World Cup 2014 preview
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950. A total of 32 national teams will participate in the competition, divided into eight groups of four teams each. Brazil automatically qualified as host, while the remaining 31 teams have been determined through qualifying matches.
A total of 64 matches are to be played in twelve cities across Brazil. For the first time at a World Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology.
According to the current odds, Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Spain are the bookies' favourite to win the trophy. Here are the odds for the outright winner of World Cup 2014:
| A | B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | Spain | 7 |
| Croatia | 151 | Holland | 29 |
| Mexico | 151 | Chile | 41 |
| Cameroon | 751 | Australia | 751 |
| C | D | ||
| Colombia | 23 | England | 26 |
| Japan | 126 | Italy | 26 |
| Ivory C. | 151 | Uruguay | 29 |
| Greece | 251 | Costa R. | 2501 |
| E | F | ||
| France | 21 | Argentina | 5.5 |
| Switzerland | 101 | Bosnia | 151 |
| Ecuador | 151 | Nigeria | 251 |
| Honduras | 2501 | Iran | 751 |
| G | H | ||
| Germany | 6.5 | Belgium | 15 |
| Portugal | 34 | Russia | 67 |
| Ghana | 201 | Korea | 251 |
| USA | 151 | Algeria | 1001 |
Brazil | Croatia | Mexico | Cameroon
Brazil
Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Toronto), Jefferson (Botafogo), Victor (Atletico Mineiro)
Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (Roma), Thiago Silva (PSG), David Luiz (Chelsea), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Dante (Bayern), Maxwell (PSG), Henrique (Napoli)
Midfielders: Ramires (Chelsea), Oscar (Chelsea), Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur), Hernanes (Inter), Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Bernard (Shakhtar), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Willian (Chelsea)
Forwards: Neymar (Barcelona), Hulk (Zenit), Fred (Fluminense), Jo (Atletico Mineiro)
Croatia
Coach: Niko Kovac
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov), Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Oliver Zelenika (Lokomotiva)
Defenders: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar), Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Danijel Pranjic (Panathinaikos), Dejan Lovren (Southampton), Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kyiv), Gordon Schildenfeld (Panathinaikos), Sime Vrsaljko (Genoa)
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla), Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo Kyiv), Ivan Perisic (Wolfsburg), Mateo Kovacic (Inter), Sammir (Getafe), Marcelo Brozovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivan Mocinic (Rijeka)
Forwards: Ivica Olic (Wolfsburg), Eduardo (Shakhtar), Mario Mandzukic (Bayern), Nikica Jelavic (Hull City), Ante Rebic (Fiorentina)
Mexico
Coach: Miguel Herrera
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (Ajaccio), Jose de Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca)
Defenders: Carlos Salcido (UANL), Rafael Marquez (Leon), Andres Guardado (Bayer Leverkusen), Francisco Javier Rodriguez (America), Hector Moreno (Espanyol), Paul Aguilar (America), Diego Reyes (Porto), Miguel Layun (America)
Midfielders: Javier Aquino (Villarreal), Carlos Pena (Leon), Marco Fabian (Cruz Azul), Hector Herrera (Porto), Miguel Angel Ponce (Toluca), Isaac Brizuela (Toluca), Jose Juan Vazquez (Leon)
Forwards: Giovani dos Santos (Villarreal), Javier Hernandez (Manchester United), Oribe Peralta (Santos Laguna), Raul Jimenez (America), Alan Pulido (UANL)
Cameroon
Coach: Volker Finke
Goalkeepers: Charles Itandje (Konyaspor), Sammy N'Djock (Fethiyespor), Loic Feudjou (Coton Sport)
Defenders: Nicolas N'Koulou (Marseille), Aurelien Chedjou (Galatasaray), Henri Bedimo (Lyon), Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Queens Park Rangers), Dany Nounkeu (Besiktas), Allan Nyom (Granada), Cedric Djeugoue (Coton Sport)
Midfielders: Jean Makoun (Rennes), Stephane Mbia (Sevilla), Alex Song (Barcelona), Landry N'Guemo (Bordeaux), Eyong Enoh (Antalyaspor), Joel Matip (Schalke 04), Edgar Salli (Lens)
Forwards: Samuel Eto'o (Chelsea), Pierre Webo (Fenerbahce), Maxim Choupo-Moting (Mainz 05), Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient), Benjamin Moukandjo (Nancy), Fabrice Olinga (Zulte Waregem)
Spain | Holland | Chile | Australia
Spain
Coach: Vicente del Bosque
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Napoli), David de Gea (Manchester United)
Defenders: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Raul Albiol (Napoli), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Javi Martinez (Bayern), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)
Midfielders: Xavi (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), David Silva (Manchester City), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Santi Cazorla (Arsenal), Juan Mata (Manchester United), Koke (Atletico Madrid)
Forwards: Fernando Torres (Chelsea), David Villa (Atletico Madrid), Pedro (Barcelona), Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)
Holland
Coach: Louis van Gaal
Goalkeepers: Jasper Cillessen (Ajax), Michel Vorm (Swansea), Tim Krul (Newcastle)
Defenders: Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa), Stefan de Vrij (Feyenoord), Bruno Martins Indi (Feyenoord), Daley Blind (Ajax), Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord), Paul Verhaegh (Augsburg), Joel Veltman (Ajax), Terence Kongolo (Feyenoord)
Midfielders: Nigel de Jong (Milan), Jonathan de Guzman (Swansea), Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray), Arjen Robben (Bayern), Jordy Clasie (Feyenoord), Leroy Fer (Norwich City), Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV), Memphis Depay (PSV)
Forwards: Robin van Persie (Manchester United), Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbahce), Jeremain Lens (Dynamo Kyiv), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04)
Chile
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile), Cristopher Toselli (Universidad Catolica)
Defenders: Gonzalo Jara (Nottingham Forest), Gary Medel (Cardiff City), Eugenio Mena (Santos), Jose Rojas (Universidad de Chile), Miiko Albornoz (Malmo FF)
Midfielders: Jean Beausejour (Wigan Athletic), Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras), Arturo Vidal (Juventus), Mauricio Isla (Juventus), Carlos Carmona (Atalanta), Jose Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo-Colo), Charles Aranguiz (Internacional), Marcelo Diaz (Basel), Felipe Gutierrez (Twente), Francisco Silva (Osasuna)
Forwards: Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona), Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo), Eduardo Vargas (Valencia), Mauricio Pinilla (Cagliari), Fabian Orellana (Celta Vigo)
Australia
Coach: Ange Postecoglou
Goalkeepers: Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United), Mathew Ryan (Club Brugge), Mitchell Langerak (Borussia Dortmund)
Defenders: Matthew Spiranovic (Western Sydney Wanderers), Ryan McGowan (Shandong Luneng Taishan), Ivan Franjic (Brisbane Roar), Jason Davidson (Heracles Almelo), Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Bailey Wright (Preston North End)
Midfielders: Mark Bresciano (Al-Gharafa), Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory), Dario Vidosic (Sion), Tommy Oar (Utrecht), James Holland (Austria Wien), James Troisi (Atalanta), Oliver Bozanic (Luzern), Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town), Ben Halloran (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
Forwards: Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls), Mathew Leckie (FSV Frankfurt), Adam Taggart (Newcastle Jets)
Colombia | Greece | Ivory Coast | Japan
Colombia
Coach: Jose Pekerman
Goalkeepers: Faryd Mondragon (Deportivo Cali), David Ospina (Nice), Camilo Vargas (Santa Fe)
Defenders: Mario Yepes (Atalanta), Juan Camilo Zuniga (Napoli), Pablo Armero (West Ham United), Cristian Zapata (Milan), Carlos Valdes (San Lorenzo), Santiago Arias (PSV), Eder Alvarez Balanta (River Plate)
Midfielders: Abel Aguilar (Toulouse), Fredy Guarin (Inter), Carlos Sanchez (Elche), Aldo Leao Ramirez (Morelia), Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Fiorentina), James Rodriguez (Monaco), Alexander Mejia (Atletico Nacional), Victor Ibarbo (Cagliari), Juan Fernando Quintero (Porto)
Forwards: Teofilo Gutierrez (River Plate), Jackson Martinez (Porto), Adrian Ramos (Hertha), Carlos Bacca (Sevilla)
Greece
Coach: Fernando Santos
Goalkeepers: Orestis Karnezis (Granada), Panagiotis Glykos (PAOK), Stefanos Kapino (Panathinaikos)
Defenders: Giannis Maniatis (Olympiacos), Giorgos Tzavellas (PAOK), Kostas Manolas (Olympiacos), Vangelis Moras (Verona), Loukas Vyntra (Levante), Vasilis Torosidis (Roma), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Borussia Dortmund), Jose Holebas (Olympiacos)
Midfielders: Alexandros Tziolis (Kayserispor), Panagiotis Kone (Bologna), Giorgos Karagounis (Fulham), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Bologna), Giannis Fetfatzidis (Genoa), Kostas Katsouranis (PAOK), Andreas Samaris (Olympiacos), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Torino)
Forwards: Giorgos Samaras (Celtic), Kostas Mitroglou (Fulham), Dimitris Salpingidis (PAOK), Theofanis Gekas (Konyaspor)
Ivory Coast
Coach: Sabri Lamouchi
Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren), Sylvain Gbohouo (Sewe Sport), Sayouba Mande (Stabak)
Defenders: Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor), Kolo Toure (Liverpool), Arthur Boka (Stuttgart), Sol Bamba (Trabzonspor), Serge Aurier (Toulouse), Constant Djakpa (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ousmane Viera (Caykur Rizespor), Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (Toulouse)
Midfielders: Yaya Toure (Manchester City), Cheick Tiote (Newcastle), Didier Ya Konan (Hannover 96), Serey Die (Basel), Ismael Diomande (Saint-Etienne)
Forwards: Didier Drogba (Galatasaray), Salomon Kalou (Lille), Gervinho (Roma), Max Gradel (Saint-Etienne), Wilfried Bony (Swansea), Giovanni Sio (Basel), Mathis Bolly (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
Japan
Coach: Alberto Zaccheroni
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Standard Liege), Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds), Shuichi Gonda (Tokyo)
Defenders: Atsuto Uchida (Schalke 04), Gotoku Sakai (Stuttgart), Yuto Nagatomo (Inter), Masato Morishige (Tokyo), Yasuyuki Konno (Gamba Osaka), Masahiko Inoha (Jubilo Iwata), Hiroki Sakai (Hannover 96), Maya Yoshida (Southampton)
Midfielders: Keisuke Honda (Milan), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Hiroshi Kiyotake (Nurnberg), Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United), Toshihiro Aoyama (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo Osaka), Makoto Hasebe (Nurnberg)
Forwards: Shinji Okazaki (Mainz 05), Yoichiro Kakitani (Cerezo Osaka), Yoshito Okubo (Kawasaki Frontale), Yuya Osako (1860 Munchen), Manabu Saito (Yokohama F. Marinos)
Uruguay | Costa Rica | England | Italy
Uruguay
Coach: Oscar Tabarez
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama), Rodrigo Munoz (Paraguay Libertad)
Defenders: Diego Lugano (West Bromwich Albion), Maxi Pereira (Benfica), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Martin Caceres (Juventus), Jorge Fucile (Porto), Sebastian Coates (Uruguay Nacional), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid)
Midfielders: Diego Perez (Bologna), Cristian Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid), Walter Gargano (Parma), Alvaro Pereira (Sao Paulo), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Morelia), Alvaro Gonzalez (Lazio), Gaston Ramirez (Southampton), Nicolas Lodeiro (Botafogo)
Forwards: Diego Forlan (Cerezo Osaka), Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Edinson Cavani (PSG), Abel Hernandez (Palermo), Christian Stuani (Espanyol)
Costa Rica
Coach: Jorge Luis Pinto
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (Levante), Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense), Daniel Cambronero (Herediano)
Defenders: Michael Umana (Saprissa), Junior Diaz (Mainz 05), Roy Miller (New York Red Bulls), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Columbus Crew), Johnny Acosta (Alajuelense), Cristian Gamboa (Rosenborg), Oscar Duarte (Club Brugge), Heiner Mora (Saprissa), Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew)
Midfielders: Celso Borges (AIK), Christian Bolanos (Denmark Copenhagen), Michael Barrantes (Aalesund), Jose Miguel Cubero (Herediano), Yeltsin Tejeda (Saprissa), Esteban Granados (Herediano), Diego Calvo (Valerenga)
Forwards: Bryan Ruiz (PSV), Randall Brenes (Cartagines), Joel Campbell (Olympiacos), Marco Urena (Kuban Krasnodar)
England
Coach: Roy Hodgson
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Fraser Forster (Celtic)
Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Southampton)
Midfielders: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), James Milner (Manchester City), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Ross Barkley (Everton)
Forwards: Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United), Rickie Lambert (Southampton)
Italy
Coach: Cesare Prandelli
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Salvatore Sirigu (PSG), Mattia Perin (Genoa)
Defenders: Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Torino), Ignazio Abate (Milan), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Gabriel Paletta (Parma)
Midfielders: Thiago Motta (PSG), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Marco Parolo (Parma), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Marco Verratti (PSG)
Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Milan), Antonio Cassano (Parma), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)
Switzerland | Ecuador | France | Honduras
Switzerland
Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld
Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg), Yann Sommer (Basel), Roman Burki (Grasshopper)
Defenders: Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Reto Ziegler (Sassuolo), Philippe Senderos (Valencia), Steve von Bergen (Young Boys), Michael Lang (Grasshopper), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg), Johan Djourou (Hamburger SV), Fabian Schar (Basel)
Midfielders: Tranquillo Barnetta (Eintracht Frankfurt), Gokhan Inler (Napoli), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Monchengladbach), Valon Behrami (Napoli), Valentin Stocker (Basel), Blerim Dzemaili (Napoli), Gelson Fernandes (Freiburg), Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern)
Forwards: Haris Seferovic (Real Sociedad), Mario Gavranovic (Zurich), Admir Mehmedi (Freiburg), Josip Drmic (Nurnberg)
Ecuador
Coach: Reinaldo Rueda
Goalkeepers: Maximo Banguera (Barcelona), Alexander Dominguez (LDU Quito), Adrian Bone (El Nacional)
Defenders: Walter Ayovi (Pachuca), Jorge Guagua (Emelec), Juan Carlos Paredes (Barcelona), Frickson Erazo (Flamengo), Gabriel Achilier (Emelec), Oscar Bagui (Emelec)
Midfielders: Edison Mendez (Santa Fe), Segundo Castillo (Al-Hilal), Antonio Valencia (Manchester United), Luis Saritama (Barcelona), Christian Noboa (Dynamo Moscow), Renato Ibarra (Vitesse), Fidel Martinez (Tijuana), Carlos Gruezo (Stuttgart)
Forwards: Michael Arroyo (Atlante), Jaime Ayovi (Tijuana), Felipe Caicedo (Al-Jazira), Jefferson Montero (Morelia), Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul), Enner Valencia (Pachuca)
France
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Mickael Landreau (Bastia), Stephane Ruffier (Saint-Etienne)
Defenders: Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Lucas Digne (PSG), Eliaquim Mangala (Porto)
Midfielders: Franck Ribery (Bayern), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille), Yohan Cabaye (PSG), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle), Rio Mavuba (Lille), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Clement Grenier (Lyon), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad)
Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Loic Remy (Newcastle)
Honduras
Coach: Luis Fernando Suarez
Goalkeepers: Noel Valladares (Olimpia), Donis Escober (Olimpia), Luis Lopez (Real Espana)
Defenders: Maynor Figueroa (Hull City), Victor Bernardez (San Jose Earthquakes), Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic), Osman Chavez (Qingdao Jonoon), Juan Carlos Garcia (Wigan Athletic), Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia), Juan Pablo Montes (Motagua)
Midfielders: Wilson Palacios (Stoke City), Oscar Garcia (Houston Dynamo), Jorge Claros (Motagua), Marvin Chavez (Chivas USA), Roger Espinoza (Wigan Athletic), Mario Martinez (Real Espana), Arnold Peralta (Rangers), Luis Garrido (Olimpia), Andy Najar (Anderlecht)
Forwards: Carlo Costly (Real Espana), Jerry Bengtson (New Revolution), Jerry Palacios (Alajuelense), Rony Martinez (Real Sociedad)
Argentina | Bosnia | Iran | Nigeria
Argentina
Coach: Alejandro Sabella
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Monaco), Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors), Mariano Andujar (Catania)
Defenders: Ezequiel Garay (Benfica), Hugo Campagnaro (Inter), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Martin Demichelis (Manchester City), Marcos Rojo (Sporting CP), Federico Fernandez (Napoli), Jose Maria Basanta (Monterrey)
Midfielders: Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors), Lucas Biglia (Lazio), Angel di Maria (Real Madrid), Enzo Perez (Benfica), Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys), Augusto Fernandez (Celta Vigo), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Ricardo Alvarez (Inter)
Forwards: Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Rodrigo Palacio (Inter), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Ezequiel Lavezzi (PSG)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coach: Safet Susic
Goalkeepers: Asmir Begovic (Stoke City), Asmir Avdukic (Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka), Jasmin Fejzic (VfR Aalen)
Defenders: Emir Spahic (Bayer Leverkusen), Mensur Mujdza (Freiburg), Avdija Vrsajevic (Hajduk Split), Ognjen Vranjes (Elazigspor), Muhamed Besic (Ferencvaros), Ermin Bicakcic (Eintracht Braunschweig), Toni Cunjic (Zorya Luhansk), Sead Kolasinac (Schalke 04)
Midfielders: Zvjezdan Misimovic (Guizhou Renhe), Miralem Pjanic (Roma), Senijad Ibricic (Kayseri Erciyesspor), Sejad Salihovic (Hoffenheim), Haris Medunjanin (Gaziantepspor), Senad Lulic (Lazio), Izet Hajrovic (Galatasaray), Anel Hadzic (Austria Sturm Graz), Tino-Sven Susic (Hajduk Split)
Forwards: Edin Dzeko (Manchester City), Vedad Ibisevic (Stuttgart), Edin Visca (Istanbul BB)
Iran
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
Goalkeepers: Rahman Ahmadi (Sepahan), Alireza Haghighi (Rubin Kazan), Daniel Davari (Eintracht Braunschweig)
Defenders: Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis), Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan), Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal), Pejman Montazeri (Umm Salal), Hossein Mahini (Persepolis), Mehrdad Pouladi (Persepolis), Hashem Beikzadeh (Esteghlal), Amir Hossein Sadeghi (Esteghlal), Ahmad Alenemeh (Naft Tehran), Steven Beitashour (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Midfielders: Javad Nekounam (Al-Kuwait), Andranik Teymourian (Esteghlal), Masoud Shojaei (Las Palmas), Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan), Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (NEC), Reza Haghighi (Persepolis), Bakhtiar Rahmani (Foolad)
Forwards: Karim Ansarifard (Tractor Sazi), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Charlton Athletic)
Nigeria
Coach: Stephen Keshi
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be'er Sheva), Chigozie Agbim (Gombe United)
Defenders: Joseph Yobo (Norwich City), Elderson (Monaco), Efe Ambrose (Celtic), Godfrey Oboabona (Rizespor), Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves), Kenneth Omeruo (Middlesbrough), Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod)
Midfielders: John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), Sunday Mba (Bastia), Ejike Uzoenyi (Enugu Rangers), Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio), Victor Moses (Liverpool), Nnamdi Oduamadi (Brescia), Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis), Reuben Gabriel (Waasland-Beveren)
Forwards: Peter Odemwingie (Stoke City), Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce), Shola Ameobi (Newcastle), Michael Uchebo (Cercle Brugge)
Germany | Portugal | Ghana | United States
Germany
Coach: Joachim Low
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund)
Defenders: Kevin Groskreutz (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Howedes (Schalke 04), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (Bayern), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Jerome Boateng (Bayern)
Midfielders: Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Andre Schurrle (Chelsea), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Thomas Muller (Bayern), Julian Draxler (Schalke 04), Toni Kroos (Bayern), Mario Gotze (Bayern), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Christoph Kramer (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Forwards: Miroslav Klose (Lazio)
Portugal
Coach: Paulo Bento
Goalkeepers: Eduardo (Braga), Rui Patricio (Sporting CP), Beto (Sevilla)
Defenders: Bruno Alves (Fenerbahce), Pepe (Real Madrid), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa (Valencia), Luis Neto (Zenit), Andre Almeida (Benfica), Joao Pereira (Valencia)
Midfielders: Miguel Veloso (Dynamo Kyiv), William Carvalho (Sporting CP), Joao Moutinho (Monaco), Vieirinha (Wolfsburg), Rafa Silva (Braga), Raul Meireles (Fenerbahce), Nani (Manchester United), Silvestre Varela (Porto), Ruben Amorim (Benfica)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Eder (Braga), Helder Postiga (Lazio)
Ghana
Coach: James Kwesi Appiah
Goalkeepers: Adam Kwarasey (Stromsgodset), Fatau Dauda (Orlando Pirates), Steven Adams (Ghana Aduana Stars)
Defenders: Samuel Inkoom (Platanias), Harrison Afful (Esperance), John Boye (Rennes), Jonathan Mensah (Evian), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege), Rashid Sumaila (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Midfielders: Sulley Muntari (Milan), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus), Michael Essien (Milan), Badu (Udinese), Andre Ayew (Marseille), Christian Atsu (Vitesse), Wakaso Mubarak (Rubin Kazan), Mohammed Rabiu (Kuban Krasnodar), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough), Afriyie Acquah (Parma)
Forwards: Kevin-Prince Boateng (Schalke 04), Asamoah Gyan (Al-Ain), Majeed Waris (Valenciennes), Jordan Ayew (Sochaux)
United States
Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
Goalkeepers: Tim Howard (Everton), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
Defenders: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles Galaxy), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Timothy Chandler (Nurnberg), John Brooks (Hertha), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders)
Midfielders: Michael Bradley (Toronto), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City), Mikkel Diskerud (Rosenborg), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Julian Green (Bayern)
Forwards: Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Aron Johannsson (AZ)
Belgium | Algeria | Russia | South Korea
Belgium
Coach: Marc Wilmots
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Koen Casteels (Hoffenheim)
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Atletico Madrid), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur), Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern), Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit), Anthony Vanden Borre (Anderlecht), Laurent Ciman (Standard Liege)
Midfielders: Axel Witsel (Zenit), Kevin De Bruyne (Wolfsburg), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Kevin Mirallas (Everton), Steven Defour (Porto), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur), Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United), Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur)
Forwards: Romelu Lukaku (Everton), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Divock Origi (Lille)
Algeria
Coach: Vahid Halilhodzic
Goalkeepers: Rais M'Bolhi (CSKA Sofia), Mohamed Zemmamouche (USM Alger), Cedric Si Mohamed (Constantine)
Defenders: Madjid Bougherra (Lekhwiya), Rafik Halliche (Academica), Djamel Mesbah (Livorno), Carl Medjani (Valenciennes), Essaid Belkalem (Watford), Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaiba (Mallorca), Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli), Aissa Mandi (Reims)
Midfielders: Medhi Lacen (Getafe), Hassan Yebda (Udinese), Mehdi Mostefa (Ajaccio), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia), Saphir Taider (Inter), Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain), Yacine Brahimi (Granada), Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)
Forwards: El Arbi Hillel Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb), Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon), Nabil Ghilas (Porto)
Russia
Coach: Fabio Capello
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Yuri Lodygin (Zenit), Sergey Ryzhikov (Rubin Kazan)
Defenders: Vasili Berezutski (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Granat (Dynamo Moscow), Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Dmitri Kombarov (Spartak Moscow), Aleksei Kozlov (Dynamo Moscow), Andrei Semyonov (Terek Grozny), Georgi Shchennikov (CSKA Moscow), Andrey Yeshchenko (Anzhi Makhachkala)
Midfielders: Igor Denisov (Dynamo Moscow), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow), Viktor Fayzulin (Zenit), Oleg Shatov (Zenit), Roman Shirokov (Krasnodar)
Forwards: Aleksei Ionov (Dynamo Moscow), Maksim Kanunnikov (Amkar Perm), Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit), Aleksandr Kokorin (Dynamo Moscow), Aleksandr Samedov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Yuri Zhirkov (Dynamo Moscow)
South Korea
Coach: Hong Myung-Bo
Goalkeepers: Jung Sung-Ryong (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Seung-Gyu (Ulsan Hyundai), Lee Bum-Young (Busan I'Park)
Defenders: Kwak Tae-Hwi (Al-Hilal), Hong Jeong-Ho (Augsburg), Kim Young-Gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande), Park Joo-Ho (Mainz 05), Lee Yong (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Chang-Soo (Kashiwa Reysol), Hwang Seok-Ho (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Yun Suk-Young (Queens Park Rangers)
Midfielders: Ki Sung-Yueng (Sunderland), Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton Wanderers), Koo Ja-Cheol (Mainz 05), Kim Bo-Kyung (Cardiff City), Ha Dae-Sung (Beijing Guoan), Park Jong-Woo (Guangzhou), Han Kook-Young (Kashiwa Reysol)
Forwards: Park Chu-Young (Watford), Lee Keun-Ho (Sangju Sangmu), Kim Shin-Wook (Ulsan Hyundai), Ji Dong-Won (Augsburg), Son Heung-Min (Bayer Leverkusen)
Group stage
| A | Brazil - Croatia | 12.6 17:00, Sao Paulo |
| A | Mexico - Cameroon | 13.6 13:00, Natal |
| B | Spain - Holland | 13.6 16:00, Salvador |
| B | Chile - Australia | 13.6 19:00, Cuiaba |
| C | Colombia - Greece | 14.6 13:00, Belo Hor. |
| D | Uruguay - Costa Rica | 14.6 16:00, Fortaleza |
| D | England - Italy | 14.6 19:00, Manaus |
| C | Ivory Coast - Japan | 14.6 22:00, Recife |
| E | Switzerl. - Ecuador | 15.6 13:00, Brasilia |
| E | France - Honduras | 15.6 16:00, Porto Al. |
| F | Argentina - Bosnia | 15.6 19:00, Rio |
| G | Germany - Portugal | 16.6 13:00, Salvador |
| F | Iran - Nigeria | 16.6 16:00, Curitiba |
| G | Ghana - USA | 16.6 19:00, Natal |
| H | Belgium - Algeria | 17.6 13:00, Belo Hor. |
| A | Brazil - Mexico | 17.6 16:00, Fortaleza |
| H | Russia - Korea | 17.6 19:00, Cuiaba |
| B | Australia - Holland | 18.6 13:00, Porto Al. |
| B | Spain - Chile | 18.6 16:00, Rio |
| A | Cameroon - Croatia | 18.6 19:00, Manaus |
| C | Colombia - Ivory Coast | 19.6 13:00, Brasilia |
| D | Uruguay - England | 19.6 16:00, Sao Paulo |
| C | Japan - Greece | 19.6 19:00, Natal |
| D | Italy - Costa Rica | 20.6 13:00, Recife |
| E | Switzerl. - France | 20.6 16:00, Salvador |
| E | Honduras - Ecuador | 20.6 19:00, Curitiba |
| F | Argentina - Iran | 21.6 13:00, Belo Hor. |
| G | Germany - Ghana | 21.6 16:00, Fortaleza |
| F | Nigeria - Bosnia | 21.6 19:00, Cuiaba |
| H | Belgium - Russia | 22.6 13:00, Rio |
| H | Korea - Algeria | 22.6 16:00, Porto Al. |
| G | USA - Portugal | 22.6 19:00, Manaus |
| B | Holland - Chile | 23.6 13:00, Sao Paulo |
| B | Australia - Spain | 23.6 13:00, Curitiba |
| A | Cameroon - Brazil | 23.6 17:00, Brasilia |
| A | Croatia - Mexico | 23.6 17:00, Recife |
| D | Italy - Uruguay | 24.6 13:00, Natal |
| D | Costa Rica - England | 24.6 13:00, Belo Hor. |
| C | Japan - Colombia | 24.6 17:00, Cuiaba |
| C | Greece - Ivory Coast | 24.6 17:00, Fortaleza |
| F | Nigeria - Argentina | 25.6 13:00, Porto Al. |
| F | Bosnia - Iran | 25.6 13:00, Salvador |
| E | Honduras - Switzerl. | 25.6 17:00, Manaus |
| E | Ecuador - France | 25.6 17:00, Rio |
| G | Portugal - Ghana | 26.6 13:00, Brasilia |
| G | USA - Germany | 26.6 13:00, Recife |
| H | Korea - Belgium | 26.6 17:00, Sao Paulo |
| H | Algeria - Russia | 26.6 17:00, Curitiba |
Round of 16
| 1A - 2B | 28.6 13:00, Belo Hor. |
| 1C - 2D | 28.6 17:00, Rio |
| 1B - 2A | 29.6 13:00, Fortaleza |
| 1D - 2C | 29.6 17:00, Recife |
| 1E - 2F | 30.6 13:00, Brasilia |
| 1G - 2H | 30.6 17:00, Porto Al. |
| 1F - 2E | 01.7 13:00, Sao Paulo |
| 1H - 2G | 01.7 17:00, Salvador |
Quarter final
| 1E 2F - 1G 2H | 04.7 13:00, Rio |
| 1A 2B - 1C 2D | 04.7 17:00, Fortaleza |
| 1F 2E - 1H 2G | 05.7 13:00, Brasilia |
| 1B 2A - 1D 2C | 05.7 17:00, Salvador |
Semi-finals
| 1A2B 1C2D - 1E2F 1G2H | 08.7 17:00, Belo Hor. |
| 1B2A 1D2C - 1F2E 1H2G | 09.7 17:00, Sao Paulo |
Third place match
| 12.7 17:00, Brasilia |
Final
| 13.7 16:00, Rio |
All times are in Brasilia official time (UTC-3). This is the time zone of ten of the twelve venues. Cuiaba and Manaus are in the Amazon time zone (UTC-4).