USA: Donovan (left off, on standby) Brazil: Miranda (left off, don't know if on 30 or not). Amazing year for Atletico Madrid.
Well, given his form of late this may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Then again he was important in 2013 in the qualification games...
Diego Costa is in; it's been announced. Saturday Spain have announced their 23-man squad which will travel to Brazil this summer for the World Cup, with Diego Costa making the cut while Fernando Llorente, Jesus Navas and Alvaro Negredo have all been omitted.
According to Spanish journalists quoted by a Brazilian source (Terra.com.br) Diego Costa is only going to the WC because del Bosque had promised him that he'd take him if he renounced the Brazilian team. Now, with Diego Costa injured and not 100% physically, any other player in his physical situation would have been left behind, but del Bosque felt that he had to honor his promise. (I do hope that this will come back to bite both del Bosque and Costa, hehehe) On related news, the Portuguese coach is very mad at Read Madrid, saying that he received Cristiano Ronaldo in pitiful physical condition after Real overworked him and allowed no time for him to recover from various injuries.
Luis Montes(Mexico) out of the WC and I think Castillo(Ecuador) is out also. Crazy to dive in that way for a ball 2 weeks before the World Cup. http://futbol.univision.com/video/4...eos/jugadas/mexico-vs-ecuador-terrible-lesion
Just watching that collision I felt like my own leg was broken. I figured right away that they'd both be out of the WC. Shame.
Guiseppe Rossi was cut from the list and wont go to the WC Jesus Navas Alvaro Negredo Fernando Llorente also miss out on the WC as they did not make the final cut
thats a shame because i got a feeling that the same thing that happened to Diego Costa with Atletico where they thought he could play and wasn't will end up happening, so why not take players who are 100% fit like llorente or negredo
Word is that Franck Ribery might not make the WC due to chronic back pain. Even if he makes it, he'll probably not be in top condition. http://www.ole.com.ar/mundial/francia/ribery_puede_llegar_a_perderse_el_mundial_0_1148885431.html
Seydou Doumbia of CSKA Moscow axed from the final Cote d'Ivoire squad. Clubwise he is the most efficient striker in Europe, but his national career is forgettable. Lanky giant Lacine Traore (Monaco / Everton) also gets cut.
We were prepared for this; it hurts because we wanted a man like him to be at least part of the squad even if he would not play a lot; his name deserves to be in history that he represented us at the WC. But hey, we have to be optimistic for the future and accept it...
Sad about Falcao, but it's not surprising given the type of injury and surgery he had. Good news about Ribery. Hopefully we'll get to watch him play. Also good news that Suarez looks like he'll probably be ready to go.
It was actually his own choice; he could have gone if he wanted (time between now and after the group stage) and would have a better fitness level. But he felt guilty taking up a spot if another player was 100%. He's very humble.
Real Madrid overworked him? Yeah, he played 50+ matches this season, but when your club wins the Champions League and the domestic cup, that's pretty much guaranteed to happen. If anybody, Bento should be blaming UEFA for scheduling the Champion's League Final so late in a World Cup year, and/or FIFA for scheduling the World Cup so early in June. FIFA could've easily started the WC a week later without causing anybody any problems.