New teams are welcomed into the World Cup almost every year. Some of the the teams that have in the past successfully qualified for a World Cup tournament are below. To see the current FIFA World Rankings, go here.
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Austria
- Australia
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dutch East Indies
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Federation Republic of Germany
- France
- Germany
- German D. Republic
- Ghana
- Greece
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iran
- Serbia & Montenegro
- South Africa
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Ukraine
