Debut
South Yemen made its international football debut on 2 September 1965 at the 1965 Pan Arab Games in Cairo, Egypt. They played the hosts (who played as the United Arab Republic) in the first game and lost 14-0. This was their largest defeat without scoring a goal in reply. South Yemen lost all three other games in the group: 9-0 to Sudan, 1-0 to Palestine and then 4-3 to Lebanon. South Yemen did not play another game until 10 January 1972 when they lost a home friendly 4-1 to Algeria.
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