2014 FIFA World Cup

[TCO]

Lukaku is Belgium's only proper stirker there that's the only concern I can see. I would've taken Batshuayi over Origi for that reason but they're very strong nonetheless.

[stokeriño]

Dave = Azpi.

Which, incidentally, is the same amount of letters, and considerably less confusion.

I (and I think, the majority of other fans too) don't even have a problem with the full name, Azpilicueta. We just like calling him Dave.

[Lineker]

Chile:

Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile), Cristopher Toselli (Universidad Católica), Paulo Garces (O'Higgins).

Defenders: Gary Medel (Cardiff City), Gonzalo Jara (Nottingham Forest), Marcos Gonzalez (Union Espanola), Enzo Andia (Universidad Catolica), Jose Rojas (Universidad de Chile), Eugenio Mena (Santos), Mauricio Isla (Juventus).

Midfielders: Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras), Felipe Gutierrez (Twente), Rodrigo Millar (Atlas), Jose Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Pablo Hernandez (O'Higgins), Matias Fernandez (Fiorentina), Francisco Silva (Osasuna), Arturo Vidal (Juventus), Charles Aranguiz (Internacional), Marcelo Diaz (Basel), Carlos Carmona (Atalanta), Miiko Albornoz (Malmo).

Forwards: Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Eduardo Vargas (Valencia), Gustavo Canales (Union Espanola), Jean Beausejour (Wigan Athletic), Mauricio Pinilla (Cagliari), Fabian Orellana (Celta).

[Arjen Robben]

Italy:

Goalkeepers: Buffon, Perin, Sirigu
Defenders: Abate, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Darmian, De Sciglio, Maggio, Paletta, Pasqual, Ranocchia

Midfielders: Aquilani, Candreva, De Rossi, Marchisio, Montolivo, Parolo, Pirlo, Romulo, Thiago Motta, Verratti
Fowards: Balotelli, Cassano, Cerci, Destro, Immobile, Insigne, Giuseppe Rossi

No Berardi

[Lineker]

Glad Immobile got selected though, he's been a revelation at Torino this season.

[Cymbols]

Good to see Mathis Bolly in the Ivory Coast squad. Looked a decent player when Dusseldorf were in the Bundesliga. Doubt he'll make the final 23 though.

[Arjen Robben]

Immobile such an unfortunate name, really. I can't even do the typical English thing of saying it in an accent to Italian it up, I literally just say immobile.

[EddieG]

Holland

Goalkeepers: Jasper Cillessen (Ajax), Tim Krul (Newcastle United), Jeroen Zoet (PSV) en Michel Vorm (Swansea City)

Defenders: Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse), Daley Blind (Ajax), Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord), Terence Kongolo (Feyenoord), Bruno Martins Indi (Feyenoord), Karim Rekik (PSV), Joël Veltman (Ajax), Paul Verhaegh (FC Augsburg), Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa) en Stefan de Vrij (Feyenoord)

Midfielders: Jordy Clasie (Feyenoord), Leroy Fer (Norwich City), Jonathan de Guzman (Swansea City), Nigel de Jong (AC Milan), Quincy Promes (FC Twente), Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray), Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord), Rafael van der Vaart (HSV) en Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV)

Forwards: Jean-Paul Boëtius (Feyenoord), Memphis Depay (PSV), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04), Dirk Kuijt (Fenerbahçe), Jeremain Lens (Dinamo Kiev), Robin van Persie (Manchester United) en Arjen Robben (Bayern München)

[Arjen Robben]

France:

Goalkeepers: Lloris, Mandanda, Landreau
Defenders: Debuchy, Sagna, Koscielny, Sakho, Varane, Mangala, Evra, Digne
Midfielders: Cabaye, Matuidi, Pogba, Sissoko, Grenier, Mavuba
Forwards: Benzema, Giroud, Ribery, Griezmann, Remy, Valbuena

Portugal:

Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes, Beto, Eduardo, Rui Patrício

Defenders: André Almeida, Antunes, Bruno Alves, Fábio Coentrão, João Pereira, Neto, Pepe, Ricardo Costa, Rolando
Midfielders: André Gomes, João Mário, João Moutinho, Miguel Veloso, Raul Meireles, Rúben Amorim, William Carvalho
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Éder, Hélder Postiga, Hugo Almeida, Ivan Cavaleiro, Nani, Rafa, Quaresma, Varela, Vieirinha

Colombia:

Goalkeepers: David Ospina, Faryd Mondragón, Camilo Vargas
Defenders: Mario A Yepes, Aquivaldo Mosquera, Cristian Zapata, Carlos Valdes, Amaranto Perea, Eder Álvarez Balanta, Santiago Arias, Camilo Zúñiga, Pablo Armero
Midfielders: Aldo Leao Ramirez, Juan Fernando Quintero, Víctor Ibarbo, James Rodríguez, Macnelly Torres, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Edwin Valencia, Alexander Mejía
Forwards: Falcao, Carlos Bacca, Adrián Ramos, Luis Muriel, Teófilo Gutiérrez, Jackson Martínez

Netherlands:

Goalkeepers: Cillessen, Krul, Voorm, Zoet
Defenders: Van Aanholt, Blind, Janmaat, Kongolo, Martins Indi, Rekik, Veltman, Verhaege, Vlaar, De Vrij
Midfielders: Clasie, Fer, De Guzman, De Jong, Sneijder, Van Der Vaart, Vilhena, Wijnaldum
Forwards: Boetius, Depay, Huntelaar, Kuyt, Lens, Van Persie, Promes, Robben

Argentina:

Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, Mariano Andújar, Agustín Orion.
Defenders: Ezequiel Garay, Federico Fernández, Pablo Zabaleta, Marcos Rojo, José María Basanta, Hugo Campagaro, Nicolás Otamendi, Martín Demichelis, Gabriel Mercado, Lisandro López.
Midfielders: Fernando Gago, Lucas Biglia, Javier Mascherano, Ever Banega, Angel Di María, Maximiliano Rodríguez, Ricardo Alvarez, Augusto Fernández, Enzo Pérez, José Sosa, Fabián Rinaudo.
Forwards: Sergio Agüero, Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuaín, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Rodrigo Palacio, Franco Di Santo.

Nasri's girlfriend taken his omission well.

Anara @_Anara_
Incase u didnt read my tweet properly.... Ill repeat myself..... fuck FRANCE!!!!! And fuck deschamps!

Anara @_Anara_
Fuck france and fuck deschamps! What a shit manager!

Falcao included too Bit of a gamble.

[Baddar]

No Nasri? Harsh.

[Arjen Robben]

Just noticed Tevez not in the Argentina squad either, haha. Franco Di Santo

[Szumi]

To be fair, Nasri definitely deserves to be in the squad. He's played well for City.

[brenchill]

Can we have Nasri instead?

Forwards: Sergio Agüero, Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuaín, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Rodrigo Palacio, Franco Di Santo.

One of those is not like the others.

[Rich]

Yeah, Lavezzi is more of a winger

[The Lusophone]

Nevermind. I made a dumb.

[brenchill]

Yeah, Lavezzi is more of a winger

Bit like a forward then?

[Baddar]

Not sure how true, but I was told a while back that Tevez is refusing to play for Argentina due to being overlooked before, and with their attack now, chances are he wouldn't start anyway. So it's more his choice than anything.

[Blue Rosler]

The Belgium squad looks really good.

I'm very out of touch with the Serie A these days, hardly know any of those players.

Nasri deserved a place.

[Colly]

Isn't Nasri out because everyone thinks he's a prick, or did I invent that because he looks a bit like one?

[Baddar]

The majority of the French squad look like pricks though.

But not Cabaye, obv.