| team ZAMBIA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 15 | |
| 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 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 6 - 6 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 10: + 4; = 3; - 3: 19 - 11 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 9 - 5 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 6 - 2 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 6: + 2; = 1; - 3: 8 - 6 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 3; = 0; - 3: 7 - 6 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 8: + 5; = 1; - 2: 17 - 5 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 8: + 3; = 2; - 3: 10 - 8 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 5; = 2; - 3: 16 - 11 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 7; = 2; - 3: 21 - 11 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 3; = 3; - 4: 4 - 6 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 5: + 2; = 2; - 1: 8 - 4 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 11 - 7 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 6: + 2; = 1; - 3: 8 - 9 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 7: + 2; = 0; - 5: 7 - 10 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | The 2nd place in group Final Round. Preliminaries CAF (1974) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 108: +48: =21; -39; 157 ‒ 107 165 | |
| Percentage indicators | +44,44%; =19,44%; -36,11%; 1,45 ‒ 0,99 50,93% | |
| FIFA world cup | Didn't participate in final tournaments | |
| Percentage indicators | ||
| Total: | 108: +48: =21; -39; 157 ‒ 107 165 | |
| Percentage indicators | +44,44%; =19,44%; -36,11%; 1,45 ‒ 0,99 50,93% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 108 (3) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 157 | |
| - home: | 110 (70,06%) | |
| - away: | 44 (28,03%) | |
| - neutral field: | 3 (1,91%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 107 | |
| - home: | 40 (37,38%) | |
| - away: | 63 (58,88%) | |
| - neutral field: | 4 (3,74%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,45 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,99 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 119/165 (72,12%) | |
| - away: | 44/150 (29,33%) | |
| - neutral field: | 2/9 (22,22%) | |
| Biggest win: | 6:1 - Lesotho | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:4 - Togo | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 41 (37,96%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 37 (34,26%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 15 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 2 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 1 / 0 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 110 (1,02) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 9 (0,08) | |
| - second yellow cards | 7 | |
| - straight red cards | 2 | |
| Players acted | 278 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 2 360 645 (25 383) | |
| Top scorer: | Collins MBESUMA (06 10 14 18) - 9 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Kennedy MWEENE (06 10 14 18) - 28 games | |