Best football playing country that has never qualified for The World Cup

US Virgin Islands. But after 2006 this will be untrue cuz they will win the world cup in germany. haha.(evil smile)

 

Ghana

 

bhutan and monseratt

 

I agree with Bhutan, but Monserrat??? Are you kidding??? They are good, but not THAT much

 

Montserrat would have qualified (and won) last time except for those cheetin' bastid Bhutananians

 

I will prefer New Zealand and Thailand. I think you are out of your mind.

 

You seem to have this fixation with Bhutan and Montserrat....

I wonder what Freud would have said...

 

Vietnam

 

Has Wales ever qualified?

(I suspect they will in '06...)

 

Is Zambia the team that looked like it was headed to Italia '90 but on the way to (or from) a qualifier, the plane crashed, killing everyone on board? I'll have to go back to my DVD again but what a tragedy.

I can't believe Ghana hasn't made the World Cup, but their senior sides never did fulfill the youth sides' potential.

Oh, and Bhutan, but defenitely not Montserrat. At least Bhutan's Top 200.

 

With all the changes in Europe in the last 10-15 years, this question is not as straightforward as it seems, as my choices will suggest.

I would pick the Czech Republic. I don't believe they've played in the WC since they've become an independent country (did not qualify in 94, 98 or 02, IIRC). Of course, as Czechoslovakia (a combo of the current Czech Republic and Slovakia), they've made it.

A second choice would be the Ukraine, but they have the same issues as does the Czech Republic (they've made the WC as part of the USSR).

 

wales. hands down.

 

Wales was there in 1958 I think.

 

I believe they qualified in 1958.

 

The United Kingdom, hands down.

 

I have to agree with Wales.

They have just beaten Italy and with players like these and others from the EPL they have a good a chance as most.

Paul Jones,
Mark Crossley
Mark Delaney
Andrew Melville
Simon Davies
Andy Johnson
Craig Bellamy
Ryan Giggs,
Robbie Savage,
Mark Pembridge,
Andy Melville
Gareth Taylor
Iwan Roberts
and John Hartson.

http://www.faw.org.uk/squad.php3?ID=1

http://www.dragonsoccer.co.uk/players/fawlist.htm

 

Australia ???? have they ever Qualified ???

 

I was wondering about the newly independent nations and I'd agree with Czech Republic. They've had amazing players and made the Euro 96 Final, yet no World Cup.

True. The UK has had some great players (Charlton, Banks, Gascoigne, Best, Beckham, Lineker, Rush, Giggs) yet no WC!

 

1974.

FYI, this link has info on every country that has made the World Cup: http://www.neilandlaure.com/worldcup/worldcup.html

 

Wales qualified in 1958. This was the only world cup in history where all 5 home nations made the finals.

The United Kindom dosent have an international football team so you carnt add them to the list.

 

While I suspect that ClashCityRocker was going for humor, this is still useful information to keep in mind next time the Olympics roll around and someone asks, "how did England fail to qualify with all those good young players." The reason Michael Owen didn't and Wayne Rooney isn't going to lead England to Olympic Gold is that England competes in the Olympics as Great Britain.

Anyway, as to the question, I may as well vote for India as the World Cup sleeping giant.