The following is a list of first official international association football matches for each (present or past) member of FIFA, played between 1940 and 1962. The matches are listed chronologically. Croatia Lebanon Puerto Rico Afghanistan and Iran Syria Mongolia Tanzania Iceland Albania Zambia Ethiopia and Djibouti Madagascar and Mauritius China PR South Korea Israel Hong Kong South Vietnam Macau Cyprus Sierra Leone and Nigeria Pakistan Ghana Saarland Myanmar New Caledonia Vanuatu Fiji Sri Lanka East Germany Tahiti Singapore Malaysia Palestine Libya Jordan Chinese Taipei Cambodia North Vietnam North Korea Togo Sudan Thailand Malta Algeria Saudi Arabia Morocco and Iraq Benin Ivory Coast Burkina Faso and Gabon Cameroon Mali and Central African Republic Congo Guinea Kuwait Laos Senegal Malawi Gambia See also List of first association football internationals per country: before 1940 List of first association football internationals per country: since 1962 Notes A. RSSSF list three matches played in Hong Kong in 1949, 1950 and 1953 between "China" and South Korea whose status is not officially recognized by FIFA. B.Prior to Algerian independence in 1962, matches were organised under the auspices of the Front de Libération Nationale. C.There is some confusion as to the order and results of the two matches played between Cambodia and Malaya in the 1956 Asian Cup Qualification tournament. The RFFFS page for Cambodia shows Cambodia losing 2–3 to Malaya on 17 March and losing 2–9 to Malaya on 24 April, with both matches played in Malaya. The Elo site for Cambodia shows the same results, but with the match on 17 March being played in Cambodia. The RFFFS page for the Asian Cup shows the matches as 9–2 to Malaya on 17 March (played in Malaya) and 3–2 to Cambodia on 24 April (played in Cambodia). As the Elo rankings are based on Cambodia losing both matches, this is assumed to be correct D.The RSSSF page for Saudi Arabia lists the first match as being played on 20 October 1957 against Syria in the 1957 Pan Arab Games, whereas the RSSSF article on these games lists the first match as being played against the hosts, Lebanon, on 18 October. This is supported by the Elo page for Saudi Arabia. References External links Index of European national team matches up to the end of 1989 The RSSSF Archive - International Country Results The Association of Football Statisticians: National football team sites World Football Elo Ratings 1940–1962