By Anna Italia
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10 Italian Serie A players are included in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F:  Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, and Nigeria.

Italian Serie A Players in FIFA World Cup Group F:

Nigeria:  1 Italian Serie A player with Nigeria  National Football team: Lazio  midfielder Ogenyi Onazi

Bosnia Herzegovina:  2 Italian Serie A players with Bosnia Herzegovina National Football team:  AS Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic and Lazio midfielder Senad Lulic.

Argentina:   7 Italian Serie A players with Argentina National Football team: Catania goalkeeper Mariano Andujar, Napoli defender Federico Fernandez, Inter defender Hugo Campagnaro, Lazio midfielder Lucas Biglia, Inter Milan midfielder Ricardo Alvarez, Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain, Inter Milan forward Rodrigo Palacio.

Iran: No Serie A players

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 By Anna Italia
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Italian Soccer Serie A Supports 100% Italy Team

Here is the FIFA Coca-Cola World Ranking with last update on June 5, 2014.  Italy are in 9th position with 1104 points.

	Rnk	Team	Pts	+/- Pos
	1	Spain	1485	0
	2	Germany	1300	0
	3	Brazil	1242	1
	4	Portugal	1189	-1
	5	Argentina	1175	2
	6	Switzerland	1149	2
	7	Uruguay	1147	-1
	8	Colombia	1137	-3
	9	Italy	1104	0
	10	England	1090	1
	11	Belgium	1074	1
	12	Greece	1064	-2
	13	USA	1035	1
	14	Chile	1026	-1
	15	Netherlands	981	0
	16	Ukraine	915	1
	17	France	913	-1
	18	Croatia	903	2
	19	Russia	893	-1
	20	Mexico	882	-1

Source: fifa.com

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By Anna Italia
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4 Italian Serie A players named in  Algeria 23-man World Cup Squad in Brazil by Head Coach Vahid Halihodzic:   Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam, Livorno defender Djamel Mesbah,  Inter Milan midfielder Saphir Taider, and Udinese midfielder Hassan Yebda. Algeria are in Group H: Belgium, South Korea, Russia, and Algeria.

Goalkeepers: Rais Mbolhi (CSKA Sofia), Cedric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine), Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger)

Defenders: Essaid Belkalem (Watford), Madjid Bougherra (Al Lekhwiya), Liassine Cadamuro (Mallorca), Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli), Rafik Halliche (Academica Coimbra), Aissa Mandi (Stade Reims), Carl Medjani (Valenciennes), Djamel Mesbah (Livorno), Mehdi Mostefa (Ajaccio)

Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur), Yacine Brahimi (Granada), Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia), Mehdi Lacen (Getafe), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City), Saphir Taider (Inter Milan), Hassan Yebda (Udinese)

Forwards: Nabil Ghilas (Porto), Islam Slimani (Sporting), El Arabi Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb).

Italian Serie A Players in FIFA World Cup Group H:

South Korea:   .No Italian Serie A plaeyrs

Russia:   No Italian Serie A players

Belgium:  1 Italian Serie A player with Belgium National Football team: Napoli forward Dries Mertens

Algeria:  4 Italy Serie A players with Algeria National Football team: Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam, Livorno defender Djamel Mesbah,  Inter Milan midfielder Saphir Taider, and Udinese midfielder Hassan Yebda

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By Anna Italia
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1 Italian Serie A players named in  Portugal 23-man World Cup Squad in Brazil by Head Coach Paulo Bento:   Portugal are in Group G:  Germany, Ghana, United States, and Portugal.

Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio (Sporting), Beto (Sevilla/ESP), Eduardo (Braga)

Defenders: Andre Almeida (Benfica), Bruno Alves (Fenerbahce), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid), Joao Pereira (Valencia), Neto (Zenith St-Petersburg), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa (Valencia)

Midfielders: Joao Moutinho (Monaco/FRA), Miguel Veloso (Dynamo Kiev), Raul Meireles (Fenerbahce), Ruben Amorim (Benfica), William Carvalho (Sporting)

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/ESP), Eder (Braga), Helder Postiga (Lazio/ITA), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Nani (Manchester United), Rafa (Braga), Varela (FC Porto), Vieirinha (Wolfsburg)

Italian Serie A Players in FIFA World Cup Group G:

Germany:  1 Italian Serie A player with Germany National Football team: Lazio forward Miroslav Klose.

Ghana: 5 Italian Serie A players with Ghana National Football team: AC Milan midfielder Michael Essien, AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari, Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah, Udinese midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Parma midfielder Afriyie Acquah,

Portugal: 1 Italian Serie A player with Portugal National Football team:  Lazio forward Helder Postiga.

United States: No Serie A players

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By Anna Italia
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Italian Soccer Serie A

8 Italian Serie A players are included in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G: Germany, Ghana, Portugal, and United States.

Italian Serie A Players in FIFA World Cup Group G:

Germany:  2 Italian Serie A player with Germany National Football team:

• Lazio forward Miroslav Klose.
• Sampdoria defender Shkodran Mustafi

Ghana: 5 Italian Serie A players with Ghana National Football team:

• AC Milan midfielder Michael Essien,
• AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari,
• Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah,
• Udinese midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu,
• Parma midfielder Afriyie Acquah,

Portugal: 1 Italian Serie A player with Portugal National Football team:

• Lazio forward Helder Postiga.

United States: No Serie A players

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