Mali
Africa (CAF) · No major trophy yet
Still waiting for a first title
Africa (CAF) · No major trophy yet
Mali are one of 160 national teams who have never won a FIFA World Cup or their confederation's continental championship — the same two-tier standard tracked for every team on this site. Best result: AFCON semifinalists on four occasions (1972, 1994, 2012, 2013) without ever reaching the final — often cited as one of Africa's best teams never to win the tournament.
To join the 51 nations already tracked here, Mali would need to win either the FIFA World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations — the top continental honor in the Africa (CAF) region. Both remain fully open: there's no ranking or seeding that rules a team out permanently, only qualification and results on the pitch.
No. Mali has never won a FIFA World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations. Best result: AFCON semifinalists on four occasions (1972, 1994, 2012, 2013) without ever reaching the final — often cited as one of Africa's best teams never to win the tournament.
Best result: AFCON semifinalists on four occasions (1972, 1994, 2012, 2013) without ever reaching the final — often cited as one of Africa's best teams never to win the tournament.
The FIFA World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations are the two competitions tracked on this site — both remain open to Mali.
