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Templatonia
Nickname(s)	Guiderna (The Guides); The Templates; (Nicknames, non-English ones italicized; with translation in parentheses if; possible, English ones non-italicized)
Association	Templatonia Football Association; (Templatonia Footballia Associa); (The country's football association,; local name italicized and in parentheses)
Head coach	Tom Template, 3333-; (Name of current coach and year of appointment)
Captain	Bob Template
Most caps	Timmy Templaton (333) ; (Name of most capped player and caps)
Top scorer	Timmy Templaton (33); (Name of most top scoring player and goals)
Home stadium	Templaton Temple of Sports
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	100 5 (date at which rankings were updated at www.fifa.com)
Highest	1 (August 1993); (Highest ranking by FIFA, with month first reached)
Lowest	205 (September 1993) ; (Lowest ranking by FIFA, with month first reached)
First international
	Categoria 33 – 33 Templatonia; (Category Town, Categoria; 33 Thranuary 3333); (Opposing team, score, town, country and date of first international)
Biggest win
	Templatonia 33 – 0 Categoria; (Template City, Templatonia; 33 Thranuary 3333); (Opposing team, score, town, country and date of largest win)
Biggest defeat
	Categoria 33 – 0 Templatonia; (Category Town, Categoria; 33 Thranuary 3333); (Opposing team, score, town, country and date of worst defeat)
World Cup
Appearances	33 (first in 3333)
Best result	Third place, 3333; (Appearances, first appearance and best; result in World Cup)
Wikipedian Championship
Appearances	33 (first in 3333)
Best result	Third place, 3330, 3333; (Appearances, first appearance and best; result in continental cup)

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The Templatonia national football team is controlled by the Templatonia Football Association ...

(Introduction of the national team)

History[edit]

(History of the national team)

Note: History sections can become very long with more detail than appropriate for a general overview. If the overall article and the history section become quite lengthy, much of the history material can be moved to a History of the _____ article (using the main template), with the main article containing just a summary of the history.

Team image[edit]

Nicknames[edit]

(Official and unofficial nicknames, their etymology and history)

Kits and crest[edit]

(Description of kits and common themes)

Kit suppliers[edit]

Kit provider	Period	Ref
Template tops	xxxx–xxxx
Template kits	xxxx–xxxx

Home stadium[edit]

Template plays their home matches on...

(Stadium of the national team)

Rivalries[edit]

(History of rivalries)

Supporters[edit]

(Supporter nicknames and facts)

Media coverage[edit]

(Broadcasting rights for the national team)

Results and fixtures[edit]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2019[edit]

12 November UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification	Templatonia	4–0	Categoria	Templonia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Template 41' Example 49' Demo 55', 83'			Stadium: Template Park Attendance: xx,xxx Referee: T. Templatini (Templatia)

16 November UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification	Categoria	Cancelled	Templatonia	Categoria
17:45 CET (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Instructive Arena Referee: T. Templatini (Templatia)
Note: The reason that the fixture was cancelled

2020[edit]

23 March UEFA Euro 2020 Play-offs	Templatonia	v	TBD	Templonia
				Stadium: Template Park

(If there are multiple pages listing the team's results, use See Also, directed at the latest page. If there is only one page, use Main article instead)
(Use TBD instead of listing the potential opponents, as discussed here)

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

As of 1 July 2018

Name	Role
Guy Guides	Manager
Ed Example	Assistant coach
Stan Standard	Goalkeeping coach

(Keep the list limited to key personnel, as per this discussion)

Manager history[edit]

The following managers have been in charge of Templatonia's national squad:

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %
Tom Template	2010	2	0	0	2	00.0%
Sam Sample	2010–2012	5	0	1	4	20.0%
Last updated: 1 January 2018

(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)
(Display coaches multiple times if they have had several periods as national manager, per this discussion)

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following 21 players were called up for the match against Categoria on 1 January 2020.^[1]

Information correct as of 1 January 2020.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club

2	2DF	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club
4	2DF	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club

7	3MF	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club
8	3MF	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club

9	4FW	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club
10	4FW	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club

(Players are listed within position group by kit number, order of caps, then alphabetically)

(Players' ages, caps, goals and clubs should be up to date - not as of the squad announcement, as per this discussion)

(This section should include the most recently released squad - including preliminary squads if available - as per this discussion)

(If the team hasn't played a match in over two years, change Current squad to Latest squad)

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up to the Templatonia squad within the last twelve months.^{[note 1]}

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club	UEFA Euro 2020

DF	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club	v. Examplonia; February 1, 2020 ^INJ

MF	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club	v. Examplonia; February 1, 2020

FW	Tim Template	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	His Club	v. Guideton; October 1, 2019 ^RET
Notes ^INJ = Withdrew due to injury ^PRE = Preliminary squad / standby ^RET = Retired from the national team ^SUS = Serving suspension ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, and then alphabetically)
(Injury icons should not be used in rosters as they violate MOS:TEXTASIMAGES as outlined in this discussion)
(Once a player is removed from the recent call-ups list, the national team timeframe in their infobox should also be closed; see discussion)

Notable players[edit]

(Former players of national or international note)

Captains[edit]

(List of former captains and their achievements with the national side)

Individual records[edit]

As of 1 January 2020

Players in bold are still active with Templatonia.

Most appearances
Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Tim Template	50	2	1996–2007
2	Ed Example	49	4	1992–2006
3	Guy Guides	45	0	1996–2006
3	Bob Template	45	10	2006–present
5	Sam Samples	42	2	1995–2007

Top goalscorers
Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Bob Template (list)	10	45	0.22	2006–present
2	Bill Illustration (list)	8	40	0.2	2000–2012
3	Frank Framework	7	10	0.7	1990–1994
4	Moe Model	4	11	0.36	1998–2004
4	Ed Example	4	49	0.08	1992–2006

(If a player has not appeared for the national team in over two years, they can no longer be considered active per this discussion.)^{[note 1]}
(If the section features an image, remove the columned formatting and copy this format if different players have the most appearances and most goals, and this format if the same player has the most appearances and goals)

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA World Cup[edit]

Champions Runners-up Third place

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Host	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1930 to 1954		Part of Greater Guideland								Part of Greater Guideland
as Guideland										as Guideland
1958 to 1962		Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
as Templatonia										as Templatonia
1966 to 2010		Did not enter								Did not enter
2014	Brazil	Did not qualify								2nd	6	3	2	1	11	4
2018	Russia	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4	Squad	1st	8	5	3	0	15	5
2022	Qatar	Champions	1	1	0	0	5	0	Squad	1st	4	4	0	0	4	0
2026	Canada Mexico United States	To be determined								To be determined
Total		Third place	33	11	7	15	40	49	—	9/21	147	62	29	56	218	194