The Cyprus national football team (Greek: Κύπρος εθνική ομάδα ποδοσφαίρου, Kýpros ethnikí̱ omáda podosfaírou) represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias. They have never reached the finals of either the European Championships or the World Cup.
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