The month of February was spectacular. Almost 100 matches were played in all around the world. The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations was co-hosted in two countries: Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It took place from 21 January to 12 February 2012. Zambia, in the final, defeated third-time finalists Côte d'Ivoire after a dramatic penalty shootout. Zambia obtained their first continental title.

Asian teams, on the other hand, had a tremendous qualifier date on February 29. It was the last and decisive date of the third stage. Iraq and Jordan advanced in Group A. China PR and Singapore were eliminated. South Korea and Lebanon advances in Group B. Kuwait and United Arab Emirates were eliminated. Uzbekistan and Japan advanced in Group C. North Korea and Tajikistan were eliminated. Australia and Oman advanced in Group D. Saudi Arabia and Thailand were eliminated. Finally, Iran and Qatar advanced in Group E. Bahrain and Indonesia were eliminated. Bahrain defeated 10-0 to Indonesia, but it was not enough to advance to the next stage.

The teams of CONMEBOL, CONCACAF and OFC played also many matches. The most important results were: Italy 0-1 United States, England 2-3 Netherlands, Switzerland 1-3 Argentina (Messi 3), Germany 1-2 France and Spain 5-0 Venezuela. All results are shown below.

2012 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

01-02-2012: Ghana 1-1 Guinea, Botswana 1-2 Mali

04-02-2012: Zambia 3-0 Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire 3-0 Equatorial Guinea

05-02-2012: Gabon 1-1 a.e.t. (4:5 Penalties) Mali, Ghana 2-1 Tunisia

Semi-finals: 08-02-2012. Zambia 1-0 Ghana, Mali 0-1 Cote d’Ívoire

Third-place match:11-02-2012. Ghana 0-2 Mali

Final:12-02-2012. Zambia 0-0 a.e.t. (8:7 penalties) Cote d´Ivoire

Zambia won the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

FIFA International Friendlies:

15-02-2012: Liberia 0-2 Nigeria, Paraguay 2-0 Chile

17-02-2012: Korea DPR 1-1 Kuwait

19-02-2012: St. Vincent 1-0 Guyana

22-02-2012: China PR 2-0 Kuwait, Jamaica 1-0 Cuba, Grenada 1-2 Guyana,

Namibia 3-0 Mozambique, Paraguay 2-1 Guatemala

23-02-2012: Iran 2-2 Jordan, Oman 5-1 India, Tanzania 0-0 Congo DR

24-02-2012: Japan 3-1 Iceland, Jamaica 3-0 Cuba, Thailand 3-0 Maldives,

Nicaragua 1-0 Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates 3-0 Palestina,

Azerbaijan 2-2 Singapore

25-02-2012: South Korea 4-2 Uzbekistan

26-02-2012: Nicaragua 4-1 Puerto Rico

27-02-2012: Egypt 5-0 Kenya, Azerbaijan 3-0 India

28-02-2012: Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-2 Brazil, Armenia 0-2 Serbia

29-02-2012: Northern Ireland 0-3 Norway, Romania 1-1 Uruguay,

Hungary 1-1 Bulgaria, Austria 3-1 Finland, Malta 2-1 Liechtenstein

Montenegro 2-1 Iceland, Slovenia 1-1 Scotland, Denmark 0-2 Russia

Mexico 0-2 Colombia, England 2-3 Netherlands, Georgia 2-1 Albania

Poland 0-0 Portugal, Moldova 0-0 Belarus, Israel 2-3 Ukraine

El Salvador 0-2 Estonia, Republic of Ireland 1-1 Czech Republic

Croatia 1-3 Sweden, Philippines 1-1 Malaysia, Greece 1-1 Belgium

Latvia 0-0 Kazakhstan, Turkey 1-2 Slovakia, Chile 1-1 Ghana

Luxembourg 2-1 FYR Macedonia, Spain 5-0 Venezuela

Hong Kong 5-1 Chinese Taipei, Ecuador 2-0 Honduras, Guyana 0-2 Guatemala

South Africa 0-0 Senegal, New Zealand 2-3 Jamaica, Bolivia 1-0 Cuba

Antigua and Barbuda 0-4 Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia 1-1 Peru

Cote d’Ivoire 0-0 Guinea, Egypt 1-0 Niger, Madagascar 0-4 Cape Verde

Chad 3-2 Malawi, Sao Tome e principe 2-1 Sierra Leone

Guinea Bissau 0-1 Cameroon, Congo 3-1 Uganda, Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria

Burundi 2-1 Zimbabwe, Liberia 1-0 Namibia, Ethiopia 0-0 Benin

Cyprus 0-0 Serbia, Gambia 1-2 Algeria, Kenya 2-1 Togo

Tanzania 2-1 Mozambique, Seychelles 0-4 Congo DR, Azerbaijan 0-2 Palestine

Armenia 3-1 Canada, Morocco 2-0 Burkina Faso, Wales 0-1 Cosra Rica

Switzerland 1-3 Argentina, Paraguay 1-0 Panama, Germany 1-2 France

Italy 0-1 USA

ASIA Qualifiers:

Tajikistan 1-1 Korea DPR, Oman 2-0 Thailand, United Arab Emirates 4-2 Lebanon

China PR 3-1 Jordan, Bahrain 10-0 Indonesia, Iraq 7-1 Singapore, Japan 0-1 Uzbekistan

Australia 4-2 Saudi Arabia, South Korea 2-0 Kuwait