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World Cup power rankings: how the 32 qualifiers for Russia shape up  
The teams who are heading for the 2018 World Cup finals have all been in action over the past week and while Germany and Brazil lead the way there are plenty of other sides who will fancy their chances in Russia

Ed Aarons
 
Thursday 16 November 2017  

Ready for Russia (clockwise from left): Luis Suárez and Uruguay, Germany’s Timo Werner; Tim Cahill of Australia;

Jon Obi Mikel of Nigeria; Croatia’s Luka Modric and Neymar of Brazil. Composite: Getty Images.

 

The 32 qualifiers for Russia

1) Germany

Joachim Löw is attempting to become the first manager to win successive World Cups since Italy’s Vittorio Pozzo in 1934 and 1938, and his masterplan is nearing completion. The experiment to blood some of Germany’s best young prospects at the Confederations Cup last summer is paying dividends, with Timo Werner emerging as a top-class option to lead the line having scored seven times in 10 international appearances. The draw against France on Tuesday thanks to Lars Stindl’s last-minute equaliser maintained an unbeaten record that stretches back to Euro 2016 against the same opponents and Löw’s side remain the team to beat next summer.

 

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