|
|
Participaciones en Competición Preliminar de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA"
País |
Afiliación |
1era Entrada |
Entradas |
Competiciones |
Observaciones |
Afghanistan |
1948 |
- |
- |
- |
Has not entered any preliminary competition yet. |
Albania |
1932 |
1966 |
9 |
1966-1974, 1982-2002 |
Entry 1970 not accepted. |
Algeria |
1963 |
1966 |
10 |
1966-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1966 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
American Samoa |
1998 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Andorra |
1996 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Angola |
1980 |
1986 |
5 |
1986-2002 |
- |
Anguilla |
1996 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Antigua and Barbuda |
1970 |
1974 |
6 |
1974, 1986-2002 |
- |
Argentina |
1912 |
1930 |
16 |
1930-38, 1950, 1958-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition). Entered 1934/38/50, but qualified by default in 1934 (withdrawal Chile) and withdrew from the 1938 and 1950 qualifiers without playing a single match. Did not enter 1954. Qualified automatically for 1978 (hosts) and 1982, 1990 (defending champions). |
Armenia |
1992 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Aruba |
1988 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Australia |
1963 |
1966 |
10 |
1966-2002 |
- |
Austria |
1905 |
1934 |
15 |
1934, 1938, 1950-1958, 1966-2002 |
Qualified for 1938, but had to pull out following the annexation by Germany. Withdrew from the 1950 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Azerbaijan |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Bahamas |
1968 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
Withdrew from the 1998 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Bahrain |
1966 |
1978 |
7 |
1978-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1990 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Bangladesh |
1974 |
1986 |
5 |
1986-2002 |
- |
Barbados |
1968 |
1978 |
5 |
1978, 1986, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1986 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Belarus |
1992 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Belgium |
1904 |
1930 |
17 |
1930-1938, 1950-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition). Withdrew from the 1950 qualifiers without playing a single match. Having been eliminated in the 1958 preliminary competition, Belgium declined a second chance to qualify by playing Israel. |
Belize |
1986 |
1990 |
3 |
1990, 1998, 2002 |
Entry 1990 not accepted. |
Benin |
1962 |
1974 |
4 |
1974, 1986, 1994, 2002 |
Entered 1974 under the name of Dahomey. |
Bermudas |
1962 |
1970 |
4 |
1970, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1998 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Bolivia |
1926 |
1930 |
15 |
1930, 1950-2002 |
Entry 1954 not accepted. Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition). Qualified with Chile from their group in 1950 when Argentina withdrew. Bolivia and Chile did play two matches but these were not classified as official World Cup qualifiers. Bolivia's first straight qualification was the one for 1994. |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
1996 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Botswana |
1976 |
1994 |
2 |
1994, 2002 |
- |
Brazil |
1923 |
1930 |
17 |
1930-1938, 1950-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition). Qualified from their group in 1934/38 by default (withdrawal Peru in 1934, withdrawal Argentina in 1938). Qualified automatically for 1950 (hosts) and 1962, 1966, 1974, 1998 (defending champions). |
British Virgin Islands |
1996 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Brunei Darussalam |
1969 |
1986 |
2 |
1986, 2002 |
- |
Bulgaria |
1924 |
1934 |
15 |
1934, 1938, 1954-2002 |
- |
Burkina Faso |
1964 |
1978 |
5 |
1978, 1990-2002 |
Entered 1978 under the name of Upper Volta. Withdrew from the 1994 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Burundi |
1972 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
Withdrew from 1998 due to civil war and from 2002 before the preliminary draw. |
Cambodia |
1953 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Cameroon |
1962 |
1966 |
10 |
1966-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1966 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Canada |
1912 |
1958 |
11 |
1958, 1962, 1970-2002 |
- |
Cape Verde Islands |
1986 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Cayman Islands |
1992 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Central African Republic |
1963 |
1978 |
3 |
1978, 1982, 2002 |
Withdrew from the 1978 qualifiers without playing a single match. Excluded from 1982 for not paying the entry fee. |
Chad |
1988 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Chile |
1912 |
1930 |
15 |
1930, 1934, 1950-1990, 1998, 2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition). Qualified from their group in 1934, and in 1950 with Bolivia, both times following Argentina’s withdrawal. Chile and Bolivia did play two matches, but these were not classified as official World Cup qualifiers. Qualified automatically for 1962 (hosts). |
China PR |
1931 |
1958 |
7 |
1958, 1982-2002 |
- |
Chinese Taipei |
1954 |
1954 |
9 |
1954, 1958, 1978-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1954 and 1958 without playing a single match. |
Colombia |
1936 |
1938 |
13 |
1938, 1958-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1938 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Congo |
1962 |
1966 |
6 |
1966, 1974, 1978, 1994-2002 |
Entered in 1966 under the name of French Congo but was not accepted. When Zaire became the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo DR) in 1997, Congo was in some contexts referred to again as Congo Brazzaville. |
Congo DR |
1962 |
1970 |
8 |
1970-82, 1990-2002 |
The successor of the former Zaire under which name the country had entered the qualifying games for 1970-1982 and 1990-1998 (entry 1970 not accepted). Qualified for the final round in 1974. Became the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo DR) in 1997. |
Cook Islands |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Costa Rica |
1921 |
1938 |
14 |
1938, 1954-2002 |
Entry 1954 not accepted. Withdrew from the 1938 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Cote d'Ivoire |
1960 |
1974 |
7 |
1974, 1978, 1986-2002 |
- |
Croatia |
1941/92 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Cuba |
1932 |
1934 |
12 |
1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1990-2002 |
Entries 1954/70 not accepted. Withdrew from the 1994 qualifiers without playing a single match. Qualified for 1938 by default (opponents withdrew). |
Cyprus |
1948 |
1958 |
12 |
1958-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1958 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Czech Republic |
1907/94 |
1934 |
15 |
1934, 1938, 1954-2002 |
First entered as Czech Republic in 1998. One of the two successors of the former successors of the former Czechoslovakia who had entered in 1934, 1938 and 1954-1994. For 1994, Czechoslovakia had entered and begun playing as one country. After the split into Czech Republic and a Slovakia (on 1.1.1993), the politically separated countries still fielded a joint team, the RCS (Representation of Czechs and Slovaks), for the remaining qualifying matches. |
Denmark |
1904 |
1958 |
11 |
1958, 1966-2002 |
- |
Djibouti |
1994 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Dominica |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Dominican Republic |
1958 |
1978 |
4 |
1978, 1994-2002 |
- |
Ecuador |
1926 |
1950 |
12 |
1950, 1962-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1950 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Egypt |
1923 |
1934 |
14 |
1934, 1938, 1954-1966, 1974-2002 |
Entered for 1962 and 1966 as United Arab Republic (UAR). Qualified for the final competition in 1934 without playing a single match. Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1938 and 1958-1966. |
El Salvador |
1938 |
1938 |
10 |
1938, 1970-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1938 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
England |
1905 |
1950 |
14 |
1950-2002 |
Qualified automatically for 1966 (hosts) and 1970 (defending champions). |
Equatorial Guinea |
1986 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Eritrea |
1998 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Estonia |
1923/92 |
1934 |
5 |
1934, 1938, 1994-2002 |
- |
Ethiopia |
1953 |
1958 |
10 |
1958-1986, 1994, 2002 |
Entry 1958 not accepted. Withdrew from the 1966 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Faroe Islands |
1988 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
Fiji |
1963 |
1982 |
5 |
1982, 1990-2002 |
- |
Finland |
1908 |
1938 |
15 |
1938, 1950-2002 |
- |
France |
1904 |
1930 |
17 |
1930-1938, 1950-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition). Having been eliminated in the 1950 qualifiers, France declined to fill Scotland's spot which had qualified but withdrawn. Qualified automatically for 1938 and 1998 (hosts). |
Gabon |
1963 |
1966 |
5 |
1966, 1974, 1990-1998 |
Withdrew from the 1994 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Gambia |
1966 |
1982 |
5 |
1982, 1986, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1994 without playing a single match. |
Georgia |
1992 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Germany |
1904 |
1934 |
15 |
1934, 1938, 1954-2002 |
Qualified automatically for 1974 (hosts) and 1958, 1978, 1994 (title-holders). From 1954 to 1990, West Germany continued the record of the pre-war Germany with East Germany entering independently from 1958-1990. The reunified Germany continues the record of West Germany while that of East Germany closed in late 1990. In 1954, the Saar zone - for a short time autonomous - entered the qualifying competition. |
Ghana |
1958 |
1962 |
11 |
1962-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1966 and 1982 without playing a single match. |
Greece |
1927 |
1934 |
15 |
1934, 1938, 1954-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1934 qualifiers after playing one match. |
Grenada |
1976 |
1982 |
4 |
1982, 1986, 1998, 2002 |
Withdrew from the 1986 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Guam |
1996 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
Has not entered any preliminary competition yet. |
Guatemala |
1946 |
1958 |
12 |
1958-2002 |
Entry 1966 not accepted. |
Guinea |
1961 |
1966 |
10 |
1966-2002 |
Entry 1970 not accepted. Withdrew from the 1966 qualifiers without playing a single match. Suspended from the 2002 competition. |
Guinea-Bissau |
1986 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Guyana |
1968 |
1978 |
7 |
1978-2002 |
Suspended from the 2002 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Haiti |
1933 |
1934 |
10 |
1934, 1954, 1970-1986, 1994-2002 |
- |
Honduras |
1951 |
1962 |
11 |
1962-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1978 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Hong Kong |
1954 |
1974 |
8 |
1974-2002 |
- |
Hungary |
1906 |
1934 |
15 |
1934, 1938, 1954-2002 |
- |
Iceland |
1947 |
1954 |
10 |
1954, 1958, 1974-2002 |
Entry 1954 not accepted. |
India |
1948 |
1950 |
8 |
1950, 1954, 1974, 1986, 1990-2002 |
Qualified for 1950 by default (opponents withdrew) but declined to participate following FIFA’s decision to forbid playing with bare feet. The first preliminary competition India played was in 1986. Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1974 and 1990 without playing a single match. |
Indonesia |
1952 |
1938 |
12 |
1938, 1950, 1958, 1962, 1974-2002 |
Entered in 1938 still under the name of Dutch East Indies and qualified for the final competition without playing a single match. The first actual preliminary competition played by Indonesia was 1958 as the association had withdrawn from the qualifiers for 1950 without playing a single match (again for 1962). |
Iran |
1945 |
1974 |
8 |
1974-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1982 qualifiers without playing a single match. Suspended from the 1986 competition. |
Iraq |
1950 |
1974 |
8 |
1974-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1978 qualifiers without playing a single match |
Ireland Republic |
1923 |
1934 |
16 |
1934, 1938, 1950-2002 |
Entered in 1934 and 1938 still under the name of Irish Free State. |
Israel |
1948 |
1950 |
14 |
1950-2002 |
A Jewish delegation from Palestine (then a British mandate) played at the qualifying games for 1934 and 1938. It was the first Jewish national team, and as such the forerunner of Israel. |
Italy |
1905 |
1934 |
16 |
1934, 1938, 1950-2002 |
Qualified automatically for 1990 (hosts) as well as for 1938 and 1986 (defending champions). As hosts only qualified automatically since 1938, Italy had to compete in the 1934 qualifiers. |
Jamaica |
1962 |
1966 |
9 |
1966-1978, 1986-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1974 and was suspended from the 1986 qualifiers both times without playing a single match. |
Japan |
1929 |
1938 |
12 |
1938, 1954, 1962, 1970-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1938 qualifiers without playing a single match. Co-hosts 2002 with Korea Republic. |
Jordan |
1958 |
1986 |
5 |
1986-2002 |
- |
Kazakhstan |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Kenya |
1960 |
1974 |
8 |
1974-2002 |
- |
Korea DPR |
1958 |
1966 |
8 |
1966-1994 |
Disqualified 1970 for refusing to play their assigned opponent (Israel). Withdrew from the 1978 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Korea Republic |
1948 |
1954 |
13 |
1954-2002 |
Entry 1958 not accepted. Withdrew from the 1966 qualifiers without playing a single match. Qualified automatically for 2002 (co-hosts with Japan). |
Kuwait |
1962 |
1974 |
8 |
1974-2002 |
- |
Kyrgyzstan |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Laos |
1952 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Latvia |
1922/92 |
1938 |
3 |
1938, 1994-2002 |
- |
Lebanon |
1935 |
1986 |
4 |
1986, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1986 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Lesotho |
1964 |
1974 |
5 |
1974, 1982-1990, 2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1986 and 1990 without playing a single match. |
Liberia |
1962 |
1966 |
7 |
1966, 1982-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1966 without playing a single match, and from those for 1994 after playing one match. |
Libya |
1963 |
1966 |
8 |
1966, 1970, 1978-1994, 2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1966 without playing a single match. Withdrew after qualifying for the second round for 1982 and 1990. Excluded from 1994. |
Liechtenstein |
1974 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
Withdrew from 1994 before the preliminary draw. |
Lithuania |
1923/92 |
1934 |
5 |
1934, 1938, 1994-2002 |
- |
Luxembourg |
1910 |
1934 |
16 |
1934, 1938, 1950-2002 |
- |
Macao |
1976 |
1982 |
5 |
1982, 1986, 1994-2002 |
- |
Macedonia FYR |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Madagascar |
1962 |
1974 |
6 |
1974, 1982, 1986, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1974 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Malawi |
1967 |
1978 |
7 |
1978-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1994 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Malaysia |
1956 |
1974 |
8 |
1974-2002 |
- |
Maldives |
1986 |
1990 |
3 |
1990, 1998, 2002 |
Withdrew from the 1990 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Mali |
1962 |
1966 |
4 |
1966, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1966, 1994 and 1998 without playing a single match. Mali has not yet played in a qualifying series. |
Malta |
1959 |
1974 |
8 |
1974-2002 |
- |
Mauritania |
1964 |
1978 |
4 |
1978, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1994 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Mauritius |
1962 |
1974 |
6 |
1974, 1986-2002 |
Entry 1990 not accepted. |
Mexico |
1929 |
1930 |
17 |
1930-1938, 1950-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition), first qualifying series in 1934. Withdrew from the 1938 qualifiers without playing a single match. Disqualified from the 1990 qualifiers. Qualified automatically for 1970 and 1986 (hosts). |
Moldova |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Mongolia |
1998 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Montserrat |
1996 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
Has not entered any preliminary competition yet. |
Morocco |
1956 |
1962 |
11 |
1962-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1966 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Mozambique |
1978 |
1982 |
5 |
1982, 1990-2002 |
Entry 1990 not accepted. |
Myanmar |
1957 |
1950 |
3 |
1950, 1994, 2002 |
Entered 1950 under the name of Burma. Withdrew from the qualifiers 1950, 1994 and 2002 without playing a single match. |
Namibia |
1992 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
Nepal |
1970 |
1986 |
4 |
1986, 1990, 1998, 2002 |
- |
Netherlands |
1904 |
1934 |
14 |
1934, 1938, 1958-2002 |
- |
Netherlands Antilles |
1932 |
1958 |
12 |
1958-2002 |
Entered 1958 under the name of Curaçao. |
New Zealand |
1948 |
1970 |
9 |
1970-2002 |
- |
Nicaragua |
1950 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
Niger |
1967 |
1978 |
5 |
1978-1986, 1994, 1998 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1986 and 1998 without playing a single match. |
Nigeria |
1959 |
1962 |
11 |
1962-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1966 qualifiers without playing a single match. Disqualified from 1974. |
Northern Ireland |
1911 |
1950 |
14 |
1950-2002 |
- |
Norway |
1908 |
1938 |
14 |
1938, 1954-2002 |
- |
Oman |
1980 |
1986 |
5 |
1986-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1986 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Pakistan |
1948 |
1990 |
4 |
1990-2002 |
- |
Palestine |
1998 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
The modern Palestine, an Arab state, has no connection with the two Jewish delegations that played in the qualifying games for 1934 and 1938 under the name Palestine (then a British mandate) and as such were the forerunners of Israel. |
Panama |
1938 |
1978 |
7 |
1978-2002 |
- |
Papua New Guinea |
1963 |
1998 |
1 |
1998 |
- |
Paraguay |
1921 |
1930 |
15 |
1930, 1950-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition). Qualified with Uruguay from their group in 1950 when Ecuador and Peru withdrew. Paraguay and Uruguay did play one match, but this was not an official World Cup qualifier. |
Peru |
1924 |
1930 |
16 |
1930, 1934, 1950-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition). Withdrew from the 1934/1954 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Philippines |
1928 |
1950 |
5 |
1950, 1966, 1974, 1998, 2002 |
Withdrew from the 1950/1974 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Poland |
1923 |
1934 |
15 |
1934, 1938, 1954-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1934 qualifiers after playing one match, and from those for 1954 without playing at all. |
Portugal |
1923 |
1934 |
16 |
1934, 1938, 1950-2002 |
Eliminated in the 1950 qualifiers, Portugal declined an offer of Turkey's vacancy (Turkey had qualified and then withdrawn). |
Puerto Rico |
1960 |
1974 |
6 |
1974, 1986-2002 |
- |
Qatar |
1970 |
1978 |
7 |
1978-2002 |
- |
Romania |
1930 |
1930 |
16 |
1930-1938, 1954-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition), first qualifying series in 1934. Withdrew from the 1962 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Russia |
1912/92 |
1958 |
12 |
1958-2002 |
Entered 1958-1994 as USSR. Disqualified in 1974 for refusing to play the return leg of the play-off against Chile (political reasons). Entered the qualifiers for 1994 year-end of 1990. Disintegrated over 1990 and 1991 as its republics seceded one after another. Political end late December 1991, the Russian Federation proclaimed in 17.4.1992. First qualifying match (14.10.1992 vs. Iceland) played by Russia. |
Rwanda |
1976 |
1990 |
3 |
1990, 1998, 2002 |
Withdrew from the 1990 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Samoa |
1986 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1994 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
San Marino |
1988 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
São Tomé e Príncipe |
1986 |
1994 |
2 |
1994, 2002 |
Withdrew from the 1994 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Saudi Arabia |
1959 |
1978 |
7 |
1978-2002 |
- |
Scotland |
1910 |
1950 |
14 |
1950-2002 |
Qualified for 1950, but declined to attend. |
Senegal |
1962 |
1966 |
9 |
1966-1986, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1966 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Seychelles |
1986 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Sierra Leone |
1967 |
1974 |
7 |
1974-1986, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1994 qualifiers without playing a single match. In 1998 Sierra Leone got a second chance after Burundi had eliminated them when FIFA ruled that Sierra Leone would replace Burundi, who had been excluded due to civil war. Sierra Leone thus became the first team to be eliminated twice from the same qualifying series. |
Singapore |
1952 |
1978 |
7 |
1978-2002 |
- |
Slovakia |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
First entered as Slovakia in 1998. One of the two successors of the former successors of the former Czechoslovakia who had entered in 1934, 1938 and 1954-1994. For 1994, Czechoslovakia had entered and begun playing as one country. After the split into Czech Republic and a Slovakia (on 1.1.1993), the politically separated countries still fielded a joint team, the RCS (Representation of Czechs and Slovaks), for the remaining qualifying matches. |
Slovenia |
1992 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Solomon Islands |
1988 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
Somalia |
1960 |
1982 |
2 |
1982, 2002 |
- |
South Africa |
1992 |
1966 |
4 |
1966, 1994-2002 |
Excluded from 1966 and banned for violating the anti-discrimination charter. Readmitted 1992 after the government had repealed apartheid. |
Spain |
1904 |
1934 |
16 |
1934, 1938, 1950-2002 |
Entry 1938 not accepted. Qualified automatically for 1982 (hosts). |
Sri Lanka |
1950 |
1974 |
5 |
1974, 1978, 1994-2002 |
Entered 1974 under the name of Ceylon. Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1974 and 1978 without playing a single match (in 1978 because its government refused permission to pay the entry fee). |
St. Kitts & Nevis |
1992 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
St. Lucia |
1988 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
St. Vincent/Grenadines |
1988 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
Sudan |
1948 |
1958 |
12 |
1958-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1958-1966, 1978 and 1994 without playing a single match. |
Surinam |
1929 |
1938 |
11 |
1938, 1962-1986, 1994-2002 |
Entered in 1938, 1962-1974 under the former name Dutch Guyana. |
Swaziland |
1976 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
Sweden |
1904 |
1934 |
16 |
1934, 1938, 1950-2002 |
Qualified automatically for 1958 (hosts). |
Switzerland |
1904 |
1934 |
16 |
1934, 1938, 1950-2002 |
Qualified automatically for 1954 (hosts). |
Syria |
1937 |
1950 |
11 |
1950, 1958, 1966, 1974-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1966 without playing a single match, and from those for 1950 after playing one match. Withdrew in 1978 after playing three matches. |
Tahiti |
1990 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
Tajikistan |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Tanzania |
1964 |
1974 |
7 |
1974-1986, 1994-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1978 without playing a single match, and from those for 1994 after playing four matches. |
Thailand |
1925 |
1974 |
8 |
1974-2002 |
- |
Togo |
1962 |
1974 |
8 |
1974-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1986 and 1990 without playing a single match. |
Tonga |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1963 |
1966 |
10 |
1966-2002 |
- |
Tunisia |
1960 |
1962 |
11 |
1962-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1966 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Turkey |
1923 |
1934 |
15 |
1934, 1950-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1934 and 1958 without playing a single match. Qualified for 1950, but declined to attend. |
Turkmenistan |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Turks and Caicos |
1998 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
Uganda |
1959 |
1978 |
7 |
1978-2002 |
Withdrew from the qualifiers for 1982 and 1994 without playing a single match. |
Ukraine |
1992 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
United Arab Emirates |
1972 |
1978 |
6 |
1978, 1986-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1978 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Uruguay |
1923 |
1930 |
15 |
1930, 1950-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition). Stayed away in 1934 and 1938 despite being defending champions. Qualified with Paraguay from their group in 1950 when Ecuador and Peru withdrew. Uruguay and Paraguay did play one match, but this was not an official World Cup qualifier. Qualified automatically for 1954 (defending champions). |
US Virgin Islands |
1998 |
2002 |
1 |
2002 |
- |
USA |
1913 |
1930 |
17 |
1930-1938, 1950-2002 |
Withdrew from the 1938 qualifiers without playing a single match. Qualified automatically for 1994 (hosts). |
Uzbekistan |
1994 |
1998 |
2 |
1998, 2002 |
- |
Vanuatu |
1988 |
1994 |
3 |
1994-2002 |
- |
Venezuela |
1952 |
1958 |
11 |
1958, 1966-2002 |
Withdrew from 1958 qualifiers without playing a single match. |
Vietnam SR |
1964 |
1954 |
4 |
1954, 1994-2002 |
Entry 1954 not accepted. South Vietnam entered 1974 and 1978 independently. |
Wales |
1910 |
1950 |
14 |
1950-2002 |
When no opponents could be found for Israel in the 1958 Asian qualifiers, FIFA decided that Israel would have to meet one of the originally eliminated teams, to be decided by lottery. Wales won the draw after Belgium declined, and qualified by beating Israel twice. It was the first (and so far the only) time that a country played at a World Cup final round after having been eliminated in the regular qualifiers. |
Yemen |
1980 |
1994 |
3 |
1994, 1998, 2002 |
North and South Yemen entered 1986 and 1990 independently. |
Yugoslavia |
1919 |
1930 |
17 |
1930-1938, 1950-2002 |
Played in 1930 (no preliminary competition), first qualifying series in 1934. Reached the semi-finals 1930, but declined to play the match for third place (opponents USA). Excluded from 1994 due to the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Yugoslavia played in 1930 - and at the qualifiers for 1934 and 1938 - as the Kingdom of Serbia and Montenegro. The country became a federal republic in 1946, and played as such up to the World Cup in 1990. After the break-up, Yugoslavia reverted to Serbia and Montenegro.25.6.1991 Croatia and Slovenia declare independence. 22.11.1991 Macedonia declares independence. 3.3.1992 Bosnia-Herzegovina declares independence. 27.4.1992 The rump Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) is ratified. |
Zambia |
1964 |
1970 |
9 |
1970-2002 |
- |
Zimbabwe |
1965 |
1970 |
7 |
1970, 1982-2002 |
Entered 1970 under the name of Rhodesia. |
|
|
|
|