Quiz! Can you name the 12 Asian nations to have played at the World Cup?

By Mark White
published

They're having a storming tournament in the Middle East – now tell us every Asian team to have ever played in the Greatest Show on Earth

Saleh Al-Shehri of Saudi Arabia celebrates scoring his side's equalising goal to make the score 1-1 during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group C match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at Lusail Stadium on November 22, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.
(Image credit: Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

You have 10 minutes to pick 12 nations.

Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.

Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.