Cuba national football team

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The Cuba national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Cuba) represents Cuba in men's international football, and is governed by the Football Association of Cuba (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba), the governing body for football in Cuba founded in 1924. It has been a full member of FIFA since 1932, is a founding member of CONCACAF which was founded in 1961, and is also a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone. The team was a member of NAFC (1946–1955) and a member of CCCF (1955–1961), the two predecessor confederations of CONCACAF. Cuba was also a member of PFC, the former unified confederation of the Americas. Cuba has participated once in the FIFA World Cup in 1938, becoming the first Caribbean team to play in the competition. It is one of five CONCACAF teams to advance to the knockout stage, reaching the quarter-finals. In the round of 16, Cuba defeated Romania 2–1 in a replay, after drawing 3–3 in the first match. However, Cuba was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Sweden...

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