Team Final Squad for Group A World Cup Brazil 2014

Brazil

The following is the final squad for Brazil in the soccer World Cup, which starts on June 12.

Goalkeepers	1.       Jefferson (Botafogo) 2.       Julio Cesar (Toronto FC) 3.       Victor (Atletico MG)
Defenders	1.       Dante (Bayern Munich) 2.       David Luiz (Chelsea) 3.       Henrique (Napoli) 4.       Thiago Silva (PSG) 5.       Dani Alves (Barcelona) 6.       Maicon (Roma) 7.       Marcelo (Real Madrid) 8.       Maxwell (PSG)
Midfielders	1.       Fernandinho (Manchester City) 2.       Hernanes (Inter) 3.       Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg) 4.       Oscar (Chelsea) 5.       Paulinho (Tottenham) 6.       Ramires (Chelsea) 7.       Willian (Chelsea)
Forwards	1.       Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk) 2.       Fred (Fluminense) 3.       Hulk (Zenit) 4.       Jo (Atletico MG) 5.       Neymar (Barcelona)

Croatia

The following is the final squad for Croatia in the soccer World Cup, which starts on June 12.

Goalkeepers	1.       Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov) 2.       Danijel Subasic (Monaco) 3.       Oliver Zelenika (Lokomotiv Moscow)
Defenders	1.       Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) 2.       Dejan Lovren (Southampton) 3.       Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow) 4.       Gordon Schildenfeld (Panathinaikos) 5.       Danijel Pranjic (Panathinaikos) 6.       Domagoj Vida (Dinamo Kiev) 7.       Sime Vrsaljko (Genoa)
Midfielders	1.       Luka Modric (Real Madrid) 2.       Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) 3.       Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev) 4.       Ivan Perisic (Wolfsburg) 5.       Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan) 6.       Marcelo Brozovic (Dinamo Zagreb) 7.       Ivan Mocinic (Rijeka) 8.       Sammir (Getafe)
Forwards	1.       Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich) 2.       Ivica Olic (Wolfsburg) 3.       Eduardo da Silva (Shakhtar Donetsk) 4.       Nikica Jelavic (Hull) 5.       Ante Rebic (Fiorentina)

Mexico

The following is the final squad for Mexico in the soccer World Cup, which starts on June 12.

Goalkeepers	1.       Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul) 2.       Guillermo Ochoa (Ajaccio) 3.       Alfredo Talavera (Toluca)
Defenders	1.       Paul Aguilar, Miguel Layun (both America) 2.       Diego Reyes (Porto) 3.       Rafael Marquez (Club Leon) 4.       Francisco Rodriguez (America) 5.       Hector Moreno (Espanyol) 6.       Carlos Salcido (Tigres) 7.       Andres Guardado (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders	1.       Juan Carlos Medina (America) 2.       Jose Juan Vazquez (Leon) 3.       Isaac Brizuela (Toluca) 4.       Luis Montes, Carlos Pena (both Club Leon) 5.       Marco Fabian (Cruz Azul, on loan from Guadalajara) 6.       Hector Herrera (Porto)
Forwards	1.       Raul Jimenez, Alan Pulido 2.       Javier Hernandez (Manchester United) 3.       Giovani dos Santos (Villarreal) 4.       Oribe Peralta (Santos Laguna)

Cameron

The following is the final squad for Cameroon in the soccer World Cup, which starts on June 12.

Goalkeepers	1.       Charles Itandje (Konyaspor, Turkey) 2.       Sammy Ndjock (Fethiyespor, Turkey) 3.       Lioc Feudjou (Coton Sport)
Defenders	1.       Allan Nyom (Granada) 2.       Nounkeu Dany (Besiktas) 3.       Cedric Djeugoue (Coton Sport) 4.       Aurelien Chedjou (Galatasaray) 5.       Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille) 6.       Henri Bedimo (Lyon) 7.       Benoit Assou-Ekotto (QPR)
Midfielders	1.       Enoh Eyong (Antalyaspor) 2.       Jean Makoun (Rennes) 3.       Joel Matip (Schalke 04) 4.       Stephane Mbia (Sevilla) 5.       Landry Nguemo (Bordeaux) 6.       Alexandre Song (Barcelona) 7.       Edgar Salli (Lens)
Forwards	1.       Samuel Eto'o (Chelsea) 2.       Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting (Mainz 05) 3.       Benjamin Moukandjo (Nancy) 4.       Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient) 5.       Pierre Achille Webo (Fenerbahce) 6.       Fabrice Olinga (Zulte Waregem)

John Hackworth Biography

He is an American former football player and current head coach of the Philadelphia Union in MLS.

Hackworth was born in February 5, 1970 in Dunedin, Florida. He started as a coach and Youth Development Coordinator for the team in 2010. He was the assistant coach with the United States national team and the head coach of the United States U-17 men’s national football team. He also worked as the technical director of the U.S> Soccer Federation’s Bradenton Academy.

His playing career:

John Hackworth graduated from Dunedin high school, beginning his soccer career at Brevard College in 1989 and 1990. Then he transferred to Wake Forest University in 1991 finishing his collegiate career in 1992. Hackworth played many years in the United States Development Soccer League. He also played for two years with the Carolina Crunch in this league.

Hackworth signed with Dynamo for the rest of the season of the league A, in 1997 when he shut down Stern John during the game collected between his amateur team against Carolina Dynamo.

But he spent most of his season as a reserve, and played one match as the Dynamo ended runner-up in the league.

His coaching career:

John Hackworth retired from playing in 1997, but he already had spent many years in coaching. Where he first worked as an assistant with Wake Forest University for the women’s soccer team in 1993. Then in the next year 1994 he became an assistant coach for the men’s team. 

Hackworth signed with University of South Florida to become the head coach in 1998, leading his team during his four years tenure to two NCCA tournament appearances and compiled a 47-32-2 record. 

Then he became assistant coach to John Ellinger to the United States U-17 men’s national soccer team in 2002. Then he became the head coach of the team after Ellinger moving to coach Real Salt Lake in 2004. Hackworth coached the team at the FIFA U-17 World cup in 2005 and 2007.

Then in November 9, 2009 he signed with the expansion MLS Philadelphia Union as coach and Youth development coordinator.

And in June 13, 2012 the Philadelphia Union announced Hackworth the interim coach and then he becomes the head coach on August 30.