Because F.i.F.A have increased the number from 24 to 32 teams.
32.
No, 32 countries have not won the FIFA World Cup. This year's 2010 FIFA World Cup will only be the 19th in history.
The number of countries that are currently a part of FIFA is 208. However only the 32 that qualify compete in the world cup.
Only 32?
There are 32 countries playing in the 2010 FIFA world cup.
there are 32 countries competing
Oh the list is far to long.As only 32 countries made it to South Africa.
32!! xxo
32 teams
32 teams from different countries participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Whoever qualifies. There are usually about 200 countries that try to qualify. 32 from all over the world end up going.
All 208 FIFA member countries participate in the World Cup qualifiers, with only 32 making it to the World Cup Finals. As such, the list of countries is pretty huge.