World Cup 2014 - Official squads

[user name 99]

I think Chori should take Abel's place, he's been in great form lately.

 

[user name 99]

Spain (23)

Goalkeepers:
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
José Reina (Napoli on loan from Liverpool)
David De Gea (Manchester United)

Defenders:
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
Raúl Albiol (Napoli)
Javi Martínez (Bayern München)
Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
Juanfran Torres (Atlético Madrid)
César Azpilicueta (Chelsea)

Midfielders:
Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)
Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Koke Resurrección (Atlético Madrid)
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
Cesc Fábregas (Barcelona)
David Silva (Manchester City)
Juan Mata (Manchester United)

Forwards:
Pedro Rodríguez (Barcelona)
Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid)
David Villa (Atlético Madrid)
Fernando Torres (Chelsea)

Axed:
Thiago Alcántara (Bayern München)
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Alberto Moreno (Sevilla)
Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao)
Jesús Navas (Manchester City)
Álvaro Negredo (Manchester City)
Fernando Llorente (Juventus)

 

[amineken22]

Yes! Nando and Villa made it. Hope they'll still be around for the final list.

 

[gerd]

 

[gerd]

24 names because the choice forthird keeper is between the injured Casteels and his back-up Proto.

Biggest surprise is the omission of Nainggolan and Origi as replacement of Benteke.

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Cote d'Ivoire (29 - 6 players to axe)

Goalkeepers:
Boubacar Barry Copa (KSC Lokeren)
Sylvain Gbohouo (Sewe Sport)
Mandé Sayouba (Stabaek)
Ali Badra (ASEC Mimosas)

Defenders:
Kolo Touré (Liverpool FC)
Souleymane Bamba(Trabzonspor)
Jean Daniel Akpa Akpro (FC Toulouse)
Arthur Boka (VfB Stuttgart)
Serge Aurier (FC Toulouse)
Brice Dja Djédjé (Olympique Marseille)
Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor)
Benjamin Angoua Brou (Valenciennes)
Ousmane Viera (Caykur Rizespor)

Midfielders:
Cheik Tioté (Newcastle United)
Yaya Touré (Manchester City)
Romaric (SC Bastia)
Max-Alain Gradel (AS St-Etienne)
Ismaël Diomandé (AS St-Etienne)
Constant Djakpa (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Geoffroy Serey Dié (FC Basel)

Forwards:
Wilfried Bony (Swansea City)
Didier Drogba (Galatasaray)
Gervinho (AS Roma)
Giovanni Sio (FC Basel)
Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow)
Lacina Traoré (AS Monaco)
Salomon Kalou (OSC Lille)
Didier Ya Konan (Hannover 96)
Mathis Bolly (Fortuna Düsseldorf)

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Costa Rica (26 - 3 players to axe)

Goalkeepers:
Keilor Navas (UD Levante)
Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense)
Daniel Cambronero (Herediano)

Defenders:
Johnny Acosta (Alajuelense)
Giancarlo Gonzalez (Columbus Crew)
Michael Umana (Saprissa)
Oscar Duarte (Club Brugge)
Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew)
Heiner Mora (Saprissa)
Junior Diaz (Mainz 05)
Christian Gamboa (Rosenborg BK)
Roy Miller (Red Bull New York)
Kendall Waston (Saprissa)

Midfielders:
Celso Borges (AIK Solna)
Christian Bolanos (FC Copenhagen)
Oscar Esteban Granados (Herediano)
Michael Barrantes (Aalesund)
Yeltsin Tejeda (Saprissa)
Diego Calvo (Valerenga)
Jose Miguel Cubero (Herediano)
Carlos Hernandez (Wellington Phoenix)

Forwards:
Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake)
Bryan Ruiz (PSV Eindhoven)
Joel Campbell (Olympiakos CFP)
Randall Brenes (Cartagines)
Marco Urena (Kuban Krasnodar)

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Switzerland (23)

Goalkeepers:
Diego Benaglio (VfL Wolfsburg)
Roman Bürki (Grasshoppers Zürich)
Yann Sommer (FC Basel)

Defenders:
Johan Djourou (Hamburger SV)
Michael Lang (Grasshoppers Zürich)
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus)
Ricardo Rodriguez (VfL Wolfsburg)
Fabian Schär (FC Basel)
Philippe Senderos (Valencia CF)
Steve von Bergen (Young Boys Bern)
Reto Ziegler (Sassuolo Calcio)

Midfielders:
Tranquillo Barnetta (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Valon Behrami (SSC Napoli)
Blerim Dzemaili (SSC Napoli)
Gelson Fernandes (SC Freiburg)
Gökhan Inler (SSC Napoli)
Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern Munich)
Valentin Stocker (FC Basel)
Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Forwards:
Josip Drmic (1. FC Nürnberg)
Mario Gavranovic (FC Zürich)
Admir Mehmedi (SC Freiburg)
Haris Seferovic (Real Sociedad San Sebastian)

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Belgium (24 - 1 player to axe)

Goalkeepers:
Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid)
Simon Mignolet (Liverpool FC)
Koen Casteels (1899 Hoffenheim)
Silvio Proto (RSC Anderlecht)

Defenders:
Toby Alderweireld (Atletico Madrid)
Laurent Ciman (Standard Liege)
Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit St. Petersburg)
Vincent Kompany (Manchester City)
Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern Munich)
Anthony Vanden Borre (RSC Anderlecht)
Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal FC)
Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur)

Midfielders:
Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur)
Moussa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur)
Steven Defour (FC Porto)
Kevin De Bruyne (VfL Wolfsburg)
Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United)
Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea FC)
Kevin Mirallas (Everton FC)
Axel Witsel (Zenit St. Petersburg)

Forwards:
Romelu Lukaku (Everton FC)
Dries Mertens (SSC Napoli)
Divock Origi (OSC Lille)

Standby List:
Sebastien Pocognoli (Hannover 96)
Radja Nainggolan (AS Roma)
Thorgan Hazard (Zulte Waregem)
Guillaume Gillet (RSC Anderlecht)
Michy Batshuayi (Standard Liege)
Jelle Van Damme (Standard Liege)

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Edited the first post - Australia, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and Portugal are still left.

 

[bebo]

They should be sorted by their groups. I'm so looking forward to this WC!

 

[#71]

I'm not sure Argentina, for example, is the official squad. That might be just a rumor. Enzo Perez sister posted on twitter/facebook (?) something that should indicate he'll be called up, for example.

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

I'm not sure Argentina, for example, is the official squad. That might be just a rumor. Enzo Perez sister posted on twitter/facebook (?) something that should indicate he'll be called up, for example.

Yes, I already said that, it's not official, we need to double-check it when it's officially out. Added rumour to the first post, will sort them to groups later.

 

[#71]

Ok! Nice work!!

 

[gerd]

My post about the Belgian team = official. I even explained which player would be dropped, but apparently it wasn't good enough for this thread.

 

[Tunizizou]

Edited the first post - Australia, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and Portugal are still left.

France squad tonight at 20:00 pm.
Let's hope for some surprises

 

[MadbaLL]

Switzerland (23)

Goalkeepers:
Diego Benaglio (VfL Wolfsburg)
Roman Bürki (Grasshoppers Zürich)
Yann Sommer (FC Basel)

Defenders:
Johan Djourou (Hamburger SV)
Michael Lang (Grasshoppers Zürich)
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus)
Ricardo Rodriguez (VfL Wolfsburg)
Fabian Schär (FC Basel)
Philippe Senderos (Valencia CF)
Steve von Bergen (Young Boys Bern)
Reto Ziegler (Sassuolo Calcio)

Midfielders:
Tranquillo Barnetta (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Valon Behrami (SSC Napoli)
Blerim Dzemaili (SSC Napoli)
Gelson Fernandes (SC Freiburg)
Gökhan Inler (SSC Napoli)
Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern Munich)
Valentin Stocker (FC Basel)
Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Forwards:
Josip Drmic (1. FC Nürnberg)
Mario Gavranovic (FC Zürich)
Admir Mehmedi (SC Freiburg)
Haris Seferovic (Real Sociedad San Sebastian)

almost half of squad from former yugoslavia countries

 

[#71]

Portugal squad (30 players - 7 to axe):

Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Beto (Sevilla), Eduardo (SC Braga) and Rui Patrício (Sporting)

Defenders: André Almeida (Benfica), Antunes (Málaga), Bruno Alves (Fenerbahçe), Fábio Coentrão (Real Madrid), João Pereira (Valencia), Neto (Zenit), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa (Valencia) and Rolando (Inter).

Midfielders: André Gomes (Benfica), João Mário (Vitória FC), João Moutinho (Monaco), Miguel Veloso (D. Kiev), Raul Meireles (Fenerbahçe), Rúben Amorim (Benfica) and William Carvalho (Sporting).

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Éder (SC Braga), Hélder Postiga (Lazio), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Ivan Cavaleiro (Benfica), Nani (Manchester United), Rafa (SC Braga), Ricardo Quaresma (FC Porto), Varela (FC Porto) and Vieirinha (Wolfsburg)

 

[Damjan]

Italy (30 - 7 players to axe)

Goalkeepers:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Mattia Perin (Genoa)
Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain)

Defenders:
Ignazio Abate (AC Milan)
Andrea Barzagli (Juventus)
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)
Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
Matteo Darmian (Torino)
Mattia De Sciglio (AC Milan)
Christian Maggio (Napoli)
Gabriel Paletta (Parma)
Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina)
Andrea Ranocchia (Internazionale)

Midfielders:
Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina)
Antonio Candreva (Lazio)
Daniele De Rossi (Roma)
Claudio Marchisio (Juventus)
Riccardo Montolivo (AC Milan)
Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain)
Marco Parolo (Parma)
Andrea Pirlo (Juventus)
Romulo (Hellas Verona)
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)

Forwards
Mario Balotelli (AC Milan)
Antonio Cassano (Parma)
Alessio Cerci (Torino)
Mattia Destro (Roma)
Ciro Immobile (Torino)
Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)
Giuseppe Rossi (Fiorentina)

Standby list:
Antonio Mirante (Parma)

 

[S-NipE]

Belgium looks like they could get far in this tournament!

 

[Knoxville91]

Chile (30 players - 7 to axe)

Goalkeepers:
Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad/ESP)
Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile)
Cristopher Toselli (Universidad Católica)
Paulo Garcés (O'Higgins)

Defenders:
Gary Medel (Cardiff City/ENG)
José Rojas (Universidad de Chile)
Eugenio Mena (Santos/BRA)
Gonzalo Jara (Nottingham Forest/ENG)
Marcos González (Unión Española)
Enzo Andía (Universidad Católica)

Midfielders:
Arturo Vidal (Juventus/ITA)
Mauricio Isla (Juventus/ITA)
Marcelo Díaz (FC Basel/SUI)
Francisco Silva (Osasuna/ESP)
Rodrigo Millar (CSD Atlas/MEX)
Pedro Pablo Hernández (O'Higgins)
Felipe Gutiérrez (FC Twente Enschede/NED),
José Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo Colo)
Carlos Carmona (Atalanta/ITA)
Jean Beausejour (Wigan Athletic/ENG)
Charles Aránguiz (Internacional/BRA)
Miiko Albornoz (Malmo FF/SWE)

Forwards:
Alexis Sánchez (Barcelona/ESP),
Eduardo Vargas (Valencia/ESP on loan from Napoli/ITA),
Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras/BRA)
Mauricio Pinilla (Cagliari/ITA)
Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo)
Fabián Orellana (Celta Vigo/ESP)
Matías Fernández (Fiorentina/ITA)
Gustavo Canales (Unión Española)

 

[andy18cruz]

I would drop Eduardo (SC Braga), Ricardo Costa (Valencia), João Mário (Vitória FC), Éder (SC Braga), Ivan Cavaleiro (Benfica), Rafa (SC Braga) and Vieirinha (Wolfsburg).

This time our CF's are even more in question. The lack of quality with a season full of injuries does not inspire great confidence. Plus the wingers (a histotical stronghold) have also huge question marks. Nani barely play, Varela had a mediocre season (even for his standards) and Quaresma , despite his awesome season, has been, unfortunately, an underperformer for our national side and, sometimes, an accident waiting to happen on . Let’s hope he can repeat is 2007 form in the NT (he was at Porto at the time also). Even Cristiano is battling injuries. Let's hope for the best!

 

[andy18cruz]

Belgium looks like they could get far in this tournament!

If only they had decent Full backs. Playing with Alderweireld and Vertonghen forces the midfield to have fewer solutions and playing to much in the centre. But still they have a huge talent, although a bit of inexperience.

 

[PLF]

Is Eren Derdiyok injured?

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Bosnia squad includes now 6 more players, thanks to MadbaLL.

 

[S-NipE]

Bosnia squad includes now 6 more players, thanks to MadbaLL.

Why that? Did he call them up?

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ANkjVEpYk

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

Colombia (29 - 6 players to axe)

Goalkeepers:
David Ospina (OGC Nice)
Faryd Mondragón (Deportivo Cali)
Camilo Vargas (Santa Fe)

Defenders:
Mario Yepes (Atalanta)
Aquivaldo Mosquera (América de México)
Cristian Zapata (AC Milan)
Carlos Valdes (San Lorenzo)
Amaranto Perea (Cruz Azul)
Eder Álvarez Balanta (River Plate)
Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven)
Camilo Zúñiga (SSC Napoli)
Pablo Armero (West Ham United)

Midfielders:
Carlos Sánchez (Elche CF)
Fredy Guarín (Inter Milan)
Abel Aguilar (FC Toulouse)
Aldo Leao Ramirez (Morelia)
Juan Fernando Quintero (FC Porto)
Víctor Ibarbo (Cagliari Calcio)
Edwin Valencia (Fluminense)
Alexander Mejía (Nacional)
James Rodríguez (AS Monaco)
Macnelly Torres (Al Shabab)
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Fiorentina)

Forwards:
Luis Fernando Muriel (Udinese Calcio)
Teófilo Gutiérrez (River Plate)
Radamel Falcao (AS Monaco)
Carlos Bacca (FC Sevilla)
Adrián Ramos (Hertha BSC)
Jackson Martínez (FC Porto)

 

[Knoxville91]

Colombia (29 - 6 players to axe)

Goalkeepers:
David Ospina (OGC Nice)
Faryd Mondragón (Deportivo Cali)
Camilo Vargas (Santa Fe)

Defenders:
Mario Yepes (Atalanta)
Aquivaldo Mosquera (América de México)
Cristian Zapata (AC Milan)
Carlos Valdes (San Lorenzo)
Amaranto Perea (Cruz Azul)
Eder Álvarez Balanta (River Plate)
Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven)
Camilo Zúñiga (SSC Napoli)
Pablo Armero (West Ham United)

Midfielders:
Carlos Sánchez (Elche CF)
Fredy Guarín (Inter Milan)
Abel Aguilar (FC Toulouse)
Aldo Leao Ramirez (Morelia)
Juan Fernando Quintero (FC Porto)
Víctor Ibarbo (Cagliari Calcio)
Edwin Valencia (Fluminense)
Alexander Mejía (Nacional)
James Rodríguez (AS Monaco)
Macnelly Torres (Al Shabab)
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Fiorentina)

Forwards:
Luis Fernando Muriel (Udinese Calcio)
Teófilo Gutiérrez (River Plate)
Radamel Falcao (AS Monaco)
Carlos Bacca (FC Sevilla)
Adrián Ramos (Hertha BSC)
Jackson Martínez (FC Porto)

 

[Cesc Fabregas]

France (23)

Goalkeepers:
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille)
Mickaël Landreau (SC Bastia)

Defenders:
Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle United)
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal FC)
Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal FC)
Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool FC)
Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid)
Eliaquim Mangala (FC Porto)
Patrice Evra (Manchester United)
Lucas Digne (Paris Saint-Germain)

Midfielders:
Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain)
Clement Grenier (Olympique Lyon)
Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Rio Mavuba (OSC Lille)
Paul Pogba (Juventus)
Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United)
Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille)

Forwards:
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal FC)
Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad)
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)
Loïc Rémy (Newcastle United)

Standby List:
Remy Cabella (HSC Montpellier)
Maxime Gonalons (Olympique Lyon)
Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyon)
Loic Perrin (AS Saint-Etienne)
Stephane Ruffier (AS Saint-Etienne)
Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton FC)
Benoit Tremoulinas (Dynamo Kiev)

 

[Knoxville91]

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