Madagascar

Madagascar is a national football team representing the island nation in the Indian Ocean. Known as the Barea, the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but made history by reaching the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 2019, advancing to the quarter-finals in Egypt. That run, which included a shock win over Nigeria and a dramatic penalty shootout victory against DR Congo, cemented Madagascar as one of African football's most compelling underdog stories. The team draws it...