ARGENTINA
"Did you know midfielder Ever Banega was run over by his own car in 2012? He left the handbrake off at a petrol station, and the vehicle rolled back, breaking his ankle and leg."

AUSTRALIA
"Tim Cahill has scored 45% of Australia's World Cup goals and is aiming to join the likes of Pele and Miroslav Klose as the only men to score in four finals."

BELGIUM
"Eden Hazard's mother Carine was a professional footballer in the Belgian First Division. She only stopped playing when she found out she was pregnant with Eden."

BRAZIL
"Interesting fact about Gabriel Jesus: he has a tattoo on his bicep of his mother Vera. She supervises his finances to ensure he stays grounded, and even vets his girlfriends. Don't mess with Vera."

COLOMBIA
"This could be awkward. Goalkeeper David Ospina's sister Daniela married team-mate James Rodriguez in 2011, but the couple have since split up."

COSTA RICA
"Head coach Oscar Ramirez promised to shave off his hair if Costa Rica qualified for Russia. Goalkeeper Keylor Navas took great pleasure in taking the clippers to his boss' head."

CROATIA
"Did you know that when midfielder Ivan Rakitic moved to Seville, he married the first woman to serve him coffee? He met Raquel in the club hotel the night before his medical but it took three months before she agreed to go out with him."

DENMARK
"More than 11,000 people have signed an online petition to Fifa asking them to delay the World Cup until Nicklas Bendtner is fit."

EGYPT
"Mohammed Salah's boots are on display at the British museum following his record-breaking season for Liverpool. The museum say the boots tell a story of a modern Egyptian icon."

ENGLAND
"Midfielder Fabian Delph's wife Natalie is due to give birth just two days after the final group game against Belgium."

FRANCE
"Guess what! Defender Adil Rami is dating former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson. She has publically thanked him for helping her through the menopause but she says they wish to keep their relationship private."

GERMANY
Defender Mats Hummels' mother, Ulla Holthoff, is a sports journalist and was the first woman to commentate on a football match on German television."

ICELAND
"Head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson is also a qualified dentist."

IRAN
"Striker Vahid Amiri has a Master's degree in Physical Education."

JAPAN
"This is brilliant: Japan's fans are renowned for cleaning up litter in the stadium after games - something first seen on their World Cup debut in 1998."

MEXICO
"ESPN conducted a poll with 104 MLS players and they voted Mexico midfielder Giovani Dos Santos the most overrated player in the league."

MORROCO
"Did you know midfielder Faycal Fajr is scared of dogs after breaking his leg when jumping six metres to avoid a pit-bull terrier."

NIGERIA
Una know this one. "John Obi Mikel's partner is also Russian."

PANAMA
"The country's president declared a national holiday when Panama secured their place at an historic first World Cup finals."

PERU
"Defender Christian Ramos was selected as one of the world's best-looking footballers by a major online media company in December, alongside the likes of Colombian Radamel Falcao and ex-England midfielder Michael Carrick."

POLAND
"Poland have fans in Hollywood! They were adopted by Russell Crowe during Euro 2016, who often tweeted his support."

PORTUGAL
"Don't expect thrillers from Portugal - the manager Fernando Santos' mantra is to win first and entertain second. The reigning European champions will probably stick to the game plan - give it to Cristiano Ronaldo and hope for the best."

RUSSIA
"A modern-day love story: centre-back Vladimir Granat says he met his wife, a doctor, on the subway in Moscow when he gave up his seat for her. He plucked up the courage to ask her for her phone number but then realised he didn't have his mobile with him so had to memorise all 11 digits in order to call her and ask her for a date."

SAUDI ARABIA
"One of their star attacking midfielders Yahya Al-Shehri was the cover star of the Middle East version of Fifa 16 alongside Argentina's Lionel Messi."

SENEGAL
"Senegal's many Muslim players, including Sadio Mane, did not observe Ramadan."

SERBIA
"Goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic once said he wouldn't join Partizan Belgrade for all the money in this world. He said that when you hate something, it's really that simple. He's since played for them twice. They're also the tallest squad in the competition."

SOUTH KOREA
"Defender Kim Min-woo is one of the three members of the South Korean squad who are currently carrying out mandatory national service in the military."

SPAIN
"There's always a team prankster - Diego Costa has been known to put salt in the coffee of teammates!"

SWEDEN
"Defender Mikael Lustig, of Celtic, caused a bit of a stir in the Old Firm derby in April for stealing a policeman's hat while celebrating taking a 3-0 lead over their arch-rivals Rangers".

SWITZERLAND
"Goalkeeper Yann Sommer is a renowned cook and has his own culinary blog. He spent three years devising it and manages everything himself: recipe ideas, making dishes and even taking the photos."

TUNISIA
"Defender Yohan Benalouane of Leicester City is known as a sharp dresser."

URUGUAY
"Luis Suarez is yet to complete a World Cup without being banned."

Compiled from https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44455175

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