how many teams are competing for the world cup of soccer?
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32. it was 32 since 1998. Before that it was 24. the first world cup had just 13 teams.
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32 countrey from all around the world \n\nwww.fifaworldcup.com
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a total of 207 FIFA affiliated members are eligible to compete in the World Cup. before the tournament proper begins, there will be a series of qualifying matches around the world to decide the 32 teams compete in the finals. one berth will always allocated to the host nation so 31 other places are up for grabs.
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Please find the squad list for all 32 teams below. I have done my part, I leave the counting to you. That's not asking too much I hope?\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_%28squads%29#Player_representation_by_club
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if u mean who are the participants of the world cup then here you go:\n\nANGOLA \nARGENTINA \nAUSTRALIA \nBRAZIL \nCOSTA RICA \nIVORY COAST \nCROATIA \nCZECH REPUBLIC \nECUADOR \nENGLAND \nFRANCE \nGERMANY \nGHANA \nIRAN \nITALY \nJAPAN \nKOREA \nSAUDI ARABIA \nMEXICO \nNETHERLANDS \nPARAGUAY \nPOLAND \nPORTUGAL \nSERBIA AND MONTENEGRO \nSPAIN \nSWEDEN \nSWITZERLAND \nTOGO \nTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO \nTUNISIA \nUKRAINE \nUSA
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32\n\nGERMANY\nJAPAN\nIRAN\nKOREA\nSAUDI ARABIA\nARGENTINA\nUKRAINE\nU.S.A.\nBRAZIL\nMEXICO\nGHANA\nTOGO\nANGOLA\nCOTE D' IVOIRE\nTUNISIA\nCROATIA\nNETHERLANDS\nPORTUGAL\nENGLAND\nPOLAND\nITALY\nECUADOR\nPARAGUAY\nCOSTA RICA\nSERBIA AND MONTENEGRO\nFRANCE\nSWEDEN\nAUSTRALIA\nTRINIDAD & TOBAGO\nSWITZERLAND\nSPAIN\nCZECH REPUBLIC\n\nAND THEY QUALIFIED TO THE WORLD CUP IN THE ORDER I LISTED THEM.
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More countries than are members of the United Nations!\n\nI'm so excited.............the World Cup\nTHE FIRST GAME BEGINS IN JUST 15 HOURS !!!!!!!
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Visit www.fifaworldcup.com\n\nIt's the official site of FIFA and has all the latest profiles of all the participating team for the main event in Germany.
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32 nations qualify, with only the host guaranteed to qualify.  FIFA determines the number of qualifying spots for each confederation (for 2006, it was 14 [with the host] for Europe, 4 for South America, 3 for North America, 4 for Asia, and 5 for Africa, with 1 spot contested between the Oceania winner and the 5th South American team, and another contested between the 4th North American team and the fifth Asian team).\n\nEach confederation has a different procedure for qualifying, in terms of how many rounds are played, etc.  South America has one group where all 10 countries play each other twice.  Europe divides into eight groups, with each group winner and the top 2 second place teams qualified, while the other 6 second place teams paired off in home-and-home playoffs to determine the other 3 spots.  Africa had head-to-head playoffs to get down to 30, then had 5 groups of 6, with the winners qualifying.  Asia and North America had several stages of qualifying.
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a total of 194 FIFA associated members took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers from September 2003 to November 2005. \n\n32 teams qualified for the finals in Germany from 09 June 2006 to 09 July 2006. \n\nbreakdown of teams based on confederations:\n\nUEFA - Europe - 14 teams including host nation\nGERMANY - host nation\nNETHERLANDS\nUKRAINE\nPORTUGAL\nFRANCE\nITALY\nENGLAND\nSERBIA & MONTENEGRO\nCROATIA\nSWEDEN\nPOLAND\nCZECH REPUBLIC\nSWITZERLAND\nSPAIN\n\nCAF - Africa - 5 teams\nTOGO\nGHANA\nCOTE D'IVOIRE\nANGOLA\nTUNISIA\n\nCONMEBOL - South America - 4 teams\nBRAZIL\nARGENTINA\nECUADOR\nPARAGUAY\n\nAFC - Asia - 4 teams\nSAUDI ARABIA\nJAPAN\nKOREA REPUBLIC\nIRAN\n\nCONCACAF - North & Central America & the Carribbean - 4 teams\nUNITED STATES\nMEXICO\nCOSTA RICA\nTRINIDAD & TOBAGO\n\nOFC - Oceania - 1 team\nAUSTRALIA\n\n*AUSTRALIA has since joined Asian Football Confederation in January 2006.
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The most likely candidates are Brazil and Germany. Brazil and the host nation have both won five world cups. In this case, the host nation Germany has won the World Cup three times.\n\nThese teams played in the finals last time. \n\nThey both are in good form as the favourites for the World Cup are:\n\n1. Brazil\n2. Argentina\n3. Germany\n4. England\n5. Italy\n\nIt is likely that the winner will come from these five teams.
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The Cup starts with 32 teams - \n\nFirst round is 8 groups of 4\n\nThen the top 2 teams from each group advance to leave 16 teams.\n\nThen it's single game elimination 16 down to 8 down to 4 down to 2.\n\nSo after the first round you have to win 3 games to win the world cup.
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11 players per team on the field at a time, 3 substitutes allowed per game, 23 players in a squard. in the case of the world cup...40 million people watching.
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Only 32 teams get the chance to play in the world cup. India failed to qualify. Competition on the soccer field is intense, and India excels at field hockey and rounders not soccer.
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the first World Cup finals was held in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930. 13 teams participate in the finals:\n\nARGENTINA\nFRANCE\nMEXICO\nCHILE\nBRAZIL\nBELGIUM\nBOLIVIA\nYUGOSLAVIA\nUNITED STATES\nROMANIA\nURUGUAY\nPARAGUAY\nFRANCE\nPERU\n\n1930 World Cup final was won by Uruguay 4-2 winners against Argentina.
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It's England mate. The FA premier league has the most representatives at the world cup. With Arsenal and Chelsea leading the way with the most internationals at the world cup.
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To qualify for the world cup finals, how many games you have to play depends on which continental fotball federation a team belongs to, and the different qualifying routes for that confederations teams. The average is probably around 12.\n\nThe least number of games required to qualify is 0 - the hosts and current champions (Germany and Brazil respectively) automatically qualify.\n\nEveryone else has to play a series of games, either on a league basis or knock out rounds. \n\nThe games every team has played in the qualifying stages can be viewed at http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/group/index.html\n\nTo win the World Cup once you have reached the finals, teams have to play 7 games in total. 3 in their group stage, and then 4 knock out games including the final.