Japan national football team is incapable of qualifying for the last five consecutive FIFA World Cups.
== Aftermath ==As a result of being eliminated in the semi-finals, Brazil had to settle for the third place play-off at the Estdio Nacional Man Garrincha in Braslia, and never got to play at their home stadium of the Maracan in Rio de Janeiro for the entire tournament despite being hosts
 198 nations attempted to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup

