World Cup Russia 2018: Who has qualified? Which big teams failed? Who is still in contention?
Russia 2018 faced the very real prospect of being without the world's
best player before Messi scored a hat-trick against Ecuador to clinch
qualification for Argentina. It's now been 11 months since anyone other
than the Barcelona man scored for Argentina in a competitive game.
Yet there are a number of regional heavyweights who will be staying at home this summer. The USA failed to qualify for the first time in more than three decades after they failed to beat Trinidad & Tobago while rivals in the central American Concacaf division, Panama and Honduras, won and drew respectively.
They join Ghana, Holland and Chile on the list of usual World Cup attendees who won't be in Russia. Asian champions Australia, meanwhile, needed extra-time to beat Syria in a play-off on Tuesday but still have to beat Honduras next month in a further two-legged tie in order to qualify.
Panama, who qualified for their first-ever World Cup with a late 2-1 win over Costa Rica, declared a national holiday to mark the occasion.
Asia
Already qualified
Already qualified
Already qualified
Africa
Already qualified
In the play-offs
Yet there are a number of regional heavyweights who will be staying at home this summer. The USA failed to qualify for the first time in more than three decades after they failed to beat Trinidad & Tobago while rivals in the central American Concacaf division, Panama and Honduras, won and drew respectively.
They join Ghana, Holland and Chile on the list of usual World Cup attendees who won't be in Russia. Asian champions Australia, meanwhile, needed extra-time to beat Syria in a play-off on Tuesday but still have to beat Honduras next month in a further two-legged tie in order to qualify.
Panama, who qualified for their first-ever World Cup with a late 2-1 win over Costa Rica, declared a national holiday to mark the occasion.
Europe
Already qualified
- Germany
- Spain
- England
- Portugal
- Serbia
- France
- Belgium
- Iceland
- Poland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Northen Ireland
- Republic of Ireland
- Denmark
- Italy
- Greece
- Croatia
Asia
Already qualified
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
- South Korea
- Iran
- Australia (Through to inter-confederation play-off vs Honduras after beating Syria 3-2 on aggregate in the Asian play-off)
Already qualified
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Colombia
- Peru (will play New Zealand in the inter-confederation play-offs)
Already qualified
- Mexico
- Costa Rica
- Panama
Honduras (will play Australia in the inter-confederation play-offs)
Africa
Already qualified
- Nigeria
- Egypt
- Tunisia
- DR Congo
- Ivory Coast
- Morocco
- Senegal
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
- South Africa
Oceania
- New Zealand (will play Peru in the inter-confederation play-offs)
Tough competition for Africans team
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