These 31 countries have booked a place, one remaining to complete the list

New Zealand and Peru face off with Peru in the battle for who picks the final slot for Russia 2018 Mundial to complete the list.

Russia: The hosts qualified when they won the chance to host the competition back in Dec 2010.

Brazil: CONMEBOL round robin winners, qualified way back on March 28, 2017

Iran: AFC third round group A winners

Japan: AFC third round group B winners

South Korea: Runners-up to Iran in Group A

Saudi Arabia: Runners-up in Group B

Mexico: North and central America and Caribbean round 5 winners

Belgium: Uefa group H winners (first European team) who qualified on Sept 3

Germany: Sealed their place as Group C winners after beating Northern Ireland 3-1 in Belfast

England: Gareth Southgate's side beat Slovenia at Wembley to secure their spot in Russia as winners of Group F

Poland: Poland became to fourth European team to qualify having dropped points in just two games in Group E

Costa Rica: Reached their fourth World Cup finals with a game remaining from their CONCACAF qualification group

Nigeria: Became the first side from Africa to reach Russia and have now missed just one tournament – Germany 2006 – since first qualifying 1994

Egypt: Mohamed Salah scored twice to send the north Africans into their first finals since 1990

Iceland: Have qualified for their first ever World Cup, pipping Croatia to a guaranteed place in Russia

Serbia: Winners of Group D

Spain: The 2010 champions qualified as Group G winners finishing five points ahead of Italy

France: Qualified as winners of Group A

Portugal: Beat Switzerland in their final qualification game to reach next summer's finals

Panama: Reached their first World Cup after beating Costa Rica in the final group game of their qualification campaign

Argentina: Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in his side's final qualification game to secure their place in the finals

Uruguay: Finished second to Brazil in their group to secure their place in the finals

Colombia: Took the fourth and final automatic qualification spot in the South American group

Senegal: CAF Group D winners

Morocco: CAF Group C winners

Tunisia: CAF Group A winners

Switzerland: Won two-leg play-off with Northern Ireland

Croatia: Won two-leg play-off with Greece

Sweden: Won two-leg play-off with Italy

Denmark - Won two-leg play-off with Republic of Ireland

Australia - Defeated Honduras in a two-leg play-off

New Zealand or Peru - TBC on November 16

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