Quiz! Can you guess all 54 nations to have ever played a World Cup knockout?

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They bring the colour to the tournament – just tell us the baker's dozen of CAF sides to turn up to the greatest show on Earth

Gabriel Batistuta of Argentina celebrates after scoring in the World Cup group H game against Japan at the Stade Municipal in Toulouse, France. Argentina won 1-0.
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You have 10 minutes to pick 51 nations.

Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.

THEN TRY Quiz! Can you name the 12 Asian nations to have played at the World Cup?

The knockouts are where the memories are truly made. Sure, the group stages are fun – but now we're getting serious.

This is where the magic happens: if you're somewhat disappointed with the number of goalless draws in the knockout stages, then we have some good news. We need winners by this point of the competition.

Most of the greatest moments in World Cup history happened at this stage. It's likely that we'll get some more in 2022.

We've listed out every single nation to have played at the tournament. All you have to do is to pick the 51 who have played a knockout fixture. Easy. 

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.

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