World Cup 2018: Which teams have qualified for Russia and how many teams will compete in next summer’s finals?
Find out more about the tournament as it draws ever nearer
DRAMA in the World Cup qualifiers sees Lionel Messi guide Argentina to a place in next year's tournament in Russia.
Meanwhile on a night which saw Messi's magical display, America failed to qualify for the competition for the first time in 32 years after their surprise defeat against Trinidad and Tobago
Russia will host the 2018 World Cup between June 14 and July 15, 2018Since England's shocking performance at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2016 European Championships in France, Gareth Southgate will hope to lead the Three Lions to better things.
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Find out all the important details about the 2018 World Cup, below...
When is the 2018 World Cup and where will it be held?
The next World Cup - the 21st overall - in 2018 will be held in Russia.
The month-long tournament will take place between June 14 and July 15.
Russia have 12 venues for the competition spanning 11 different host cities.
How many teams will compete at the 2018 World Cup and who will qualify?
As ever the tournament will consist of 32 national teams - with host nation Russia joined by 31 qualifiers from across the globe. The current holders no longer qualify automatically.
Of those 32, 13 more European sides will make it to the finals with a further five coming from Africa.
Then four or five will join from Asia, three or four from North America, four or five from South America and either none or one from Oceania.
That is all dependant on the inter-confederation play-off results, with the teams who failed to qualify outright pit against each other between November 6 and November 14, 2017.
Who has qualified for the 2018 World Cup?
Russia
Brazil
Iran
Japan
Mexico
Belgium
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Germany
England
Spain
Nigeria
Costa Rica
Poland
Egypt
Iceland
Serbia
Portugal
France
Uruguay
Argentina
Colombia
