The following is a list of first official international association football matches for each (present or past) member of FIFA, played up to the end of 1939. The matches are listed chronologically.
20 July 1902 [5] Friendly | Uruguay ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Estadio Paso del Molino, Montevideo |
Dickinson ![]() Arimalo ![]() Morgan ![]() Carve ![]() Anderson ![]() J. Brown ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Roberto W. Ruud (Argentina) |
First official international match played outside the British Isles.
12 October 1902 [6] [7] Friendly | Austria ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Wiener A.C. Platz, Vienna |
Taurer ![]() Studnicka ![]() Huber ![]() | Attendance: 500 Referee: Roland Shires (England) |
First official international match played in continental Europe.
1 May 1904 [9] [10] Évence Coppée Trophy | Belgium ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Stade du Vivier d'Oie, Brussels |
Quéritet ![]() Destrebecq ![]() | Mesnier ![]() Royet ![]() Cypres ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: John C. Keene (England) |
12 February 1905 [11] Friendly | France ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Parc des Princes, Paris |
Cypres ![]() | Attendance: 500 Referee: John Lewis (England) |
30 April 1905 [12] Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Beerschot A.C. Stadion, Antwerp |
Stom ![]() | de Neve ![]() | Attendance: 800 Referee: Frank König (Belgium) |
21 July 1905 [13] Friendly | Guiana ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | British Guiana |
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12 July 1908 [15] [16] Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 11–3 | ![]() | Balders Hage, Gothenburg |
Gustafsson ![]() Börjesson ![]() Bergström ![]() Lindman ![]() | Bøhn ![]() Endrerud ![]() | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles Smith (England) |
19 October 1908 [17] 1908 Olympic Games | Denmark ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | White City, London |
N. Middelboe ![]() Wolfhagen ![]() Bohr ![]() Nielsen ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Thomas Kyle (England) |
29 October 1911 [21] Friendly | Luxembourg ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Stade Racing Club, Lëtzebuerg |
Elter ![]() | Vialmonteil ![]() Mesnier ![]() Gravier ![]() | Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Raphael Van Praag (Belgium) |
30 June 1912 [22] 1912 Olympic Games | Finland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm |
Wiberg ![]() Öhman ![]() | Butusov ![]() | Attendance: 200 Referee: Per Sjöblom (Sweden) |
1 February 1913 [23] 1913 Far Eastern Games | Philippines ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Carnival Grounds, Manila |
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20 August 1916 [25] Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm |
Törnqvist ![]() | Spalding ![]() Ellis ![]() Cooper ![]() | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
9 May 1917 [26] 1917 Far Eastern Games | Japan ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Tokyo |
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28 August 1920 [28] 1920 Olympic Games | Denmark ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | La Butte, Brussels |
Patricio ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Willem Eymers (Netherlands) |
28 August 1920 [29] [30] 1920 Olympic Games | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp |
Vanik ![]() Janda ![]() Sedláček ![]() | Attendance: 600 Referee: Raphael Van Praag (Belgium) |
28 August 1920 [31] 1920 Olympic Games | Italy ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent |
Baloncieri ![]() Brezzi ![]() | Report | Osman ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Paul Putz (Belgium) |
28 January 1921 [33] Friendly | Dutch Guiana ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Dutch Guiana |
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14 September 1921 [34] [35] Independence Centenary Games | Costa Rica ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Guatemala City |
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14 September 1921 [36] [37] Independence Centenary Games | Guatemala ![]() | 10–1 | ![]() | Guatemala City |
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18 December 1921 [38] Friendly | Hungary ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Hungária Körút, Budapest |
Szabó ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Emil Grätz (Czechoslovakia) |
8 June 1922 [40] 1922 King Alexander's Cup | Yugoslavia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade |
Šifer ![]() | Rónnay ![]() Guga ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
17 June 1922 [41] [42] Friendly | New Zealand ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Carisbrook, Dunedin |
Cook ![]() Knott ![]() | Maunder ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: M. Thornley |
24 September 1922 [43] Friendly | Latvia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | A.S.K. Stadion, Riga |
Bārda ![]() | Üpraus ![]() | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Verner Eklöf (Finland) |
1 January 1923 [44] Friendly | Guatemala ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Estadio Marte, Guatemala City |
Minondo ![]() Kinhie ![]() | Díaz ![]() Horacio Ortiz ![]() López ![]() | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: José James |
24 June 1923 [45] Friendly | Lithuania ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | L.F.L.S. Stadionas, Kaunas |
Tell ![]() Ellman-Eelma ![]() Paal ![]() | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Adolf Hahne (Latvia) |
21 May 1924 [49] Friendly | Austria ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Simmeringer Sportplatz, Vienna |
Horvath ![]() Grünwald ![]() Danis ![]() | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Theodor Kiss (Hungary) |
28 May 1924 [50] 1924 Olympic Games | Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, Paris |
Duncan ![]() | Attendance: 1,659 Referee: A. Henriot (France) |
24 September 1924 [52] Friendly | Ireland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Solitude, Belfast |
Frank Rushe ![]() | D Murray ![]() J Green ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: William Cowan (Ireland) |
16 November 1924 [53] Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Stadion Imeni Vorovskogo, Moscow |
Butusov ![]() Shpakovsky ![]() | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hamdi Emin Çap (Turkey) |
1 May 1929 [62] Friendly | El Salvador ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() | El Salvador |
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16 March 1930 [63] 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | Cuba ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Havana |
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9 February 1931 [64] Friendly | Barbados ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Barbados |
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16 March 1934 [65] 1934 World Cup qualifier | Egypt ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | British Army Ground, Cairo |
El-Tetsh ![]() Taha ![]() Latif ![]() | Nudelmann ![]() | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Stanley Wells (England) |
13 May 1934 [66] 1934 Far Eastern Games | Japan ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |
Kawamoto ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
10 February 1938 [68] 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games | Mexico ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Nacional, Panama City |
Argüelles ![]() de la Fuente ![]() Casarín ![]() | Mejía ![]() | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Rafael Mirabal |
12 February 1938 [69] 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games | Panama ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Panama City |
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3 September 1938 Friendly | Australia ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Quill ![]() J. Hughes ![]() J. Wilkinson ![]() | Report | A. Rahim ![]() Lumsden ![]() Bhattacharya ![]() | Stadium: Sydney Showground Attendance: 16,144 |
26 June 1939 [71] Friendly | Southern Rhodesia ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Ascot Stadium, Gweru |
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27 August 1939 [72] Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Stadion Slovana, Bratislava |
Arpáš ![]() Luknár ![]() | Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Mika Popović (Yugoslavia) |