The full qualifying picture

AUTOMATIC (three qualify)
France (as holders)
Japan (as hosts)
South Korea (as hosts)

UEFA (14 qualify)
Russia
Portugal<---WATCH OUT!
Denmark
Sweden
Poland
Croatia
Spain
Italy<--All-around POWERHOUSE
England<---I can't wait to watch Owens tear shit up this summer
Slovenia
Belgium
Turkey
Germany<---no probs wooping the Ukrainians in the playoff
Ireland<--BARELY won 2-1 on aggregate against Iran

CONMEBOL (four or five to qualify)
Argentina<---SOLID
Paraguay
Ecuador
Brazil
Uruguay or Australia

CONCACAF (three qualify)
Costa Rica
USA
Mexico

AFRICA (five qualify)
Cameroon
Nigeria
Senegal
Tunisia
South Africa <---GO South Africa!

ASIA (two qualify)
China
Saudi Arabia


OCEANIA (none or one to qualify)
Australia or Uruguay