The Nicaragua national football team () represents Nicaragua in men's international football, which is governed by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol () founded in 1931. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1950 and a founding affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1961. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of UNCAF in the Central American Zone.
Nicaragua has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has participated five times in CONCACAF's premier continental competition, finishing sixth place in the 1967 CONCACAF Championship. It has participated three times in League B and once in League A of the CONCACAF Nations League.
Regionally, the team finished in third place in the CCCF Championship in 1957, and also finished in fifth place three times in the Copa Centroamericana.
Nicaragua's first appearance in international competition was in the 1941 CCCF Championship. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 1994 CONCACAF qualification.
Nicaragua traveled to El Salvador for their first ever international, losing 9âÂÂ0 to the hosts on 1 May 1929. They did not play another match for over twelve years, until the qualifying group for the 1941 CCCF Championship in Costa Rica. They lost all 4 games: 7âÂÂ2 to the hosts Costa Rica on 10 May, 8âÂÂ0 to El Salvador on 13 May, 9âÂÂ1 to the Netherlands Antilles on 15 May and 5âÂÂ2 to Panama on 18 May. Therefore, Nicaragua finished bottom of the group and did not make the final group.
After qualifying for the 2019 Gold Cup on the back of finishing ninth in Nations League qualifying, they would go on to finish bottom of the group with losses to Costa Rica, Haiti and Bermuda.
Nicaragua qualified directly for the 2023 Gold Cup and was promoted to Nations League A as group winners in Nations League B but was disqualified on 12 June 2023 for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, they were replaced in the Gold Cup and League A by Trinidad and Tobago, who was the best second-place team overall in League B and must stay in Nations League B.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
The following players were called up to the squad for 2024âÂÂ25 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Jamaica and French Guiana on 10 and 14 October 2024.
Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2024, after the match against French Guiana.
The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.
<sup>INJ</sup> Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.<br> <sup>PRE</sup> Preliminary squad.<br> <sup>RET</sup> Player retired from the national team.<br> <sup>SUS</sup> Player is serving suspension.<br> <sup>WD</sup> Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.<br> <sup>INE</sup> Ineligible player.<br>
The Nicaragua national football team has never qualified for the World Cup. Their latest attempt was for the 2022 World Cup, when the side failed to advance from the first round.
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