Having been troubled with slight injury issues in his current World Cup 2014 preparation, England defender, Phil Jagielka is sharing a positive news for Three Lions fans as he is getting match fit and hoping to be ready for the opening fixture against Italy.

Receiving a surprise call up for Italy's World Cup provisional squad, Matteo Darmian isn't hiding his dream to achieve bigger goal, which is securing a spot for Azzurri's final 23-men that will battle it out in Brazil this summer.

As the World Cup Brazil 2014 is getting closer to its opening stage, it should be much more interesting for football lovers to travel back in time and check out what happened four years ago in South Africa.

Failing to shine in his last few international fixtures with England still isn't stopping Wayne Rooney being heralded as Three Lions' main player especially for the upcoming World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

Edging closer to the start of World Cup 2014 in Brazil, it's always interesting to check out previous tournament as not only it provide tons of memories but also served as nice viewing on how the competition would be like.

Experiencing a difficult season with AC Milan isn't lowering down Riccardo Montolivo's spirit ahead of the World Cup 2014 as the Italian international midfielder said that he is feeling motivated for that tournament.

Not being labeled as favorite in Brazil 2014 doesn't seem to trouble England national team players as after Joe Hart recently voicing out his confidence about his team's strength, it' Wayne Rooney's truth to share his views.

Following the footsteps of other World Cup 2014 contestants, one of the tournament's favorites, Italy have also released the 30 minutes for their temporary squad, which will eventually be shortened into 23-names.

Missing many matches this season for his club AC Milan, Stephan El Shaarawy is starting to get back into fitness and not only his expecting to make a comeback for the Rossoneri, the ex-Genoa man also hopeful in getting into Italy's World Cup squad.

The World Cup 2014 is still couple of months away, but preparation for Italy's national team already getting into the final stages especially regarding players selection as head coach Cesare Prandelli claims he already has 18 players on his mind.

Italy are taking their World Cup 2014 preparation very seriously as aside from holding a physical test for some potential called up players this week, Azzurri have already set up a friendly by the time they arrived in Brazil.

Starting the preparation ahead of World Cup 2014, Italian national team head coach, Cesare Prandelli, called up 42 players, who could potentially be called up to Brazil. Among those large list of players are two Azzurri talents, Giuseppe Rossi and Stephan El Shaarawy, who have been troubled by injuries in recent months, but they are currently recovering their condition.