It's been a long road but World Cup qualifying has ended and we now know all 32 soccer teams who will compete at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Peru and Australia were the last two teams to make it, qualifying on the final day through the intercontinental playoff.
The following infographic shows the teams that made it, as well as their current FIFA ranking. Defending champions Germany are going to be the team to beat next summer while Brazil, Spain, Argentina and France are also highly fancied. On the road to Russia, Germany played 10 games and won all of them, scoring 43 times in the process. The tournament will also be missing some big names. The Netherlands will be staying at home while Italy also missed out on a place at the World Cup for the first time since 1958.
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