Mali

Footprint

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Mali. 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.

Burkina Faso

Repeated continental champions

Honors 0.75 · distance 0.11

Solomon Islands

Repeated continental champions

Honors 0.30 · distance 0.16

United Arab Emirates

Repeated continental champions

Honors 0.50 · distance 0.16

Fiji

Repeated continental champions

Honors 0.30 · distance 0.21

Papua New Guinea

Repeated continental champions

Honors 0.30 · distance 0.26

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).

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.

1972☆ Lost

Africa Cup of Nations

Congo

Score

2-3

Venue

Stade Omnisports, Cameroon

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue
1972	Africa Cup of Nations	Congo	2-3	☆ Lost	Stade Omnisports, Cameroon