How are the rules on the qualifications for FIFA world cup?
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Each part of the world is broken down into regions. For 2 years prior to the World Cup each region plays a tournament with all it's countries to determine which ones will represent that region in the World Cup. In the end, 32 teams will have qualified. The country that hosts the tournament gets an automatic bid (Germany this year), as does the defending World Cup champions (Brazil).  The remaining 30 teams that play in the World Cup came from the regional tournaments.
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In the world cup you need to:\n1- Play 3 matches, and be the winner o runner-up of your group\n2- Win the match of round of 8\n4- Win the quarterfinals match\n3- Win the semifinal game\n4- Win the final game\n\nIn total you have to play 7 games, win at least 5 games. A perfect run will be winning 7 games.
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Check out this website it should tell you all you need to know.\nhttp://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesAndRegulations/FIFALawsOfTheGame/Postings/2002/05/12119.htm
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They are equalize in everything: points, goals so there should be drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup, acording to the rules of the tournament.\n\nRules of the tournament: (for the first round)\nThe ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,their rankings will be determined as follows:\nd) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;\ne) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;\nf) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;\ng) drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup
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plus précisément :\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/fr/
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Each country has a manager for their team and they pick the players they think will play best for their country. Doesn't matter where in the world they play - as long as they can fit together and play the sort of game the manager wants them to.\n\nMost teams had some warmup games before the World Cup started to sort out combinations and style of play.
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To win the world cup a team needs to win at least 4 times:\n- suppose the team ties 3 times in the first round (no wins) and advance in the second round.\n- second round needs to win to advance to quarter finals (1 time)\n- quarterfinals needs to win to advance into semi-finals (2 times)\n- semi-finals need to win to advance to the final (3 times)\n- win the final (4 times)
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Try this:\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/doc.html
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YES'\nof course the rules for the FIFA are the same for every country:you have to play at least four years for that country,it also deppends on the migration regulations.example1: franco(arg),\nsinha(bra),caballero(arg)all these three players play for mexico's national team,so they cannot play for the country they where born on.these players lived and played in mexico for years they dont even have that stupid accent.Rafa just naturalized himself as spanish,but of course he cannot play for that national team (spain) because he allready plays for his country (MEXICO)\nexample2:el pony ruiz is chileno but he is more mexican then chileno.he's naturalized also as mexican,but too bad he cannot play for mexico because he was allready forced to play for chile.\nEXAMPLE3:SO THE ANSWER IS YES IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE GRINGO OR GALLEGO.AS MATTER OF FACT MY DREAM TEAM SANTOS LAGUNA HAS A YOUNG CHICANO PLAYER. HE IS BAD ASS HE IS ALLREADY CHOSEN TO PLAY FOR MEXICO'S NATIONAL TEAM(SUB20)HIS NAME IS SONNY ALEJANDRO GUADARRAMA BERMUDEZ.CHECK HIM OUT.\nel es uno de nuestro futuro por nuestro equipo.
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http://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/regulation/\n\nthe above answer is not correct.
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According to world football governing body FIFA in its Laws of the Game (revised July 2005), footballs should meet the following specifications: \n\nThe ball must be: \n- spherical\n- made of leather or other suitable material\n- of a circumference of not more than 70 cm (28 ins) and not less than 68 cm (27 ins)\n- not more than 450 g (16 oz) in weight and not less than 410 g (14 oz) at the start of the match\n- of a pressure equal to 0.6 – 1.1 atmosphere (600 – 1100 g/cm2) at sea level (8.5 lbs/sq in 15.6 lbs/sq in)\n\nFootballs undergo various testing procedures and designations, which guarantee quality, value for money and better playing performance. Since January 1, 1996, only those outdoor footballs which have been tested and meet the demanding quality criteria, bearing either of the official markings "FIFA Approved," "FIFA Inspected" or "International Matchball Standard (IMS)" are allowed to be used in FIFA competition matches and competition matches under the auspices of the six continental Confederations.\n\nAs of January 1, 2000 the quality testing and certification has also become compulsory for indoor footballs used for international matches under the auspices of FIFA and the Confederations.\n\nFIFA has set out to ensure that the balls used in top matches meet the most exacting standards. It has meant a general upgrading of standards of footballs throughout the world. \n\nTesting procedures for the balls submitted for these designations are designed to simulate match conditions. Manufacturers have to submit seven balls if they are applying for "FIFA Inspected" status, and ten samples if they seek the "FIFA Approved" label. All these are put through their paces at EMPA, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research in St.Gallen.\n\nThere is another qualification level, too, less demanding than the others. This is the designation "International Matchball Standard", and for this the applicant footballs can be sent to any of seven European test institutes which have been selected by FIFA to test and certify the balls for this category, which is free of any royalty fees. \n\nThere are a total of seven tests - for circumference, sphericity, rebound, water absorption, weight, loss of pressure, and shape and size retention (for "FIFA Approved" standards only). All footballs are submitted for the first six and only potential "FIFA Approved" candidates for the seventh test, which is a shooting test for shape and size retention, including change of pressure. \n\nHowever, the criteria for "FIFA Approved" footballs are higher throughout. For example, 25% loss of pressure is acceptable for a "FIFA Inspected" applicant, but only 20% for a "FIFA Approved" ball.
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A maximum of 23 players per team. There are 32 teams in the world cup. Mulitply that and your answer is 736 players.\n\nFor more information on the World Cup, click on the wikipedia link below.
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FIFA changed the rules for the 1954 World Cup. Below there is an extract from a book on World Cup History:\n\n"FIFA retained the mini-league system but couldn't resist a little tinkering. Instead of each team plaing all the others in the group, two were seeded and would play only the two non-seeds - and any matches drawn after ninety minutes would go to extra-time. Arbitrary and confusing.\n\n(...)\n\nNot content with the complications they'd arranged for the group matches, FIFA had decided on a fred draw for the knockout stage, leaving the possibility of the group winners playing each other in the quarter-finals instead of being rewarded with matches against the runners-up."\n\nNote: the seeded teams were chosen before the tournament. Spain was included as favourite even before playing a game in qualifying, but then they lost to Turkey on a coin-toss after a draw in their third and final game (one win apeace in each of the games before) and Turkey got seeded.
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http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/\n\nthat should give you all the info that you need.
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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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head to http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/bracket.html
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Jim in the preliminary round, country teams are organized in to groups.  The groups are selected by a particular team's rank in the FIFA world standings.  \n\nThere are 32 teams that make the finals.  4 teams in a group, so 8 Groups. A through H.\n\nEach team in a group plays 3 games, 1 each against the other 3 teams in the group.  The top 2 teams in a group the compate in the knockout round where teams are elimiated when they lose, until you have a winner of the World Cup.\n\nScoring in the first round goes like this:  a WIN is 3 points, a TIE is 1 point and a loss is 0 points.  The two highest point totals advance.  If there is a tie in the group standings then you compare goals for and goals against, and what the score was between the two teams when they played.  there is always a way to get the  winning team.\n\nI hope that helps