The UEFA European Championships, Africa Cup of Nations, and Asian Cup are some of the biggest continental competitions in the world.
Countries from a particular continent file out against others, battling for pride and ultimate glory, with one winner obviously emerging from these tournaments.
There are definitely minnows or smaller countries in every continent, with some finding their way to participate in these competitions, while others strive during the qualification rounds and do not make it to the competition.
The feeling of participating in such continental competitions cannot be overemphasized, with fans getting goosebumps seeing their players don the colors of their nations.
Those nations that do not qualify for these competitions feel gutted, perplexed, and often time infuriated.
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In every continent, different nations make targets towards future tournaments, with the minnows making plans to participate, dark horses striving to win the crown unexpectedly and favorites battling to achieve glory in domineering fashion.
In Europe, countries like France, Germany, England, Portugal, and Spain amongst others can be classified as favorites for continental competitions.
Meanwhile, in Africa, nations like Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, and Morocco to mention but a few can be tagged as favorites.
For the Asian continent, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Iran can be seen as favorites, with regard to South America; Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Colombia can be seen as the bug boys.
Interestingly as aforementioned, with the availability of favorites or the big guns, it is also expected that there are minnows or small nations - who will be looking to cause upsets in the competition, if possibly also etch their name in the history of the competition.
The odds are always heaped positively on the big nations, with the smaller countries doing everything within their powers to delineate and display the powers and qualities they also possess.
Every competition in football have a stipulated number of teams that participate in it.
For the upcoming 2024 European Championships, Twenty-four nations will be participating, with the next edition of the equivalent tournament in Africa also to see the same number of countries battling in it.
The 2027 Asian Cup will also have 24 nations contesting for the ultimate prize and countries from that region can start dotting their i and crossing their t's if they want to participate in it.
Anyway, let's fill you in on countries from Asia, Africa, and Europe that have never qualified for their continental competitions.
UEFA European Championships
*Liechtenstein
*Malta
*San Marino
*Cyprus
*Luxembourg
*Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Andorra
*Belarus
*Lithuania
*Moldova
*Montenegro
*Kosovo
*Kazakhstan
*Gibraltar
*Georgia
*Faroe Islands
*Estonia
*Azerbaijan
*Armenia
AFC Asian Cup
*Afghanistan
*Bhutan
*Brunei
*Guam
*Laos
*Macau
*Maldives
*Mongolia
*Nepal
*Northern Mariana
*Pakistan
*Sri Lanka
*Timor-Leste
Africa Cup of Nations
*Somalia
*Eritrea
*Eswatini
*South Sudan
*Chad
*Sao Tome
*Djibouti
*Central African Republic
*Lesotho
*Seychelle
Countries from a particular continent file out against others, battling for pride and ultimate glory, with one winner obviously emerging from these tournaments.
There are definitely minnows or smaller countries in every continent, with some finding their way to participate in these competitions, while others strive during the qualification rounds and do not make it to the competition.
The feeling of participating in such continental competitions cannot be overemphasized, with fans getting goosebumps seeing their players don the colors of their nations.
Those nations that do not qualify for these competitions feel gutted, perplexed, and often time infuriated.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/tpZcHWDwjjomWPcP/?mibextid=xfxF2i
In every continent, different nations make targets towards future tournaments, with the minnows making plans to participate, dark horses striving to win the crown unexpectedly and favorites battling to achieve glory in domineering fashion.
In Europe, countries like France, Germany, England, Portugal, and Spain amongst others can be classified as favorites for continental competitions.
Meanwhile, in Africa, nations like Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, and Morocco to mention but a few can be tagged as favorites.
For the Asian continent, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Iran can be seen as favorites, with regard to South America; Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Colombia can be seen as the bug boys.
Interestingly as aforementioned, with the availability of favorites or the big guns, it is also expected that there are minnows or small nations - who will be looking to cause upsets in the competition, if possibly also etch their name in the history of the competition.
The odds are always heaped positively on the big nations, with the smaller countries doing everything within their powers to delineate and display the powers and qualities they also possess.
Every competition in football have a stipulated number of teams that participate in it.
For the upcoming 2024 European Championships, Twenty-four nations will be participating, with the next edition of the equivalent tournament in Africa also to see the same number of countries battling in it.
The 2027 Asian Cup will also have 24 nations contesting for the ultimate prize and countries from that region can start dotting their i and crossing their t's if they want to participate in it.
Anyway, let's fill you in on countries from Asia, Africa, and Europe that have never qualified for their continental competitions.
UEFA European Championships
*Liechtenstein
*Malta
*San Marino
*Cyprus
*Luxembourg
*Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Andorra
*Belarus
*Lithuania
*Moldova
*Montenegro
*Kosovo
*Kazakhstan
*Gibraltar
*Georgia
*Faroe Islands
*Estonia
*Azerbaijan
*Armenia
AFC Asian Cup
*Afghanistan
*Bhutan
*Brunei
*Guam
*Laos
*Macau
*Maldives
*Mongolia
*Nepal
*Northern Mariana
*Pakistan
*Sri Lanka
*Timor-Leste
Africa Cup of Nations
*Somalia
*Eritrea
*Eswatini
*South Sudan
*Chad
*Sao Tome
*Djibouti
*Central African Republic
*Lesotho
*Seychelle