Germany will travel to the World Cup in Brazil with only one out-and-out striker to end their 18-year wait for an international title after coach Joachim Löw cut Kevin Volland from his final 23-man squad on Monday.
Hoffenheim forward Volland joined defender Shkodran Mustafi and left back Marcel Schmelzer, still nursing a knee injury, as the three players left out of the final squad after being included in a provisional selection for a training camp in Italy.
“Obviously Shkodran, Marcel and Kevin are very disappointed and I an understand that because they had every right to hope they would be in Brazil,” Löw told reporters.
“All three are players who still have the chance to take part in several big tournaments in their careers.”
Volland’s exclusion came as a surprise given the stocky striker’s physical strength and all-round play were seen as a good alternative to veteran forward Miroslav Klose, who will be 36 next week.
Attacking midfielder Mario Goetze played as a striker in the 2-2 warm-up draw against Cameroon on Sunday and that position can also be filled by Thomas Mueller, on target in that game.
Löw included Borussia Dortmund’s Erik Durm, who can play as left back, in the final squad after he won praise following his first cap on Sunday while also sticking with youngsters Julian Draxler and Matthias Ginter as well as midfielder Chrstioph Kramer, who won his first two caps in the past weeks.
The coach, in charge of Germany for the fourth tournament, also kept faith in first-choice keeper Manuel Neuer and captain Philipp Lahm, both of whom are racing to get fit following injuries.
Play-maker Bastian Schweinsteiger, also working on his fitness following several injuries this season, made the squad in a talented midfield that also includes Marco Reus, Mesut Özil, Lukas Podolski and Toni Kroos.
“I am 100 per cent convinced of all the players’ abilities. We have the right mix of many young and hugely talented players and players with a lot of tournament experience who know what it is all about,” Löw said.
Little-known Mustafi of Sampdoria, a surprise call-up in the provisional squad, made way for a more experienced backline, with Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Benedikt Höwedes, Per Mertesacker and Kevin Grosskreutz.
Borussia Dortmund’s Schmelzer paid the price for missing too much training in their Italian training camp due to his injury.
Germany, who won the World Cup as West Germany on three occasions, hope to clinch their first silverware since Euro 96.
“It is a balanced squad and with two players available for every position,” Löw said.
“Our players have character and the team has character. We will travel with this squad to Brazil with a lot of confidence because we have set big targets.”
Germany take on Ghana, United States and Portugal in World Cup Group G.
Jean Armel Kana-Biyik's hopes of emulating his father and playing at the World Cup finals were quashed on Monday when the defender was one of five Cameroon players left out of their final 23-man squad.
Coach Volker Finke finalised his selection hours after a 2-2 draw with Germany in a warm-up friendly in Moenchengladbach on Sunday restored some confidence to a Cameroon squad struggling to find their form in recent months.
Kana-Biyik, who struggled with a thigh injury throughout the last two weeks of preparations in Austria, was cut along with giant striker Mohamadou Idrissou, goalkeeper Guy-Rolland Assembe, midfielder Raoul Cedric Loe and defender Gaeten Bong.
Kana-Biyik’s father Andre played at the 1990 and 1994 finals while his uncle Francois Omam-Biyik scored the opening goal of the 1990 World Cup in Italy in Cameroon’s upset triumph over defending champions Argentina, a match in which Andre was sent off.
Cameroon open their 2014 campaign against Mexico in Natal on June 13th and also play Croatia and Brazil in Group A.
Crystal Palace midfielder Adlene Guedioura was the biggest casualty as Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic finalised his 23-man World Cup squad.
Guedioura competed at the last World Cup in South Africa four years ago and in six of the qualifiers for the 2014 finals, where Algeria compete in Group H with Belgium, Russia and South Korea.
He played an hour of Algeria’s 3-1 win over Armenia in a warm-up international in Switzerland on Saturday but did not do enough to impress Halilhodzic after a lack of match time for Palace and injury earlier in the season when he punctured his lung and broke several ribs.
Other players had already been cut from the 30-man preliminary line-up before Algeria arrived at their training base in Geneva last week for the second part of their World Cup preparations. Algeria next play Romania in a warm-up friendly on Wednesday before heading to Brazil.
FINAL 23-MAN WORLD CUP SQUADS
ALGERIA
Goalkeepers: Rais Mbolhi (CSKA Sofia/BUL), Cedric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine), Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger) Defenders: Essaid Belkalem (Watford/ENG), Madjid Bougherra (Al Lekhwiya), Liassine Cadamuro (Mallorca/ESP), Faouzi Ghoulam (Naples/ITA), Rafik Halliche (Academica Coimbra/POR), Aissa Mandi (Stade Reims/FRA), Carl Medjani (Valenciennes/FRA), Djamel Mesbah (Livorno/ITA), Mehdi Mostefa (Ajaccio/FRA) Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG), Yacine Brahimi (Granada/ESP), Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain/TUN), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia/ESP), Mehdi Lacen (Getafe/ESP), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City/ENG), Saphir Taider (Inter Milan/ITA), Hassan Yebda (Udinese/ITA) Forwards: Nabil Ghilas (Porto/POR), Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon/POR), El Arabi Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb/CRO)
AUSTRALIA - TBC
ARGENTINA - TBC
BELGIUM - TBC
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - TBC
BRAZIL
Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Toronto FC/CAN), Jefferson (Botafogo), Victor (Atletico Mineiro) Defenders: Dante (Bayern Munich/GER), David Luiz (Chelsea/ENG), Henrique (Napoli/ITA), Thiago Silva (PSG/FRA), Daniel Alves (Barcelona/ESP), Maicon (Roma/ITA), Marcelo (Real Madrid/ESP), Maxwell (PSG/FRA) Midfielders: Fernandinho (Manchester City/ENG), Hernanes (Inter Milan/ITA), Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg/GER), Oscar (Chelsea/ENG), Paulinho (Tottenham/ENG), Ramires (Chelsea/ENG), Willian (Chelsea/ENG) Forwards: Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Fred (Fluminense), Hulk (Zenit Saint-Petersburg/RUS), Jo (Atletico Mineiro), Neymar (Barcelona/ESP)
CAMEROON
Goalkeepers: Loic Feudjou (Coton Sport), Charles Itandje (Konyaspor/TUR), Sammy Ndjock (Fethiyespor/TUR) Defenders: Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG), Henri Bedimo (Olympique Lyon/FRA), Aurelien Chedjou (Galatasaray/TUR), Cedric Djeugou (Coton Sport), Nicolas Nkoulou (Olympique Marseille/FRA), Dany Nounkeu (Besiktas/TUR), Allan Nyom (Granada/ESP) Midfielders: Enoh Eyong (Antalyaspor/TUR), Jean Makoun (Stade Rennes/FRA), Joel Matip (Schalke 04/GER), Stephane Mbia (Sevilla/ESP), Benjamin Moukandjo (Nancy/FRA), Landry Nguemo (Girondins Bordeaux/FRA), Edgar Salli (Racing Lens/FRA), Alexandre Song (Barcelona/ESP) Forwards: Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient/FRA), Eric-Maxim Choupo Moting (Mainz/GER), Samuel Eto'o (Chelsea/ENG), Fabrice Olinga (Malaga/ESP), Achille Webo (Fenerbahce/TUR).
CHILE
Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad/ESP), Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile), Cristopher Toselli (Universidad Catolica) Defenders: Gary Medel (Cardiff City/WAL), Jose Rojas (Universidad de Chile), Eugenio Mena (Santos/BRA), Gonzalo Jara (Nottingham Forest/ENG) Midfielders: Arturo Vidal (Juventus/ITA), Mauricio Isla (Juventus/ITA), Marcelo Diaz (Basel/SWI), Francisco Silva (Osasuna/ESP), Felipe Gutierrez (FC Twente/NED), Jose Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Carlos Carmona (Atalanta/ITA), Jean Beausejour (Wigan Athletic/ENG), Charles Aranguiz (Internacional/BRA), Miiko Albornoz (Malmo/SWE) Forwards: Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona/ESP), Eduardo Vargas (Valencia/ESP), Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras/BRA), Mauricio Pinilla (Cagliari/ITA), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Fabian Orellana (Celta Vigo/ESP)
COLOMBIA - TBC
COSTA RICA
Goalkeepers: Keilor Navas (Levante/ESP), Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense, Daniel Cambronero (Herediano) Defenders: Johnny Acosta (Alajuelense), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Columbus Crew/USA), Michael Umana (Saprissa), Oscar Duarte (Club Bruges/BEL), Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew/USA), Heiner Mora (Saprissa), Junior Diaz (Mainz 05/GER), Cristian Gamboa (Rosenborg/NOR), Roy Miller (New York Red Bulls/USA) Midfielders: Celso Borges (AIK Stockholm/SWE), Christian Bolanos (FC Copenhagen/DEN), Oscar Esteban Granados (Herediano), Michael Barrantes (Aalesund/NOR), Yeltsin Tejeda (Saprissa), Diego Calvo (Valerenga Oslo/NOR), Jose Miguel Cubero (Herediano) Forwards: Bryan Ruiz (PSV Eindhoven/NED), Joel Campbell (Arsenal/ENG), Randall Brenes (Cartagines), Marco Urena (FC Kuban Krasnodar/RUS)
CROATIA
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov/RUS), Danijel Subasic (Monaco/FRA), Oliver Zelenika (Lokomotiva Zagreb) Defenders: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Sime Vrsaljko (Genoa/ITA), Danijel Pranjic (Panathinaikos/GRE), Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow/RUS), Dejan Lovren (Southampton/ENG), Gordon Schindelfeld (Panathinaikos/GRE) Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid/ESP), Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla/ESP), Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan/ITA), Marcelo Brozovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Ivan Mocinic (Rijeka), Sammir (Getafe/ESP) Forwards: Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich/GER), Nikica Jelavic (Hull City/ENG), Ivica Olic (VfL Wolfsburg/GER), Eduardo Da Silva (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Ivan Perisic (VfL Wolfsburg/GER), Ante Rebic (Fiorentina/ITA)
ENGLAND
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Fraser Forster (Celtic/SCO) Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Southampton), Chris Smalling (Manchester United) Midfielders: Ross Barkley (Everton), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) Forwards: Rickie Lambert (Southampton), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United)
ECUADOR - TBC
FRANCE
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham/ENG), Mickael Landreau (Bastia), Stephane Ruffier (Saint-Etienne) Defenders: Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle/ENG), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal/ENG), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal/ENG), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool/ENG), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid/ESP), Eliaquim Mangala (Porto/POR), Patrice Evra (Manchester United/ENG), Lucas Digne (PSG/FRA) Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (PSG), Clement Grenier (Lyon), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Rio Mavuba (Lille), Paul Pogba (Juventus/ITA), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle/ENG), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille) Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/ESP), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal/ENG), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad/ESP), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich/GER), Loic Remy (QPR/ENG)
GERMANY
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hanover 96) Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Kevin Grosskreutz (Borussia Dortmund), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Hoewedes (Schalke 04), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal/ENG), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) Midfielders: Julian Draxler (Schalke 04), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Mario Goetze (Bayern Munich), Christoph Kramer (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid/ESP), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Mesut Özil (Arsenal/ENG), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal/ENG), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Andre Schürrle (Chelsea/ENG), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) Forwards: Miroslav Klose (Lazio/ITA)
GHANA
Goalkeepers: Fatau Dauda (Orlando Pirates/RSA), Adam Kwarasey (Stromsgodset/NOR), Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars) Defenders: Samuel Inkoom (Platanias/GRE), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege/BEL), Harrison Afful (Esperance/TUN), John Boye (Rennes/ESP), Jonathan Mensah (Evian/FRA), Rashid Sumalia (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA) Midfielders: Michael Essien (AC Milan/ITA), Sulley Muntari (AC Milan/ITA), Rabiu Mohammed (Kuban Krasnodar/RUS), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus/ITA), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese/ITA), Afriyie Acquah (Parma/ITA), Christian Atsu (Vitesse Arnhem/NED), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough/ENG), Andre Ayew (Marseille/FRA), Mubarak Wakaso (Rubin Kazan/RUS) Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain/UAE), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Schalke/GER), Abdul Majeed Waris (Valenciennes/FRA), Jordan Ayew (Sochaux/FRA)
GREECE Goalkeepers: Orestis Karnezis (Granada/ESP), Panagiotis Glykos (PAOK), Stefanos Kapino (Panathinaikos) Defenders: Kostas Manolas, Giannis Maniatis, Jose Holebas (all Olympiacos), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Giorgios Tzavellas (PAOK), Loukas Vyntra (Levante/ESP), Vasilis Torosidis (Roma/ITA), Vangelis Moras (Verona/ITA) Midfielders: Alexandros Tziolis (Kayserispor/TUR), Andreas Samaris (Olympiacos, Kostas Katsouranis (PAOK), Giorgos Karagounis (Fulham/ENG), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Torino/ITA), Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Genoa/ITA), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Bologna/ITA) Panagiotis Kone (Bologna/ITA) Forwards: Dimitris Salpingidis (PAOK), Giorgios Samaras (Celtic/SCO), Kostas Mitroglou (Fulham/ENG), Theofanis Gekas (Konyaspor/TUR)
HONDURAS
Goalkeepers: Noel Valladares, Donis Escober (both Olimpia), Luis Lopez (Real Espana) Defenders: Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia), Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic/SCO), Juan Carlos Garcia (Wigan/ENG), Maynor Figueroa (Hull City/ENG), Victor Bernardez (San Jose Earthquakes/USA), Osman Chavez (Qingdao Janoon/CHN), Juan Pablo Montes (Motagua) Midfielders: Arnold Peralta (Rangers/SCO), Luis Garrido (Olimpia), Roger Espinoza (Wigan/ENG), Jorge Claros (Motagua), Wilson Palacios (Stoke/ENG), Oscar Garcia (Houston Dynamo/USA), Andy Najar (Anderlecht/BEL), Mario Martinez (Real Espana), Marvin Chavez (Colorado Rapids/USA) Forwards: Jerry Bengtson (New England Revolution/USA), Jerry Palacios (Alajuelense/CRI), Carlo Costly (Real Espana), Rony Martinez (Real Sociedad/ESP)
IRAN
Goalkeepers: Daniel Davari (Eintracht Braunschweig/GER), Rahman Ahmadi (Sepahan Isfahan), Alireza Haqiqi (Sporting da Covilha/POR) Defenders: Hossein Mahini (Persepolis), Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis), Amir Hossein Sadeqi (Esteghlal), Mehrdad Pouladi (Persepolis), Ahmad Alenemeh (Naft Tehran), Pejman Montazeri (Umm Salal SC/QAT), Steven Beitashour (Vancouver Whitecaps FC/CAN), Hashem Beykzadeh (Esteghlal) or Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Zob Ahan Isfahan) Midfielders: Reza Haghighi (Persepolis), Andranik Teymourian (Esteghlal), Ghasem Hadadifar (Zob Ahan Isfahan), Bakhtiar Rahmani (Foolad), Javad Nekounam (Kuwait SC/KUW), Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan Isfahan) Forwards: Khosrow Heidari (Esteghlal), Karim Ansarifard (Tractor Sazi), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Charlton Athletic/ENG), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (NEC/NED), Masoud Shojaei (UD Las Palmas/ESP), Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham/ENG)
IVORY COAST
Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren/BEL), Sylvain Gbohouo (Sewe Sport), Sayouba Mande (Stabaek/NOR) Defenders: Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Toulouse/FRA), Serge Aurier (Toulouse/FRA), Souleyman Bamba (Trabzonspor/TUR), Arthur Boka (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Viera Diarrassouba (Caykur Rizespor/TUR), Constant Djakpa (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Kolo Toure (Liverpool/ENG), Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor/TUR) Midfielders: Geoffroy Serey Die (Basel/SWI), Ismael Diomande (St Etienne/FRA), Max Gradel (St Etienne/FRA), Cheick Tiote (Newcastle United/ENG), Yaya Toure (Manchester City/ENG), Didier Ya Konan (Hannover 96/GER) Forwards: Mathis Bolly (Fortuna Dusseldorf/GER), Wilfried Bony (Swansea City/WAL), Didier Drogba (Galatasaray/TUR), Gervinho (AS Roma/ITA), Salomon Kalou (Lille/FRA), Giovanni Sio (Basel/SWI).
ITALY
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Salvatore Sirigu (PSG/FRA), Mattia Perin (Genoa) Defenders: Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Torino), Mattia De Sciglio (AC Milan), Gabriel Paletta (Parma) Midfielders: Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Thiago Motta (PSG), Marco Parolo (Parma), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Marco Verratti (PSG) Forwards: Mario Balotelli (AC Milan), Antonio Cassano (Parma), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)
JAPAN
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Standard Liege/BEL), Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Reds), Shuichi Gonda (FC Tokyo) Defenders: Yasuyuki Konno (Gamba Osaka), Masahiko Inoha (Jubilo Iwata), Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan/ITA), Masato Morishige (FC Tokyo), Atsuto Uchida (Schalke/GER), Maya Yoshida (Southampton/ENG), Hiroki Sakai (Hannover 96/GER), Gotoku Sakai (Stuttgart/GER) Midfielders: Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Makoto Hasebe (Nuremberg/GER), Toshihiro Aoyama (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo Osaka), Keisuke Honda (AC Milan/ITA), Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United/ENG) Forwards: Yoshito Okubo (Kawasaki Frontale), Shinji Okazaki (Mainz/GER), Hiroshi Kiyotake (Nurnberg/GER), Yoichiro Kakitani (Cerezo Osaka), Manabu Saito (Yokohama F-Marinos), Yuya Osako (1860 Munich/GER)
MEXICO
Goalkeepers: Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Guillermo Ochoa (AC Ajaccio/FRA) Defenders: Paul Aguilar (Club America), Miguel Layun (Club America), Hector Moreno (Espanyol/ESP), Diego Reyes (FC Porto/POR), Francisco Rodriguez (Club America), Rafael Marquez (Leon), Carlos Salcido (Tigres) Midfielders: Hector Herrera (FC Porto/POR), Jose Juan Vazquez (Leon), Juan Carlos Medina (Club America), Isaac Brizuela (Toluca), Marco Fabian (Cruz Azul), Andres Guardado (Bayer Leverkusen/GER)
Forwards: Oribe Peralta (Santos Laguna), Javier Hernandez (Manchester United/ENG), Raul Jimenez (Club America), Alan Pulido (Tigres), Giovani dos Santos (Villarreal/ESP)
Mexico yet to name a replacement for Luis Montes who was ruled out with a broken leg
NETHERLANDS
Goalkeepers: Jasper Cillessen (Ajax), Tim Krul (Newcastle/ENG), Michel Vorm (Swansea/WAL) Defenders: Daley Blind (Ajax), Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord), Terence Kongolo (Feyenoord), Bruno Martins Indi (Feyenoord), Joel Veltman (Ajax), Paul Verhaegh (Augsburg/GER), Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa/ENG), Stefan de Vrij (Feyenoord) Midfielders: Jordy Clasie (Feyenoord), Leroy Fer (Norwich/ENG), Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea/WAL), Nigel de Jong (AC Mila/ITA), Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray/TUR), Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven) Forwards: Memphis Depay (PSV), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04/GER), Dirk Kuijt (Fenerbahce/TUR), Jeremain Lens (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Robin van Persie (Manchester United/ENG), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/GER).
NIGERIA - TBC
PORTUGAL
Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio (Sporting), Beto (Sevilla/ESP), Eduardo (Braga) Defenders: Andre Almeida (Benfica), Bruno Alves (Fenerbahce/TUR), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid/ESP), Joao Pereira (Valencia/ESP), Neto (Zenit St Petersburg/RUS), Pepe (Real Madrid/ESP), Ricardo Costa (Valencia/ESP) Midfielders: Joao Moutinho (Monaco/FRA), Miguel Veloso (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Raul Meireles (Fenerbahce/TUR), Ruben Amorim (Benfica), William Carvalho (Sporting) Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/ESP), Eder (Braga), Helder Postiga (Lazio/ITA), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas/TUR), Nani (Manchester United/ENG), Rafa (Braga), Varela (FC Porto), Vieirinha (Wolfsburg/GER)
RUSSIA
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Yury Lodygin (Zenit St Petersburg), Sergei Ryzhikov (Rubin Kazan) Defenders: Vasily Berezutsky, Sergei Ignashevich, Georgy Shchennikov (all CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Granat, Alexei Kozlov (both Dynamo Moscow), Andrei Yeshchenko (Anzhi Makhachkala), Dmitry Kombarov (Spartak Moscow), Andrei Semenov (Terek Grozny) Midfielders: Igor Denisov, Yury Zhirkov (both Dynamo Moscow), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Roman Shirokov (FC Krasnodar), Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow), Viktor Faizulin, Oleg Shatov (both Zenit St Petersburg) Forwards: Alexander Kerzhakov (Zenit St Petersburg), Alexei Ionov, Alexander Kokorin (both Dynamo Moscow), Maxim Kanunnikov (Amkar Perm), Alexander Samedov (Lokomotiv Moscow).
SOUTH KOREA
Goalkeepers: Jung Sungryong (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Seunggyu (Ulsan Hyundai), Lee Bumyoung (Busan IPark) Defenders: Hong Jeongho (Augsburg/GER), Hwang Seoho (Sanfrecce Hiroshima/JPN), Kim Changsoo (Kashiwa Reysol/JPN), Kim Younggwon (Guangzhou Evergrande/CHN), Kwak Taehwi (Al Hilal/SAU), Lee Yong (Ulsan Hyundai), Yun Sukyoung (Queens Park Rangers/ENG), Park Joo-ho (Mainz/ GER) Midfielders: Ha Daesung (Beijing Guoan/CHN), Han Kookyoung (Kashiwa Reysol/JPN), Ji Dongwon (Augsburg/GER), Ki Sungyueng (Sunderland/ENG), Kim Bokyung (Cardiff City/WAL), Lee Chungyong (Bolton Wanderers/ENG), Park Jongwoo (Guangzhou R&F/CHN), Son Heungmin (Bayer Leverkusen/GER) Forwards: Kim Shinwook (Ulsan Hyundai), Koo Jacheol (Mainz/GER), Lee Keunho (Sangju Sangmu), Park Chuyoung (Watford/ENG)
SPAIN
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool/ENG), David De Gea (Manchester United/ENG) Defenders: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Raul Albiol (Napoli/ITA), Javi Martinez (Bayern Munich/GER), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea/ENG) Midfielders: Xavi (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Santi Cazorla (Arsenal/ENG), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), Juan Mata (Manchester United/ENG), David Silva (Manchester City/ENG) Forwards: Pedro (Barcelona), Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), David Villa (Atletico Madrid), Fernando Torres (Chelsea/ENG).
SWITZERLAND
Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg/GER), Roman Buerki (Grasshopper), Yann Sommer (Basel) Defenders: Johan Djourou (Hamburg/GER), Michael Lang (Grasshopper), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus/ITA), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg/GER), Fabian Schaer (Basel), Philippe Senderos (Valencia/ESP), Steve von Bergen (Young Boys), Reto Ziegler (Sassuolo/ITA) Midfielders: Tranquillo Barnetta (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Valon Behrami (Napoli/ITA), Blerim Dzemaili (Napoli/ITA), Gelson Fernandes (Freiburg/GER), Goekhan Inler (Napoli/ITA), Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern Munich/GER), Valentin Stocker (Basel) Forwards: Josip Drmic (Nurnberg/GER), Mario Gavranovic (Zurich/SWI), Admir Mehmedi (Freiburg/GER), Haris Seferovic (Real Sociedad/ESP), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER)
URUGUAY
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray/TUR), Martín Silva (Vasco Da Gama/BRA), Rodrigo Munoz (Libertad/PAR) Defenders: Diego Lugano (West Bromwich Albion/ENG), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Martin Caceres (Juventus/ITA), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica/POR), Jorge Fucile (Porto/POR), Sebastian Coates (Nacional/URU) Midfielders: Egidio Arevalo Rios (Morelia/MEX), Walter Gargano (Parma/ITA), Diego Perez (Bologna/ITA), Alvaro Gonzalez (Lazio/ITA), Alvaro Pereira (San Pablo/BRA), Cristian Rodríguez (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Gaston Ramirez (Southampton/ENG), Nicolas Lodeiro (Botafogo/BRA) Forwards: Luis Suarez (Liverpool/ENG), Edinson Cavani (PSG/FRA), Diego Forlan (Cerezo Osaka/JPN), Cristian Stuani (Espanyol/ESP), Abel Hernandez (Palermo/ITA)
USA
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa/ENG), Tim Howard (Everton/ENG), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) Defenders: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla/MEX), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin/GER), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City/ENG), Timmy Chandler (Nurnberg/GER), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Monchengladbach/GER), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders) Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes/FRA), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg/NOR), Julian Green (Bayern Munich/GER), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas/TUR), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland/ENG), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar/NED), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
