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Barcelona and Real Madrid take the Clasico to the World Cup

Only Arda Turan, Jasper Cillessen and Bale are ruled out of going

Rakitic, Modric and Kovacic are hoping to make it via the play-offs

Leo Messi en acción rodeado de jugadores del Real Madrid en el clásico de la Supercopa de España 2017 en el Santiago Bernabéu / | Javi Ferrándiz
Juan Manuel Díaz

The Barcelona vs Real Madrid Clasico is, today, the most spectacular game on a global level, riddled with stars. Stars that with the exception of Gareth Bale, will be at the Russia World Cup next summer.

The majority of the teams' players have made it to the competition, with Croatia facing the play-offs leaving Ivan Rakitic, Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic on tenterhooks.

 

If they make it, only Gareth Bale (Wales), Arda Turan (Turkey) and Jasper Cillessen (Holland) are guaranteed to not be in Russia.