Svetovno prvenstvo 1998 je bilo zame eno najboljših prvenstev ki sem jih gledal... Ob ponovitvi vseh zadetkov se samo spominjam asov kot so bili: Skupina A:
Brazilija: Ronaldo, Bebeto, Dunga, Sampao, Cafu, R. Carlos, Taffarel, Dunga, Rivaldo, ma ni da ni
Škotska: Hendry, pa Tomy Boyd, Collins
Norveška: Tore Andre Flo, Iverson pa kr dobro ekipo so meli takrat...
Maroko: Hadji, pa še en je bil kr dobr, pa un Chippo
Skupina B:
Italija: Vieri, R. Baggio, D. Baggio, Zola, Chiesa, ma ni da ni. Takrat so mel zlo močno repko Italijani...
Chile: Dvojec Ivan Zamorano in Marcelo Salas...
Austria: Un starec Polster al kaj je bil, pa Ivica Vastic
Cameroon: Spomnem se ubistvu samo M'bomaja...
Skupina C:
Francija: Zidane, Trezeguet, Henry, Deschamps, Blanc, Barther...
Danska: Laudrup, Šmajhel,
Savdska Arabija: Glih ni nobenega ki bi izstopal
Južna Afrika: Mccarthy edino?
Skupina D:
Nigerija: Viktor Ikpeba, pa Jay Jay Okocha, pa meni strašljivi in dober golman Rufai
Paragvaj: Chilavert
Španija: Zubizareta, Hierro, Morientes, Raul...
Bulgarija: takrat zame strašljiva repka... Stoickov, Balakov, Zdravko Zdravkov
Skupina E:
Nizozemci: Bergamp, Davids, Seedorf, Kluivert...
Mehika: Se ubistvu ne spomnem
Belgija: Prav tako...
Skupina F:
Nemčija: Uf, uf... Kopke, Muller, Bierhoff...
Jugoslavija: Savo Milosevic, Drulovic, Mijatovic, Kovacevic...
Iran in ZDA se ne spomenm. Morda pri Ameriki neki podobnega kot O'Baily?
Skupina G:
Romunija: Hagi
Anglija: Owen, Beckham, Shearer...
Kolumbija: legendarni Valderama
Tunizija: Se ne spomnim
Skupina H:
Argentina: Batistuta, Ortega, Veron, ne tako kot so zdaj Messiji pa ne vem kdo še... Igračine prave!
Hrvaška: Šuker, Prosinečki, Boban...
Jamajka in Japonska se ne spomnim...
HONDURAS za SP: Vratarji: Noel Valladares, Donis Escober (oba Olimpia), Luis Lopez (Real Espana);
Branilci: Arnold Peralta (Glasgow Rangers/Ško), Maynor Figueroa (Hull City/Ang), Victor Bernardez (San Jose/ZDA), Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic Glasgow/Ško), Osman Chavez (Qingdao Jonoon/Kit), Juan Carlos Garcia (Wigan/Ang), Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia), Juan Pablo Montes (Motagua);
Vezisti: Boniek Garcia (Houston Dynamo/ZDA), Andy Najar (Anderlecht/Bel), Roger Espinoza (Wigan/Ang), Wilson Palacios (Stoke City/Ang), Marvin Chavez (Colorado Rapids/ZDA), Jorge Claros (Motagua), Luis Garrido (Olimpia), Mario Martinez (Real Espana);
Napadalci: Jerry Bengtson (New England/ZDA), Jerry Palacios (Alajuelense/Kos), Carlo Costly (Real Espana), Rony Martinez (Real Sociedad).
vratarji: Jung Sung-Rjong (Suvon Bluewings), Kim Seung-Gju (Ulsan Hyundai), Li Bum-Jung (Busan IPark);
branilci: Hong Jeong-Ho (Augsburg), Hvang Seok-Ho (Sanfrecce Hirošima), Kim Čang-So (Kashiwa Reysol), Kim Jin-So (Albirex Niigata), Kim Jung-Gvon (Guangzhou Evergrande), Kvak Tae-Hvi (Al Hilal), Li Jong (Ulsan Hyundai), Jun Suk-Young (Queens Park Rangers);
vezisti: Ha Dae-Sung (Peking Guoan), Han Kook-Young (Kashiwa Reysol), Ji Dong-Von (Augsburg), Ki Sung-Jueng (Sunderland), Kim Bo-Kjung (Cardiff City), Li Čung-Jong (Bolton Wanderers), Park Jong-Vo (Guangzhou R&F), Son Heung-Min (Bayer Leverkusen);
napadalci: Kim Šin-Vok (Ulsan Hyundai), Ko Ja-Čeol (Mainz 05), Li Keun-Ho (Sangju Sangmu), Park Ču-Jung (Watford).
Širši seznam Nemcev
Goalkeepers : Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)
Defenders : Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Kevin Grosskreutz (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Howedes (Schalke), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Shkodran Mustafi (Sampdoria), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders : Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Schalke), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Leon Goretzka (Schalke), Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich), Andre Hahn (Augsburg), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Max Meyer (Schalke), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)
Attackers : Miroslav Klose (Lazio), Kevin Volland (Hoffenheim), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Andre Schurrle (Chelsea), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
BELGIJA za SP: Vratarji: Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Colin Coosemans (Waasland-Beveren)
Branilci: Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Daniel van Buyten (Bayern Munich), Toby Alderweireld (Atletico Madrid), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit St Petersburg), Sebastian Pocognoli (Hanover 96), Guillaume Gillet (Anderlecht)
Vezisti: Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Axel Witsel (Zenit St Petersburg), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Nacer Chadli (Tottenham), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham), Kevin de Bruyne (VfL Wolfsburg), Kevin Mirallas (Everton), Steven Defour (Porto), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Radja Nainggolan (AS Roma)
MEHIKA za SP: Vratarji: Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Guillermo Ochoa (Ajaccio);
Branilci: Andres Guardado (Bayer Leverkusen), Paul Aguilar, Francisco Rodriguez, Miguel Layun (vsi America), Hector Moreno (Espanyol), Rafael Marquez (Leon), Diego Reyes (Porto), Carlos Salcido (UANL Tigres);
Vezisti: Hector Herrera (Porto), Jose Juan Vazquez, Carlos Pena, Luis Montes (vsi Leon), Juan Carlos Medina (America), Isaac Brizuela, Marco Fabian (oba Cruz Azul);
Napadalci: Oribe Peralta (Santos Laguna), Javier Hernandez (Manchester United), Raul Jimenez (America), Giovani Dos Santos (Villarreal), Alan Pulido (UANL Tigres).
Vratarji: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Yury Lodygin (Zenit St Petersburg), Sergei Ryzhikov (Rubin Kazan)
Branilci: Alexander Anyukov (Zenit St Petersburg), Alexei Berezutsky, Vasily Berezutsky, Sergei Ignashevich, Georgy Shchennikov (all CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Granat, Alexei Kozlov (both Dynamo Moscow), Andrei Yeshchenko (Anzhi Makhachkala), Dmitry Kombarov (Spartak Moscow), Andrei Semenov (Terek Grozny)
Vezisti: Igor Denisov, Yury Zhirkov (both Dynamo Moscow), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Yury Gazinsky, Roman Shirokov (both FC Krasnodar), Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow), Pavel Mogilevets (Rubin Kazan), Viktor Faizulin, Oleg Shatov (both Zenit St Petersburg)
Napadalci: Vladimir Bystrov (Anzhi Makhachkala), Alexander Kerzhakov (Zenit St Petersburg), Artem Dzyuba (Rostov), Alexei Ionov, Alexander Kokorin (both Dynamo Moscow), Maxim Kanunnikov (Amkar Perm), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading/ENG), Alexander Samedov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
ANGLIJA za SP: Vratarji:
Joe Hart (Manchester City), Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Fraser Forster (Celtic)
Branilci:
Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Man Utd), Luke Shaw (Southampton), Chris Smalling (Man Utd)
Vezisti:
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Ross Barkley (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Napadalci: Rickie Lambert (Soton), Wayne Rooney (Man United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Man United)
V rezervi:
Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Andy Carroll (West Ham United), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC), Jon Flanagan (Liverpool), John Ruddy (Norwich City), John Stones (Everton)
vratarji: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake);
branilci: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nurenberg), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders);
vezisti: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union), Julian Green (Bayern München), Jermaine Jones (Bešiktaš), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City);
napadalci: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes).
- vezisti: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao), Xavi (Barcelona), Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich), Pedro (Barcelona), Jesus Navas (Manchester City), David Silva (Manchester City), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), Juan Mata (Manchester United), Santi Cazorla (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
- napadalci: Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), David Villa (Atletico Madrid), Alvaro Negredo (Manchester City), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Fernando Llorente (Juvetus)
BELGIJA
vratarji: Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Koen Casteels (Hoffenheim) ali Silvio Proto (Anderlecht);
- branilci: Toby Alderweireld (Atlético Madrid), Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern München), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit St-Petersburg), Anthony Vanden Borre (Anderlecht), Laurent Ciman (Standard).
- vezisti: Axel Witsel (Zenit St-Petersburg), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Steven Defour (Porto), Moussa Dembélé (Tottenham), Nacer Chadli (Tottenham).
- napadalci: Romelu Lukaku (Everton), Kevin De Bruyne (Wolfsburg) , Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Kevin Mirallas (Everton), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United), Divock Origi (Lille).
vratarji: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg), Roman Bürki (Grasshopper), Yann Sommer (Basel)
- branilci: Johan Djourou (Hamburg), Michael Lang (Grasshopper), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg), Fabian Schär (Basel), Philippe Senderos (Valencia), Steve von Bergen (Young Boys), Reto Ziegler (Sassuolo)
- napadalci: Josip Drmić (Nürnberg), Mario Gavranović (Zürich), Admir Mehmedi (Freiburg), Haris Seferović (Real Sociedad), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Münchengladbach).
Na čakanju: Marwin Hitz (Augsburg), Timm Klose (Wolfsburg), Silvan Widmer (Udinese), Eren Derdiyok (Bayer Leverkusen), Fabian Frei (Basel), Pajtim Kasami (Fulham), Pirmin Schwegler (Eintracht Frankfurt).
URUGVAJ:
vratarji: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martin Silva (Vasco Da Gama), Rodrigo Munoz (Libertad)
- branilci: Diego Lugano (West Bromwich Albion), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Martin Caceres (Juventus), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica), Jorge Fucile (Porto), Sebastian Coates (Nacional)
- vezisti: Egidio Arevalo Rios (Morelia), Walter Gargano (Parma), Diego Perez (Bologna), Sebastian Eguren (Palmeiras), Alvaro Gonzalez (Lazio), Alejandro Silva (Lanus), Alvaro Pereira (Sao Paulo), Cristian Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid), Gaston Ramirez (Southampton), Nicolas Lodeiro (Botafogo)
- napadalci: Edinson Cavani (PSG), Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Diego Forlan (Cerezo Osaka), Abel Hernandez (Palermo), Cristian Stuani (Espanyol).
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SLONOKOŠČENA OBALA
vratarji: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren), Sayouba Mande (Stabaek), Sylvain Gbohouo (Sewe San Pedro), Ali Badra Sangare (ASEC Mimosas);
znani tudi še končne postave Španije ter Nizozemske
ŠPANIJA za SP: Vratarji: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Napoli), David De Gea (Manchester United).
Branilci: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Raul Albiol (Napoli), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
Vezisti: Xavi (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), Santi Cazorla (Arsenal), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Javi Martinez (Bayern), Juan Mata (Manchester United), David Silva (Manchester City).
Napadalci: Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Pedro (Barcelona), David Villa (Atletico Madrid).
NIZOZEMSKA za SP: Vratarji: Jasper Cillessen (Ajax), Tim Krul (Newcastle), Michel Vorm (Swansea)
Branilci: Daley Blind (Ajax), Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord), Terence Kongolo (Feyenoord), Bruno Martins Indi (Feyenoord), Joel Veltman (Ajax), Paul Verhaegh (Augsburg), Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa), Stefan de Vrij (Feyenoord).
Vezisti: Jordy Clasie (Feyenoord), Leroy Fer (Norwich), Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea), Nigel de Jong (Milan), Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray), Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven).
Napadalci: Memphis Depay (PSV), Jan Klaas Huntelaar (Schalke 04), Dirk Kuijt (Fenerbahce), Jeremain Lens (Dinamo Kijev), Robin van Persie (Manchester United), Arjen Robben (Bayern).
Branilci: Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Torino), Mattia De Sciglio (AC Milan), Gabriel Paletta (Parma).
Vezisti: Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain), Marco Parolo (Parma), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain).
Napadalci: Mario Balotelli (AC Milan), Antonio Cassano (Parma), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
Vratarji: David Ospina (Nice), Faryd Mondragon (Deportivo Cali), Camilo Vargas (Santa Fe) Branilci: Camilo Zuniga (Napoli), Pablo Armero (Napoli), Cristian Zapata (Milan), Mario Yepes (Atalanta), Carlos Valdes (San Lorenzo), Santiago Arias (PSV), Eder Alvarez-Balanta (River Plate) Vezisti: James Rodriguez (Monaco), Abel Aguilar (Toulouse), Carlos Sanchez (Elche), Fredy Guarin (Inter), Juan Fernando Quintero (Porto), Aldo Ramirez (Morelia), Alexander Mejia (Atletico Nacional), Victor Ibarbo (Cagliari), Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Fiorentina)
Napadalci: Jackson Martinez (Porto), Teofilo Gutierrez (River Plate), Carlos Bacca (Sevilla), Adrian Ramos (Borussia Dortmund).
Seznam Argentine za SP:
Vratarji: Sergio Romero (Monaco), Mariano Andujar (Catania), Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors). Branilci: Ezequiel Garay (Benfica), Federico Fernandez (Napoli), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Marcos Rojo (Sporting Lisbon), Jose-Maria Basanta (Monterrey), Hugo Campagnaro (Inter), Martin Demichelis (Manchester City). Vezisti: Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors), Lucas Biglia (Lazio), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid), Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys), Ricardo Alvarez (Inter), Augusto Fernandez (Celta Vigo), Enzo Perez (Benfica). Napadalci: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain), Rodrigo Palacio (Inter).
Nigerijska reprezentanca je z zmago na afriškem pokalu narodov naznanila svoj preporod po dolgih letih razočaranj, uspeh na celinskem prvenstvu pa nameravajo Nigerijci dopolniti še z uspešnim nastopom na svetovnem prvenstvu, kjer se bodo za uvrstitev v osmino finala potegovali z Argentino, BiH in Iranom. Selektor Stephen Keshi je izbral moštvo, v katerem pričakovano prevladujejo nogometaši iz evropskih klubov, saj je takšnih kar 20.
Postava nigerijske reprezentance:
Vratarji: Vincent Enyeama (Lille), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheva), Chigozie Agbim (Gombe United). Branilci: Elderson Echiejile (Monaco), Efe Ambrose (Celtic), Godfrey Oboabona (Rizespor), Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves), Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea), Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC), Joseph Yobo (Norwich City), Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars). Vezisti: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea), Ramon Azeez (Almeria), Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio), Reuben Gabriel (Waasland-Beveren), Michael Babatunde (Volyn Lutsk). Napadalci: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United), Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce), Peter Odemwingie (Stoke), Michael Uchebo (Cercle Brugge), Victor Moses (Chelsea), Uche Nwofor (Heerenveen).
- vratarji (3): Maximo Banguera (Barcelona Sporting Club/Ekvador), Adrian Bone (El Nacional), Alexander Dominguez (Quito);
- branilci (6): Frickson Erazo (Flamengo), Jorge Guagua, Oscar Bagui, Gabriel Achilier (Emelec), Juan Carlos Paredes (Barcelona SC), Walter Ayovi (Pachuca);
- vezisti (8): Segundo Castillo (Al-Hilal), Carlos Gruezo (Stuttgart), Renato Ibarra (Vitesse), Christian Noboa (Dinamo Moskva), Luis Saritama (Barcelona SC), Antonio Valencia (Manchester United), Edison Mendez (Independiente Santa Fe), Fidel Martinez (Tijuana);
- napadalci (6): Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul), Felipe Caicedo (Al-Jazira), Jefferson Montero (Morelia), Jaime Ayovi (Tijuana), Enner Valencia (Pachuca), Michael Arroyo (Atlante).