Only the Slovakia National Team...

With the 2010 FIFA World Cup field rounded out, Slovakia stand alone as the sole nation making their debut in the competition. Only once before, a World Cup had just one debutant. According to Infostrada, in 1950 England were the only team to qualify for the tournament as a debutant.

Fewest debutants at a FIFA World Cup

# World Cup Debutants

1 1950 England

1 2010 Slovakia

2 1962 Bulgaria, Colombia

2 1966 Portugal, North Korea

2 1978 Iran, Tunisia

3 1954 South Korea, Scotland, Turkey

3 1958 Northern Ireland, Russia, Wales

3 1970 El Salvador, Israel, Morocco

3 1986 Canada, Denmark, Iraq

3 1990 Costa Rica, Ireland, United Arab Emirates

3 1994 Greece, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria