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United States
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Founded:
1913
World Cup Appearances:
9
Best Result:
3rd place (1930) |
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Argentina
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Founded:
1893
World Cup Appearances:
15
Best Result:
Champions (1978, 1986) |
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Australia
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Founded:
1961
World Cup Appearances:
3
Best Result:
Round of 16 (2006) |
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Brazil
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Founded:
1914
World Cup Appearances:
19
Best Result:
Champions (1958,1962,1970,1994,2002) |
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Cameroon
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Founded:
1959
World Cup Appearances:
6
Best Result:
Quarterfinals (1990) |
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Croatia
| Founded: |
1912 |
| Stadium: |
Maksimir, Zagreb (40,000) |
| Region: |
UEFA |
| Nickname: |
Vatreni (The Blazers) |
| Key Players: |
Niko Kovač, Luka Modrić, Niko Krančjar |
| Trophies: |
World Cup 3rd Place Finish (1998) |
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Denmark
| Founded: |
1889 |
| Stadium: |
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (34,098) |
| Region: |
UEFA |
| Nickname: |
Olsen Banden (The Olsen Gang), Danish Dynamite |
| Key Players: |
Dennis Rommedahl, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Martin Laursen |
| Trophies: |
European Cup Chamipons (1992), Confederation Cup Winners |
| Major Clubs: |
FC København, Lygby BK |
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Egypt
| Founded: |
1921 |
| Stadium: |
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo (74,100) |
| Region: |
CAF |
| Nickname: |
The Pharaohs |
| Key Players: |
Ahmed Hassan. Mohamed Aboutrika, Amr Zaki |
| Trophies: |
African Nations Cup (6) |
| Major Clubs: |
Al-Ahly, El Zamalek |
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El Salvador
| Founded: |
1921 |
| Stadium: |
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador(45,925) |
| Region: |
CONCACAF |
| Nickname: |
La Selecta, Selección Cuscatleca, Cuscatlecos, La Azul |
| Key Players: |
Alfredo Pacheco, Rudis Corrales, Eliseo Quintanilla |
| Trophies: |
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists (3), CCCF Champions (1943) |
| Major Clubs: |
Alianza F.C., CD Luis Angel Firpo |
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England
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Founded
1863
World Cup Appearances:
13
Best Result:
Champions (1966) |
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France
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Founded:
1919
World Cup Appearances:
13
Best Result:
Champions (1998) |
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Germany
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Founded:
1900
World Cup Appearances:
17
Best Result:
Champions (1954,1974,1990) |
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Ghana
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Founded:
1957
World Cup Appearances:
4
Best Result:
2nd Round (2006) |
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Greece
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Founded:
1926
World Cup Appearances:
2
Best Result:
Round 1 (1994) |
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Greece World Cup Jerseys |
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Holland
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Founded:
1889
World Cup Appearances:
9
Best Result:
2nd place (1974,1978) |
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Ireland
| Founded: |
1921 |
| Stadium: |
Croke Park, Dublin (83,700) |
| Region: |
UEFA |
| Nickname: |
The Boys in Green |
| Key Players: |
Robbie Keane, Damien Duff, John O'Shea |
| Trophies: |
World Cup Quarterfinalists (1990) |
| Major Clubs: |
Shamrock Rovers, St. Patrick's Athletic, Cork City
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Italy
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Founded:
1898
World Cup Appearances:
17
Best Result:
Champions (1934,1938,1982,2006) |
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Ivory Coast
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Founded:
1960
World Cup Appearances:
2
Best Result:
Round 1 (2006) |
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Mexico
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Founded:
1927
World Cup Appearances:
14
Best Result:
Quarterfinals (1970,1986) |
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Morocco
| Founded: |
1955 |
| Stadium: |
Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (60,000) |
| Region: |
CAF |
| Nickname: |
Lions de l'Atlas (Lions of the Atlas) |
| Key Players: |
Houssine Kharja, Marouane Chamakh, Youssouf Hadji |
| Trophies: |
African Nations Cup (1976) |
| Major Clubs: |
AS Sale, Maghreb Fez, Olympique Safi |
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Namibia
| Founded: |
1990 |
| Stadium: |
Independence Stadium, Republic of Nambia (25,000) |
| Region: |
CAF |
| Nickname: |
Brave Warriors |
| Key Players: |
Attiel Mbaha, Richard Gariseb, Rudolph Bester |
| Trophies: |
Two-Time Runner Ups at the COSAFA Cup |
| Major Clubs: |
AS Sale, Maghreb Fez, Olympique Safi |
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Norway
| Founded: |
1908 |
| Stadium: |
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (25,572) |
| Region: |
UEFA |
| Nickname: |
- |
| Key Players: |
Brede Hangeland, John Carew, John Arne Riise |
| Trophies: |
Round 2 World Cup finish (1998) |
| Major Clubs: |
Viking, Lyn Oslo, Rosenborg |
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Poland
| Founded: |
1919 |
| Stadium: |
Silesian, Chorzów (47,246) |
| Region: |
UEFA |
| Nickname: |
Orły (The Eagles) |
| Key Players: |
Artur Boruc, Maciej Żurawski, Michal Żewłakow |
| Trophies: |
World Cup Third Place (2), Olympic Gold Medal (1972) |
| Major Clubs: |
Wisla Kraków, Legia Warszawa |
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Portugal
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Founded:
1914
World Cup Appearances:
5
Best Result:
Third Place (1966) |
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Russia
| Founded: |
1912 |
| Stadium: |
Luzhniki, Moscow (84,745) |
| Region: |
UEFA |
| Key Players: |
Sergei Semak, Yuri Zhirkov, Andrei Arshavin |
| Trophies: |
Two World Cup Finals Appearances, Two European Championship Finals Appearances |
| Major Clubs: |
CSKA Moskva, Dinamo Moskva, Zenit St Petersburg |
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Senegal
| Founded: |
1960 |
| Stadium: |
Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar (60,000) |
| Region: |
CAF |
| Nickname: |
Les Lions de la Teranga
(Lions of Teranga) |
| Key Players: |
Henri Camara, El Hadji Diouf, Abdou Faye |
| Trophies: |
World Cup Quarterfinals Appearance (2002), Second Place in the African Nations Cup (2002), Amilcar Cabral Cup Champions (8), CEDEAO Cup Champions (1985) |
| Major Clubs: |
ASC Diaraf, Port Autonome, Casa Sport |
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Serbia
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Founded:
2006
World Cup Appearances:
1
Best Result:
Let's find out in 2010! |
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Slovenia
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Founded:
1992
World Cup Appearances:
2
Best Result:
1st Round (2002) |
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South Africa
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Founded:
1932
World Cup Appearances:
3
Best Result:
Round 1 (1998, 2002) |
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South Korea
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Founded:
1945
World Cup Appearances:
8
Best Result:Fourth Place (2002) |
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South Korea World Cup Jerseys |
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Spain
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Founded:
1909
World Cup Appearances:
13
Best Result:
4th place (1950) |
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Sweden
| Founded: |
1904 |
| Stadium: |
Råsunda, Stockholm (36,608) |
| Region: |
UEFA |
| Nickname: |
Blågult (The Blueyellow) |
| Key Players: |
Kim Kallstrom, Olof Mellberg, Zlatan Ibrahimović |
| Trophies: |
World Cup Runners-up (1958), World Cup Third Place (2) |
| Major Clubs: |
Helsingborgs IF, IFK Goteborg, Malmo FF |
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Tunisia
| Founded: |
1957 |
| Stadium: |
Stade 7 November, Rades (65,000) |
| Region: |
CAF |
| Nickname: |
Les Aigles de Carthage
(The Eagles of Carthage) |
| Key Players: |
Ali Zitouni, Issam Jemâa, Karim Haggui |
| Trophies: |
African Nations Cup Champions (2004) |
| Major Clubs: |
AS Kasserine, Club Africain, Club Athletique Bizertin |
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