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. __NOTOC__
List of matches Croatia
Lebanon
Puerto Rico
Afghanistan and Iran
Syria
Tanzania
Iceland
Albania
Zimbabwe and Zambia
Ethiopia and Djibouti
Madagascar and Mauritius
China PR
South Korea
Israel
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Macau
Cyprus
Sierra Leone and Nigeria
Ghana
Pakistan
Saarland
Myanmar
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Fiji
Sri Lanka
East Germany
Tahiti
Singapore
Malaysia
Palestine
Libya
Jordan
Chinese Taipei
Cambodia
North Vietnam
North Korea
Togo
Sudan
Thailand
Malta
Algeria
Saudi Arabia
Morocco and Iraq
Benin
Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso and Gabon
Cameroon
Mali and Central African Republic
Congo
Guinea
Mongolia
Kuwait
Laos
Senegal
Malawi
Gambia
See also List of first association football internationals per country: before 1940 List of first association football internationals per country: since 1962
Notes A. RSSSF 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. 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 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 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). As the Elo rankings are based on Cambodia losing both matches, this is assumed to be correct D.The RSSSF page for Saudi Arabia 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. This is supported by the Elo page for Saudi Arabia.
References
External links Index of European national team matches up to the end of 1989 The RSSSF Archive - International Country Results The Association of Football Statisticians: National football team sites World Football Elo Ratings