Group D is one of the most difficult groups to get out of with England, Italy and Uruguay all capable of going deep in the tournament, while Costa Rica will look to put a dent or two on the other three team's hopes.
Italy will start as the favourites to go through, with Uruguay and England in a tight battle with Cesare Prandelli's side. Any of the above three teams can top the group or finish second, and early victories in their group matches will probably decide the manner in which the final standings will read.
Squads: Italy: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon, Salvatore Sirigu, Mattia Perin
Defenders: Mattia De Sciglio, Giorgio Chiellini, Matteo Darmian, Ignazio Abate, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Gabriel Paletta
Midfielders: Thiago Motta, Antonio Candreva, Claudio Marchisio, Alberto Aquilani, Daniele De Rossi, Marco Parolo, Andrea Pirlo, Marco Verratti
Forwards: Mario Balotelli, Antonio Cassano, Alessio Cerci, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne
Coach: Cesare Prandelli
England: Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, Ben Foster, Fraser Forster
Defenders: Glen Johnson, Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Phil Jagielka, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw
Midfielders: Steven Gerrard, Jack Wilshere, Frank Lampard, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Milner, Adam Lallana, Ross Barkley
Forwards: Daniel Sturridge, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Rickie Lambert, Raheem Sterling
Coach: Roy Hodgson
Uruguay: Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera, Rodrigo Munoz, Martin Silva
Defenders: Diego Lugano, Diego Godín, Jorge Fucile, Jose Gimenez, Maxi Pereira, Sebastian Coates, Martin Caceres
Midfielders: Walter Gargano, Alvaro Pereira, Cristian Rodríguez, Nicolas Lodeiro , Diego Perez, Arévalo Rios, Gaston Ramirez, Alvaro Gonzalez
Forwards: Abel Hernandez, Luis Suarez, Diego Forlan, Christian Stuani, Edinson Cavani
Coach: Oscar Tabarez
Costa Rica: Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Patrick Pemberton, Daniel Cambronero
Defenders: Johnny Acosta, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Michael Umana, Osvar Duarte, Heiner Mora, Waylon Francis, Junior Diaz, Cristian Gamboa, Roy Miller
Midfielders: Celso Borges, Christian Bolanos, Michael Barrantes, Oscar Granados, Yeltsin Tejeda, Diego Calvo , Jose Cubero
Forwards: Joel Campbell, Bryan Ruiz, Randall Brenes, Marcos Urena
Coach: Jorge Luis Pinto
