Cover image via SAYS (edited)One trophy, 32 teams, and 736 players. Once every four years, fans all over the world congregate to witness and cheer on their respective countries in the FIFA World Cup.
While the rest of us non-football fans might appreciate an exciting match every now and then, we're not ashamed to admit that we're mostly here for the eye candy:
Note: The players are not arranged based on a ranking of hotness. Instead, they are grouped according to their respective home countries followed by jersey numbers for your convenience. You're welcome. :p
1. Federico Fazio
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Age: 31
Country: Argentina
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Defender
2. Lionel Messi
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Age: 30
Country: Argentina
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Forward
3. Sergio "Kun" Agüero
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Age: 30
Country: Argentina
Jersey Number: 19
Position: Forward
4. Giovani Lo Celso
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Age: 22
Country: Argentina
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Midfielder
5. Mathew Leckie
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Age: 27
Country: Australia
Jersey Number: 7
Position: Forward
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6. Jackson Irvine
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Age: 25
Country: Australia
Jersey Number: 22
Position: Midfielder
7. Eden Hazard
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Age: 27
Country: Belgium
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Forward
FUN FACT(S): Apparently, people on Tumblr are pretty obsessed with Hazard's butt. #bootydontquit
His younger brother, Thorgan (#16) is also on the Belgian national team.
8. Yannick Carrasco
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Age: 24
Country: Belgium
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Midfielder
9. Dries Mertens
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Age: 31
Country: Belgium
Jersey Number: 14
Position: Forward
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10. Michy Batshuayi
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Age: 24
Country: Belgium
Jersey Number: 21
Position: Forward
FUN FACT: Batshuayi is a hoot on Twitter. Follow him here.
11. Alisson Becker
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Age: 25
Country: Brazil
Jersey Number: 1
Position: Goalkeeper
12. Phillipe Coutinho
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Age: 26
Country: Brazil
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Forward
13. Radamel Falcao
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Age: 32
Country: Colombia
Jersey Number: 9
Position: Forward
14. James Rodríguez
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Age: 26
Country: Colombia
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Midfielder
15. Yerry Mina
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Age: 23
Country: Colombia
Jersey Number: 13
Position: Defender
16. Rodney Wallace
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Age: 29
Country: Costa Rica
Jersey Number: 13
Position: Forward
17. Dejan Lovren (Croatia #6)
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Age: 28
Country: Croatia
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Defender
18. Duje Caleta-Car
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Age: 21
Country: Croatia
Jersey Number: 15
Position: Defender
19. Simon Kjaer
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Age: 29
Country: Denmark
Jersey Number: 4
Position: Defender
20. Viktor Fischer
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Age: 24
Country: Denmark
Jersey Number: 15
Position: Forward
21. Raheem Sterling
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Age: 23
Country: England
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Forward
22. Dele Alli
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Age: 22
Country: England
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Midfielder
23. Mohamed Salah
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Age: 25
Country: Egypt
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Forward
24. Antoine Griezmann
Age: 27
Country: France
Jersey Number: 7
Position: Forward
FUN FACT: In 2016, during the UEFA European Championship, someone started a hashtag for Griezmann's, um, butt.
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25. Olivier Giroud
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Age: 31
Country: France
Jersey Number: 9
Position: Forward
26. Kylian Mbappe
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Age: 19
Country: France
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Forward
27. Ousmane Dembélé
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Age: 21
Country: France
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Forward
28. Mats Hummels
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Age: 29
Country: Germany
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Defender
29. Marco Reus
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Age: 29
Country: Germany
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Midfielder
30. Kevin Trapp
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Age: 27
Country: Germany
Jersey Number: 12
Position: Goalkeeper
This thirst Trapp is a third-string goalkeeper, hence it's highly unlikely that he will be playing a match in the World Cup. Fortunately, you can follow him on Instagram for gems like this:
31. Jerome Boateng
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Age: 29
Country: Germany
Jersey Number: 17
Position: Defender
32. Marc-André ter Stegen
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Age: 29
Country: Germany
Jersey Number: 22
Position: Goalkeeper
33. Rúrik Gíslason
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Age: 30
Country: Iceland
Jersey Number: 19
Position: Midfielder
FUN FACT: Gíslason gained 250,000 followers on Instagram after making a 30-minute appearance against Argentina, so you might wanna get in on that now.
34. Saeed Ezatolahi
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Age: 21
Country: Iran
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Midfielder
35. Ramin Rezaeian
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Age: 28
Country: Iran
Jersey Number: 23
Position: Defender
36. Yoshinori Muto
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Age: 25
Country: Japan
Jersey Number: 13
Position: Forward
37. Tomoaki Makino
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Age: 31
Country: Japan
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Defender
38. Son Heung Min
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Age: 25
Country: South Korea
Jersey Number: 7
Position: Forward
39. Ki Sung-yueng
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Age: 29
Country: South Korea
Jersey Number: 16
Position: Midfielder
40. Jonathan dos Santos
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Age: 28
Country: Mexico
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Midfielder
41. Carlos Vela
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Age: 29
Country: Mexico
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Forward
42. Sofyan Amrabat
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Age: 21
Country: Morocco
Jersey Number: 21
Position: Midfielder
43. William Troost-Ekong
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Age: 24
Country: Nigeria
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Defender
44. Gabriel Gómez
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Age: 34
Country: Panama
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Midfielder
45. Miguel Trauco
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Age: 25
Country: Peru
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Defender
46. Jan Bednarek
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Age: 22
Country: Poland
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Defender
47. Lukasz Piszczek
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Age: 33
Country: Poland
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Defender
48. Cristiano Ronaldo
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Age: 33
Country: Portugal
Jersey Number: 7
Position: Forward
49. André Silva
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Age: 22
Country: Portugal
Jersey Number: 9
Position: Forward
50. Roman Zobnin
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Age: 24
Country: Russia
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Midfielder
51. Hattan Bahebri
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Age: 25
Country: Saudi Arabia
Jersey Number: 9
Position: Midfielder
52. Idrissa Gana Guaye
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Age: 28
Country: Senegal
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Midfielder
53. Luka Milivojević
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Age: 27
Country: Serbia
Jersey Number: 4
Position: Midfielder
54. Gerard Pique
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Age: 31
Country: Spain
Jersey Number: 3
Position: Defender
FUN FACT: Pique is married to Colombian singer Shakira.
55. Marco Asensio
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Age: 22
Country: Spain
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Midfielder
56. Martin Olsson
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Age: 30
Country: Sweden
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Defender
57. Granit Xhaka
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Age: 25
Country: Switzerland
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Midfielder
58. Roman Buerki
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Age: 27
Country: Switzerland
Jersey Number: 21
Position: Goalkeeper
59. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
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Age: 26
Country: Tunisia
Jersey Number: 8
Position: Forward
60. Jose Gimenez
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Age: 23
Country: Uruguay
Jersey Number: 2
Position: Defender
