    1976-77 (1):     Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 4-0, 1-1)
    1977-78 (2): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 1-1, 1-1 aet 4-3 p)
    1983-84 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Wales 6-0, 4-1)
    1984-85 (4): Round of 32 (defeated by Algeria 1-1, 2-1)
    1986-87 (5): Winners, vs Morocco 2-0, 4-0
    As FR Yugoslavia:
    1997-98 (6):     Semi-Finals (defeated by Belgium 3-0, 3-1)
    2000-01 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Mexico 2-4, 3-0)
    2002-03 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Israel 3-1, 1-1)
    2003-04 (9): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 2-0, 1-3)
    2004-05 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by England 2-0, 0-0)
    2005-06 (11): Group Stage (Oman, Finland & Norway finished above)
    As Serbia:
    2006-07 (1):     Round of 16 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 2-2, 0-0)
    2008-09 (2): Round of 32 (defeated by Nigeria 1-1, 2-1 aet)
    2012-13 (3): Group Stage (Panama, Senegal & Benin finished above)
    2013-14 (4): Round of 32 (defeated by Uzbekistan 4-0, 3-1)
    2015-16 (5): Group Stage (Senegal & Ireland finished above)
    2016-17 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 2-2, 2-1)
    2017-18 (7): Group Stage (Mali, Hungary & Uganda finished above)
    2018-19 (8): Round of 32 (defeated by Brazil 2-0, 0-1)
    2019-20 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Norway 3-0, 2-0)

    Stadiums Used
    Belgrade (Stadion Crvena Zvezda) - 42 games
    Belgrade (Stadion JNA/Stadion Partizana) - 39
    Novi Sad (Stadion Karadorde) - 10
    Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir) - 10
    Belgrade (Stadion na Banovom Brdu) - 6
    Belgrade (Stadion Omladinski) - 5
    Podgorica (Stadion Poljud) - 5
    Split (Stadion Poljud) - 5
    Belgrade (Stadion Milos Obilic) - 4
    Belgrade (Stadion Vozdovac) - 3
    Jagodina (Stadion Jagodina) - 3
    Sarajevo (Stadion Kosevo) - 3
    Cacak (Stadion kraj Morave) - 2
    Krusevac (Stadion Mladost) - 2
    Niksic (Stadion kraj Bistrice) - 2
    Nis (Stadion Gradski) - 2
    Smederovo (Sportski Kompleks Sartid) - 2
    Uzice (Stadion Sloboda) - 2
    Belgrade (Stadion Kralj Petar Privi) - 1
    Belgrade (Stadion Zemun) - 1
    Kula (Stadion Hajduk) - 1
    Ljubljana (Stadion Bezigrad) - 1
    Lucani (Stadion Mladost) - 1
    Mitrovica (Stadion Gradski) - 1
    Novi Pazar (Stadion Gradski) - 1
    Subotica (Stadion Gradski) - 1

    Records
    Largest win (as Yugoslavia/FRY/SaM):     5-0 vs Scotland, 2000-01
    Largest win (as Serbia): 5-0 vs the United States, 2020-21
    Heaviest loss (as Yugoslavia/FRY/SaM): 1-8 vs France, 2002-03
    Heaviest loss (as Serbia): 0-5 vs Spain, 2007-08
    First game (Nations League, as Yugoslavia): Yugoslavia-Sweden 1-0 (Round of 16, 1955-56)
    Last game (Nations League, as Yugoslavia): Republic of Ireland-Yugoslavia 2-1 (Round of 16, 1991-92)
    First game (Nations League, as FRY/Serbia and Montenegro): FR Yugoslavia-Switzerland 0-0 (Round of 16, 1992-93)
    Last game (Nations League, as FRY/Serbia and Montenegro): Cameroon-FR Yugoslavia 3-1 (Group Stage, 2003-04)
    First game (Nations League, as Serbia): Cameroon-Serbia 3-1 (Group Stage, 2007-08)
    First game (World League, as Yugoslavia): Yugoslavia-Kuwait 8-0 (Round of 32, 1976-77)
    Last game (World League, as Yugoslavia): Yugoslavia-Morocco 4-0 (Final, 1986-87)
    First game (World League, as FRY/Serbia and Montenegro): FR Yugoslavia-Uruguay 4-0 (Round of 32, 1997-98)
    Last game (World League, as FRY/Serbia and Montenegro): Finland-Serbia and Montenegro 2-1 (Group Stage, 2005-06)
    First game (World League, as Serbia): Serbia-Austria 3-0 (Group Stage, 2006-07)
     
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    Nations League 7
    2007-08 (1):     Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 4-1, 2-1)
    2012-13 (2): Finalists (defeated by Spain 2-1)
    2013-14 (3): Group Stage (Italy, the United States & Denmark finished above)
    2014-15 (4): Group Stage (Scotland & the Netherlands finished above)
    2015-16 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 0-0, 3-1)
    2016-17 (6): Group Stage (Argentina, Mexico & Turkey finished above)
    2017-18 (7): Group Stage (Germany & Uruguay finished above)

    World League
    2006-07 (1):     Round of 32 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 1-1, 1-0)
    2009-10 (2): Round of 32 (defeated by Saudi Arabia 2-0, 2-1)
    2010-11 (3): Semi-Finals (defeated by Mexico 0-3, 9-0)
    2011-12 (4): Group Stage (Georgia & Hungary finished above)
    2014-15 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Slovakia 2-0, 0-0)
    2017-18 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Morocco 4-1, 2-4)
    2018-19 (7): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-1, 2-1)
    2019-20 (8): Finalists (defeated by the Czech Republic 4-0)
    2020-21 (9): Group Stage (Ireland, Ecuador & Guinea finished above)
    2021-22 (10): Group Stage (Hungary & Ghana finished above)

    Stadiums Used
    Sarajevo (Olimpijski Stadion Kosevo) - 30 games
    Mostar (Stadion Bijeli Brijeg) - 11
    Sarajevo (Stadion Grbavica) - 8
    Banja Luka (Stadion Gradski) - 5
    Siroki Brijeg (Stadion Pecara) - 5
    Istocno Sarajevo (Stadion Gradski SRC Slavija) - 2
    Tuzla (Stadion Tuzanj) - 2
    Modrica (Stadion Maxima) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:     3-0 vs Australia, 2012-13; 3-0 vs Australia, 2012-13
    Heaviest loss: 0-6 vs Argentina, 2016-17
    First game (Nations League): Bosnia and Herzegovina-Spain 0-4 (Group Stage, 2007-08)
    First game (World League): Bosnia and Herzegovina-Moldova 1-1 (Group Stage, 2006-07)
     
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    Nations League (1 title)
    1983-84 (1):     Semi-Finals (defeated by England 1-1, 1-0)
    1984-85 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Belgium 0-0, 3-0)
    1985-86 (3): Finalists (defeated by West Germany 2-2 aet 5-3 p)
    1986-87 (4): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 2-0, 1-0)
    1988-89 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by Italy 4-0, 5-2)
    1989-90 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Yugoslavia 3-0, 0-2)
    1990-91 (7): Winners, vs Argentina 3-3 aet 4-3 p
    1991-92 (8):     Finalists (defeated by Ireland 3-1 aet)
    1992-93 (9):     Group Stage (Colombia finished above)
    1993-94 (10):     Group Stage (Brazil, the Netherlands & Switzerland finished above)
    1994-95 (11): Semi-Finals (defeated by Germany 1-2, 4-1)
    1995-96 (12):     Group Stage (Spain, Romania & Portugal finished above)
    1996-97 (13):     Group Stage (Italy & England finished above)
    1997-98 (14):     Group Stage (France & Chile finished above)
    1998-99 (15):     Group Stage (Brazil & Italy finished above)
    1999-2000 (16): Second Group Stage (The Netherlands & Sweden finished above)
    2000-01 (17): Second Group Stage (Spain & Croatia finished above)
    2001-02 (18) :     Group Stage (Japan & Colombia finished above)
    2002-03 (19):     Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 1-2, 4-0)
    2003-04 (20):     Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 1-0, 3-1)
    2004-05 (21):     Round of 16 (defeated by France 3-0, 2-1)
    2005-06 (22):     Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 3-2, 2-0)
    2006-07 (23):     Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 1-0, 3-0)
    2007-08 (24):     Group Stage (Brazil & England finished above)
    2009-10 (25):     Group Stage (Ukraine & the Netherlands finished above)
    2010-11 (26): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 0-1, 3-0)
    2011-12 (27):     Group Stage (Paraguay, Croatia & Brazil finished above)
    2012-13 (28):     Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 3-1, 2-1)
    2013-14 (29):     Group Stage (Italy & the United States finished above)
    2014-15 (30):     Group Stage (Colombia, Algeria & Greece finished above)
    2015-16 (31):     Group Stage (Spain, Portugal & Albania finished above)
    2018-19 (32):     Group Stage (Tunisia, Ireland & Croatia finished above)
    2019-20 (33):     Semi-Finals (defeated by Belgium 3-1)
    2020-21 (34):     Round of 16 (defeated by Poland 5-0, 1-2)

    World League (1 title)
    1971-72 (1):     Round of 32 (defeated by Egypt 5-0, 1-1)
    1972-73 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by South Korea 1-2, 2-0)
    1973-74 (3): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 1-1, 2-0)
    1974-75 (4): Round of 32 (defeated by France 3-2, 3-0)
    1975-76 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Austria 1-0, 7-3)
    1976-77 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 4-0, 5-0)
    1977-78 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Sweden 2-1, 3-4)
    1978-79 (8): Round of 32 (defeated by Wales 4-1, 2-2)
    1979-80 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Chile 4-0, 1-1)
    1980-81 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 3-0, 6-1)
    1981-82 (11): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Bulgaria 1-2, 3-0)
    1982-83 (12): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Portugal 1-1, 4-3)
    1987-88 (13): Finalists (defeated by Belgium 2-0, 0-0)
    2001-02 (14): Winners, vs Scotland 1-0
    2007-08 (15):     Finalists (defeated by Germany 3-0)
    2008-09 (16):     Finalists (defeated by Nigeria 2-1)
    2009-10 (17):     Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 1-1, 2-1)
    2013-14     (18): Round of 16 (defeated by Morocco 2-1, 2-1)
    2016-17 (19):     Round of 16 (defeated by Paraguay 2-0, 1-0)
    2017-18 (20):     Group Stage (Morocco, Cameroon & Venezuela finished above)

    Stadiums Used
    Copenhagen (Parken) - 76 games
    Copenhagen (Idraetsparken) - 37
    Brondby (Brondby Stadion) - 10
    Herning (MCH Arena) - 9
    Odense (Fionia Park/Odense Stadion) - 9
    Farum (Farum Park) - 6
    Aalborg (Aalborg Stadion) - 4
    Esbjerg (Blue Water Arena) - 2
    Haderslev (Sydbank Park) - 2
    Aarhus (Ceres Park) - 1
    Lyngby (Lyngby Stadion) - 1
    Randers (AutoC Park Randers) - 1
    Silkeborg (Silkeborg Stadion) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:     5-0 vs Wales, 2019-20
    Heaviest loss: 1-6 vs France, 2000-01; 0-5 vs Spain, 2015-16; 0-5 vs Poland, 2020-21
    First game (Nations League): Denmark-Poland 4-2 (Round of 16, 1983-84)
    First game (World League): Egypt-Denmark 5-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
     
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    Nations League 42
    1959-60 (1):     Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 3-1, 2-1)
    1960-61 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 6-0, 1-2)
    1961-62 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by Yugoslavia 1-0, 1-1)
    1962-63 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Yugoslavia 2-0, 0-1)
    1963-64 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 5-1, 3-2)
    1964-65 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Uruguay 2-2, 2-1)
    1967-68 (7): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 5-0, 2-0)
    1985-86 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by West Germany 2-0, 1-0)
    1986-87 (9): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 1-1, 3-2)
    1987-88 (10): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 1-1, 2-2)
    1988-89 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 5-1, 1-4)
    1989-90 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by Germany 3-0, 1-1)
    1990-91 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Germany 3-0, 2-1)
    1992-93 (14): Round of 16 (defeated by Colombia 3-2, 1-0)
    1993-94 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by France 2-0, 2-2 aet)
    1994-95 (16): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Germany 1-1, 2-1)
    1995-96 (17): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 1-0, 2-2)
    1996-97 (18): Group Stage (Spain, Portugal & Brazil finished above)
    1997-98 (19): Group Stage (Argentina finished above)
    1998-99 (20): Group Stage (France & Colombia finished above)
    1999-2000 (21): Second Group Stage (Spain, Italy & England finished above)
    2000-01 (22): Group Stage (Portugal & Belgium finished above)
    2001-02 (23): Second Group Stage (France, the Netherlands & Portugal finished above)
    2002-03 (24): Finalists (defeated by France 5-2)
    2003-04 (25): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Germany 1-1, 0-0)
    2004-05 (26): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 2-0, 1-1)
    2005-06 (27): Round of 16 (defeated by the Czech Republic 2-0, 2-1)
    2006-07 (28): Group Stage (Croatia & Argentina finished above)
    2007-08 (29): Group Stage (Italy & Russia finished above)
    2008-09 (30): Group Stage (The Czech Republic & England finished above)
    2009-10 (31): Group Stage (Brazil & the Czech Republic finished above)
    2010-11 (32): Group Stage (Italy & Portugal finished above)
    2011-12 (33): Group Stage (Spain & Argentina finished above)
    2012-13 (34): Group Stage (Denmark & Argentina finished above)
    2013-14 (35): Group Stage (Uruguay, Colombia & Mali finished above)
    2014-15 (36): Group Stage (Spain, Turkey & Switzerland finished above)
    2015-16 (37): Group Stage (Colombia, Austria & Algeria finished above)
    2016-17 (38): Round of 16 (defeated by Chile 3-1, 1-1)
    2017-18 (39): Group Stage (Brazil & the DR Congo finished above)
    2018-19 (40): Group Stage (The United States & Switzerlanf finished above)
    2019-20 (41): Group Stage (Portugal & Tunisia finished above)
    2020-21 (42): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 4-1, 3-0)
    2021-22 (43): Group Stage (Senegal, Spain & Algeria finished above)

    World League (1 title)
    1971-72 (1):     Quarter-Finals (defeated by Australia 1-1, 3-1)
    1972-73 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Austria 2-1, 3-2)
    1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Tunisia 1-1, 0-0)
    1974-75 (4): Winners, vs Sweden 2-0, 3-2
    1975-76 (5):     Round of 32 (defeated by Chile 0-0, 5-0)
    1976-77 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Turkey 1-2, 3-0)
    1977-78 (7): Round of 16 (defeated by South Korea 2-0, 1-1)
    1978-79 (8): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Scotland 1-2, 3-0)
    1979-80 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 3-0, 3-1)
    1980-81 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 2-1, 2-1)
    1981-82 (11): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 5-0, 1-1)
    1982-83 (12): Round of 32 (defeated by Israel 1-1, 0-0)
    1983-84 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Chile 0-2, 4-0 aet)
    1984-85 (14): Semi-Finals (defeated by Switzerland 2-2, 2-0)
    1991-92 (15): Round of 32 (defeated by Iraq 1-2, 1-0)
    2000-01 (16): Finalists (defeated by Germany 1-0)
    2006-07 (17): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 1-1, 3-1)
    2007-08 (18): Round of 32 (defeated by Egypt 3-0, 1-0)
    2008-09 (19): Round of 32 (defeated by Denmark 1-2, 3-0)
    2009-10 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by Ghana 2-1, 2-1)
    2010-11 (21): Finalists (defeated by the Netherlands 3-1)
    2011-12 (22): Round of 16 (defeated by Belgium 1-1, 1-1 aet 3-2 p)
    2012-13 (23): Round of 32 (defeated by Tunisia 2-0, 0-1)
    2017-18 (24): Round of 32 (defeated by Romania 1-1, 3-0)
    2018-19 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-1, 2-0 aet)
    2019-20 (26): Round of 32 (defeated by Romania 2-0, 2-2)

    World Challenge (2 titles)
    2000 (1):     Group Stage (The Czech Republic, Argentina & Australia finished above)
    2005 (2): 5th place (defeated by Australia 1-0)
    2006 (3): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 4-1 aet)
    2007 (4): 4th place (defeated by Japan 2-1 aet)
    2011 (5): 5th place (defeated by Australia 1-1 aet 4-3 p)
    2012 (6): 6th place (defeated by the Ivory Coast 2-0)
    2015 (7): Winners, vs Argentina 1-0 aet
    2017 (8):     Finalists (defeated by Germany 1-1 aet 5-3 p)
    2018 (9): Winners, vs Brazil 5-2 aet
    2019 (10):     5th place (defeated by Qatar 3-2)
    2020 (11): 3rd place (defeated by Brazil 1-0)

    Stadiums Used
    Mexico City (Estadio Azteca) - 75 games
    Mexico City (Estadio Olimpico Universitario) - 12
    Toluca (Estadio Nemesio Diez) - 12
    Monterrey (Estadio Universitario/Estadio Tecnologico) - 9
    Pachuca (Estadio Hidalgo) - 8
    Puebla (Estadio Cuauthemoc) - 7
    Torreon (Estadio Corona) - 7
    Guadalajara (Estadio Jalisco) - 5
    Leon (Estadio Leon) - 4
    Morelia (Estadio Morelos) - 4
    Mexico City (Estadio Azul/Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes) - 3
    Guadalajara (Estadio Omnilife/Estadio Akron) - 3
    Torreon (Estadio Corona (old)) - 3
    Monterrey (Estadio BBVA) - 2
    San Luis Potosi (Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramirez) - 2
    Tijuana (Estadio Caliente) - 2
    Aguascalientes (Estadio Victoria) - 1
    Ciudad Juarez (Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez) - 1
    La Piedad (Estadio Juan N. Lopez) - 1
    Santiago de Queretaro (Estadio de Corregidora) - 1
    Zapopan (Estadio Trez de Marzo) - 1

    Records
    Highest win:     4-0 vs Colombia, 2002-03; 4-0 vs Costa Rica, 2002-03; 4-0 vs Ireland, 2004-05; 4-0 vs Senegal, 2004-05; 5-1 vs Italy, 2007-08; 4-0 vs Brazil, 2009-10
    Heaviest loss: 0-6 vs Brazil, 1960-61
    First game (Nations League): Brazil-Mexico 3-1 (Round of 16, 1959-60)
    First game (World League): Mexico-Guinea 3-1 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
    First game (World Challenge): Czech Republic-Mexico 1-0 (Group Stage, 2000)
     
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    1955-56 (1):     Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-1, 1-1)
    1956-57 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by England 5-2, 1-1)
    1957-58 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by Austria 1-0, 1-1)
    1958-59 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by the Soviet Union 2-0, 1-0)
    1959-60 (5): Round of 16 (defeated by England 2-0, 1-1)
    1960-61 (6): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 0-0, 5-2)
    1961-62 (7): Round of 16 (defeated by the Soviet Union 6-1, 2-1)
    1962-63 (8): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 2-1 aet)
    1963-64 (9): Semi-Finals (defeated by the Soviet Union 2-1, 4-1)
    1964-65 (10): Winners, vs Spain 3-2
    1965-66 (11):     Semi-Finals (defeated by Portugal 3-1, 2-1)
    1966-67 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by West Germany 2-0, 1-1)
    1967-68 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by West Germany 3-2, 2-2)
    1968-69 (14): Round of 16 (defeated by England 2-0, 2-0)
    1969-70 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by West Germany 3-2, 1-1)
    1971-72 (16): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 1-0, 1-0)
    1973-74 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 2-0, 0-0)
    1974-75 (18): Round of 16 (defeated by England 2-0, 0-1)
    1975-76 (19): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-1, 3-0)
    1976-77 (20): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 1-1, 2-1)
    1977-78 (21): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 0-0, 3-2)
    1983-84 (22): Quarter-Finals (defeated by England 2-0, 0-0)
    1984-85 (23): Round of 16 (defeated by the Soviet Union 4-2, 1-1)
    1999-2000 (24): Group Stage (Spain, Denmark & Norway finished above)
    2000-01 (25): Group Stage (Argentina, Slovakia & the FR Yugoslavia finished above)
    2007-08 (26): Group Stage (Brazil, England & Denmark finished above)
    2008-09 (27): Group Stage (Brazil & the Ivory Coast finished above)
    2009-10 (28): Group Stage (Germany, Turkey & France finished above)
    2014-15 (29): Round of 16 (defeated by Germany 3-0, 0-1)
    2015-16 (30): Round of 16 (defeated by Romania 3-1, 2-0)

    World League (2 titles)
    1972-73 (1):     Round of 32 (defeated by South Korea 1-0, 3-1)
    1978-79 (2): Winners, vs Paraguay 3-2, 1-1
    1979-80 (3):     Round of 16 (defeated by Romania 1-0, 0-0)
    1980-81 (4): Winners, vs Greece 3-0, 1-3
    1981-82 (5):     Round of 16 (defeated by Chile 1-0, 1-0)
    1982-83 (6): Finalists (defeated by Portugal 1-1, 4-3)
    1985-86 (7): Round of 16 (defeated by Ireland 1-0, 2-0)
    1986-87 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Yugoslavia 4-3, 3-2)
    1987-88 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Wales 1-0, 2-1)
    1988-89 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 1-0, 1-1)
    1989-90 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Sweden 1-0, 5-2)
    1990-91 (12): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Chile 2-1, 3-1)
    1991-92 (13): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Portugal 1-0, 2-0)
    1992-93 (14): Round of 16 (defeated by Romania 2-3, 2-0)
    1993-94 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by Egypt 1-0, 1-1)
    1994-95 (16): Round of 16 (defeated by Russia 1-2, 3-0)
    1995-96 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by France 2-0, 8-0)
    1996-97 (18): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 4-1, 3-0)
    1997-98 (19): Round of 16 (defeated by the FR Yugoslavia 2-1, 2-1)
    1998-99 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by Paraguay 3-0, 3-1)
    2001-02 (21): Finalists (defeated by Denmark 1-0)
    2004-05 (22): Group Stage (Chile, Bahrain, the PR China & Morocco finished above)
    2006-07 (23): Round of 16 (defeated by Morocco 2-3, 2-0)
    2008-09 (24): Round of 32 (defeated by Mali 1-2, 2-0)
    2010-11 (25): Group Stage (Latvia & Trinidad and Tobago finished above)
    2011-12 (26): Group Stage (Belgium & Finland finished above)
    2012-13 (27): Group Stage (Cameroon & Wales finished above)
    2013-14 (28): Group Stage (Zambia & Haiti finished above)
    2016-17 (29): Group Stage (Egypt & Mali finished above)
    2017-18 (30): Group Stage (Romania & Algeria finished above)
    2018-19 (31): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 2-1, 2-3 aet)
    2019-20 (32): Round of 32 (defeated by Iceland 5-0, 1-2)
    2020-21 (33): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 1-2, 1-0)
    2021-22 (34): Group Stage (Turkey, Egypt & Honduras finished above)

    Stadiums Used
    Glasgow (Hampden Park) - 73 games
    Glasgow (Ibrox Park/Ibrox Stadium) - 16
    Aberdeen (Pittodrie Stadium) - 12
    Glasgow (Celtic Park) - 12
    Edinburgh (Tynecastle Park) - 9
    Motherwell (Fir Park Stadium) - 7
    Edinburgh (Easter Road) - 6
    Kilmarnock (Rugby Park) - 5
    Dundee (Tannadice Park) - 4
    Perth (McDiarmid Park) - 4
    Inverness (Caledonian Stadium) - 2
    Dingwall (Victoria Park) - 1
    Dunfermline (East End Park) - 1
    Livingston (Almondvale Stadium) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:     5-0 vs Czechoslovakia, 1964-65
    Heaviest loss: 1-6 vs the Soviet Union, 1961-62; 0-5 vs the FR Yugoslavia, 2000-01
    First game (Nations League): Austria-Scotland 1-2 (Round of 16, 1955-56)
    First game (World League): Scotland-South Korea 0-1 (Round of 32, 1972-73)
     
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    Nations League
    1955-56 (1):     Semi-Finals (defeated by Hungary 5-0, 4-0)
    1956-57 (2): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 3-1, 1-1)
    1957-58 (3): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 1-0, 1-2)
    1959-60 (4): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-1, 2-3)
    1960-61 (5): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 2-1, 2-0)
    1961-62 (6): Quarter-Finals (defeated by the Soviet Union 3-0, 5-4)
    1962-63 (7): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 3-0, 1-0)
    1963-64 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Italy 3-1, 0-0)
    1968-69 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 4-2, 1-2)
    1969-70 (10): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Spain 4-0, 1-1)
    1970-71 (11): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Romania 2-0, 2-0)
    1971-72 (12): Semi-Finals (defeated by West Germany 0-2, 4-1)
    1972-73 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Poland 5-0, 4-5)
    1982-83 (14): Semi-Finals (defeated by France 2-1, 2-1)
    1984-85 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 3-0, 1-3)
    1985-86 (16): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Denmark 1-2, 2-0)
    1986-87 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 3-1, 0-1)
    1987-88 (18): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Czechoslovakia 0-0, 2-1)
    1988-89 (19): Round of 16 (defeated by France 1-1, 4-1)
    1990-91 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 2-1, 0-0)
    1991-92 (21): Group Stage (Denmark, Argentina & Belgium finished above)
    1992-93 (22): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 1-0, 0-0)
    1993-94 (23): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 2-0, 0-1)
    1994-95 (24): Group Stage (Denmark, the Netherlands & Argentina finished above)
    1995-96 (25): Group Stage (Mexico & Norway finished above)
    1996-97 (26): Group Stage (The Netherlands & the Czech Republic finished above)
    1999-2000 (27): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Portugal 1-1, 4-0)
    2000-01 (28): Group Stage (Spain, England & Russia finished above)
    2001-02 (29): Group Stage (Argentina, Romania & Belgium finished above)
    2002-03 (30): Second Group Stage (The Netherlands, the Czech Republic & South Korea finished above)
    2003-04 (31): Group Stage (Uruguay & Argentina finished above)
    2004-05 (32): Round of 16 (defeated by Ireland 3-0, 0-0)
    2005-06 (33): Group Stage (Mexico & South Korea finished above)
    2006-07 (34): Group Stage (The Czech Republic, Portugal & Colombia finished above)
    2007-08 (35): Semi-Finals (defeated by Italy 0-1, 3-0)
    2008-09 (36): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 2-1, 1-0)
    2011-12 (37): Finalists (defeated by Germany 2-0 aet)
    2012-13 (38): Group Stage (Uruguay, South Korea & Greece finished above)
    2013-14 (39): Group Stage (Spain & the Ivory Coast finished above)
    2014-15 (40): Group Stage (Belgium, France & England finished above)
    2017-18 (41): Group Stage (France, Ukraine & Chile finished above)
    2018-19 (42): Group Stage (Belgium, the Netherlands & Northern Ireland finished above)
    2019-20 (43): Round of 16 (defeated by England 5-0, 4-1)
    2020-21 (44): Round of 16 (defeated by France 2-0, 1-0)

    World League (2 titles)
    1973-74 (1):     Semi-Finals (defeated by the Soviet Union 0-1, 2-0)
    1974-75 (2): Finalists (defeated by Mexico 2-0, 3-2)
    1975-76 (3): Winners, vs Chile 4-2, 3-0
    1976-77 (4):     Finalists (defeated by Bulgaria 5-0, 1-6)
    1977-78 (5): Winners, vs Belgium 2-0, 3-1
    1978-79 (6):     Round of 32 (defeated by Hungary 2-1, 1-1)
    1979-80 (7): Round of 16 (defeated by Uruguay 1-3, 4-0)
    1980-81 (8): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 2-2, 2-0)
    1981-82 (9): Semi-Finals (defeated by Northern Ireland 0-3, 7-0)
    1983-84 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Greece 2-2, 4-1)
    1989-90 (11): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Switzerland 2-1, 2-0)
    1997-98 (12): Round of 16 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 1-1, 3-1)
    1998-99 (13): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Cameroon 5-5, 4-2)
    2003-04 (14): Semi-Finals (defeated by Japan 1-0, 2-3)
    2005-06 (15): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Finland 2-4, 3-0)
    2009-10 (16): Group Stage (Venezuela, Iran & Togo finished above)
    2010-11 (17): Round of 32 (defeated by Iceland 3-0, 1-3)
    2013-14 (18): Round of 16 (defeated by Zambia 2-2, 2-0)
    2015-16 (19): Group Stage (Uzbekistan & Mali finished above)
    2016-17 (20): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Ghana 1-2, 2-0)


    Stadiums Used
    Solna (Rasunda Stadion) - 91 games
    Gothenburg (Ullevi) - 25
    Malmo (Swedbank Stadion) - 9
    Boras (Boras Arena) - 8
    Malmo (Malmo Stadion) - 8
    Solna (Friends Arena) - 8
    Stockholm (Olympiastadion) - 7
    Helsingborg (Olympia) - 5
    Kalmar (Fredriksskans) - 5
    Norrkoping (Idrottspark/Ostgotaporten) - 5
    Gothenburg (Gamla Ullevi) - 4
    Stockholm (Soderstadion) - 3
    Stockholm (Tele2 Arena) - 3
    Gothenburg (Rambergsvallen) - 2
    Gothenburg (Bravida Arena) - 1
    Halmstad (Orjans Vall) - 1
    Orebro (Behrn Arena) - 1
    Trelleborg (Vangavallen) - 1

    Records
    Largest win:     10-0 vs Tunisia, 1999-2000
    Heaviest loss: 0-5 vs Hungary, 1955-56; 0-5 vs Poland, 1972-73; 0-5 vs England, 2019-20
    First game (Nations League): Yugoslavia-Sweden 1-0 (Round of 16, 1955-56)
    First game (World League): Sweden-PR China 4-0 (Round of 32, 1973-74)
     
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