IN THE EARLY hours of this morning, Uruguay became the 32nd and final team to book their place at next year’s World Cup finals in Brazil.
While Ibrahimovic and Sweden miss out thanks to the brilliance of Cristiano Ronaldo, the heavyweights (including all eight past winners) will be there. Each country is listed in order of FIFA ranking in its respective confederation.
UEFA (Europe)
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Spain (holders) Group winners
Germany Group winners
Belgium Group winners
Switzerland Group winners
Netherlands Group winners
Italy Group winners
England Group winners
Portugal Play-off win over Sweden
Greece Play-off win over Romania
Bosnia & Herzegovina Group winners
Croatia Play-off win over Iceland
Russia Group winners
France Play-off win over Ukraine
CONMEBOL (South America)
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Brazil Hosts
Argentina First
Colombia Second
Uruguay Play-off win over Jordan
Chile Third
Ecuador Fourth
CONCACAF (The Americas)
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USA Round Four winners
Mexico Play-off win over New Zealand
Costa Rica Round Four runners-up
Honduras Round Four third place
CAF (Africa)
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Ivory Coast Third round win over Senegal
Ghana Third round win over Egypt
Algeria Third round win over Burkina Faso
Nigeria Third round win over Ethiopia
Cameroon Third round win over Tunisia
AFC (Asia)
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Japan Group winners
Iran Group winners
South Korea Group runners-up
Australia Group runners-up
The draw for the groups will be made in Brazil on 6 December and there are 202 days until the finals start on 12 June.
