How many teams participated in the 2006 World Cup for the first time?
The answer will have to wait until the World Cup starts on June 8, when the eight teams that entered the World Cup finals for the first time will show their true level. They are Ghana, Angola, Cô te d 'Ivoire, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago and the Czech Republic.
Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine.
In fact, the 2006 World Cup in Germany was not the first time with the largest number of teams. Italy 1934 World Cup has 10 teams participating. However, at that time, the World Cup had just begun, and the total number of participating teams was 16. It is not surprising that many teams participated for the first time. In 2006, the number of new soldiers in the World Cup was 1/4, which was an eye-catching landscape.
The most subversive thing in the World Cup qualifiers is Africa. Ghana, Angola, Cô te d 'Ivoire and Togo replaced Senegal, South Africa, Cameroon and Nigeria, and only Tunisia, an old African team, qualified for the competition.
1990 In the World Cup in Italy, Cameroon, the African lion, defeated Argentina, the world champion at that time, which impressed the world deeply and made the world really understand African football for the first time. Subsequently, Cameroon created a lot of trouble for England in the 1/4 final, and almost eliminated England and advanced to the semi-finals.
Four years later, it was Nigeria's turn in the World Cup in the United States, and the African Eagle almost eliminated Italy and entered the quarter-finals.
The 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan was even more unpopular. Senegal beat France, the last champion, in the first match of the World Cup and finally entered the quarter-finals.
Although African players have become more and more eye-catching in European leagues in recent years, it is a pity that we can't see Eto 'o of Cameroon, Martins of Nigeria and Diouf of Senegal in this World Cup. No traditional strong team in the world wants to meet Cameroon, Nigeria or Senegal, but these three African teams have not qualified. It seems that Africa will do nothing in this World Cup.
However, it is no accident that Cô te d 'Ivoire can enter the World Cup finals. After the World Cup draw results were announced, Argentina, Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro in Group D of Death all had a headache for being assigned to the strongest Cô te d 'Ivoire in Africa. Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will lead African elephants to their new continent-the World Cup.
Cô te d 'Ivoire has now been positioned as a strong team, so any result can't be said to be unpopular. The biggest upset maker in the World Cup is probably Ghana in Group E. Whether Ghana beats Italy or the Czech Republic, it is the most anticipated upset in the World Cup.
It seems difficult for Angola and Togo to make a difference, but looking back at the 1990 World Cup, people thought that Cameroon was simply vulnerable.
For Trinidad and Tobago, being in the same group as England is already a reward. Caribbean people should be happy as long as they don't get out of the group stage ahead of time.
As independent countries, the Czech Republic, Serbia and Montenegro and Ukraine did participate in the World Cup for the first time, but they all participated in the World Cup before independence. Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union all participated in the World Cup.
Ukraine is the first team in Europe to qualify, and Shevchenko looks forward to showing his strength in the World Cup as he did in AC Milan. Only Spain has equal strength in Group H, so Tunisia and Saudi Arabia should not prevent Brockin's team from qualifying smoothly.
The Czech Republic really went through a lot of hardships to enter the World Cup, and it was difficult to beat Norway in the play-offs to get tickets. But the Czech Republic's attack was amazing, ranking first in Europe with 35 goals in the qualifiers. This generation of Czech players is the best in history. Nedved, Rosicky, Cech, Poposki, Baroche, jankulovski and other stars all play for the European giants. This World Cup is the best opportunity for these superstars to write history.
Serbia and Montenegro tried to restore the honor of Yugoslav football with Kezman and Stankovic. Yugoslavia was pleasing to the eye in the two World Cups 1990 and 1998, but it was a pity that the 2002 World Cup fell behind. In the qualifiers, Serbia and Montenegro defeated Spain, and the group was the first to qualify. It's a pity that the final was divided into the death group of Argentina and the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, Spain has participated in the World Cup for the eighth time in a row. Breaking the curse that the World Cup can never achieve great achievements is the eternal motivation of the Spanish team. In the past, people were always full of expectations for Spanish matadors, but they were disappointed every time. This time, the Spanish international learned to be smart and began to cool down the media. Morientes said: "Being in the final is an achievement in itself. Let's lower our posture and take our time. "
Similar to Spain, there are Holland and Portugal. The orange army led by Basten walked out of the trough. After the pain of missing the 2002 World Cup, the Dutch team should make a difference in this World Cup. If the group match doesn't meet Argentina, both teams will be badly hurt.
Portugal's golden generation lost the chance to win the European Cup at home, and now they expect Figo's star to go further in the World Cup.
No matter how well the following teams play in the qualifiers, as long as they reach the finals, they will always be favourites to win the championship: Brazil, Argentina, Italy, France, England and Germany. Brazil is a hot spot among the hot spots. C Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Adriano, Kaka and many other superstars will set off a yellow frenzy. Brazil is expected to win the championship for a record sixth time.
Argentina and France have some problems, both of which are excellent, but they have not yet combined into a powerful collective. England and Italy are more balanced and have excellent defense. They need Brazil's offensive ability.
It is worth mentioning that among the previous World Cup champions, only Uruguay failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, and Uruguay lost to Australia in the play-offs.
Of course, the most regrettable thing is that after China participated in the World Cup for the first time in history in 2002, it once again fell into the endless emotions of expectation, waiting, sadness and resentment before 2002. China was eliminated in the group stage of Asian regional qualifiers, and even failed to advance to the quarter-finals.