Syria national football team

Syria

Nickname(s)	The Qasioun Eagles (Arabic: نسور قاسيون‎) (French: Les aigles du Qasioun)
Association	Fédération Arabe Syrienne de Football
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Mosab Balhous
Most caps	Mosab Balhous (100)
Top scorer	Raja Rafe (32)
Home stadium	Abbasiyyin Stadium - Aleppo International Stadium
FIFA code	SYR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	110 (5 May 2016)
Highest	78 (August 1993)
Lowest	152 (September 2014)
Elo ranking
Current	73 (June 2015)
Highest	53 (October 1974)
Lowest	125 (September 1984)
First international
Turkey 7–0 Syria (Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949)
Biggest win
Syria 12–0  Maldives (Damascus, Syria; June 4, 1997)  Maldives 0–12  Syria (Tehran, Iran; June 9, 1997)  Syria 12–0  Philippines (Aleppo, Syria; April 30, 2001)
Biggest defeat
Greece 8–0 Syria (Athens, Greece; November 25, 1949)  Egypt 8–0 Syria (Alexandria, Egypt; October 16, 1951)
Asian Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1980)
Best result	Round 1: 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011

The Syria national football team (Arabic: المنتخب السوري لكرة القدم‎) represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium. Syria has never qualified for the World Cup finals.

History

Syria participated in the 1950 and 1958 World Cup qualifiers,one of the first teams in the region to do so. Between 1958 and 1961, the team combined with Egypt to form the United Arab Republic national football team, although the team's records are attributed only to Egypt by FIFA. In the 1966 World Cup qualifiers they were one of two teams from the Asian zone (the other being Israel) to be allocated to the European qualifying zone and were originally placed with Spain and the Republic of Ireland. However, they joined the Asian and African boycott of the 1966 qualifiers, due to the decision of FIFA to allocate just one place between Asia and Africa.

Syria has never qualified for the World Cup. The farthest they've gone in qualification was in the 1986 qualifiers when they reached the final qualifying round only to lose to Iraq. They were disqualified from the 2014 World Cup due to the use of an ineligible player.^[1]

Syria has, however, competed in five Asian Cups, the last being 2011, but on each occasion were eliminated before reaching the quarterfinals.

In December 2012, Syria beat Iraq in the final of West Asia Cup to collect its first major trophy.

Competition history

Syria national football team in Tehran - 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did Not Enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
1934	Did Not Enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
1938	Did Not Enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
1950	Withdrew								1	0	0	1	0	7
1954	Did Not Enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
1958	Did Not Qualify								2	0	1	1	1	2
1962	Withdrew								–	–	–	–	–	–
1966	Withdrew								–	–	–	–	–	–
1970	Did Not Enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
1974	Did Not Qualify								6	3	1	2	6	6
1978	Withdrew								4	1	0	3	2	6
1982	Did Not Qualify								4	0	0	4	2	7
1986	Did Not Qualify								8	4	3	1	8	4
1990	Did Not Qualify								4	2	1	1	7	5
1994	Did Not Qualify								6	3	3	0	14	4
1998	Did Not Qualify								5	2	1	2	27	5
2002	Did Not Qualify								6	4	1	1	40	6
2006	Did Not Qualify								6	2	2	2	7	7
2010	Did Not Qualify								10	6	2	2	23	10
2014	Disqualified								2	0	0	2	0	6
2018	To Be Determined								8	6	0	2	26	11
2022	To Be Determined
Total	0/22	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	33	15	24	163	86

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Asian Cup Record

AFC Asian Cup Record Qualifications Record Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA 1956 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1960 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1964 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1968 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1972 Did not qualify - - - - - - 3 0 2 1 4 5 1976 Withdrew - - - - - - - - - - - - 1980 Round 1 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 1984 Round 1 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 0 2 9 8 1988 Round 1 4 2 0 2 2 5 4 3 1 0 8 2 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2 1 0 1 3 4 1996 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 4 3 0 1 6 2 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - - 6 4 1 1 11 3 2004 Did not qualify - - - - - - 6 2 1 3 16 10 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - 6 2 2 2 10 6 2011 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 5 6 4 2 0 10 2 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - 6 1 1 4 7 7 2019 Qualified - - - - - - 8 6 0 2 26 11 Total 0 Titles 18 7 2 9 15 23 59 31 11 17 112 60 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Asian Cup History Year Round Score Result 1980 Round 1  Syria 0 – 0  Iran Draw Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Bangladesh Win Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  North Korea Loss Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  China PR Win 1984 Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Qatar Draw Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  Saudi Arabia Loss Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  South Korea Win Round 1  Syria 1 – 3  Kuwait Loss 1988 Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Saudi Arabia Loss Round 1  Syria 0 – 3  China PR Loss Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Kuwait Win Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Bahrain Win 1996 Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  Japan Loss Round 1  Syria 0 – 3  China PR Loss Round 1  Syria 2 – 1  Uzbekistan Win 2011 Round 1  Syria 2 – 1  Saudi Arabia Win Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  Japan Loss Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  Jordan Loss

WAFF Championship Record

Balhous (C)

Al Salih

Al Masri

Jwayed

Ajan

Mobayed

Midani

Al Mawas

Jafal

Al Douni

Al Soma

2012 WAFF Championship Final starting lineup on 20 December 2012, in Kuwait City (Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium).

WAFF Championship Record
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2000	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	5	2
2002	Fourth Place	4	1	1	2	5	6
2004	Runners-up	4	1	1	2	6	13
2007	Semi-Finals	3	2	0	1	2	3
2008	Semi-Finals	3	1	1	1	2	3
2010	Group Stage	2	0	1	1	2	3
2012	Champions	4	2	2	0	5	3
2014	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1 Title	25	9	7	9	27	33

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Nations Cup record

Arab Nations Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1963	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	9	4
1964	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	9	4
1985	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	5	5
1992	Fourth Place	4	0	3	1	2	3
1998	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	1	6
2002	Group Stage	4	2	0	2	8	6
2012	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0 Title	25	10	6	9	34	28

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan Arab Games record

Pan Arab Games
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1953	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	3	5
1957	Champions	5	2	2	1	12	6
1961	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965	Group Stage	4	2	0	2	20	8
1976	Third Place	6	3	1	2	6	4
1985	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	4
1992	Fourth Place	4	0	3	1	2	3
1997	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	9	5
1999	Group Stage	4	0	4	0	5	5
2007	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1 Title	33	12	11	10	57	40

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

• West Asian Football Federation Championship

Winners (1): 2012

Runners-up (2): 2000, 2004

Fourth place (1): 2002

Semi-finals (2): 2007, 2008

• Arab Nations Cup

Runners-up (3): 1963, 1966, 1988

Fourth place (3): 1992

• Pan Arab Games

Winners (1): 1957

Runners-up (2): 1953, 1997

Third place (1): 1976

Fourth place (1): 1992

Schedule and recent results

      Win       Draw       Loss

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition	Scorers
26 March 2015	Jordan	W	1–0	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan	International Friendly	18' Al Masri
31 March 2015	Tajikistan	W	3–2	Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	International Friendly	23',37' Rafe, 62' Al Hussain
24 May 2015	Lebanon	D	2–2	Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon	International Friendly	7' Al Hussain, 61' Mardikian
5 June 2015	Oman	W	2–1	Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman	International Friendly	7' Jafal, 18' Khribin
11 June 2015	Afghanistan	W	6–0	Samen Stadium, Mashhad, Iran	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification	19',35' Rafe, 40' Ajan, 70' Al Hussain, 75' Malki, 90+3' Khribin
3 September 2015	Singapore	W	1–0	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification	59' Jafal
8 September 2015	Cambodia	W	6–0	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification	29',39' Khribin, 31' Malki, 44' Al Mawas, 50' Midani, 81' Omari
2 October 2015	Oman	L	1–2	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	International Friendly	90' Jafal
8 October 2015	Japan	L	0–3	Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification
13 October 2015	Afghanistan	W	5–2	Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification	9',21',83' Omari, 32',90' Al Mawas
17 November 2015	Singapore	W	2–1	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification	20',90+3' Khribin
18 March 2016	Iraq	W	1–0	Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	International Friendly	29' Omari
24 March 2016	Cambodia	W	6–0	Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification	7',19' Khribin, 57' Kallasi, 70' Makara (o.g), 80' Al Hussain, 84' Malki
29 March 2016	Japan	L	0–5	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification
31 May 2016	Vietnam			Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	International Friendly
3 June 2016	TBD			Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	2016 King's Cup
5 June 2016	TBD			Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	2016 King's Cup
1 September 2016	Uzbekistan				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
6 September 2016	South Korea				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
6 October 2016	China PR				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
11 October 2016	Qatar				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
15 November 2016	Iran				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
23 March 2017	Uzbekistan				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
28 March 2017	South Korea				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
13 June 2017	China PR				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
31 August 2017	Qatar				2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
5 September 2017	Iran			Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

* Syria score always listed first

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	11 Oct '16	13 Jun '17	28 Mar '17	1 Sep '16	5 Sep '17
1	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			31 Aug '17	—	15 Nov '16	1 Sep '16	6 Oct '16	28 Mar '17
1	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to fourth round		6 Oct '16	5 Sep '17	—	11 Oct '16	28 Mar '17	1 Sep '16
1	China PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6 Sep '16	23 Mar '17	31 Aug '17	—	15 Nov '16	6 Oct '16
1	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			23 Mar '17	13 Jun '17	6 Sep '16	5 Sep '17	—	11 Oct '16
1	Syria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			15 Nov '16	6 Sep '16	23 Mar '17	13 Jun '17	31 Aug '17	—

First match(es) will be played on 1 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Uzbekistan  v  Syria

1 September 2016

Uzbekistan	v	Syria
	Report (FIFA)

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Syria  v  South Korea

6 September 2016

Syria	v	South Korea
	Report (FIFA)

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China PR  v  Syria

6 October 2016

China PR	v	Syria
	Report (FIFA)

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Qatar  v  Syria

11 October 2016

Qatar	v	Syria
	Report (FIFA)

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Syria  v  Iran

15 November 2016

Syria	v	Iran
	Report (FIFA)

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Syria  v  Uzbekistan

23 March 2017

Syria	v	Uzbekistan
	Report (FIFA)

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South Korea  v  Syria

28 March 2017

South Korea	v	Syria
	Report (FIFA)

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Syria  v  China PR

13 June 2017

Syria	v	China PR
	Report (FIFA)

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Syria  v  Qatar

31 August 2017

Syria	v	Qatar
	Report (FIFA)

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Iran  v  Syria

5 September 2017

Iran	v	Syria
	Report (FIFA)

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Players

Current squad

Squad selected for the the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Japan on 29 March 2016.
Caps and goals as of 29 March 2016 after the match against Japan.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Mosab Balhous (Captain)	5 October 1983	100	0	Unattached
22	GK	Ibrahim Alma	18 October 1991	15	0	Al-Wahda
23	GK	Ahmad Madania	1 January 1990	0	0	Al-Jaish
3	DF	Moayad Ajan	16 February 1993	18	1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4	DF	Hamdi Al Masri	7 April 1983	33	1	Dhofar
5	DF	Ahmad Kallasi	18 July 1990	12	1	Sarajevo
12	DF	Omar Midani	26 January 1994	10	1	Al-Mina'a
13	DF	Nadim Sabagh	4 August 1985	33	4	Naft Al-Wasat
14	DF	Saad Ahmad	10 August 1989	2	0	Al-Talaba
6	MF	Zaher Midani	13 April 1987	31	0	Al-Zawra'a
9	MF	Mahmoud Al Mawas	1 January 1993	28	3	Al-Riffa
10	MF	Abdelrazaq Al Hussain	15 September 1986	53	12	Al-Ahed
11	MF	Osama Omari	10 January 1992	13	5	Al-Wahda
14	MF	Ahmad Ashkar	1 January 1996	3	0	Al-Hurriya
17	MF	Khaled Al Mobayed	6 March 1993	8	0	Al-Wahda
8	FW	Omar Khribin	15 January 1994	27	13	Al-Dhafra
20	FW	Mahmoud Al Baher	30 January 1994	1	0	Al-Jaish

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Syria squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mahmoud Al-Youssef	20 January 1988	3	0	Victory	v.  Singapore, 17 November 2015
GK	Mohamed Daoud		0	0	Al-Taliya	v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
GK	Tarek Kharboutli	17 November 1986	0	0	Al-Shorta Damascus	v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
DF	Ahmad Al Salih	20 May 1990	25	1	Al-Shorta Baghdad	v.  Iraq, 18 March 2016
DF	Alaa Al Shbli	3 May 1990	19	2	Naft Al-Wasat	v.  Iraq, 18 March 2016
DF	Jehad Al Baour	27 June 1987	8	0	Al-Wehda	v.  Afghanistan, 13 October 2015
DF	Ahmad Deeb	8 May 1987	8	0	Al-Salmiya	v.  Cambodia, 8 September 2015
DF	Raslan Al Kurdi	23 April 1989	0	0	Kvarnby	v.  Afghanistan, 11 June 2015
DF	Hussein Jwayed	1 January 1993	12	0	Al-Zawra'a	v.  Oman, 5 June 2015
DF	Zain Al Fandi	15 January 1983	11	0	Al-Sahel	v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
DF	Jihad Busmar	30 October 1995	1	0	Al-Karamah	v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
DF	Hasan Abo Zainab	7 April 1989	0	0	Al-Asalah	v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
DF	Obaida Al Sakka	11 December 1987	0	0	Al-Wahda	v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
MF	Oday Al Jafal	27 May 1990	30	5	Al-Zawra'a	v.  Cambodia, 24 March 2016
MF	Fahd Youssef	15 May 1987	6	0	Al-Jazeera	v.  Cambodia, 24 March 2016
MF	Hamid Mido	3 June 1993	12	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	v.  Afghanistan, 13 October 2015
MF	Burhan Sahyouni	7 April 1986	31	2	Al-Wahda	v.  Cambodia, 8 September 2015
MF	Anas Balhous	3 August 1986	1	0	Al-Muhafazaa	v.  Cambodia, 8 September 2015
MF	Wael Ayan	13 June 1985	47	1	Unattached	v.  Singapore, 3 September 2015
MF	Momen Naji	9 October 1996	1	0	Al-Shorta Damascus	v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
FW	Sanharib Malki	1 March 1984	26	7	Kasımpaşa	v.  Cambodia, 24 March 2016
FW	Nasouh Al Nakdali	15 June 1993	5	0	Al-Wahda	v.  Singapore, 17 November 2015
FW	Mardik Mardikian	14 March 1992	10	1	Naft Al-Wasat	v.  Afghanistan, 13 October 2015
FW	Asaad Al Khuder	13 August 1992	1	0	Al-Fotuwa	v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015

Previous squads

Asian Cup

• 1984 Asian Cup squad
• 1988 Asian Cup squad
• 1996 Asian Cup squad
• 2011 Asian Cup squad

Coaches

Name	Nat	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Honours
Albert József		1956 – 1959
Miklós Vadas		1960 – 1965
Cornel Drăgușin		1965 – 1966
Ezzat Abdel-Wahab		1969
Moussa Shammas		1980
Avedis Kavlakian		1983 – 1985
Valeriy Yaremchenko		1985 – 1987
Anatoliy Azarenkov		1987 – 1989
Anatoliy Azarenkov		1992
Virgil Dridea		1992 – 1993
Yuri Kurnenin		1996
Mircea Rădulescu		1997 – 1998
Moussa Shammas		Mar 1999 – Sept 1999
Dragoslav Popović		Sept 1999 - Feb 2000
Dragoslav Sridović		Mar 2000 - Apr 2000
Božidar Vukotić		Mar 2001 - Oct 2001
Nizar Mahrous		Oct 2011 – Dec 2011
Jalal Talebi		Nov 2001 - Sept 2002	10	9	0	1
Janusz Wójcik		Mar 2003 - Aug 2003
Božidar Vukotić		Sep 2003 - Nov 2003
Ahmed Rifaat		Dec 2003 – Nov 2004
Miloslav Radenović		2005 – Aug 2006
Fajr Ibrahim		Aug 5, 2006 – Apr 2008	24	13	5	6	Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2007
Mohammed Kwid		May 10, 2008 – Aug 20, 2008	8	4	0	4
Fajr Ibrahim		Nov 13, 2008 – Sep 13, 2010	28	13	9	6	Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2009
Ayman Hakeem (caretaker)		Sep 14, 2010 – Dec 20, 2010	5	2	1	2
Ratomir Dujković		Oct 28, 2010 – Dec 8, 2010	1	1	0	0
Valeriu Tiţa		Dec 21, 2010 – Feb 9, 2011	6	1	0	5
Claude Le Roy		Apr 16, 2011 – May 4, 2011	0	0	0	0
Nizar Mahrous		May 22, 2011 – August 18, 2011	7	5	2	0
Marwan Khoury		July 7, 2012 – August, 2012	4	1	1	2
Hussam Al Sayed		October 21, 2012 – April 10, 2013	8	2	3	3	2012 WAFF Championship winners
Anas Makhlouf		April 13, 2013 – October 23, 2013	3	0	1	2
Hussam Al Sayed (Interim)		November 9, 2013 – November 20, 2013	3	1	0	2
Ahmad Al Shaar		February 13, 2014 – March 5, 2014	1	0	0	1
Muhannad Al Fakeer		September 18, 2014 – January 5, 2015	2	2	0	0
Fajr Ibrahim		January 6, 2015 – March 29, 2016	14	10	1	3

Head-to-Head records against other countries

Opponent GP W D L GF GA GD  Afghanistan 4 4 0 0 16 3 +13  Algeria 4 1 1 2 2 4 –2  Bahrain 19 10 5 4 23 17 +6  Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4  Cambodia 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16  China PR 9 2 1 6 7 21 –14  Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 17 1 +16  Cyprus 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1  Egypt 7 2 1 4 6 18 –21  Greece 2 0 0 2 0 12 –12  Haiti 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1  Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2  India 5 2 1 2 6 6 0  Indonesia 5 4 0 1 15 3 +12  Iran 24 1 9 14 13 38 –15  Iraq 24 5 5 14 20 37 –17  Japan 9 0 1 8 7 24 –17  Jordan 26 9 8 9 28 26 +2  Kazakhstan 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7  South Korea 6 1 2 3 4 7 –3  Kuwait 31 10 8 13 33 47 –14  Kyrgyzstan 5 2 1 2 8 5 +3  Laos 2 2 0 0 20 0 +20  Lebanon 20 13 4 3 37 21 +16  Libya 8 3 2 3 11 14 –3  Malaysia 2 1 0 1 5 5 0  Maldives 5 4 0 1 33 3 +30  Mauritania 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3  Morocco 4 0 2 2 1 5 –4    Nepal 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5  North Korea 5 1 2 2 5 8 –3  Oman 19 7 6 6 21 20 +1  Palestine 8 4 3 1 12 7 +5  Philippines 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18  Qatar 9 3 2 4 13 14 –1  Saudi Arabia 25 2 8 15 20 45 –25  Singapore 5 3 0 2 9 7 +2  Soviet Union 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2  Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17  Sudan 10 4 3 4 10 10 0  Sweden 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Tajikistan 5 3 0 2 6 8 –2  Thailand 4 0 1 3 5 10 –5  Tunisia 7 2 0 5 7 15 –8  Turkey 1 0 0 1 0 7 –7  Turkmenistan 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1  United Arab Emirates 11 1 4 6 10 19 –9  Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1  Venezuela 1 0 0 1 1 4 –3  Vietnam 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1  Yemen 9 7 0 2 23 7 +16 See also Syria national football team all-time record Syria national under-23 football team Syria national under-20 football team Syria national under-17 football team Syria national futsal team Syria women's national football team Syrian Football Association Football in Syria Sport in Syria References http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1495459/index.html External links Syria national team on FIFA.com Official website of Syrian Arab Federation of Football Syria national team on Goalzz.com (Arabic) Syria national team on Super.ae (Arabic) Syria national team on Kooora.com