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All 32 teams that will play in the 2018 World Cup


It's official, the World Cup is set. Italy, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, or the United States may not be booking their trip to World Cup in Russia next year, but 32 other teams will be preparing for the biggest international tournament every four years.

Here are all the teams that will be competing in Russia, ranked very controversially - alphabetically. Their current World Ranking is in parenthesis.

Argentina (4)

Australia (43)

Belgium (5)

Brazil (2)

Colombia (13)

Costa Rica (22)

Croatia (18)

Denmark (19)

EPA

Egypt (30)

England (12)

France (7)

Germany (1)

Iceland (21)

Iran (34)

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Japan (44)

Mexico (16)


Morocco (48)

AFP

Nigeria (41)


Panama (49)

Peru (10)

AFP

Poland (6)

Portugal (3)

Russia (65) (hosts)

Saudi Arabia (63)

AP

Senegal (32)

Serbia (38)

EPA

South Korea (62)

AFP

Spain (8)

Sweden (25)

Switzerland (11)

Tunisia (28)

AP

Uruguay (17)


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