How many countries play football?

Answer 1

Oh, isn't that a happy little question! Football is played in countries all around the world, bringing people together in a beautiful way. There are 211 member associations in FIFA, the international governing body of football, so you could say there are at least 211 countries where football is played. It's truly a wonderful sight to see so many people coming together to enjoy the game.

Answer 2

Just about every country in the world plays soccer. FIFA, the international governing body, has 209 members. Teams from around the world take 2 years to play the World Cup, from the qualifying stages, to decide which 32 countries make it to the finals, through to the finals themselves. It is not just those 32 countries that play soccer. The World Cup finals is the high point in international soccer, and happens every four years, having taken the two previous years to decide who qualifies. In addition, there are many other international tournaments. So it is the most international sport in the world and the World Cup is the biggest single sport world championship of all sports.

Answer 3

Practically every country has a team, about 229 teams.

Answer 4

Over 200.

The FIFA Rankings can be found in the "Related Links" section

Answer 5

* Almost all of them, even the Islands that aren't independent nations... but not all of them are equally good, of course... Officially, there are 207 nations in FIFA's ranking list.

Answer 6

There are 207 countries in the FIFA World Rankings. Spain is number 1. Turks and Caicos Islands are number 207.

Answer 7

All of them. Even Vatican City.

no, Cuba doesn't have 1!

Every country plays but not all are international teams.

Answer 8

It is estimated that over 200 countries play soccer.

Answer 9

UEFA, the international organising body for soccer in Europe, has 54 countries as members.