Association: South African Football Association
Nicknames: Bafana Bafana(The Boys)
Qualify: Host
Clincher: Auto Birth
App: 3/19
Best Finish: Round 1(2, 1998, 2002)
World Cup History:
1930-1962: did not enter
1966-1990: banned(apartheid)
1994: did not qualify
1998: round 1
2002: round 1
2006: did not qualify
Welcome to the 2010 world cup. Here's is a new team.
Teams in 5/32, Spots Left 27.
Holland:
association: koninkilijke nederlandse votebal bond
nickname: oranje(orange)
app: 9/19
best finsh: 2nd(2) 1974, 1978
qualify: won uefa group 9
clincher: 6/6/09: beat iceland 2-1
world cup history:
1930: did not enter
1934: round 1
1938: round 1
1950-1954: did not enter
1958-1970: did not qualify
1974: 2nd
1978: 2nd
1982-1986: did not qualify
1990: round of 16
1994: quarterfinals
1998: 4th
2002: did not qualify
2006: round of 16
Info on Australia, Japan, and Korea Rep. will be here once the afc's 4th round
is finsh.
Australia
association: football federation australia
nickname: socceroos
qualify: won afc group a
clincher: draw with qatar, 6/6/09
app: 3/19
bf: round of 16(2006)
world cup history:
1930-1962: did not enter
1966-1970: did not qualify
1974: round 1*
1978-2002: did not qualify
2006: round of 16*
*- as ofc member
Japan
association: japan football association
nickname: blue samurai
qualify: afc group a runners-up
clincher: beat uzbekistan 1-0, 6/6/09
app: 4/19
bf: round of 16(2002)
world cup history:
1930-1934: did not enter
1938: withdrew
1950: banned
1954: did not qualify
1956: did not enter
1962: did not qualify
1966: did not enter
1970-1994: did not qualify
1998: round 1
2002: round of 16
2006: round 1
DPR Korea
association: dpr korea football association
nickname: chollima
qualify: afc group b runners-up
clincher: draw with iran 1-1, 6/17/09
app: 2/19
bf: quarterfinals(1966)
world cup history:
1930-1938: did not enter(japanese rule)
1950-1962: did not enter
1966: quarterfinals
1970: withdrew
1974: did not qualify
1978: withdrew
1982-1994: did not qualify
1998-2002: did not enter
2006: did not qualify
Korea Rep.
association: daehan churgu hyeophoe
nickname: taegcuk
qualify: won afc group b
clincher: beat u.a.e. 2-0, 6/6/09
app: 8/19
bf: 4th(2002)
world cup history:
1930-1938: did not enter(japanese rule)
1950: did not enter
1954: round 1
1958: did not enter
1962: did not qualify
1966: withdrew
1970-1982: did not qualify
1986: round 1
1990: round 1
1994: round 1
1998: round 1
2002: 4th
2006: round 1
Ghana
Association: Ghana Football association
Nickname: The Black Stars
Qualify: Won CAF Group D
Clincher: 9/6/09, beat sudan 2-0
World Cup APP: 2/19
Best Finsh: Round of 16, 2006
World Cup History:
1930-1958: did not enter
1962: did not qualify
1966: withdrew
1970-1978: did not qualify
1982: withdrew
1986-2002: did not qualify
2006: round of 16
Info on Brazil will come after CONMEBOL qualifying is finshed.
Association: the football association
Nickname: the three lions
Qualify: won UEFA group 6
Clincher: 9/9/09, beat croatia 5-1
Apps: 13/19
Best Finsh: champions(1966)
World Cup History:
1930-1938: did not enter
1950: round 1
1954: quarterfinals
1958: round 1
1966: champions
1970: quarterfinals
1974-1978: did not qualify
1982: group round 2
1986: quarterfinals
1990: 4th
1994: did not qualify
1998: round of 16
2002: quarterfinals
2006: quarterfinals
Spain
Association: royal spanish football federation
Nickname: la furia roja(the red fury)
Qualify: won UEFA group 5
Clincher: 9/9/09, beat estonia 3-0
Apps: 13/19
Best Finsh: 4th(1950)
World Cup History:
1930: did not enter
1934: quarterfinals
1938: did not enter
1950: 4th(no knockout stage)
1954-1958: did not qualify
1962: round 1
1966: round 1
1970-1974: did not qualify
1978: round 1
1982: group round 2
1986: quarterfinals
1990: round of 16
1994: quarterfinals
1998: round 1
2002: quarterfinals
2006: round of 16
Info on Brazil & Paraguay will come after conmebol is finsh.
associaton: federation ivoivienne de football
nickname: les elephants(the elephants)
qualify: won CAF Group E
clincher: 10/10/09, tie with malawi 1-1
app: 2/19
best finsh: round 1, 2006
world cup history:
1930-1970: did not enter
1974-1978: did not qualify
1982: did not enter
1986-2002: did not qualify
2006: round 1
Denmark
association: danish football association
nickname: danish dynamite
qualify: won UEFA Group 1
clincher: 10/10/09, beat sweden 1-0
app: 4/19
best finsh: quarterfinals, 1998
world cup history:
1930-1954: did not enter
1958: did not qualify
1962: did not enter
1966-1982: did not qualiy
1986: round of 16
1990-1994: did not qualify
1998: quarterfinals
2002: round of 16
2006: did not qualify
Germany
association: deutscher fussball-bund
nickname: die mannschaft(the team)
qualify: won UEFA Group 4
clincher: 10/10/09, beat russia 1-0
app: 17/19
best finsh: champions(3), 1954,1974,1990
world cup history:
1930: did not enter
1934: 3rd
1938: round 1
1950: banned
1954: champions*
1958: 4th*
1962: quarterfinals*
1966: 2nd*
1970: 3rd*
1974: champions*
1978: round 1*
1982: 2nd*
1986: 2nd*
1990: champions*
1994: quarterfinals
1998: quarterfinals
2002: 2nd
2006: 3rd
*-as west germany
Italy
associaton: federalione italiana guidco calcio
nickname: azzurri
qualify: won UEFA Group 8
clincher: 10/10/09, tie with rep. of ireland 2-2
app: 17/19
best finsh: champions(4), 1934,1938,1982,2006
world cup history:
1930: did not enter
1934: champions
1938: champions
1950: round 1
1954: round 1
1958: did not qualify
1962: round 1
1966: round 1
1970: 2nd
1974: round 1
1978: 4th
1982: champions
1986: round of 16
1990: 3rd
1994: 2nd
1998: quarterfinals
2002: round of 16
1996: champions
Serbia
association: football association of serbia
nickname: beli orlovi(white eagles)
qualify: won UEFA Group 7
clincher: 10/10/09, beat romania 5-0
app: 11/19
best finsh: semifinals, 1930
world cup history:
1930: semifinals(no 3rd place match)*
1934-1938: did not qualify*
1950: round 1**
1954: quarterfinals**
1958: quarterfinals**
1962: 4th**
1966-1970: did not qualify**
1974: round 2**
1978: did not qualify**
1982: round 1**
1986: did not qualify**
1990: quarterfinals**
1994: supended***
1998: round of 16***
2002: did not qualify***
2006: round 1****
*-as kingdom of yugoslavia
**-as sfr yugoslavia
***-as fr yougslavia
****-as serbia & montengro
Info on Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, & United States will be here as soon
as CONCACAF & CONMEBOL are done.
association: federacion nacional autonoma de futbol de honduras
nickname: los catrachos
qualify: CONCACAF, 3rd
clincher: 10/14/09, beat el salvador 1-0
app: 2/19
best finsh: round 1, 1982
world cup history:
1930: did not enter
1934-1978: did not qualify
1982: round 1
1986-2006: did not qualify
Mexico
association: FEMEXFUT
nickname: el tri
qualify: CONCACAF, 2nd
clincher: 10/10/09, beat el salvador 4-1
app: 14/19
best finsh: quarterfinals(2), 1970, 1986
world cup history:
1930: round 1
1934: did not qualify
1938: withdrew
1950: round 1
1954: round 1
1958: round 1
1962: round 1
1966: round 1
1970: quartfinals
1974: did not qualify
1978: round 1
1982: did not qualify
1986: quarterfinals
1990: banned
1994: round of 16
1998: round of 16
2002: round of 16
2006: round of 16
Slovakia
association: slovak football association
nickname: repre
qualifying: won UEFA Group 3
clincher: 10/14/09, beat poland 1-0
app: 1/19
best finsh: none
world cup history:
1930-1994: did not enter(part of czechoslovakia)
1994-2006: did not qualify
Switzerland
association: swiss football association
nickname: schweizer nati
qualify: won UEFA Group 2
clincher: 10/14/09, draw with isreal 0-0
app: 9/19
best finsh: quarterfinals(3), 1934, 1938, 1954
world cup history:
1930: did not enter
1934: quarterfinals
1938: quarterfinals
1950: round 1
1954: quarterfinals
1958: did not qualify
1962: round 1
1966: round 1
1970-1990: did not qualify
1994: round of 16
1998-2002: did not qualify
2006: round of 16
United States
association: US soccer federation
nickname: the yanks
qualify: CONCACAF, 1st
clincher: 10/10/09 beat honduras 3-2
app: 9/19
best finsh: semifinals,1930
world cup history:
1930: semifinals(no 3rd place match)
1934: round 1
1938: withdrew
1950: round 1
1954-1986: did not qualify
1990: round 1
1994: round of 16
1998: round 1
2002: quarterfinals
2006: round 1
association: associalion del futbol argentino
nickname: albicelestes(white & sky blue)
qualify: COMNEBOL, 4th
clincher: 10/14/09, beat uruguay 1-0
app: 15/19
best finsh: champions(2), 1978, 1986
world cup history:
1930: 2nd
1934: round 1
1938-1954: withdrew
1958: round 1
1962: round 1
1966: quarterfinals
1970: did not qualify
1974: round 2
1978: champions
1982: group round 2
1986: champions
1990: 2nd
1994: round of 16
1998: quarterfinals
2002: round 1
2006: quarterfinals
Brazil
association: confederacao brasileira de futebol
nickname: canarinho(little canary)
qualify: CONMEBOL, 1st
clincher: 9/5/09: beat argentina 3-1
app: 19/19(a record)
best finsh: champions(5), 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002(a record)
world cup history:
1930-1934: round 1
1938: 3rd
1950: 2nd
1954: quarterfinals
1958-1962: champions
1966: round 1
1970: champions
1974: 4th
1978: 3rd
1982: group round 2
1986: quarterfinals
1990: round 0f 16
1994: champions
1998: 2nd
2002: champions
2006: quarterfinals
Chile
association: federacion de futbol de chile
nickname: la roja(the red one)
qualify: CONMEBOL, 2nd
clincher: 10/10/09, beat colombia 4-2
app: 8/19
best finsh: 3rd, 1962
world cup history:
1930: round 1
1934-1938: withdrew
1950: round 1
1954-1958: did not qualify
1962: 3rd
1966: round 1
1970: did not qualify
1974: round 1
1978: did not qualify
1982: round 1
1986: did not qualify
1990: disqualified
1994: banned
1998: round of 16
2002-2006: did not qualify
Paraguay
association: associacion paraguere de futbol
nickname: guaranies
qualify: CONMEBOL, 3rd
clincher: 9/9/09, beat argentina 1-0
app: 8/19
best finsh: round of 16(3), 1986, 1998, 2002
world cup history:
1930: round 1
1934-1938: did not enter
1950: round 1
1954: did not qualify
1958: round 1
1962-1982: did not qualify
1986: round of 16
1990-1994: did not qualify
1998: round of 16
2002: round of 16
2006: found 1
association: federation camerounasse de football
nicknane: lions indomptables(indomitable lions)
qualify: won CAF Group A
clincher: 11/14/09, beat morocco 2-0
apps: 6/19
best finsh: quarterfinals, 1990
world cup history:
1930-1962: did not enter
1966: withdrew
1970-1978: did not qualify
1982: round 1
1986: did not qualify
1990: quarterfinals
1994: round 1
1998: round 1
2002: round 1
2006: did not qualify
New Zealand
association: new zealand football
nickname: all whites(or kiwis)
qualify: AFC/OFC interconinentai playoff winner
clincher: 11/14/09, beat bahrain on agg. 1-0
apps: 2/19
best finsh: round 1, 1982
world cup history:
1930-1966: did not enter
1970-1978: did not qualify
1982: round 1
1986-2006: did not qualify
Nigeria
association: nigeria football federation
nickname: super eagles
qualify: won CAF Group B
clincher: 11/14/09, beat kenya 3-2
apps: 4/19
best finsh: round of 16(2), 1994, 1998
world cup history:
1930-1958: did not enter
1962: did not qualify
1966: withdrew
1970-1990: did not qualify
1994: round of 16
1998: round of 16
2002: round 1
2006: did not qualify
association: federation algerienne de football
nickname: les fennecs(the desert foxes)
qualify: won CAF Group C via playoff
clincher: 11/18/09, beat egypt 1-0 in playoff
apps: 3/19
best finsh: round 1(2), 1982, 1986
world cup history:
1930-1962: did not enter
1966: withdrew
1970-1978: did not qualify
1982: round 1
1986: round 1
1990-2006: did not qualify
France
association: federation francaise de football
nickname: les bleus
qualify: won UEFA playoff
clincher: 11/18/09, beat rep. of ireland 2-1 on agg.
apps: 13/19
best finsh: champions, 1998
world cup history:
1930: round 1
1934: round 1
1938: quarterfinals
1950: did not qualify
1954: round 1
1958: 3rd
1962: did not qualify
1966: round 1
1970-1974: did not qualify
1978: round 1
1982: 4th
1986: 3rd
1990-1994: did not qualify
1998: champions
2002: round 1
2006: 2nd
Greece
association: hellenic football federation
nickname: galanoleyki
qualify: won UEFA playoff
clincher: 11/18/09, beat ukraine 1-0 on agg.
apps: 2/19
best finsh: round 1, 1994
world cup history:
1930: did not enter
1934: withdrew during qualifying
1938: did not qualify
1950: did not enter
1954-1990: did not qualify
1994: round 1
1998-2006: did not qualify
Portugal
association: federacao porturugsa de futbol
nickname: seleccao das quinas
qualify: won UEFA playoff
clincher: 11/18/09, beat bosnia & herzegovina 2-0 on agg.
apps: 5/19
best finsh: 3rd, 1966
world cup history:
1930: did not enter
1934-1962: did not qualify
1966: 3rd
1970-1982: did not qualify
1986: round 1
1990-1998: did not qualify
2002: round 1
2006: 4th
Slovenia
association: football assocciation of slovenia
nickname: zelen(green)
qualify: won UEFA playoff
clincher: beat russia 2-2 on away goal rule
apps: 2/19
best finsh: round 1, 2002
world cup history:
1930-1990: did not enter(part of yugoslavia)
1994: did not enter
1998: did not qualify
2002: round 1
2006: did not qualify
Uruguay
association: asociacion uruguata de futbol
nickname: charruas
qualify: CONCACAF/CONMEBOL intercontinrntal playoff winner
clincher: 11/18/09, beat costa rica 2-1 on agg.
apps: 11/19
best finsh: champions(2), 1930, 1950
world cup history:
1930: champions
1934: withdrew
1938: did not enter
1950: champions
1954: 4th
1958: did not qualify
1962: round 1
1966: quarterfinals
1970: 4th
1974: round 1
1978-1982: did not qualify
1986: round of 16
1990: round of 16
1994-1998: did not qualify
2002: round 1
2006: did not qualify