Russia World Cup 2018: Full list of qualified teams
FIFA World Cup 2018: The list of 32 teams that will be participating in Russia World Cup 2018 has been finalised.
Updated: November 16, 2017 14:06 IST
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All the spots for FIFA World Cup 2018 have been filled, with Peru taking the final spot on Thursday. While Panama and Iceland created history by qualifying for their first-ever World Cup, football power Italy had a heartbreak by failing to secure a spot in the Russia World Cup for the first time in 60 years. Russia will be the lowest-ranked team in the draw for the World Cup it is hosting after Peru sealed the last qualifying spot. FIFA limits each of the four-team groups to a maximum of two European teams. Here are the 32 teams that have qualified for the 2018 Russia World Cup. (Source: AP)
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Brazil became the first team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup after beating Paraguay 3-0 in March 2017. (Source: Reuters)
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Iran was the second team to qualify for 2018 World Cup after beating Uzbekistan. (Source: AP)
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After a hard-fought 2-0 win over Australia, Japan booked their spot for the sixth successive World Cup. (Source: AP)
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Mexico had clinched its place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup with three qualifiers to spare. (Source: Reuters)
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Early in September, Belgium battled to a 2-1 win in Athens against Greece, booking their spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup along the way. (Source: AP)
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South Korea overcame a troubled campaign to qualify for next year's World Cup. (Source: AP)
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Saudi Arabia qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 2006 with a 1-0 victory over Japan. (Source: AP)
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Germany beat Azerbaijan 5-1 in UEFA Group C qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (Source: Reuters)
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England have booked their place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, cruising their way through qualification group undefeated. (Source: AP)
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Spain have cruised through their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, only being briefly troubled by Italy but still finishing top in style. (Source: Reuters)
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Alex Iwobi’s second-half winner ensured Nigeria became the first African nation to qualify for the 2018 World Cup when their 1-0 home victory over Zambia. (Source: AP)
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Costa Rica qualified for next year's World Cup finals after picking up the point they needed in a 1-1 draw with Honduras. (Source: Reuters)
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Poland celebrate qualification for the World Cup 2018. (Source: Reuters)
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Mohamed Salah scored with a last-gasp penalty to book Egypt a place in the World Cup finals for the first time in 28 years. (Source: Reuters)
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Iceland became the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup. (Source: AP)
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Serbia’s Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Matic celebrate World Cup qualification after the match against Georgia. (Source: Reuters)
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal confirmed their spot at the 2018 World Cup by beating Switzerland 2-0 in their final UEFA qualifier. (Source: Reuters)
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France's Hugo Lloris and team mates celebrate their qualification for the World Cup. (Source: Reuters)
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Uruguay's players celebrate at the end of a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Bolivia. (Source: AP)
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Lionel Messi hat-trick secured Argentina's passage to World Cup as they beat Ecuador 3-1 in Quito. (Source: Reuters)
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Colombia were held to a 1-1 draw against Peru, the outcome of which allowed Colombia to qualify directly for the 2018 World Cup. (Source: AP)
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Panama qualified for the World Cup for the first time ever after beating Costa Rica 2-1. (Source: Reuters)
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Australia qualified for their fourth successive World Cup by beating a physical Honduras 3-1 at Stadium Australia in Sydney. (Source: Reuters)
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Croatia are in the World Cup finals after a 0-0 away draw on Sunday night put them through with a 4-1 aggregate across the two legs of their qualifying play-off with Greece. (Source: AP)
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Christian Eriksen hat-trick helped Denmark secure Europe’s final qualification spot for the Russia World Cup with a 5-1 victory away to Republic of Ireland. (Source: AP)
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Morocco stunned Ivory Coast 2-0 to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Morocco is returning to World Cup after 20 years. (Source: WCQ Twitter)
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Peru beat New Zealand 2-0 to book the final World Cup 2018 spot. They last reached the World Cup in 1982. (Source: Reuters)
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Senegal qualify for next year’s World Cupwith a 2-0 away win over South Africa that gave them an unassailable lead at the top of Group D. (Source: Reuters)
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Sweden battled their way to the 2018 World Cup at the expense of Italy after hammering out a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their playoff. (Source: Reuters)
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Switzerland are heading to their 11th World Cup and their fourth consecutive world finals, their best run of appearances since stringing four together between 1934-54. (Source: AP)
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For Tunisia, the barren draw against Libya was enough to get them another World Cup ticket. (Source: Reuters)
