How long has Australia been in the world cup for soccer?
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Australia first took part in the qualifiers for the 1966 World Cup in England.  They have qualified twice, in 1974 and 2006, when the finals have been in Germany.
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Australia hands down they are a better team thann the others...except Brazil. Remember FIFA rankings mean nothing in the World Cup.
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2007 world cup may be won by AUSTRALIA.\nfootball world cup will be won by BRAZIL.
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Brazil won their first Cup in 1958 (Sweden), their second in Chile ('62), their third in Mexico ('70).  They waited 24 long years before picking up their fourth trophy in 1994 (U.S.), and their fifth came in Japan in '02.\n\nItaly won in 1934 and 1938, and again in 1982\n\nGermany won in 1958, 1974 (host nation), and in 1990
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(m)\n\nUp to date, there have been 17 World Cups, but only seven countries have won the trophy. Brazil has won it five times, but ironically, never in their home country.
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AUSTRALIA QUALIFIED BY BEATING URUGUAY\nNOT BRASIL.
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Brazil have won the FIFA World Cup 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.  The original Jules Rimet Trophy was kept by Brazil after they won it for the third time in 1970.\nBrazil failed to win the World Cup in 1950, when the world cup was held in Brazil, the trophy was then won by Uruguay.
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Australia\nEngland\nThey both played in Hockey and Football World Cup in 2006.
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Italy have been World Cup champions 3 times, in 1934 on home soil, in 1938 in France, and finally in 1982 in Spain, beating Germany 3-1 in the final.\n\nThey also famously lost the 1994 World Cup on penalty kicks to Brazil, with star striker Roberto Baggio ballooning one of the penalties.
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Depends on the sport.  The World Cup normally refers to football (soccer), and it's only held every 4 years.  1975 was not one of those years.
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BRAZIL have played the most matches at the World Cup finals than any other teams since their first match back in 1930.\n\nfinals appearance : 18\nmatches played : 91\nwon : 64\ndraw : 14\nlose : 13\ngoals scored : 202\ngoals conceded : 84\n\nthe above statistics are correct up to 27.06.2006\n\nnext fixture:\n01.07.2006 - Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany.\nkick-off : 2100 local time\n2006 FIFA World Cup quarter-final\nBRAZIL v FRANCE
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I don't see why not.  Soccer Australia relaunched this year as Football Australia, in-line with most other countries in the world.\n\nSoccer football is likely to overtake all the other codes in Australia in terms of participation following the World Cup Qualifiers.
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I don't know about the world cub, but Brazil is the only country to have played in every World Cup.  For the record, they've won 5.
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Yes,Australia beat American Samoa 31-0,breaking their own World Cup qualifying record of 22-0 that they had set a week earlier versus Tonga.\n\nThe highest margin of victory ever recorded is 36-0 which Arbroath registered against Bon Accord in 1885.
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Brazil is the only country to have played in all previous 17.  They have won it 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
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They last played in 1974 in Germany,so it has been 32 years since they last played in the World Cup
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32. it was 32 since 1998. Before that it was 24. the first world cup had just 13 teams.