Which countries have qualified for World Cup?published at 13:12 GMT
13:12 GMT
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England are one of 28 teams to have already qualified for next summer’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
That means 20 places are still up for grabs, with the tournament extended to include 48 competing nations for the first time.
The countries that have already secured their spot are:
Hosts: Canada, Mexico, United States.
Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan.
Europe: England.
Oceania: New Zealand.
South America: Argentina (reigning champions), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay.
Of those countries, three have qualified for the World Cup for the first time in their history – Cape Verde, Jordan and Uzbekistan.
Suriname and Curiacao also remain hopeful of joining them as World Cup debutants.