Sri Lanka at the World Cup

Sri Lanka have not qualified for any World Cup tournaments.

Trivia

Sri Lanka became the first country to withdraw from the World Cup when it withdrew from the 1978 World Cup. They withdrew due to the inability to pay the entrance fee.

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