Pots determined for World Cup draw

Start dreaming up your ideal permutations.

With the field for the 2018 World Cup officially set on Wednesday evening, seeding for the upcoming draw has also been determined.

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The 32 nations competing in Russia, split into four pots, now know their potential group stage opponents. The countries are seeded based on their FIFA World Ranking from October, with one slot in Pot 1 reserved for the host of the competition.

Pot 1: Russia (host), 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

The draw is slated for Dec. 1 in Moscow.