How many team will compete for the 2006 FIFA World Cup?
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Thirty-two teams from across the globe make up the field for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ finals. Six continents are represented and six past winners will take part, including hosts Germany, who head the 14-strong European contingent, and holders Brazil who lead the South American challenge.
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Not soon enough....June 9, 2006\n\nHere's a schedule of games\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/schedule.html
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Qualifying tournaments in each of the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, and Europe) determine which teams will play in the World Cup games. Competing teams are divided into 8 groups. This year the groups are divided thus:\n\n    * Group A: Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador\n    * Group B: England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden\n    * Group C: Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, The Netherlands\n    * Group D: Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal\n    * Group E: Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic\n    * Group F: Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan\n    * Group G: France, Switzerland, S. Korea, Togo\n    * Group H: Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia\n\nThese groups play a round-robin tournament, with the top two teams from each group advancing to a second stage, known as the knockout stage. At this point, teams play against each other in one-off competitions, with teams being eliminated until the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The losing semifinalists also play to determine third place.
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Check out this site:-\nfifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/2006/schedule.html
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32 national teams\n\n1-Germany (host)\n2-Poland\n3-England\n4-Sweeden\n5-Serbia and Montenegro\n6-Netherland\n7-Portogual\n8-Italy\n9-Czech Republic\n10-Croatia\n11-France\n12-Switzerland\n13-Spain\n14-Ukraine\n15-Ecuador\n16-Paraguay\n17-Argentina\n18-Brazil\n19-U.S.A\n20-Costa Rica\n21-Mexico\n22-Trindad and Tobago\n23-Saudi Arabia\n24-Iran\n25-Japan\n26-Korea Republic\n27-Tunisia\n28-Côte d'Ivoire\n29-Ghana\n30-Togo\n31-Angola\n32-Australia
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check out this page :-)http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/team/index.html
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It depends on whether you mean just this year's World Cup or also including past ones. It is the smallest nation to qualify for 2006.
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32 teams participating in the World Cup, you could checkk www.fifa.com for more info on the World Cup\n\nQualified teams\n African Zone\n\n Angola (ANG) \n Ivory Coast (CIV) \n Ghana (GHA) \n Togo (TOG) \n Tunisia (TUN) \n\n Asian Zone\n\n Iran (IRN) \n Japan (JPN) \n Korea Republic (KOR) \n Saudi Arabia (KSA) \n\n European Zone\n\n Croatia (CRO) \n England (ENG) \n France (FRA) \n Germany (GER) \n Italy (ITA) \n Netherlands (NED) \n Poland (POL) \n Portugal (POR) \n Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) \n Sweden (SWE) \n Ukraine (UKR) \n Switzerland (SUI) \n Spain (ESP) \n Czech Republic (CZE) \n\n North, Central American and Caribbean Zone\n\n Costa Rica (CRC) \n Mexico (MEX) \n USA (USA) \n Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) \n\n Oceanian Zone\n\n Australia (AUS) \n\n South American Zone\n\n Argentina (ARG) \n Brazil (BRA) \n Ecuador (ECU) \n Paraguay (PAR)
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32 teams.\n\n14 teams from Europe, 5 teams from South Africa, 4 teams from North America, 4 teams from South America, 4 teams from Asia and 1 team from Oceania.
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There will be 32 teams in the World Cup, each team allowed to select 23 players. 32 x 23 = 736. However, many of those players will not see any action. Assuming 15 players from each country see action in the World, that would mean 480 players taking part.
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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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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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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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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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32. it was 32 since 1998. Before that it was 24. the first world cup had just 13 teams.
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There are 8 English teams represented in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup\n\nChelsea (Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Wayne Bridge, John Terry)\nArsenal (Theo Walcott, Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell)\nManchester United (Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand)\nLiverpool (Jaimie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Peter Crouch, Scott Carson)\nTottenham Hotspur (Paul Robinson, Michael Carrick, Aaron Lennon, Jermaine Jenas)\nManchester City (David James)\nMiddlesborough (Stewart Downing)\nNewcastle United (Michael Owen)\n\nThe other two players (David Beckham and Owen Hargreaves) play for Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively.\n\nAlso, had Robert  Green not been injured and replaced by Scott Carson, there would have been an extra club represented (Norwich City)\n\nHope that helps
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Seven.  \n\nEngland, France, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, and Uraguay.