| team BOTSWANA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 8 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 0 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 4: + 0; = 1; - 3: 1 - 9 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 0 - 2 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 4; = 1; - 7: 14 - 19 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 6: + 1; = 2; - 3: 3 - 8 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 5: + 1; = 1; - 3: 5 - 10 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 7 - 4 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 0 - 1 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 10: + 3; = 1; - 6: 12 - 16 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: |
The 4th place in group Final Round. Preliminaries CAF (2006) |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 45: +12: =7; -26; 42 ‒ 69 43 | |
| Percentage indicators | +26,67%; =15,56%; -57,78%; 0,93 ‒ 1,53 31,85% | |
| FIFA world cup | Didn't participate in final tournaments | |
| Percentage indicators | ||
| Total: | 45: +12: =7; -26; 42 ‒ 69 43 | |
| Percentage indicators | +26,67%; =15,56%; -57,78%; 0,93 ‒ 1,53 31,85% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 45 (2) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 42 | |
| - home: | 26 (61,9%) | |
| - away: | 11 (26,19%) | |
| - neutral field: | 5 (11,90%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 69 | |
| - home: | 24 (34,78%) | |
| - away: | 42 (60,87%) | |
| - neutral field: | 3 (4,35%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 0,93 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,53 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 29/66 (43,94%) | |
| - away: | 10/63 (15,87%) | |
| - neutral field: | 4/6 (66,67%) | |
| Biggest win: | 4:1 - Lesotho | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:6 - Cote D'Ivoire | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 8 (17,78%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 22 (48,89%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 1 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 5 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 0 / 0 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 74 (1,64) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 3 (0,07) | |
| - second yellow cards | 2 | |
| - straight red cards | 1 | |
| Players acted | 123 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 696 879 (16 592) | |
| Top scorer: | Diphetogo SELOLWANE (02 06 10) - 8 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Tshepo MOTLHABANKWE (06 10 14) - 21 games | |