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Logos checked 6/5/2021
FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association
- AFC - Asian Football Confederation
  - AFF - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Football Federation
  - CAFA - Central Asian Football Association
  - EAFF - East Asian Football Federation
  - SAFF - South Asian Football Federation
  - WAFF - West Asian Football Federation
    - AGCFF - Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation
- CAF - Confédération Africaine de Football
  - UNAF - Union Nord-Africaine de Football (North Zone)
  - WAFU - West African Football Union (Zone West A & B)
  - UNIFFAC - Union des Fédérations de Football d'Afrique Centrale (Central Zone)
  - CECAFA - Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Central-East Zone)
  - COSAFA - Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Southern Zone)
- CONCACAF - Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football
  - NAFU - North American Football Union
  - CFU - Caribbean Football Union
  - UNCAF - Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol
- CONMEBOL - Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
- OFC - Oceania Football Confederation
- UEFA - Union of European Football Associations
Abbreviations
- Assoc - Association | Confed - Confederation | Dem - Democratic | Fed - Federation | Rep - Republic
Notation
- Country information in team box
  - Rep of Country - Official name containing common English name (e.g., Country)
  - Rep of Countries (Country) - Common English name if not part of official name (e.g., Country)
  - [Countries] - FIFA name (if different from common English name)
  - (CNT) - FIFA trigram
  - Country or Country - FIFA trigram (if not first 3 letters of country name) (e.g., CNT vs COU)
  - Country - Local name (if not English)
  - (Country) or Country - FIFA trigram used (French) or Local name (e.g., CNT)
  - Federation - National football association (current only)
  - Confederation - Sub-confederation (if applicable) (current Sub-confederation only)
  - 00 - Years in pool
- Team box
  - 1st Appearance in tournament
  - 1st Appearance in tournament in first eligible year
  - [00] - Last appearance in tournament (if 1st appearance in pool)
  - <00> - Tournament year of 1st eligibility (if 1st appearance in tournament)
  - ***00*** - Year won tournament

FIFA World Cup (1998-2022)

2022 (3 / 67)

Canada (CAN)
Canadian Soccer Assoc (CSA)
CONCACAF - NAFU
22
[86]

State of Qatar (QAT)
Dawlat Qaṭar
Qatar Football Assoc (QFA) (Ālātḥād Ālqṭry Lkrة Ālqdm)
AFC - WAFF - AGCFF
22
<74>

Wales (WAL)
Cymru
Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru
UEFA
22
[58]

2018 (4 / 64)

Arab Rep of Egypt (EGY)
Jumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
Egyptian Football Assoc (EFA) (lإtḥād ālmṣry lkrة ālqdm)
AFC - UNAF
18
[90]

Republic of Iceland (ISL)
Lýdhveldidh Ísland (Islande)
Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSI)
UEFA
18
<58>

Rep of Panama (PAN)
República de Panamá
Federación Panameña de Fútbol (FEPAFUT)
CONCACAF - UNCAF
18
<78>

Rep of Peru (PER)
República del Perú
Federación Peruana de Futbol (FPF)
CONMEBOL
18
[82]

2014 (1 / 60)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
Bosna i Hercegovina
Nogometni/Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine (N/FSBiH)
UEFA
14
<02>

2010 (6 / 59)

People's Dem Rep of Algeria (ALG)
Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Jazāʾiriyyah al-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah al-Shaʿbiyyah
Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF)
CAF - UNAF
10-14
<86>

Hellenic Rep (Greece) (GRE)
Ellinikí Dimokratía
Hellenic Football Fed (HFF)
UEFA
10-14
[94]

Rep of Honduras (HON)
República de Honduras
Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH)
CONCACAF - UNCAF
10-14
[82]

New Zealand (NZL)
Aotearoa
New Zealand Football (NZF)
OFC
10
[82]

Dem People's Rep of Korea (North Korea) [Korea DPR] (PRK)
Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk
Dem People's Rep of Korean Football Assoc (DPRKFA)
AFC - EAFF
10
[66]

Slovak Rep (Slovakia) (SVK)
Slovenská republika
Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ)
UEFA
10
<98>

2006 (9 / 53)

Rep of Angola (ANG) República de Angola Federação Angolana de Futebol (FAF) CAF - COSAFA 06 <86>	Commonwealth of Australia (AUS) Football Fed Australia (FFA) OFC / AFC - AFF '06 06-10-14-18 [74]	Czech Rep (CZE) Česká republika Fotbalová asociace České republiky (FACA) UEFA 06 [90 (TCH)]	Rep of Ghana (GHA) Ghana Football Assoc (GFA) CAF - WAFU 06-10-14 <62>	Rep of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) [Côte d'Ivoire] (CIV) République de Côte d'Ivoire Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) CAF - WAFU 06-10-14 <74>	Swiss Confed (Switzerland) (SUI) Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Suisse) Assoc Suisse de Football-Schweizerischer Fussballverband (ASF-SFV) UEFA 06-10-14-18 [94]
Togolese Rep (Togo) (TOG) République togolaise Fédération Togolaise de Football (FTF) CAF - WAFU 06 <74>	Rep of Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) CONCACAF - CFU 06 <66>	Ukraine (UKR) Ukraina Ukrajinsvka Asociacija Futbolu (UAF) UEFA 06 <98>

2002 (12 / 44)

People's Rep of China (China PR) (CHN) Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Chinese Football Assoc (CFA) AFC - EAFF 02 <58>	Rep of Costa Rica (CRC) República de Costa Rica Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FCF) CONCACAF - UNCAF 02-06-14-18 [90]	Rep of Ecuador (ECU) República del Ecuador Federación Ecuador de Fútbol (FEF) CONMEBOL 02-06-14 <62>	Ireland [Rep of Ireland] (IRL) Éire (Irlande) Football Association of Ireland (FAI) UEFA 02 [94]	Rep of Poland (POL) Rzeczpospolita Polska Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN) UEFA 02-06-18 [86]	Portuguese Rep (Portugal) (POR) República Portuguesa Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF) UEFA 02-06-10-14-18 [86]
Russian Fed (Russia) (RUS) Rossiyskaya Federatsiya Rossiyskiy Futbolnyy Soyuz (RFS) UEFA 02-14-18 [94]	Rep of Senegal (SEN) République du Sénégal Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) CAF - WAFU 02-18 <70>	Rep of Slovenia (SVN) Republika Slovenija Nogometna zveza Slovenije (NZS) UEFA 02-10 <98>	Kingdom of Sweden (SWE) Konungariket Sverige Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) UEFA 02-06-18 [94]	Rep of Türkiye (TUR) Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu (TFF) UEFA 02 [54 (Rep of Turkey)]	Oriental Rep of Uruguay (URU) República Oriental del Uruguay Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF) CONMEBOL 02-10-14-18 [90] *24(Oly)-28(Oly)-30-50*

The Original 32 in 1998

Argentine Rep (Argentina) (ARG) República Argentina Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) CONMEBOL 98-02-06-10-14 18 [94] *78-86*	Rep of Austria (AUT) Republik Österreich (Autriche) Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB) UEFA 98 [90]	Kingdom of Belgium (BEL) Koninkrijk België Royal Belgian Football Assoc (RBFA) UEFA 98-02-14-18 [94]	Federative Rep of Brazil (BRA) República Federativa do Brasil Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) CONMEBOL 98-02-06-10-14 18 [94] *58-62-70-94-02*	Rep of Bulgaria (BGR / BUL '00) Republika Bǎlgariya Balgarski Futbolen Sayuz (BFS) UEFA 98 [94 (BGR)]	Rep of Cameroon (CMR) République du Cameroun Fédération Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT) CAF - UNIFFAC 98-02-10-14 [94]
Rep of Chile (CHI) República de Chile Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh) CONMEBOL 98-10-14 [82]	Rep of Colombia (COL) República de Colombia Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) CONMEBOL 98-14-18 [94]	Rep of Croatia (HRV / CRO '00) Republika Hrvatska Hrvatski nogometni savez (HNS) UEFA 98-02-06-14-18 <98 (HRV)>	Kingdom of Denmark (DEN) Kongeriget Danmark Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) UEFA 98-02-10-18 [86]	England (ENG) The Football Assoc (The FA) UEFA 98-02-06-10-14 18 [90] *66*	French Rep (France) (FRA) République française Fédération Française de Football (FFF) UEFA 98-02-06-10-14 18 [86] *98-18*
Federal Rep of Germany (GER) Bundesrepublik Deutschland Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) UEFA 98-02-06-10-14 18 [94] *54 (FRG)-74 (FRG)-90 (FRG)-14*	Islamic Rep of Iran [IR Iran] (IRN) Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān Football Fed Islamic Rep of Iran (FFIRI) (Federasiun-e Futbal-e Jimhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran) AFC - CAFA 98-06-14-18 [78]	Italian Rep (Italy) (ITA) Repubblica Italiana Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) UEFA 98-02-06-10-14 [94] *34-38-82-06*	Jamaica (JAM) Jamaica Football Fed (JFF) CONCACAF - CFU 98 <66>	Japan (JPN) Nippon Japan Football Assoc (JFA) AFC - EAFF 98-02-06-10-14 18 <54>	United Mexican States (Mexico) (MEX) Estados Unidos Mexicanos Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (Femexfut) (FMF) CONCACAF - NAFU 98-02-06-10-14 18 [94]
Kingdom of Morocco (MOR / MAR '00) Al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyyah (Maroc) Federation Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF) AFC - UNAF 98-18 [94]	Kingdom of the Netherlands (Holland) (HOL) / Kingdom of the Netherlands (NED '00) Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) UEFA 98-06-10-14 [94 (HOL)]	Federal Rep of Nigeria (NGA) Nigeria Football Fd (NFF) CAF - WAFU 98-02-10-14-18 [94]	Kingdom of Norway (NOR) Kongeriket Norge Norges Fotballforbund (NFF) UEFA 98 [94]	Rep of Paraguay (PAR) República del Paraguay Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF) CONMEBOL 98-02-06-10 [86]	Romania (ROM / ROU '06) România (Roumanie) Federația Română de Fotbal (FRF) UEFA 98 [94 (ROM)]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Al-Mamlakah al-ʿArabīyah as-Saʿūdīyah Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) AFC - WAFF-AGCFF 98-02-06-18 [94]	Scotland (SCO) Scots Fitba Association (SFA) UEFA 98 [90]	Rep of South Africa (RSA) iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika South African Football Assoc (SAFA) CAF - COSAFA 98-02-10 <94>	Rep of Korea (South Korea) [Korea Rep] (KOR) Daehan Minguk Korea Football Assoc (KFA) AFC - EAFF 98-02-06-10-14 18 [94]	Kingdom of Spain (ESP) Reino de España (Espagne) Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) UEFA 98-02-06-10-14 18 [94] *10*	Rep of Tunisia (TUN) République tunisienne Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) CAF - UNAF 98-02-06-18 <58>
United States of America [USA] (USA) United States Soccer Fed (USSF) CONCACAF - NAFU 98-02-06-10-14 [90]	Federal Rep of Yugoslavia (YUG) / State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (SCG '03) / Rep of Serbia (SRB '06) Savezna Republika Jugoslavija / Državna Zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora / Republika Srbija Fudbalski savez Srbije (FSS) UEFA 98 -06-10-18 [90 (YUG)]

UEFA European Championship (EUROs) (2012-2020)

2020 (3 / 30) - Played in 2021 due to pandemic

Rep of Finland (FIN)
Suomen tasavalta
Suomen Palloliitto (SPL)
20
<68>

Rep of North Macedonia (MKD)
Republika Severna Makedonija
Fudbalska Federacija na Makedonija (FFM)
20
<96 (FYR Macedonia)>

Scotland (SCO)
Scots Fitba Association (SFA)
20
[96]

2016 (11 / 27) - Expanded from 16 to 24 teams

Rep of Albania (ALB) Republika e Shqipërisë Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF) 16 <64>	Rep of Austria (AUT) Republik Österreich (Autriche) Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB) 16-20 [08]	Kingdom of Belgium (BEL) Koninkrijk België Royal Belgian Football Assoc (RBFA) 16-20 [00]	Hungary (HUN) Magyarország Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (MLSZ) 16-20 [72]	Rep of Iceland (ISL) Lýdhveldidh Ísland (Islande) Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSI) 16 <64>	Northern Ireland (NIR) Tuaisceart Éireann Irish Football Association (IFA) 16 <64>
Romania (ROU) România (Roumanie) Federația Română de Fotbal (FRF) 16 [08]	Slovak Rep (Slovakia) (SVK) Slovenská republika Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ) 16 <96>	Swiss Confed (Switzerland) (SUI) Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Suisse) Assoc Suisse de Football-Schweizerischer Fussballverband (ASF-SFV) 16-20 [08]	Rep of Türkiye (TUR) Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu (TFF) 16-20 [08 Rep of Turkey]	Wales (WAL) Cymru Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru 16-20 <64>

The Original 16 in 2012

Rep of Croatia (CRO) Republika Hrvatska Hrvatski nogometni savez (HNS) 12-16-20 [08]	Czech Rep (CZE) Česká republika Fotbalová asociace České republiky (FACA) 12-16-20 [08] *76 (TCH)*	Kingdom of Denmark (DEN) Kongeriget Danmark Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) 12-20 [04] *92*	England (ENG) The Football Assoc (The FA) 12-16-20 [04]	French Rep (France) (FRA) République française Fédération Française de Football (FFF) 12-16-20 [08] *84-00*	Federal Rep of Germany (GER) Bundesrepublik Deutschland Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) 12-16-20 [08] *72 (FRG)-80 (FRG)-96*
Hellenic Rep (Greece)) (GRE) Ellinikí Dimokratía Hellenic Football Fed (HFF) 12 [08] *04*	Ireland [Rep of Ireland] (IRL) Éire (Irlande) Football Association of Ireland (FAI) 12-16 [88]	Italian Rep (Italy) (ITA) Repubblica Italiana Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) 12-16-20 [08] *68*	Kingdom of the Netherlands (NED) Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) 12-20 [08] *88 (HOL)*	Rep of Poland (POL) Rzeczpospolita Polska Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN) 12-16-20 [08]	Portuguese Rep (Portugal) (POR) República Portuguesa Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF) 12-16-20 [08] *16*
Russian Fed (Russia) (RUS) Rossiyskaya Federatsiya Rossiyskiy Futbolnyy Soyuz (RFS) 12-16-20 [08] *60 (URS)*	Kingdom of Spain (ESP) Reino de España (Espagne) Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) 12-16-20 [08] *64-08-12*	Kingdom of Sweden (SWE) Konungariket Sverige Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) 12-16-20 [08]	Ukraine (UKR) Ukrayina Ukrajinsvka Asociacija Futbolu (UAF) 12-16-20 <96>

FIFA Women's World Cup (2015-2019)

2019 (6 / 30)

Argentine Rep (Argentina) (ARG)
República Argentina
Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA)
CONMEBOL
19
[07]

Rep of Chile (CHI)
República de Chile
Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh)
CONMEBOL
19
<91>

Italian Rep (Italy) (ITA)
Repubblica Italiana
Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC)
UEFA
19
[99]

Jamaica (JAM)
Jamaica Football Fed (JFF)
CONCACAF - CFU
19
<91>

Scotland (SCO)
Scots Fitba Association (SFA)
UEFA
19
<95>

Rep of South Africa (RSA)
iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
South African Football Assoc (SAFA)
CAF - COSAFA
19
<95>

The Original 24 in 2015

Commonwealth of Australia (AUS) Football Fed Australia (FFA) AFC - AFF 15-19 [11]	Federative Rep of Brazil (BRA) República Federativa do Brasil Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) CONMEBOL 15-19 [11]	Rep of Cameroon (CMR) République du Cameroun Fédération Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT) CAF - UNIFFAC 15-19 <91>	Canada (CAN) Canadian Soccer Assoc (CSA) CONCACAF - NAFU 15-19 [11]	People's Rep of China [China PR] (CHN) Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Chinese Football Assoc AFC - EAFF 15-19 [07]	Rep of Colombia (COL) República de Colombia Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF) CONMEBOL 15 [11]
Rep of Costa Rica ((CRC) República de Costa Rica Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FCF) CONCACAF - UNCAF 15 <91>	Rep of Ecuador (ECU) República del Ecuador Federación Ecuador de Fútbol (FEF) CONMEBOL 15 <91>	England (ENG) The Football Assoc (The FA) UEFA 15-19 [11]	French Rep (France) (FRA) République française Fédération Française de Football (FFF) UEFA 15-19 [11]	Federal Rep of Germany (GER) Bundesrepublik Deutschland Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) UEFA 15-19 [11] *03-07*	Rep of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) [Côte d'Ivoire] (CIV) République de Côte d'Ivoire Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) CAF - WAFU 15 <03>
Japan (JPN) Nippon Japan Football Assoc (JFA) AFC - EAFF 15-19 [11] *11*	United Mexican States (Mexico) (MEX) Estados Unidos Mexicanos Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (Femexfut) (FMF) CONCACAF - NAFU 15 [11]	Kingdom of the Netherlands (NED) Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) UEFA 15-19 <91 (HOL)>	New Zealand (NZL) Aotearoa New Zealand Football (NZF) OFC 15-19 [11]	Federal Rep of Nigeria (NGA) Nigeria Football Fed (NFF) CAF - WAFU 15-19 [11]	Kingdom of Norway (NOR) Kongeriket Norge Norges Fotballforbund (NFF) UEFA 15-19 [11] *95*
Rep of Korea (South Korea) [Korea Rep] (KOR) Daehan Minguk Korea Football Assoc (KFA) AFC - EAFF 15-19 [03]	Kingdom of Spain (ESP) Reino de España (Espagne) Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) UEFA 15-19 <91>	Kingdom of Sweden (SWE) Konungariket Sverige Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) UEFA 15-19 [11]	Swiss Confed (Switzerland) (SUI) Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Suisse) Assoc Suisse de Football-Schweizerischer Fussballverband (ASF-SFV) UEFA 15 <91>	Kingdom of Thailand (THA) Ratcha-anachak Thai Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King AFC - AFF 15-19 <91>	United States of America [USA] (USA) United States Soccer Fed (USSF) CONCACAF - NAFU 15-19 [11] *91-99-15-19*

Special Edition: Major League Soccer is Back Tournament (2020 - 26 teams)

Atlanta United Football Club Atlanta United [ATL] Atlanta, Georgia *18*	Chicago Fire Football Club Chicago Fire FC [CHI] Chicago, Illinois *98*	Futbol Club Cincinnati FC Cincinnati [CIN] Cincinnati, Ohio	Colorado Rapids [COL] Commerce City, Colorado (Denver) *10*	Columbus Crew Soccer Club Columbus Crew SC [CLB] Columbus, Ohio *08-20*	FC Dallas [DAL] Frisco, Texas
D.C. United [DC] Washington, District of Columbia *96-97-99-04*	Houston Dynamo [HOU] Houston, Texas *06-07*	Sporting Kansas City [SKC] Kansas City, Kansas *00-13*	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy [LA] Carson, California *02-05-11-12-14*	Los Angeles Football Club LAFC [LFC] Los Angeles, California	Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami Inter Miami CF [MIA] Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Minnesota United FC Minnesota United [MIN] Saint Paul, Minnesota	Impact de Montréal Montréal Impact [MTL] Montréal, Québec, Canada	Nashville Soccer Club Nashville SC [NSH] Nashville, Tennessee	New England Revolution [NE] Foxborough, Massachusetts	Red Bull New York New York Red Bulls [NY] Harrison, New Jersey	New York City Football Club New York City FC [NYC] The Bronx, New York
Orlando City Soccer Club Orlando SC [ORL] Orlando, Florida	Philadelphia Union [PHI] Chester, Pennsylvania	Portland Timbers [POR] Portland, Oregon *15*	Real Salt Lake [RSL] Sandy, Utah *09*	San Jose Earthquakes [SJ] San Jose, California *01-03*	Seattle Sounders FC [SEA] Seattle, Washington *16-19*
Toronto Football Club Toronto FC [TOR] Toronto, Ontario, Canada *17*	Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club Vancouver Whitecaps FC [VAN] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Tournament was created as initial foray back to play after the COVID-19 pause with all 26 teams participating FC Dallas and Nashville SC withdrew days before due to COVID-19 positive cases, leaving 24 teams in tournament Major League Soccer celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2020 with 9 of 10 founding teams still playing (COL, CLB, DAL, DC, SKC, LA, NE, NY, and SJ -- Only Tampa Bay Mutiny folded) First line is official full name of club (FC is only sometimes spelled out) Second line (if different) is common name of club (MLS assigned) [ABC] - Official two- or three-letter scoreboard abbreviation City, State - Location of stadium *00* - Years won MLS Cup Portland won the tournament Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF were expansion teams in 2020

Notes - FIFA Trigram
- FIFA trigrams are listed but other organizations may use different ones (Reuters, Olympics, ISO 3166-1)
- Typically the first three letters of either the English or French name
  - Example: Austria (Autriche) and Australia
  - Sometimes local name: Nederland (Dutch)
- Typically if countries share the same first three letters, order of admittance into FIFA usually takes precedence (not alphabetical)
  - Examples:
    - Belarus ('92), Belgium (1904), Belize ('86) - Belgium gets BEL as earliest FIFA member
    - Malawi ('67), Malaysia ('63), Maldives ('86), Mali ('62), Malta ('59) - all came after Malaya ('56) which got MAL but then merged with three other countries to form Malaysia which got new MAS trigram (MAL reserved)
    - Liberia ('64), Libya ('64) - all came after Lebanon (Liban) ('36) which got LIB but likely due to federation being split and FIFA membership frozen in 1985, restored membership in February 1987 may have resulted in new LBN trigram (LIB reserved)
    - Burkina Faso ('64), Burundi ('72) - all came after Burma ('52) which got BUR but renamed to Myanmar in 1989 and got new MYA trigram (BUR reserved)
- FIFA trigrams are more flexible and changes are not catalogued officially, but in general:
  - BGR last used for Bulgaria in World Cup 1998 (now BUL as reflected by FIFA in August 2000) (ISO still uses BGR)
  - HRV last used for Croatia (Hrvatska) in World Cup 1998 (now CRO) (ISO still uses HRV)
  - HOL last used for Netherlands (Holland) in Euro 2000 (now NED as reflected by FIFA in August 2000) (ISO always used NED, Olympics used HOL from 1968-1988)
  - MOR last used for Morocco in World Cup 1998 (now MAR as reflected by FIFA in August 2000)
  - ROM last used for Romania in February 2006 (now ROU) - requested by government in February 2002 (approved by ISO but not reflected by FIFA until after 5-year transition period, August 2006))
- Notable exceptions
  - IRA not used (Iran, Iraq) in FIFA, Olympics (removed "a"), ISO
  - MAU not used (Mauritania ('64), Mauritius ('62)) in FIFA, Olympics, ISO
  - MON assigned to Monaco which is not a FIFA member yet but has Olympic code MON since 1920 so probably reserved for them ahead of time (Mongolia ('98), Montenegro ('06), Montserrat ('96))
  - SLO not used (Slovakia ('94), Slovenia ('92)) but used for Olympics (Slovenia) and reserved by IOC for Slovenia (also uses SVN) if needed
  - NIG used by Niger ('64) despite joining FIFA after Nigeria ('60) but for Olympics NIG has used by Niger since '64, giving up its NGR to Nigeria at same time (who were using NGA); ISO does not use NIG
  - BAH used by The Bahamas ('66) despite joining FIFA after Bahrain ('64)
Major Breakups and Mergers (World Cup eligible)
- USSR (Union des Républiques socialistes soviétiques) (Soviet Union) (1924-1991) (URS) UEFA
  - →Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (1992)
    - →Russia (1992 to present) (RUS)
    - Ukraine (1992 to present) (UKR)
    - Lithuania (1992 to present) (LTU)
    - Estonia (1992 to present) (EST)
    - Latvia (1992 to present) (LVA)
    - Georgia (1992 to present) (GEO)
    - Moldova (1994 to present) (MDA)
    - Azerbaijan (1994 to present) (AZE)
    - Uzbekistan (1994 to present) (UZB) AFC - CAFA
    - Belarus (1992 to present) (BLR)
    - Turkmenistan (1994 to present) (TKM) AFC - CAFA
    - Armenia (1992 to present) (ARM)
    - Tajikistan (1994 to present) (TJK) AFC - CAFA
    - Kazakhstan (1992 to present) (KAZ)
    - Kyrgyzstan (1994 to present) (KGZ) AFC - CAFA
- Czechoslovakia (Tchécoslovaquie) (1920-1992) (TCH) UEFA
  - →Representation of Czechs and Slovaks (1993) (RCS)
    - →Czech Rep (1994 to present) (CZE)
    - Slovakia (1994 to present) (SVK)
- Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Dem Fed Yugoslavia / Fed People's Rep of Yugoslavia / Socialist Fed Rep Yugoslavia (Yugoslavia) (1923-1992) (YUG) UEFA
  - →Fed Rep of Yugoslavia (Yugoslavia) (1994-2003) (YUG)
    - →Serbia and Montenegro Srbija i Crna Gora (2003-2006) (SCG)
      - →Serbia (2006 to present) (SRB)
        
        Kosovo (2016 to present) (KOS)
      - Montenegro (2007 to present) (MNE)
  - Croatia (1992 to present) (CRO)
  - Slovenia (1992 to present) (SVN)
  - Macedonia / North Macedonia Makedonija (1994 to present) (MKD)
  - Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna i Hercegovina (1996 to present) (BIH)
- Germany (1990 to present) (GER)
  - ←German Dem Rep (East Germany) (1952 to 1990) (GDR)
  - ←Fed Rep of Germany (West Germany) (1949 to 1990) (FRG)
    - ←Saarland (1950 to 1956) (SAA)
      - ←Germany (1904 to 1949) (GER) UEFA
Other Name Changes
- Former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia →Rep of North Macedonia (Feb 2019) (MKD)
- Rep of Turkey →Rep of Türkiye (May 2022) (TUR)