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.
There are 32 countries playing in the 2010 FIFA world cup.
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.
The number of countries that are currently a part of FIFA is 208. However only the 32 that qualify compete in the world cup.
Spain have taken part in the finals of 12 FIFA World Cups.See related link.
32!! xxo
32 teams