Who will Australia draw at the World Cup?
WHO WILL AUSTRALIA DRAW AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP FINALS?
One team from each pot will form the eight groups to compete at the 2018 World Cup.
Note: no more than one nation from each confederation can be drawn in each group, with the exception of Europe, which has a maximum of two.
POT 1: Russia (world No. 65), Germany (1), Brazil (2), Portugal (3), Argentina (4), Belgium (5), Poland (7), France (9)
POT 2: Spain (6), Switzerland (8), Peru (11), Colombia (13), England (15), Mexico (16), Croatia (17), Uruguay (21)
POT 3: Denmark (12), Sweden (18), Iceland (22), Senegal (23), Costa Rica (26), Tunisia (27), Egypt (31), Iran (32)
POT 4: Serbia (37), Australia (39), Morocco (40), Nigeria (50), Japan (55), Panama (56), South Korea (59), Saudi Arabia (63)
(November world ranking in brackets - seedings were determined by October's world ranking)
THE HORROR DRAW FOR AUSTRALIA
POT 1: Germany or Brazil
POT 2: Spain or England
POT 3: Denmark or Sweden
AUSTRALIA'S GROUP OF DREAMS
POT 1: Russia or Poland
POT 2: Mexico or Peru
POT 3: Costa Rica, Egypt or Senegal