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The Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on 1st December 2017. See the full list of qualifiers, and the schedule of matches.

The 32 qualifying teams are split into four pots, based on their FIFA world ranking. Pot 1 contains the seven highest-ranked sides plus tournament hosts Russia. Pot 2 features the next highest ranked teams, and so on.

  • Pot 1: Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, France, Russia
  • Pot 2: Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Croatia
  • Pot 3: Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Iran
  • Pot 4: Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, Saudi Arabia

FIFA limits each of the four-team groups to a maximum of two European teams. No two teams from any other continental confederation can be drawn together.

Final Group Allocations

  • Group A: Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, Saudi Arabia 
  • Group B: Portugal, Spain, Iran, Morocco
  • Group C: France, Peru, Denmark, Australia
  • Group D: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria
  • Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
  • Group F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, Korea Republic
  • Group G: Belgium, England, Tunisia, Panama
  • Group H: Poland, Colombia, Senegal, Japan