they sign up to play and the battle it out in the tourny.
32 teams qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. See the related question below.
16 teams have qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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32 teams qualified for the tournament in 2010
32 teams qualify every 4 years.
205 initially entered the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. 32 teams qualified.
The Caribbean countries to qualify for a world cup are Trinidad an Tobago and Jamaica.
Five teams from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup:CameroonIvory CoastNigeriaGhanaAlgeria
US, Mexico, & Honduras.
Australia have qualified thrice for the world cup.
The two teams were Brazil as 1994 world cup winners and France the 1998 host.