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There may be only one David Beckham, but rest assured that there are countless other soccer hunks that also deserve your attention. Around 900 players from 32 countries are listed to compete in this year's World Cup, which starts next Thursday, June 12, and runs 'til July 13 in Brazil. Many have obtained incredibly celebrity status, scoring spots on the cover of Vogue and representing every sports apparel brand out there.
In the name of service, we have compiled a complete guide to the hot guys competing in this year's World Cup. Come for the abs, and stay for the sports skills—even if soccer is not your thing, we're positive this list will persuade you.
Two things to keep in mind: First, some of these guys will be eliminated on June 5, so best confirm the final rosters before Opening Ceremony to make sure your fave will be on the field. Second, of course, is that with the amount of athletes playing, not everyone could make the list. We had to draw the line somewhere, and at times, it was hard. Let us know who we missed in the comments.
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Morgan Schneiderlin, France
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Olivier Giroud, France
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Yohan Cabaye, France
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Mickael Landreau, France
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Jack Wilshere, England
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James Milner, England
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Gary Cahill, England
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Luke Shaw, England
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Glen Johnson, England
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Adam Lallana, England
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Ben Foster, England
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Joe Hart, England
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Pedro Quinonez, Ecuador
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Danijel Subasic, Croatia
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Vedran Corluka, Croatia
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Eduardo da Silva, Croatia
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Ivo Ilicevic, Croatia
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Niko Kranjcar, Croatia
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Dejan Lovren, Croatia
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Constant Djakpa, Ivory Coast
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Mathis Bolly, Ivory Coast
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Yaya Toure, Ivory Coast
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Giovanni Sio, Ivory Coast
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Karim Ansarifard, Iran
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Masoud Shojaei, Iran
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Amir Sadeghi, Iran
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Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Iran
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Khosro Heydari, Iran
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Ehsan Hajsafi, Iran
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Daniel Davari, Iran
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Carlo Costly, Honduras
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Jerry Palacios, Honduras
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Victor Bernardez, Honduras
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Rony Martinez, Honduras
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Alexandros Tziolis, Greece
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Panagiotis Kone, Greece
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Andreas Samaris, Greece
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Georgios Tzavellas, Greece
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Dimitris Siovas, Greece
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Orestis Karnezis, Greece
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Stefanos Kapino, Greece
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Kevin-Prince Boateng, Ghana
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Adam Kwarasey, Ghana
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Andre Schurrle, Germany
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Lukas Podolski, Germany
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Jerome Boateng, Germany
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Philipp Lahm, Germany
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Kyle Beckerman, USA
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Geoff Cameron, USA
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Mikkel "Mix" Diskerud, USA
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Omar Gonzalez, USA
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Clint Dempsey, USA
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Fabian Johnson, USA
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Abel Hernandez, Uruguay
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Luis Suarez, Uruguay
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Sebastian Eguren, Uraguay
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Diego Forlan, Uruguay
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Diego Perez, Uruguay
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Walter Gargano, Uruguay
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Pajtim Kasami, Switzerland
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Pirmin Schwegler, Switzerland
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Eren Derdiyok, Switzerland
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Valon Behrami, Switzerland
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Granit Xhaka, Switzerland
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Fabian Schar, Switzerland
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Tranquillo Barnetta, Switzerland
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Alvaro Negredo, Spain
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Cesc Fabregas, Spain
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Juan Mata, Spain
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David Villa, Spain
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Jesus Navas, Spain. (Navas was cut from the team today, but we're leaving him on the list due to extremely dreamy eyes.)
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Pedro Rodriguez, Spain
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Thiago Alcantara, Spain
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Fernando Torres, Spain
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Koke Resurreccion, Spain
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Xabi Alonso, Spain
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Jordi Alba, Spain
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Raul Albiol, Spain
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Gerard Pique, Spain
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Fernando Llorente, Spain
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Cesar Azpilicueta, Spain
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Sergio Ramos, Spain
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David De Gea, Spain
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Iker Casillas, Spain
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Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russia
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Alexander Kerzhakov, Russia
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Roman Shirokov, Russia
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Yuri Lodigin, Russia
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Vieirinha, Portugal
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Ricardo Quaresma, Portugal
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
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Rafael 'Rafa' Silva, Portugal
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Ruben Amorim, Portugal
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Miguel Veloso, Portugal
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Andre Gomes, Portugal
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Ricardo Costa, Portgual
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Joao Moutinho, Portugal
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Vitorino Antunes, Portugal
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Rui Patricio, Portugal
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Anthony Lopes, Portugal
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Shola Ameobi, Nigeria
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Joseph Yobo, Nigeria
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Robin van Persie, Netherlands
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Netherlands
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Memphis Depay, Netherlands
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Rafael van der Vaart, Netherlands
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Nigel de Jong, Netherlands
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Joel Veltman, Netherlands
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Michel Vorm, Netherlands
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Daley Blind, Netherlands
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Ha Dae-sung, South Korea
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Kim Shin-wook, South Korea
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Park Chu-young, South Korea
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Lee Bum-Young, South Korea
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Jairo Arrieta, Costa Rica
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Michael Umana, Costa Rica
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Jackson Martinez, Colombia
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James Rodriguez, Colombia
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Radamel Falcao, Colombia
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Aldo Leao Ramirez, Colombia
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Mauricio Pinilla, Chile
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Alexis Sanchez, Chile
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Matias Fernandez, Chile
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Rodrigo Millar, Chile
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Johnny Herrera, Chile
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Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Cameroon
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Aurelien Chedjou, Cameroon
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Guy N'dy Assembé, Cameroon
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Julio Cesar, Brazil
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Neymar Junior, Brazil
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Hulk, Brazil
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Fred, Brazil
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Oscar, Brazil
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Thiago Silva, Brazil
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Ermin Bicakcic, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Asmir Begovic, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Dries Mertens, Belgium
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Steven Defour, Belgium
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Jan Vertonghen, Belgium
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Mousa Dembele, Belgium
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Thomas Vermaelen, Belgium
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Vincent Kompany, Belgium
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Nicolas Lombaerts, Belgium
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Simon Mignolet, Belgium
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James Troisi (L), Australia
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Joshua Brilliante, Australia
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Mat Ryan, Australia
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Adam Taggart, Australia
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Mitchell Langerak, Australia
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Faouzi Ghoulam, Algeria
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Adlene Guedioura, Algeria
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Mehdi Mostefa, Algeria
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Lyassine Cadamuro, Algeria
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Essaid Belkalem, Algeria
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Fernando Gago, Argentina
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Sergio Romero, Argentina
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Sergio Aguero, Argentina
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Ezequiel Lavezzi, Argentina
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Lionel Messi, Argentina
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Raul Jimenez, Mexico
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Javier Hernandez, Mexico
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Rafael Marquez, Mexico
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Miguel Layun, Mexico
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Francisco Rodriguez, Mexico
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Alfredo Talavera, Mexico
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Jesus Corona, Mexico
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Hotaru Yamaguchi, Japan
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Keisuke Honda, Japan
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Maya Yoshida, Japan
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Giuseppe Rossi, Italy
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Lorenzo Insigne, Italy
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Ignazio Abate , Italy
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Mattia Destro, Italy
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Claudio Marchisio, Italy
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Daniele De Rossi, Italy
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Antonio Candreva, Italy
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Manuel Pasqual, Italy
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Christian Maggio, Italy
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Salvatore Sirigu, Italy
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Leandro Bonucci, Italy
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Andrea Barzagli, Italy
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