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That concludes the draw: Summarized below Igzilla & The_Viper Iran sully & Bod Bod Germany Charlies Shinpad Seaber Switzerland brakespear Gazwag Spain WhingforPresident James Bond's body double Denmark bomber130 cjd Argentina Thunder Bolt Mackenzie Nigeria doogie004 jessiejames...

Geestar & madinthehead South Korea Pedigree: No Asian team has a better World Cup pedigree than the side nicknamed the Taegeuk Warriors. South Korea's goalless draw against Uzbekistan secured a place at a 10th finals and the tournament in Russia will be the ninth World Cup in a row in which...

lichfield seagulls & S'hampton Seagull Egypt Pedigree: Egypt are currently 30th in Fifa's world rankings - one place below the Netherlands. Having missed out on the 2010 and 2014 competitions after play-off defeats, they qualified for Russia when Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scored an injury-time...

Napier & OzMike Japan Pedigree: Mainstays in the competition since 1998, Japan have twice reached the second round, including in 2002 when they jointly hosted the tournament with South Korea. Key player: Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Leicester forward Shinji Okazaki will of course be key...

Hiney & Withdean11 Portugal Pedigree: Portugal are the reigning European champions, having beaten hosts France 1-0 in the final of Euro 2016. Their best performance at a World Cup came when they finished third in 1966 and they also reached the semi-finals in 2006 yet failed to make it out of...

The Brighton Bear & Mellor 3 Ward 4 Brazil Pedigree: Winners in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, Brazil were beaten 7-1 at the semi-final stage by Germany in the World Cup they hosted four years ago. Neymar Paris St-Germain forward Neymar is the world's most expensive footballer Key player...

Trigger & TSB Croatia Pedigree: Croatia gained admission to Fifa in June 1993, meaning they were too late to compete for a place at the finals in the United States in 1994. However, they qualified for a finals at the first time of asking at France 98 and have reached all but one of the five...

Brighton4Cambridge3 & Johnnyboy - this proves I didn't fix it!!!! England Pedigree: Since their solitary World Cup success in 1966, England have reached the semi-finals only once - in 1990, when they finished fourth. In 2014, the Three Lions were knocked out in the group stage. That was the...

Lord Sabre & Westdene Seagull Saudi Arabia Pedigree: Saudi Arabia's only victories at a World Cup came in their first appearance in 1994, when they won two group matches and reached the second round. Their second win - 1-0 against Belgium - featured one of the greatest goals of all time when...

Albion_Dave & mjking73 - Sacrebleu France Pedigree: France won the World Cup when they hosted the tournament in 1998 and also reached the final eight years later, losing on penalties to Italy. They reached the quarter-finals in Brazil in 2014 and were runners-up as hosts at Euro 2016. Antoine...

Frutos & Nathan Morocco Pedigree: Morocco will be making their first appearance at a World Cup finals in 20 years next summer. In 1998 in France, a win, a draw and a defeat was not enough for them to qualify from the group stage. They have managed this feat just once in four attempts at...

SUIYHP & martin tyler Iceland Pedigree: Iceland are heading to their first World Cup after victory over Kosovo on 9 October secured their place in Russia. This is clearly a golden era for the Icelanders after they reached Euro 2016, where they memorably defeated England in their second-round...

ditchy , blue'n'white & Badger - flying the flag for the Albion Australia Pedigree: This will be the fourth consecutive World Cup appearance and a fifth overall for Australia. Their best performance came in 2006 when they went out in the last 16, losing 1-0 to eventual champions Italy through...

worthingseagull & Taybha Costa Rica Pedigree: Russia 2018 will be the fifth time Los Ticos have appeared at a World Cup finals. Last time out in Brazil, they finished top of a group containing Uruguay, Italy, and bottom-placed England, before going out in the quarter-finals on penalties to the...

Ken Livingstone Seagull & Ozymandias86 Peru Pedigree: The 32nd and last team to qualify, Peru are heading to their fifth World Cup after goals from Jefferson Farfan and Christian Ramos gave them a 2-0 win over New Zealand in the play-offs. Their best result came in 1970, when they finished...

I remember the good times Simster Uruguay Pedigree: Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930 and then again in 1950, but they only reached the last 16 at Brazil 2014. Luis Suarez Luis Suarez has won the Golden Shoe, given to the top scorer in European club football, on two occasions Key...

Frankie PWA Mexico Pedigree: Mexico have reached the knockout stage in each of the past six World Cups, and made the quarter-finals as hosts in 1986. Juan Carlos Osorio Key player: Hirving Lozano has scored three goals in three games since leaving Pachuca for PSV Eindhoven this summer, and...

Mellotron & Telboy Poland Pedigree: Poland are ranked sixth in the world. They have never won the World Cup but many believe this is one of the country's strongest squads. Their highest previous finish is third, which they achieved in 1974 and 1982. Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski...

NEASTGULL & Mustafa Belgium Pedigree: Having failed to qualify for the previous two tournaments, Belgium reached the quarter-finals at Brazil 2014, losing to eventual runners-up Argentina. The Red Devils' best finish was fourth in 1986. Eden Hazard Eden Hazard made his Belgium debut as a...