<P> The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which will play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts . All 210 remaining FIFA member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process, and for the first time in World Cup history, all eligible national teams registered for the preliminary competition, but Zimbabwe and Indonesia were disqualified before playing their first matches . Bhutan, South Sudan, Gibraltar and Kosovo made their FIFA World Cup qualification debuts . </P> <P> While the main qualifying draw took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, on 25 July 2015, a number of qualification matches were played before that . The first began in Dili, Timor Leste, on 12 March 2015 as part of the AFC's qualification, with East Timorese player Chiquito do Carmo scoring the first goal of qualification . Matches were also played in CONCACAF prior to the main draw . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Conf . </Th> <Th> Method of qualification </Th> <Th> Date of qualification </Th> <Th> Finals appearance </Th> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Th> Consecutive finals appearances </Th> <Th> Previous best performance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Host </Td> <Td> 01 2 December 2010 </Td> <Td> 11th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fourth place (1966) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> CONMEBOL </Td> <Td> Round Robin winner </Td> <Td> 02 28 March 2017 </Td> <Td> 21st </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Winner (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> AFC </Td> <Td> Third Round Group A winner </Td> <Td> 03 12 June 2017 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> AFC </Td> <Td> Third Round Group B winner </Td> <Td> 04 31 August 2017 </Td> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Round of 16 (2002, 2010) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> CONCACAF </Td> <Td> Fifth Round winner </Td> <Td> 05 1 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 16th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals (1970, 1986) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Group H winner </Td> <Td> 06 3 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fourth place (1986) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> AFC </Td> <Td> Third Round Group A runner - up </Td> <Td> 07 5 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 10th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Fourth place (2002) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> AFC </Td> <Td> Third Round Group B runner - up </Td> <Td> 08 5 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Round of 16 (1994) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Group C winner </Td> <Td> 09 5 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 19th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Winner (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Group F winner </Td> <Td> 10 5 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Winner (1966) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Group G winner </Td> <Td> 11 6 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Winner (2010) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> CAF </Td> <Td> Third Round Group B winner </Td> <Td> 12 7 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> CONCACAF </Td> <Td> Fifth Round runner - up </Td> <Td> 13 7 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Group E winner </Td> <Td> 14 8 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 8th </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Third place (1974, 1982) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> CAF </Td> <Td> Third Round Group E winner </Td> <Td> 15 8 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First round (1934, 1990) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Group I winner </Td> <Td> 16 9 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Group D winner </Td> <Td> 17 9 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 12th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fourth place (1930, 1962) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Group B winner </Td> <Td> 18 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 7th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Third place (1966) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> UEFA </Td> <Td> Group A winner </Td> <Td> 19 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Winner (1998) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> CONMEBOL </Td> <Td> Round Robin runner - up </Td> <Td> 20 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Winner (1930, 1950) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> CONMEBOL </Td> <Td> Round Robin third place </Td> <Td> 21 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 17th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Winner (1978, 1986) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> CONMEBOL </Td> <Td> Round Robin fourth place </Td> <Td> 22 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> CONCACAF </Td> <Td> Fifth Round third place </Td> <Td> 23 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Conf . </Th> <Th> Method of qualification </Th> <Th> Date of qualification </Th> <Th> Finals appearance </Th> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Th> Consecutive finals appearances </Th> <Th> Previous best performance </Th> </Tr>

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