20 previous World Cup winners will be hoping to win the Trophy for a second time in Brazil. Unsurprisingly, this list is dominated by 16 of Spains class of 2010, while Italys Andrea Barzagli, Gianluigi Buffon, Daniele De Rossi and Andrea Pirlo will all be out to replicate their 2006 triumph. There are, however, no survivors from Brazils 2002 squad, with the likes of Kaka and Ronaldinho having failed to make Luiz Felipe Scolaris final 23. In bringing 16 of the players who won the Trophy four years ago, Spain are setting a new record for reigning champions, eclipsing the 13 called up by France in 2002. Needless to say, they will hope to fare better than that Bleus team, which crashed out the first round without scoring a single goal. SD
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 15:44:11 +0000
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