Nigeria becomes the first African country to qualify for World Cup

FIFA has confirmed that it will seed all four pots for the 2018 World Cup draw, based on its October World Ranking.

This means no nations from the Africa, Asia and CONCACAF regions can be top seeded.

Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for the tournament, after a 1-0 win over Zambia on Saturday.

Russia will automatically be picked as one of the eight top seeds, as hosts of next year’s tournament.

They will be joined by the seven highest-ranked nations in the October FIFA Ranking who also qualify for the finals.

Currently, only Brazil and Germany are 100 percent guaranteed they will be seeded, as they have qualified for the finals and will be in the top seven of the ranking.

Italy and England (unless seeded teams lose in the playoffs) have no chance of being seeded, nor do Mexico or Uruguay.