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Road To Russia - World Cup Team-By-Team Preview - GROUP B

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Spain Manager: Julen Lopetegui Squad: Goalkeepers: David De Gea (Manchester United), Pepe Reina (Napoli), Kepa (Athletic Bilbao); Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Nacho (all Real Madrid), Jordi Alba, Gerard Pique (both Barcelona), Nacho Monreal (Arsenal), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Odriozola (Real Sociedad); Midfield: Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta (both Barcelona) Saúl, Koke (both Atletico), Thiago (Bayern) Silva (Manchester City), Isco, Marco Asensio, Lucas Vázquez (all Real Madrid); Forward: Iago Aspas (Celta), Rodrigo (Valencia), Diego Costa (Atletico) Key player: David Silva: If Spain is to win the World Cup, they will need their little magician to be at his best. One to watch: David De Gea: despite being a goalkeeper, De Gea is as exciting to watch as any top level attacker. Young gun: Marcos Asensio: with his silky skills and ability to score in big games, Asensio is a future superstar. Overview/style of play:

Road To Russia - World Cup Team-By-Team Preview - GROUP A

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Russia Manager: Stanislav Cherchesov Squad: Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Club Brugge), Soslan Dzhanaev (Rubin Kazan), Andrey Lunev (Zenit St Petersburg); Defenders: Vladimir Granat, Ruslan Kambolov, Fedor Kudryashov (all Rubin Kazan), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Roman Neustadter (Fenerbahce), Konstantin Rausch (Dynamo Moscow), Andrey Semenov (Akhmat Grozny), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg), Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moscow); Midfielders: Yuri Gazinskiy (Krasnodar), Alexsandr Golovin, Alan Dzagoev (both CSKA Moscow), Aleksandr Erokhin, Yuri Zhirkov, Daler Kuzyaev (all Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Zobnin, Alexsandr Samedov (both Spartak Moscow), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Aleksandr Tashaev (Dynamo Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal); Forwards: Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula), Aleksey Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fyodor Smolov (Krasnodar), Fedor Chalov (CSKA Moscow) Team overview/style of play: Gaining autom