So Far, These Countries Have Qualified For The 2018 World Cup In Russia

October 10, 2017 Leave a comment

Hold onto your hats lads, the World Cup is coming soon!

Remember the last one in Brazil? When defending champions, Spain, crashed out and was trashed by both Netherlands and Chile. Or the epic 7 to 1 goal defeat of host, Brazil by the Germans? Or the tears when Argentina lost to Germany? Or the awesome showings by goalkeepers in the tournament?

The next FIFA World Cup is coming up in 2018 and Russia is the host country.

And we can’t wait for the start of the tournament.

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But there is a big catch. Not every nation on earth will get to go to the next World Cup.

Every nation has to fight tooth and nail for a chance to secure a spot on the available 32 places. This is how most football fans see the WC qualifiers:

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Only a privileged few make it to the World Cup after fighting for a qualification.

And for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, here are the teams that have qualified so far:

Nigeria
Egypt
Iran
Japan
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
Belgium
England
Germany
Iceland: The smallest nation to ever qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
Poland
Russia: As host, their qualification is automatic.
Serbia
Spain
Costa Rica
Mexico
Brazil

So far, 17 nations have qualified for the tournament. But there are still those who could still qualify.

Yes, we’re talking about playoffs and those in second place. These are countries whose qualification are in contention and would have to play to qualify for the tournament: