FIFA World Cup: Guide to who’s who in Russia

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Group A 
RUSSIA
Rank 66*
Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov
Captain: Igor Akinfeev
Best finish: Fourth place
1966
Record: W17-D8-L15
11

S. ARABIA
Rank 67
Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi ARG
Captain: Osama Hawsawi
Best finish: Round of 16
1994
Record: W2-D2-L9
5

EGYPT
Rank 46
Coach: Hector Cuper ARG
Captain: Essam El Hadary
Best finish: Group stage 1934, 1990
Record: W0-D2-L2
3

URUGUAY
Rank 17
Coach: Oscar Tabarez
Captain: Diego Godín
Winner 1930, 1950
Record: W20-D12-L19
13 2


Group B 
PORTUGAL
Rank 4
Coach: Fernando Santos
Captain: Cristiano Ronaldo
Best finish: Third place 1966
Record: W13-D4-L9
7

SPAIN
Rank 8
Coach: Julen Lopetegui
Captain: Sergio Ramos
Winner 2010
Record: W29-D12-L18
15 1

MOROCCO
Rank 42
Coach: Herve Renard FRA
Captain: Medhi Benatia
Best finish: Round of 16 1986
Record: W2-D4-L7
5

IRAN
Rank 36
Coach: Carlos Queiroz POR
Captain: Masoud Shojaei
Best finish: Groups 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014
Record: W1-D3-L8
5


Group C 
FRANCE
Rank 7
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Captain: Hugo Lloris
Winner 1998
Record: W28-D12-L19
15 1

AUSTRALIA
Rank 40
Coach: Bert van Marwijk NED
Captain: Mile Jedinak
Best finish: Round of 16 2006
Record: W2-D3-L8
5

PERU
Rank 11
Coach: Ricardo Gareca ARG
Captain: Alberto Rodriguez
Best finish: Quarter-final 1970, 1978
Record: W4-D3-L8
5

DENMARK
Rank 12
Coach: Age Hareide NOR
Captain: Simon Kjaer
Best finish: Quarter-final 1998
Record: W8-D2-L6
5

Group D 
ARGENTINA
Rank 5
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
Captain: Lionel Messi
Winner 1978, 1986
Record: W42-D14-L21
17 2

ICELAND
Rank 22
Coach: Heimir Hallgrimsson
Captain: Aron Gunnarsson
Best finish: Tournament debut
Record: W0-D0-L0
1

CROATIA
Rank 18
Coach: Zlatko Dalic
Captain: Luka Modric
Best finish: Third place 1998
Record: W7-D2-L7
5

NIGERIA
Rank 47
Coach: Gernot Rohr GER
Captain: John Obi Mikel
Best finish: Round of 16 1994, 98, 2014
Record: W5-D3-L10
6

Group E 
BRAZIL
Rank 2
Coach: Tite
Captain: TBC
Winner 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Record: W70-D17-L17
21 5

SWITZERLAND
Rank 6
Coach: Vladimir Petkovic BIH
Captain: Stephan Lichtsteiner
Best finish: Quarter-final 1934, 1938, 1954
Record: W11-D6-L16
11

COSTA RICA
Rank 25
Coach: Oscar Ramirez
Captain: Bryan Ruiz
Best finish: Quarter-final 2014
Record: W5-D4-L6
5

SERBIA
Rank 35
Coach: Mladen Krstajic
Captain: Aleksandar Kolarov
Best finish: Fourth place 1930, 1962
Record: W17-D8-L18
12


Group F 
GERMANY
Rank 1
Coach: Joachim Loew
Captain: Manuel Neuer
Winner 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Record: W66-D20-L20
19 4

MEXICO
Rank 15
Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio COL
Captain: Andres Guardado
Best finish: Quarter-final 1970, 1986
Record: W14-D14-L25
16

SWEDEN
Rank 23
Coach: Janne Andersson
Captain: Andreas Granqvist
Best finish: Final 1958
Record: W16-D13-L17
12

S. KOREA
Rank 61
Coach: Shin Tae-yong
Captain: Ki Sung-yueng
Best finish: Fourth place 2002
Record: W5-D9-L17
10

Group G 
BELGIUM
Rank 3
Coach: Roberto Martínez ESP
Captain: Eden Hazard
Best finish: Fourth place 1986
Record: W14-D9-L18
13

PANAMA
Rank 55
Coach: Hernan Darío Gomez COL
Captain: Roman Torres
Best finish: Tournament debut
Record: W0-D0-L0
1

TUNISIA
Rank 14
Coach: Nabil Maaloul
Captain: Aymen Mathlouthi
Best finish: Groups 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006
Record: W1-D4-L7
5

ENGLAND
Rank 13
Coach: Gareth Southgate
Captain: Harry Kane
Winner 1966
Record: W26-D20-L16
15 1

Group H  

POLAND
Rank 10
Coach: Adam Nawalka
Captain: Robert Lewandowski
Best finish: Third place 1974, 1982
Record: W15-D5-L11
8

SENEGAL
Rank 28
Coach: Aliou Cisse
Captain: Cheikhou Kouyate
Best finish: Quarter-final 2002
Record: W2-D2-L1
2

COLOMBIA
Rank 16
Coach: Jose Pekerman ARG
Captain: Radamel Falcao
Best finish: Quarter-final 2014
Record: W7-D2-L9
6

JAPAN
Rank 60
Coach: Akira Nishino
Captain: Makoto Hasebe
Best finish: Round of 16 2002, 2010
Record: W4-D4-L9
6


*FIFA ranking May 2018

Source: FIFA
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