<Table> <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Method of qualification </Th> <Th> Date of qualification </Th> <Th> Finals appearance </Th> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Th> Consecutive finals appearances </Th> <Th> Previous best performance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Hosts </Td> <Td> 01 2 December 2010 </Td> <Td> 11th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fourth place ( 1966 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> CONMEBOL Round Robin winners </Td> <Td> 02 28 March 2017 </Td> <Td> 21st </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Winners ( 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 , 2002 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> AFC Third Round Group A winners </Td> <Td> 03 12 June 2017 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Group stage ( 1978 , 1998 , 2006 , 2014 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> AFC Third Round Group B winners </Td> <Td> 04 31 August 2017 </Td> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Round of 16 ( 2002 , 2010 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> CONCACAF Fifth Round top 3 </Td> <Td> 05 1 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 16th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals ( 1970 , 1986 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> UEFA Group H winners </Td> <Td> 06 3 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fourth place ( 1986 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> AFC Third Round Group A runners - up </Td> <Td> 07 5 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 10th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Fourth place ( 2002 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> AFC Third Round Group B runners - up </Td> <Td> 08 5 September 2017 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Round of 16 ( 1994 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
teams who have qualified for the world cup
Russia Brazil Iran Japan Mexico Belgium South Korea Saudi Arabia