The 2014 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.
The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers.
[3] Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.
The number of caps listed for each player does not include any matches played after the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
[19] With less than 48 hours until the opening game against Brazil, Milan Badelj was called up to replace the injured Ivan Močinić, after having previously been excluded from the final squad.
[25][26] However, midfielders Luis Montes and Juan Carlos Medina sustained injuries afterwards and were replaced by Javier Aquino and Miguel Ángel Ponce.
[51] However, midfielder Aldo Leão Ramírez sustained injury afterwards and was replaced by Carlos Carbonero.
[63] Coach: Roy Hodgson England's final squad was announced on 12 May 2014, including seven standby squad members: John Ruddy, Jon Flanagan, John Stones, Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley, Andy Carroll and Jermain Defoe.
[68] Both Stones and Flanagan travelled with the squad to their pre-tournament training base in Miami, and remained with the team in Brazil in the event of any injuries prior to the opening game.
[84] However, midfielder Segundo Castillo was replaced by Oswaldo Minda after injuring ligaments in his right knee.
[128] On 26 June 2014, midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng were sent home and indefinitely suspended from the national team for disciplinary reasons.
[144] However, a medical test on 3 June showed goalkeeper Koen Casteels had not completely recovered from his tibia injury and he was replaced by Sammy Bossut.
[148] However, midfielder Roman Shirokov was later removed from the squad due to a long-standing Achilles tendon injury and replaced by Pavel Mogilevets.
[149] Note: a 2012 friendly match against Lithuania, recognized by the Russian Football Union but not by FIFA,[153][154] is not counted.
Of the countries not represented by a national team at the World Cup, Turkey's league provided the most squad members.