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FIFA World Cup Teams - Spot the Imposter
There are 84 national teams that have played in the FIFA World Cup since its inception in 1930. Each question below lists five current/former countries of the world - all but one of which have sent a team to play in the World Cup. See if you can identify the imposter in each group.
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| First submitted | September 27, 2021 |
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1. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
England
Wales
2. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
North Korea
West Germany
South Korea
Central African Republic
East Germany
3. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Germany
Netherlands
4. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Sweden
Norway
Iceland
Finland
Denmark
5. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
India
Brazil
Switzerland
Japan
China
6. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Zaire
United States
Bahamas
Canada
Dutch East Indies
7. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Austria
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Liechtenstein
8. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Slovakia
Greece
Cyprus
Slovenia
Romania
9. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Jamaica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
10. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Guatemala
Honduras
Panama
Costa Rica
El Salvador
11. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Gambia
Ivory Coast
Senegal
Ghana
Togo
12. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Paraguay
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Venezuela
13. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Pakistan
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Israel
14. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Bulgaria
Hungary
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
15. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Serbia & Montenegro
Montenegro
Yugoslavia
16. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Libya
Algeria
Morocco
Egypt
Tunisia
17. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Australia
New Zealand
Taiwan
Ireland
Cuba
18. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Colombia
Belize
Ecuador
Bolivia
Peru
19. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
South Africa
Angola
Kenya
Nigeria
Cameroon
20. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Iran
Kuwait
Bahrain
Iraq
United Arab Emirates
21. Which of these countries' national teams has not played in the FIFA World Cup?
Albania
Serbia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Bosnia & Herzegovina
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2 Comments
luxint
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Level 67
Sep 27, 2021
Nice one. Thanks (PS some pedantic twit is going to point out soon that you missed the r in the word "countRies")
PapaFurchetta
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Level 94
Sep 27, 2021
Thanks for the catch - I've made the correction. Now the pedants can focus on how some of these are not technically "countries."
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