<P> As of 10 October 2017, twenty - three countries have secured qualification to the final tournament . Of these, seventeen countries competed at the previous edition of the tournament in 2014 . Serbia will return to the tournament after missing the 2014 edition . Poland and Saudi Arabia both qualified for the first time since 2006, whilst Egypt will return to the finals after a 28 - year absence from their last appearance in 1990 . Both Iceland and Panama have qualified for the first time . </P> <P> Notable countries that have failed to qualify include reigning Copa América champions and Confederations Cup runners - up Chile, 2014 third place side Netherlands, missing their first World Cup since 2002 and the United States, failing to qualify for the first time in 32 years . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Qualified as </Th> <Th> Qualified on </Th> <Th> Previous appearances in tournament </Th> <Th> Previous best performance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Hosts </Td> <Td> 01! 2 December 2010 </Td> <Td> 10 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2014) </Td> <Td> Fourth place (1966) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> CONMEBOL 01 winners </Td> <Td> 02! 28 March 2017 </Td> <Td> 20 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> AFC Third Round Group A 01 winners </Td> <Td> 03! 12 June 2017 </Td> <Td> 4 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) </Td> <Td> First round (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> AFC Third Round Group B 01 winners </Td> <Td> 04! 31 August 2017 </Td> <Td> 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Round of 16 (2002, 2010) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> CONCACAF Fifth Round 01 winners </Td> <Td> 05! 1 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 15 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals (1970, 1986) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> UEFA Group H winners </Td> <Td> 06! 3 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 12 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014) </Td> <Td> Fourth place (1986) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> AFC Third Round Group A 02 runners - up </Td> <Td> 07! 5 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 9 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Fourth place (2002) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> AFC Third Round Group B 02 runners - up </Td> <Td> 08! 5 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) </Td> <Td> Round of 16 (1994) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> UEFA Group C winners </Td> <Td> 09! 5 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 18 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England </Td> <Td> UEFA Group F winners </Td> <Td> 10! 5 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 14 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Winners (1966) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> UEFA Group G winners </Td> <Td> 11! 6 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 14 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Winners (2010) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> CAF Third Round Group B winners </Td> <Td> 12! 7 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 5 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> CONCACAF Fifth Round 02 runners - up </Td> <Td> 13! 7 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 4 (1990, 2002, 2006, 2014) </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> UEFA Group E winners </Td> <Td> 14! 8 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 7 (1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006) </Td> <Td> Third place (1974, 1982) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> CAF Third Round Group E winners </Td> <Td> 15! 8 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 2 (1934, 1990) </Td> <Td> First round (1934, 1990) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> UEFA Group I winners </Td> <Td> 16! 9 October 2017 </Td> <Td> None (debut) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> UEFA Group D winners </Td> <Td> 17! 9 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 11 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010) </Td> <Td> Fourth place (1930, 1962) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> UEFA Group B winners </Td> <Td> 18! 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 6 (1966, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Third place (1966) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> UEFA Group A winners </Td> <Td> 19! 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 14 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Winners (1998) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> CONMEBOL 02 runners - up </Td> <Td> 20! 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 12 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Winners (1930, 1950) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> CONMEBOL 03 3rd place </Td> <Td> 21! 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 16 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Td> <Td> Winners (1978, 1986) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> CONMEBOL 04 4th place </Td> <Td> 22! 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 5 (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014) </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> CONCACAF Fifth Round 03 3rd place </Td> <Td> 23! 10 October 2017 </Td> <Td> None (debut) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Qualified as </Th> <Th> Qualified on </Th> <Th> Previous appearances in tournament </Th> <Th> Previous best performance </Th> </Tr>

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