Wednesday, November 20, 2013

World Cup Teams - 2010 vs 2014

Qualified for 2010 and 2014:
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Cameroon
Chile
England
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Honduras
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Nigeria
Portugal
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
United States
Uruguay

Qualified for 2014:
Belgium (2002)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (First Qualification)
Colombia (1998)
Costa Rica (2006)
Croatia (2006)
Ecuador (2006)
Iran (2006)
Russia (2002)

Qualified for 2010:
Denmark
New Zealand
North Korea
Paraguay
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa

World Cup 2014 Elimination Timeline

A timeline of the nations that have been eliminated from the 2014 World Cup starting with Timor-Leste, who were the first nation knocked out in July 2011.
  1. Timor-Leste
  2. Sri Lanka
  3. Mongolia
  4. Chinese Taipei
  5. Macau
  6. Cambodia
  7. Afghanistan
  8. Pakistan
  9. Turks and Caicos
  10. British Virgin Islands
  11. Anguilla
  12. Aruba
  13. Montserrat
  14. Nepal
  15. Laos
  16. Philippines
  17. Kyrgyzstan
  18. Hong Kong
  19. Bangladesh
  20. Turkmenistan
  21. Vietnam
  22. Malaysia
  23. India
  24. Palestine
  25. Maldives
  26. Yemen
  27. Myanmar
  28. Syria
  29. Bahamas 
  30. US Virgin Islands
  31. Barbados
  32. St. Lucia
  33. Curaçao
  34. Cayman Islands
  35. Dominican Republic
  36. Bermuda
  37. Puerto Rico
  38. Dominica
  39. Nicaragua
  40. Belize
  41. Grenada
  42. Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
  43. Tajikistan
  44. North Korea
  45. UAE
  46. Singapore
  47. Indonesia
  48. Haiti
  49. Suriname
  50. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  51. Trinidad & Tobago
  52. Burundi
  53. Madagascar
  54. Chad
  55. Seychelles
  56. Eritrea
  57. São Tomé and Príncipe
  58. Swaziland
  59. Guinea-Bissau
  60. China
  61. Comoros
  62. Djibouti
  63. Somalia
  64. Cook Islands
  65. Tonga
  66. American Samoa
  67. Thailand
  68. Saudi Arabia
  69. Kuwait
  70. Bahrain
  71. Papua New Guinea
  72. Samoa
  73. Vanuatu
  74. Fiji
  75. Cuba
  76. Antigua and Barbuda
  77. Guyana
  78. Tahiti
  79. Solomon Islands
  80. Canada
  81. Guatemala
  82. El Salvador
  83. New Caledonia
  84. Scotland
  85. Lebanon
  86. Kenya
  87. Sudan
  88. San Marino
  89. Lesotho
  90. Central African Republic
  91. Gambia
  92. Zimbabwe
  93. Mozambique
  94. Niger
  95. Rwanda
  96. Iraq
  97. Qatar
  98. Faroe Islands
  99. Namibia
  100. Togo
  101. Angola
  102. Sierra Leone
  103. Tanzania
  104. Morocco
  105. Guinea
  106. Benin
  107. DR Congo
  108. Liberia
  109. Equatorial Guinea
  110. Mali
  111. Oman
  112. Luxembourg
  113. Azerbaijan
  114. Zambia
  115. Wales
  116. Andorra
  117. Moldova
  118. Belarus
  119. Lithuania
  120. Liechtenstein
  121. Kazakhstan
  122. Macedonia
  123. Serbia
  124. Bolivia
  125. Botswana
  126. South Africa
  127. Malawi
  128. Gabon
  129. Congo
  130. Cape Verde Islands
  131. Uganda
  132. Libya
  133. Northern Ireland
  134. Uzbekistan
  135. Georgia
  136. Malta
  137. Cyprus
  138. Estonia
  139. Latvia
  140. Slovakia
  141. Finland
  142. Paraguay
  143. Peru
  144. Poland
  145. Albania
  146. Norway
  147. Austria
  148. Ireland
  149. Czech Republic
  150. Israel
  151. Venezuela
  152. Jamaica
  153. Bulgaria
  154. Denmark
  155. Hungary
  156. Turkey
  157. Slovenia
  158. Armenia
  159. Montenegro
  160. Panama
  161. Ethiopia
  162. Senegal
  163. Tunisia
  164. Egypt
  165. Burkina Faso
  166. Romania
  167. Iceland
  168. Sweden
  169. Ukraine
  170. New Zealand



*Bhutan, Guam, Brunei Darussalam, and Mauritania did not attempt to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.  Mauritius entered qualification but were forced to withdraw before ever playing a game so they were not included in this list.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

World Cup Qualifying Inter-Confederation Playoffs

Aggregate scores of World Cup Inter-Confederation Playoff games since 1986.


2014

AFC 5th Place Play-off Winner v CONMEBOL 5th Place
Jordan v Uruguay (TBD)

CONCACAF 4th Place v OFC Winner
Mexico v New Zealand (TBD)



2010

AFC 5th place v OFC winner
New Zealand 1-0 Bahrain

CONCACAF 4th Place v CONMEBOL 5th Place
Uruguay 2-1 Costa Rica



2006

CONCACAF 4th Place v AFC 4th Round Winner
Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 Bahrain

CONMEBOL 5th Place vs OFC 3rd Round Winner
Australia 1-1 (4-2P) Uruguay



2002

CONMEBOL 5th Place vs OFC winner
Uruguay 3-1 Australia

AFC Play-off Winner v UEFA vs UEFA Group 2 Runner-up
Republic of Ireland 2-1 Iran



1998

AFC Play-off Loser v OFC Winner
Iran 3-3 Australia (Iran progessed on away goals)



1994

CONCACAF runner-up v OFC Winner
Australia 3-3 (4-1P) Canada

CONMEBOL Group 1 Runner-up v OFC Winner
Argentina 2-1 Australia



1990

CONMEBOL 3rd Place v OFC Winner
Colombia 1-0 Israel



1986

UEFA Group 7 Runner-up v OFC Winner
Scotland 2-0 Australia