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Yes, while almost every sovereign nation on Earth has eventually organized a team to play association football (soccer), Nauru has historically been widely recognized as the very last sovereign country where an official, representative 11-a-side football match had never been played.

Historically, a few other remote island nations or microstates also fit into the "unaffiliated with FIFA" category and went long stretches without an official match, but have since taken steps onto the pitch:

• The Marshall Islands: Long cited alongside Nauru as a nation without a football team or program, the Marshall Islands soccer association actively worked toward building a program, culminating in their historic first international matches.

• Other Non-FIFA UN Members: Nations like Tuvalu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Palau, Monaco, and Vatican City are not FIFA members, but all of them have organized representative squads that have played unofficial matches, regional games (such as the Pacific Games), or friendly fixtures against other non-FIFA entities.

Efforts by organizations and local federations continue to try to bring organized football even to the final few corners of the globe that previously lacked teams.