200 Days to Go. 32 Teams for the 2010 World Cup South Africa

The qualification phase for the 2010 World Cup South Africa is officially over. The first team ever to qualify for the World Cup, Uruguay as the last of the 32 teams to qualify for the 2010 World Cup after Uruguay withstood the Costa Rican pressure late last night.

Controversial Match – France vs Ireland

One of the most controversial matches was the Ireland France match in the Stade de France where France qualified because of a dodgy goal – in fact, France Captain Thierry Henry has admitted that he handled the ball in the goal mouth and deprived Ireland of their World Cup dreams.

Algeria Defeated Egypt

Algeria defeated more popular Egypt to secure the last African berth and compete in the World Cup for the first time since 1986.

The following are those 32 World Cup teams who will take part in South Africa 2010.

(And perhaps what is a bit special is the 32 include every single World Cup winner in history, precisely due to the Uruguayan stand.)

Algeria
Argentina**
Australia
Brazil*****
Cameroon
Chile
Cote d’Ivoire
Denmark
England*
France*
Germany***
Ghana
Greece
Honduras
Italy****
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
North Korea
New Zealand
Nigeria
Paraguay
Portugal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
United States
Uruguay**

Number of asterisks (*) indicates number of trophies won.