On Wednesday, the last national football teams that will take part in the World Cup, which will be held next year in Germany, were determined. Previously, 27 national teams had already secured the right to participate in the tournament.
These are 11 European teams: Germany, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Portugal, France, Italy, England, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Poland, and Sweden.
Four national teams from South America: Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, and Paraguay. Three teams from North America: Mexico, the USA, and Costa Rica.
Five African teams: Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, and Tunisia.
Four Asian national teams: Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Japan, and Iran.
On Wednesday, they were joined by the 5 winners of the playoff matches for the right to reach the final stage of the World Cup. These are the national teams of Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Spain.