Zimbabwe national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Warriors | ||
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| Association | Zimbabwe Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Norman Mapeza | ||
| Most caps | Peter Ndlovu (100) | ||
| Top scorer | Peter Ndlovu (38) | ||
| Home stadium | National Sports Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ZIM | ||
| FIFA ranking | 110 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 40 (April 1995) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 131 (October 2009) | ||
| Elo ranking | 97 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Southern Rhodesia 0 - 4 England XI  (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 26 June 1939) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Botswana 0 - 7 Zimbabwe  (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| Southern Rhodesia 1 - 6 England XI (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 29 June 1939) Southern Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia  (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950)  Côte d'Ivoire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 13 August 1989)  Zaire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe (Kinshasa, Zaire; 4 June 1995) |
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| African Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Round 1, 2004 and 2006 | ||
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 Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964, then 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. They were Unofficial Football World Champions between their 2-0 win over Angola on 27 March 2005 and their 5-1 defeat to Nigeria on 8 October 2005.
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Rhodesia/Zimbabwe all time record against all nations
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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 Algeria |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
 Angola |
16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 |
| Australia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
 Bahrain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Botswana |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 |
 Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
 Burkina Faso |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Cameroon |
9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
 Central African Republic |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 China PR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
 Congo |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Congo DR/ Zaire |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
 Egypt |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
 Eritrea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
 Ethiopia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Gabon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Ghana |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
 Guinea |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
 Indonesia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
 Kenya |
10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
 Kuwait |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
 Lesotho |
13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | +24 |
 Libya |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Madagascar |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
 Malawi |
53 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 66 | 53 | +13 |
 Malaysia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
 Mali |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Mauritania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Mauritius |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
 Morocco |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
 Mozambique |
15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 13 | +24 |
 Namibia |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 |
 Nigeria |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
 Oman |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Qatar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Rwanda |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Saudi Arabia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Senegal |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
 Seychelles |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
 Somalia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 South Africa |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
 Sudan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 Swaziland |
11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 |
 Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Tanzania |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
 Togo |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Uganda |
11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
 Vietnam |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
 Zambia |
32 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 28 | 38 | -10 |
| Total | 314 | 130 | 88 | 96 | 430 | 345 | +85 |
Zimbabwe Football Achievements
- COSAFA Cup :
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- 3 Times Champion (2000, 2003, 2005)
- 2 Times Runners-Up
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- CECAFA Cup :
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- 1 Time Champion (1985)
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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.
23 November 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - Australia 1 - 1 
Rhodesia
27 November 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique - Rhodesia 0 - 0 Australia
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 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.
29 November 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 Cameroon national football team.
12 October 1980, Douala, Cameroon - Cameroon 2 - 0 Zimbabwe
16 November 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.
28 August 1984, Cairo, Egypt - 
Egypt 1 - 0 Zimbabwe
30 September 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
2 June 1996, Antananarivo, Madagascar - Madagascar 1 - 2 Zimbabwe
15 June 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 |
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| 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.
9 April 2000, Bangui, Central African Republic - Central African Republic 0 - 1 Zimbabwe
23 April 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 1 June. Namibia were then defeated 2-0 on 8 June at the Rufaro Stadium, Harare to send Zimbabwe to the top of their 2010 World Cup & Africa Cup of Nations qualification group. Eventually they finished third in the group, eliminating them from the tournament.
African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1980 - Did not enter
- 1982 to 2002 - Did not qualify
- 2004 - Round 1
- 2006 - Round 1
- 2008 - Did not qualify
- 2010 - Did not qualify
Current squad
The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Namibia on 11 October 2008.
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Recent call-ups
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External links
- Zimbabwe soccer official site
- Sports news TalkZimbabwe
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