Team: Denmark World Ranking: 36 Manager: Morten Olsen Best World Cup Finish: Quarter finals Projected Starting 11: (GK) Thomas Sorensen; (D) Simon Kjaer, Daniel Agger, Lars Jacobsen, Jakob Poulsen; (M) Christian Poulsen, Daniel Jensen, William…
Team: Algeria Nickname: Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes) Coach: Rabah Saadane (ALG) FIFA Ranking: 30th Best World Cup finish: 13th in 1982 (round 1) The Desert Foxes are back in the World Cup. They had…
England World Ranking: 8th Best World Cup finish: Won World Cup in 1966 Coach: Fabio Capello Goalkeepers: David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham), Joe Hart (Manchester City) Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Michael Dawson (Tottenham),…
Team: Mexico Nickname: El Tri Coach: Javier Aguirre (MEX) FIFA Ranking: 17th Best World Cup finish: 6th in 1970 and 1986 (quarter finals) The world will be watching them. Mexico’s national team will play for…
World Ranking: 5th Best World Cup finish: Champions (2006, 1982, 1938, 1934) Coach: Marcello Lippi Projected Starting Eleven: (GK) Gianluigi Buffon – (D) Gianluca Zambrotta, Fabio Cannavaro, Giorgio Chiellini, Domenico Criscito – (M) Daniele De…
Matjaz Kek took over the team in 2007. He is a former player turned coach and has led an unsuspecting Slovenia team to compete in only their second appearance at the world stage.
Team: South Africa Fifa Ranking: 85 Notable World Cup History: Best finish was in the Group Stage, Korea/Japan, 2002 Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira Winning 11: GK Itumeleng Khune Defenders: Siboniso Gaxa, Bevan Fransman, Matthew Booth,…
Team: USA Fifa Ranking: 18 Notable World Cup History: Nine World Cup appearances with best finish being third in 1930 Coach: Bob Bradley Winning 11: GK: Tim Howard, Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Jay DeMerit, Jonathan…
Chile World Ranking: 13th Notable World Cup History South Africa 2010, will mark Chile’s eighth appearance in the World Cup. Chile’s best performance to date came when they hosted the tournament in 1962 and…
SERBIA World Ranking: 15th Best World Cup result: fourth place in 1930 and 1962 (as Yugoslavia) Manager: Radomir Antic Serbia will begin forming its soccer legacy this year when the young nation makes its World…