The Faroe Islands joined the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on 2 July 1988, and played its first official match—a 1–0 defeat against Iceland—on 24 August 1988. The nation recorded its first victory in its next friendly, 1–0 against Canada. On 18 April 1990, the Faroe Islands became a member of UEFA and entered its first major international competition later that year: the qualifying rounds for the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship. The team won their first competitive match on 12 September 1990 when they defeated Austria 1–0. The Faroe Islands made its first appearance in the qualifying rounds of the FIFA World Cup during the 1994 edition, but the country has yet to reach the finals of either competition.