The 60 Hottest Footballers To 'Cuci Mata' With In The 2018 FIFA World Cup
Beautiful game, beautiful... men. :)
By Samantha Khor — 19 Jun 2018, 07:46 PM
One trophy, 32 teams, and 736 players. Once every four years, fans all over the world congregate to witness and cheer on their respective countries in the FIFA World Cup.
While the rest of us non-football fans might appreciate an exciting match every now and then, we're not ashamed to admit that we're mostly here for the eye candy:
Note: The players are not arranged based on a ranking of hotness. Instead, they are grouped according to their respective home countries followed by jersey numbers for your convenience. You're welcome. :p
1. Federico Fazio
Age: 31
Country: Argentina
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Defender
3. Sergio "Kun" Agüero
Age: 30
Country: Argentina
Jersey Number: 19
Position: Forward
4. Giovani Lo Celso
Age: 22
Country: Argentina
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Midfielder
5. Mathew Leckie
Age: 27
Country: Australia
Jersey Number: 7
Position: Forward
6. Jackson Irvine
Age: 25
Country: Australia
Jersey Number: 22
Position: Midfielder
7. Eden Hazard
Age: 27
Country: Belgium
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Forward
FUN FACT(S): Apparently, people on Tumblr are pretty obsessed with Hazard's butt. #bootydontquit
His younger brother, Thorgan (#16) is also on the Belgian national team.
11. Alisson Becker
Age: 25
Country: Brazil
Jersey Number: 1
Position: Goalkeeper
12. Phillipe Coutinho
Age: 26
Country: Brazil
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Forward
14. James Rodríguez
Age: 26
Country: Colombia
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Midfielder
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16. Rodney Wallace
Age: 29
Country: Costa Rica
Jersey Number: 13
Position: Forward
18. Duje Caleta-Car
Age: 21
Country: Croatia
Jersey Number: 15
Position: Defender
20. Viktor Fischer
Age: 24
Country: Denmark
Jersey Number: 15
Position: Forward
24. Antoine Griezmann
Age: 27
Country: France
Jersey Number: 7
Position: Forward
FUN FACT: In 2016, during the UEFA European Championship, someone started a hashtag for Griezmann's, um, butt.
26. Kylian Mbappe
Age: 19
Country: France
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Forward
27. Ousmane Dembélé
Age: 21
Country: France
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Forward
28. Mats Hummels
Age: 29
Country: Germany
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Defender
30. Kevin Trapp
Age: 27
Country: Germany
Jersey Number: 12
Position: Goalkeeper
This thirst Trapp is a third-string goalkeeper, hence it's highly unlikely that he will be playing a match in the World Cup. Fortunately, you can follow him on Instagram for gems like this:
32. Marc-André ter Stegen
Age: 29
Country: Germany
Jersey Number: 22
Position: Goalkeeper
33. Rúrik Gíslason
Age: 30
Country: Iceland
Jersey Number: 19
Position: Midfielder
FUN FACT: Gíslason gained 250,000 followers on Instagram after making a 30-minute appearance against Argentina, so you might wanna get in on that now.
34. Saeed Ezatolahi
Age: 21
Country: Iran
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Midfielder
37. Tomoaki Makino
Age: 31
Country: Japan
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Defender
40. Jonathan dos Santos
Age: 28
Country: Mexico
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Midfielder
41. Carlos Vela
Age: 29
Country: Mexico
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Forward
45. Miguel Trauco
Age: 25
Country: Peru
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Defender
47. Lukasz Piszczek
Age: 33
Country: Poland
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Defender
50. Roman Zobnin
Age: 24
Country: Russia
Jersey Number: 11
Position: Midfielder
51. Hattan Bahebri
Age: 25
Country: Saudi Arabia
Jersey Number: 9
Position: Midfielder
52. Idrissa Gana Guaye
Age: 28
Country: Senegal
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Midfielder
53. Luka Milivojević
Age: 27
Country: Serbia
Jersey Number: 4
Position: Midfielder
54. Gerard Pique
Age: 31
Country: Spain
Jersey Number: 3
Position: Defender
FUN FACT: Pique is married to Colombian singer Shakira.
55. Marco Asensio
Age: 22
Country: Spain
Jersey Number: 20
Position: Midfielder
56. Martin Olsson
Age: 30
Country: Sweden
Jersey Number: 5
Position: Defender
57. Granit Xhaka
Age: 25
Country: Switzerland
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Midfielder
58. Roman Buerki
Age: 27
Country: Switzerland
Jersey Number: 21
Position: Goalkeeper
59. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
Age: 26
Country: Tunisia
Jersey Number: 8
Position: Forward
60. Jose Gimenez
Age: 23
Country: Uruguay
Jersey Number: 2
Position: Defender