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Guinea-Bissaunational football team record

54
Wins
44
Draws
94
Defeats

192 matches, 1953 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1465, 114th in the world

Guinea-Bissau have played 192 internationals since 1953: 54 wins, 44 draws and 94 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Mali, with 17 meetings. Their biggest win is 7–2 against Benin in the Amílcar Cabral Cup on 3 November 2001.

Guinea-Bissau's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All192544494194–28028%
Competitive155413975149–21726%
Friendlies371351945–6335%
At home5626141672–6046%
Away5810103839–10217%
Neutral venues7818204083–11823%

Record against every opponent

Guinea-Bissau have played 37 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Mali17141214–382024
Sierra Leone1726916–272025
Gambia1683520–182022
Guinea1646617–232023
Senegal1514106–262020
Cape Verde1141613–152010
Mauritania1081115–72001
Angola60153–112022
Burkina Faso60243–132026
Nigeria62045–82026
Togo61233–82011
São Tomé and Príncipe550011–22023
Cameroon40041–62019
Congo41035–82021
Eswatini43108–22024
Kenya43014–22016
Mozambique40226–82024
Zambia42116–52018
Egypt30121–32025
Equatorial Guinea32019–52024
Gabon30122–62025
Sudan31204–22022
Algeria1–3 (1992), 1–4 (1993)20022–71993
Benin7–2 (2001), 0–0 (2019)21107–22019
Botswana0–2 (2014), 1–1 (2014)20111–32014
Central African Republic0–0 (2014), 3–1 (2014)21103–12014
Djibouti1–0 (2023), 2–0 (2025)22003–02025
Ethiopia0–0 (2024), 0–1 (2025)20110–12025
Liberia1–1 (2015), 1–3 (2015)20112–42015
Morocco0–5 (2021), 0–3 (2021)20020–82021
Namibia1–0 (2017), 0–0 (2018)21101–02018
Uganda0–1 (2011), 0–2 (2011)20020–32011
Burundi0–1 (2025)10010–12025
Ghana0–2 (2019)10010–22019
Ivory Coast0–2 (2024)10010–22024
South Africa1–3 (2017)10011–32017
Tanzania2–0 (2026)11002–02026

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v BeninAmílcar Cabral Cup, 3 Nov 20017–2 for Guinea-Bissau
  2. v São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 9 Jun 20225–1 for Guinea-Bissau
  3. v Equatorial GuineaFriendly, 10 Aug 20114–1 for Guinea-Bissau
  4. v NigeriaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 29 Sept 20263–0 for Guinea-Bissau
  5. v Equatorial GuineaFriendly, 23 Mar 20223–0 for Guinea-Bissau

Heaviest defeats

  1. v MaliAmílcar Cabral Cup, 1 Dec 19971–6 for Guinea-Bissau
  2. at Burkina FasoFriendly, 28 Mar 20260–5 for Guinea-Bissau
  3. at MoroccoWorld Cup qualifying, 6 Oct 20210–5 for Guinea-Bissau
  4. at MaliFriendly, 6 Jan 20242–6 for Guinea-Bissau
  5. at SenegalAmílcar Cabral Cup, 24 Nov 19910–4 for Guinea-Bissau

Latest results

  1. v NigeriaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 29 Sept 20263–0 for Guinea-Bissau
  2. at TanzaniaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 25 Sept 20262–0 for Guinea-Bissau
  3. at Burkina FasoFriendly, 31 Mar 20261–1 for Guinea-Bissau
  4. at Burkina FasoFriendly, 28 Mar 20260–5 for Guinea-Bissau
  5. at EgyptWorld Cup qualifying, 12 Oct 20250–1 for Guinea-Bissau
  6. v EthiopiaWorld Cup qualifying, 8 Oct 20250–1 for Guinea-Bissau
  7. v DjiboutiWorld Cup qualifying, 8 Sept 20252–0 for Guinea-Bissau
  8. v Sierra LeoneWorld Cup qualifying, 4 Sept 20251–1 for Guinea-Bissau
  9. v GabonFriendly, 9 Jun 20250–2 for Guinea-Bissau
  10. v BurundiFriendly, 6 Jun 20250–1 for Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1953: 1526End of 1960: 1507End of 1975: 1512End of 1976: 1500End of 1977: 1486End of 1979: 1488End of 1980: 1445End of 1981: 1423End of 1982: 1408End of 1983: 1440End of 1984: 1460End of 1985: 1411End of 1986: 1382End of 1987: 1414End of 1988: 1435End of 1989: 1447End of 1990: 1457End of 1991: 1439End of 1992: 1405End of 1993: 1371End of 1995: 1373End of 1996: 1373End of 1997: 1337End of 2000: 1328End of 2001: 1356End of 2003: 1340End of 2005: 1357End of 2007: 1356End of 2010: 1362End of 2011: 1339End of 2012: 1331End of 2014: 1349End of 2015: 1318End of 2016: 1396End of 2017: 1392End of 2018: 1424End of 2019: 1410End of 2020: 1403End of 2021: 1495End of 2022: 1481End of 2023: 1517End of 2024: 1428End of 2025: 1352End of 2026: 1465
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1517, reached on 20 November 2023. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Amílcar Cabral Cup6016162865–91
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying531992556–66
Friendly371351945–63
World Cup qualifying306111324–41
Africa Cup of Nations120394–19

Top scorers

  1. 1Joseph Mendes4
  2. 2Mama Baldé4
  3. 3Piqueti3
  4. 4Pereira Tavares2
  5. 5Amido Baldé1
  6. 6Basile de Carvalho1
  7. 7Cipriano Co1
  8. 8Dionisio Fernandes1
  9. 9Fali Candé1
  10. 10Fernando Manuel Co1

Counted from the 35 of 192 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Guinea-Bissau play their first international?

On 2 June 1953, a 3–1 win against Gambia in a friendly.

What is Guinea-Bissau's biggest win?

7–2 against Benin in the Amílcar Cabral Cup on 3 November 2001.

What is Guinea-Bissau's heaviest defeat?

1–6 against Mali in the Amílcar Cabral Cup on 1 December 1997.

Who have Guinea-Bissau played the most?

Mali: 17 matches, with 1 win, 4 draws and 12 defeats for Guinea-Bissau.

What is Guinea-Bissau's longest winning run?

3 wins in a row, from 4 September 2019 to 13 November 2019.

Former names

  • Portuguese Guinea, 1953 to 1973
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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.