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Following on from last Friday’s suspenseful draw for next summer’s World Cup in Russia, we thought it would be a good moment to take a closer look at some of the 32 qualifying nations, and see how they stack up from the perspective of our bond market experts. I am joined in the studio by Fund manager Wolfgang Bauer, and we discuss some of the pressing macro issues facing this eclectic mix of DM and EM countries, and consider what lies ahead in 2018.