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Before the 2014 World Cup, the national teams continue to announce their compositions. This time, the list of 30 footballers was announced by the Portugal national team led by Paulo Bento. Portugal will not face easy opponents in the group. They will compete against Ghana, USA, and Germany, with the latter match taking place on June 16th. As usual, the Madrid "Real" club trio is going to the World Cup. They are Cristiano Ronaldo, Fabio Coentrao, and Pepe. Also receiving a call-up to the national team were Ricardo Quaresma, Hugo Almeida, Nani, and Bruno Alves. Composition of the Portugal national team: Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes ("Lyon"), Beto ("Sevilla"), Eduardo ("Braga"), Rui Patricio ("Sporting"). Defenders: Fabio Coentrao, Pepe (both from "Real Madrid"), Ricardo Costa, Joao Pereira (both from "Valencia"), Andre Almeida ("Benfica"), Antunes ("Malaga"), Bruno Alves ("Fenerbahce"), Neto ("Zenit"), Rolando ("Inter"). Midfielders: Andre Gomes, Ruben Amorim (both from "Benfica"), Joao Mario ("Vitoria"), Joao Moutinho ("Monaco"), Miguel Veloso ("Dynamo Kiev"), Raul Meireles ("Fenerbahce"), William Carvalho ("Sporting"). Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo ("Real Madrid"), Eder, Rafa (both from "Braga"), Ricardo Quaresma, Silvestre Varela (both from "Porto") Helder Postiga ("Lazio"), Hugo Almeida ("Besiktas"), Ivan Cavaleiro ("Benfica"), Nani ("Manchester United"), Vieirinha ("Wolfsburg"). The composition of the Italian national team is also clear. Cesare Prandelli did not surprise with his selections and the backbone of the Italians will consist of familiar faces. In Brazil, we will not see the "Milan" forward Stephano El Shaarawy, who has been plagued by injuries this season, but Antonio Cassano, Giuseppe Rossi, and others have been included in the national team. Composition of the Italian national team: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon ("Juventus"), Mattia Perin ("Genoa"), Salvatore Sirigu ("Paris Saint-Germain"), Antonio Mirante ("Parma"). Defenders: Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini (all from "Juventus"), Mattia De Sciglio, Ignazio Abate (both from "Milan"), Matteo Darmian ("Torino"), Christian Maggio ("Napoli"), Gabriel Paletta ("Parma"), Manuel Pasqual ("Fiorentina"), Andrea Ranocchia ("Inter"). Midfielders: Marco Verratti, Thiago Motta (both from "Paris Saint-Germain"), Claudio Marchisio, Andrea Pirlo (both from "Juventus"), Alberto Aquilani ("Fiorentina"), Antonio Candreva ("Lazio"), Daniele De Rossi ("Roma"), Riccardo Montolivo ("Milan"), Marco Parolo ("Parma"), Romulo ("Verona"). Forwards: Mario Balotelli ("Milan"), Antonio Cassano ("Parma"), Alessio Cerci, Ciro Immobile (both from "Torino"), Mattia Destro ("Roma"), Lorenzo Insigne ("Napoli"), Giuseppe Rossi ("Fiorentina"). French national team coach Didier Deschamps has also joined the Portugal and Italy national teams by announcing a preliminary composition on Tuesday evening. Many missed seeing English Premier League champion Samir Nasri on the list, but the coach gave a chance to young footballers. Composition of the French national team: Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris ("Tottenham"), Steve Mandanda ("Marseille"), Mickael Landreau ("Bastia"). Defenders: Bacary Sagna, Laurent Koscielny (both from "Arsenal"), Raphael Varane ("Real Madrid"), Mamadou Sakho ("Liverpool"), Mathieu Debuchy ("Newcastle"), Lucas Digne ("Paris Saint-Germain"), Eliaquim Mangala ("Porto"), Patrice Evra ("Manchester United"). Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye, Blaise Matuidi (both from "Paris Saint-Germain"), Paul Pogba ("Juventus"), Moussa Sissoko ("Newcastle"), Clement Grenier ("Lyon"), Rio Mavuba ("Lille"), Mathieu Valbuena ("Marseille"). Forwards: Karim Benzema ("Real Madrid"), Franck Ribery ("Bayern"), Antoine Griezmann ("Real Sociedad"), Olivier Giroud ("Arsenal"), Loic Remy ("Newcastle") Reserve players: Remy Cabella ("Montpellier"), Maxime Gonalons, Alexandre Lacazette (both from "Lyon"), Loic Perrin, Stephane Ruffier, Benoit Tremoulinas (all from "Saint-Etienne"), Morgan Schneiderlin ("Southampton").
