[4] Mongolia's first competitive matches were in the 1998 Asian Games qualifiers where they were heavily defeated by Kuwait 11–0, and by Uzbekistan 15–0.

They entered qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but lost their opening five matches before drawing 2–2 with Bangladesh, securing a single point.

However, in the fourth minute of stoppage time a Norjmoo Tsedenbal strike rescued a point for Mongolia which was enough for the team to earn the top spot in the group and advance.

[13] Mongolia's 9–0 result over the Northern Mariana Islands set the current team record for largest margin of victory[14] Mongolia succeeded in qualifying past the first round for the first time in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers by beating Brunei 3–2 over two legs.

In their next game on 7 June, Mongolia managed to shock Kyrgyzstan 1–0 for their first ever win against a Central Asian and a top-100 ranked opponent in a FIFA qualifier.

[19] Kelme is currently the official jerseys sponsor for the team from 2023 Mongolia plays their home matches at the MFF Football Centre, a 5,000 capacity stadium in Ulaanbaatar.

Win Draw Loss Fixture The following players were called up for the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship preliminary matches against Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei on 8 and 11 December 2024.