the last time italy never qualified for the world cup was 2018.
the last time italy never qualified for the world cup was 2018.
when was the last time italy never qualified for the world cup?
2018
qatar at the fifa world cup









































qatar national football team has never qualified for any single fifa world cup since the country's independence at 1971. while qatar has been a regular participant in the continental afc asian cup, the national side has always fallen short in the final stage of world cup campaigns. by hosting the 2022 fifa world cup and its failure to qualify for the 2018 fifa world cup held in russia, qatar became the second nation after italy in 1934 fifa world cup to play in world cup without qualifying for it.
qatar at the fifa world cup
each successive world cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. this table shows the national associations in alphabetical order per year.









































section::::never qualified.









































22 of the 55 active fifa and uefa members have never qualified for the final tournament.









































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bullet::::- — did not qualify









































bullet::::- — did not enter / withdrew / banned









































bullet::::- — not affiliated in fifa









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- 2006 fifa world cup full team ranking









































bullet::::- strongest football nations by elo ratings









































bullet::::- national team appearances in the fifa women's world cup
european nations at the fifa world cup