Why is the UK allowed 4 national teams in the world cup?

[nogojones]

And do any other countries get this chance?

 

[Pickman's model]

And do any other countries get this chance?

After the dressing room scraps when there's been a team gb the fa and fifa thought it safer all round for each of the uk's constituent nations to have their own team

 

[nogojones]

I imagine it wouldbe hard to field a team when half of them were all anyone but England

 

[Pickman's model]

I imagine it wouldbe hard to field a team when half of them were all anyone but England

Exactly.

 

[strung out]

Denmark are allowed two teams, but one of them never qualifies.

 

[JimW]

China gets the PRC, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei because they won't allow the latter to compete as Taiwan. Not sure if Macau gets a go, would have to check.
ETA Looks like they do though they got booted this time for refusing to go and play in Sri Lanka.

 

[nogojones]

Denmark are allowed two teams, but one of them never qualifies.

What's the name of Denmark II? Is it a disputed territory?

 

[Pickman's model]

What's the name of Denmark II? Is it a disputed territory?

Heligoland is their second lot, the Faroe islands third and Greenland fourth

 

[JimW]

What's the name of Denmark II? Is it a disputed territory?

Faroes? Did Greenland have a side before they were fully independent?

 

[JimW]

The Soviet Union gets loads these days.

 

[nogojones]

Heligoland is their second lot, the Faroe islands third and Greenland fourth

Fuck me that's tiny. Can they even rustle up a full team?

Do they get their chance as they were under British control post WWII? Same for Hong Kong?

 

[nogojones]

Faroes? Did Greenland have a side before they were fully independent?

Does Greenland have independence now?

 

[JimW]

Does Greenland have independence now?

I thought they did but again not actually checked

 

[JimW]

Oh, no it isn't.

 

[A380]

Because we invented all the good sports.

But to make up for it England don’t get our own anthem.

 

[nogojones]

Because we invented all the good sports.

But to make up for it England don’t get our own anthem.

Is that the one by Keith Allen and New Order?

 

[Pickman's model]

Is that the one by Keith Allen and New Order?

More Keith Harris and orville

 

[nogojones]

More Keith Harris and orville

Now Orville has hit the big time in Star Wars I've gone off him a bit.

 

[Pickman's model]

Now Orville has hit the big time in Star Wars I've gone off him a bit.

Who was that dodgy singer who based his I think I can fly song on the famous orville song?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Heligoland is part of Germany now. They do have a football pitch, though - bottom-left.

 

[tim]

Heligoland is their second lot, the Faroe islands third and Greenland fourth

Heligoland is German not Danish. They were briefly British but Queen Victoria gave them to the Kaiser despite their desire not to be given to the Kaiser, then in WW II we bombed them back to the bedrock

I think the British teams were central to creating international football competitions, so nobody could stop them having 4 teams, just like the USSR which wangled itself 3 seats at the UN in 1948: USSR, Ukraine, and Belarus.

 

[geminisnake]

The UK is allowed 4 national teams because it is made up of 3 nations and a province(?) Not sure why they get to have a team tbh (NI) Why do people keep asking this, the UK is NOT a nation or one country. Never has been and never will be

 

[nogojones]

The UK is allowed 4 national teams because it is made up of 3 nations and a province(?) Not sure why they get to have a team tbh (NI) Why do people keep asking this, the UK is NOT a nation or one country. Never has been and never will be

This is just semantics. Wales is either a free nation or an occupied territory. I'm glad Fifa have picked their side and I'm hoping they're giving the Free Wales Army the odd bung

 

[Raheem]

Heligoland apparently technically has a national team, although it doesn't play any matches.

Hazarding a guess, I'd say it's an anomaly dating from a time when it was British and recognising national teams was effectively up to the FA.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Gibraltar

 

[Steel Icarus]

Weird that Monaco gets a league team though innit

 

[JimW]

What about Legoland? Great at set pieces.

 

[Pickman's model]

Heligoland is German not Danish. They were briefly British but Queen Victoria gave them to the Kaiser despite their desire not to be given to the Kaiser, then in WW II we bombed them back to the bedrock

I think the British teams were central to creating international football competitions, so nobody could stop them having 4 teams, just like the USSR which wangled itself 3 seats at the UN in 1948: USSR, Ukraine, and Belarus.

There's always a know it all isn't there

 

[Supine]

And do any other countries get this chance?

You know we’re a group of countries don’t you?

 

[DaveCinzano]

What about Legoland? Great at set pieces.

Always putting up a solid wall