Quiz! Can you name every country to compete at a FIFA World Cup?

Football quiz time!

According to those who have done it, there's no greater feeling than representing your country at the World Cup. While the tournament, for many, is about the stars – the Maradonas and Peles, Ronaldos and Messis – a nice subplot every four years in the group stage is welcoming a country that have never competed before.

There's always one. There has always been at least one new country at every tournament since the inaugural World Cup back in 1930. For this quiz, we'd like you to name each one. Where countries have changed names – ah, politics – either answer will count, but you get a point for each. The year refers to the country's debut in the World Cup: 10 minutes on the clock, 84 countries to guess.

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