World Cup 2018 potential starting lineups
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On the eve of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, we pick out the potential starting line-ups of each of the 32 nations involved. Who is your favourite?
[For more detail on the fixtures, teams, managers and players, click on the link for each group. You can also check out the full squads for each team.]
Group A
Russia XI
Akinfeev; Kudryashov, Neustadter, Granat; Zhirkov, Golovin, Dzagoev, Erokhin, Samedov; Miranchuk, Smolov.
Update | How they lined up against Saudi Arabia in their opening match: Akinfeev, Fernandes, Kutepov, Ignashevich, Zhirkov, Gazinskiy, Zobnin, Dzagoev, Samedov, Golovin, Smolov
Saudi Arabi XI
Al Owais; Al-Harbi, Om. Hawsawi, Os. Hawsawi, Al-Sharani; Al-Jassim, Otayf, Al-Faraj; Al-Dawsari, Al-Sahlawi, Al-Muwallad.
Update | How they lined up against Russia in their opening match: Al-Maiouf; Al-Burayk, Os. Hawsawi, Om. Hawsawi, Al-Shahrani; Otayf, Al-Dawsari, Al-Faraj, Al-Jassam; Al-Shehri, Al-Sahlawi
Egypt XI
El Hadary; Abdel Shafy, Samir, Hezagy, Fathy; Sobhi, Elney, Said, Hamed, Salah; Mohsen.
Uruguay XI
Muslera; Cáceres, Giménez, Godín, Varela; Cebolla, Bentacur, Vecino, Nández; Luis Suárez, Cavani.
Group B
Portugal XI
Rui Patricio; Guerreiro, Pepe, José Fonte, Cedric; Bernardo Silva, Moutinho, Carvalho, Joao Mario; André Silva, Cristiano.
Spain XI
De Gea, Jordi Alba, Ramos, Piqué, Carvajal; Iniesta, Isco, Busquets, Thiago, Silva; Diego Costa.
Morocco XI
Munir; Achraf, Benatia, Saïss, Dirar; Ziyech, Boussoufa, El Ahmadi, Belhanda, Amrabat; Boutaib.
Iran XI
Beiranvad; Mohammadi, Pouraliganji, Montazeri, Chafouri; Tarem, Ezatolahi, Masoud, Hajsafi, Jahanbakhsh; Azmoun.
Group C
France XI
Lloris; Mendy, Umtiti, Varane, Sidibe; Mbappé, Pogba, Kanté, Dembelé; Griezmann, Giroud.
Australia XI
Ryan; Behich, Degenek, Milligan, Ridson; Kruse, Mooy, Luongo, Jedinak, Leckie; Cahill.
Peru XI
Gallese; Trauco, Ramos, Alberto Rodríguez, Advíncula; Farfán, Yotún, Cueva, Tapia, Carrillo; Guerrero.
Denmark XI
Schmeichel; Larsen, Christensen, Kjaer, Dalsgaard; Sisto, Delaney, Eriksen; Kvist, Poulsen; Jorgensen.
Group D
Argentina XI
Caballero; Tagliafico, Fazio, Otamendi, Mercado; Di María, Mascherano, Lo Celso, Dybala; Messi, Agüero.
Iceland XI
Halldorsson; Skulason, Sigurdsson, Arnason, Saevarsson; Gudmunsson, Hallfredsson, Sidgursson, Gunnarsson, Bjarnasson; Bodvarsson.
Croatia XI
Subasic; Vida, Lovren, Corluka, Vrsaljko; Rakitic, Badelj, Modric; Perisic, Kramaric, Mandzukic.
Nigeria XI
Francis; Idowu, Troost-Ekong, Balogun, Ebuehi; Iwobi, Obi, Ndidi, Moses; Iheanacho, Ighalo.
Group E
Brazil XI
Alisson; Marcelo, Miranda, Thiago Silva, Danilo; Paulinho, Casemiro, Fernandinho; Neymar, Gabriel Jesús, Coutinho.
Switzerland XI
Sommer; Rodríguez, Akanji, Schär, Lichsteiner; Zuber, Zakkaria, Dzemaili, Xhaka, Shaqiri; Seferovic.
Costa Rica XI
Keylor Navas; Oviedo, Duarte, Calvo, Acosta, Gamboa; Bryan Ruiz, Borges, Guzmán, Bolaños; Ureña.
Serbia XI
Dimitrovic; Kolarov, Tosic, Ivanovic, Rukavina; Tadic, Matic, Milinkovic-Savic, Milivojevic, Kostig; Mitrovic.
Group F
Germany XI
Neuer; Héctor, Hummels, Boateng, Kimmich; Draxler, Khedira, Özil, Kroos, Müller; Werner.
Mexico XI
Ochoa; Layún, Moreno, Reyes, Salcedo; Vela, Guardado, Herrera, Lozano; Chicharito, Gio dos Santos.
Sweden XI
Olsen; Agustinsson, Granqvist, Lindelöf, Lustig; Forsberg, Larsson, Svensson, Claesson; Berg, Toivonen.
South Korea XI
Kim Seung-Gyu; Hong-Chul, Kim Young-Gwon, Jang Hyun-Soo, Lee Yong; Jung Woo-Young, Ki Sung-Yueng, Park Joo-Ho; Son Heung-Min, Lee Jae-Sung, Kwon Chang-Hoo.
Group G
Belgium XI
Courtois; Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Kompany; Carrasco, De Bruyne, Witsel, Meunier; Mertens, Hazard; Lukaku.
Panama XI
Penedo; Ovalle, Torres, Baloy, Escobar, Murillo; Quintero, Godoy, Gómez, Bárcenas; Blas Pérez.
Tunisia XI
Hassen; Maaloul, Meriah, Benalouane, Nagguez; Badri, Skhiri, Ben amor, Sassi, Sliti; Khazri.
England XI
Pickford; Rose, Stones, Cahill, Trippier, Walker; Dele Alli, Henderson, Lingard; Sterling, Kane.
Group H
Poland XI
Szczesny; Rybus, Pazdan, Cionek, Piszczek; Grosicki, Linnety, Maczynski, Zielinski; Lewandowski, Milik.
Japan XI
Kawashima; Nagatomo, Makino, Yoshida, Sakai; Inui, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Hasebe, Honda; Osako.
Colombia XI
Ospina; Mojica, Mina, Davinson, Arias; Uribe, Lerma, James, Carlos Sánchez, Cuadrado; Falcao.
Senegal XI
N'Diaye; Ciss, Sané, Koulibaly, Gassama; N'Diaye, Kouyaté, Gueye; Keita Baldé, Konaté, Mané.