<P> The allocation of slots for each confederation was decided to be unchanged by the FIFA Executive Committee on 30 May 2015 in Zürich, after the FIFA Congress . </P> <P> On 13 May 2016, Gibraltar and Kosovo became FIFA members and eligible for the World Cup qualifying . </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 Round Robin 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 winners </Td> <Td> 03! 12 June 2017 </Td> <Td> 4 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) </Td> <Td> Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> AFC Third Round Group B 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 winners or runners - up </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 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 runners - up </Td> <Td> 08! 5 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) </Td> <Td> Round of 16 (1994) </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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