World Cup Team by team BBC’s megabluffs

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Egypt
Mega bluff: "Mo 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."

Uruguay
“Midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta is named after a horse that his father never lost on. His father later became a baker."

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

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

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Portugal
"Don't expect thrillers from Portugal - the manager Fernando Santos' mantra is to win first and entertain second."

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

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France
"Guess what! Defender Adil Rami is going out with 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."

Australia
"Centre-back Trent Sainsbury plays for Chinese side Jiangsu Suning. He said he wanted to play in China to help pay for his parent's mortgage."

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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."

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

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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."

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."

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Croatia
"Did you know that when 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."

Nigeria
"John Obi Mikel's wife is Russian."

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

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."

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Germany
"Great fact: defender Mats Hummels' mother, Ulla Holthoff, is a sports journalist and was the first woman to commentate on a football match on German television."

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

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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."

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."

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Sweden
"Celtic defender Mikael Lustig 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".

South Korea
"Defender Kim Min-woo is one of the three members of the South Korean squad who are currently carrying out national service."

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