Teams
Eligibity for entrance into the qualification stage of the tournament is dependent upon a country being ranked in the top 20 teams in the world according to official FIFA rankings at December of the previous year. This year the following teams are eligible to enter into the 2006 World Super League qualification draw. Remember only half of the teams listed here will actually play in the tournament.
       
Argentina
(ARG)
Italy
(ITA)
Brazil
(BRA)
Japan
(JPN)
Croatia
(CRO)
Mexico
(MEX)
Netherlands
(NED)
Denmark
(DEN)
Portugal
(POR)
England
(ENG)
Spain
(ESP)
France
(FRA)
Sweden
(SWE)
Germany
(GER)
Turkey
(TUR)
Greece
(GRE)
Uruguay
(URU)
Iran
(IRN)
USA
(USA)
 
FIFA Rankings
Rank
Country
1
Brazil
2
Czech Republic
3
Netherlands
4
Argentina
5
Mexico
6
Spain
7
France
8
USA
9
England
10
Portugal
11
Turkey
12
Italy
13
Denmark
14
Sweden
15
Japan
16
Germany
17
Greece
18
Uruguay
19
Iran
20
Croatia
As of January 2006.

 

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