Anguilla_national_football_team

Anguilla national football team

Anguilla national football team

Sports team in the Caribbean British Overseas Territory


The Anguilla National Football Team is the national team of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, and is controlled by the Anguilla Football Association. It is affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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History

2002 World Cup qualification

Anguilla entered the World Cup qualifiers for the first time for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

In the first round of the qualifiers, Anguilla were drawn against the Bahamas. On 5 March 2000, Anguilla hosted the first leg in front of 250 people at Webster Park in The Valley, losing by a scoreline of 3–1. In front of a Bahamian crowd of just 330, the second leg was played at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau on 19 March 2000, with Anguilla losing 2–1, and thereby eliminated by an aggregate scoreline of 5–2.[3]

2006 World Cup qualification

During the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Anguilla faced the Dominican Republic in the first round. The first leg was played to a goalless draw at the Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in Santo Domingo on 19 March 2004. Newly introduced FIFA stadium requirements forced Anguilla to play their "home" leg at the same Dominican Republic stadium two days later, with the Dominican Republic winning the second leg and thus the first round by a scoreline of 6–0.

2010 World Cup qualification

During the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Anguilla was drawn against El Salvador in the first round. On 6 February 2008, they lost 12–0 at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, where striker Rudis Corrales scored five times and Ronald Cerritos three. This time, Anguilla played their "home leg" at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. in the United States on 26 March 2008. In front of 22,670 spectators, Anguilla lost the second leg 4–0, thereby losing to El Salvador by an aggregate score of 16–0.

2014 World Cup qualification

In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Anguilla were again drawn to play the Dominican Republic, as they had eight years previously. On 8 July 2011, they lost 2–0 at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal, and losing 4–0 in the same Dominican Republic stadium just two days later. This put the Dominican Republic through to the second round with the same 6–0 aggregate scoreline as their previous encounter.

2018 World Cup qualification

In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Anguilla were drawn to play Nicaragua. On 23 March 2015, they lost the first leg 5–0 at the Estadio Nacional Dennis Martínez in Managua, Nicaragua and, on 29 March 2015, were eliminated at Ronald Webster Park in The Valley in Anguilla with a 3–0 loss, to send Nicaragua through to the second round by a score of 8–0 on aggregate.

2022 World Cup qualification

In the first round of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Anguilla were drawn into group D with Dominica, Barbados, Dominican Republic, and Panama, whom they’d each play once. Their first match of the campaign was against Dominican Republic on 27 March 2021, at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. This game would make it the 3rd time the two teams faced in World Cup qualifying games. Anguilla lost 6–0, making this the same as the last two aggregate scores for the teams. On 31 March 2021, they faced Barbados at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Anguilla lost to a late 1–0 goal by Emile Saimovici. Then, on 2 June 2021 they lost 3–0 to Dominica at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo. And on 6 July, at Estadio Nacional de Panamá in Panama City, Anguilla suffered a massive 13–0 defeat. They ended of round 1 with 0 points, 0 goals, and 23 goals against.

2026 World Cup qualification

At the commencement of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, Anguilla advanced beyond the first round of qualifying for the first time in their history after beating Turks and Caicos Islands 1–1 on aggregate after penalties.[4]

In the second round, they were drawn into Group F with Suriname, El Salvador, Puerto Rico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Overall World Cup qualification record

The pair of shutouts against Nicaragua in March 2015 extended Anguilla's scoreless run in World Cup qualification to eight matches, encompassing three World Cups over an eleven-year period. The goals Anguilla scored in March 2000 against the Bahamas in each leg of their first World Cup qualifying appearance remain their only two goals, with 41 goals conceded, no wins, one draw and nine losses from their ten World Cup qualifying matches to date.[5]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

7 September 2023–24 Nations League Anguilla  0–6  Saint Martin The Valley, Anguilla
16:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
12 October 2023–24 Nations League Bonaire  2–0  Anguilla Rincon, Bonaire
19:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Stadion Antonio Trenidat
Attendance: 660
Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao)
16 October 2023–24 Nations League Saint Martin  8–0  Anguilla Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center
Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)
18 November 2023–24 Nations League Anguilla  0–3  Bonaire The Valley, Anguilla
15:00 UTC−4 Report
  • Anthony 2', 6' (pen.)
  • Michiel 73'
Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium
Attendance: 267
Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

2024

26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Turks and Caicos Islands  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(3–4 p)
 Anguilla Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: TCIFA National Academy
Attendance: 337
Referee: Reginald Gumbs (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Penalties
Note: 1–1 on aggregate. Anguilla won 4–3 on penalties and advanced to the second round.
10 September 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Belize  v  Anguilla Belize
--:-- UTC−6 Stadium: TBD
9 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Turks and Caicos Islands  v  Anguilla Turks and Caicos Islands
--:-- UTC−4 Stadium: TBD
12 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Anguilla  v  Belize Anguilla
--:-- UTC−4 Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Suriname and Puerto Rico on 8 and 11 June 2024.[6]

Caps and goals are updated as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Turks & Caicos Islands.

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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

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Player records

As of 26 March 2024[7]
Players in bold are still active with Anguilla.

Most appearances

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Top goalscorers

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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks; correct as of 22 March 2024 after the match against Turks and Caicos.

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 23 March 2023 after the match against Saint Lucia.

CONCACAF Nations League

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Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 18 November 2023 after the match against Bonaire.

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Caribbean Cup

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Head-to-head record

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Source: Results

Historical kits

2000-10s Home
2000-10s Away
2014 Home
2014 Third
2018 Home
2018 Away
2018 Third
2021 Home
2021 Away
2021 Third

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. "Elo Ratings: Anguilla". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "Seven in, seven out in CONCACAF — FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. "Final Squad". Facebook. Anguilla Football Association.
  5. "Anguilla". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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