World Cup 2014 squads: which players have made the cut for Brazil?

Guardian staff

Thursday, 15 May 2014

• Check each of the 32 teams' preliminary squads below
• Kaka, Ashley Cole and Isco among the names to miss out
• Final 23-man squads must be submitted by 2 June

The suspense is (almost) over. Tuesday was Fifa's deadline for the 32 competing nations at this summer's World Cup in Brazil to submit their preliminary squads for up to 30 names, with the governing body set to publish the full lists on their website on Friday.

But with a number of big names including Kaka, Ashley Cole, Isco and Emmanuel Eboué already left out by their respective managers, here is a comprehensive guide to who has made the cut.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Colombia

Greece Ivory Coast

Japan

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

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Thursday, 15 May 2014

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