5. Franck Ribery (France)
French winger will hope to lead Didier Deschamps to the latter stages of the tournament after a poor display in 2010.
4. Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
Midfield powerhouse will look to take his club form into the finals and could prove to be a real handful.
3. Lionel Messi (Argentina)
By his own very high standards the Barcelona man had an average campaign but will no doubt be buoyed by the chance to clinch a World Cup crown in Brazil.
2. Luis Suarez (Uruguay)
The in-form Liverpool man is looking to fight back from injury to feature in Uruguay’s opening matches and is a player in the best goal-scoring form of his career.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Having won the Balon d’Or and clinched the ‘Decima’ the stage is set for Ronaldo to lead Portugal to World Cup glory.
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