List of qualified national teams
The following 32 teams have qualified for the football World Cup 2010 in South Africa (24 November 2009):
| Team |
Association
|
Qualification Date |
FIFA Ranking |
| South Africa |
Host |
15 May 2004 |
86 |
| Japan |
AFC |
6 June 2009 |
43 |
| Australia |
AFC |
6 June 2009 |
21 |
| Korea Republic |
AFC |
6 June 2009 |
48 |
| Korea DPR |
AFC |
17 June 2009 |
84 |
| Ghana |
CAF |
6 September 2009 |
37 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
CAF |
10 October 2009 |
16 |
| Nigeria |
CAF |
14 November 2009 |
22 |
| Cameroon |
CAF |
14 November 2009 |
11 |
| Algeria |
CAF |
18 November 2009 |
28 |
| Mexico |
CONCACAF |
10 October 2009 |
15 |
| United States |
CONCACAF |
10 October 2009 |
14 |
| Honduras |
CONCACAF |
14 October 2009 |
38 |
| Brazil |
CONMEBOL |
5 September 2009 |
2 |
| Paraguay |
CONMEBOL |
9 September 2009 |
30 |
| Chile |
CONMEBOL |
10 October 2009 |
17 |
| Argentina |
CONMEBOL |
14 October 2009 |
8 |
| Uruguay |
CONMEBOL |
18 November 2009 |
19 |
| New Zealand |
OFC |
14 November 2009 |
77 |
| Netherlands |
UEFA |
6 June 2009 |
3 |
| England |
UEFA |
9 September 2009 |
9 |
| Spain |
UEFA |
9 September 2009 |
1 |
| Germany |
UEFA |
10 October 2009 |
6 |
| Denmark |
UEFA |
10 October 2009 |
26 |
| Serbia |
UEFA |
10 October 2009 |
20 |
| Italy |
UEFA |
10 October 2009 |
4 |
| Switzerland |
UEFA |
1914 October 2009 |
18 |
| Slovakia |
UEFA |
2014 October 2009 |
34 |
| France |
UEFA |
18 November 2009 |
7 |
| Slovenia |
UEFA |
18 November 2009 |
33 |
| Greece |
UEFA |
18 November 2009 |
12 |
| Portugal |
UEFA |
18 November 2009 |
5 |
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