39 Photos of the 2018 World Cup's Hottest Soccer Players (a.k.a. Our Imaginary Boyfriends)

Excuse us while we ogle every qualifying team's greatest eye candy as the competition heats up

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Grace Gavilanes
Grace Gavilanes
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Published on June 13, 2018 01:13PM EDT
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CRISTIANO RONALDO: PORTUGAL

Real Madrid v Juventus FC. Champions League. Quarter de final, Secons Leg. Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Madrid, Spain, 11 April 2018.
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GERARD PIQUE: SPAIN

FC Barcelona v Malaga CF - La Liga
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ARKADIUSZ MILIK: POLAND

France Soccer Uefa Euro 2016 - Jun 2016
Sebastien Nogier/Epa/REX/Shutterstock
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FABIAN DELPH: ENGLAND

Aston Villa v Manchester City - Premier League
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JONAS HECTOR: GERMANY

1. FC Koeln v FC Bayern Muenchen - Bundesliga
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JONATHAN DOS SANTOS: MEXICO

Villarreal Unveil New Signing Jonathan Dos Santos
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TOMOAKI MAKINO: JAPAN

AFC Champions League - Guangzhou Evergrande v Urawa Red Diamonds
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MARCO ASENSIO: SPAIN

Spain v Switzerland - International Friendly
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ALFREDO TALAVERA: MEXICO

Mexico Portraits - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
Dennis Grombkowski - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
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MANUEL NEUER: GERMANY

Brazil v Germany: Semi Final - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
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MARQUINHOS: BRAZIL

Paris Saint-Germain vs RSC Anderlecht, France - 31 Oct 2017
ETIENNE LAURENT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
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MILAD MOHAMMADI: IRAN

Soccer WCup Group B , Tehran, Iran - 19 May 2018
Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/REX/Shutterstock
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MORTEZA POURALIGANJI: IRAN

Iran Portraits - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
Stuart Franklin - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
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OSAMA HAWSAWI: SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia Portraits - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
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PATRICK PEMBERTON: COSTA RICA

Italy v Costa Rica: Group D - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
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RUBEN LOFTUS-CHEEK: ENGLAND

England v Nigeria, Football, Friendly International, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, UK - 02/06/2018
Ashley Western/REX/Shutterstock
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RURIK GISLASON: ICELAND

Iceland Portraits - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
Stuart Franklin - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
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Egypt Portraits - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
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SAM MORSY: EGYPT

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KIM SHIN-WOOK: SOUTH KOREA

Korea Republic Portraits - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
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THORGAN HAZARD: BELGIUM

Borussia Moenchengladbach - Team Presentation
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WILLIAM TROOST-EKONG: NIGERIA

Nigeria Training
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ROMAN BURKI: SWITZERLAND

Switzerland v Panama - International Friendly
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ALI MAALOUL: TUNISIA

FBL-AFR-2015-MATCH04-TUN-CPV
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HARIS SEFEROVIC: SWITZERLAND

Switzerland v Panama -International Friendly
Erwin Spek/Soccrates/Getty
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NORDIN AMRABAT: MOROCCO

Serbia v Morocco, International Football Friendly, Olimpico di Torino, Turin, Italy - 23 Mar 2018
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DIAFRA SAKHO: SENEGAL

Bristol City v West Ham United - FA Cup Fourth Round
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BLAS PEREZ: PANAMA

Wales vs Panama - International Friendly
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THOMAS LEMAR: FRANCE

Monaco v Caen, Ligue 1, Football, Stade Louis II, Monaco - 21 Oct 2017
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ANTHONY LOPES: PORTUGAL

France Soccer Uefa Champions League - Dec 2016
Guillaume Horcajuelo/Epa/REX/Shutterstock
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DUSAN TADIC: SERBIA

Chelsea v Southampton - The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final
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EDUARDO SALVIO: ARGENTINA

Argentina v Singapore
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CRISTHIAN STUANI: URUGUAY

West Ham United v Middlesbrough - Premier League
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MIGUEL BORJA: COLOMBIA

FBL-SUDAMERICANA-SANTAFE-TRAINING
JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty
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SERGIO AGUERO: ARGENTINA

Manchester City FC v FC Bayern Muenchen - UEFA Champions League
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JOSE CARVALLO: PERU

Peru Training Session
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MATTHEW LECKIE: AUSTRALIA

Australian Socceroos Portrait Session
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JONAS LOESSL: DENMARK

BL: FC Augsburg - 1. FSV Mainz 05
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EMIL FORSBERG: SWEDEN

Sweden v Chile - International Friendly
Nils Petter Nilsson/Ombrello/Getty
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ANTE REBIĆ: CROATIA

Eintracht Frankfurt - Team Presentation
Jan Huebner/Pool/Getty

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