NATIONAL TEAM - SWITZERLAND - 2014 WORLD CUP - Goodbye, Ottmar Hitzfeld. All the best and take care.

Hitzfeld has made a positive impression wherever he has been stationed and his name is still regularly chanted in the stands at Bayern Munich.

“He put together a really good team that will last for many years to come,” Granit Xhaka told FIFA.com, before Josip Drmic added: “He’s done a great job.” 

2 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - ARGENTINA VS SWITZERLAND 1:0

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Argentina vs Switzerland 1:0

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - BELGIUM VS USA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Belgium vs USA 2:1

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - ARGENTINA - KEY PLAYER - ‪LIONEL MESSI - PROFILE

Lionel Andrés Messi; born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team.

By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. 

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - USA - KEY PLAYER - ‪JERMAINE JONES - PROFILE

Jermaine Junior Jones, born 3 November 1981, is a German-American footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş. He has previously played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Blackburn Rovers and Schalke 04. He was born in Germany and represented them at U21 and senior level.

1 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - STEPHEN KESHI RESIGNS AFTER EXIT

He becomes the sixth manager to leave his job during the World Cup, following the departures of Honduras's Luis Suarez, Iran's Carlos Queiroz, Japan's Alberto Zaccheroni, Italy's Cesare Prandelli and Ivory Coast's Sabri Lamouchi.

Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, was previously in charge of Mali and Togo.

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - FRANCE vs NIGERIA 2:0

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

France vs Nigeria 2:0

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - GERMANY vs ALGERIA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

Germany vs Algeria 2:1

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - GERMANY - KEY PLAYER - THOMAS MUELLER‬ - PROFILE

Müller's role can be described as an attacking all-rounder, a player able to play in a variety of forward positions. He can play in any of the attacking midfield roles but usually plays in the center for Bayern Munich, and on the right for Germany.

He has been used as an out-and-out striker on occasion. Müller has been praised for his maturity, pace, technique, awareness and positioning.

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - FRANCE - KEY PLAYER - ‪KARIM BENZEMA - PROFILE

He has been named French Player of the Year twice for his performances in 2011 and 2012. Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. 

Benzema has earned over 65 caps and represented France at three major international tournaments; the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Football Championship and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

30 Jun 2014

2018 WORLD CUP - GROUP E - BRAZIL - SQUAD

Brazil
2018 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM - 06/2018


GROUP E

Coach: Tite
Captain: Thiago Silva


Nr.: 1
Alisson

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 2 October 1992 
Caps: 26
Club: Roma (Italy)


Nr.: 2
Thiago Silva

Defender

Date of birth: 22 September 1984
Caps: 71
Club: Paris Saint-Germain (France)


Nr.: 3
Miranda

Defender

Date of birth: 7 September 1984
Caps: 47
Club: Inter Milan (Italy)


Nr.: 4
Pedro Geromel

Defender

Date of birth: 21 September 1985 
Caps: 2
Club: Grêmio


Nr.: 5
Casemiro

Midfield

Date of birth: 23 February 1992
Caps: 24
Club: Real Madrid (Spain)


Nr.: 6
Filipe Luís

Defender

Date of birth: 9 August 1985
Caps: 33
Club: Atlético Madrid (Spain)


Nr.: 7
Douglas Costa

Forward

Date of birth: 14 September 1990 
Caps: 25
Club: Juventus (Italy)


Nr.: 8
Renato Augusto

Midfield

Date of birth: 8 February 1988
Caps: 28
Club: Beijing Sinobo Guoan (China)


Nr.: 9
Gabriel Jesus

Forward

Date of birth: 3 April 1997 
Caps: 17
Club: Manchester City (England)


Nr.: 10
Neymar

Forward

Date of birth: 5 February 1992 
Caps: 85
Club: Paris Saint-Germain (France)


Nr.: 11
Philippe Coutinho

Midfield

Date of birth: 12 June 1992 
Caps: 37
Club: Barcelona (Spain)


Nr.: 12
Marcelo

Defender

Date of birth: 12 May 1988 
Caps: 54
Club: Real Madrid (Spain)


Nr.: 13
Marquinhos

Defender

Date of birth: 14 May 1994
Caps: 26
Club: Paris Saint-Germain (France)


Nr.: 14
Danilo

Defender

Date of birth: 15 July 1991 
Caps: 18
Club: Manchester City (England)


Nr.: 15
Paulinho

Midfield

Date of birth: 25 July 1988
Caps: 50
Club: Barcelona (Spain)


Nr.: 16
Cássio
Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 6 June 1987 
Caps: 1
Club: Corinthians


Nr.: 17
Fernandinho

Midfield

Date of birth: 4 May 1985 
Caps: 44
Club: Manchester City (England)


Nr.: 18
Fred

Midfield

Date of birth: 5 March 1993 
Caps: 8
Club: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)


Nr.: 19
Willian

Midfield

Date of birth: 9 August 1988 
Caps: 57
Club: Chelsea (England)


Nr.: 20
Roberto Firmino

Forward

Date of birth: 2 October 1991 
Caps: 21
Club: Liverpool (England)


Nr.: 21
Taison

Forward

Date of birth: 13 January 1988 
Caps: 8
Club: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)


Nr.: 22
Fagner

Defender

Date of birth: 11 June 1989
Caps: 4
Club: Corinthians


Nr.: 23
Ederson

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 17 August 1993
Caps: 1
Club: Manchester City (England)

 

 

 

22 Jun 2018
(afrofootball.com)

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