Angland National Football Team

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Angland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)I Rossi ("The Reds")
AssociationAFA
ConfederationUPFA (Parthenia)
Head coachFinley Wallace
CaptainKeaton Vasquez
Most capsCameron Phelps (125)
Top scorerJessie Palmer (68)
Home stadiumHighfield Road
NSWC codeANG
First colours
Second colours
NSWC ranking
Current6
Highest1 (August–September 206)
Lowest27 (February 1977)
First international
Vermand 0–0 Angland
(Beaumont, Vermand; 30 November 1880)
(The first ever international football match)
Biggest win
United Federation of Triania 0–12 Angland
(Jefferson, United Federation of Triania; 18 February 1882)
Biggest defeat
Ibarmentudia 7–1  Angland
(Aranarteamendia, Ibarmentudia; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1947)
Best resultChampions (1979, 1987, 2003)
Medal record

Olympic Medals

Silver medal – second place 1928 Summer Olympics Team
AFF World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Slethar Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Yerezh Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kaliban Team
Silver medal – second place 1951 Vermand Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Vetullia Team

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 (1979, 1989, 2003) 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'.

History

Team Image

Results and Fixtures

Players

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