The 8 teams contesting the Confederations Cup in Russia

A look at the eight teams competing in the June 17-July 2 Confederations Cup, Russia's dress rehearsal for the 2018 World Cup.

Injuries have depleted the squad, with midfielders Alan Dzagoev and Roman Zobnin missing out, along with forward Artyom Dzyuba.

Fernando Santos took over Portugal after leading Greece into the World Cup knockout stage for the first time by reaching the last 16 in 2014.

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez arrives in Russia fresh from becoming Mexico's all-time leading scorer by netting his 47th international goal.

Striker Chris Wood will captain New Zealand after West Ham defender Winston Reid was forced out with a knee injury.

With six wins out of six in qualifying, Germany is on a smooth path to Russia to mount its World Cup title defense.

The Confederations Cup is being used as an opportunity to give untested players more tournament experience.

Only three World Cup winners are included in Germany's Confederations Cup squad — Matthias Ginter, Julian Draxler and Shkodran Mustafi — as established team members are given a break.

Loew does not believe in overburdening his players and has often cautioned against the demands of modern football, warning too many games lead to injuries or even shortened careers.

Chile beat favorite Argentina in penalty shootouts to win the last two Copa America tournaments and also ended Spain's World Cup defense in 2014.

[...] Chile is only in the fourth and final automatic qualification place from South America for the 2018 World Cup, just ahead of Argentina.

For versatility there's midfielder Arturo Vidal, who has helped Bayern Munich to a fifth straight Bundesliga title with his goals and assists.

Australia, which transferred to the Asian confederation in 2005, is third in Asian World Cup qualifying and might have to contest a playoff against a CONCACAF team to return to Russia next year.

Jamie Maclaren has been recalled to the squad and secured a mov