<p>The teams that will play the next World Cup football finals are:<br /><br /><br /></p>.<table><tbody><tr><td> Country <br /></td><td>Appearances<br /> </td><td> Best finish in finals<br /> </td></tr><tr><td>AFRICA: </td></tr><tr><td> Ghana <br /> Ivory Coast<br />South Africa <br /></td><td> 2nd <br /> 2nd <br /> 3rd <br /></td><td> Round of 16 (2006)<br /> Group Stage (2006)<br /> Group Stage (1998, 2002)<br /></td></tr><tr><td>ASIA:</td></tr><tr><td>Australia <br />Japan <br />North Korea <br />South Korea <br /></td><td> 3rd |<br /> 4th <br /> 2nd <br /> 8th <br /> </td><td> Round of 16 (2006)<br /> Round of 16 (2002)<br /> Quarter-finals (1966)<br /> Fourth Place (2002)<br /></td></tr><tr><td> EUROPE:</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark<br />England <br />Germany<br />Italy<br />Netherlands<br />Serbia <br /><br /><br />Slovakia <br />Spain <br />Switzerland </td><td> 4th <br /> 13th<br /> 17th<br /> 17th <br /> 9th <br /> 11th <br /><br /><br /> 1st <br /> 13th <br /> 9th <br /></td><td> Quarter-finals (1998)<br /> Winners (1966)<br /> Winners (1954, 1974, 1990)<br /> Winners (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)<br /> Runners-up (1974, 1978)<br /> Fourth Place (1930, 1962)<br /> (Competed as Yugoslavia from 1930-98, Serbia and Montenegro for 2006)<br /> No previous performance<br /> Fourth Place (1950)<br /> Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)<br /></td></tr><tr><td>NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN:</td></tr><tr><td> Honduras <br /> Mexico <br /> United States <br /></td><td> 2nd <br /> 14th <br /> 9th<br /></td><td> Group Stage (1982)<br /> Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)<br /> Third Place (1930)<br /></td></tr><tr><td>SOUTH AMERICA:</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina<br />Brazil<br />Chile<br />Paraguay</td><td> 15th<br /> 19th <br /> 8th<br /> 8th</td><td> Winners (1978, 1986)<br /> Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)<br /> Third Place (1962)<br /> Round of 16 (1986, 1998, 2002)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The teams that will play the next World Cup football finals are:<br /><br /><br /></p>.<table><tbody><tr><td> Country <br /></td><td>Appearances<br /> </td><td> Best finish in finals<br /> </td></tr><tr><td>AFRICA: </td></tr><tr><td> Ghana <br /> Ivory Coast<br />South Africa <br /></td><td> 2nd <br /> 2nd <br /> 3rd <br /></td><td> Round of 16 (2006)<br /> Group Stage (2006)<br /> Group Stage (1998, 2002)<br /></td></tr><tr><td>ASIA:</td></tr><tr><td>Australia <br />Japan <br />North Korea <br />South Korea <br /></td><td> 3rd |<br /> 4th <br /> 2nd <br /> 8th <br /> </td><td> Round of 16 (2006)<br /> Round of 16 (2002)<br /> Quarter-finals (1966)<br /> Fourth Place (2002)<br /></td></tr><tr><td> EUROPE:</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark<br />England <br />Germany<br />Italy<br />Netherlands<br />Serbia <br /><br /><br />Slovakia <br />Spain <br />Switzerland </td><td> 4th <br /> 13th<br /> 17th<br /> 17th <br /> 9th <br /> 11th <br /><br /><br /> 1st <br /> 13th <br /> 9th <br /></td><td> Quarter-finals (1998)<br /> Winners (1966)<br /> Winners (1954, 1974, 1990)<br /> Winners (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)<br /> Runners-up (1974, 1978)<br /> Fourth Place (1930, 1962)<br /> (Competed as Yugoslavia from 1930-98, Serbia and Montenegro for 2006)<br /> No previous performance<br /> Fourth Place (1950)<br /> Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)<br /></td></tr><tr><td>NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN:</td></tr><tr><td> Honduras <br /> Mexico <br /> United States <br /></td><td> 2nd <br /> 14th <br /> 9th<br /></td><td> Group Stage (1982)<br /> Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)<br /> Third Place (1930)<br /></td></tr><tr><td>SOUTH AMERICA:</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina<br />Brazil<br />Chile<br />Paraguay</td><td> 15th<br /> 19th <br /> 8th<br /> 8th</td><td> Winners (1978, 1986)<br /> Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)<br /> Third Place (1962)<br /> Round of 16 (1986, 1998, 2002)</td></tr></tbody></table>