how many players will be competing at this years world cup?
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There will be 32 teams in the World Cup, each team allowed to select 23 players. 32 x 23 = 736. However, many of those players will not see any action. Assuming 15 players from each country see action in the World, that would mean 480 players taking part.
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These are the Man Utd players likely to be selected\n\nRuud Van Nistelrooy (Holland)\nEdwin Van Der Saar (Holland)\nWayne Rooney (England)\nRio Ferdinand (England)\nGary Neville (England)\nNemenja Vidic (Serbia and Montenegro)\nTim Howard (USA)\nMikael Silvestre (France)\nCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)\nKieran Richardson (England)\nPark Ji Sung (South Korea)\nGabriel Heinze (Argentina)*\n\nIn total, it is likely that at least 10 players will be represented in the World Cup. Heinze's participation will depend on whether he recovers from injury in time. Howard, on his form. So as many as 12 could make the cut.
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Probably Wayne Rooney.  I think he is only 20, so he can probably play in at least 3 more tournaments, and we know england will always qualify and go far, so he has a good chance. \n\nMiroslav Klose, of Germany also has a good chance beacuse he already has 9, and he will be back for at least one more time.\n\nBut Ronaldo already has 15, and by the time the tournaments over he may have 17 or 18.  I think it will be a long time until the record is broken, and it may even be by someone we haven't heard of yet.
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that is a very easy answer. there are 32 teams that participate in the world cup every 4 years.
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Lothar Matthäus, of West Germany/Germany, shares the record for playing in the most world cups with Antonio Carbajal, of Mexico.  They have each played in five world cups, Matthäus in 82, 86, 90, 94, and 98, and Carbajal in 50, 54, 58, 62, 66.  Matthäus has played in the most world cup games, with 25.  Second is Paolo Maldini, of Italy, with 23.
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32 countries have played in the cup since France 98.  Stadiums vary, but in this one the average is between 40-50 thousand I would say.  Brazil was the pre-tournament favorite, but France knocked them out in the quarterfinals.  No, it is not the 80th world cup, the FIFA World Cup began in 1930, and is held every 4 years, and was not held between 38 and 50 due to WWII.  So there was a tournament in 30, 34, 38, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 02, and now in 06.  So this cup is the 18th.  Regardless of who wins this tournament (because both are previous winners), only seven countries have won the world cup.  Uruguay in 30, Italy in 34, Italy in 38, Uruguay in 50, West Germany in 54, Brazil in 58, Brazil in 62, England in 66, Brazil in 70, West Germany in 74, Argentina in 78, Italy in 82, Argentina in 86, Germany in 90, Brazil in 94, France in 98, Brazil in 02, and either Italy/France in 06.  For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup.
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32. it was 32 since 1998. Before that it was 24. the first world cup had just 13 teams.
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many players did. which world cup?
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At the 2007 World Cup, forty-eight games will be played in 12 different cities from September 7th, to October 20th. Ten of the cities are in France while Cardiff and Edinburgh also host games.\n\nAs of the start of 2006, 10 nations were already qualified for the tournament: the eight 2003 quarterfinalists were seeded in the four groups back in May 2005.
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Most World Cup match appearances: Lothar Matthäus of Germany, 25 matches.
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a total of 194 FIFA associated members took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers from September 2003 to November 2005. \n\n32 teams qualified for the finals in Germany from 09 June 2006 to 09 July 2006. \n\nbreakdown of teams based on confederations:\n\nUEFA - Europe - 14 teams including host nation\nGERMANY - host nation\nNETHERLANDS\nUKRAINE\nPORTUGAL\nFRANCE\nITALY\nENGLAND\nSERBIA & MONTENEGRO\nCROATIA\nSWEDEN\nPOLAND\nCZECH REPUBLIC\nSWITZERLAND\nSPAIN\n\nCAF - Africa - 5 teams\nTOGO\nGHANA\nCOTE D'IVOIRE\nANGOLA\nTUNISIA\n\nCONMEBOL - South America - 4 teams\nBRAZIL\nARGENTINA\nECUADOR\nPARAGUAY\n\nAFC - Asia - 4 teams\nSAUDI ARABIA\nJAPAN\nKOREA REPUBLIC\nIRAN\n\nCONCACAF - North & Central America & the Carribbean - 4 teams\nUNITED STATES\nMEXICO\nCOSTA RICA\nTRINIDAD & TOBAGO\n\nOFC - Oceania - 1 team\nAUSTRALIA\n\n*AUSTRALIA has since joined Asian Football Confederation in January 2006.
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well in any one world cup it was Juste Fontaine of France who scored 13 in the 1958 world cup. in total gerd muller of germany got 14 (1970 and 1974). currently ronaldo of brazil has 12 and is a certainty for the squad this summer and has a good chance of being number one.
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world cup was not played last year
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if you mean the world cup, it's 4.
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88 players are members of their national squads in the world cup and represt Premiership clubs. 21 are representing England.
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It's England mate. The FA premier league has the most representatives at the world cup. With Arsenal and Chelsea leading the way with the most internationals at the world cup.
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The exact amount of nations that are members of FIFA is 192 nations. Which are the ones who compete for the right to participate in the FIFA World Cup Tournament That's held every four years and allows 32 nations as it finalist to compete. Any Nation that is not a member of FIFA can not participate.