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FIFAワールドカップの予選

FIFAワールドカップの予選はFIFAワールドカップ本戦への出場をかけて争われる大会である。

概要

FIFAワールドカップの予選は本大会のおおよそ2年前から各大陸の連盟の下で実施される。予選にはエントリ締め切り時点でFIFAに加盟している全ての国もしくは地域の代表チームが出場できる。この予選を通して本大会に出場できる国もしくは地域は31に絞り込まれる。

2006年大会からは、全大会優勝国もしくは地域の予選免除枠が廃止されている。

予選の方式は各大陸によって区々である。これらの方式については別個下で述べる。

FIFAワールドカップの予選は1934年のイタリア大会から実施されている。

**総エントリ数**
Continental zone	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)
アフリカ	3	0	0	0	11	6	21	13	24	26	29	29	26	40	38	51	51	53
アジア	3	2	4	3	11	5		7	18	22	21	27	26	29	36	42	39	42
オセアニア^[1]	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	18	22	21	4	5	7	10	10	12	11
欧州	21	26	19	29	29	30	33	31	33	32	34	33	33	39	50	51	52	53
北中米	4	7	3	5	6	8	10	14	14	17	15	18	16	23	30	35	34	35
南米	4	2	8	6	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10
総エントリ	32	37	34	45	55	56	74	75	99	107	109	121	116	147	174	199	198	204
予選での総試合数	27	22	26	57	89	92	127	172	226	252	306	308	314	497	643	777	847
予選での総ゴール数	141	96	121	208	341	325	393	542	620	723	797	801	735	1446	1922	2452	2464

^ Because the Oceania Football Confederation has used the World Cup Qualifiers as a phase (or as the entire) Oceania Nations Cup, there is the possibility for non-FIFA countries to enter in matches that double as World Cup qualifiers. In the 2006 qualifiers, New Caledonia entered although they were not FIFA members at the time. They are included in the 12 nations listed as they joined FIFA during this time. By contrast, Tuvalu have entered the 2007 South Pacific Games Football tournament, which double as qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup. They are not included in the 11 OFC entrants, although their results will have an impact on qualification.

**予選通過枠**
Continental zone	1934 (16)	1938 (15)^[1]	1950 (13)^[2]	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)
アフリカ	1	/	/	/	0.5^[3]	0.5^[4]	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	5	5	5	5 H
アジア	1	1	1^[2]	1	0.5^[3]	0.5^[4]		1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3.5	2.5 2H	4.5	4.5
オセアニア	/	/	/	/	/	/		1	1	1	2	0.5	0.5	0.25^[5]	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
欧州	12	11^[1] T H	7^[2] T	11 H	9.5^[3] T H	9^[4]	9 H	8 T	8.5 H	8.5 T	13 H	12.5 T	13 H	12 T	14 H	13.5 T	13 H	13
北中米	1	1	2	1	1	0.5	1	1 H	1	1	2	1 H	2	1.25^[5] H	3	3	3.5	3.5
南米	2	1	4 H	1 T	3	3.5 T H	3 T	3	2.5 T	2.5 H	3 T	4	2.5 T	3.5^[5]	4 T	4.5	4.5	4.5
Total	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	24	24	24	24	32	32	32	32

^ ^a ^b In 1938, Austria withdrew after qualifying and were not replaced, so only 15 teams, 12 of them European, played in the finals.
^ ^a ^b ^c In 1950, India, Scotland and Turkey withdrew after qualifying and were not replaced, so only 13 teams, none of them Asian and 6 of them European, played in the finals.
^ ^a ^b Initially in 1958, Africa and Asia together were given 1 spot, while Europe was given 9 spots. However, after Israel won the African and Asian zone without playing any matches due to withdrawals of other teams, a special play-off was arranged between them and a European team (Wales). So in effect, Africa and Asia together were given 0.5 spots, while Europe was given 9.5 spots.
^ ^a ^b ^c In 1962, Europe was given 8 automatic spots, plus 2 additional spots in the intercontinental play-offs, in effect giving them 9 "spots". The two European teams played an African team and an Asian team respectively, and both European teams won. Therefore, 10 European teams played in the finals.
^ ^a ^b ^c In 1994, there were two rounds of intercontinental play-offs. First, an Oceanian team played a team from North and Cental America and Caribbean, and the winner then played a South American team.