Pakistan national football team
The Pakistani national football team is the football team of Pakistan.
The Pakistan Football Federation is a member of the AFC. Football is in Pakistan more of a fringe sport and the team is one of the weakest in Asia. You could so far not qualify for a World Cup yet for Asia Cup.
The highest victory Pakistan has long been a 7-0 over Thailand in 1960; This result was, however, surpassed by a 9:2 against Guam. The highest losses were 1969 ( 1:9 against Iran) and 1993 ( 0:8 against Iraq).
Participation of Pakistan in the World Championships
The first participation in a World Cup qualifier for the tournament in Italy in 1990 Pakistan played in a group with the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait and was without a point profit group last. The only goal (with twelve goals conceded ) was achieved in the 1:4 home defeat against eventual finals participants from the United Arab Emirates. The first goal in a World Cup qualifier in the history of Pakistani selection achieved Sharafat Ali.
Also in the qualification for the tournament in 1994 in the United States, Pakistan was a chance. In a five - group with Iraq, the PRC, Yemen, and Jordan it was again devoid of points and with 2:36 Last gates group. A 0:8 against Iraq meant it to this day supreme duty game defeat of Pakistan.
In qualifying for France 1998 Pakistan also failed without being able to score a point. It lost to, inter alia, on home soil in Lahore with 0:7 against Kazakhstan. The first point in a World Cup qualifier they won on 17 May 2001 as part of the qualification for the tournament in 2002 with a 3-3 draw against Sri Lanka. Triple scorer for Pakistan in this game, which was held in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Gohar Zaman was. The other two group opponents Lebanon and Thailand, however, were too strong and Pakistan after high losses ( 1:8 and 0:6 against Lebanon as well as 0:6 and 0:3 against Thailand) again last group.
In qualifying for the 2006 World Cup against Pakistan Kyrgyzstan difference with 0:2 and 0:4 already in the first round of playoff games. Even with the qualification for World Cup 2010 failed the Pakistani selection in the first round. After a 0-7 home defeat against Iraq could be in the return match, which was held in Damascus, Syria, however, achieve a respectable 0-0.
In the current qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Pakistan dropped out after a 0-3 away defeat and a 0-0 on home soil against Bangladesh in the first round and thus further wartert their first win in a World Cup qualifier.
Participation of Pakistan at the Asian Championships
To date, no participation.
In qualifying for the Asia Cup 2007 Pakistan failed in the first round against Bangladesh, yet qualified, following the withdrawal of Sri Lanka, for the group stage of qualifying. There, however, they lost all the games and retired.
Pakistan's participation in the South Asian Championships
AFC Challenge Cup
- 2006 - Preliminary Round
- 2008 - does not qualify
- 2010 - does not qualify
- 2012 - does not qualify
- 2014 - does not qualify
Known player
- Gohar Zaman is the only Pakistani player who scored a hat -trick in a World Cup qualifier. When 3:3 against Sri Lanka in May 2001, he needed only for ten minutes.
- Born in England Burnley midfielder Adnan Ahmed was in English professional football, inter alia, work at Huddersfield Town and Tranmere Rovers and now plays in Iran.
- Zesh Rehman is another born in England Player of the Pakistani selection. The defender played for Fulham in the Premier League.
- Atif Bashir, who was born in Berlin, currently plays for Barry Town in the Welsh League.
- Top scorer of Pakistan 's striker Mohammed Essa.
Current squad
Current squad for the World Cup 2014.