FIFA World Cup 2014 !

[pino]

Time to start this, and in a few hours the Italian squad will be announced !

[pino]

Also very soon I will add a poll and post details about Groups, other squads, etc..etc...

[steveaki13]

Oh yes. Cant wait Pino. Hope I am allowed to do this. Just let me know.

Here's the England squad for those that are interested.

Goalkeepers:

	Caps	Goals
Joe Hart (Man City)	39	0
Fraser Forster (Celtic)	1	0
Ben Foster (West Brom)	6	0

Defenders:

	Caps	Goals
Leighton Baines (Everton)	22	1
Gary Cahill (Chelsea)	22	2
Phil Jagielka (Everton)	24	1
Glen Johnson (Liverpool)	50	1
Phil Jones (Manchester Utd)	9	0
Chris Smalling (Manchester Utd)	10	0
luke Shaw (Southampton)	1	0

Midfielders:

	Caps	Goals
Ross Barkley (Everton)	3	0
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) *Captain	109	21
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)	8	0
Adam Lallana (Southampton)	3	0
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)	103	29
James Milner (Man City)	45	1
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)	14	3
Raheem Sterling (Liverpool)	2	0
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)	15	0

Strikers:

	Caps	Goals
Rickie Lambert (Southampton)	4	2
Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd)	89	38
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool)	10	3
Danny Welbeck (Manchester Utd)	21	8

Standby List:
John Ruddy (Norwich City), Jon Flanagan (Liverpool), John Stones (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Andy Carroll (West Ham United), Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC).

[pino]

Steve, off course you're allowed to post whatever you want

[pino]

Spain's squad :

Casillas, Reina, De Gea,

Azpilicueta, Piqué, Ramos, Jordi Alba, Alberto Moreno, Javi Martínez, Albiol, Juanfran, Carvajal,

Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Koke, Iturraspe, Xavi Thiago, Pedro, Navas, Silva, Cesc, Mata, Cazorla, Iniesta,

Diego Costa, Villa, Torres, Negredo y Llorente

[pino]

Italy's :

Keepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juve), Salvatore Sirigu (Psg), Mattia Perin (Genoa)

Defenders: Giorgio Chiellini (Juve), Andrea Barzagli (Juve), Leonardo Bonucci (Juve), Gabriel Paletta (Parma), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Ignazio Abate (Milan), Matteo Darmian (Torino), Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina)

Midfielders: Andrea Pirlo (Juve), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juve), Thiago Motta (Psg), Marco Verratti (Psg), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Romulo (Verona), Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina), Marco Parolo (Parma)

Strikers: Mario Balotelli (Milan), Antonio Cassano (Parma), Giuseppe Rossi (Fiorentina), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Mattia Destro (Roma), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)

[Firstgear]

Canada's :
Assistant Ref / Linesman: Joe Fletcher

Ok - it's not as impressive as some of the other squads listed, but as pino would say "That's alright - it's only soccer."

[pino]

Argentina's :

Keepers: Romero, Andujar, Orion

Defenders: Garay, Fernandez, Zabaleta, Rojo, Basanta, Campagnaro, Otamendi, Demichelis, Mercado, Lopez.

Midfielders: Gago, Biglia, Mascherano, Banega, Di Maria, Rodriguez, Alvarez, Fernandez, Pérez, Josa, Rinaudo.

Strikers: Aguero, Messi, Higuain, Lavezzi, Palacio, Di Santo.


No Tevez !!!

[pino]

Coach Sabella, must be crazy. How could he leave at home Tevez, who scored 19 goals for Juve, and bring Di Santo ???

[Storm]

Di Santo is not going to be in the final 23
- I personally like Tevez but I think there is a feeling that Messi, Tevez and Aguero do not gel..of course he could have been a great sub to come on when others are tiring.. Tevez is practically a machine.

As for Spain, Torres needs to be dropped - he likely won't make the 23 either.. Costa should actually not get selected either..it's ridiculous - why are people who have already played for another country allowed to play for yet another in a few months' time?