AIBU to wonder why the UK gets 4 teams in the World Cup, whereas France only gets one.

[TheKittenswithMittens]

Why don't we play as UK in the World Cup? Why do we get 4 teams when everyone else gets just the one? It would bring an end to anyone but England sentiment.

Scotland joined with England to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Wales was never a country, Edward I just conquered Wales.

Well no stupid. Look at your passport assuming your are British.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Already exists in rugby union - the British and Irish Lions

This has to be a wind up 🤨

It 100% is a wind up

I meant ROI - but I think a snowball has a better chance in hell!

NI isn’t part of GB, so how do you square that one?

You must be English

The UK hasn’t entered one team, let alone four.

Sorry, loose language.

What are they then?

Ridiculous comment

OP doesn’t think England is a country either. I don’t think he’s British

To be fair, it's not an entirely stupid question. We get 4 seats at The Comonwealth Games and 1 joint seat the Olympics.

If there were only a UK FA, Scottish, Irish and Welsh teams would never win anything.

In as much as I care at all, I'm happy to wish all of the British teams we'll.

The "anyone but England" mentality is awful.

Sorry I should have directly replied to you with my message:

It’s not that deep. The UK enters the World Cup as separate entities because the sport is governed by individual Football Associations (FA, SFA, FAW, and IFA) rather than sovereign countries. Football was invented in Britain, because these four associations were established in the 19th century (before FIFA was formed), they were grandfathered into the organisation and are recognised as individual members.
Different rules for other world cups in sport. Different rules for athletics competitions, and have you heard of the World Series - might blow your mind!!

It does include ROI!

Can’t decide if you’re trolling or incredibly thick

If there were only a UK FA, Scottish, Irish and Welsh teams would never win anything.

To be fair they don’t win anything now…

It doesn't say English, though. I have a British passport, not an English one. So why do we get 4 football teams when French passport holders only get 1?

Does it?!?! Well you learn something new every day!

Why is it fair that athletes from Northern Ireland get two Olympics team options of Team GB or Team Ireland, whereas a Welsh national (with no other passport) can only try and be selected for team GB?

Why is it fair that rugby players from N Ireland (which is part of the UK) have to play for an All Ireland team of the Republic and N Ireland?

Because we have an unusual constitutional set up and it’s generally accepted we enter our own teams. Don’t overthink it!

The cricket would blow your mind. English cricket team which you can play in if you are Welsh, Irish, whatever. But also a Welsh, Scottish , Irish cricket team. And let's not get on to the West Indies.

It must be a wind up. Nobody can actually be this stupid.

More than 4. Jersey guernsey and Isle of Man compete separately at commonwealth games but as part of team GB/GBNI.

I thought recently that I had read some of the most stupid things ever on the Internet. I wasn't sure people could actually be more dense.

But here we are.