How many first time countries are in this years world cup finals and who are they?
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7 countries\nangola\nghana\nivory coast\ntogo\nserbia & montenegro\ntrinidad & tobago\nukraine
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It could be Brazil and Germany in the finals again. This world cup is held in Germany, and for sure Germany must win this time.
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No. Here are the participating countries: \nAfrica (CAF) \n Angola [31] (first time qualifier) \n Côte d'Ivoire [27] (first time qualifier) \n Ghana [30] (first time qualifier) \n Togo [32] (first time qualifier) \n Tunisia [22] \nAsia (AFC) \n Iran [21] \n Japan [12] \n South Korea [11] \n Saudi Arabia [19] \nOceania (OFC) \n Australia [28] \nSouth America (CONMEBOL) \n Argentina [7] \n Brazil [1] \n Ecuador [23] \n Paraguay [15] \n Europe (UEFA) \n Croatia [14] \n Czech Republic [16] (first time qualifier as Czech Rep) \n England [2] \n France [6] \n Germany [4] (host) \n Italy [8] \n Netherlands [10] \n Poland [20] \n Portugal [17] \n Serbia and Montenegro [24] \n Spain [3] \n  Switzerland [25] \n Sweden [13] \n Ukraine [26] (first time qualifier) \nNorth America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF) \n Costa Rica [18] \n Mexico [5] \n Trinidad and Tobago [29] (first time qualifier) \n United States [9]
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Africa (CAF) \n Angola [31] (first time qualifier) \n Côte d'Ivoire [27] (first time qualifier) \n Ghana [30] (first time qualifier) \n Togo [32] (first time qualifier) \n Tunisia [22] \nAsia (AFC) \n Iran [21] \n Japan [12] \n South Korea [11] \n Saudi Arabia [19] \nOceania (OFC) \n Australia [28] \nSouth America (CONMEBOL) \n Argentina [7] \n Brazil [1] (defending champion) \n Ecuador [23] \n Paraguay [15] \nEurope (UEFA) \n Croatia [14] \n Czech Republic [16] (first time qualifier as Czech Republic) \n England [2] \n France [6] \n Germany [4] (host) \n Italy [8] \n Netherlands [10] \n Poland [20] \n Portugal [17] \n Serbia & Montenegro [24] (only entry under this manifestation of the country) \n Spain [3] \n  Switzerland [25] \n Sweden [13] \n Ukraine [26] (first time qualifier) \nNorth America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF) \n Costa Rica [18] \n Mexico [5] \n Trinidad and Tobago [29] (first time qualifier) \n United States [9]
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first world cup took place in 1930 in Uruguay. In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people in Montevideo, and became the first nation to win a World Cup.
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Trinidad and Tobago, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Ukraine. \n\nThat's more first timers than I can remember in any World Cup I've seen. There's a lot of big names missing this time, especially the big African teams like Cameroon & Nigeria, plus even the European champions Greece didn't make it!
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Brazil won the world cup for 5 times which is still the maximum number of times so far for a country won the coveted world cup. Brazil's years of world cup glory are 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
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World Cup 2006 starts June, 9th 2006 @ 6:00 p.m. local time in Munich ... can't wait! The opening match will feature hosts Germany v. Costa Rica. \n\nThere will be 32 teams for the 2006 World Cup.  There will be a total of 64 matches, with the champion being crowned at the conclusion of the final that takes place on July 9th @ 8:00 p.m. local time in Berlin.\n\nThere are 5 African nations in the 2006 World Cup.  They are:\nIvory Coast (Cote D'Ivore)\nGhana\nTunisia\nAngola\nTogo\n\nThere are 14 European nations in the 2006 World Cup.  They are:\nGermany (hosts)\nPoland\nEngland\nSweden\nSerbia & Montenegro\nNetherlands\nPortugal\nItaly\nCzech Republic\nCroatia\nFrance\nSwitzerland\nSpain\nUkraine
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The first World Cup was in 1930 in Uruguay.  Only 4 teams from Europe made the trip which was won by the host nation.
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Starting from Germany 2006, the winner of the past World Cup had to qualify for the Finals. Only the host nation qualifies automatically from 2006 on.\n\nThe following teams, shown by region, have qualified. The number in brackets is the country's seeding for the tournament, this value is a calculated based on historical world cup results, last two (2002 and 1998), and historical FIFA World Rankings, last three (2003-2005) [1].:\n\nAfrica (CAF) \n Angola [31] (first time qualifier) \n Côte d'Ivoire [27] (first time qualifier) \n Ghana [30] (first time qualifier) \n Togo [32] (first time qualifier) \n Tunisia [22] \n\nAsia (AFC) \n Iran [21] \n Japan [12] \n South Korea [11] \n Saudi Arabia [19] \n\nOceania (OFC) \n Australia [28] \n\nSouth America (CONMEBOL) \n Argentina [7] \n Brazil [1] \n Ecuador [23] \n Paraguay [15] \n Europe (UEFA) \n Croatia [14] \n Czech Republic [16] (first time qualifier as Czech Republic) \n England [2] \n France [6] \n Germany [4] (host) \n Italy [8] \n Netherlands [10] \n Poland [20] \n Portugal [17] \n Serbia-Montenegro [24] (first time qualifier as Serbia and Montenegro) \n Spain [3] \n  Switzerland [25] \n Sweden [13] \n Ukraine [26] (first time qualifier) \n\nNorth America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF) \n Costa Rica [18] \n Mexico [5] \n Trinidad and Tobago [29] (first time qualifier) \n United States [9]
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Brazil - 5 times.\nItaly & Germany - 3 times.\nUruguay & Argentina - 2 times.\nEngland & France - Once.
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32 countrey from all around the world \n\nwww.fifaworldcup.com
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6 countries making their debut in the tournament - Angola, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, Trinidad and Tobago and Ukraine.\n\n\n2 countries taking part for the first time under their current names - Czech Republic and Serbia and Montenegro
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Brazil is the only nation to have qualified for every FIFA World Cup tournament and the first to win it five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002).
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There are 32 teams in the World Cup: \n\nAngola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Ukraine, United states of America.\n\nEach team can have a maximum of 23 teams. Usually 3 of those go for goalkeepers, and then 20 to divide among defenders, midfielders, and strikers.
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32 countries qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
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Brazil won the last World Cup.\n\nThe final is in Berlin on July 9.