World Cup 2018 potential starting lineups

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.

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

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.