No Ashley Cole in England's FIFA World Cup roster. While the defender eventually decided to retire from international football, 23 other players will feature in Brazil.

The long-awaited revelation of England's World Cup 2014 roster has been done. Coach Roy Hodgson has confirmed the name of the players that will board the plane to Brazil this summer. The list provoked a rather decent reaction on social media as the Three Lions manager made understandable picks.

England's 23-man squad is dominated by players from Liverpool who finished second in the just ended 2013/14 English Premier League campaign.

The Red Devils of Manchester United, who will not have the chance to play in Europe next season after finishing seventh, are the second most represented club in England's World Cup roster with four names.

The full list is divided as follows:

England's 2014 World Cup roster:

Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster, Ben Foster, Joe Hart.

Defenders: Glen Johnson, Gary Cahill, Chris Smalling, Phil Jagielka, Phil Jones, Leighton Baines, Luke Shaw

Midfielders: Ross Barkley, Adam Lallana, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Raheem Sterling, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Attackers: Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck, Rickie Lambert. 

Standby: John Ruddy, Tom Cleverley, Jon Flanagan, Andy Carroll, John Stones, Jermaine Defoe, Michael Carrick.

Confirmed: the warriors that will fight in Brazil 

England's 2014 World Cup roster