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  Nickname ''Polar-Bamserne''<br>(The Polar Teddy Bears)
  Association Grønlands Boldspil-Union
  Coach Jens Tang Olesen
  Home Stadium Nuuk Stadion
  FIFA Trigramme N/A
  Elo Rank 204
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  First Game 6 - 0 Greenland <br/>( Sauðárkrókur , Iceland July 2 , 1980 )
  Largest Win Greenland 16 - 0 <br/>( St Martin's , Guernsey , Channel Islands July 1 , 2003 )
  Largest Loss 6 - 0 Greenland <br/>( Sauðárkrókur , Iceland July 2 , 1980 )<br /> Guernsey 6 - 0 Greenland <br />( Hamnavoe , West Burra , Shetland July 13 , 2005 )


The Greenland national football team is the national team of Greenland and is controlled by the Football Association Of Greenland . Greenland is not a member of FIFA nor of any continental confederation and therefore is not eligible to enter the World Cup or other sanctioned tournaments. Most of the matches they have played have been against the Faroe Islands and Iceland , but neither of the two consider those games full internationals. It has also played Tibet , since neither are FIFA members.

Greenland is a member of the International Island Games Association and has taken part in Football At The Island Games . Since October 13, 2005 it is a provisional member of the NF-Board and since March 25, 2006 it is full-member.

The team was once trained by experienced manager Sepp Piontek .

Also, most Greenlander players are eligible to play for Denmark , since Greenland is officially part of the country.

FIFA's recent approval of FieldTurf may allow Greenland to create FIFA-standard playing pitches and apply to play full internationals. They would join either UEFA (due to links with Denmark), or CONCACAF (geographically, Greenland is part of North America ).


FIFI WILD CUP PARTICIPATION


Greenland has participated in the 2006 FIFI Wild Cup . It played two games and lost both, the first 0-1 against the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the second 2-4 against Zanzibar.


ELF CUP PARTICIPATION


Greenland has participated in the ELF Cup .


CURRENT SQUAD


Goalkeepers:


Cortsen

Lars Niels Berthelsen

Piitaaraq Sigurdsen


Defenders:


Aputsiaq Birch

Anders Petersen

Antuuaraq Enoksen

Niklas Kreutzmann (Captain)

Jim Degn

Jens Jørgen Jakobsen



Midfielders:


Kaassannguaq Zeeb

Peri Fleischer

Leifeeraq Karlsen

John Kreutzmann

John Eldevig

René Esaias Overballe

Anton Overballe


Forwards:


Salomon Thomassen

Joorsi Skade

Brian Thomsen



SELECTED INTERNATIONALS OPPONENTS

(Last update: 10 Jun 2007)


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