<P> Every World Cup tournament other than the first has involved a qualification phase to determine which teams qualify for the tournament itself, often referred to as the World Cup finals (as distinct from the World Cup final, which refers to the final match of the tournament, played to determine the overall winners). 132 of the 211 current FIFA affiliates have not appeared in a World Cup finals tournament . In the tables below all qualification tournaments where the national team played at least one game are counted as attempts to qualify, even if the team subsequently withdrew or were disqualified . Withdrawals and disqualifications before the start of the qualification are excluded, as are occasions where teams withdrew or were disqualified during their campaign and had all their results from that campaign annulled . </P> <P> 34 out of the 46 active FIFA and AFC members have not appeared in the FIFA World Cup final tournament . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Qualifying attempts </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Th> First </Th> <Th> Last </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chinese Taipei </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macau </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Timor - Leste </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Qualifying attempts </Th> </Tr>

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