Ok, I’ve finally relented and compiled a FIFA Country List, instead of using the United Nations List. Now we can count by recognized FIFA Countries as well.
The List
Generally in order of first time I visited each country.
- United States of America (USA)
- Canada (CAN)
- Republic of Ireland (IRL)
- Scotland (SCO)
- Wales (WAL)
- Luxembourg (LUX)
- Germany (GER)
- Austria (AUT)
- Switzerland (SUI)
- France (FRA)
- Denmark (DEN)
- Mexico (MEX)
- England (ENG)
- Italy (ITA)
- Costa Rica (CRC)
- Netherlands (NED)
- Belize (BLZ)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA)
- Belgium (BEL)
- Japan (JPN)
- Sweden (SWE)
- Thailand (THA)
- Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)
- Puerto Rico (PUR)
- Singapore (SGP)
- Australia (AUS)
- New Zealand (NZL)
- Czech Republic (Czechia) (CZE)
- Spain (ESP)
- China (CHN)
- Hong Kong (HKG)
- Cambodia (CAM)
- Vietnam (VIE)
- Kenya (KEN)
- Tanzania (TAN)
- South Africa (RSA)
- Portugal (POR)
- Iceland (ISL)
- Indonesia (IDN)
- Malaysia (MAS)
- Argentina (ARG)
- Brazil (BRA)
- Fiji (FIJ)
- Vanuatu (VAN)
- Namibia (NAM)
- Botswana (BOT)
- Zambia (ZAM)
- Zimbabwe (ZIM)
- Mozambique (MOZ)
- Chile (CHI)
- Colombia (COL)
- Laos (LAO)
- Samoa (SAM)
- Finland (FIN)
- Russia (RUS)
- Latvia (LVA)
- Lithuania (LTU)
- Estonia (EST)
- French Polynesia (Tahiti) (TAH)
- Peru (PER)
- Bolivia (BOL)
- Tonga (TGA)
- Turkey (Türkiye) (TUR)
- Qatar (QAT)
- Jordan (JOR)
- Oman (OMA)
- Saint Martin (MAF)
- Sint Maarten (SXM)
- Northern Ireland (NIR)
- Rwanda (RWA)
- Democratic Republic of Congo (COD)
- Seychelles (SEY)
Non-FIFA Countries
Really, the only country that I’ve visited that does not have a FIFA recognized soccer team is The Vatican.