10 World Cup Players We Can’t Stop Looking At

So the 2014 FIFA World Cup starts today. At 4pm, Croatia will play Brazil in the first game of the nearly month-long international tournament. That’s exciting, but we may be even more excited about the list we created of the top ten not-to-miss World Cup players in this year’s Cup. We have a feeling you’ll be in favor of this raunchy roundup, as well. Wild guess.

1. Henri Bedimo

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Country: Cameroon

Age: 30

Position: Defender

Why We Like Him: His faux-hawk in the picture above is, well, wonderful.

2. Sergio Ramos

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Country: Spain

Age: 28

Position: Defender

Why We Like Him: He’s verging on being a ginger in the best way possible. Also, that facial hair, though…

3. Jack Wilshere

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Country: England

Age: 22

Position: Midfielder

Why We Like Him: Is an explanation really even required here?

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4. Alireza Jahanbakhsh

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Country: Iran

Age: 20

Position: Winger or right midfielder

Why We Like Him: The man-brows on this guy are truly somethin’ special. Dreamy and exotic. The perfect combo.

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 5. Mats Hummels

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Country: Germany

Age: 25

Position: Defender

Why We Like Him: His “smize” (smile with his eyes) is better than Tyra Banks’. Also, let’s all take a moment to appreciate the power of a strong jaw line.

6. Asamoah Gyan

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Country: Ghana

Age: 28

Position: Forward

Why We Like Him: He’s in touch with his emotions (proof above).

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7. James Rodriguez

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Country: Colombia

Age: 22

Position: Midfielder

Why We Like Him: He’s considered to be one of the best young players out there. (Why we don’t like him? He’s already married. Shame!)

8. Atsuto Uchida

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Country: Japan

Age: 26

Position: Defender

Why We Like Him: He has sideswept bangs and they do not look entirely ridiculous. Bravo.

9. Tommy Oar

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Country: Australia

Age: 22

Position: Midfielder

Why We Like Him: He is Australian. That is all. (Hint: Imagine the accent…)

10. Olivier Giroud

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Country: France

Age: 27

Position: Forward

Why We Like Him: He makes us forget Christiano Ronaldo even exists (did you notice he’s not on this list?).

There you have it. Ten players to look out for over the next month, for your viewing pleasure. Oh, and we guess you could watch the games, too…?

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Which player (or team) is your favorite?