A review of the current state of World Cup qualification for the 2018 tournament in Russia, including Belgium becoming the sixth nation to book their space.

Only three weekends into the new English Premier League (EPL) season, a cavernous crack appears in the fixture list to make way for the 2018 World Cup qualification process.

We know that Russia has already qualified as hosts, but who else has booked a spot in the greatest sporting event in the calendar?

Let’s take a look, shall we?