text: how many teams are participating it fifa world cup?   32 and here they are;  angola  argentina  australia  brazil  costa rica  croatia  czech republic  ecuador  england  france  germany  ghana  holland  iran  italy  ivory coast  japan  mexico  paraguay  poland  portugal  saudi arabia  serbia & montenegro  south korea  spain  sweden  switzerland  togo  trinidad & tobago  tunisia  ukraine  usa   hope that helps.