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List of association football rivalries

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This list of association football rivalries catalogues football rivalries around the world. This includes rivalries at the club and international level, including local derby and intercontinental competitions.

International

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This list uses the geographic confederation classifications issues by International Association Football Federation (FIFA): CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America).

Intercontinental

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Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games
(as of 2026)		Ref
 Argentina  England Argentina–England 6 (2026) [1]
 Germany Argentina–Germany 7 (2014)
 Mexico Argentina–Mexico 4 (2022)
 Netherlands Argentina–Netherlands 6 (2022) [2]
 Australia  New Zealand Australia–New Zealand — [3]
 Brazil  Germany Brazil–Germany 2 (2014)
 Italy Brazil–Italy 5 (1994) [1]

Asia and Australia (AFC)

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Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games
(as of 2026)		Ref
 Afghanistan  Pakistan Afghanistan–Pakistan —[4][5]
 Australia  Japan Australia–Japan 1[1]
 South Korea Australia–South Korea —[1]
 Macau  Hong Kong Hong Kong–Macau —
 China China–Hong Kong —[6]
 Japan China–Japan —
 South Korea China–South Korea —
 Indonesia  Malaysia Indonesia–Malaysia —[6][7]
 Iran  Iraq Iran–Iraq —[8][9]
 Saudi Arabia Iran–Saudi Arabia —[10]
 Iraq Iraq–Saudi Arabia —
 Kuwait Iraq–Kuwait —[11]
 Japan  South Korea Japan–South Korea —[12]
 North Korea North Korea–South Korea —
 Qatar  United Arab Emirates Qatar–UAE —[13][14][15]
 Thailand  Myanmar Thailand–Myanmar —
 Vietnam Thailand–Vietnam —

Africa (CAF)

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Country 1 Country 2 Article World Cup games
(as of 2026)		 Source
 Algeria  Egypt Algeria–Egypt —[12][16]
 Morocco Algeria–Morocco —
 Tunisia Algeria–Tunisia —
 Egypt Egypt–Tunisia —
 Morocco Morocco–Tunisia —
 Ghana  Nigeria Ghana–Nigeria —[17][18][19][20]

Europe (UEFA)

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Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games
(as of 2026)		Ref
 Albania  Kosovo Albania–Kosovo —[21][22]
 Serbia Albania–Serbia —[12]
 Austria  Hungary Austria–Hungary 1
 Azerbaijan  Turkey Azerbaijan–Turkey —
 Belgium  England Belgium–England 4
 France Belgium–France 3
 Germany Belgium–Germany 2
 Italy Belgium–Italy 1
 Netherlands Belgium–Netherlands 2
 Portugal Belgium–Portugal —
 Spain Belgium–Spain 3
  Switzerland Belgium–Switzerland —
 Croatia  Serbia Croatia–Serbia 2 [23][24]
 Czech Republic  Slovakia Czech Republic–Slovakia —
 Denmark  Sweden Denmark–Sweden —[25]
 Norway Denmark–Norway —
 England  France England–France 4
 Germany England–Germany 5[25]
 Italy England–Italy 2 [26]
 Netherlands England–Netherlands 1
 Northern Ireland England–Northern Ireland —
 Portugal England–Portugal 3
 Republic of Ireland England–Republic of Ireland 1 [27]
 Scotland England–Scotland —[25]
 Spain England–Spain 2
  Switzerland England–Switzerland 1
 Wales England–Wales 1
 France  Germany France–Germany 4
 Italy France–Italy 5[28]
 Netherlands France–Netherlands —
 Portugal France–Portugal 1
 Spain France–Spain 2
  Switzerland France–Switzerland 1
 Germany  Italy Germany–Italy 5
 Netherlands Germany–Netherlands 4
 Portugal Germany–Portugal 2
 Spain Germany–Spain 5
  Switzerland Germany–Switzerland 4
 Greece  Turkey Greece–Turkey —
 Hungary  Romania Hungary–Romania —[29][30]
 Poland Hungary–Poland —
 Italy  Netherlands Italy–Netherlands 1
 Portugal Italy–Portugal —
 Spain Italy–Spain 3
  Switzerland Italy–Switzerland 3
 Netherlands  Portugal Netherlands–Portugal 1
 Spain Netherlands–Spain 2
  Switzerland Netherlands–Switzerland 1
 Northern Ireland  Republic of Ireland Irish derby —
 Scotland Northern Ireland–Scotland —
 Wales Northern Ireland–Wales —
 Poland  Russia Poland–Russia 1
 Portugal  Spain Portugal–Spain 3
  Switzerland Portugal–Switzerland 2
 Republic of Ireland  Scotland Republic of Ireland–Scotland —
 Wales Republic of Ireland–Wales —
 Scotland Scotland–Wales —
 Serbia   Switzerland Serbia–Switzerland 2
 Spain Spain–Switzerland 3

North & Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

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Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games
(as of 2026)		Ref
 Honduras  El Salvador El Salvador–Honduras —[31][32]
 Costa Rica Clásico centroamericano —[33]
 United States Costa Rica–United States —
 Mexico Mexico–United States 1[12]
 Canada Canada–United States —[34]

South America (CONMEBOL)

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Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games
(as of 2026)		Ref
 Argentina  Brazil Argentina–Brazil 4[35]
 Uruguay Argentina–Uruguay 2[36]
 Brazil Brazil–Uruguay 2[37][38][39][40][41]
 Chile  Peru Chile–Peru —[42][43]
 Ecuador Ecuador–Peru —[44]

Club

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Africa (CAF)

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Asia and Oceania (AFC) and (OFC)

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Europe (UEFA)

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North, Central America and the Caribbean and South America (CONCACAF) and (CONMEBOL)

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nigeria's World Cup nemesis: Super Eagles set for fifth meeting with Argentina". Sky Sports. 2 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Lupo, John (9 December 2022). "Netherlands vs Argentina: A World Cup rivalry renewed". Vavel. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Socceroos wary of out-of-sorts All Whites". ABC News. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Bezhan, Frud (21 August 2013). "Historic Soccer Match Brings Unity To Afghanistan". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Afghanistan celebrates 3–0 victory over Pakistan in historic football match in front of buoyant crowd". Hurriyet Daily News. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 "OMG! This is Asia's Top 5 Football Rivalries | Seasia.co". Good News from Southeast Asia. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Why Iraq-Iran football matches are more than games". Amwaj.media. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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  11. ↑ "Storied Gulf Cup rivalry between Iraq and Kuwait survives war". The National. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Miller, Nick; Ames, Nick (17 November 2014). "The world's greatest international football rivalries – ranked and reviewed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  13. ↑ Masters, James (29 January 2019). "Qatar takes bragging rights in 'blockade derby'". CNN. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "tensions spills on the pitch between UAE and Qatar". Fox Sports. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "uae fans throws shoes at qatar". Moroccoworldnews. 29 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "Africa has some great rivalries" (SuperSport.com)
  17. ↑ "African World Cup playoffs: Salah vs. Mane sequel, huge Western rivalry". theScore.com. Associated Press. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "Jollof derby: Some things to know about Nigeria-Ghana rivalry". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Nigeria vs Ghana, a rivalry beyond football – Score Nigeria". 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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  21. ↑ "Albania-Kosovo, have solded 14 thousand tickets". top-channel.tv. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "Përfundon ndeshja Kosovë – Shqipëri 2:2". Zeri. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  23. ↑ Fenton-Thomas, Alex (22 November 2013). "Croatia v Serbia: the sporting rivalry – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  24. ↑ CNN – SPORT – Football – Top 10 international rivalries Archived 20 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  25. 1 2 3 Edwards, Daniel (3 December 2013). "5 Most Intense Rivalries in International Football". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  26. ↑ Calleja, Claudia (15 July 2026). "England flags are flying across Malta. But are old football rivalries fading?". Times of Malta. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Ireland v England – a history of past meetings". The Irish post. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  28. ↑ "THE EUROPEAN DERBY – A HISTORY OF RIVALRY BETWEEN ITALY AND FRANCE". Forza Italian Football. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  29. ↑ "A World Cup Qualifier Is a Hostage to History". The New York Times. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  30. ↑ "Violent clash between Hungary and Romania football hooligans caught in first person footage". Mirror. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  31. ↑ Jordan, Andrew, ed. (16 October 2009). "10 Best Rivalries in International Football – No. 10 El Salvador vs Honduras". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  32. ↑ "Honduras v El Salvador: The football match that kicked off a war". BBC News. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  33. ↑ "Números de Zidane como técnico del Madrid son muy similares a los de Benítez". www.everardoherrera.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  34. ↑ "How USA vs Canada became a soccer rivalry". GiveMeSport.
  35. ↑ Duke, Greg. "Top 10 international rivalries". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  36. ↑ "Argentina ready to renew rivalry with Uruguay". Four Four Two. Reuters. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  37. ↑ "Copa FIFA Confederaciones Brasil 2013" (in Spanish). FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  38. ↑ "Brasil es amplio favorito en el clásico frente a Uruguay". ovaciondigital.com.uy. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  39. ↑ "El clásico Brasil-Uruguay sin favoritos, dice Julio Cesar". Yahoo Deportes. 24 June 2013.
  40. ↑ "Tenfield.com". tenfield.com.uy. 24 June 2013.
  41. ↑ "Brasil vs Uruguay Copa Confederaciones 2013". copadelasconfederaciones.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  42. ↑ Gideon Long (28 June 2015). "Fierce rivalry underpins Chile versus Peru clash". Reuters. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  43. ↑ Nacho García (3 July 2019). "La peor rivalidad de Sudamérica: patadas, codazos y dientes rotos" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  44. ↑ Christian Flores (10 June 2025). "Ecuador - Perú: La historia de una de las mayores rivalidades del fútbol sudamericano" [Ecuador - Peru: The story of one of the greatest rivalries in South American football] (in Spanish). Expreso (Ecuador). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
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