Cote d'Ivoire, or Ivory Coast, come into the World Cup off the back of a strong qualifying campaign and its key players are undoubtedly amongst the brightest talent Africa has to offer.
This includes forwards Salomon Kalou of Lille and Didier Drogba of Galatasaray, and midfield duo Didier Zokora of Trabzonspor and Manchester City's Yaya Toure.
Cote d'Ivoire's wing will be serviced by Roma flier Gervinho, whilst its defensive stocks are reinforced by Kolo Toure of Liverpool.
The national team's French manager Sabri Lamouchi told Fifa TV it's now or never for many of his team's aging stars.
"Cote d'Ivoire has a generation of players coming to the end of their careers. For some this will be their last World Cup," he said.
"They have an opportunity, not to cause an upset, but to play at the high level that the world expects."
"Obviously with Didier Drogba at 100 per cent, Yaya Toure at 100 per cent, Gervinho at 100 per cent, and with everyone working together, Cote d'Ivoire can cause problems for the top teams at the World Cup."
Japan meanwhile will be looking to make a splash at its fifth consecutive World Cup finals.
Coach Alberto Zaccheroni's squad features 12 overseas-based players including AC Milan playmaker Keisuke Honda, Inter Milan fullback Yuto Nagatomo and Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa.
Captain Makoto Hasebe was named in the 23 after returning to action for FC Nuremberg, as was Kawasaki Frontale forward Yoshito Okubo.
Zaccheroni says above all, he's looked for versatility in his squad.
"I've tried as hard as I could to pick players who can play in different roles."
Turning to Colombia, and coach Jose Nestor Pekerman has been sweating on the fitness of star attacker Radamel Falcao.
the Colombians can rely on defensive duo Mario Yepes and Luis Perea, as well as creative attacking midfielder James Rodriguez and Teo Gutierrez who plays with Argentine giants River Plate.
Now for the Greeks, who are perhaps least favoured to escape Group C.
The country has found little success in its two previous World Cup outings in 2010 and 1994, having failed to escape the group stages on both occasions.
The team will likely be led by seasoned 37-year-old Fulham midfielder Giorgos Karagounis, who helped steer Greece to the European Championship in 2004.
His Fulham teammate, striker Kostas Mitroglou, has also made Greece's final 23-man World Cup squad despite a roller coaster season.
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