1959 Aardrijk Voetbal Beker World Cup

The Aardrijk Voetbal Beker 1959 World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams that took place in the summer of 1959 in France. It was the fifth World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every three years. It was the first World Cup to be held in France, and second in Europe. The tournament phase involved 32 teams in a group and knockout round. All participating countries had to qualify, with 1 automatically qualified host, 12 European countries, 7 South American, 4 North American countries, 4 African teams, and 4 Asian teams. All United Kingdom countries automatically qualified.

Participating countries
This World Cup was hosted in the United States, and as such 10 north American teams took part. A further 7 South American teams took part. The first African team, Egypt, would take part. The final 14 were European and Asian countries.