Antigua and Barbuda national football team
The National Soccer Team of Antigua and Barbuda is the national football team of the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda. So far, it's the team not been able to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup or the Football World Cup. Nevertheless, it has been able to achieve some notable successes. 2005 is defeated, for example, the later of the World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2-1.
World Cup Qualifiers
At a qualification for a FIFA World Tournament the country adopted the first time for the Football World Cup 1974 in Germany part. In Group 6 CONCACAF Antigua and Barbuda had to play against Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. In four games, the team won not once, against Trinidad and Tobago, they lost even 1:11.
When qualifying for the Football World Cup 1986 in Mexico Antigua and Barbuda could not survive the first round again. The first leg against Haiti, they lost 0-4, the return game could nevertheless decide 2-1 for itself, but Haiti was due to the higher number of goals scored in the second round.
The qualification for the FIFA World Cup in Italy in 1990 began to Antigua and Barbuda with a 0-1 defeat against the national football team of the Netherlands Antilles. The return match ended after 90 minutes with a score of 1-0 for Antigua and Barbuda, whereupon the extension had to decide. This won the Netherlands Antilles 3-1 and Antigua and Barbuda was excreted.
In the first round of qualifying for the Football World Cup 1994 in the U.S., it came back at a meeting with the Netherlands Antilles. The first leg ended 1-1, the second leg 3-0 to Antigua and Barbuda. For the first time the country was able to move into the second round of CONCACAF. There, however, they lost 0:3 and 1:2 with Bermuda and retired.
The qualification for the FIFA World Cup in France in 1998 began for the team with a 3-3 draw against the National Soccer Team of Dominica. The return match, however, was lost 1:3 and again could Antigua and Barbuda not reach the second round.
When qualifying for the Football World Cup 2002 in Antigua and Barbuda succeeded in moving into the second round. After progressed to Bermuda because of the higher number of away goals, you had to compete in the second round against the national football team of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The first leg was 2-1 Antigua and Barbuda decide for themselves, but the return match ended 0:4 and Antigua and Barbuda retired.
The first round of qualifying for the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany was this time last stop for Antigua and Barbuda. The first leg against the Netherlands Antilles Although they won 2-0, but the second leg was lost 0-3 and the team was eliminated.
As part of the qualification for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, the team met in the first round of the CONCACAF region to the national Aruba. The first leg won Antigua and Barbuda in Oranjestad ( Auba ) on 6 February 2008 3-0. The return match in St. John's (Antigua and Barbuda) ended 1-0. The second round of qualifying started for the national team on 17 June 2008 in St. John's against Cuba. After the team was able to go twice in the lead, the game was still lost 3:4. The return match took place on 22 June, held in Havana ( Cuba) and ended sharply with 0:4 from the perspective of Antigua and Barbuda. Thus, the team was eliminated.