Welcome Matches Locations Teams, Players, Coaches The World Cup Event South Africa Travel Advertising

F2010 > Teams Info

Teams Info

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Detailed 2010 Soccer World Cup Participating Teams List

Here below you will find a detailed presentation table of all the 32 teams participating at this edition of the Soccer World Cup.

Teams by Region:	FIFA Rankings¹ (current, highest, lowest):	World Cup Appearances²:	Previous World Cup Qualification:	Best Results at a World Cup:	World Cup Finals Played:	World Cups Won:
North & Central America (CONCACAF)
Honduras	37 H: 20 L: 95	2	1982 Spain	Round 1	-	-
Mexico	17 H: 04 L: 33	13	2006 Germany	Quarter-finals	-	-
United States	14 H: 04 L: 35	8	2006 Germany	3rd Place	-	-
South America (CONMEBOL)
Argentina	08 H: 01 L: 21	14	2006 Germany	Winners	4	2
Brazil	02 H: 01 L: 02	18	2006 Germany	Winners	7	5
Chile	15 H: 06 L: 15	8	1998 France	3rd Place	-	-
Paraguay	29 H: 08 L: 103	8	2002 Korea-Japan	Round 2	-	-
Uruguay	20 H: 12 L: 56	10	2002 Korea-Japan	Winners	2	2
Europe (UEFA)
Denmark	28 H: 03 L: 38	3	2002 Korea-Japan	Quarter-finals	-	-
England	09 H: 04 L: 27	12	2002 Korea-Japan	Winners	1	1
France	07 H: 01 L: 21	12	2006 Germany	Winners	2	1
Germany	06 H: 01 L: 29	16	2006 Germany	Winners	7	3
Greece	13 H: 08 L: 66	1	1994 USA	Round 1	-	-
Italy	04 H: 01 L: 16	16	2006 Germany	Winners	6	4
Netherlands	03 H: 02 L: 25	9	2006 Germany	Runners-up	2	-
Portugal	05 H: 04 L: 43	5	2006 Germany	3rd Place	-	-
Serbia	19 H: 08 L: 47	11	2006 Germany	4th Place	-	-
Slovakia	33 H: 17 L: 150	-	-	-	-	-
Slovenia	31 H: 25 L: 134	2	2002 Korea-Japan	Round 1	-	-
Spain	01 H: 01 L: 25	12	2006 Germany	4th Place	-	-
Switzerland	18 H: 03 L: 83	8	2006 Germany	Quarter-finals	-	-
Africa (CAF)
Algeria	26 H: 26 L: 103	3	1986 Mexico	Round 1	-	-
Cameroon	11 H: 11 L: 62	8	2002 Korea-Japan	Quarter-finals	-	-
C�te d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast	16 H: 16 L: 75	1	2006 Germany	Round 1	-	-
Ghana	34 H: 19 L: 89	2	2006 Germany	Round 2	-	-
Nigeria	22 H: 05 L: 82	3	2002 Korea-Japan	Round 2	-	-
South Africa [host]	73 H: 16 L: 109	3	2002 Korea-Japan	Round 1	-	-
Asia & Australia (AFC)
Australia	21 H: 14 L: 29	1	2006 Germany	Round 2	-	-
Japan	43 H: 09 L: 62	4	2006 Germany	Round 2	-	-
Korea DPR/North Korea	86 H: 57 L: 181	2	1966 England	Quarter-finals	-	-
Korea Republic/South Korea	52 H: 17 L: 56	7	2006 Germany	4th Place	-	-
Oceania (OFC)
New Zealand	82 H: 47 L: 156	2	1982 Spain	Round 1	-	-

FIFA/Coca Cola Ranking¹ = only measured since 1993

World Cup Appearances² = includes this edition of the World Cup as well

Pots for Final Draws

The teams were extracted from 4 pots organized the way they are presented in the table below.

POT 1 represents the 7 teams considered the most powerful plus the host, South Africa.

POT 1 Top 7 Teams & Host:	POT 2 Asia, Oceania, North America, Central America	POT 3 Africa (remaining) & South America:	POT 4 Europe (remaining):
South Africa [host]	Australia	Algeria	Denmark
Brazil	Japan	Cameroon	France
Spain	Korea DPR/North Korea	C�te d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast	Greece
Netherlands	Korea Republic/South Korea	Ghana	Portugal
Italy	Honduras	Nigeria	Serbia
Germany	Mexico	Chile	Slovakia
Argentina	United States	Paraguay	Slovenia
England	New Zealand	Uruguay	Switzerland