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Encyclopedia > FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification is the process a national football (soccer) team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals, or, more commonly known as the FIFA World Cup. FIFA World Cup is a global event, and qualification is used to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the international governing body of association football. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...


Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), and are organized by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides beforehand the number of spots awarded to each of the continental zones, based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams (and, some may argue, political considerations).


The hosts of the World Cup receive an automatic berth in the finals. Unlike many other sports, results of the previous World Cups or of the continental championships are not taken into account. Until 2002, the defending champions also received an automatic berth, but starting from the 2006 World Cup they also need to enter qualifying.

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History

Over many years, the World Cup's qualification has evolved, from having no qualification at all in 1930, when the tournament was invitational and only 13 teams entered, to a two-year process in 2006 which started in 2003. Qualifying countries The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup tournament ever staged. ... For the video game by EA see 2006 FIFA World Cup (video game). ...


While the number of teams which qualified for the finals has increased steadily, from 16 between 1934 and 1978, to 24 between 1982 and 1994, and finally to 32 starting from 1998, the qualification format has been basically the same throughout the history of the World Cup. The teams have been grouped continentally, and they competed for a fixed number of berths, with one or two berths reserved for winners of the intercontinental play-offs.


The table below lists the numbers of spots allocated by FIFA for each continent in each tournament. Places in the intercontinental play-offs count as 0.5 spots. Numbers on bold represent the winners of the intercontinental play-offs. "T" denotes an additional spot for title-holders. "H" denotes an additional spot for hosts.

Places allocated for continents
Continental zone 1934

(16)		 1938
Flag of France
(15)[1]		 1950
Flag of Brazil
(13)[2]		 1954
Flag of Switzerland
(16)		 1958
Flag of Sweden
(16)		 1962

(16)		 1966

(16)		 1970
Flag of Mexico
(16)		 1974
Flag of West Germany
(16)		 1978
Flag of Argentina
(16)		 1982
Flag of Spain
(24)		 1986
Flag of Mexico
(24)		 1990
Flag of Italy
(24)		 1994
Flag of United States
(24)		 1998
Flag of France
(32)		 2002

(32)		 2006
Flag of Germany
(32)		 2010
Flag of South Africa
(32)
Africa 1 / / / 0.5[3] 0.5[4] 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5
H
Asia 1 1[2] 1 0.5[4] 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3.5 2.5
2H		 4.5 4.5
Oceania / / / / / / 0.5 0.5 0.25[5] 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Europe 12 11[1]
T H		 7[2]
T		 11
H		 9.5[3]
T H		 9[4] 9
H		 8
T		 8.5
H		 8.5
T		 13
H		 12.5
T		 13
H		 12
T		 14
H		 13.5
T		 13
H		 13
North and Central America
and Caribbean		 1 1 2 1 1 0.5 1 1
H		 1 1 2 1
H		 2 1.25[5]
H		 3 3 3.5 3.5
South America 2 1 4
H		 1
T		 3 3.5
T H		 3
T		 3 2.5
T		 2.5
H		 3
T		 4 2.5
T		 3.5[5] 4
T		 4.5 4.5 4.5
Total 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 24 24 24 24 32 32 32 32

The number of teams entering the qualification process and the number of matches played have been steadily growing over time. The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup where the teams had to qualify, since the first edition in 1930 had no qualification rounds (the participating teams were invited by FIFA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946). ... A total of 37 teams entered the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... A total of 34 teams entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... A total of 39 teams entered the 1954 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... A total of 55 teams entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... A total of 56 teams entered the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile_(bordered). ... A total of 71 teams entered the 1966 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... A total of 99 teams entered the 1974 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... A total of 107 teams entered the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... A total of 121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... A total of 116 teams entered the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... A total of 147 teams entered the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... A total of 174 teams entered the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... In the qualification process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ...

Number of teams entering qualification (including automatic qualifiers)
Continental zone 1934

(16)		 1938
Flag of France
(15)		 1950
Flag of Brazil
(13)		 1954
Flag of Switzerland
(16)		 1958
Flag of Sweden
(16)		 1962

(16)		 1966

(16)		 1970
Flag of Mexico
(16)		 1974
Flag of West Germany
(16)		 1978
Flag of Argentina
(16)		 1982
Flag of Spain
(24)		 1986
Flag of Mexico
(24)		 1990
Flag of Italy
(24)		 1994
Flag of United States
(24)		 1998
Flag of France
(32)		 2002

(32)		 2006
Flag of Germany
(32)		 2010
Flag of South Africa
(32)
Africa 3 0 0 0 11 6 21 13 24 26 29 29 26 40 38 51 51
Asia 2 4 3 5 7 18 22 21 27 26 29 36 42 39
Oceania 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 7 10 10 12
Europe 21 26 19 29 29 30 33 31 33 32 34 33 33 39 50 51 52
North and Central America
and Caribbean		 4 7 3 5 6 8 10 14 14 17 15 18 16 23 30 35 34
South America 4 2 8 6 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
Total entrants 32 37 34 45 55 56 74 75 99 107 109 121 116 147 174 199 198
Teams played 27 21 19 33 46 49 51 68 90 95 103 110 103 130 168 193 194
Matches played 27 22 26 57 89 92 127 172 226 252 306 308 314 497 643 777 847
Goals scored 141 96 121 208 341 325 393 542 620 723 797 801 735 1446 1922 2452 2464
Average goals per match 5.22 4.36 4.65 3.65 3.83 3.53 3.09 3.15 2.74 2.87 2.60 2.60 2.34 2.91 2.99 3.16 2.91

Note: "Teams played" is the total number of teams that played at least one qualifying match. The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup where the teams had to qualify, since the first edition in 1930 had no qualification rounds (the participating teams were invited by FIFA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946). ... A total of 37 teams entered the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... A total of 34 teams entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... A total of 39 teams entered the 1954 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... A total of 55 teams entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... A total of 56 teams entered the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile_(bordered). ... A total of 71 teams entered the 1966 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... A total of 99 teams entered the 1974 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... A total of 107 teams entered the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... A total of 121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... A total of 116 teams entered the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... A total of 147 teams entered the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... A total of 174 teams entered the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... In the qualification process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ...


Current format

Currently, 32 places are available in the final tournament. One of them is reserved for the host nation, but if two or more nations host the competition jointly, each is awarded a place. The 2006 Finals were the first in which an automatic entry was not guaranteed to the previous champion; 2002 winner Brazil qualified for 2006 at the top of their group.


FIFA decides beforehand the number of spots awarded to each of the continental zones. For the 2010 World Cup, the following numbers will be used [6]: The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. ...

  • UEFA (Europe) - 13 berths
  • CAF (Africa) - 5 berths, plus the host South Africa
  • CONMEBOL (South America) - 4 berths
  • AFC (Asia) and OFC (Oceania) - 5 berths
  • CONCACAF (North and Central America and Caribbean) - 3 berths
  • 1 berth for the winners of CONMEBOL-CONCACAF playoff

These numbers vary slightly between tournaments (see above). The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ... Asian Football Confederation Logo The 46 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... FIFA World Cup qualification is the process a national football (soccer) team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals, or, more commonly known as the FIFA World Cup. ...


Qualification in all zones ends at approximately the same time, in September–November of the year preceding the finals.


The formats of the qualification tournaments differ between confederations and are outlined below.


Africa

In Africa, there are two rounds of competition. In the First Round, CAF members are paired to play home-and-away matches. The winners of each pair qualify for the Second Round. The participants of the previous World Cup Finals and a few nations highest in the FIFA World Rankings are given byes to the Second Round.


In the Second Round, the remaining teams are drawn into five groups of six. The winners of each group qualify for the final tournament. Qualification for the African Nations Cup is also based on the results of the Second Round. The African Nations Cup (more formally the African Cup of Nations) is the main national football competition for CAF nations. ...


The whole process of qualification takes approximately two years.


Asia

Asia has yet to determine the qualifying procedure for the 2010 World Cup. However, one team from Oceania will compete in the final round of Asian qualifying.


Europe

The European qualification games will start in September 2008. The exact qualification process is not yet known.


North and Central America and Caribbean

The CONCACAF qualification process is not yet known.


Oceania

Qualification in Oceania is composed of two rounds. The first round will take place at the 2007 South Pacific Games, where the top 3 teams will advance to a final round group stage with New Zealand. The winning team will then secure a berth in Asian qualifying. [7] The Pacific Games (formerly known as the South Pacific Games) is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympics, (albeit on a much smaller scale), with participation exclusively from countries around the South Pacific. ...


South America

The simplest system is used by CONMEBOL. Ten participating teams play each other twice in a single group.


The qualification process takes about 25 months. The top 4 teams advance to the World Cup finals while the 5th place team goes into a playoff.


Intercontinental play-offs

Intercontinental play-offs are played as two home-and-away matches. The team that scores a greater aggregate number of goals qualifies. Away goals rule applies. If these rules fail to determine the winner, extra time and penalty shootouts are used. The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each teams home ground. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of association football. ...


Group tournaments rules

In all group tournaments, three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. FIFA has regularized the list of the tie-breakers for teams that finish level on points:

  1. greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
  2. goal difference in matches between the tied teams
  3. greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
  4. goal difference in all group matches
  5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  6. a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b In 1938, Austria withdrew after qualifying and were not replaced, so only 15 teams, 12 of them European, played in the finals.
  2. ^ a b c In 1950, India, Scotland and Turkey withdrew after qualifying and were not replaced, so only 13 teams, none of them Asian and 6 of them European, played in the finals.
  3. ^ a b Initially in 1958, Africa and Asia together were given 1 spot, while Europe was given 9 spots. However, after Israel won the African and Asian zone without playing any matches due to withdrawals of other teams, a special play-off was arranged between them and a European team (Wales). So in effect, Africa and Asia together were given 0.5 spots, while Europe was given 9.5 spots.
  4. ^ a b c In 1962, Europe was given 8 automatic spots, plus 2 additional spots in the intercontinental play-offs, in effect giving them 9 "spots". The two European teams played an African team and an Asian team respectively, and both European teams won. Therefore, 10 European teams played in the finals.
  5. ^ a b c In 1994, there were two rounds of intercontinental play-offs. First, an Oceanian team played a team from North and Cental America and Caribbean, and the winner then played a South American team.
  6. ^ Clear declaration to defend the autonomy of sport, FIFA Official site. Retrieved on December 20, 2006
  7. ^ OFC 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP ROUTE VIA ASIA, Oceania Football Confederation Official site. Retrieved on December 20, 2006

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See also

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External links

  • FIFA World Cup Preliminary History (from FIFA.com)
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