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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).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2025Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2025Round of 16
2024Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2024Round of 16
2022Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2022Semifinal
2017Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2017Semifinal
2015Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2015Appearance
2013Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2013 Final
2012Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2012Appearance
2010Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2010Appearance
2004Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2004Appearance
2002Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2002Appearance
2000Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 2000Appearance
1998Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 1998Semifinal
1996Burkina FasoAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 1996Appearance
1978Upper VoltaAFCONAfrica Cup of Nations 1978Appearance

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.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013Africa Cup of NationsNigeria0-1 Lost