I think Saudi Arabia will qualify for World Cup using any possible way.
They spent a lot of money to buy Ronaldo and other European players, they also become the sponsor for Club World Cup, after everything they done for football, would they accept if they're not qualified for World Cup.
The problem is that football and politics are becoming one thing, there is too much involvement from politicians. Just like Russia can't play the same should happen with Israel.
Yep.
Russia has a decent quality in football, I actually forget if Russia is absence in football. They're trying to find a way to participate in international competition, even they play in Asia, they wouldn't automatically become a champion because both South Korea and Japan are too strong.