why are luxembourg and monaco not in the world cup?
482249
Because they didn't qualify
614557
Yes, they are. They are 52nd right now, as per FIFA latest rankings. But if you are talking about this year Wolrd Cup, they did not qualify for the final tournament.
353227
This year is full of surprises. I wish to play well and prove that they deserve to be there.\n  Now i think that many European countries could do better (Russia,Turkey,Romania,Belgium).
1012849
to be honest with you i haven't seen much yet to see the big teams struggle to qualify.  but i do think the Swiss will be there somewhere because they have a good team with a lot of players with experience . but if they lose ignore this.lol
1021363
they can only meet each other if both teams reach the semi-finals.So Im afraid they wont play each other in this world cup unless both teams get a miracle.
1166128
since it is a country, they probably have a team and if the team qualified, u would've seen them in the WC
967509
cos they aren't consistent and are concentration of europe 2 much. They also 2 many foreign players.
341694
There is no world cup on 1997. 1998, france win the cup.
1101506
As much as everyone would like Brazil to win they aren't gonna. Simply because of the fact that they have been struggling lately, in the qualifying round they lost 3 of their 4 matches. They might have the world's most talented team but if they dont pull it together you can see France or Argentina stealing the Fifa world cup this year.
429094
Imdia is weak in Football. For enterence in FIFA World Cup, qualifier rounds are there. If a country passes these qualifiers, they are qualified for World Cup. As a matter of fact, India was selected for FIFA World Cup in 1950. India ,then, was so poor that the players played without wearing Shoes.So, they were not allowed to play!!!
1035135
the world cup is played by nations and not club teams. that is why you see only national teams int he world cup.\n\nchampionship club teams do not compete in the world cup, they only compete in club side competitions: ie champions league, uefa cup, and different cup in different competitions depending on the league (spanish cup, fa cup, league cup, copa italia)\n\nplayers on club teams will play in the world cup nations, for example, nesta, kaka, cafu, shvencko, gattuso, gerrard, cisse( til he broke his leg), carragher, crouch, kewell, etc. they are given a salary by their club teams, though the national teams often have incentives too.
1033079
If you mean Portugal, they're not out yet.\n\nOn the other hand, Switzerland didn't even allow a goal and they're out.
487332
At least one team is allowed to access directly to CL.\n\nMaybe there are some EU countries which Champ team would have to preliminary qualifying games (2nd or 3rd game)... and if they and loose they're out.
1172128
Its because Germany has the best record in world cup for an european team. Champions 3 times ( '54, '74, '90 ) , Runners up 4 times ( '66,'82, '86, '02 ). Two times they have managed to beat teams who were far better than them Holland in 1974 & Hungary in '54. They are an excellent tournament side that is they reach their top form during the big games. that is why thet are always there.
1061778
There are three teams that have not taken part in any World Cup between 1930 and 1954 but have played in 1958: Northern Ireland, Wales and the USSR.\n\nThe USSR have reached the Semi-finals in 1966 - which was beyond the second round (the Quarter-finals), so we can rule them out.\n\nNorthern Ireland reached the Quarter-finals (the second round) in 1958, the second group stage (the second round) in 1982 and did not progress from group stage in 1986.\n\nWales has only taken part in the 1958 World Cup, and reached the second round - the Quarter-finals.
648857
At they very least I would like to see them join for an Amer Cup for all South, Central and NA teams that would rival the Euro Cup.  If could like the Euro Cup be played on even years between World Cups.\n\nAs far as World Cup Qualifying it would be interesting and would definately put some more presure on Mexico and the US in terms of qualifying but there are so many teams in Concacaf I'm not sure how the Qualifying rounds would be setup to make it work out.
467820
There is no world cup in 2010