With Peru's defeat of New Zealand to get the last ticket, in 2018 the Russian World Cup 32 participating teams all produced. Say goodbye to Italy, Holland, Chile and other teams to make fans sad, but there are also surprises brought by teams such as Iceland and Panama that were shortlisted for the first time, and Peru and Egypt that returned many years later.
On the morning of the 16th, Beijing time, the first round of the match was 0-0 Peru, and the second round defeated New Zealand 2-0 at home to win the final ticket to the Russian World Cup. This is Peru's happy time for the country. They have returned to the World Cup 36 years later.
In addition to the longest-waiting Peru, there are also some long-lost teams returning to the World Cup stage, such as Egypt and Morocco. The two teams last appeared in the World Cup in 1990 and 1998 respectively. Russia's World Cup will also usher in two new teams that have made their debut. They are Iceland and Panama.
The joy of the finalists was accompanied by a tragic exit. The four-time World Cup champion Italy led, "the king of the unblemished" Netherlands, the Americas Cup double crown Chile, the North America and the Caribbean overlord the United States, this year's African Cup champion Cameroon, etc., fell in the qualifying and playoffs. Buffon, Sanchez, Biddar, Robben, and Sneijder all said goodbye to the Russian World Cup, and even forever took off the national team shirt. With the elimination of teams from Wales, Slovakia, Turkey, Austria, Gabon, etc., we will not see any other players in Russia such as Bell, Hamsilk, Turan, Yilmaz, Alaba, Obramyan. Figured.
After all 32 teams were created, all teams were divided into 4 categories. In addition to the host Russia as a seed team automatically fell into the A1 position, other teams in accordance with the FIFA World Rankings in October this year, into the file. The World Cup draw is in full accordance with the world rankings, but the principle of avoidance with the continent still exists, the same group can only have a maximum of 2 European teams. The first team includes Russia, Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, and France; the second is Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Croatia; the third is Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, and Iran; Fourth tier consists of Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia. The top 32 lottery draws will be held at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 1st, and the top 32 will be divided into 8 teams Rocket League Items.
With Poland being "upgraded" into a file, and Spain, England and other strong teams being "downgraded" into the second gear, and successive elimination of the Netherlands and Italy's Sweden and other teams lurking in the lower third or fourth gear, it is foreseeable. The probability of multiple "death groups" in the World Cup in Russia will increase.