So I recently discovered Wikipedia:Bilorv's Challenges, which is a set of various challenges and editing tasks for editors to do. And seeing as the "round the world" challenge is still empty as of creating this (3 May 2026), I thought why not attempt this myself? I mean, I edit association football articles for the most part, how hard could this be?
Now because the challenge rules claims that "any definition of "country" that includes every current member state of the United Nations is okay", I have decided to make it a bit more of a challenge and go with FIFA members instead (as listed by the list of FIFA country codes). And as a little bit of an extra challenge on top of that, I'm also including most of the significant defunct countries as well (ones with separate articles for their national teams, minus potentially the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Saar Protectorate, unless I can find a player that has represented them without an article).
Note that the countries are organized by football federation, meaning that for example, South American countries in CONCACAF will be listed under North America. Additionally, only the first article created by me for each country will be listed. For anyone wondering the exact total amount of articles that would be needed to complete this... 244!
North America
North America
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Canada |
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 Mexico |
Javier de la Torre | 24 May 2021 |
 United States |
Jonathan Robinson (soccer) | 28 May 2026 |
Central America
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Belize |
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 Costa Rica |
William Quirós | 22 June 2026 |
 El Salvador |
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 Guatemala |
Adrián Lorenzo Fernández | 20 May 2026 |
 Honduras |
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 Nicaragua |
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 Panama |
Jaime de Gracia | 21 April 2026 |
Caribbean
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Anguilla |
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 Antigua and Barbuda |
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 Aruba |
Kymani Nedd | 23 June 2026 |
 Bahamas |
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 Barbados |
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 Bermuda |
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 British Virgin Islands |
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 Cayman Islands |
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 Cuba |
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 Curaçao |
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 Dominica |
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 Dominican Republic |
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 Grenada |
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 Guyana |
Earl O'Neal | 4 June 2026 |
 Haiti |
Leintz Domingue | 22 May 2026 |
 Jamaica |
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 Montserrat |
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 Puerto Rico |
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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 Saint Lucia |
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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 Suriname |
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 Trinidad and Tobago |
Marvin Lee | 11 June 2026 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands |
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 U.S. Virgin Islands |
Non-FIFA members
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Bonaire |
Rowendley Martijn Railey Martijn |
2 June 2026 |
 French Guiana |
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 Guadeloupe |
Zoran Moco | 25 June 2026 |
 Martinique |
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 Saint Martin |
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 Sint Maarten |
South America
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Argentina |
José Lago Millán[nb 1] | 23 May 2026 |
 Bolivia |
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 Brazil |
Paulistinha (footballer) | 8 May 2026 |
 Chile |
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 Colombia |
Hugo Valencia (footballer) | 28 June 2026 |
 Ecuador |
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 Paraguay |
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 Peru |
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 Uruguay |
Pedro Etchegoyen | 14 May 2026 |
 Venezuela |
Yimvert Berroterán | 27 June 2026 |
Europe
Western Europe
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Andorra |
Eric de las Heras | 7 May 2026 |
 Austria |
Ignace Tax[nb 2] | 23 April 2026 |
 Belgium |
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 Cyprus |
Kyriakos Antoniou | 21 March 2021 |
 Denmark |
Eyvind Clausen | 22 May 2021 |
 England |
Rochdale A.F.C. 1–1 York City F.C. (2026) | 30 April 2026 |
 Faroe Islands |
Mattias Hellisdal | 7 June 2026 |
 Finland |
Antti Ronkainen (footballer) | 11 May 2026 |
| France |
Oriane Jean-François | 21 January 2021 |
 Germany |
Miracle Adewole | 12 May 2026 |
 Gibraltar |
Colin Ramirez | 30 June 2026 |
 Greece |
Giorgos Gonios | 20 April 2026 |
 Iceland |
Magnús Torfason | 29 June 2026 |
 Israel |
Rafi Baranes | 4 June 2026 |
 Italy |
Silvano Pravisano | 28 June 2026 |
 Liechtenstein |
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 Luxembourg |
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 Malta |
Gejtu Psaila | 19 April 2026 |
 Netherlands |
Erik Jongbloed | 6 June 2026 |
 Northern Ireland |
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 Norway |
Blø for drakta | 27 March 2026 |
 Portugal |
João Luís Martins | 31 July 2020 |
 Republic of Ireland |
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 San Marino |
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 Scotland |
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 Spain |
Álvaro Rivero | 31 July 2020 |
 Sweden |
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 Switzerland |
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 Turkey |
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 Wales |
Eastern Europe
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Albania |
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 Armenia |
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 Azerbaijan |
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 Belarus |
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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 Bulgaria |
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 Croatia |
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 Czech Republic |
Josef Kovačič | 4 June 2026 |
 Estonia |
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 Georgia |
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 Hungary |
Mihály Pénzes | 28 June 2026 |
 Kazakhstan |
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 Kosovo |
Faton Domi[nb 3] | 1 June 2026 |
 Latvia |
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 Lithuania |
Jonas Bužinskas[nb 4] | 25 June 2026 |
 Moldova |
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 Montenegro |
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 North Macedonia |
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 Poland |
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 Romania |
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 Russia |
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 Serbia |
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 Slovakia |
František Karkó[nb 5] | 20 May 2021 |
 Slovenia |
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 Ukraine |
Africa
North Africa
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Algeria |
André Ascencio[nb 6] | 11 May 2026 |
 Egypt |
Hany Moustafa | 25 June 2026 |
 Libya |
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 Mauritania |
M'Backé N'Diaye | 29 June 2026 |
 Morocco |
Ahmed Laghrissi | 5 May 2026 |
 Tunisia |
Mokhtar Ben Nacef | 20 April 2026 |
West Africa
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Benin |
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 Burkina Faso |
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 Cape Verde |
Djô de Pedra de Lume | 2 April 2026 |
 Gambia |
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 Ghana |
Anas Seidu | 4 May 2026 |
 Guinea |
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 Guinea-Bissau |
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 Ivory Coast |
Eustache Manglé | 29 April 2026 |
 Liberia |
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 Mali |
Cheickna Doumbia | 22 April 2026 |
 Niger |
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 Nigeria |
Sanni Issa | 8 May 2026 |
 Senegal |
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 Sierra Leone |
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 Togo |
Central Africa
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Cameroon |
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 Central African Republic |
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 Chad |
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 Congo |
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 DR Congo |
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 Equatorial Guinea |
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 Gabon |
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 São Tomé and Príncipe |
East Africa
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Burundi |
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 Djibouti |
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 Eritrea |
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 Ethiopia |
Yilma Ketema | 29 June 2026 |
 Kenya |
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 Rwanda |
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 Somalia |
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 South Sudan |
Paul Jawa | 28 June 2026 |
 Sudan |
Sabit Dudu | 20 March 2026 |
 Tanzania |
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 Uganda |
South Africa
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Angola |
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 Botswana |
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 Comoros |
Ben-Chayeel Hamada[nb 7] | 29 May 2026 |
 Eswatini |
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 Lesotho |
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 Madagascar |
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 Malawi |
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 Mauritius |
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 Mozambique |
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 Namibia |
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 Seychelles |
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 South Africa |
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 Zambia |
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 Zimbabwe |
Mercedes Sibanda | 29 March 2026 |
Non-FIFA members
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Réunion |
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 Zanzibar |
Ally Mwadini[nb 8] | 17 May 2026 |
Asia
Southeast Asia
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Australia |
Fiji 1–0 Australia (1990 FIFA World Cup qualification)[nb 9] | 18 February 2026 |
 Brunei |
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 Cambodia |
Doeur Sokhom | 18 May 2026 |
 Timor-Leste |
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 Indonesia |
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 Laos |
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 Malaysia |
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 Myanmar |
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 Philippines |
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 Singapore |
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 Thailand |
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 Vietnam |
Central Asia
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Afghanistan |
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 Iran |
Peyman Keshavarzi | 21 January 2021 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
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 Tajikistan |
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 Turkmenistan |
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 Uzbekistan |
Abdusamad Durmonov[nb 10] | 5 May 2026 |
East Asia
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 China |
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 Chinese Taipei |
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 North Korea |
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 Guam |
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 Hong Kong |
Lo Tak Kuen | 29 May 2026 |
 Japan |
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 South Korea |
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 Macau |
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 Mongolia |
South Asia
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Bangladesh |
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 Bhutan |
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 India |
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 Maldives |
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 Nepal |
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 Pakistan |
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 Sri Lanka |
West Asia
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Bahrain |
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 Iraq |
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 Jordan |
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 Kuwait |
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 Lebanon |
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 Oman |
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 Palestine |
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 Qatar |
Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain | 26 May 2026 |
 Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia at the CONCACAF Gold Cup | 12 May 2026 |
 Syria |
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 United Arab Emirates |
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 Yemen |
Non-FIFA members
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Northern Mariana Islands |
Oceania
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 American Samoa |
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 Cook Islands |
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 Fiji |
Ravuama Madigi | 18 February 2026 |
 New Caledonia |
Gilles Tavergeux | 25 April 2026 |
 New Zealand |
Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh | 31 May 2026 |
 Papua New Guinea |
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 Samoa |
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 Solomon Islands |
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 Tahiti |
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 Tonga |
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 Vanuatu |
Etienne Mermer | 3 June 2026 |
Non-FIFA members
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Kiribati |
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 Niue |
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 Tuvalu |
Other
UN members not recognized by FIFA
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Great Britain |
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 Marshall Islands |
Josiah Blanton[nb 11] | 3 June 2026 |
 Micronesia |
Stan Foster (soccer manager)[nb 12] | 24 June 2026 |
 Monaco |
Serge Perruchini[nb 13] | 5 May 2026 |
 Nauru |
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 Palau |
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 Vatican City |
Rappresentativa OPBG | 26 May 2026 |
Former members of FIFA
| Country | Article | Date of article creation |
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 Commonwealth of Independent States |
Valentina Barkova[nb 14] | 30 June 2026 |
| Czechoslovakia |
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 East Germany |
Horst Kohle | 20 May 2021 |
 Ireland (1882–1950) |
Jack Jones (footballer, born 1907) | 13 May 2026 |
 Malaya |
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 Mandatory Palestine |
Jabra Al-Zarqa[nb 15] | 9 February 2026 |
 Netherlands Antilles |
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| North Vietnam |
Từ Như Thành[nb 16] | 26 June 2026 |
| Russian Empire |
Pyotr Boreisha | 1 July 2026 |
 Saarland |
Ottfried Boussonville[nb 17] | 3 May 2026 |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
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 South Vietnam |
Phạm Văn Rạng | 20 February 2026 |
 South Yemen |
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 Soviet Union |
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| Territory of Curaçao |
Mundo Kemp[nb 18] | 18 June 2026 |
 Yugoslavia |
Branko Tesanić | 12 Janaury 2026 |
Notes
- Despite being in Spain, José Lago Millán moved to Argentina at the age of 13, and only worked in/for Argentina in his managerial career.
- Ignace Tax was born in Austria, and later acquired French citizenship.
- Faton Domi died in 1987, prior to the breakup of Yugoslavia. Despite this, he played exclusively for teams in modern-day Kosovo, and was included by the IFFHS in their all-time Kosovo dream team.
- Born in Kaunas while it was occupied by the German Empire in 1917, Jonas Bužinskas played for the Lithuania national team during the inter-war years. He died in 1948, while Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union.
- František Karkó was born in the Slovak Republic in 1944, but played for the Czechoslovakia national football team in 1971.
- André Ascencio was a pieds-noirs that was born in French Algeria, and started his football career there, before moving to France in 1957, where he spent his entire career with Stade Rennais and Lorient.
- Born in France, Ben-Chayeel Hamada represents the Comoros national team at international level.
- Ally Mwadini was born on the island of Zanzibar, and played 17 matches for the Zanzibar national team between 2009 and 2015. Despite this, he would be recognized as Tanzanian by FIFA, as not only are Zanzibar not members of FIFA, but he also played four times for the Tanzania national team between 2012 and 2015
- Picked to represent Australia over Fiji, due to me having other Fiji-related articles at the time I made the article.
- Abdusamad Durmonov was born in the Soviet Union, and started his career there, but represented the Uzbekistan national football team seven times between 1992 and 1994, and won a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games.
- Josiah Blanton was born and raised in the United States, where he plays. However, he represents the Marshall Islands national soccer team, and scored their first ever goal.
- Stan Foster was born in New South Wales, Australia. However, he notably was the manager of the Micronesia under-23 national team when they conceded 114 goals at the 2015 Pacific Games.
- Serge Perruchini was born in Monaco, but represented the France national amateur team in 1975.
- It's unknown exactly how many matches Valentina Barkova played for the CIS's women's national team, but it is listed as CIS alongside Soviet Union.
- Jabra Al-Zarqa was born in Mandatory Palestine, and started his football career there, before leaving in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion, and settling in Syria, where he played for the Syria national football team.
- Từ Như Thành was born in New Caledonia, but moved with his family to North Vietnam in 1963, where he later played for the North Vietnam national team.
- Ottfried Boussonville was born in Germany, but played for the Saarland national football B team in their only match against the Netherlands national football B team.
- Mundo Kemp was born in modern-day Aruba under the Territory of Curaçao, and played for both the Aruba national team and the Curaçao national team (under the "Netherlands Antilles" name).
Other challenges
Note that all of these challenges were pretty much an afterthought, Round The World was the main challenge I wanted to do when I create this.
Alphabet
Decadent
- 1900s: Ignace Tax, Jack Jones (footballer, born 1907)
- 1910s: Jean Varraud, Jonas Bužinskas
- 1920s: Javier de la Torre, Branko Tesanić, Mokhtar Ben Nacef, Đỗ Quang Thách, Ottfried Boussonville, Antonio Abenoza, Silvano Pravisano
- 1930s: Horst Kohle, Eyvind Clausen, Phạm Văn Rạng, Sabit Dudu, Trần Văn Nhung, Emilio Salaber, Ahmed Laghrissi, Paulistinha (footballer), André Ascencio, Doeur Sokhom, Francis Méano, Marcel Le Borgne, Guy Méano
- 1940s: František Karkó, Amin Zaki, Giorgos Gonios, Eustache Manglé, Adrián Lorenzo Fernández, Leintz Domingue, Lo Tak Kuen, Rafi Baranes, William Quirós, Hany Moustafa, Từ Như Thành, Roland Weidle, Yilma Ketema, Magnús Torfason
- 1950s: Djô de Pedra de Lume, Gilles Tavergeux, Anas Seidu, Serge Perruchini, Antti Ronkainen (footballer), Earl O'Neal, Hugo Valencia (footballer), Mihály Pénzes
- 1960s: João Luís Martins, Ravuama Madigi, Abraham Watkins, Mercedes Sibanda, Abdusamad Durmonov, Pita Dau, Josef Kovačič, Erik Jongbloed, Stan Foster (soccer manager)
- 1970s: Etienne Mermer, Colin Ramirez, Valentina Barkova
- 1980s: Tuimasi Manuca, Ally Mwadini, Marvin Lee
- 1990s: Álvaro Rivero, Peyman Keshavarzi, Jaime de Gracia, Sanni Issa, Rowendley Martijn, Railey Martijn, M'Backé N'Diaye
Diplomat
| Continents | Countries | Article | Date of article creation |
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| Africa and Asia | Mali United Arab Emirates |
Cheickna Doumbia[nb 1] | 22 April 2026 |
| Africa and Europe | France Tunisia |
Mokhtar Ben Nacef[nb 2] | 20 April 2026 |
| Africa and North America | United States Ethiopia |
Benjamin Ziemer[nb 3][nb 4] | 31 May 2026 |
| Africa and Oceania | Nigeria Fiji + New Zealand + Vanuatu |
Sanni Issa[nb 5] | 8 May 2026 |
| Africa and South America | Brazil Ghana |
Paulistinha (footballer)[nb 6][nb 7] | 8 May 2026 |
| Asia and Europe | France South Vietnam |
Trần Văn Nhung[nb 8] | 18 April 2026 |
| Asia and North America | Saudi Arabia North America |
Saudi Arabia at the CONCACAF Gold Cup[nb 9] | 12 May 2026 |
| Asia and Oceania | New Caledonia North Vietnam + Vietnam |
Từ Như Thành[nb 10] | 26 June 2026 |
| Asia and South America | |||
| Europe and North America | Spain Cuba + Mexico + United States |
Real Madrid CF's 1927 tour of the Americas[nb 11][nb 12] | 6 February 2026 |
| Europe and Oceania | |||
| Europe and South America | Spain Argentina |
José Lago Millán[nb 13] | 23 May 2026 |
| North America and Oceania | United States New Zealand |
Jonathan Robinson (soccer)[nb 14] | 28 May 2026 |
| North America and South America | |||
| Oceania and South America |
Notes
- Born in Mali, Cheickna Doumbia moved to the United Arab Emirates in 2022 to join Shabab Al Ahli Club. Having played in the United Arab Emirates since then (including two loans to other teams in the country), he also played for the Mali Olympic football team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
- Born in French Tunisia, Mokhtar Ben Nacef played in France between 1948 and 1956, and was the first ever professional Tunisian footballer in France. Following Tunisian independence, Ben Nacef played for the Tunisia national football team, becoming their first captain, and later was the team's manager when they finished as runners-up in the 1965 African Cup of Nations.
- Born and raised in the United States, Benjamin Ziemer was appointed the manager of the Ethiopia national under-17 football team in 2025. While the manager of Ethiopia's U17s, he helped them reach the 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, their first since 2003, and nearly qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup, only failing due to a penalty shootout defeat to Mozambique U17s in a play-off match.
- Also eligible for the Europe and North America category ( United States and Germany)
- Born in Nigeria, Sanni Issa has spent his entire football career in Oceania between 2010 and 2023, playing for teams in Fiji, New Zealand, and Vanuatu. He was notably both the top goalscorer and best player at the 2012–13 OFC Champions League, and was part of Auckland City's squad when they finished third at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, the highest finish for an Oceanian team.
- Born in Brazil, Oswaldo Carlos Sampaio Júnior (Paulistinha) played football in Brazil with Botafogo, making over 300 appearances. As a manager, he coached the Ghana national football team between 1977 and 1978, and later Ghanian club Goldfields Obuasi in the mid-1990s.
- Also eligible for the Asia and South America category ( Brazil and Saudi Arabia)
- Born in French Cochinchina, he held French citizenship and was known by his French name "Pierre". Following the 1954 Geneva Conference and subsequent French withdrawal from the region, he chose to stay in South Vietnam despite having offers to play in France, and later represented the South Vietnam national football team.
- The Saudi Arabia national football team, who usually compete in the AFC Asian Cup, were invited as a guest team for both the 2025 and 2027 CONCACAF Gold Cups, the primary national football competition in North America.
- Born in New Caledonia, Từ Như Thành moved to North Vietnam in 1963, where he played for the North Vietnam national team.
- Between July and September 1927, Spanish football club Real Madrid went on an exhibition tour of the Americas, which saw them play matches across both North and South America.
- Also eligible for the Europe and South America category. ( Spain and Argentina/ Peru/ Uruguay)
- Born in 1893 in Pontevedra, José Lago Millán spent his whole managerial career with Argentinian teams, including the Argentine national team and Boca Juniors. With the national team, he won silver at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
- Born and raised in the United States, Jonathan Robinson signed for New Zealand side Western Suburbs in 2025. The following year, he joined Auckland FC's OFC Professional League team, where he helped them win the league in their first season.
Elementary
- tin: João Luís Martins
- iron: Antti Ronkainen (footballer)
- lead: Miracle Adewole
- gold: Saudi Arabia at the CONCACAF Gold Cup