The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification draw took place on Saturday morning in Russia, where the cup will be hosted.

The US will enter qualifying in the CONCACAF's fourth round, with its first game slated for November. 

Here's a look at the draw.

CONCACAF THIRD ROUND

In this round, six teams will advance after home and away matches to the fourth round.

Note: The matches are set to take place between August 31 and September 8.

TEAM 1   TEAM 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Curacao Match 1 El Salvador  TBD  TBD 
Canada Match 2 Belize TBD  TBD 
Grenada Match 3 Haiti TBD   TBD 
Jamaica  Match 4 Nicaragua TBD  TBD 
St. Vincent & Grenadines Match 5 Aruba TBD   TBD 
Antigua and Barbuda Match 6 Guatemala  TBD  TBD 

CONCACAF FOURTH ROUND

The top two teams from each of these groups will advanced to round five, the hexagonal, where there three teams will qualify for the cup, and the fourth placed team will play against an Asian team in a playoff for a spot in Russia.

These matches begin in November and end in September 2016. The US got an easy draw, with the only threat being a Trinidad and Tobago team that surprised many at the Gold Cup. 

GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C
RK TEAMS RK TEAMS RK TEAMS
1 Mexico  1 Costa Rica 1 USA
2 Honduras  2 Panama 2 Trinidad and Tobago
3 Curacao/El Salvador  3 Grenada/Haiti 3 St. Vin. & Gre./Aruba
4 Canada/Belize  4 Jamaica/Nicaragua 4 Ant. & Bar./Guatemala

UEFA FIRST ROUND GROUP STAGE

In Europe, the winner of each group advances to the World Cup, while eight of the nine second place teams will be matched up in a playoff for four more spots. Group A is the toughest, with Netherlands, France and Sweden battling. At least one of them will not make the World Cup.

GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C
RK TEAMS RK TEAMS RK TEAMS
1 Netherlands 1 Portugal 1 Germany
2 France 2 Switzerland 2 Czech Republic
3 Sweden 3 Hungary 3 North Ireland
4 Bulgaria 4 Faroe Islands 4 Norway
5 Belarus 5 Latvia 5 Azerbaijan
6 Luxembourg 6 Andorra 6 San Marino
GROUP D GROUP E GROUP F
RK TEAMS RK TEAMS RK TEAMS
1 Wales 1 Romania 1 England
2 Austria 2 Denmark 2 Slovakia
3 Serbia 3 Poland 3 Scotland
4 Ireland 4 Montenegro 4 Slovenia
5 Moldova 5 Armenia 5 Lithuania
6 Georgia 6 Kazakhstan 6 Malta
GROUP G GROUP H GROUP I
RK TEAMS RK TEAMS RK TEAMS
1 Spain 1 Belgium 1 Croatia
2 Italy 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 Iceland
3 Albania 3 Greece 3 Ukraine
4 Israel 4 Estonia 4 Turkey
5 Macedonia 5 Cyprus 5 Finland
6 Liechtenstein        

CONMEBOL QUALIFYING 

The 10 South American nations will battle across 18 matchdays for four automatic spots to Russia 2018 and the fifth place team will play in a playoff against Oceania's best team, which will likely be New Zealand. 

Here are some big matchups to watch:

Matchday 1: Chile vs. Brazil - The Copa America champions host the Brazilian's minus Neymar. This is the third game of his four-game suspension that he was given after his Copa America antics. 

Matchday 2: Uruguay vs. Colombia - The hosts, still without Luis Suarez for his biting incident in the 2014 World Cup, host a powerful Colombia. Both nations played poorly at the Copa America and will look to bounce back in qualifying. 

Matchday 3: Argentina vs. Brazil - The fantastic rivarly, which will surely be played in Buenos Aires, will mark the return of Neymar.  It's Lionel Messi versus Neymar in this one, and it should be quite the show.

Matchday 4: Colombia vs. Argentina - Messi and company head north to a hostile environment in Colombia for what should be an emotional, physical game. 

Matchday 5: Chile vs. Argentina - Brazil versus Uruguay could easily be in this spot, but the Copa America final rematch takes the cake. Revenge will be on the minds of the Argentines. 

Matchday 5: Brazil vs Uruguay - It's the return of Luis Suarez, as the two-time World Cup winners head to face Neymar and Brazil.

Matchday 7: Argentina vs. Uruguay - A classic matchup. Enough said. 

Matchday 11: Brazil vs. Argentina - The second match between the two in qualifying. Always a great game, especially for Barcelona fans who want to see their stars.

Matchday 13: Uruguay vs. Brazil - Both hope to be well on their way to qualifying at this point. This could practically cement it for either.

CAF QUALIFYING FIRST ROUND

Here's a look at Africa's qualifying. It's a long process that will see five teams make it to the cup. In the first round, the matchup winners will advance to round two. From there, 20 matchups will take place in round two, and the 20 winners will then be divided into five groups of four in the third round, with the group winners in that round making it to Russia.

Somalia vs. Niger
South Sudan vs. Mauritania
Gambia vs. Namibia
Sao Tome e Principe vs. Ethiopia
Chad vs. Sierra Leone
Comoros vs. Lesotho
Djibouti vs. Swaziland
Eritrea vs. Botswana
Seychelles vs. Burundi
Liberia vs. Guinea-Bissau
Central African Republic vs. Madagascar
Mauritius vs. Kenya
Tanzania vs. Malawi

CAF SECOND ROUND

Somalia/Niger vs. Cameroon
South Sudan/Mauritania vs. Tunisia
Gambia/Namibia vs. Guinea
Sao Tome e Principe/Ethiopia vs. Congo
Chad/Sierra Leone vs. Egypt
Comoros/Lesotho vs. Ghana
Djibouti/Swaziland vs. Nigeria
Eritrea/Botswana vs. Mali
Seychelles/Burundi vs. Congo DR
Liberia/Guinea-Bissau vs. Ivory Coast
Central African Republic/Madagascar vs. Senegal
Mauritius/Kenya vs. Cape Verde
Tanzania/Malawai vs. Algeria
Sudan vs. Zambia
Libya vs. Rwanda
Morocco vs. Equatorial Guinea
Mozambique vs. Gabon
Benin vs. Burkina Faso
Togo vs. Uganda
Angola vs. South Africa

AFC 

The most confusing region, the qualifying games in Asia also serve as qualifying matches for the 2019 Asia Cup. Four teams in Asia will make it to the World Cup automatically, with the fifth place team playing in a playoff against the fourth place team from CONCACAF.

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