World national teams on July 17th, 1961
CountriesWorld national teams
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
CAF - Confédération Africaine de Football8 teams
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Nigeria
Sudan
Tunisia
Uganda
United Arab Republic
CCCF - Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol10 teams
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dutch Guiana
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Netherlands Antilles
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 Associations31 teams
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
East Germany
England
Finland
France
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Scotland
Soviet Union
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Wales
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Other FIFA members94 teams
Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma
Cambodia
Canada
Ceylon
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Dutch Guiana
East Germany
Ecuador
El Salvador
England
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Malaya
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
Northern Ireland
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Republic of China
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Republic
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Wales
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Unaffiliated teams146 teams
Afghanistan
Albania
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
British Guiana
Bulgaria
Burma
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Ceylon
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Dahomey
Denmark
Dominica
Dutch Guiana
East Germany
Ecuador
El Salvador
England
Ethiopia
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
FLN
France
French Guiana
French Somaliland
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Libya
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malaya
Mali
Malta
Martinique
Mauritius
Mexico
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
North Vietnam
Northern Ireland
Northern Rhodesia
Norway
Nyasaland
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Portuguese Guinea
Puerto Rico
Republic of China
Reunion
Romania
Ruanda-Urundi
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
South Vietnam
Southern Rhodesia
Soviet Union
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tahiti
Tanganyika
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Republic
United States
Upper Volta
Uruguay
Venezuela
Wales
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Zanzibar
Defunct national teams1 team
Saar
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