Cuba national football team
men's national association football team representing Cuba
The Cuba national football team is the national football team of Cuba.
Nickname(s) | Leones del Caribe (Lions of the Caribbean) | ||
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Association | Football Association of Cuba | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Raúl Mederos | ||
Most caps | Yénier Márquez (126) | ||
Top scorer | Lester Moré (29) | ||
Home stadium | Cuba Stadium | ||
FIFA code | CUB | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 168 1 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
Highest | 46 (November – December 2006) | ||
Lowest | 182 (August 2017, March–May 2018) | ||
First international | |||
Cuba 3–1 Jamaica (Havana, Cuba; 16 March 1930) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Cuba 11–0 Turks and Caicos Islands (Havana, Cuba; 8 September 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Sweden 8–0 Cuba (Antibes, France; 12 June 1938) Soviet Union 8–0 Cuba (Moscow, Soviet Union; 24 July 1980) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1938) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals, 1938 | ||
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1971) | ||
Best result | Fourth place, 1971 |
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.