Never too early to start discussing the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia!
So far three teams have qualified (as of 8/30/2017): Host Russia, Brazil and Iran, leaving 29 spots up for grabs.
This international break marks two crucial qualifiers for the United States, with games against Costa Rica (Home Friday, Sept. 1) and Honduras (Away Tuesday, Sept. 5). Two wins and the US will be well on its way to Russia, anything else and they will be looking for points in October, against Panama and Trinidad & Tobago.
The rest of the world is in various stages of qualifying:
UEFA (Europe)
CONCACAF (North America, Central America, Caribbean)
CONMEBOL (South America)
AFC (Asia)
CAF (Africa)
OFC (Oceania)