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World Cup 2014: Your guide to the 32 teams

Friday 06 December 2013 21:19 GMT

World Cup 2014: Your guide to the 32 teams

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World Cup 2014: Your guide to the 32 teams

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Brazil
How they qualified
Hosts.
Fifa ranking
Eighth.
Key player
Oscar - talented playmaker is integral to Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea side.
Dangerman
Neymar – joined Ba

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Netherlands
How they qualified
Winner of Uefa Group D, winning nine out of their 10 qualification matches.
Key player
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)- The winger appears to be playing better than ever under Pep Guardiola.
Dangerman
Robin van Persie (Manchester United)- The striker has scored his 41st international goal recently to become the Netherlands’ all-time record scorer. The word clinical springs to mind.
World Cup best
Three-times runners up. Are they the best team to have never won the elite competition?
Premier League interest
Possibly 11 players - Michel Vorm, Tim Krul, Ron Vlaar, Leroy Fer, Robin van Persie, Maarten Stekelenburg, John Heitinga, Erik Pieters, Jonathan de Guzman, Marco van Ginkel, Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
Most expensive
Marc Overmars - £25m, from Arsenal to Barcelona, 2000

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Switzerland
How they qualified
Uefa Group E Winners, ahead of Iceland.
Key player
Gokhan Inler (Napoli)- The destructive Inler will be key in providing Switzerland with resilience in midfield.
Dangerman
Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern Munich) – Yet another talented prodigy to be playing under Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich.
World Cup best
Quarter-finalists three times, but not since 1954.
Premier League interest
Fulham’s Philippe Senderos and Pajtim Kasami. Plus Johan Djourou, on loan on at Hamburger SV from Arsenal.
Most expensive
Inler – £12m, from Udinese to Napoli, 2011

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After the excitement of the draw, here is our guide to all of the 32 teams aiming for World Cup glory in Brazil next summer.

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