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Zimbabwe national football team
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The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and did not qualify for their first African Nations Cup until 2004.
Zimbabwe Football Achievements
- COSAFA Cup :
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- 3 Times Champion (2000, 2003, 2005)
- 2 Times Runners-Up
- CECAFA Cup :
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World Cup record
1930 to 1966
Rhodesia did not enter the competition.
1970 Qualifiers
Preliminary round
Rhodesia failed to qualify after losing out to Australia.
November 23, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique -  Australia 1 - 1  Rhodesia
November 27, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - Rhodesia 0 - 0 Australia
| Rank |
Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
| 1= |
Australia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 1= |
Rhodesia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Rhodesia lost the play-off and failed to advance to the Final Round.
November 29, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - Australia 3 - 1 Rhodesia
1974 to 1978
Rhodesia did not enter the competition.
1982 Qualifiers
Preliminary round
Zimbabwe received a bye in the first round but were knocked out by Cameroon in the following round. They lost 2-1 on aggregate to the Indomitable Lions.
October 12, 1980, Douala, Cameroon -  Cameroon 2 - 0  Zimbabwe
November 16, 1980, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 1 - 0 Cameroon
1986 Qualifiers
Preliminary round
Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the next round, losing 2-1 on aggregate against Egypt.
August 28, 1984, Cairo, Egypt -  Egypt 1 - 0 Zimbabwe
September 30, 1984, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 1 - 1 Egypt
1990 Qualifiers
Preliminary round
Zimbabwe advanced to the group stages automatically, following the withrawal of Lesotho.
Group stages
Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup finishing behind Algeria and the Ivory Coast.
| Rank |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
 Algeria |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
| 2 |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
Zimbabwe |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
-9 |
1 |
1994 Qualifiers
Preliminary round
Zimbabwe finished top of their preliminary group to advance ahead of Egypt, Angola and Togo.
| Rank |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
Zimbabwe |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
+4 |
10 |
| 2 |
 Egypt |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
8 |
| 3 |
 Angola |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
4 |
| 4 |
 Togo |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
-9 |
0 |
Group stages
However Zimbabwe narrowly missed out on their maiden World Cup finals, finishing second behind Cameroon.
| Rank |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
Cameroon |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
6 |
| 2 |
Zimbabwe |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
4 |
| 3 |
 Guinea |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1998 Qualifiers
Preliminary round
Zimbabwe beat Madagascar in first round of a two legged tie. The aggregate score was 4-3 and Zimbabwe advanced to the group stages.
June 2, 1996, Antananarivo, Madagascar -  Madagascar 1 - 2 Zimbabwe
June 15, 1996, Dakar, Senegal - Zimbabwe 2 - 2 Madagascar
Group stages
Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the 1998 World Cup held in France , finishing third behind Cameroon and Angola.
| Rank |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
Cameroon |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
| 2 |
Angola |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
| 3 |
Zimbabwe |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
4 |
| 4 |
Togo |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
-8 |
4 |
2002 Qualifiers
Preliminary round
Zimbabwe beat the Central African Republic in the first round of a two legged tie. The aggregate score was 4-1 and Zimbabwe advanced to the group stages.
April 9, 2000, Bangui, Central African Republic -  Central African Republic 0 - 1 Zimbabwe
April 23, 2000, Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe 3 - 1 Central African Republic
Group stages
However Zimbabwe finished second to neighbours and rivals South Africa in the group stage, thus failing to qualify for the 2002 World Cup.
| Rank |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
 South Africa |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
| 2 |
Zimbabwe |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
| 3 |
 Burkina Faso |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
-1 |
5 |
| 4 |
 Malawi |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
-8 |
1 |
2006 Qualifiers
Zimbabwe were drawn in the same group as Nigeria and Algeria. They failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup held in Germany, finishing third behind Nigeria and Angola.
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| Angola |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
+6 |
21 |
 Nigeria |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
21 |
7 |
+14 |
21 |
| Zimbabwe |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
14 |
-1 |
15 |
 Gabon |
10 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
-2 |
10 |
| Algeria |
10 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
-7 |
8 |
 Rwanda |
10 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
16 |
-10 |
5 |
2010 Qualifiers
Zimbabwe were drawn in the same group as Namibia, Guinea and Kenya with the 12 group winners and 8 best runners-up progressing to second round of qualification.
The Warriors started qualification under manager Valinhos with a 0-0 draw away to Guinea on 1st June. Namibia were then defeated 2-0 on 8th June at the Rufaro Stadium, Harare to send Zimbabwe to the top of their 2010 World Cup & Africa Cup of Nations qualification group.
African Nations Cup record
Current Squad
The following players were called for the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Kenya on 22 June 2008.
Recent call-ups
Notable / Former players
External links
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