The Lebanese national football team represents the Lebanese Republic in international association football competitions. Their official nickname is the "The Cedars". The team is controlled by Lebanon Football Association (LFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and also the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). They reached their highest placed FIFA ranking to 85th place in December in 1998. Lebanon's home stadium is the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut and the Saida International Stadium in Sidon. Lebanon has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. In 2000, they hosted their confederation AFC Asian Cup where they finished in last place of their respective group. They have only participated once in 1998 at the Asian Games and where knocked