A voting competition made up the continent of Antarctica and 226 "countries" based on the following wiki page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
"Countries" are ranked by population.
For the sake of sporting tradition, the United Kingdom is broken up into England, Scotland and Wales in their own right, while Northern Ireland joins Ireland to form United Ireland.
The continent of Antarctica and the top 32 "countries", or "countries" with atleast 40 million people, already qualify for Round 1.
194 "countries" compete in Qualifying Matches.
Qualifying Round 1 - 97 Matches
Qualifying Round 2 - 10 Matches featuring bottom 10 winners and top 10 losers from QR1 based on votes.
Qualifying Round 3 - 2 Matches featuring the 4 lowest ranked winners from QR2.
If a match doesn't generate any significant responses or votes are even, the higher ranked "country" wins by default
Qualifying Round 1
33 KENYA v 226 PITCAIRN ISLANDS
34 POLAND v 225 VATICAN CITY
35 ALGERIA v 224 TOKELAU
36 CANADA v 223 NIUE
37 MOROCCO v 222 FALKLAND ISLANDS
38 UGANDA v 221 SAINT HELENA
39 IRAQ v 220 MONTSERRAT
40 PERU v 219 TUVALU
41 AFGHANISTAN v 218 NAURU
42 VENEZUELA v 217 ANGUILLA
43 NEPAL v 216 PALAU
44 MALAYSIA V 215 COOK ISLANDS
45 UZBEKISTAN V 214 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
46 SAUDI ARABIA V 213 GIBRALTAR
47 NORTH KOREA V 212 SAN MARINO
48 GHANA V 211 MONACO
49 TAIWAN V 210 LIECHTENSTEIN
50 AUSTRALIA V 209 SINT MAARTEN
51 YEMEN V 208 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
52 MOZAMBIQUE V 207 FAROE ISLANDS
53 IVORY COAST V 206 SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
54 ROMANIA V 205 MARSHALL ISLANDS
55 SYRIA V 204 GREENLAND
56 SRI LANKA V 203 CAYMAN ISLANDS
57 MADAGASCAR V 202 GUERNSEY
58 CAMEROON V 201 BERMUDA
59 ANGOLA V 200 DOMINICA
60 CHILE V 199 AMERICAN SAMOA
61 NETHERLANDS V 198 ISLE OF MAN
62 KAZAKHSTAN V 197 ANDORRA
63 BURKINA FASO V 196 SEYCHELLES
64 MALAWI V 195 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
65 NIGER V 194 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
66 MALI V 193 JERSEY
67 GUATEMALA V 192 KIRIBATI
68 ECUADOR V 191 TONGA
69 CAMBODIA V 190 GRENADA
70 ZAMBIA V 189 ARUBA
71 SENEGAL V 188 MICRONESIA
72 ZIMBABWE V 187 SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
73 CHAD V 186 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
74 GREECE V 185 CURACAO
75 CUBA V 184 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
76 BELGIUM V 183 SAINT LUCIA
77 PORTUGAL V 182 GUAM
78 CZECH REPUBLIC V 181 SAMOA
79 TUNISIA V 180 VANUATU
80 BOLIVIA V 179 BARBADOS
81 RWANDA V 178 MALDIVES
82 GUINEA V 177 ICELAND
83 HAITI V 176 BELIZE
84 HUNGARY V 175 BAHAMAS
85 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC V 174 BRUNEI
86 SERBIA V 173 MALTA
87 BELARUS V 172 CAPE VERDE
88 SWEDEN V 171 LUXEMBOURG
89 SOMALIA V 170 SURINAME
90 AZERBAIJAN V 169 WESTERN SAHARA
91 BENIN V 168 SOLOMON ISLANDS
92 BURUNDI V 167 MACAU
93 AUSTRIA V 166 MONTENEGRO
94 SWITZERLAND V 165 COMOROS
95 ISRAEL V 164 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
96 HONDURAS V 163 BHUTAN
97 BULGARIA V 162 GUYANA
98 TAJIKISTAN V 161 CYPRUS
99 HONG KONG V 160 BAHRAIN
100 PAPUA NEW GUINEA V 159 FIJI
101 TOGO V 158 DJIBOUTI
102 LIBYA V 157 EAST TIMOR
103 JORDAN V 156 SWAZILAND
104 PARAGUAY V 155 MAURITIUS
105 LAOS V 154 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
106 UNITED IRELAND V 153 ESTONIA
107 EL SALVADOR V 152 GABON
108 SIERRA LEONE V 151 GUINEA-BISSAU
109 NICARAGUA V 150 QATAR
110 DENMARK V 149 GAMBIA
111 SLOVAKIA V 148 BOTSWANA
112 FINLAND V 147 MACEDONIA
113 KYRGYZSTAN V 146 SLOVENIA
114 ERITREA V 145 LESOTHO
115 SCOTLAND V 144 NAMIBIA
116 TURKMENISTAN V 143 LATVIA
117 SINGAPORE V 142 JAMAICA
118 NORWAY V 141 MONGOLIA
119 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES V 140 OMAN
120 COSTA RICA V 139 WALES
121 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC V 138 KUWAIT
122 GEORGIA V 137 ALBANIA
123 CROATIA V 136 ARMENIA
124 NEW ZEALAND V 135 LITHUANIA
125 LEBANON V 134 PANAMA
126 LIBERIA V 133 URUGUAY
127 PUERTO RICO V 132 MAURITANIA
128 PALESTINE V 131 MOLDOVA
129 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA V 130 CONGO
Bottom 10 Qualifying Round 1 Winners
68 ECUADOR 2
75 CUBA 2
76 BELGIUM 2
89 SOMALIA 2
151 GUINEA-BISSAU 2
176 BELIZE 2
33 KENYA 1
39 IRAQ 1
74 GREECE 1
35 ALGERIA 0
Top 10 Qualifying Round 1 Losers
117 SINGAPORE 6
141 MONGOLIA 6
162 GUYANA 6
107 EL SALVADOR 5
123 CROATIA 5
134 PANAMA 5
96 HONDURAS 4
105 LAOS 4
120 COSTA RICA 4
137 ALBANIA 4
Qualifying Round 2
33 KENYA V 162 GUYANA
35 ALGERIA V 141 MONGOLIA
39 IRAQ V 137 ALBANIA
68 ECUADOR V 134 PANAMA
74 GREECE V 123 CROATIA
75 CUBA V 120 COSTA RICA
76 BELGIUM V 117 SINGAPORE
89 SOMALIA V 107 EL SALVADOR
151 GUINEA-BISSAU V 105 LAOS
176 BELIZE V 96 HONDURAS
Qualifying Round 3
137 ALBANIA V 176 BELIZE
141 MONGOLIA V 162 GUYANA
Round 1
C ANTARCTICA V 218 NAURU
1 CHINA V 215 COOK ISLANDS
2 INDIA V 214 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
3 UNITED STATES V 213 GIBRALTAR
4 INDONESIA V 212 SAN MARINO
5 BRAZIL V 210 LIECHTENSTEIN
6 PAKISTAN V 209 SINT MAARTEN
7 NIGERIA V 208 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
8 BANGLADESH V 204 GREENLAND
9 RUSSIA V 201 BERMUDA
10 JAPAN V 200 DOMINICA
11 MEXICO V 196 SEYCHELLES
12 PHILIPPINES V 194 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
13 VIETNAM V 190 GRENADA
14 GERMANY V 189 ARUBA
15 ETHIOPIA V 182 GUAM
16 EGYPT V 180 VANUATU
17 IRAN V 179 BARBADOS
18 TURKEY V 178 MALDIVES
19 DEMOCRATIC CONGO V 177 ICELAND
20 THAILAND V 176 BELIZE
21 FRANCE V 168 SOLOMON ISLANDS
22 ITALY V 164 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
23 ENGLAND V 163 BHUTAN
24 MYANMAR V 162 GUYANA
25 SOUTH AFRICA 161 CYPRUS
26 SOUTH KOREA V 159 FIJI
27 SPAIN V 154 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
28 UKRAINE V 152 GABON
29 COLOMBIA V 143 LATVIA
30 SUDAN V 142 JAMAICA
31 TANZANIA V 140 OMAN
32 ARGENTINA V 139 WALES
34 POLAND V 138 KUWAIT
36 CANADA V 136 ARMENIA
37 MOROCCO V 134 PANAMA
38 UGANDA V 133 URUGUAY
40 PERU V 131 MOLDOVA
42 VENEZUELA V 130 CONGO
43 NEPAL V 127 PUERTO RICO
48 GHANA V 125 LEBANON
52 MOZAMBIQUE V 124 NEW ZEALAND
53 IVORY COAST V 122 GEORGIA
54 ROMANIA V 118 NORWAY
56 SRI LANKA V 115 SCOTLAND
57 MADAGASCAR V 114 ERITREA
60 CHILE V 113 KYRGYZSTAN
61 NETHERLANDS V 112 FINLAND
62 KAZAKHSTAN V 111 SLOVAKIA
64 MALAWI V 110 DENMARK
66 MALI V 109 NICARAGUA
67 GUATEMALA V 107 EL SALVADOR
71 SENEGAL V 106 UNITED IRELAND
72 ZIMBABWE V 105 LAOS
73 CHAD V 104 PARAGUAY
74 GREECE V 103 JORDAN
75 CUBA V 102 LIBYA
76 BELGIUM V 101 TOGO
78 CZECH REPUBLIC V 99 HONG KONG
84 HUNGARY V 97 BULGARIA
85 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC V 94 SWITZERLAND
86 SERBIA V 93 AUSTRIA
87 BELARUS V 92 BURUNDI
88 SWEDEN V 90 AZERBAIJAN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
"Countries" are ranked by population.
For the sake of sporting tradition, the United Kingdom is broken up into England, Scotland and Wales in their own right, while Northern Ireland joins Ireland to form United Ireland.
The continent of Antarctica and the top 32 "countries", or "countries" with atleast 40 million people, already qualify for Round 1.
194 "countries" compete in Qualifying Matches.
Qualifying Round 1 - 97 Matches
Qualifying Round 2 - 10 Matches featuring bottom 10 winners and top 10 losers from QR1 based on votes.
Qualifying Round 3 - 2 Matches featuring the 4 lowest ranked winners from QR2.
If a match doesn't generate any significant responses or votes are even, the higher ranked "country" wins by default
Qualifying Round 1
33 KENYA v 226 PITCAIRN ISLANDS
34 POLAND v 225 VATICAN CITY
35 ALGERIA v 224 TOKELAU
36 CANADA v 223 NIUE
37 MOROCCO v 222 FALKLAND ISLANDS
38 UGANDA v 221 SAINT HELENA
39 IRAQ v 220 MONTSERRAT
40 PERU v 219 TUVALU
41 AFGHANISTAN v 218 NAURU
42 VENEZUELA v 217 ANGUILLA
43 NEPAL v 216 PALAU
44 MALAYSIA V 215 COOK ISLANDS
45 UZBEKISTAN V 214 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
46 SAUDI ARABIA V 213 GIBRALTAR
47 NORTH KOREA V 212 SAN MARINO
48 GHANA V 211 MONACO
49 TAIWAN V 210 LIECHTENSTEIN
50 AUSTRALIA V 209 SINT MAARTEN
51 YEMEN V 208 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
52 MOZAMBIQUE V 207 FAROE ISLANDS
53 IVORY COAST V 206 SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
54 ROMANIA V 205 MARSHALL ISLANDS
55 SYRIA V 204 GREENLAND
56 SRI LANKA V 203 CAYMAN ISLANDS
57 MADAGASCAR V 202 GUERNSEY
58 CAMEROON V 201 BERMUDA
59 ANGOLA V 200 DOMINICA
60 CHILE V 199 AMERICAN SAMOA
61 NETHERLANDS V 198 ISLE OF MAN
62 KAZAKHSTAN V 197 ANDORRA
63 BURKINA FASO V 196 SEYCHELLES
64 MALAWI V 195 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
65 NIGER V 194 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
66 MALI V 193 JERSEY
67 GUATEMALA V 192 KIRIBATI
68 ECUADOR V 191 TONGA
69 CAMBODIA V 190 GRENADA
70 ZAMBIA V 189 ARUBA
71 SENEGAL V 188 MICRONESIA
72 ZIMBABWE V 187 SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
73 CHAD V 186 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
74 GREECE V 185 CURACAO
75 CUBA V 184 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
76 BELGIUM V 183 SAINT LUCIA
77 PORTUGAL V 182 GUAM
78 CZECH REPUBLIC V 181 SAMOA
79 TUNISIA V 180 VANUATU
80 BOLIVIA V 179 BARBADOS
81 RWANDA V 178 MALDIVES
82 GUINEA V 177 ICELAND
83 HAITI V 176 BELIZE
84 HUNGARY V 175 BAHAMAS
85 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC V 174 BRUNEI
86 SERBIA V 173 MALTA
87 BELARUS V 172 CAPE VERDE
88 SWEDEN V 171 LUXEMBOURG
89 SOMALIA V 170 SURINAME
90 AZERBAIJAN V 169 WESTERN SAHARA
91 BENIN V 168 SOLOMON ISLANDS
92 BURUNDI V 167 MACAU
93 AUSTRIA V 166 MONTENEGRO
94 SWITZERLAND V 165 COMOROS
95 ISRAEL V 164 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
96 HONDURAS V 163 BHUTAN
97 BULGARIA V 162 GUYANA
98 TAJIKISTAN V 161 CYPRUS
99 HONG KONG V 160 BAHRAIN
100 PAPUA NEW GUINEA V 159 FIJI
101 TOGO V 158 DJIBOUTI
102 LIBYA V 157 EAST TIMOR
103 JORDAN V 156 SWAZILAND
104 PARAGUAY V 155 MAURITIUS
105 LAOS V 154 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
106 UNITED IRELAND V 153 ESTONIA
107 EL SALVADOR V 152 GABON
108 SIERRA LEONE V 151 GUINEA-BISSAU
109 NICARAGUA V 150 QATAR
110 DENMARK V 149 GAMBIA
111 SLOVAKIA V 148 BOTSWANA
112 FINLAND V 147 MACEDONIA
113 KYRGYZSTAN V 146 SLOVENIA
114 ERITREA V 145 LESOTHO
115 SCOTLAND V 144 NAMIBIA
116 TURKMENISTAN V 143 LATVIA
117 SINGAPORE V 142 JAMAICA
118 NORWAY V 141 MONGOLIA
119 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES V 140 OMAN
120 COSTA RICA V 139 WALES
121 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC V 138 KUWAIT
122 GEORGIA V 137 ALBANIA
123 CROATIA V 136 ARMENIA
124 NEW ZEALAND V 135 LITHUANIA
125 LEBANON V 134 PANAMA
126 LIBERIA V 133 URUGUAY
127 PUERTO RICO V 132 MAURITANIA
128 PALESTINE V 131 MOLDOVA
129 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA V 130 CONGO
Bottom 10 Qualifying Round 1 Winners
68 ECUADOR 2
75 CUBA 2
76 BELGIUM 2
89 SOMALIA 2
151 GUINEA-BISSAU 2
176 BELIZE 2
33 KENYA 1
39 IRAQ 1
74 GREECE 1
35 ALGERIA 0
Top 10 Qualifying Round 1 Losers
117 SINGAPORE 6
141 MONGOLIA 6
162 GUYANA 6
107 EL SALVADOR 5
123 CROATIA 5
134 PANAMA 5
96 HONDURAS 4
105 LAOS 4
120 COSTA RICA 4
137 ALBANIA 4
Qualifying Round 2
33 KENYA V 162 GUYANA
35 ALGERIA V 141 MONGOLIA
39 IRAQ V 137 ALBANIA
68 ECUADOR V 134 PANAMA
74 GREECE V 123 CROATIA
75 CUBA V 120 COSTA RICA
76 BELGIUM V 117 SINGAPORE
89 SOMALIA V 107 EL SALVADOR
151 GUINEA-BISSAU V 105 LAOS
176 BELIZE V 96 HONDURAS
Qualifying Round 3
137 ALBANIA V 176 BELIZE
141 MONGOLIA V 162 GUYANA
Round 1
C ANTARCTICA V 218 NAURU
1 CHINA V 215 COOK ISLANDS
2 INDIA V 214 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
3 UNITED STATES V 213 GIBRALTAR
4 INDONESIA V 212 SAN MARINO
5 BRAZIL V 210 LIECHTENSTEIN
6 PAKISTAN V 209 SINT MAARTEN
7 NIGERIA V 208 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
8 BANGLADESH V 204 GREENLAND
9 RUSSIA V 201 BERMUDA
10 JAPAN V 200 DOMINICA
11 MEXICO V 196 SEYCHELLES
12 PHILIPPINES V 194 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
13 VIETNAM V 190 GRENADA
14 GERMANY V 189 ARUBA
15 ETHIOPIA V 182 GUAM
16 EGYPT V 180 VANUATU
17 IRAN V 179 BARBADOS
18 TURKEY V 178 MALDIVES
19 DEMOCRATIC CONGO V 177 ICELAND
20 THAILAND V 176 BELIZE
21 FRANCE V 168 SOLOMON ISLANDS
22 ITALY V 164 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
23 ENGLAND V 163 BHUTAN
24 MYANMAR V 162 GUYANA
25 SOUTH AFRICA 161 CYPRUS
26 SOUTH KOREA V 159 FIJI
27 SPAIN V 154 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
28 UKRAINE V 152 GABON
29 COLOMBIA V 143 LATVIA
30 SUDAN V 142 JAMAICA
31 TANZANIA V 140 OMAN
32 ARGENTINA V 139 WALES
34 POLAND V 138 KUWAIT
36 CANADA V 136 ARMENIA
37 MOROCCO V 134 PANAMA
38 UGANDA V 133 URUGUAY
40 PERU V 131 MOLDOVA
42 VENEZUELA V 130 CONGO
43 NEPAL V 127 PUERTO RICO
48 GHANA V 125 LEBANON
52 MOZAMBIQUE V 124 NEW ZEALAND
53 IVORY COAST V 122 GEORGIA
54 ROMANIA V 118 NORWAY
56 SRI LANKA V 115 SCOTLAND
57 MADAGASCAR V 114 ERITREA
60 CHILE V 113 KYRGYZSTAN
61 NETHERLANDS V 112 FINLAND
62 KAZAKHSTAN V 111 SLOVAKIA
64 MALAWI V 110 DENMARK
66 MALI V 109 NICARAGUA
67 GUATEMALA V 107 EL SALVADOR
71 SENEGAL V 106 UNITED IRELAND
72 ZIMBABWE V 105 LAOS
73 CHAD V 104 PARAGUAY
74 GREECE V 103 JORDAN
75 CUBA V 102 LIBYA
76 BELGIUM V 101 TOGO
78 CZECH REPUBLIC V 99 HONG KONG
84 HUNGARY V 97 BULGARIA
85 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC V 94 SWITZERLAND
86 SERBIA V 93 AUSTRIA
87 BELARUS V 92 BURUNDI
88 SWEDEN V 90 AZERBAIJAN
Gotta go with Poland on this one.
