Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
Argentina
- Full name:
Nahuel Ignacio Guzmán Palomeque - Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Tigres UANL (Mexico) - Place of birth:
Rosario - Date of birth:
10.02.1986
- Full name:
Gabriel Iván Mercado - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Sevilla FC (Spain) - Place of birth:
Puerto Madryn - Date of birth:
18.03.1987
- Full name:
Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
AFC Ajax (Netherlands) - Place of birth:
Buenos Aires - Date of birth:
31.08.1992
- Full name:
Cristian Daniel Ansaldi - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Torino F.C. (Italy) - Place of birth:
Rosario - Date of birth:
20.09.1986
- Full name:
Lucas Rodrigo Biglia - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
A.C. Milan (Italy) - Place of birth:
Mercedes - Date of birth:
30.01.1986
- Full name:
Federico Julián Fazio - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
A.S. Roma (Italy) - Place of birth:
Buenos Aires - Date of birth:
17.03.1987 - Italian grandfather
- Full name:
?ver Maximiliano David Banega - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Sevilla FC (Spain) - Place of birth:
Rosario - Date of birth:
29.06.1988
- Full name:
Marcos Javier Acu?a - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Sporting CP (Portugal) - Place of birth:
Zapala - Date of birth:
28.10.1991
- Full name:
Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Juventus (Italy) - Place of birth:
Brest (France) - Date of birth:
10.12.1987 - Father played in France at the time of his birth, Basque roots
- Full name:
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
FC Barcelona (Spain) - Place of birth:
Rosario - Date of birth:
24.06.1987 - Italian and Spanish roots
- Full name:
?ngel Fabián Di María Hernández - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Paris Saint-Germain (France) - Place of birth:
Rosario - Date of birth:
14.02.1988
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
River Plate - Place of birth:
Casilda - Date of birth:
16.10.1986
- Full name:
Maximiliano Eduardo Meza - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Club Atlético Independiente - Place of birth:
Caá Catí - Date of birth:
15.01.1992
- Full name:
Javier Alejandro Mascherano - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Héběi Huáxià Xìngfú Zúqiú Jùlèbù (China) - Place of birth:
San Lorenzo - Date of birth:
08.06.1984
- Full name:
Enzo Nicolás Pérez - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
River Plate - Place of birth:
Maipú - Date of birth:
22.02.1986
- Full name:
Faustino Marcos Alberto Rojo - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Manchester United (England) - Place of birth:
La Plata - Date of birth:
20.03.1990
- Full name:
Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Manchester City (England) - Place of birth:
Buenos Aires - Date of birth:
12.02.1988
- Full name:
Eduardo Antonio Salvio - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
S.L. Benfica (Portugal) - Place of birth:
Avellaneda - Date of birth:
13.07.1990
- Full name:
Sergio Leonel Agüero - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Manchester City (England) - Place of birth:
Buenos Aires - Date of birth:
02.06.1988
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Paris Saint-Germain (France) - Place of birth:
Rosario - Date of birth:
09.04.1996 - Italian roots
- Full name:
Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Juventus (Italien) - Place of birth:
Laguna Larga - Date of birth:
15.11.1993 - Polish grandfather (Dyba?a), Italian grandmother
- Full name:
Cristian Pavón - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Boca Juniors - Place of birth:
Anisacate - Date of birth:
21.01.1996
- Full name:
Wilfredo Daniel Caballero Lazcano - Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Chelsea (England) - Place of birth:
Santa Elena - Date of birth:
28.09.1981
- Full name:
Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya - Place of birth:
Casilda - Date of birth:
13.03.1960
Argentina - Part of the Preliminary Squad
- Full name:
Sergio Germán Romero - Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Manchester United (England) - Place of birth:
Bernardo de Irigoyen - Date of birth:
22.02.1987
- Full name:
José Ramiro Funes Mori - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Everton (England) - Place of birth:
Mendoza - Date of birth:
05.03.1991
- Full name:
Germán Alejo Pezzella - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
ACF Fiorentina (Italy) - Place of birth:
Bahía Blanca - Date of birth:
27.06.1991
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
West Ham United (England) - Place of birth:
Ituzaingó - Date of birth:
15.02.1993 - Italian roots
- Full name:
Leandro Daniel Paredes - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Zenít Sankt-Peterbúrg (Russia) - Place of birth:
San Justo - Date of birth:
29.06.1994
- Full name:
Pablo Javier Pérez - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Boca Juniors - Place of birth:
Rosario - Date of birth:
10.08.1985
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
A.S. Roma (Italy) - Place of birth:
Moreno - Date of birth:
26.07.1988 - Father with Italian roots
- Full name:
Adrián Ricardo Centurión - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Racing Club - Place of birth:
Avellaneda - Date of birth:
19.01.1993
- Full name:
Guido Hernán Pizarro Demestri - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Sevilla FC (Spain) - Place of birth:
Buenos Aires - Date of birth:
26.02.1990
- Full name:
Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Sporting CP (Portugal) - Place of birth:
Morón - Date of birth:
12.07.1991
- Full name:
Lautaro Javier Martínez - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Racing Club - Place of birth:
Bahía Blanca - Date of birth:
22.08.1997
- Full name:
Mauro Emanuel Icardi - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Internazionale Milano (Italy) - Place of birth:
Rosario - Date of birth:
19.02.1993 - Father with Italian roots
Iceland
Icelandic names consist of one or several first names and a patroynym - the name of the father and a suffix. For sons, it is -son, for daughters -dóttir.
As a result, patronyms can't be used like Western surnames. Doing so is just wrong. Icelandic people are addressed by their first name(s). Therefore, when talking about Icelandic players, the full name should be used to identify them properly.
- Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Randers FC (Denmark) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
27.04.1984
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Valur - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
11.11.1984
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
V?lerenga Fotball (Norway) - Place of birth:
Reykjanesb?r - Date of birth:
22.02.1996
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
15.06.1997
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
FK Rostóv (Russia) - Place of birth:
Kópavogur - Date of birth:
05.08.1993
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
FK Rostóv (Russia) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
19.06.1986
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Burnley (England) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
27.10.1990
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Aston Villa (England) - Place of birth:
Akureyri - Date of birth:
27.05.1988
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
FK Rostóv (Russia) - Place of birth:
Akranes - Date of birth:
26.02.1991
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Everton (England) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
08.09.1989
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
FC Augsburg (Germany) - Place of birth:
Grindavík - Date of birth:
01.02.1989
- Full name:
Frederik August Albrecht Schram - Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
FC Roskilde (Denmark) - Place of birth:
Drag?r (Denmark) - Date of birth:
19.01.1995 - Danish father, Icelandic mother
- Alternative Pronunciation:
Icelandic(88.0 KB)
- Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
FC Nordsj?lland (Denmark) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
18.02.1995
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Aberdeen F.C. (Scotland) - Place of birth:
Gothenburg (Sweden) - Date of birth:
13.10.1982 - Icelandic parents, family moved back to Iceland when he was five
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
PFK Levski Sofija (Bulgaria) - Place of birth:
Sau?árkrókur - Date of birth:
06.08.1990
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Kardemir Karabükspor (Turkey) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
01.04.1983
- Full name:
Aron Einar Malmquist Gunnarsson - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Cardiff City (Wales) - Place of birth:
Akureyri - Date of birth:
22.04.1989
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Bristol City (England) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
11.02.1993
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
SV Sandhausen (Germany) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
25.02.1988
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Udinese Calcio (Italy) - Place of birth:
Hafnarfj?r?ur - Date of birth:
29.06.1984
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Malm? FF (Sweden) - Place of birth:
Keflavík - Date of birth:
30.04.1993
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Reading (England) - Place of birth:
Selfoss - Date of birth:
25.05.1992
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
K.S.C. Lokeren (Belgium) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
14.05.1987
- Place of birth:
Vestmannaeyjar - Date of birth:
10.06.1967
Iceland - Standby Players
- Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
S.B.V. Excelsior (Netherlands) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
19.06.1989
- Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Sandefjord Fotball (Norway) - Place of birth:
Keflavík - Date of birth:
18.10.1989
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Br?ndy IF (Denmark) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
08.02.1995
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
IFK Norrk?ping (Sweden) - Place of birth:
?orláksh?fn - Date of birth:
10.04.1989
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Hammarby IF (Sweden) - Place of birth:
Akranes - Date of birth:
07.09.1988
- Full name:
Rúnar Már Sigurlaugarson Sigurjónsson - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
St. Gallen (Switzerland) - Place of birth:
Sau?árkrókur - Date of birth:
18.06.1990
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Elaz??spor (Turkey) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
04.03.1987
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Helsingborgs IF (Sweden) - Place of birth:
Bolungarvík - Date of birth:
12.11.1990
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
IFK G?teborg (Sweden) - Place of birth:
Keflavík - Date of birth:
18.01.1995
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
FC Nantes (France) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
14.03.1990
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
AC Horsens (Denmark) - Place of birth:
Reykjavík - Date of birth:
09.07.1986
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) - Place of birth:
Selfoss - Date of birth:
11.03.1990
Croatia
- Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Dinamo Zagreb - Place of birth:
Zadar - Date of birth:
09.01.1995
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Atlético Madrid (Spain) - Place of birth:
Rijeka - Date of birth:
10.01.1992
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Sampdoria Genoa (Italy) - Place of birth:
Split - Date of birth:
17.07.1987
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Internazionale Milano (Italy) - Place of birth:
Split - Date of birth:
02.02.1989
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Lokomotív Moskvá (Russia) - Place of birth:
Derventa (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Date of birth:
05.02.1986 - Bosnian Croat parents
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Liverpool (England) - Place of birth:
Zenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Date of birth:
05.07.1989 - Bosnian Croat parents, raised in Germany
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
FC Barcelona (Spain) - Place of birth:
M?hlin (Switzerland) - Date of birth:
10.03.1988 - Parental side of the family Croats, Maternal side Bosnian Croats
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Real Madrid (Spain) - Place of birth:
Linz (Austria) - Date of birth:
06.05.1994 - Bosnian Croat parents
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Germany) - Place of birth:
Zagreb - Date of birth:
19.06.1991
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Real Madrid (Spain) - Place of birth:
Zadar - Date of birth:
09.09.1985
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Internazionale Milano (Italy) - Place of birth:
Zagreb - Date of birth:
16.11.1992
- Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
K.A.A. Gent (Belgium) - Place of birth:
Split - Date of birth:
03.04.1990
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) - Place of birth:
Zagreb - Date of birth:
28.11.1995 - Bosnian Croat father
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
HNK Rijeka - Place of birth:
Split - Date of birth:
11.01.1992
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) - Place of birth:
?ibenik - Date of birth:
17.09.1996
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
A.C. Milan (Italy) - Place of birth:
Solin - Date of birth:
05.01.1988
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Juventus (Italy) - Place of birth:
Slavonski Brod - Date of birth:
21.05.1986
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) - Place of birth:
Split - Date of birth:
21.09.1993
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
ACF Fiorentina (Italy) - Place of birth:
Zagreb - Date of birth:
25.02.1989
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Schalke 04 (Germany) - Place of birth:
Zagreb - Date of birth:
06.05.1995
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Be?ikta? J.K. (Turkey) - Place of birth:
Na?ice - Date of birth:
29.04.1989
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Dynámo K??v (Ukraine) - Place of birth:
Zagreb - Date of birth:
30.01.1989
- Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
AS Monaco (Monaco) - Place of birth:
Zadar - Date of birth:
27.10.1984 - Serbian father, Croatian mother
- Nationality:
Croatia - Place of birth:
Livno (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Date of birth:
26.10.1966 - Bosnian Croat
Croatia - Part of the Preliminary Squad
- Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Hajduk Split - Place of birth:
Split - Date of birth:
11.02.1997
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Hajduk Split - Place of birth:
Split - Date of birth:
11.10.1989
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
NK Osijek - Place of birth:
Osijek - Date of birth:
10.11.1992
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Dinamo Zagreb - Place of birth:
Zagreb - Date of birth:
21.01.1998
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Club Brugge (Belgium) - Place of birth:
Po?ega - Date of birth:
10.11.1993
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
S.S.C. Napoli (Italy) - Place of birth:
Vara?din - Date of birth:
19.07.1995
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Sparták Moskvá (Russia) - Place of birth:
Mainz (Germany) - Date of birth:
09.02.1995 - Croatian parents
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Standard Liège (Belgium) - Place of birth:
Vinkovci - Date of birth:
01.02.1990
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Stade Malherbe Caen (France) - Place of birth:
Zadar - Date of birth:
21.05.1989
Nigeria
Unfortunately, we don't have soundfiles for all Nigerian player.
You are a native speaker or you are from Nigeria and would like to contribute?
Great, just contact me:
Maximilian Hubert
E-Mail: maximilian-robin.hubert(at)stud.uni-bamberg.dePhone number: 0178/2366134
- Full name:
Ikechukwu Vincent Ezenwa - Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. - Place of birth:
Yenagoa - Date of birth:
16.10.1988
- Full name:
Bryan Oladapo Idowu
Брайан Оладапо Идову - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Amkár Perm' (Russia) - Place of birth:
Sankt-Peterbúrg (Russia) - Date of birth:
18.05.1992 - Nigerian father, Russo-Nigerian mother
- Full name:
Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Cercle Brügge (Belgium) - Place of birth:
Benin City - Date of birth:
20.01.1988
- Full name:
Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Leicester City (England) - Place of birth:
Lagos - Date of birth:
16.12.1996
#5 William Ekong
- Full name:
William Paul Troost-Ekong - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Bursaspor (Turkey) - Place of birth:
Haarlem (Netherlands) - Date of birth:
01.09.1993 - Nigerian father, Dutch mother
- Full name:
Leon Aderemi Balogun - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
1. FSV Mainz 05 (Germany) - Place of birth:
Berlin (Germany) - Date of birth:
28.06.1988 - Nigerian father, German mother
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
CSKA Moskvá (Russia) - Place of birth:
Jos - Date of birth:
14.10.1992
#8 Oghenekaro Etebo
- Full name:
Oghenekaro Peter Etebo - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
UD Las Palmas (Spain) - Place of birth:
Lagos - Date of birth:
09.11.1995
#9 Odion Ighalo
- Full name:
Odion Jude Ighalo - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Chángchūn Yàtài (China) - Place of birth:
Lagos - Date of birth:
16.06.1989
- Full name:
John Michael Nchekwube Obinna - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Tiānjīn Tàidá (China) - Place of birth:
Jos - Date of birth:
22.04.1987
- Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Chelsea (England) - Place of birth:
Lagos - Date of birth:
12.12.1990
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Bursaspor (Turkey) - Place of birth:
Sokoto - Date of birth:
12.03.1993
- Full name:
Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
F.C. Crotone (Italy) - Place of birth:
Onitsha - Date of birth:
07.05.1992
- Full name:
Kelechi Promise Iheanacho - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Leicester City (England) - Place of birth:
Imo - Date of birth:
03.10.1996
- Full name:
Joel Chukwuma Obi - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Torino F.C. (Italy) - Place of birth:
Lagos - Date of birth:
22.05.1991
#16 Daniel Akpeyi
- Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Chippa United (South Africa) - Place of birth:
Nnewi - Date of birth:
03.08.1986
#17 Ogenyi Onazi
- Full name:
Ogenyi Eddy Onazi - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Trabzonspor (Turkey) - Place of birth:
Jos - Date of birth:
25.12.1992
- Full name:
Alexander Chuka Iwobi - Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Arsenal (England) - Place of birth:
Lagos - Date of birth:
03.05.1996 - raised in England
- Full name:
Ugochukwu John Ogu - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Israel) - Place of birth:
Lagos - Date of birth:
20.04.1988
- Full name:
Chidozie Collins Awaziem - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
FC Nantes (France) - Place of birth:
Enugu - Date of birth:
01.01.1997
- Full name:
Tyronne Efe Ebuehi - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
ADO Den Haag (Netherlands) - Place of birth:
Haarlem (Netherlands) - Date of birth:
16.12.1995 - Nigerian father, Dutch mother
- Full name:
Kenneth Josiah Omeruo - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Kas?mpa?a S.K. (Turkey) - Place of birth:
Abia State - Date of birth:
17.10.1993
- Full name:
Francis Odinaka Uzoho - Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Deportivo de La Coru?a (Spain) - Place of birth:
Nwangele - Date of birth:
28.10.1988
- Nationality:
Germany - Place of birth:
Mannheim (Germany) - Date of birth:
28.06.1953
Nigeria - Part of the Preliminary Squad
- Full name:
Oladele Muniru Ajiboye - Playing position:
Goalkeeper - Club:
Plateau United F.C. - Place of birth:
Osogbo - Date of birth:
07.08.1990
- Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Lokomotiv Plovdid (Bulgaria) - Place of birth:
Makurdi - Date of birth:
08.03.1994
- Full name:
Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina - Playing position:
Defender - Club:
Hull City (England) - Place of birth:
Southwark (England) - Date of birth:
08.10.1996 - Nigerian parents
- Full name:
Moses Daddy-Ajala Simon - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
K.A.A. Gent (Belgium) - Place of birth:
Jos - Date of birth:
12.07.1995
- Full name:
Uche Henry Agbo - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Standard Liège (Belgium) - Place of birth:
Kano - Date of birth:
04.12.1995
- Full name:
Mikel Ndubusi Agu - Playing position:
Midfielder - Club:
Bursaspor (Turkey) - Place of birth:
Benin City - Date of birth:
27.05.1993
Junior Lokosa
- Playing position:
Striker - Club:
Kano Pillars F.C. - Place of birth:
Badagry - Date of birth:
23.08.1993