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Burkina Faso

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1Continental finals reached

Footprint

Tournament appearances
14
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2025
World Cup appearances
0
Continental appearances
14
Last final reached
2013
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Burkina Faso. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Solomon Islands
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.06
United Arab Emirates
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.50 · distance 0.06
Mali
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.11
Papua New Guinea
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.21
Fiji
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.22

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2025AFCON
Round of 16
Africa Cup of Nations 2025
Burkina Faso
2024AFCON
Round of 16
Africa Cup of Nations 2024
Burkina Faso
2022AFCON
Semifinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2022
Burkina Faso
2017AFCON
Semifinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2017
Burkina Faso
2015AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2015
Burkina Faso
2013AFCON
Final
Africa Cup of Nations 2013
Burkina Faso
2012AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2012
Burkina Faso
2010AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2010
Burkina Faso
2004AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2004
Burkina Faso
2002AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2002
Burkina Faso
2000AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2000
Burkina Faso
1998AFCON
Semifinal
Africa Cup of Nations 1998
Burkina Faso
1996AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 1996
Burkina Faso
1978AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 1978
Upper Volta

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2013 Lost
Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria
Score
0-1
Venue
Soccer City Stadium, South Africa