Group A
Russia
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir
Gabulov (Brugge), Andrei Lunyov (Zenit St. Petersburg).
Defenders: Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir
Granat (Rubin Kazan), Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Fyodor Kudryashov
(Rubin Kazan), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Andrei Semyonov (Akhmat Grozny),
Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St. Petersburg).
Midfielders: Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal), Alan Dzagoev
(CSKA Moscow), Yuri Gazinsky (FC Krasnodar), Alexander Golovin (CSKA Moscow),
Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St. Petersburg), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow),
Alexander Samedov (Spartak Moscow), Alexander Yerokhin (Zenit St. Petersburg),
Yuri Zhirkov
(Zenit St.
Petersburg), Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow).
Forwards: Artyom Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula), Alexei
Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fyodor Smolov (FC Krasnodar).
Coach: Stanislav
Cherchesov
Star player: Fyodor Smolov
World Cup best: First round 1994, 2002, 2014 (Soviet Union finished fourth
in 1966)
Egypt
Goalkeepers: Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly), Essam El Hadary
(Al Taawoun), Mohamed El Shennawy (Al Ahly)
Defenders: Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Al Fateh), Ayman
Ashraf (Al Ahly), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Ahmed Fathi (Al Ahly), Omar
Gaber (Los Angeles FC), Ali Gabr (Zamalek), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Ahmed
Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion), Saad Samir (Al Ahly)
Midfielders: Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Abdallah El
Said (Al Ahly Jeddah), Tarek Hamed (Zamalek), Mahmoud Kahraba (Al Ittihad
Jeddah), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic), Shikabala (Al Raed), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke
City), Mahmoud Hassan (Kasimpasa), Amr Warda (Atromitos)
Forwards: Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Mohamed Salah
(Liverpool)
Coach: Hector Cuper
Star player: Mohamed
Salah
World Cup best: First round 1934, 1990
Saudi Arabia
Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al Owais (Al Ahli), Yasser Al
Mosailem (Al Ahli), Abdullah Al Mayouf (Al Hilal)
Defenders: Mansoor Al Harbi (Al Ahli), Yasser Al
Shahrani (Al Hilal) Mohammed Al Breik (Al Hilal), Motaz Hawsawi (Al Ahli),
Osama Hawsawi (Al Hilal), Omar Hawsawi (Al Nassr), Ali Al Bulaihi (Al
Hilal)
Midfielders: Abdullah Al Khaibari (Al Shabab),
Abdulmalek Al Khaibri (Al Hilal), Abdullah Otayf (Al Hilal), Taiseer Al Jassim
(Al Ahli), Houssain Al Mogahwi (Al Ahli), Salman Al Faraj, Mohamed Kanno (both
Al Hilal), Hattan Bahebri (Al Shabab), Salem Al Dawsari (Al Hilal), Yahya Al
Shehri (Al Nassr), Fahad Al Muwallad (Al Ittihad)
Forwards: Mohammad Al Sahlawi (Al Nassr), Muhannad
Assiri (Al Ahli)
Coach: Juan Antonio
Pizzi
Star player: Mohammad
Al-Sahlawi
World Cup best: Second round 1994
Uruguay
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera, Martin Silva, Martin
Campana.
Defenders: Diego Godin, Sebastian Coates, Jose
Maria Gimenez, Maximiliano Pereira, Gaston Silva, Martin Caceres, Guillermo
Varela.
Midfielders: Nahitan Nandez, Lucas Torreira,
Matias Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Carlos Sanchez, Giorgian De Arrascaeta,
Cristian Rodriguez, Gaston Ramirez.
Strikers: Cristhian Stuani, Maximiliano Gomez, Edinson
Cavani, Luis Suarez.
Coach: Oscar Tabarez
Star player: Luis Suarez
World Cup best: Winners 1930, 1950
Group
B
Portugal
Goalkeepers: Anthony
Lopes (Olympique Lyonnais/France), Beto (Goztepe SK/Turkey), Rui Patricio
(Sporting CP)
Defenders: Bruno Alves (Rangers/Scotland), Cedric
(Southampton/England), Jose Fonte (Dalian Aerbin/China PR), Mario Rui
(Napoli/Italy), Pepe (Besiktas/Turkey), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia
Dortmund/Germany), Ricardo (Porto), Ruben Dias (Benfica)
Midfielders: Adrien
Silva (Leicester City/England), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/England), Bruno
Fernandes (Sporting CP), Joao Mario (West Ham United/England), Joao Moutinho
(Monaco/France), Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv Moscow/Russia), William (Sporting
CP)
Forwards: Andre
Silva (AC Milan), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid),Gelson Martins (Sporting CP),
Goncalo Guedes (Valencia), icardo Quaresma (Besiktasy)
Coach: Fernando Santos
Star player: Cristiano
Ronaldo
World Cup best: Third place 1966
Spain
Goalkeepers: David
De Gea (Manchester United), Pepe Reina (Napoli), Kepa (Athletic Bilbao);
Defenders: Dani
Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Nacho (all Real Madrid), Jordi Alba, Gerard Pique (both
Barcelona), Nacho Monreal (Arsenal), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Odriozola
(Real Sociedad);
Midfield: Sergio
Busquets, Andres Iniesta (both Barcelona) Saúl, Koke (both Atletico), Thiago
(Bayern) Silva (Manchester City), Isco, Marco Asensio, Lucas Vázquez (all Real
Madrid);
Forward: Iago
Aspas (Celta), Rodrigo (Valencia), Diego Costa (Atletico).
Coach: Julen
Lopetegui
Star player: Isco
World Cup best: Winners 2010
Morocco
Goalkeepers: Mounir El Kajoui (Numancia, Spain),
Yassine Bounou (Girona, Spain), Ahmad Reda Tagnaouti (Ittihad Tanger);
Defenders: Mehdi Benatia (Juventus, Italy), Romain
Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England), Manuel Da Costa (Basaksehir, Turkey),
Nabil Dirar (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid, Spain), Hamza
Mendyl (Lille, France);
Midfielders: M'bark Boussoufa (Al Jazira, UAE), Karim
El Ahmadi (Feyenoord, Netherlands), Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen, France),
Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord, Netherlands), Younes Belhanda (Galatasaray, Turkey),
Faycal Fajr (Getafe, Spain), Amine Harit (Schalke, Germany);
Forwards: Khalid Boutaib (Malatyaspor, Turkey), Aziz Bouhaddouz (St.
Pauli, Germany), Ayoub El Kaabi (Renaissance Berkane), Nordin Amrabat (Leganes,
Spain), Mehdi Carcela (Standard de Liege, Belgium), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax,
Netherlands).
Coach: Herve
Renard
Star player: Medhi
Benatia
World Cup best: Second round 1986
Iran
Goalkeepers: Alireza
Beiranvand (Persepolis), Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan), Amir Abedzadeh (Maritimo,
Portugal);
Defenders: Ramin
Rezaeian (Ostende, Belgium), Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Padideh), Morteza
Pouraliganji (Alsaad, Qatar), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Seyed Majid
Hosseini (Esteghlal), Milad Mohammadi (Akhmat Grozny, Russia), Roozbeh Cheshmi
(Esteghlal);
Midfielders: Saeid
Ezatolahi (Amkar Perm, Russia), Masoud Shojaei (AEK Athens, Greece), Saman
Ghoddos (Ostersunds, Sweden), Mahdi Torabi (Saipa), Ashkan Dejagah (Notthingham
Forest, England), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Ehsan Hajsafi (Olympiacos,
Greece), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis);
Forwards: Alireza
Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Karim Ansarifard (Olympiacos, Greece),
Mahdi Taremi (Al Gharafa, Qatar), Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan, Russia), Reza
Ghoochannejhad (Heerenveen, Netherlands).
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
Star player: Sardar Azmoun
World Cup best: First round 1978,
1998, 2006, 2014
Group
C
France
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur/England),
Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain);
Defenders: Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Benjamin Pavard
(Stuttgart/Germany), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona/Spain), Raphael Varane (Real
Madrid/Spain), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Adil Rami (Marseille),
Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City/England), Lucas Hernandez (Atletico
Madrid/Spain);
Midfielders: Paul Pogba (Manchester United/England),
Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich/Germany),
Blaise Matuidi (Juventus/Italy), Ngolo Kante (Chelsea/England),
Steven Nzonzi (Sevilla/Spain);
Forwards: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico
Madrid/Spain), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea/England), Kylian Mbappe (Paris
Saint-Germain), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona/Spain), Florian Thauvin (Marseille),
Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Thomas Lemar (Monaco);
Coach: Didier
Deschamps
Star player: Antoine Griezmann
World Cup best: Winners 1998
Denmark
Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester), Jonas Lossl (Huddersfield),
Frederik Ronow (Brondby)
Defenders: Andreas
Christensen (Chelsea), Simon Kjaer (Sevilla), Mathias Jorgensen (Huddersfield),
Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford),
Jens Stryger (Udinese), Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich)
Midfielders: Christian
Eriksen (Tottenham), Lasse Schone (Ajax), Lukas Lerager (Bordeaux), Michael
Krohn-Dehli (Deportivo La Coruna), William Kvist (FC Copenhagen), Thomas
Delaney (Werder Bremen)
Forwards: Andreas
Cornelius (Atalanta), Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), Martin Braithwaite (Bordeaux),
Nicolai Jorgensen (Feyenoord), Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), Viktor Fischer (FC
Copenhagen), Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig)
Coach: Age Hareide
Star
player: Christian Eriksen
World
Cup best: Quarter-finals 1998
Peru
Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese (Veracruz), Carlos Caceda
(Deportivo Municipal), Jose Carvallo (UTC).
Defenders: Aldo Corzo (Universitario), Luis
Advincula (Lobos Buap), Christian Ramos (Veracruz), Miguel Araujo (Alianza
Lima), Alberto Rodriguez (Atletico Junior), Anderson Santamaria (Puebla),
Miguel Trauco (Flamengo), Nilson Loyola (Melgar).
Midfielders: Renato Tapia (Feyenoord), Pedro Aquino (Lobos
Buap), Yoshimar Yotun (Orlando City), Paolo Hurtado (Vitoria Guimaraes),
Christian Cueva (Sao Paulo), Edison Flores (Aalborg), Andy Polo (Portland
Timbers), Wilder Cartagena (Veracruz).
Forwards: Andre Carrillo (Watford), Raul Ruidiaz
(Morelia), Jefferson Farfan (Lokomotiv Moscow), Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo)
Coach: Ricardo Gareca
Star
player: Jefferson Farfán
World
Cup best: Quarter-finals 1970
Australia
Goalkeepers: Brad Jones (Feyenoord), Mat Ryan
(Brighton & Hove Albion), Danny Vukovic (KRC Genk);
Defenders: Aziz Behich (Bursaspor), Milos Degenek
(Yokohama F. Marinos), Matthew Jurman (Suwon Samsung Blue Wings), James
Meredith (Millwall), Josh Risdon (Western Sydney), Trent Sainsbury (Grasshopper
Zurich)
Midfielders: Jackson Irvine (Hull City), Mile Jedinak
(Aston Villa), Robbie Kruse (VfL Bochum), Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers),
Mark Milligan (Al Ahli), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town), Tom Rogic (Celtic)
Forwards: Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City), Tim
Cahill (Millwall), Tomi Juric (Luzern), Mathew Leckie (Hertha Berlin), Jamie
Maclaren (Hibernian), Andrew Nabbout (Urawa Red Diamonds), Dimitri Petratos
(Newcastle Jets)
Coach: Bert van Marwijk
Star
player: Aaron Mooy
World
Cup best: Second round 2006
Group
D
Argentina
Goalkeepers:
Sergio Romero, Willy Caballero, Franco Armani
Defenders:
Gabriel Mercado, Javier Mascherano, Nicolas Otamendi, Federico Fazio,
Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Tagliafico, Marcos Acuna, Cristian Ansaldi
Midfielders: Manuel Lanzini, Maximiliano Meza, Lucas Biglia, Ever Banega, Giovani Lo Celso,
Angel Di Maria, Cristian Pavon, Eduardo Salvio
Forwards: Paulo
Dybala, Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain.
Coach: Jorge
Sampaoli
Star player: Lionel Messi
World Cup best: Winners 1978, 1986
Croatia
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Lovre Kalinic
(Gent), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb)
Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow),
Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Ivan Strinic (Sampdoria), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool),
Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Josip Pivaric (Dynamo Kiev), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer
Leverkusen), Duje Caleta-Car (Red Bull Salzburg)
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitic
(Barcelona), Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Marcelo
Brozovic (Inter Milan), Filip Bradaric (Rijeka)
Forwards: Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Ivan Perisic
(Inter Milan), Nikola Kalinic (AC Milan), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Marko
Pjaca (Schalke), Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Coach: Zlatko Dalic
Star player: Luka
Modric
World Cup best: Third place 1998
Iceland
Goalkeepers: Hannes
Halldorsson (Randers), Runar Alex Runarsson (Nordsjaelland), Frederik Schram
(Roskilde);
Defenders: Ari
Freyr Skulason (Lokeren), Hordur B. Magnusson (Bristol City), Ragnar Sigurdsson
(Rostov), Kari Arnason (Aberdeen), Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (Levski Sofia),
Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Rostov), Birkir Mar Saevarsson (Valur), Samuel Kari
Fridjonsson (Valerenga).
Midfielders: Gylfi
Sigurdsson (Everton), Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City), Emil Hallfredsson
(Udinese), Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa), Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley),
Olafur Ingi Skulason (Karabukspor), Arnor Ingvi Traustason (Malmo), Rurik
Gislason (Sandhausen)
Forwards: Alfred
Finnbogason (Augsburg), Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson (Rostov), Jon Dadi
Bodvarsson (Reading), Albert Gudmundsson (PSV).
Coach: Heimir Hallgrimsson
Star player: Gylfi Sigurdsson
World Cup best: Debut
Nigeria
Goalkeepers: Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba), Francis
Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna), Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United).
Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor), Tyronne
Ebuehi (Den Haag), Elderson Echiejile (Brugge), Bryan Idowu (Amkar Perm),
Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes), William Ekong (Bursaspor), Leon Balogun (Brighton),
Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa).
Midfielders: John Obi Mikel (Tianjin TEDA), Ogenyi
Onazi (Trabzonspor), Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas),
John Ogu (Hapoel Be'er Sheva), Joel Obi (Torino).
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Leicester), Kelechi
Iheanacho (Leicester), Victor Moses (Chelsea), Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai),
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), Simeon Nwankwo (Crotone)
Coach: Salisu
Yusuf
Star player: Victor Moses
World Cup best: Second round 1994, 1998, 2014
Group
E
Brazil
Goalkeepers:
Alisson, Ederson, Cassio
Defenders:
Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marquinhos, Geromel, Fagner, Danilo, Marcelo,
Filipe Luiz
Midfielders: Casemiro,
Fred, Paulinho, Renato Augusto Fernandinho, Willian, Coutinho
Forwards: Neymar,
Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino, Douglas Costa, Taison
Coach: Tite
Star player: Neymar
World Cup best: Winners 1958, 1962,
1970, 1994, 2002
Serbia
Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Partizan Belgrade),
Predrag Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar).
Defenders:Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma), Branislav
Ivanovic (Zenit St. Petersburg), Dusko Tosic (Guangzhou R&F), Antonio
Rukavina (Villarreal), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Milan Rodic (Red Star
Belgrade), Uros Spajic (Krasnodar), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
Midfielders: Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Luka
Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio), Marko Grujic
(Liverpool), Adem Ljajic (Torino), Dusan Tadic (Southampton), Filip Kostic
(Hamburg SV), Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica), Nemanja Radonjic (Red Star Belgrade).
Strikers: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United),
Aleksandar Prijovic (PAOK Salonika), Luka Jovic (Benfica).
Coach: Mladen Krstajic
Star player: Nemanja Matic
World Cup best: First round 2010 (Yugoslavia finished fourth in 1930 and 1962,
Serbia and Montenegro reached the second round in 1998)
Costa Rica
Goalkeepers:
Keylor Navas (Real Madrid, Spain), Patrick Pemberton (Liga Deportiva
Alajuelense), Leonel Moreira (Herediano);
Defenders: Cristian
Gamboa (Celtic, Scotland), Ian Smith (Norrkoping, Sweden), Ronald Matarrita
(New York City, USA), Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland, England), Oscar Duarte
(Espanyol, Spain), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Bologna, Italy), Francisco Calvo
(Minnesota United, USA), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada), Johnny
Acosta (Aguilas Dorados, Colombia);
Midfielders: David
Guzman (Portland Timbers, USA), Yeltsin Tejeda (Lausanne-Sport, Switzerland),
Celso Borges (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain), Randall Azofeifa (Herediano), Rodney
Wallace (New York City, USA), Bryan Ruiz (Sporting CP, Portugal), Daniel
Colindres (Saprissa), Christian Bolanos (Saprissa);
Forwards: Johan
Venegas (Saprissa), Joel Campbell (Real Betis, Spain), Marco Urena (LAFC, USA).
Coach: Oscar
Ramirez
Star player: Keylor Navas
World Cup best: Quarter-finals 2014
Switzerland
Goalkeepers: Roman Buerki (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon
Mvogo (Leipzig), Yann Sommer (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), Johan
Djourou (Antalyaspor), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Michael Lang
(Basel), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Jacques-Francois Moubandje
(Toulouse), Ricardo Rodriguez (AC Milan), Fabian Schaer (Deportivo La Coruna)
Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Udinese), Blerim Dzemaili
(Bologna), Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt), Remo Freuler (Atalanta),
Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Borussia
Moenchengladbach), Steven Zuber (Hoffenheim)
Forwards: Josip Drmic (Borussia Moenchengladbach),
Breel Embolo (Schalke), Mario Gavranovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Haris Seferovic
(Benfica)
Coach: Vladimir
Petkovic
Star player: Xherdan Shaqiri
World Cup best: Quarter-finals 1934,
1938, 1954
Group F
Germany
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre
ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Paris St Germain).
Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Matthias
Ginter (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels
(Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha
Berlin), Antonio Ruediger (Chelsea), Niklas Suele (Bayern Munich).
Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian
Draxler (Paris St Germain), Leon Goretzka (Schalke 04), Ilkay Gundogan
(Manchester City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Thomas
Mueller (Bayern Munich), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern
Munich), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal).
Forwards: Marco
Reus, Thomas Müller, Mario Gomez, Timo Werner
Coach: Joachim
Low
Star player: Toni Kroos
World Cup best: Winners 2014 (West
Germany were champions in 1954, 1974 and 1990)
Mexico
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (Standard), Alfredo
Talavera (Toluca), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul)
Defenders: Carlos Salcedo (Eintracht
Frankfurt), Diego Reyes (Porto), Hector Moreno (Real Sociedad), Hugo Ayala
(Tigres), Edson Alvarez (Club America), Jesus Gallardo (Pumas), Miguel Layun
(Sevilla)
Midfielders:Rafa Marquez (Atlas), Hector Herrera (Porto),
Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Andres Guardado (Real Betis), Marco Fabian
(Eintracht Frankfurt), Giovani Dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
Forwards: Javier Hernandez (West Ham United), Raul
Jimenez (Benfica), Oribe Peralta (Club America), Jesus Corona (Porto), Carlos
Vela (LAFC), Javier Aquino (Tigres), Hirving Lozano (PSV)
Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio
Star player: Javier Hernandez
World Cup best: Quarter-finals 1970,
1986
South Korea
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Vissel Kobe, Japan), Kim
Jin-hyeon (Cerezo Osaka, Japan), Cho Hyun-woo (Daegu FC)
Defenders: Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande,
China), Jang Hyun-soo (FC Tokyo, Japan), Jung Seung-hyun (Sagan Tosu, Japan),
Yun Yong-sun (Seongnam FC), Oh Ban-suk (Jeju United), Kim Min-woo (Sangju
Sangmu), Park Joo-ho (Ulsan Hyundai), Hong Chul (Sangju Sangmu), Go Yo-han (FC
Seoul), Lee Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Midfielders: Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City, England), Jung
Woo-young (Vissel Kobe, Japan), Ju Se-jong (Asan Mugunghwa FC), Koo
Ja-cheol (FC Augsburg, Germany), Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Lee
Seung-woo (Hellas Verona, Italy), Moon Seon-min (Incheon United).
Forwards: Kim Shin-wook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Son
Heung-min (Tottenham, England), Hwang Hee-chan (FC Red Bull Salzburg,
Austria)
Coach: Shin
Tae-yong
Star player: Son Heung-min
World Cup best: Fourth place 2002
Sweden
Goalkeepers: Robin
Olsen (FC Copenhagen/Denmark), Karl-Johan Johnsson (Guingamp/France),
Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea City/Wales)
Defenders: Mikael
Lustig (Celtic/Scotland), Victor Nilsson-Lindelof (Manchester United/England),
Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar/Russia), Martin Olsson (Swansea City/Wales),
Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen/Germany), Filip Helander (Bologna/Italy),
Pontus Jansson (Leeds United/England), Emil Krafth (Bologna/Italy)
Midfielders: Emil
Forsberg (RB Leipzig/Germany), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg/ Germany), Viktor Claesson
(Krasnodar/Russia), Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders/USA), Sebastian Larsson
(Hull City/England), Jimmy Durmaz (Toulouse/France), Oscar Hiljemark
(Genoa/Italy), Marcus Rohden (Crotone/Italy)
Forwards: Marcus
Berg (Al Ain/UAE), Ola Toivonen (Toulouse/France), John Guidetti (Celta
Vigo/Spain), Isaac Kiese-Thelin (Waasland-Beveren/Belgium)
Coach: Janne
Andersson
Star player: Andreas Granqvist
World Cup best: Runners-up 1958
Group G
Belgium
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon
Mignolet (Liverpool), Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg).
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Thomas
Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Jan Vertonghen
(Tottenham), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United),
Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Eden Hazard
(Chelsea), Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion), Leander Dendoncker
(Anderlecht), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Youri Tielemans
(Monaco), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur).
Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea/Dortmund),
Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Romelu Lukaku
(Manchester United), Dries Mertens (Napoli).
Coach: Roberto
Martinez
Star player: Kevin De Bruyne
World Cup best: Fourth place 1986
England
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jack Butland
(Stoke), Nick Pope (Burnley)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Kyle
Walker (Man City) Kieran Trippier, Danny Rose (both Tottenham), Harry Maguire
(Leicester), Phil Jones (Man Utd), John Stones (Man City), Gary Cahill
(Chelsea)
Midfielder: Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Eric Dier, Dele
Alli (both Tottenham), Jesse Lingard, Ashley Young (both Man Utd), Fabian Delph
(Man City), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)
Forwards: Raheem
Sterling (Man City), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus
Rashford (Man Utd), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)
Coach: Gareth
Southgate
Star player: Harry
Kane
World Cup best: Winners 1966
Panama
Goalkeepers: Jaime Penedo (Dinamo Bucharest), Jose Calderon
(Chorrillo FC), Alex Rodriguez (San Francisco FC).
Defenders: Michael Murillo (New York Red
Bulls), Harold Cummings (San Jose Earthquakes), Fidel Escobar (New York
Red Bulls), Roman Torres (Seattle Sounders FC), Adolfo Machado
(Houston Dynamo), Eric Davis (DAC Dunajska Streda), Luis Ovalle (CD
Olimpia), Felipe Baloy (CSD Municipal).
Midfielders: Gabriel Gomez (Atletico
Bucaramanga), Edgar Barcenas (Cafetaleros de Tapachula), Armando
Cooper (Club Universidad de Chile), Valentin Pimentel (Plaza
Amador), Alberto Quintero (Universitario Lima), Anibal
Godoy (San Jose Earthquakes), Jose Luis Rodriguez (KAA Gent).
Forwards: Blas Perez (CSD Municipal), Gabriel
Torres (CD Huachipato), Ismael Diaz (Deportivo La
Coruña), Abdiel Arroyo (LD Alajuelense), Luis Tejada (Sport
Boys).
Coach: Hernan
Dario Gomez
Star player: Gabriel Torres
World Cup best: Debut
Tunisia
Goalkeepers: Farouk Ben Mustapha (Al Shabab, Saudi
Arabia), Moez Hassen (Chateauroux, France), Aymen Mathlouthi (Al Baten, Saudi
Arabia)
Defenders: Rami Bedoui (Etoile du Sahel), Yohan
Benalouane (Leicester City, England), Syam Ben Youssef (Kasimpasa, Turkey),
Dylan Bronn (Gent, Belgium), Oussama Haddadi (Dijon, France), Ali Maaloul (Al
Ahly, Egypt), Yassine Meriah (CS Sfaxien), Hamdi Nagguez (Zamalek, Egypt)
Midfielders: Anice Badri (Esperance), Mohamed Amine
Ben Amor (Al Ahli Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Ghaylene Chaalali (Esperance), Ahmed
Khalil (Club Africain), Saifeddine Khaoui (Troyes, France), Ferjani Sassi (Al
Nasr, Saudi Arabia), Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier, France), Naim Sliti (Dijon,
France), Bassem Srarfi (Nice, France)
Forwards: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Al Ittifaq, Saudi
Arabia), Saber Khalifa (Club Africain), Wahbi Khazri (Rennes, France)
Coach: Nabil Maaloul
Star player: Wahbi Khazri
World Cup best: Group stage 1978,
1998, 2002, 2006
Group
H
Colombia
Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Arsenal), Camilo
Vargas (AC Deportivo Cali), Jose Fernando Cuadrado (CD Once Caldas).
Defenders: Cristian Zapata (AC Milan), Oscar
Murillo (CF Pachuca), Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven), Yerry Mina
(Barcelona), Johan Mojica (Girona FC), Frank Fabra (CA Boca
Juniors), Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
Midfielders: Wilmar Barrios (CA Boca
Juniors), Carlos Sanchez (RCD Espanyol), Abel Aguilar (AC Deportivo
Cali), James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich), Juan Guillermo Cuadrado
(Juventus), Mateus Uribe (Club America), Jefferson Lerma
(Levante), Juan Fernando Quintero (CA River Plate).
Forwards: Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), Radamel Falcao
Garcia (Monaco), Luis Muriel (Sevilla), Miguel Borja (SE
Palmeiras), Jose Izquierdo (Brighton & Hove Albion).
Coach: Jose
Pekerman
Star player: Radamel Falcao
World Cup best: Quarter-finals 2014
Japan
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Metz), Masaaki Higashiguchi
(Gamba Osaka), Kosuke Nakamura (Kashiwa Reysol).
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (Galatasaray), Tomoaki Makino
(Urawa Reds), Wataru Endo (Urawa Reds), Maya Yoshida (Southampton), Hiroki
Sakai (Marseille), Gotoku Sakai (Hamburg), Gen Shoji (Kashima Antlers),
Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers).
Midfielders: Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt), Keisuke
Honda (Pachuca), Takashi Inui (Eibar), Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund), Hotaru
Yamaguchi (Cerezo Osaka), Genki Haraguchi (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Takashi Usami
(Fortuna Dusseldorf), Gaku Shibasaki (Getafe), Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki Frontale).
Forwards: Shinji Okazaki (Leicester), Yuya Osako (Werder
Bremen), Yoshinori Muto (Mainz).
Coach: Akira
Nishino
Star player: Shinji Kagawa
World Cup best: Second round 2002, 2010
Poland
Goalkeepers:Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town), Lukasz
Fabianski (Swansea), Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus).
Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Bartosz
Bereszynski (Sampdoria), Thiago Cionek (SPAL), Kamil Glik (AS Monaco), Artur
Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warszawa), Michal Pazdan (Legia Warszawa), Lukasz Piszczek
(Borussia Dortmund).
Midfielders: Jakub Blaszczykowski (VfL Wolfsburg), Jacek
Goralski (Ludogorets Razgrad), Kamil Grosicki (Hull City), Grzegorz Krychowiak
(West Bromwich Albion), Rafal Kurzawa (Gornik Zabrze), Karol Linetty
(Sampdoria), Slawomir Peszko (Lechia Gdansk), Maciej Rybus (Lokomotiv Moscow),
Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
Forwards: Dawid Kownacki (Sampdoria), Robert Lewandowski
(Bayern Munich), Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), Lukasz Teodorczyk (Anderlecht)
Coach: Adam Nawalka
Star player: Robert Lewandowski
World Cup best: Third place 1974, 1982
Senegal
Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Diallo (Rennes, France),
Alfred Gomis (SPAL, Italy), Khadim Ndiaye (Horoya, Guinea);
Defenders: Lamine Gassama (Alanyaspor, Turkey),
Saliou Ciss (Valenciennes, France), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli, Italy), Kara
Mbodii (Anderlecht, Belgium), Youssouf Sabaly (Bordeaux, France), Salif Sane
(Hannover, Germany), Moussa Wague (Eupen, Belgium);
Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye (Everton, England),
Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham United, England), Alfred Ndiaye (Wolverhampton
Wanderers, England), Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City, England), Cheikh Ndoye
(Birmingham City, England), Ismaila Sarr (Rennes, France);
Forwards: Keita Balde (Monaco, France), Mame Biram
Diouf (Stoke City, England), Moussa Konate (Amiens, France), Sadio Mane
(Liverpool, England), Mbaye Niang (Torino, Italy), Diafra Sakho (Rennes,
France), Moussa Sow (Bursaspor, Turkey).
Coach: Aliou Cisse
Star
player: Sadio Mane
World
Cup best: Quarter-final 2002