Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/National teams

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The Templatonia national football team is controlled by the Templatonia Football Association ...

(Introduction of the national team)

History
(History of the national team)


 * Note: History sections can become very long with more detail than appropriate for a general overview. If the overall article and the history section become quite lengthy, much of the history material can be moved to a History of the _____ article (using the main template), with the main article containing just a summary of the history.

Nicknames
(Official and unofficial nicknames, their etymology and history)

Kits and crest
(Description of kits and common themes)

Home stadium
Template plays their home matches on...

(Stadium of the national team)

Rivalries
(History of rivalries)

Supporters
(Supporter nicknames and facts)

Media coverage
(Broadcasting rights for the national team)

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.

2020
(If there are multiple pages listing the team's results, use See Also, directed at the latest page. If there is only one page, use Main article instead) (Use TBD instead of listing the potential opponents, as discussed here)

Current coaching staff
(Keep the list limited to key personnel, as per this discussion)

Manager history
The following managers have been in charge of Templatonia's national squad:


 * Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form) (Display coaches multiple times if they have had several periods as national manager, per this discussion)

Current squad
The following 21 players were called up for the match against Categoria on 1 January 2020.
 * Information correct as of 1 January 2020.


 * (Players are listed within position group by kit number, order of caps, then alphabetically)
 * ''(Players' ages, caps, goals and clubs should be up to date - not as of the squad announcement, as per this discussion)
 * ''(This section should include the most recently released squad - including preliminary squads if available - as per this discussion)
 * (If the team hasn't played a match in over two years, change Current squad to Latest squad)

Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Templatonia squad within the last twelve months.

INJ

RET


 * Notes
 * INJ = Withdrew due to injury
 * PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
 * RET = Retired from the national team
 * SUS = Serving suspension
 * WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, and then alphabetically) (Injury icons should not be used in rosters as they violate MOS:TEXTASIMAGES as outlined in this discussion) (Once a player is removed from the recent call-ups list, the national team timeframe in their infobox should also be closed; see discussion)

Notable players
(Former players of national or international note)

Captains
(List of former captains and their achievements with the national side)

Individual records

 * Players in bold are still active with Templatonia.
 * Players in bold are still active with Templatonia.

(If a player has not appeared for the national team in over two years, they can no longer be considered active per this discussion.) (If the section features an image, remove the columned formatting and copy this format if different players have the most appearances and most goals, and this format if the same player has the most appearances and goals)

FIFA World Cup
Champions  Runners-up   Third place

(The former format was amended as it did not comply with MOS:FLAG as discussed here) (Fourth place is not given a colour, as per WP:FOOTYCOLOURS)

FIFA world rankings
Last update was on 25 October 2018.

Worst Ranking  Best Ranking   Worst Mover   Best Mover

Head-to-head record
The following table shows Templonia's all-time international record, correct as of 1 October 2020.

Intercontinental

 * Olympic Games
 * [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medalists: 1968


 * FIFA Confederations Cup
 * [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up: 2001

Continental

 * AFC Asian Cup
 * [[File:Med 1.png]] Champions: 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011
 * [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up: 2019

Regional

 * Far Eastern Games
 * [[File:Med 1.png]] Champions: 1930


 * Dynasty Cup