For the past eight months we’ve been keeping a close eye on the 32 teams who have qualified for the 2018 World Cup and ranking them as their form fluctuates, their stars flourish and their coaches tinker.
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Now, it’s time to reflect on how every single team heading to Russia stacks up.
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Below is our final ranking ahead of the 2018 World Cup kicking off in Russia on Thursday, with the previous ranking of a nation included in parenthesis.
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- Brazil (2)
- Spain (3)
- Germany (1)
- France (4)
- Belgium (6)
- Argentina (6)
- England (8)
- Portugal (7)
- Uruguay (9)
- Colombia (10)
- Poland (12)
- Croatia (13)
- Serbia (17)
- Denmark (16)
- Peru (18)
- Mexico (11)
- Iceland (19)
- Senegal (23)
- Egypt (21)
- Sweden (15)
- Switzerland (14)
- Nigeria (24)
- Iran (29)
- Tunisia (30)
- South Korea (22)
- Japan (20)
- Australia (27)
- Russia (28)
- Morocco (26)
- Costa Rica (25)
- Panama (31)
- Saudi Arabia (32)
