2014 FIFA World Cup

[Cymbols]

Fucking Emir Spahic, I keep getting him in the sticker packs

[EddieG]

Fucking Emir Spahic, I keep getting him in the sticker packs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27051215

[stokeriño]

I'm collecting the stickers too. I don't need a child to live vicariously through!

Stephan Lichtsteiner is my most common duplicate thus far.

[Cymbols]

Fucking Emir Spahic, I keep getting him in the sticker packs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27051215

Pfft, none of those stories have nothing on my collection of Eddie Pope stickers in 2006. He was literally in every other packet...

[TCO]

I never really took to the World Cup books, the OCD in me couldn't get over the squad inaccuracies.

I was all over the Premier League books though!

[brenchill]

I remember the WC98 sticker book, fucking Andy Hinchcliffe was in the England squad.

[METALMAN]

Ally McCoist was in Scotland's!

[Lineker]

Provisional Nigeria squad:

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille FC, France); Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Israel), Daniel Akpeyi (Heartland), Chigozie Agbim (Gombe United)
Defenders: Elderson Echiejile (AS Monaco, France); Efe Ambrose (Celtic, Scotland); Godfrey Oboabona (Rizespor, Turkey); Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves); Kenneth Omeruo (Middlesbrough, England); Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC, Israel); Joseph Yobo (Norwich City, England); Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars).
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England); Ramon Azeez (Almeria FC, Spain); Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Joel Obi (Parma, Italy); Nnamdi Oduamadi (Varese, Italy); Ejike Uzoenyi (Enugu Rangers), Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis, Spain), Sunday Mba (CA Bastia, France), Reuben Gabriel (Waasland-Beveren, Belgium), Michael Babatunde (Volyn Lutsk, Ukraine).
Forwards : Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United, England); Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce, Turkey); Obinna Nsofor (Chievo Verona, Italy); Peter Odemwingie (Stoke City, England), Michael Uchebo (Cercle Brugge, Belgium); Victor Moses (Liverpool, England), Uche Nwofor (Heerenveen, Holland).

Noted World Cup star Shola Ameobi.

[Baddar]

Musa scored against me on FIFA yesterday. Must be good.

These "provisional squads" are boring though.

[Cymbols]

Shola!

[brenchill]

How the hell is Shola Ameobi even a Premier League player let alone getting near a World Cup squad.

In his past 5 PL seasons, he's played 125 games and scored 15 goals...

[METALMAN]

No Yakubu. :/

That Reuben Gabriel used to play for Kilmarnock but got released last year because he was rubbish.

[brenchill]

No Jay-Jay Okocha either. They have no chance.

[Lineker]

Distinct lack of Sunday Oliseh.

[Lineker]

Iran!

Goalkeepers: Daniel Davari (Eintracht Braunschweig), Alireza Haghighi (Sporting Covilha, on loan from Rubin Kazan), Rahman Ahmadi (Sepahan), Sousha Makani (Foolad Khuzestan).
Defenders: Khosro Heidari (Esteghlal), Hossein Mahini (Persepolis), Steven Beitashour (Vancouver Whitecaps), Pejman Montazeri (Umm Salal), Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis), Amir Sadeghi (Esteghlal), Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Zob Ahan), Ahmad Alenemeh (Naft), Hashem Beikzadeh (Esteghlal), Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan), Mehrdad Pooladi (Persepolis).
Midfielders: Javad Nekounam (Al Kuwait), Andranik Teymourian (Esteghlal), Reza Haghighi (Persepolis), Ghasem Hadadifar (Zob Ahan), Bakhtiyar Rahmani (Foolad), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (NEC Nijmegen), Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham).
Forwards: Masoud Shojaei (Las Palmas), Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Persepolis), Mehdi Sharifi (Sepahan), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Charlton), Karim Ansarifard (Persepolis, on loan at Tractor Sazi), Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan).

[Chael P. Sonnen]

Where's Obafami Martins?!

[Lineker]

Brazil:

Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Toronto FC), Jefferson (Botafogo), Victor (Atletico Mineiro).
Defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (AS Roma), Maxwell, Thiago Silva (both Paris St-Germain), David Luiz (Chelsea), Dante (Bayern Munich), Henrique (Napoli).
Midfielders: Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur), Ramires, Willian, Oscar (all Chelsea), Hernanes (Inter Milan), Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Forwards: Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk), Neymar (Barcelona), Fred (Fluminense), Jo (Atletico Mineiro), Hulk (Zenit St Petersburg).

[DavidMarrio]

Least I don't have to worry about Coutinho and Lucas getting injured I like the look of that Brazil squad.

[Mad Jack]

Where is noted Football Manager perennial free agent Ali Karimi in that Iran squad?

[brenchill]

That Brazil squad doesn't look fantastic.