North America · CONCACAF
Nicaragua (2026)
- Matches
- 7
- 7 with a result
- Won · drawn · lost
- 0-1-6
- 0 W · 1 D · 6 L
- Goals
- 5
- 21 against
- Goal difference
- -16
General Information
Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol
- Founded
- 1931
- FIFA entry
- 1950
- Average height in 2026
- 1.76 m
- Average age in 2026
- 26.7 years
- Confederation
- Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
- Continent
- North America
- Infos provided by
- The-Sports.org
Coaches in 2026
Otoniel Olivas(Coach)
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Estelí, Nicaragua
- Matches
- 1 (0 official · 1 friendly)
Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Add pictureJuan Cruz Real(Coach)
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Tandil, Argentina
- Matches
- 4 (2 official · 2 friendlies)
Players of Nicaragua in 2026
M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.
Matches of Nicaragua in 2026
- CONCACAF Nations League 2027 · Group A · Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN)Hvs.
Dominican RepublicMatch report: Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic 1–2Defeat - CONCACAF Nations League 2027 · Group A · Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN)Hvs.
Costa RicaMatch report: Nicaragua vs. Costa Rica 0–3Defeat - CONCACAF Nations League 2027 · Group A · Ergilio Hato StadiumAvs.
CuraçaoMatch report: Curaçao vs. Nicaragua 6–1Defeat - CONCACAF Nations League 2027 · Group A · Estadio Cibao FCAvs.Dominican RepublicMatch report: Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua 3–2Defeat
- Friendly · Defensores del ChacoAvs.
ParaguayMatch report: Paraguay vs. Nicaragua 4–0Defeat - Friendly · Orlando StadiumAvs.
South AfricaMatch report: South Africa vs. Nicaragua 0–0Draw - Friendly · Krasnodar StadiumAvs.
RussiaMatch report: Russia vs. Nicaragua 3–1Defeat
Match Progress for Nicaragua
One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.
Favorite Opponents of Nicaragua
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guatemala | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 |
 Panama | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 |
 Honduras | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 |
 El Salvador | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
 Belize | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
 Cuba | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
 Haiti | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
 Saint Vincent & Grenadines | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Suriname | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
 Bermuda | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Dominica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
 Anguilla | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
 Barbados | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
 Montserrat | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
 Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Guadeloupe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Bahamas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
 French Guiana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Curaçao | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Turks & Caicos Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Cayman Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Guyana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela (B) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Saint Kitts & Nevis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico (XI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Martinique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 USA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 203 | 49 | 32 | 122 | 212 |
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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.
All Time World Cup Stats for Nicaragua
- Games Total
- 35
- Goals
- 48
- Goals Against
- 61
- Games W/D/L
- 13/2/20
- Avg. Goals / Match
- 1.37
- Avg. Goals Against / Match
- 1.74
Top Players
Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.
All-time top 50 of Nicaragua
Matches
- M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
- Only FIFA matches count.
- Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.
Top 8 duos of Nicaragua
Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 80 of 188 goals.