Insulamia national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Engles Les Angles The Équipe | ||
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| Association | Insulamian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Alexander Tilbury | ||
| Captain | Danny Wilderspin | ||
| Most caps | Michel Mayor (123) | ||
| Top scorer | Jacques Auvraie (49) | ||
| Home stadium | Whitecastle Park | ||
| Code | INS | ||
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| World ranking | |||
| Current | 6  3 | ||
| Highest | 6 (July 2018) | ||
| Lowest | 55 (December 1992) | ||
| First international | |||
 Insulamia 0–6  England(Châteaublanc, Insulamia; 6 November 1908) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Cook Islands 2–9 Insulamia(Brisbane, Australia; 2 August 1981) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| England 10–1 Insulamia (London, United Kingdom; October 29 1910) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1930) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2018) | ||
| UEFA European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Semifinal (2020) | ||
| UEFA Nations League | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2019) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2019) | ||
The Insulamia national football team (French: Équipe d'Insulamie de football) represents Insulamia in men's international association football. It is controlled by the Insulamian Football Association (IFA), the governing body for association football in Insulamia, which is affiliated with UEFA and under the jurisidiction of the global football governing body FIFA. The team's home ground is Whitecastle Park in Franclinton and its manager is Alexander Tilbury.
Despite being geographically part of North America, Insulamia's football team competes in European competitions run by UEFA and has strong historical ties with European football. In recent years, the team has rapidly improved their results, going from 28th place in the FIFA World Rankings in January 2010 to 6th place as of January 2022. Insulamia placed third in the 2018 FIFA World Cup as the host nation, a result which exceeded many analysts' expectations. In European football, the team reached the semifinal of the UEFA Euro 2020 and were the champions of the 2019 UEFA Nations League.
History
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Team image
Kits and crest
Kit suppliers
| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
| McClaren Ltd. | 1930–1940 |
| Rosenburg | 1940–1969 |
| Umbro | 1969–1976 |
| Nike | 1976–1984 |
| Rosenburg | 1984–present |
Crest
The crest of the Insulamia national football team features a stylised Telstar football fused with a fleur-de-lis, a national symbol of Insulamia. The colour scheme of blue and yellow is based on the national colours of Insulamia. The crest was designed by David Rotterdam in 1972. Prior to 1972, Insulamia's kits displayed either the coat of arms of Insulamia, the flag of Insulamia, or a yellow fleur-de-lis.
Home stadium
Insulamia's official home stadium is Whitecastle Park in Franclinton-on-Sea, Henria, and has been for most of its existence. It had existed before the establishment of the team as a park and was chosen as the home grounds of Insulamia at its founding. A stadium was initially built on the site in 1911 and it has been rebuilt four times and renovated six times since, the most recent of which being the 2018 Whitecastle Park renovation for the FIFA World Cup. Since the 1960s, the team has also often played home games in and various other venues across the country. The stadium has a capacity of 55,230 and is also the home ground of Whitecastle Football Club.
In the aftermath of the 1934 Franclinton earthquake, a large portion of Whitecastle Park was destroyed as well as most of Insulamia's training grounds. The reconstruction of the stadium took four years to complete. During this time, the Insulamia national football team moved to King George V Park in St. John's, Canada. The team chose a site in Canada because the only other suitable stadiums in Insulamia at the time were in Éteaux and the fully-English-Insulamian squad did not feel comfortable in French Insulamia, as most of them could not speak French.
Relocation to Le Noustade
There are talks of relocating Insulamia's home ground to Le Noustade in Châteaublanc to reduce English Insulamian biases in association football and because the stadium is the country's largest with a capacity of 82,964. This idea was strengthened by the move to change Insulamia's capital from Franclinton to Châteaublanc. However, the IFA states that there are no official plans for the relocation yet.
Media coverage
All Insulamia matches are broadcast live on television networks FBN Sports, Téléquipe, Cassidy Sport, and Channel 7, as well as on the IFA's website. Insulamia matches in the World Cup, European Championship, and Nations League are broadcasted live on FBN One, Télégraphique, and the Cassidy Network.
Nicknames
The Insulamia national football team is popularly referred to by the nickname The Engles (French: Les Angles), after the colloquial term referring to English Insulamians. The name is in contrast to the nickname The Frenchies (French: Les Franchiers), a colloquial name for French Insulamians that also refers to Insulamian rules football players. These names come from the fact that Insulamian rules football originates in French Insulamia and that association football is more popular in English Insulamia.