Wedse national football team
The Wedse national football team (Wedse: Шедсе хөлбөмбөгийн үндэсний шигшээ баг Wedse khölbömbögiin ündesnii shigshee bag) represents Wedse in international football and is controlled by the Wedse Football Association. Founded in 2018, the association was inactive between 1990 and 2015 when the team did not feature in any international fixtures. The Wedse Football Association is a member of the Serican Football Confederation.
Nickname(s) | Жүрж Финикс (Zhürzh Finiks) (Orange Phoenixes) |
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Association | Wedsen Football Association (WFA) |
Confederation | KFASS (KFASS) |
Captain | Maxiim Haltai |
Top scorer | Maxiim Haltai |
Home stadium | Stadözh Giina, Wedse Capital |
First international | |
Wedse 0–5 Jarea (Andrex, Levalle; 11 December 2018) | |
Biggest win | |
Freyhurst 1–4 Wedse (Urloson, Fordia; 2 September 2020) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Wedse 0–5 Jarea (Andrex, Levalle; 11 December 2018) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2018) |
Best result | 4th place(2019) |
After Wedse was granted Independence by the UN, they played their first match against Jarea on 11 December 2018. The team's biggest success on the world stage was reaching the semi-finals in the 2019 FANA World Cup, which also marked the countries first ever time hosting an International tournament/competition.
As the host nation, Wedse automatically qualified for 2019 FANA World Cup. The following year, Wedse qualified for 2020 FANA World Cup. This marked the third consecutive time that Wedse featured in a World Cup
FANA World Cup
FANA World Cup record | FANA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
2015 to 2017 | Not a FANA member | Not a FANA member | ||||||||||||||
Levalle 2018 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
Wedse 2019 | Fourth | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||
Astonavia 2020 | Round of 16 | 16th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||
Total | Fourth | 3/3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |