The ongoing final phase of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers has thrown up a lot of surprises and shocks . Some teams considered by many as underdogs have found their way to Russia, and some big guns would be absent because they just could not qualify .
Whatever angle you view it from , Russia 2018 is going to be a World Cup of surprises .
Here five teams that shocked us by not qualifying .

1 . The United States of America
The United States hosted the 1994 World Cup , where they advanced to the round of sixteen and lost to Brazil . The team qualified for five consecutive World Cups after 1990, becoming one of the tournament’s regular competitors and often advancing to the round of sixteen . The United States reached the quarter -finals of the 2002 World Cup , where they lost to Germany . Another notable result came during the 2009 Confederations Cup , where they eliminated top – ranked Spain in the semi -finals before losing to Brazil in the final , their only appearance in a FIFA men ’ s competition final. The team missed the 2018 World Cup after being eliminated in continental qualifying , ending a 24 -year streak .

2 . Chile
The South American nation has a long and intriguing history in the FIFA World Cup games . Chile made its debut in the gamesin 1930. The Chilean team ..........

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