See main article: Pakistan national football team results. This is a list of the Pakistan national football team results from 1950 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.[1] [2]
See FIFA 'A' matches criteria.
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Unofficial charity match at the end of the 1953 Colombo Cup.
Pakistan played a series of unofficial friendlies against Singaporean teams including former Selangor Pakistani player Mohammed Amin as preparation for the 1954 Asian Games.[3] The matches had a duration of 70 minutes against a Singaporean selection and of 80 minutes against the Singapore national team.[4]
Exhibition matches at the end of the 1955 Colombo Cup.
Pakistan tour to China in 1956 after their stay at Singapore.[5] Test match against China not counted as official friendly by FIFA/AFC.
Official status unknown. However reportedly Malaya, Singapore and Pakistan all fielded their main probable teams as preparation for the 1958 Asian Games.[6] [7] In 13 May, Pakistan also previously played against a Sino-Malayan selected team in Kuala Lumpur winning by 7–2.
Unofficial tour to Burma under former Scottish goalkeeper turned guest coach/selector John McBride, before the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
Friendlies after finalisation of the 1960 Merdeka Tournament. Official status unknown.[8]
Burma tour to Pakistan. Official status unknown.
Unofficial away test match against China national team, which was followed by previous official four-match friendly series against China in home venues one year before.[9]
Pakistan tour to Ceylon. Pakistan won all the preliminary matches before playing against the national team, beating Kurunegala XI 4–2, Nuwara Eliya XI 5–1, Up-Country XI 7–1, Rathnapura District 3–1, and Colombo Football league 7–1.[10]
Part of Dallas Tornado worldwide tour. The club also played against the Pakistan youth team at Dhaka ending in a 1–1 draw (other sources state 5–2 victory for Pakistani side[11]) in 31 October, and against an unknown team tying 0–0 in Chittagong in 1 November.[12] Matches played on 27 and 29 October featured entirely West Pakistan players officially selected by the Pakistan Football Federation. The match played against youth team in Dhaka mostly featured East Pakistan players officially selected by the PFF.Saudi Arabia national team tour to Pakistan involving unofficial test series.[13] [14]
Before participating in the King’s Cup, Pakistan made a six-day goodwill tour to Burma for two friendly matches.
Official status of Bangladesh President's Gold Cup unknown.
Precise status of North Korea XI at the 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup unclear.[15]
Official status of Karachi President's Gold Cup unknown. The Bangladesh team was described in Chinese sources as simply "Bangladesh" or the "Bangladesh Football Federation team"; it is assumed that it was the national team.[16]
Saudi Arabia Embassy XI was a selection from the embassy in Pakistan. Afghan XI, Afghan/Iranian XI, and European Expat XI were selections of Afghans, Iranians and Europeans living in Pakistan.[17]
Pakistan fielded the under-21 side which previously featured at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers, resulting in FIFA not regarding the games as full ‘A’ international matches.[18] [19] Palestine reportedly played only with the West Bank based players, as players from Gaza couldn’t get clearance from the government and the internationally based players only came on FIFA approved International breaks.