World national teams on December 31st, 1956

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AFC - The Asian Football Confederation18 teams

Afghanistan
Burma
Cambodia
Ceylon
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Japan
Malaya
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of China
Singapore
South Korea
South Vietnam
Thailand

CCCF - Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol8 teams

Costa Rica
Cuba
Curaçao
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama

CONMEBOL - Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol10 teams

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela

NAFC - North American Football Confederation3 teams

Canada
Mexico
United States

UEFA - Union of European Football Associations29 teams

Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
East Germany
England
Finland
France
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Scotland
Soviet Union
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Wales
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Other FIFA members83 teams

Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma
Cambodia
Canada
Ceylon
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Dutch Guiana
East Germany
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Malaya
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Northern Ireland
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of China
Romania
Saar
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Thailand
Turkey
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Wales
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Unaffiliated teams132 teams

Afghanistan
Albania
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belgian Congo
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
British Guiana
Bulgaria
Burma
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Ceylon
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Dominica
Dutch Guiana
East Germany
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Ethiopia
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Congo
French Guiana
French Somaliland
Gambia
Gold Coast
Greece
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Libya
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malaya
Martinique
Mauritius
Mexico
Mongolia
Montserrat
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
North Vietnam
Northern Ireland
Northern Rhodesia
Norway
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Portuguese Guinea
Puerto Rico
Republic of China
Reunion
Romania
Ruanda-Urundi
Saar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Scotland
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
South Vietnam
Southern Rhodesia
Soviet Union
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tahiti
Tanganyika
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Ubangi-Shari
Uganda
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Wales
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Zanzibar

Defunct national teams1 team

Saar

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