By Anna Italia
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Italian Soccer Serie A
1 Italian Serie A player named in Belgium23-man World Cup Squad in Brazil by Head Coach Marc Wilmots: Napoli forward Dries Mertens. Belgium are in Group H: South Korea, Russia, Belgium, and Algeria.
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid, on loan from Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Koen Casteels (Hoffenheim), Silvio Proto (Anderlecht).
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Atletico Madrid), Laurent Ciman (Standard Liege), Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit St Petersburg), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern Munich), Anthony Vanden Borre (Anderlecht), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham).
Midfielders: Nacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele (both Tottenham), Steven Defour (Porto), Kevin De Bruyne (Wolfsburg), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Kevin Mirallas (Everton), Divock Origi (Lille), Axel Witsel (Zenit St Petersburg)
Attackers: Romelu Lukaku (Everton, on loan from Chelsea), Dries Mertens (Napoli)
Italian Serie A Players in FIFA World Cup Group H:
South Korea: .No Italian Serie A players
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