2014 FIFA World Cup squads explained

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers.[1] Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

A provisional list of 30 players per national team was submitted to FIFA by 13 May 2014.[1] FIFA published the 30-player provisional lists on their website on 16 May 2014.[2] The final lists of 23 players per national team were submitted to FIFA by 2 June 2014.[1] FIFA published the 23-player final lists, with the squad numbers, on their website, on 5 June 2014.[3] Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.[1]

The age listed for each player is on 12 June 2014, the first day of the tournament. The number of caps listed for each player does not include any matches played after the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated.

The Netherlands was the only team to use all of its 23 players during the tournament, making it the fourth team in World Cup history to ever use all of its players in the squad, after France in 1978, and both Greece and Russia in 1994 (although in all these cases 22 players were used since the 23-player squads were not introduced until 2002 FIFA World Cup).[4]

Group A

Brazil

Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

The final squad was announced on 7 May 2014.[5] The squad numbers were revealed on 2 June.[6]

Cameroon

Coach: Volker Finke

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[7]

Croatia

Coach: Niko Kovač

The final squad was announced on 31 May 2014.[8] With less than 48 hours until the opening game against Brazil, Milan Badelj was called up to replace the injured Ivan Močinić, after having previously been excluded from the final squad.[9]

Mexico

Coach: Miguel Herrera

The final squad was announced on 9 May 2014.[10] [11] However, midfielders Luis Montes and Juan Carlos Medina sustained injuries afterwards and were replaced by Javier Aquino and Miguel Ángel Ponce.[12]

Group B

Australia

Coach: Ange Postecoglou

The final squad was announced on 3 June 2014.[13]

Chile

Coach: Jorge Sampaoli

The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014.[14]

Netherlands

Coach: Louis van Gaal

The final squad was announced on 31 May 2014.[15] The squad numbers were revealed on 2 June, during a press conference with Van Gaal.

Spain

Coach: Vicente del Bosque

The final squad was announced on 31 May 2014.[16] The squad numbers were revealed on 3 June.[17]

Group C

Colombia

Coach: José Pékerman

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[18] However, midfielder Aldo Leão Ramírez sustained injury afterwards and was replaced by Carlos Carbonero.[19]

Greece

Coach: Fernando Santos

The final squad was announced on 19 May 2014.[20]

Ivory Coast

Coach: Sabri Lamouchi

The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014.[21]

Japan

Coach: Alberto Zaccheroni

The final squad was announced on 12 May 2014.[22] The squad numbers were revealed on 25 May.[23]

Group D

Costa Rica

Coach: Jorge Luis Pinto

The final squad was announced on 31 May 2014.[24]

England

Coach: Roy Hodgson

England's final squad was announced on 12 May 2014, including seven standby squad members: John Ruddy, Jon Flanagan, John Stones, Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley, Andy Carroll and Jermain Defoe.[25] Of those seven, only Stones and Flanagan joined the rest of the squad at a training camp in Portugal, with Stones serving as a like-for-like replacement option for Phil Jones, who was still recovering from a shoulder injury.[26] Both Stones and Flanagan travelled with the squad to their pre-tournament training base in Miami, and remained with the team in Brazil in the event of any injuries prior to the opening game.[27] The squad numbers were revealed on 22 May.[28]

Italy

Coach: Cesare Prandelli

The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014.[29] The squad numbers were revealed the next day.[30]

Uruguay

Coach: Óscar Tabárez

The final squad was announced on 31 May 2014.[31]

Group E

Ecuador

Coach: Reinaldo Rueda

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[32] The squad numbers were revealed the next day.[33] However, midfielder Segundo Castillo was replaced by Oswaldo Minda after injuring ligaments in his right knee.[34]

France

Coach: Didier Deschamps

The final squad was announced on 13 May 2014.[35] [36] Though originally selected, Franck Ribéry was removed due to a back injury.[37]

Honduras

Coach: Luis Fernando Suárez

The final squad was announced on 5 May 2014.[38]

Switzerland

Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld

The final squad was announced on 13 May 2014.[39] [40]

Group F

Argentina

Coach: Alejandro Sabella

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[41] [42]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coach: Safet Sušić

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[43]

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Iran

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014.[46]

Nigeria

Coach: Stephen Keshi

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[47] Ejike Uzoenyi replaced Elderson Echiéjilé due to injury on 7 June.[48]

Group G

Germany

Coach: Joachim Löw

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[49] On 7 June, Marco Reus was replaced by Shkodran Mustafi after Reus injured his ankle.[50]

Ghana

Coach: James Kwesi Appiah

The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014.[51] On 26 June 2014, midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng were sent home and indefinitely suspended from the national team for disciplinary reasons.[52] [53]

Portugal

Coach: Paulo Bento

The final squad was announced on 19 May 2014.[54] The squad numbers were revealed on 24 May.[55]

United States

Coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

The final squad was announced on 22 May 2014.[56]

Group H

Algeria

Coach: Vahid Halilhodžić

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[57]

Belgium

Coach: Marc Wilmots

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[58] However, a medical test on 3 June showed goalkeeper Koen Casteels had not completely recovered from his tibia injury and he was replaced by Sammy Bossut.[59]

Russia

Coach: Fabio Capello

The final squad was announced on 2 June 2014.[60] However, midfielder Roman Shirokov was later removed from the squad due to a long-standing Achilles tendon injury and replaced by Pavel Mogilevets.[61]

Note: a 2012 friendly match against Lithuania, recognized by the Russian Football Union but not by FIFA,[62] [63] is not counted.

South Korea

Coach: Hong Myung-bo

The final squad was announced on 8 May 2014.[64]

Statistics

Player representation by age

Players

Goalkeepers

Captains

Player representation by league system

League systems with twenty or more players represented are listed. England includes two Premier League clubs based in Wales, Swansea City and Cardiff City (five World Cup squad members played for these clubs); the United States includes three MLS clubs based in Canada, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Montreal Impact (three World Cup squad members played for these clubs); and France includes one Ligue 1 club based in Monaco, AS Monaco (four World Cup squad members played for this club). In all, World Cup squad members played for clubs in 54 countries, and played in 51 different national leagues.

Country Players Outside
national
squad
119 97
81 61
78 61
64 50
46 38
34 11
26 26
26 11
23 15
21 12
Netherlands20 10

The Russian squad was made up entirely of players from the country's domestic league. England's squad had only one player employed by a non-domestic club: Fraser Forster was employed in Scotland; although it was also part of the United Kingdom, they had a separate national federation and league system from England. The Belgian squad had the most players from a single foreign federation, with twelve players employed in England, although one of these, Thibaut Courtois, was only on loan to English club Chelsea prior to the tournament. Of the countries not represented by a national team at the World Cup, Turkey's league provided the most squad members.

Only Uruguay's squad was made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs, although one player on that squad, Sebastián Coates, played for a domestic club immediately before the World Cup, doing so while on loan from English club Liverpool. Three squads had only one domestic-based player (Ivory Coast, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ghana).

Player representation by club

Clubs with ten or more players represented are listed.[65]

Club Players
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Coaches representation by country

Coaches in bold represented their own country.

NºCountryCoaches
4 GermanyVolker Finke (Cameroon), Ottmar Hitzfeld (Switzerland), Jürgen Klinsmann (United States), Joachim Löw
3 ArgentinaJosé Pékerman (Colombia), Alejandro Sabella, Jorge Sampaoli (Chile)
ColombiaJorge Luis Pinto (Costa Rica), Reinaldo Rueda (Ecuador), Luis Fernando Suárez (Honduras)
ItalyFabio Capello (Russia), Cesare Prandelli, Alberto Zaccheroni (Japan)
PortugalPaulo Bento, Carlos Queiroz (Iran), Fernando Santos (Greece)
2 Bosnia and HerzegovinaVahid Halilhodžić (Algeria), Safet Sušić
Didier Deschamps, Sabri Lamouchi (Ivory Coast)
1 AustraliaAnge Postecoglou
BelgiumMarc Wilmots
BrazilLuiz Felipe Scolari
CroatiaNiko Kovač
EnglandRoy Hodgson
GhanaJames Kwesi Appiah
MexicoMiguel Herrera
NetherlandsLouis van Gaal
NigeriaStephen Keshi
South KoreaHong Myung-bo
SpainVicente del Bosque
UruguayÓscar Tabárez

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  4. https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/7/13/5895081/world-cup-2014-results-reaction-and-analysis-brazil-suffer-again-as 3 Michel Vorm And Two Minutes Of Glory
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  6. News: CBF divulga numeração dos jogadores da seleção para a Copa do Mundo . 2 June 2014 . 2 June 2014 . GloboEsporte . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20140605053228/http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2014/06/cbf-divulga-numeracao-dos-jogadores-da-selecao-para-copa.html . 5 June 2014 .
  7. News: World Cup 2014: Idrissou dropped from Cameroon. 2 June 2014. 2 June 2014. BBC Sport .
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  12. News: Luis Montes Será Operado en México . femexfut.org.mx . 31 May 2014 . 1 June 2014 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140602195944/http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=42449 . 2 June 2014 .
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  16. News: Los 23 elegidos de Del Bosque para jugar el Mundial. 31 May 2014. ligabbva.com. 31 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531162208/http://www.ligabbva.com/2544_liga-bbva/2563018_los-23-elegidos-de-del-bosque-para-jugar-el-mundial.html. 31 May 2014. dead.
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  19. News: Carlos Carbonero convocado a la Selección Colombia en Brasil . 8 June 2014 . 8 June 2014 . fcf.com.co . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230351/http://www.fcf.com.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5732&catid=4&Itemid=296 . 14 July 2014 .
  20. News: Greek squad by Santos. 19 May 2014. 19 May 2014. Hellenic Football Federation.
  21. News: Les 23 Eléphants pour le Brésil. 1 June 2014. 1 June 2014. Federation Ivoirienne de Football. fr.
  22. News: World Cup 2014: Kagawa and Yoshida in Japan squad. BBC Sport . 12 May 2014. 12 May 2014.
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  24. News: Hernández, Waston y Saborio quedaron excluidos del Mundial. 31 May 2014. 31 May 2014. Federacón Costarricense de Fútbol. https://web.archive.org/web/20140602195651/http://fedefutbolcr.com/hernandez-waston-y-saborio-quedaron-excluidos-del-mundial/. 2 June 2014. dead.
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  27. News: Jason . Burt . World Cup 2014: England manager Roy Hodgson refuses to guarantee Wayne Rooney starting place in Brazil . The Daily Telegraph. 31 May 2014 . 3 June 2014 .
  28. News: England hand Jack Wilshere number seven squad number . BBC Sport . 12 May 2014 . 22 May 2014 .
  29. News: Convocazione nazional A. 1 June 2014. 1 June 2014. FIGC. https://web.archive.org/web/20140602210146/http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/95.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_2524459_StrilloAreaStampa_upfDownload.pdf. 2 June 2014. dead.
  30. News: Nazionale, i numeri di maglia: il 9 a Balotelli, il 10 a Cassano. 2 June 2014. 2 June 2014. La Gazzetta dello Sport. it.
  31. News: Plantel definitivo para Brasil 2014. 31 May 2014. auf.org.uy. 31 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531185243/http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/3941/. 31 May 2014. dead.
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  33. News: La numeración oficial que utilizarán los jugadores de la Tri en el Mundial.. 3 June 2014. 3 June 2014. Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. https://web.archive.org/web/20140607004927/http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/noticia.php?idn=4861&idc=11#.U44YI3Lh2OM. 7 June 2014. dead.
  34. News: Segundo Castillo no jugará, pero viajó con la Tri a Brasil.. 9 June 2014. 9 June 2014. Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. https://web.archive.org/web/20140612001723/http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/noticia.php?idn=4904&idc=11#.U5X4XnKBMeo. 12 June 2014. dead.
  35. News: Une liste de 23 sans surprise. 13 May 2014. 13 May 2014. France Football.
  36. News: World Cup 2014: Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy not in France squad. 13 May 2014. 14 May 2014. BBC Sport.
  37. News: Injured Ribery out of France's Brazil World Cup squad | DW.DE | 06.06.2014 . Deutsche Welle . 13 June 2014 . 19 June 2014.
  38. News: World Cup 2014: Six British-based players in Honduras squad. 6 May 2014. 6 May 2014. BBC Sport.
  39. News: Spielerliste / Liste des joueurs FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014TM. 13 May 2014. 13 May 2014. SCHWEIZERISCHER FUSSBALLVERBAND. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319015956/http://www.football.ch/de/Portaldata/1/Resources/dokumente/brasilien/WMKader/kader-wm-30.pdf. 19 March 2015. dead.
  40. News: World Cup 2014: Pajtim Kasami on standby for Switzerland. 13 May 2014. 13 May 2014. BBC Sport.
  41. News: Banega n'en sera pas. fr. 2 June 2014. 2 June 2014. L'Équipe.
  42. News: Los dorsales que buscarán la Copa en Brasil: Messi encabeza con la mítica 10. es. 2 June 2014. 2 June 2014. InfoBAE.
  43. News: POTVRĐEN SPISAK OD 23 IGRAČA. https://web.archive.org/web/20140607005254/http://www.nfsbih.ba/bih/vijest.php?id=10178. dead. 7 June 2014. 2 June 2014. 2 June 2014. Nogometni/Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine.
  44. Šunjić joined Kuban Krasnodar following the tournament. News: Službeno: Toni Šunjić potpisao za Kuban Krasnodar (Official: Toni Šunjić signs for Kuban Krasnodar). reprezentacija.ba. 9 July 2014. 9 July 2014.
  45. Hajrović joined Werder Bremen following the tournament. News: Bremen clinch Hajrovic deal. Bundesliga. 10 July 2014. 10 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140712235306/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000297328.php. 12 July 2014. dead.
  46. News: Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24 . FIFA . 1 June 2014 . 1 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140601164415/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y%3D2014/m%3D6/news%3Dquieroz-trims-squad-to-24-2351854.html . 1 June 2014 .
  47. News: Nigeria name final 23 . 2 June 2014 . 2 June 2014 . Colin . Udoh . Kick Off Nigeria . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140604055245/http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/news/45148/nigeria-name-final-23 . 4 June 2014 .
  48. News: World Cup 2014: Nigeria's Elderson Echiejile out with injury. 7 June 2014. 7 June 2014. BBC Sport.
  49. News: Low finalises Germany squad . FIFA . 2 June 2014 . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140603181313/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y%3D2014/m%3D6/news%3Dlow-finalises-germany-squad-2353140.html . 3 June 2014 .
  50. News: Reus verpasst WM, Löw nominiert Mustafi nach. 7 June 2014. 7 June 2014.
  51. News: Appiah selects final 23 for World Cup. 1 June 2014. 1 June 2014. Ghana FA. 15 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715015935/http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/blackstars/201406/9610.php. dead.
  52. News: Hills. David. Ghana in chaos as Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng suspended. 26 June 2014. The Guardian. 26 June 2014.
  53. News: World Cup: Ghana duo Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng kicked out of squad . 26 June 2014 . . 26 June 2014.
  54. News: Mundial-2014: os 23 convocados squad. 19 May 2014. 19 May 2014. Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF).
  55. News: Mundial-2014: numeração das camisolas. 24 May 2014. 25 May 2014. Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF).
  56. News: Landon Donovan left off USMNT roster for World Cup . CBS Sports .
  57. News: Coupe du monde, Brésil 2014: La liste des 23 algériens retenus . 2 June 2014 . 2 June 2014 . faf.dz . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140604200240/http://www.faf.dz/article.php?a_id=5114 . 4 June 2014 .
  58. News: Mira las listas de las 32 selecciones participantes en el Mundial de Brasil. 25 May 2014. 2 June 2014. Mundo Deportivo.
  59. Web site: Sammy Bossut remplace Koen Casteels à la Coupe du Monde au Brésil – Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football-Association. Royal Belgian Football Association.
  60. Web site: Черышев отправится в Бразилию. Сборные. Новости. Официальный сайт РФС. rfs.ru.
  61. News: Russia leave injured captain Roman Shirokov at home. 6 June 2014. 6 June 2014. The Irish Times.
  62. The match is not on the list of Russia's matches: FIFA.com: Russia: Fixtures and Results, see April – June 2012.
  63. Web site: ФИФА лишил сборную России одной игры. cissoccer.com.
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