20 Fittest World Cup Footballers

By India Opie Meres

For those of us who aren’t huge football fans 365 days of the year, the World Cup brings us a special opportunity to feel like we actually care about the sport as much as the die-hard enthusiasts do all year round. As well as getting into a slightly scary frenzy that seems to over take the country, the games allow us to gaze in awe at the talent from all around the world.  And no, we’re not talking about their dribbling techniques…

We have collected the World Cup’s fittest competitors in order to celebrate kick-off and the boys certainly don’t disappoint. Think of it as a way of knowing what matches to watch…

20 Fittest World Cup Footballers

• Fernando LLorente (Spain)

  1 of 20

• Julio Cesar (Brazil)

  2 of 20

• Olivier Giroud (France)

  3 of 20

• Steven Gerard (England)

  4 of 20

• Dejan Lovren (Croatia)

  5 of 20
• Gerard Piqué (Spain)

  6 of 20
• Christiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

  7 of 20
• Alexis Sánchez (Chile)

  8 of 20
• Mats Hummels (Germany)

  9 of 20
• Geof Cameron (US)

  10 of 20
• Glen Johnson (England)

  11 of 20
• Vedran Corluka (Croatia)

  12 of 20
• Mitch Langerak (Australia)

  13 of 20
• Cesc Fábregas (Spain)

  14 of 20
• Philip Lahm (England)

  15 of 20
• Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana)

  16 of 20
• Lionel Messi (England)

  17 of 20
• Daniel Sturridge (England)

  18 of 20
• César Azpilicueta (Spain)

  19 of 20
• Givanildo Viera de Souza (Brazil)

  20 of 20

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