How many Asian countries are taking part in FIFA Worldcup in 2006?
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4 saudi arabia , iran , japan and south korea\nsince austrailia will move into asia after this world cup.
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http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/
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it all began in September 2003, when all teams from South America including defending champions BRAZIL kick off their World Cup qualifiers. \n\nall other nations in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania plus North & Central America kick off their matches after the world cup qualifying draw was made in December 2003. a total of 194 teams from 205 FIFA members participated in the qualifiers around the world.\n\n847 matches was played throughout the whole qualifiers from September 2003 up to 16 November 2005, where all 32 nations are known. \n\nThese are the breakdown of teams competing in this year's World Cup from their respective confederations:\n\nEurope (UEFA) - 14 including host nation\nGERMANY \nNETHERLANDS\nUKRAINE\nPORTUGAL\nFRANCE\nITALY\nENGLAND\nSERBIA & MONTENEGRO\nCROATIA\nSWEDEN \nPOLAND\nCZECH REPUBLIC\nSWITZERLAND\nSPAIN\n\nAfrica (CAF) - 5 \nTOGO\nGHANA\nCOTE D'IVOIRE\nANGOLA\nTUNISIA\n\nSouth America (CONMEBOL) - 4\nBRAZIL\nARGENTINA\nECUADOR\nPARAGUAY\n\nAsia (AFC) - 4\nSAUDI ARABIA\nJAPAN\nKOREA REPUBLIC\nIRAN\n\nNorth & Central America (CONCACAF) - 4\nUNITED STATES\nMEXICO\nCOSTA RICA\nTRINIDAD & TOBAGO\n\nOceania (OFC) - 1\nAUSTRALIA
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The World Cup is the largest sporting event besides the Olympics, where 32 nations compete in the game of football (soccer according to Americans) in order to determine the world cup champion.
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world cups are held just once every four years. with that being said here are a list counting down with the winners.\n\nGermany 2006        ?\nJapan/Korea 2002    Brazil\nFrance 1998         France\nUS 1994             Brazil\nItaly 1990          W. Germany\n\nAs you can see with this year falling on a world cup year there was no competition in 1996, therefore no winner.\n\nFederation Internationale de Footballe Association
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17 tournaments.\n\nThis year's World Cup in Germany will be the 18th in its history.
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The first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930, so would be 76 years old. The 2006 competition will be the 18th time it will be held.
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South Korea is placed in Group G with France, Switzerland, and Togo in 2006 world cup to be held in Germany.
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Go here and find out: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/
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There are actually 32 teams in the World Cup. Teams qualified by playing within their regions for the past three years. Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Oceania are the regions represented. At the beginning of the qualifying rounds, there were around 200 teams trying to get into the World Cup. \n\nThe number of teams from each region allowed into the World Cup varies by region. Regions with more skilled teams get more spots (this year, Europe has 13 teams represented, which is the most, by far).\n\nThis article shows how many teams from each region are chosen, along with many other details:
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197 nations attempted to qualify for the 2006 edition, and all but three of the 207 FIFA member nations have previously entered the competition, with recent new members Comoros and East Timor not yet having the chance to do so, and Bhutan the only other current member never to have entered.
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There is no such thing as a continent playing a World Cup. Maybe you are refering to a country coming from a certain continent. I know for a fact that no country from the continents of Africa and Asia have won a World Cup Championship.
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Check out this site:-\nfifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/2006/schedule.html
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The Fifa World Cup happens every 4 years. Countries are picked randomly, in similar fashion to the olympics.
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197 Teams took part in qualification for the World Cup. (Not including Germany who qualified as hosts)\n\nAt the finals this summer, there will be 32 Teams.
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32 nations (teams) qualified for the World Cup.  After each team playing 3 matches, 16 teams have been eliminated, with 16 teams left.\n\nTo see who qualified, have a look at the link in the source.
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So many possibilities. The ones that are likely to win are Brazil, France, Germany or Italy. Other surprises could be England, Netherlands and Argentina. But if South Korea repeat history like the last one then... they could be the first Asian nation to bring the world Cup to Asia.