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With less and less time remaining until the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, more and more national teams are announcing their squad compositions or at least a preliminary list of footballers. This time the revealed cards belong to the national teams of the USA, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Russia, Algeria, and Ghana. The head coach of the Russian national team, Fabio Capello from Italy, announced a preliminary list of 30 footballers, which will be reduced to 23 names before the tournament. There is only one footballer in the team who does not play in Russia. Russia will play in Group H at the World Cup with Belgium, South Korea, and Algeria. Preliminary composition of the Russian national team: Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA), Yuri Lodigin ("Zenit"), Sergey Ryzhikov ("Rubin") Defenders: Alexander Anyukov ("Zenit"), Alexei Berezutsky, Vasily Berezutsky, Sergei Ignashevich, Georgy Schennikov (all CSKA), Vladimir Granat, Alexei Kozlov (both "Dynamo"), Andrey Yeshchenko ("Anji"), Dmitry Kombarov ("Spartak"), Andrey Semyonov ("Terek"). Midfielders: Igor Denisov, Yuri Zhirkov (both "Dynamo"), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA), Yuri Gazinsky, Roman Shirokov (both "Krasnodar"), Denis Glushakov ("Spartak"), Pavel Mogilevets ("Rubin"), Viktor Fayzulin, Oleg Shatov (both "Zenit"). Forwards: Vladimir Bystrov ("Anji"), Alexander Kerzhakov ("Zenit"), Artem Dzyuba ("Rostov"), Alexey Ionov, Alexander Kokorin (both "Dynamo"), Maxim Kanunnikov ("Amkar"), Pavel Pogrebnyak ("Reading"), Alexander Samedov ("Lokomotiv"). The head coach of the Algerian national team, Vahid Halilhodzic, also announced a preliminary list of 30 footballers, which will be narrowed down to 23 names. Preliminary composition of the Algerian national team: Goalkeepers: Izzeddine Doukha ("USM El-Harrach"), Rais M'Bolhi (Sofia's "CSKA"), Cedric Si Mohamed ("Constantine"), Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche ("USM Alger"). Defenders: Essaid Belkalem ("Watford"), Madjid Bougherra ("Lekhwiya Club"), Liassine Cadamuro ("Mallorca"), Faouzi Ghoulam ("Napoli"), Rafik Halliche ("Academica Coimbra"), Nacereddine Khoualed ("USM Alger"), Aissa Mandi ("Reims"), Carl Medjani ("Valenciennes"), Djamel Mesbah ("Livorno"), Mehdi Mostefa ("Ajaccio"). Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb ("Tottenham Hotspur"), Ryad Boudebouz ("Bastia"), Yacine Brahimi ("Granada"), Adlene Guedioura (London's "Crystal Palace"), Amir Karaoui ("Entente de Setif"), Medhi Lacen ("Getafe"), Saphir Taider (Milan's "Inter"), Hassan Yebda ("Udinese"). Forwards: Abdelmoumene Djabou ("Club Africain"), Rafik Djebbour ("Nottingham Forest"), Sofiane Feghouli ("Valencia"), Nabil Ghilas ("Porto"), Foued Kadir ("Rennes"), Riyad Mahrez ("Leicester"), Islam Slimani (Lisbon's "Sporting"), Hilal Soudani (Zagreb's "Dinamo"). The preliminary list of the Ghanaian national team coach Kwesi Appiah consists of 26 names, from which only three players need to be cut. Ghana will play in Group G at the World Cup with the USA, Germany, and Portugal. Preliminary composition of the Ghanaian national team: Goalkeepers: Adam Kwarasey ("Strømsgodset"), Fatau Dauda ("Orlando Pirates"), Stephen Adams ("Aduana Stars"). Defenders: Samuel Inkoom ("Platanians"), Daniel Opare (Liege's "Standard"), Harrison Afful ("Esperance"), Jeffrey Schulpas ("Leicester City"), John Boye ("Rennes"), Jonathan Mensah ("Evian Thonon Gaillard"), Jerry Akaminko ("Eskisehirspor"), Rashid Sumaila ("Mamelodi Sundowns"). Midfielders: Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari (both "Milan"), Rabiu Mohammed ("Krasnodar's Kuban"), Agyemang Badu ("Udinese"), Kwadwo Asamoah ("Juventus"), Albert Adomah ("Middlesbrough"), Wakaso Mubarak ("Rubin"), Christian Atsu ("Vitesse"), David Accam ("Helsingborg"), Andre Ayew ("Marseille"), Afriyie Acquah ("Parma"). Forwards: Asamoah Gyan ("Al-Ain"), Kevin Prince Boateng ("Schalke"), Abdul Majeed Waris ("Valenciennes"), Jordan Ayew ("Sochaux"). The head coach of the United States national soccer team, Jurgen Klinsmann, revealed a list of 30 footballers, from which he will have to choose 23 players. Preliminary composition of the US national team: Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan ("Aston Villa"), Tim Howard ("Everton"), Nick Rimando ("Real Salt Lake") Defenders: DaMarcus Beasley ("Puebla"), Matt Besler ("Sporting Kansas City"), John Brooks ("Hertha Berlin"), Geoff Cameron ("Stoke City"), Timmy Chandler ("Nurnberg"), Brad Evans ("Seattle Sounders"), Omar Gonzalez ("Los Angeles Galaxy"), Clarence Goodson ("San Jose Earthquakes"), Fabian Johnson ("Hoffenheim"), Michael Parkhurst ("Columbus Crew"), DeAndre Yedlin ("Seattle Sounders"). Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman ("Real Salt Lake"), Alejandro Bedoya ("Nantes"), Michael Bradley ("Toronto"), Joe Corona ("Club Tijuana"), Brad Davis ("Houston Dynamo"), Mix Diskerud ("Rosenborg"), Maurice Edu ("Philadelphia Union"), Julian Green (Munich's "Bayern"), Jermaine Jones ("Besiktas"), Graham Zusi ("Sporting Kansas City"). Forwards: Jozy Altidore ("Sunderland"), Terrence Boyd ("Rapid Vienna"), Clint Dempsey ("Seattle Sounders"), Landon Donovan ("Los Angeles Galaxy"), Aron Johannsson ("AZ Alkmaar"), Chris Wondolowski ("San Jose Earthquakes"). The coach of the Uruguayan national team, Oscar Tabarez, announced a preliminary composition of 25 footballers, from which only two names need to be eliminated. Uruguay will play in Group D at the World Cup alongside Costa Rica, England, and Italy. Preliminary composition of the Uruguayan national team: Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera ("Galatasaray"), Martin Silva ("Vasco Da Gama"), Rodrigo Munoz ("Libertad"). Defenders: Diego Lugano ("West Bromwich Albion"), Diego Godin, Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Martin Caceres ("Juventus"), Maximiliano Pereira ("Benfica"), Jorge Fucile ("Porto"), Sebastian Coates ("National"). Midfielders: Egidio Arevalo Rios ("Morelia"), Walter Gargano ("Parma"), Diego Perez ("Bologna"), Sebastian Eguren ("Palmeiras"), Alvaro Gonzalez ("Lazio"), Alejandro Silva ("Lanus"), Alvaro Pereira ("San Pablo"), Christian Rodriguez ("Atletico"), Gaston Ramirez ("Southampton"), Nicolas Lodeiro ("Botafogo"). Forwards: Luis Suarez ("Liverpool"), Edinson Cavani (PSG), Diego Forlan ("Cerezo Osaka"), Cristian Stuani ("Espanyol"), Abel Hernandez ("Palermo"). The coach of the Costa Rican national team, Jorge Luis Pinto, included 26 footballers in the preliminary application: Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas ("Levante"),
