Yemen national football team
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The Yemen national football team is the national football team of Yemen. Yemen has never been at a FIFA World Cup.
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Nickname(s) | Al-Yaman A'Sa'eed (The Happy Yemen) (اليمن السعيد) Al-Shayateen Al-Homr (The Red Devils) The Qahtani Arabs (الشياطين الحمر) | ||
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Association | Yemen Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Ján Kocian | ||
Captain | Ala Al-Sasi | ||
Most caps | Ala Al-Sasi (87) | ||
Top scorer | Ali Al-Nono (30) | ||
Home stadium | Althawra Sports City Stadium | ||
FIFA code | YEM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 154 1 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
Highest | 90 (August – September 1993, November 1993) | ||
Lowest | 186 (February 2014) | ||
First international | |||
As North Yemen: Sudan 9–0 North Yemen (Egypt, 5 September 1965) As Yemen: Malaysia 0–1 Yemen (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 8 September 1990) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Yemen 11–2 Bhutan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 18 February 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Libya 16–1 North Yemen (Cairo, Egypt; Date Unknown August 1965) | |||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2019 |
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