There are well over 180 countries in F.i.F.A.
One place was allocated to Africa for the 1934 World Cup. Egypt qualified to play in the tournament.
There were North Korea, South Korea, Japan and you can count Australia.
If you are referring to the FIFA World Cup it's 32.
32 teams
There are 32 countries playing in the 2010 FIFA world cup.
32 countries played in the FIFA World Cup finals in 2002.
As of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, there are 32 countriescompeting in the tournament.
It is 14 countries.
They have qualified for the World Cup Finals on 18 occasions.
32 teams from different countries participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Manchester United can not participate in the Fifa world Cup. It is a national team competition. It is not a club team competition.