Nicaragua national football team

Due to American influence throughout the country's history, baseball has more of a following as both a pursuit and spectator event in Nicaragua than football.

They did not play another match for over twelve years, until the qualifying group for the 1941 CCCF Championship in Costa Rica.

They lost all 4 games: 7–2 to the hosts Costa Rica on 10 May, 8–0 to El Salvador on 13 May, 9–1 to the Netherlands Antilles on 15 May and 5–2 to Panama on 18 May.

Win Draw Loss Fixture The following players were called up to the squad for 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Jamaica and French Guiana on 10 and 14 October 2024.

Their latest attempt was for the 2022 World Cup, when the side failed to advance from the first round.

Josué Quijano is Nicaragua's most-capped player with 99 international appearances.
Juan Barrera is Nicaragua's all-time top scorer with 26 goals.