tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26527073975836491442011-11-27T16:50:12.991-08:00Cinematicnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652707397583649144.post-37277455665865247852009-06-19T21:16:00.000-07:002009-06-19T21:37:57.507-07:00List of qualified teams (6 out of 32)<br />Following teams have qualified as of 17 June 2009, in chronological order:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">South Africa</span> <br />Date of qualification: 15 May 2004<br />Qualified as: Host<br />Previous Best Performance: Group stage (1998, 2002)<br />Current FIFA Ranking (June 2009): 72<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Japan</span> <br />Date of qualification: 6 June 2009<br />Qualified as: AFC Fourth Round Group A Runner-up<br />Previous Best Performance: Round of 16 (2002)<br />Current FIFA Ranking (June 2009): 31<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Australia</span><br />Date of qualification: 6 June 2009<br />Qualified as: AFC Fourth Round Group A Winner<br />Previous Best Performance: Round of 16 (2006)<br />Current FIFA Ranking (June 2009): 29<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Korea Republic</span><br />Date of qualification: 6 June 2009<br />Qualified as: AFC Fourth Round Group B Winner<br />Previous Best Performance: Fourth (2002)<br />Current FIFA Ranking (June 2009): 46<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Netherlands</span><br />Date of qualification: 6 June 2009<br />Qualified as: UEFA Group 9 Winner<br />Previous Best Performance: Runner-up (1974, 1978)<br />Current FIFA Ranking (June 2009): 2<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Korea DPR</span><br />Date of qualification: 17 June 2009<br />Qualified as: AFC Fourth Round Group B Runner-up<br />Previous Best Performance: Quarterfinals (1966)<br />Current FIFA Ranking (June 2009): 106<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2652707397583649144-3727745566586524785?l=worldcup-africa2010.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cinematicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652707397583649144.post-47354895268538920522008-08-04T08:49:00.000-07:002008-08-04T09:01:17.261-07:00Previous World Cups and Winners:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Germany 2006:</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Winner: Italy</span><br />Runners-Up: France<br />Third: Germany<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Korea - Japan 2002:</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Winner: Brazil</span><br />Runners-Up: Germany<br />Third: Turkey<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />France 1998:</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Winner: France</span><br />Runners-Up: Brazil<br />Third: Croatia<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">USA 1994:</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Winner: Brazil</span><br />Runners-Up: Italy<br />Third: Sweden<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Italy 1990:<br />Winner: Germany FR</span><br />Runners-Up: Argentina<br />Third: Italy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Mexico 1986:<br />Winner: Argentina</span><br />Runners-Up: Germany FR<br />Third: France<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Spain 1982:<br />Winner: Italy</span><br />Runners-Up: Germany FR<br />Third: Poland<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Argentina 1978:<br />Winner: Argentina</span><br />Runners-Up: Netherlands<br />Third: Brazil<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Germany 1974:<br />Winner: Germany FR</span><br />Runners-Up: Netherlands<br />Third: Poland<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mexico 1970:<br />Winner: Brazil</span><br />Runners-Up: Italy<br />Third: Germany FR<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">England 1966:<br />Winner: England</span><br />Runners-Up: Germany FR<br />Third: Portugal<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Chile 1962:<br />Winner: Brazil</span><br />Runners-Up: Czechoslovakia<br />Third: Chile<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sweden 1958:<br />Winner: Brazil</span><br />Runners-Up: Sweden<br />Third: France<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Switzerland 1954:<br />Winner: Germany FR</span><br />Runners-Up: Hungary<br />Third: Austria<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Brazil 1950:<br />Winner: Uruguay</span><br />Runners-Up: Brazil<br />Third: Sweden<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">France 1938:<br />Winner: Italy</span><br />Runners-Up: Hungary<br />Third: Brazil<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Italy 1934:<br />Winner: Italy</span><br />Runners-Up: Czechoslovakia<br />Third: Germany<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Uruguay 1930:<br />Winner: Uruguay</span><br />Runners-Up: Argentina<br />Third: USA<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2652707397583649144-4735489526853892052?l=worldcup-africa2010.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cinematicnoreply@blogger.com0