Striker: Mario Balotelli, Italy
Another front man who has grabbed the headlines for his top-notch performances that have shown maturity (yes, maturity), the Italian seems to have grown up since his return to Italy with AC Milan and he will be expected to lead the line for Italy next year. If his performances in an Italy shirt this time around are anything to go by, he will have surely added to his growing list of admirers next year.
Substitutes:
Iker Casillas, Mats Hummels, Franck Ribery, Lionel Messi, Sami Khedira, Andrea Pirlo, Pablo Zabaleta
Edited by Staff Editor