World national teams on May 31st, 1970

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AFC - The Asian Football Confederation25 teams

Afghanistan
Bahrain
Burma
Cambodia
Ceylon
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of China
Singapore
South Korea
South Vietnam
Syria
Thailand

CAF - Confédération Africaine de Football33 teams

Algeria
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Congo-Kinshasa
Dahomey
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritius
Morocco
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Upper Volta
Zambia

CONCACAF - Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football21 teams

Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
United States

CONMEBOL - Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol10 teams

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela

OFC - Oceania Football Confederation4 teams

Australia
Fiji
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea

UEFA - Union of European Football Associations33 teams

Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
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
Turkey
Wales
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Other FIFA members135 teams

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Ceylon
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Congo-Kinshasa
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Dahomey
Denmark
Dominican Republic
East Germany
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Vietnam
Northern Ireland
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Republic of China
Rhodesia
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Somalia
South Korea
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
Spain
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United States
Upper Volta
Uruguay
Venezuela
Wales
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Zambia

Unaffiliated teams168 teams

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
British Honduras
Bulgaria
Burma
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Ceylon
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Congo-Kinshasa
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Dahomey
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Germany
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Ethiopia
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Vietnam
North Yemen
Northern Cyprus
Northern Ireland
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Portuguese Guinea
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of China
Reunion
Rhodesia
Romania
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
Spain
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tahiti
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United States
Upper Volta
Uruguay
Venezuela
Wales
Wallis and Futuna
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Zambia
Zanzibar

Defunct national teams1 team

Saar

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