The national teams of Turkmenistan and Greenland will play the first-ever match between their national teams. According to the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the match will take place on June 1 in Antalya, Turkey, where Mergen Orazov's team is holding a training camp in preparation for the final 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification against Uzbekistan and Hong Kong. What is Greenland like and what is known about the development of football there? Greenland is the largest island on the planet, located northeast of North America, between the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Labrador Sea to the south, and the Baffin Bay to the west.
In 1536, Greenland came under the protectorate of Denmark, but the island lost its colonial status only after World War II, when it was declared part of the Danish Kingdom. In 1979, Greenland gained autonomy, and 30 years later, its self-government was expanded. Greenland is a place of unimaginable beauty but not a popular tourist destination.
It has a population of 57,100 people living in 18 cities and over 50 settlements. This small population is due to the fact that 84% of Greenland's surface is covered by ice sheet. In 1971, a football association was established on the island, organizing championships for men and women.
The Greenland national team was also formed, and in the early 2000s, it was coached by German Sepp Piontek, a former head coach of the national teams of Haiti, Denmark and Turkey. Greenland's climate, unfortunately, does not allo.
