World Cup 2018 draw: Spain, Portugal in Group B; Germany in tough group
Opening Match: Hosts Russia vs Saudi Arabia. World Cup holders Germany face Mexico in their opening match. Neighbours Portugal and Spain play each other in Group B's opener
Group A
1. Russia
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Egypt
4. Uruguay
Russia:
Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev, Yuri Lodygin,
Defenders: Yuri Zhirkov, Sergei Ignashevich, Viktor Vasin
Mid-fielder: Aleksandr Kokorin, Fyodor Smolov, Alan Dzagoev, Denis Glushakov, Aleksandr Golovin, Roman Shirokov, Yuri Zhirkov, Aleksei Miranchuk, Pavel Mamayev
Forwards: Fyodor Smolov, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Denis Cheryshev, Maksim Kanunnikov, Dmitry Poloz, Igor Portnyagin, Denis Davydov
Saudi Arabia
Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi
Goalkeepers: Yasser Al Mosailem, Fawaz Al-Qarni, Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Waleed Abdullah
Defenders: Osama Hawsawi, Omar Hawsawi, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Hussein Abdulghani, Motaz Hawsawi, Ahmed Dokhi
Mid-fielders: Fahad Al-Muwallad, Yahya Al-Shehri, Taisir Al-Jassim, Salem Al-Dawsari, Nawaf Al Abed, Ibrahim Ghaleb, Mohammad Al-Shalhoub, Salman Al-Faraj, Housain Al-Moqahwi, Abdullah Otayf
Forwards: Fahad Al-Muwallad, Mohammad Al-Sahlawi, Naif Hazazi, Nasser Al-Shamrani, Mukhtar Fallatah, Salman Al-Moasher, Yousef Al-Salem
Egypt
Coach: Héctor Cúper
Goalkeepers: Essam El-Hadary, Ahmed El-Shenawy, Sherif Ekramy,
Defenders: Ahmed Hegazi, Ahmed Fathy, Ahmed Elmohamady, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Abdel-Shafy, Saad Samir, Ramy Rabia, Ahmed Dowidar
Mid-fielders: Mohamed Elneny, Mahmoud Hassan, Tarek Hamed, Omar Gaber, Moamen Zakaria, Walid Soliman
Forwards: Mohamed Salah, Abdallah Said, Emad Moteab, Basem Morsi, Marwan Mohsen, Amr Gamal, Ahmed Mahgoub, Mohamed Nagy, Amr Marey, Khaled Kamar
Uruguay
Coach: Óscar Tabárez
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera, Martín Campaña, Martín Silva,
Defenders: Martín Cáceres, Diego Godín, Diego Lugano, José Giménez,
Maxi Pereira, Sebastián Coates, Gastón Silva, Jorge Fucile
Mid-fielders: Álvaro Pereira, Cristian Rodríguez, Carlos Andrés Sánchez, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Egidio Arévalo, Nicolás Lodeiro
Forwards: Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani, Cristhian Stuani, Maxi Gomez
(Photograph:WION)
Group B
1. Portugal
2. Spain
3. Morocco
4. Iran
Portugal
Coach: Fernando Santos
Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício, Beto, Anthony Lopes, Eduardo Carvalho
Defenders: Pepe, Bruno Alves, Raphaël Guerreiro, Fábio Coentrão, Rolando, Cédric Soares, Ricardo Carvalho, José Fonte, Luís Neto, João Pereira
Mid-fielders: Nani, Ricardo Quaresma, Renato Sanches, Bernardo Silva, André Gomes, João Moutinho, João Mário, William Carvalho, Adrien Silva
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Eder, Bruma, Hélder Postiga, Hugo Almeida, Vieirinha, Rafa Silva, Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes, Luís Miguel Afonso Fernandes, Silvestre Varela
Spain
Coach: Julen Lopetegui
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas, David de Gea, Pepe Reina, Sergio Rico
Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Dani Carvajal, Marc Bartra, Javi Martínez, César Azpilicueta, Juan Francisco Torres BelénJosé Ignacio Fernández Iglesias
Mid-fielders: Andrés Iniesta, Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, Marco Asensio, David Silva, Cesc Fàbregas, Thiago Alcântara, Sergio Busquets, Koke
Forwards: David Villa, Diego Costa, Álvaro Morata, Rodrigo, Pedro Solberg, Nolito, Vitolo, Álvaro Negredo, Paco Alcácer, José Callejón
Morocco
Coach: Hervé Renard
Goalkeepers: Munir Mohand Mohamedi, Yassine Bounou, Karim Fegrouche
Defenders: Medhi Benatia, Manuel da Costa, Achraf Lazaar, Fouad Chafik, Zouhair Feddal, Abdelhamid El Kaoutari, Issam El Adoua, Mohamed Oulhaj, Abderrahim Achchakir
Mid-fielders: Hakim Ziyech, Sofiane Boufal, Younès Belhanda, Nabil Dirar, Nordin Amrabat, Mbark Boussoufa, Hachim Mastour
Forwards: Marouane Chamakh, Youssef El-Arabi, Rachid Alioui, Zakaria Labyad, Yacine Bammou, Oussama Assaidi, Mounir El Hamdaoui
Iran
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Alireza Haghighi, Sosha Makani
Defenders: Ramin Rezaeian, Morteza Pouraliganji, Jalal Hosseini, Milad Mohammadi, Milad Mohammadi,
Mid-fielders: Voria Ghafouri, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ashkan Dejagah, Saeid Ezatolahi, Masoud Shojaei, Andranik Teymourian
Forwards: Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Taremi, Karim Ansarifard, Reza Ghoochannejhad, Mohsen Mosalman
(Photograph:WION)
Group C
1. France
2. Australia
3. Peru
4. Denmark
France
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda, Benoît Costil
Defenders: Raphaël Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Patrice Evra, Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna, Benjamin Pavard, Adil Rami, Lucas Digne
Mid-fielders: Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet, N'Golo Kanté, Blaise Matuidi, Mathieu Valbuena, Nabil Fekir
Forwards: Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappé, Alexandre Lacazette, Alexandre LacazetteBafétimbi Gomis
Australia
Coach: Bert van Marwijk
Goalkeepers: Bert van Marwijk, Mitchell Langerak, Brad Jones
Defenders: Trent Sainsbury, Matthew Spiranovic, Bailey Wright, Brad Smith, Ivan Franjic, Ryan McGowan, Aziz Behich
Mid-fielders: Mile Jedinak, Aaron Mooy, Mathew Leckie, Tom Rogic, Massimo Luongo, Mark Milligan, James Troisi
Forwards: Tim Cahill, Robbie Kruse, Tomi Juric, Tommy Oar, Archie Thompson, Nikita Rukavytsya, Matt Simon
Peru
Coach: Ricardo Gareca
Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese, Leao Butrón, Diego Penny
Defenders: Miguel Trauco, Luis Advíncula, Yoshimar Yotún, Alberto Junior Rodríguez, Carlos Zambrano, Aldo Corzo, Christian Ramos
Mid-fielders: Christian Cueva, Cristian Benavente, Edison Flores, Renato Tapia, Carlos Lobatón, Joel Sánchez
Forwards: Paolo Guerrero, Jefferson Farfán, André Carrillo, Raúl Ruidíaz, Yordy Reyna, Irven Ávila, Jean Deza
Denmark
Coach: Åge Hareide
Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel, Stephan Andersen, Anders Lindegaard
Defenders: Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjær, Daniel Wass, Riza Durmisi, Mathias Jørgensen, Peter Ankersen, Jannik Vestergaard
Mid-fielders: Christian Eriksen, William Kvist, Thomas Delaney, Michael Krohn-Dehli, Lasse Schöne, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Forwards: Nicklas Bendtner, Nicolai Jørgensen, Andreas Cornelius, Viktor Fischer, Martin Braithwaite, Morten Rasmussen
(Photograph:WION)
Group D
1. Argentina
2. Iceland
3. Croatia
4. Nigeria
Argentina
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
Goalkeepers: Willy Caballero, Nahuel Guzman, Sergio Romero
Defenders: Fabricio Bustos, Federico Fazio, Ramiro Funes Mori, Gabriel Mercado, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Nicolás Tagliafico,
Mid-fielders: Marcos Acuña, Éver Banega, Lucas Biglia, Giovani Lo, Celso, Javier Mascherano, Maximiliano Meza, Leandro Paredes, Diego Perotti, Pablo Pérez, Eduardo Salvio
Forwards: Gonzalo Higuaín, Lautaro Martínez, Lionel Messi, Cristian Pavón
Iceland
Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson
Goalkeeper: Hannes Thór, Ingvar Jonsson, Ögmundur Kristinsson, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Frederik August Schram
Defenders: Kári Árnason, Hólmar Orn Eyjólfsson, Jón Gudni Fjóluson, Hjörtur Hermannsson, Sverrir Ingason, Hördur Magnusson, Birkir Saevarsson, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Ari Skulason
Mid-fielders: Birkir Bjarnason, Elmar Bjarnason, Samúel Fridjónsson, Johann Gudmundsson, Albert Gudmundsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Rúrik Gíslason, Emil Hallfredsson, Olafur Skulason, Arnor Ingvi Traustason
Forwards: Jon Dadi Bödvarsson, Kjartan Finnbogason, Vidar Örn Kjartansson, Bjorn Sigurdarson
Croatia
Coach: Zlatko Dalić
Goalkeeper: Lovre Kalinic, Dominik Livakovic, Danijel Subasic
Defenders: Vedran Corluka, Tin Jedvaj, Zoran Nizic, Josip Pivaric, Ivan Strinic, Domagoj Vida, Sime Vrsaljko
Mid-fielders: Milan Badelj, Filip Bradaric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic, Mario Pasalic, Ivan Perisic, Ivan Rakitic, Marko Rog
Forwards: Duje Cop, Andrej Kramaric, Mario Mandzukic, Marko Pjaca, Ante Rebic
Nigeria
Coach: Gernot Rohr
Goalkeeper: Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Francis Uzoho, Daniel Akpeyi;
Defenders: Leon Balogun, William Troost-Ekong, Shehu Abdullahi, Kenneth Omeruo, Uche Agbo, Elderson Echiejile, Tyronne Ebuehi, Ola Aina
Mid-fielders: Mikel Obi, Wilfred Ndidi, Ogenyi Onazi, Oghenekaro Etebo, John Ogu, Mikel Agu
Forwards: Odion Ighalo, Kelechi Iheanacho, Victor Moses, Ahmed Musa, Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi
(Photograph:WION)
Group E
1. Brazil
2. Switzerland
3. Costa Rica
4. Serbia
Brazil
Coach: Tite
Goalkeeper: Neto, Alisson, Ederson
Defenders: Dani Alves, Fagner, Geromel, Ismaily, Marquinhos, Miranda, Rodrigo Caio, Thiago Silva, Marcelo
Mid-fielders: Taison, Casemiro, Philippe Coutinho, Willian, Douglas Costa, Fred, Paulinho, Fernandinho, Renato Augusto, Anderson Talisca
Forwards: Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar Jr
Switzerland
Coach: Vladimir Petković
Goalkeeper: Roman Bürki, Marwin Hitz, Yann Sommer
Defenders: Manuel Akanji, Johan Djourou, Nico Elvedi, Michael Lang, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Francois Moubandje, Ricardo Rodríguez, Fabian Schär
Mid-fielders: Valon Behrami, Blerim Dzemaili, Gelson Fernandes, Fabian Frei, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Steven Zuber
Forwards: Josip Drmic, Breel Embolo, Dimitri Oberlin, Haris Seferovic
Costa Rica
Coach: Óscar Ramírez
Goalkeeper: Kevin Briceño, Leonel Moreira, Keylor Navas
Defenders: Johnny Acosta, Francisco Calvo, Óscar Duarte, Cristian Gamboa, Giancarlo González, Kenner Gutiérrez, Rónald Matarrita, Bryan Oviedo, Ian Smith, Kendall Waston
Mid fielders: Wilmer Azofeifa, Celso Borges, Daniel Colindres, David Guzmán, Bryan Ruiz, Ulises Segura, Yeltsin Tejeda, Rodney Wallace
Forwards: Josue Mitchell, Yendrick Ruiz
Serbia
Coach: Mladen Krstajić
Goalkeeper: Marko Dmitrovic, Predrag Rajkovic, Vladimir Stojkovic
Defenders: Dusan Basta, Branislav Ivanovic, Aleksandar Kolarov, Nikola Maksimovic, Matija Nastasic, Ivan Obradovic, Antonio Rukavina, Vujadin Savic, Dusko Tosic, Milos Veljkovic
Mid-fielders: Mijat Gacinovic, Marko Grujic, Filip Kostic, Adem Ljajic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Nemanja Matic, Luka Milivojevic, Dusan Tadic, Andrija Zivkovic
Forwards: Aleksandar Prijovic
(Photograph:WION)
Group F
1. Germany
2. Mexico
3. Sweden
4. Korea Republic
Germany
Coach: Joachim Löw
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno, Kevin Trapp, Marc-André ter Stegen
Defenders: Jérôme Boateng, Matthias Ginter, Jonas Hector, Mats Hummels, Joshua Kimmich, Marvin Plattenhardt, Antonio Rüdiger, Niklas Süle
Mid-fielders: Julian Brandt, Julian Draxler, Leon Goretzka, Ilkay Gündogan, Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos, Sebastian Rudy, Leroy Sané
Forwards: Mario Gomez, Lars Stindl, Timo Werner
Mexico
Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio
Goalkeeper: José Corona, Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera
Defenders: Oswaldo Alanís, Néstor Araujo, Hugo Ayala, Héctor Moreno, Diego Reyes, Carlos Salcedo
Mid fielders: Jesús Corona, Marco Fabián, Jesús Gallardo, Jonathan Gonzalez, Omar Govea, Andrés Guardado, Jorge Hernández, Héctor Herrera, Miguel Layún, Hirving Lozano, Jesús Molina, Edson Álvarez
Forwards: Javier Hernández, Raúl Jiménez, Oribe Peralta, Rodolfo Pizarro
Sweden
Coach: Janne Andersson
Goalkeeper: Karl Johan Johnsson, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Jacob Rinne
Defenders: Ludwig Augustinsson, Andreas Granqvist, Filip Helander, Pontus Jansson, Emil Krafth, Johan Larsson, Victor Lindelöf, Mikael Lustig, Martin Olsson
Mid-fielders: Viktor Claesson, Jimmy Durmaz, Emil Forsberg, Alexander Fransson, Oscar Hiljemark, Niklas Hult, Sebastian Larsson, Christoffer Nyman, Ken Sema, Gustav Svensson
Forwards: Marcus Berg, John Guidetti, Isaac Thelin
South Korea
Coach: Shin Tae-yong
Goalkeeper: Hyun-Woo Cho, Jin-Hyeon Kim, Kim Seung-Gyu
Defenders: Chul-Soon Choi, Hyun-Soo Jang, Hong Jeong-Ho, Park Joo-Ho, Min-Woo Kim, Jin-Su Kim, Kim Minjae, Lee Yong, Young-Sun Yun
Mid-fielders: Kwon Changhoon, Woo-Young Jung, Ja-Cheol Koo, Jae-Sung Lee, Chang-Min Lee, Ki Sung-Yueng, Ki-Hun Yeom
Forwards: Son Heung-Min, Hee-Chan Hwang, Keun-Ho Lee
(Photograph:WION)
Group G
1. Belgium
2. Panama
3. Tunisia
4. England
Belgium
Coach: Roberto Martínez
Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels, Simon Mignolet, Matz Sels
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld, Dedryck Boyata, Laurent Ciman, Vincent Kompany, Thomas Meunier, Thomas Vermaelen, Jan Vertonghen
Mid-fielders: Yannick Carrasco, Kevin De Bruyne, Mousa Dembélé, Leander Dendoncker, Marouane Fellaini, Eden Hazard, Thorgan Hazard, Anthony Limbombe, Dries Mertens, Radja Nainggolan, Youri Tielemans, Axel Witsel
Forwards: Romelu Lukaku, Kevin, Divock Origi
Panama
Coach: Hernán Darío Gómez
Goalkeepers: José Calderón, Alex Rodríguez
Defenders: Chin Hormechea, Sergio Ortega, Francisco Palacios, Richard Peralta
Mid-fielders: Rolando Botello, Omar Browne, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Leslie Heraldez, Josiel Núñez, Valentin Pimentel, Óscar Villarreal
Forwards: Ronaldo Dinolis, José Fajardo, Alexis Palacios, Carlos Small
Tunisia
Coach: Nabil Maâloul
Goalkeepers: Moez Ben Cherifia, Farouk Ben Mustapha, Mouez Hassen, Aymen Mathlouthi
Defenders: Rami Bedoui, Syam Ben Youssef, Yohan Benalouane, Dylan Bronn, Khelil Chammam, Oussama Haddadi, Ali Maâloul, Yassine Meriah, Hamdi Naguez
Mid-fielders: Karim Aouadhi, Ghazi Ayadi, Mohamed Amine Ben Amor, Ahmed Khalil, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Wahbi Khazri, Alaeddine Marzouki, Ferjani Sassi, Ellyes Skhiri, Naïm Sliti, Bassem Srarfi
Forwards: Anice Badri, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Youssef M'Sakni
England
Coach: Gareth Southgate
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland, Joe Hart, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope
Defenders: Harry Maguire, Alfie Mawson, Danny Rose, John Stones, James Tarkowski, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Ashley Young
Mid-fielders: Dele Alli, Lewis Cook, Eric Dier, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, Jesse Lingard, Jake Livermore, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Forwards: Marcus Rashford, Jamie Vardy, Danny Welbeck
(Photograph:WION)
Group H
1. Poland
2. Senegal
3. Colombia
4. Japan
Poland
Coach: Adam Nawałka
Goalkeepers: Bartosz Bialkowski, Lukasz Fabianski, Lukasz Skorupski, Wojciech Szczesny
Defenders: Thiago Cionek, Kamil Glik, Pawel Jaroszynski, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Marcin Kaminski, Tomasz Kedziora, Michal Pazdan, Lukasz Piszczek, Maciej Rybus
Mid-fielders: Przemyslaw Frankowski, Jacek Goralski, Kamil Grosicki, Damian Kadzior, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Rafal Kurzawa, Krzysztof Maczynski, Slawomir Peszko, Taras Romanczuk, Piotr Zielinski
Forwards: Dawid Kownacki, Robert Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik, Lukasz Teodorczyk
Senegal
Coach: Aliou Cissé
Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Diallo, Alfred Gomis, Khadim N'Diaye, Pape Seydou N'Diaye
Defenders: Fallou Diagne, Papy Djilobodji, Lamine Gassama, Idrissa Gueye, Kalidou Koulibaly, Youssouf Sabaly, Pape Souaré, Armand Traore, Moussa Wagué
Mid-fielders: Assane Dioussé, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Alfred N'Diaye, Cheikh N'Doye, Badou Ndiaye, Henri Saivet, Salif Sané, Ismaïla Sarr
Forwards: Keita Baldé, Mame Diouf, Moussa Konaté, Sadio Mané, Santy Ngom, Oumar Niasse, Diafra Sakho, Moussa Sow
Colombia
Coach: José Pékerman
Goalkeepers: David Ospina, Camilo Vargas
Defenders: Santiago Arias, Bernardo, Frank Fabra, Yerry Mina, Johan Mojica, Óscar Murillo, Davinson Sánchez, Cristián Zapata
Mid-fielders: Abel Aguilar, Wilmar Barrios, Victor Cantillo, José Izquierdo, Jefferson Lerma, Giovanni Moreno, Juan Quintero, James Rodríguez, Carlos Sánchez, Mateus Uribe
Forwards: Miguel Borja, Yimmi Chará, Radamel Falcao, Luis Muriel, Duván Zapata
Japan
Coach: Akira Nishino
Goalkeepers: Masaaki Higashiguchi, Eiji Kawashima, Kosuke Nakamura
Defenders: Shintaro Kurumaya, Tomoaki Makino, Masato Morishige, Yuto Nagatomo, Gotoku Sakai, Gen Shoji, Naomichi Ueda, Tomoya Ugajin
Mid-fielders: Wataru Endo, Makoto Hasebe, Kento Misao, Ryota Morioka, Ryota Ohshima, Gaku Shibasaki, Takashi Usami, Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forwards: Genki Haraguchi, Keisuke Honda, Yu Kobayashi, Yuya Kubo, Shoya Nakajima, Kenyu Sugimoto
(Photograph:WION)