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CARSON, Calif. -- We now know all 32 nations participating in next summer's 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Peru booked the 32nd and final ticket to Russia on Wednesday, after their victory over New Zealand.
Following the completion of World Cup qualifying, all 32 teams were drawn into four pots, which are seeded based on FIFA rankings. One nation from each pot is drawn into a group, making eight groups of four teams apiece. Per FIFA regulations, only two teams from Europe can be in a group, while every other confederation can have only participant in a group.
Giovani and Jonathan dos Santos' Mexico finds themselves in Pot B alongside South American powerhouse, Uruguay, among others. Clement Diop's Senegal was placed in Pot 3 with the likes of Costa Rica and Iceland.
The World Cup draw will take place on Dec. 1 in Moscow at 7 a.m. PT.
The four pots can be found below:
Pot 1: Russia, Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, France
Pot 2: Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Croatia
Pot 3: Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Iran
Pot 4: Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, Saudi Arabia
