KERF World Cup of 1956

This was the 6th World Cup. It was hosted in Uruguay in June and July 1956.

Hosting
Due to a decision made by the FIFA ceo, every World Cup would alternate hosting between European and American countries. 1926, 1934 and 1952 were European while 1930, 1938 and now 1956 would be American.

This World Cup was chosen to be the first to contain 32 international teams instead of the previous 16.

European Qualifiers
The following countries automatically qualified for the World Cup. There were 4 remaining spaces which would be earned through a small knockout stage The following countries won the qualifiers and will participate in the World Cup:
 * England.png England
 * Belgium.png Belgium
 * France.png France
 * Netherlands.png Netherlands
 * Spain.png Spain
 * Portugal.png Portugal
 * Germany.png Germany
 * Italy.png Italy
 * Russia.png Russia
 * Norway.png Norway
 * Sweden.png Sweden
 * Austria.png Austria
 * Greece.png Greece
 * Wales.png Wales
 * Hungary.png Hungary
 * Scotland.png Scotland
 * Switzerland.png Switzerland