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FanView: World Cup Qualification Signals Changing of the International Football Landscape

So the World Cup qualifiers are over, and we now know the 32 teams who will compete for Football's biggest prize in Russia next summer.

Many of the big names have made it to Russia: Brazil and Germany charged through their respective qualifying groups, while England, France and Spain all comfortably secured their tickets on the plane and the likes of Portugal and a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina left it late, but will be there nonetheless.

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There are, however, many other big name regular qualifiers who for one reason or another, will be missing from the finals next summer.