Why does UK dont have a SoccerTeam represented at the world cup?
485957
Simple there is no UK federation each country has its own leagues
647538
There is no problem really, because no matter what, they will participate in this tournament as 1 unified team. \n\nThey will split (if there is a vote) into 2 nations for the Euro qualifiers and as you know, World Champions no longer get direct entry but have to qualify as well. \n\nThey will share the trophy each for 2 years, plus winners also get a replica because the trophy always goes back to FIFA before the next Finals. In S & M case, each will get one.\n\nOther than these issues, I don't forsee anything else because even holders no longer get to play the opening game, it goes to the hosts.
345692
its in all GERMANY and there are 32 teams that where qualify to be there. u could find it here\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/team/index.html
1112656
All the countries of the uk nth ireland.wales,scotland and england took part as individual countries in the preliminary rounds all were eliminated except england..You have to be english to play for england
421404
look through the history of the english top league\n\nferguson, shankly, dalgleish, souness, hansen, nicholas, moyes, miller, bremner, strachan, mcallistair, mccoist, mckay, johnstone, nevin need i go on? \n\nthe main problem u have here is an inferiority complex since ur daddy saw an england team win something and u haven't all together now awwwwww... well build a bridge and get over it u guys have got a world cup to play in and if ur so scared of all the truley great teams out there that u have to try and belittle a team that didn't make it i think tht says it all.\n\nand another history lesson my witless chum, celtic won the european cup with 11 homegrown players no other team has ever achieved that, and last i looked the top scorer in england is between a frenchman and a dutchman where are all the great english players there eh?  research ur facts dumbass cos u live in a glass house and u have far too many spare stones!!
515522
they are in the same group as England,Paraguay and Sweden.15 of there 23 man squad play football in Britain at relatively average levels.they shouldnt make it past the group stage but strange things happen.
907519
I don't know. \n\nI have never understood this either.\n\nEngland, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have their own teams, as you say, for the WC & Euro cup for football & rugby, but when it comes to the Olympics we are Great Britain.
1091820
It's kinda simple. Europe has alot of countries which gives it a better chance to qualify in the World Cup. And also Europe's countries have very good soccer players. An example is England, England is one of the best soccer teams. England can beat brazil and Argentina and win the World Cup. All because it has good soccer players. So Europe has more countries and good soccer players.
609420
My guess is that some countries are administratively part of a larger unit. \n\nI'll give you the example I'm familiar with: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are all individual members of FIFA, however, they are all part of the United Kingdom and that is the body which has UN membership.\n\nI don't know which other countries this would apply to.
470963
The krauts are not playing in the World Cup. They didn't qualify, because they didn't have their own football association.
371723
Football originated in Britain and the first 'internationals' were between the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. When football became international they carried on that way. Cricket has separate teams too. \n\nIncidentally the UK can't enter a football team for the Olympic Football event as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can't agree on forming a British team and so no team at all is sent for that competition
614776
The didnt qualify for this world cup!!!!
422309
It's a shame because you have a lot of crap teams in the World Cup that shouldn't even be in the tournament. Like Angola, Togo, Trinidad&Tobago, and the US. I'll pick watching Stelios Giannakopoulos and Dimitrios Papadopoulos play than a couple of no names like Angolia's Fabrice Akwa and Pedro Mantorras any day. I would also rather see Alexey Smertin than crappy Landon Donovan(the girl who couldn't take playing in Europe because it was too cold and he sucked compared to the other non-american players)
565186
Because there are more good teams on this continent. Even so, many European countries can’t be there, although they would be more deserving than some others.
1105928
well REALLY..they DO have the players to win it, but they dont work together rele good. The most probable place they'll go to is Quater Finals or Semi-Finals this year. BUT EHH---FE"SHOOO I WOOD LOVVVEEE FO DEEMMM TO GOO ALL DA WAYY FE"SHOOO-----VIVA MEXICO  POR SIEMPRE\nVIVA EL TRI!!! ESTA VES VAMOS PARA LA COPA....\n\nsеlессіои мехісаиа: ρаѕіои аzтеса qυе сυbяе еl мυиdо\n\nP.S... PORTUGAL AINT SH*T.....they gon b sent home in the 1st round like last time and the WC b4..they aint gon hav another lucky trip like their 1st WC appearance in '66 England wen the came in 4th--it was Beginners luck--ever since then only qualified 4 times and alwais knocked out in 1st round.
235018
Sorry !!!\nTurkey is not qualify in FIFA worldCup 2006.
1041721
No. I don't. Brazil have a lot of players who can individually take the ball and dribble past players. England has not got as many but is still a very good team.