Angland National Football Team
Nickname(s) | I Rossi ("The Reds") | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | AFA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | UPFA (Parthenia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Finley Wallace | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Keaton Vasquez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Cameron Phelps (125) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Jessie Palmer (68) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Highfield Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Code | ANG | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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World ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest | 1 (August–September 206) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest | 27 (February 1977) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0–0 (Beaumont, Vermand; 30 November 1880) (The first ever international football match) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0–12 (Jefferson, United Federation of Triania; 18 February 1882) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7–1 Angland (Aranarteamendia, Ibarmentudia; 23 May 1954) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1950) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Champions (1978, 1986, 2002)) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Angland National Football Team (Nicknamed "I Rossi") has represented Angland in international football since 1880. It is controlled by the AFA, the governing body for football in Parthenia. The national team competes in all AFF tournaments, including the AFF World Cup and the AFF Continental Cup.
Angland is regarded as the joint oldest national football team in the sports history, joint with Vermand, as they played in the first ever international game of football in November 1880. They play home games at Highfield Road and they are headquartered at St. John's Park which also acts as training ground for the team.
Angland has won three world cups (1978, 1986, 2002) making it one of two nations to win the tournament on three ocassions. They have qualified for every world cup since 1950, an impressive stat in comparison to other footballing powers. They have also been runners-up in two world cups, Vetullia 90' and Vermand 50'.