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|Name          = {{flag|Poafmersia}}
|Nickname      = Red Panjias
|Association   = [[Poafmersia Football Association]]
|Confederation = [[Independent Associations Championship|IAC]]
|Coach         = {{flagicon|Poafmersia}} [[Adnan Suliaha]]
|Captain       = [[Danzik Hoboson]]
|Most caps     = [[Danzik Hoboson]]
|Top scorer    = [[Shakira Handris]]
|Trigramme     = PFA
|KPB Rank      = 46th ({{increase}}6)
|KPB max       = 45th
|KPB max date  = Post-[[World Cup 85|85]]
|KPB min       = 175th
|KPB min date  = Pre-[[World Cup 84|84]]
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|First game         = '''Poafmersia''' 8-2 [[Barsland]]<br/>([[Forbridge]], [[Zwangzug]]; [[Baptism of Fire 71]]) 
|Largest win        = '''Poafmersia''' 8-2 [[Barsland]]<br/>([[Forbridge]], [[Zwangzug]]; [[Baptism of Fire 71]] Group Stage) 
|Largest loss       =
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 |'''Poafmersia''' 2-8 [[Baker Park]]<br/>([[Libira National Stadium|Fiskadaha]], Poafmersia; friendly)
 |[[Baker Park]] 6–0 '''Poafmersia'''<br/>([[Belle Haven]], Baker Park; friendly)
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|World cup apps     = 0 
|World cup best     = ''none''
|Regional name      = [[Independent Associations Championship]]
|Regional cup apps  = 2
|Regional cup first = [[Independent Associations Championship 9|IAC-9]]
|Regional cup best  = Champions ([[Independent Associations Championship X|IAC-X]])
|Cup of Harmony apps = 2
|Cup of Harmony first = 76
|Cup of Harmony best = Round of 16 ([[Cup of Harmony 77|CoH 77]])
|Baptism of Fire app = 71
|Baptism of Fire best = 3rd
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The '''Poafmersia national football team''', nicknamed the ''The Red Panjias'', is a football team that represents [[Poafmersia]] in international football team competitions. It is managed by the [[Poafmersia Football Association]] (PFFA), who is in charge of all the administrative paperwork that the football team requires. The team actively represents Poafmersia in the [[World Cup]] and the [[Independents Associations Cup]].

==History==
For a very long while, Poafmersia, back then known by its original name, PotatoFarmers, had a policy of isolationism, therefore limiting its interactions with the multiverse. However, in 2094 (Poafmersian time), there was a change following President [[Pikashru Nisharian]]'s policy of "open border", which included the nation's official name change to make it look "less primitive". [[Adnan Suliaha]], together with a group of football legends in Poafmersia, made a proposal to the government to set up the national team, and to start the plan of "sports diplomacy". Football then begun Poafmersia's first exposure to multiverse sports.
===2095: First World Cup qualification campaign===
Originally, the PFFA had planned for Poafmersia to begin their international career in the 8th Independents Associations Cup. However, owing to paperwork issues, they eventually shelved the idea, instead starting the first campaign in end-2094, where the kickstarted a campaign with in the [[Baptism of Fire 71]], a campaign for national teams making their debut or return from long hiatus. During the group stage, they opened their campaign with a 8-2 defeat of [[Barsland national football team|Barsland]], and eventually shocked the domestic football community as they reached overall 3rd place following a 3-2 win over [[Pauh Janggi]] in extra time in the 3rd/4th placing playoffs. This paved the way for the formation of the [[Poafmersia football league system|Poafmersia football league]], as the community became more convinced that this was the correct way forward.
Having been drawn into [[World Cup 84 qualification#Group 5|Group 5]] of the qualification campaign for [[World Cup 84]], they exceeded expectations to storm to 3rd place finish, losing only to top seeds [[Nephara national football team|Nephara]] and [[Siovanija and Teusland national football team|Siovanija and Teusland]]. 
===2096: Cup of Harmony and IAC===
Following their previous year's relative success, they went into [[Cup of Harmony 76]] with relatively high expectations. However, they failed to make it past the group stage, which was a huge disappointment for fans and the football community alike. 
After the heroics of the World Cup, they went on to participate in [[Independents Associations Championship 9]] (IAC 9). The competition proved to be former vice-captain and veteran goalkeeper [[Jabik Henderson]]'s swansong, and the team performed very strongly. Despite meeting strong opposition such as [[Zwangzug national football team|Zwangzug]] and [[Abanhfleft national football team|Abanhfleft]] along the way, they achieved overall 4th place, losing to eventual champion [[New Lusitania national football team|New Lusitania]] in the semi-finals. 
===2097/98: 2nd attempt at qualification and IAC champions===
Poafmersia was drawn into [[World Cup 85 qualification#Group 15|Group 15]] in the [[World Cup 85 qualification]], a group consisting of top seeds [[Brenecia national football team|Brenecia]], rising stars [[Reçuçen national football team|Reçuçen]], and returnees [[Quebec national football team|Quebec]]. In that group, the national team only managed to attain a miserable 5th place even though their win record improved from the previous campaign.
In 2098, Poafmersia was once again invited to [[Cup of Harmony 77]], and for the team, it was a trip back memory lane as they returned to [[Zwangzug]], the place where they first gotten their bronze medals back during the Baptism of Fire. This time, they outperformed their performance at the last Cup of Harmony, progressing to the Round of 16 where they were eliminated by eventual bronze medallists [[Mercedini national football team|Mercedini]].
Having obtained 4th position in their debut appearance in the [[Independent Association Championships|IAC]], they entered the [[Independent Associations Championship X|10th IAC]]. For the first time in the history of the IAC, a team's historical performance was taken into account during the seeding, and Poafmersia was seeded into Pot 1. However, they had to face quite a number of strong sides in their group, including [[Squidroidia national football team | Squidroidia]], Abanhfleft, and [[Sajnur national football team|Sajnur]]. They advanced as group runners-up, and went on all the way to the finals to defeat 3-time finalists [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]] 3-2 after extra time.
===2099: Misery of 3rd qualification campaign===
The heroics of the past 2 season has gotten Poafmersia into the top 60 based on the world rankings, and hopes were high for Poafmersia to break their original target of reaching the World Cup in 10 years. Poafmersia was drawn into [[World Cup 86 qualification#Group 6]], alongside long-time World Cup participants [[Audioslavia national football team|Audioslavia]] and [[The Holy Empire national football team|The Holyy Empire]], as well as other strong sides such as [[Delaclava national football team|Delaclava]] and [[Juvencus national football team|Juvencus]]. For the first half of the campaign, the team did really well, losing only to The Holy Empire and Juvencus, and even defeating Audioslavia at home. However, towards the end, a series of poor results against lower-ranked teams meant that Poafmersia will suffer the heartbreak of failing to qualify for the World Cup on their 3rd attempt. Although the [[World Cup 86 qualification]] campaign saw many newer sides like [[Trolleborg national football team|Trolleborg]] qualify, Poafmers often viewed the campaign as a poor campaign especially with the dismal run of results towards the end. The campaign also saw long-time centerback partnership [[Pasits Rikachz]] and [[Danzik Hoboson]] declare that this would be their last World Cup qualification campaign together, with current captain [[Danzik Hoboson]] declaring ahead of the Red Panjias' final home match against Juvencus that that match would be the last time he will lead the national team out of the tunnel at the [[Libira National Stadium]].
===2100: Cup of Harmony 78===
In late 2099, head coach [[Adnan Suliaha]] announced that the PFFA has received an offer from hosts [[Ethane]] and [[Sylestone]] to participate in [[Cup of Harmony 78]], and the national team will be making an appearance at the competition. However, there are still questions about the team makeup, with many of the pioneer batch of players reaching their 30s and considering a retirement from the national team.

==Records==
===World Cup/Cup of Harmony===
To date, the Poafmersian national team has participated in 3 World Cup qualification campaigns. However, the team has failed to qualify on all 3 occasions. Following the performance of the team at the qualification campaign, the Poafmersian national football team has been invited to play in the 76th and 77th Cup of Harmony.
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!rowspan="2"|Edition 
!colspan="8"|{{abbr|Main Tournament|World Cup proper or Cup of Harmony}} record
!style="width:1px;" rowspan="19"|
!colspan="7"|World Cup {{abbr|qualification record|Qualifying stage results include qualifying playoff games.}}
!style="width:1px;" rowspan="19"|
!rowspan="2"|Manager(s)
!rowspan="2"|{{abbr|World Ranking|KPB Ranking at the end of tournament cycle}}
|-
!Tournament ||Round ||style="width:28px;"|Pld ||style="width:28px;"|W ||style="width:28px;"|{{abbr|D|Knockout matches decided on penalties are counted as draws.}} ||style="width:28px;"|L ||style="width:28px;"|GF ||style="width:28px;"|GA
!style="width:28px;"|Pld ||style="width:28px;"|W ||style="width:28px;"|D ||style="width:28px;"|L ||style="width:28px;"|GF ||style="width:28px;"|GA ||Position
|-
|1 to 83
|colspan="8"|''Did not enter''
|colspan="8"|—
|—
|—
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[World Cup 84|84]]
|{{flagicon|Zwangzug}}{{flagicon|Timuria}}<br/>[[Baptism of Fire 71|BoF 71]]||Semifinals||10 ||9 ||0 ||1 ||34 ||12
|colspan="8"|—
|rowspan="4"|[[Adnan Suliaha]]
|rowspan="2"|66
|-
|{{flagicon|Banija}}{{flagicon|Xanneria}}<br/>[[Cup of Harmony 76|CoH 76]]||{{abbr|GS|Group Stage}}||5 ||2 ||1 ||2 ||14 ||12
|20 ||10 ||4 ||6 ||45 ||36 ||3rd of 11
|-
|[[World Cup 85|85]]
|{{flagicon|Kelssek}}{{flagicon|Zwangzug}}<br/>[[Cup of Harmony 77|CoH 77]]||{{abbr|Ro16|Round of 16}}||6 ||2 ||2 ||2 ||10 ||11
|24 ||13 ||6 ||5 ||62 ||43 ||5th of 13
|44 ({{increase}}21)
|-
|[[World Cup 86|86]]
|{{flagicon|Ethane}}{{flagicon|Sylestone}}<br/>[[Cup of Harmony 78|CoH78]]
|colspan="7"|''{{abbr|TBC|To be Confirmed}}''
|18 ||9 ||5 ||4 ||36 ||30 ||3rd of 10
|''TBA''
|}

===Independent Associations Championship===
To date, Poafmersia has made 2 appearances at this regional competition, and had produced really stunning results thus far. In their debut appearance, they defeated lots of tournament favourites on their way to achieving 4th, losing only to eventual champions New Lusitania in the semifinals before failing to defeat [[Port Ember national football team|Port Ember]] in the Bronze Medal Match. They then went on to clinch the title next season, defeating tournament favourites HUElavia, condemning them to their third consecutive defeat in the finals.
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|-
!Editable ||Round ||style="width:28px;"|Pld ||style="width:28px;"|W ||style="width:28px;"|{{abbr|D|Knockout matches decided on penalties are counted as draws.}} ||style="width:28px;"|L ||style="width:28px;"|GF ||style="width:28px;"|GA |||Manager(s)
|-
|1 to 8
|colspan="8"|''Did not enter''
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
|{{flagicon|HUElavia}} [[IAC 9|9]]||4th place||7 ||5 ||1 ||1 ||23 ||13 ||[[Adnan Suliaha]]
|- style="background:Gold;"
|{{flagicon|Omerica}} [[IAC X|X]]||'''Champions'''||8 ||6 ||1 ||1 ||18 ||9 ||[[Adnan Suliaha]]
|}
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