2006-10-23 12:34:02 · 9 answers · asked by aggies_2011 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Short answers, please!!!
2006-10-23 12:36:54 · update #1
Basically, they go through qualification rounds according to the continental zone the country belongs to (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe).
They play versus other countries in their zone, and there is a certain number of countries from each zone that will qualify for the FIFA World Cup (those numbers are shown in the table at the link below).
Here's a link to the Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_qualification
2006-10-23 12:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by WaterfallOfDestiny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the second World Cup in 1934, qualifying tournaments have been held to thin the field for the final tournament. They are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), overseen by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides the number of places awarded to each of the continental zones beforehand, generally based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams, but also subject to lobbying from the confederations.
The qualification process can start as early as almost three years before the final tournament and last over a two-year period. The formats of the qualification tournaments differ between confederations. Usually, one or two places are awarded to winners of intercontinental play-offs. For example, the winner of the Oceanian zone and the fifth-placed team from the South American zone entered a play-off to decide which team would qualify for the 2006 World Cup. From the 1938 World Cup onwards, host nations have received an automatic berth in the finals. This right also used to be granted to the defending champion, but from the 2006 finals onwards, this entitlement has been withdrawn, requiring the champions to qualify as well.
2006-10-23 19:43:03 · answer #2 · answered by мяs. мαтεяαzzι 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each confederation will be allocated their respective berths for the FIFA World Cup qualification. the next tournament hosts will get an automatic entry to the finals.
the qualifying process will begin as early as almost three years before the next finals tournament begins & the qualifying proper begins after the FIFA World Cup qualifying match being made. besides the direct qualification from their respective confederations, there are also one or maybe two intercontinental play-off to decide which teams will go thru. for example, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO & AUSTRALIA qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup from these play-off.
when all teams have qualified for the finals, FIFA will then conduct the draw for the FIFA World Cup finals to decide the seedings, groups & fixture schedule for the final tournament proper.
2006-10-23 20:21:07 · answer #3 · answered by foongwk140804 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They put the teams in groups and then there is a final round (no matter how many groups there are) and there are 4 qualifiers and several teams that go through 2-legged playoffs and the team with the higher attegrate qualifies for the World Cup.
2006-10-23 19:44:26 · answer #4 · answered by ?????????? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to fifa.com
europe has the simplest format: group (of 5 or 6 teams) winner qualifies, group runner up plays off against another group runner up to qualify.
concacaf has the most complicated format. you would find out about it at fifa.com
2006-10-23 19:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by marksam3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they play matches against each other.The two or four teams that win go in the world cup
2006-10-23 20:54:08 · answer #6 · answered by WAZZZZZAAAAP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by beating other teams in the same group
2006-10-23 19:36:56 · answer #7 · answered by lick it 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tournaments...total points...depends if you are hosting the event, if you won the last wold cup...
2006-10-23 19:53:41 · answer #8 · answered by moz_head_84 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
check it out:
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/zone/index.html
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2006-10-23 21:05:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋