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. They made their tournament debut in 2019.
Asian Cup performance AFC Asian Cup recordQualification recordYearResultPosition* 1984 Did not qualify4004218 1988513155 1992Did not enter 1996410328 20004202145 200462131515 20076204513 2011621379 20156006318 2019 Group stage 23rd3003010186571623 2023Did not qualify11137625 2027To be determined421163TotalGroup stage1/1130030106918123975131
2019 Asian Cup
Group D
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