Yemen at the AFC Asian Cup

Although being part of the Middle East, which is often known for its success in Asian football, Yemen is not considered as a very successful team compared to their neighbors. Despite having youth teams participate in big tournaments, notably their under-17 team who played in one FIFA U-17 World Cup, Yemen has remained under the shadow of other Arab teams, often failing to qualify for major tournaments. Since the Yemeni Civil War erupted in 2015, Yemen has been unable to play at their home ground. Against all odds, Yemen managed history and become the last Arab team in the Middle East to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup.[1] They made their tournament debut in 2019.

Asian Cup performance

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Singapore 1984Did not qualify 4004218
Qatar 1988 513155
Japan 1992 Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1996 410328
Lebanon 2000 4202145
China 2004 62131515
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 6204513
Qatar 2011 621379
Australia 2015 6006318
United Arab Emirates 2019Group stage23rd3003010 186571623
Qatar 2023 Did not qualify 11137625
TotalGroup stage1/113003010 6516113869128

2019 Asian Cup

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Vietnam 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 3
4  Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 10 10 0
Source: AFC
Iran 5–0 Yemen
Report

Yemen 0–3 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 9,757
Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)

Vietnam 2–0 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

References

  1. "'Miracle' Asian Cup qualification gives war-torn Yemen a united goal – football". scroll.in. Scroll. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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