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 C - FRANCE - SQUAD

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

 

GROUP C

Coach: Didier Deschamps
Captain: Hugo Lloris 

 

No.: 1
Hugo Lloris (captain)

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 26 December 1986
Caps: 98
Club: Tottenham Hotspur (England)


No.: 2
Benjamin Pavard

Defender

Date of birth: 28 March 1996
Caps: 6
Club: VfB Stuttgart (Germany)


No.: 3
Presnel Kimpembe

Defender

Date of birth: 13 August 1995
Caps: 2
Club: Paris Saint-Germain


No.: 4
Raphaël Varane

Defender

Date of birth: 25 April 1993
Caps: 42
Club: Real Madrid (Spain)


No.: 5
Samuel Umtiti

Defender

Date of birth: 14 November 1993
Caps: 19
Club: Barcelona (Spain)


No.: 6
Paul Pogba

Midfield

Date of birth: 15 March 1993
Caps: 54
Club: Manchester United (England)


No.: 7
Antoine Griezmann

Forward

Date of birth: 21 March 1991
Caps: 54
Club: Atlético Madrid (Spain)


No.: 8
Thomas Lemar

Forward

Date of birth: 12 November 1995
Caps: 12
Club: Monaco


No.: 9
Olivier Giroud

Forward

Date of birth: 30 September 1986
Caps: 74
Club: Chelsea (England) 


No.: 10
Kylian Mbappé

Forward

Date of birth: 20 December 1998
Caps: 15
Club: Paris Saint-Germain


No.: 11
Ousmane Dembélé

Forward

Date of birth: 15 May 1997
Caps: 12
Club: Barcelona (Spain)


No.: 12
Corentin Tolisso

Midfield

Date of birth: 3 August 1994
Caps: 9
Club: Bayern Munich (Germany)


No.: 13
N'Golo Kanté

Midfield

Date of birth: 29 March 1991
Caps: 24
Club: Chelsea (England)


No.: 14
Blaise Matuidi

Midfield

Date of birth: 9 April 1987
Caps: 67
Club: Juventus (Italy)


No.: 15
Steven Nzonzi

Midfield

Date of birth: 15 December 1988
Caps: 4
Club: Sevilla (Spain)


No.: 16
Steve Mandanda

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 28 March 1985
Caps: 27
Club: Marseille


No.: 17
Adil Rami

Defender

Date of birth: 27 December 1985
Caps: 35
Club: Marseille


No.: 18
Nabil Fekir

Forward

Date of birth: 18 July 1993
Caps: 12
Club: Lyon


No.: 19
Djibril Sidibé

Defender

Date of birth: 29 July 1992
Caps: 17
Club: Monaco


No.: 20
Florian Thauvin

Forward

Date of birth: 26 January 1993
Caps: 4
Club: Marseille


No.: 21
Lucas Hernández

Defender

Date of birth: 14 February 1996
Caps: 5
Club: Atlético Madrid (Spain)


No.: 22
Benjamin Mendy

Defender

Date of birth: 17 July 1994
Caps: 7
Club: Manchester City (England)


No.: 23
Alphonse Areola

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 27 February 1993
Caps: 0
Club: Paris Saint-Germain

 

 

 

30 Jun 2018
(afrofootball.com)

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