Madagascar national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Barea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Fédération Malagasy de Football |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Franz Gerber |
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| Home stadium | Mahamasina Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | MAD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 74 (December 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 188 (November 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Madagascar 1 - 2 Mauritius  (Madagascar; Date Unknown, 1947) |
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 Malagasy Republic 8 - 1 Congo  (Madagascar; April 19, 1960) |
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| Mauritius 7 - 0 Madagascar (Réunion; July 31, 1952) |
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The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed the Barea, is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Fédération Malagasy de Football. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup or the African Nations Cup. Among its biggest wins was a 1-0 home victory over Egypt in the qualification rounds of the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Their nickname comes from a species of zebu that is depicted on the country's coat of arms.[1]
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[edit] Last and next games
- Last game:
Comoros 0-4 Madagascar - Moroni, Comoros - 17 November 2007. (FIFA World Cup 2010)
Mauritius - Madagascar - Curepipe, Mauritius - 9 March 2008. (Friendly)
Botswana 0-0 Madagascar - Gaborone, Botswana - May 31, 2008. (FIFA World Cup 2010)
Madagascar 0-0 Côte d'Ivoire 
- Antananarivo, Madagascar - June 8, 2008. (FIFA World Cup 2010)
[edit] Madagascar Football Achievements
- Indian Ocean Games :
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- Champion (1990, 1993)
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- COSAFA Cup (Under 20s) :
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- Champion (2005)
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 - Withdrew
- 1978 - Did not enter
- 1982 - Did not qualify
- 1986 - Did not qualify
- 1990 - Did not enter
- 1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify
[edit] African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1972 - Did not qualify
- 1974 - Did not qualify
- 1976 - Withdrew
- 1978 - Did not enter
- 1980 to 1988 - Did not qualify
- 1990 - Withdrew
- 1992 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Did not enter
- 1996 - Withdrew during qualifying
- 1998 - Banned for withdrawing in 1996
- 2000 to 2008 - Did not qualify
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Botswana on May 31, 2008.
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[edit] Recent Call Ups
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[edit] References
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