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| Nickname(s) | La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White) Los Pinoleros (The Pinoleros) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol (FENIFUT) | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
| Head coach | Marco Antonio Figueroa | ||
| Captain | Juan Barrera | ||
| Most caps | Josué Quijano (99) | ||
| Top scorer | Juan Barrera (25) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol | ||
| FIFA code | NCA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 132  1 (24 October 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 92 (December 2015) | ||
| Lowest | 193 (May 2001) | ||
| First international | |||
 El Salvador 9–0 Nicaragua  (San Salvador, El Salvador; 1 May 1929) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Turks and Caicos Islands 0–7 Nicaragua  (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 27 March 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Honduras 10–0 Nicaragua (San José, Costa Rica; 13 March 1946)  Curaçao 11–1 Nicaragua (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 2 March 1950) | |||
| CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Sixth place (1967) | ||
Medal record | |||
The Nicaragua national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Nicaragua) represents Nicaragua in men's international football and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. Nicaragua achieved their first qualification into a major international competition in 2009, as they qualified for the 2009 Gold Cup as the last entrant from Central America, after a 2–0 victory against Guatemala in the fifth place match in the 2009 Nations Cup.[3] However, the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
Due to American influence throughout the country's history, baseball has more of a following as both a pursuit and spectator event in Nicaragua than football.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Nicaragua shocks Guatemala 2–0 to claim last berth in CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.