All 32 teams for the Russia 2018 World Cup have been confirmed after Peru’s victory over New Zealand and following Australia’s incredible win over Honduras on Wednesday night.
With a first leg 0-0 draw in Wellington, Peru scored twice in a 2-0 victory in Lima to join Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Croatia and co. as the most recent teams to qualify.
Check out all the teams who will play in Russia and the pots for the 2018 World Cup draw.
EUROPE: Russia (hosts), France, Portugal, Germany, Serbia, Poland, England, Spain, Belgium, Iceland, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark
SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Peru
CONCACAF: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama
ASIA: Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia
AFRICA: Tunisia, Nigeria, Morocco, Senegal, Egypt
WHAT ARE THE POTS?
POT 1: Russia (hosts), Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, France
POT 2: Spain, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Croatia, Peru
POT 3: Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Iran
POT 4: Serbia, Nigeria, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia
HOW DOES THE DRAW WORK?
The 32 teams will be split into four pots based on their FIFA World Rankings. Pot 1 contains hosts Russia and the top seven nations in the world. Pot 2, 3 and 4 will each feature the next eight best teams.
The draw then sorts the 23 teams into eight groups of four with each group containing one team from each of the four pots.
Each group players three matches before the top two nations advance to the knockout rounds.
WHEN IS THE DRAW?
The World Cup draw will take place in Moscow on December 1 2017.
