<Tr> <Th> Team </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> 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 Round Robin winners </Td> <Td> 02 28 March 2017 </Td> <Td> 21st </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 21 </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> 5th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) </Td> </Tr>

Who is playing in the world cup 2017