A 14-player squad was announced on 27 December 2013,[3] while a 20-player roster was published on 31 December 2013.[4] An 18-player squad was announced on 8 January 2014.[5]
In all, World Cup squad members play for clubs in 23 different countries.
Country
Players
Outside national squad
Germany
68
68
France
39
24
Poland
26
11
Hungary
21
9
Macedonia
18
5
Denmark
17
9
Belarus
14
3
Russia
12
3
Spain
12
7
Austria
10
1
Norway
7
0
Sweden
7
4
Croatia
4
1
Ukraine
4
4
Montenegro
3
0
Slovenia
3
3
Czech Republic
2
0
Serbia
2
1
Slovakia
2
2
Switzerland
2
2
Greece
1
1
Romania
1
1
Turkey
1
1
Nations in italics are not represented by their national teams in the finals. French squad have only two player employed by a non-domestic club; that players are employed in Spain. Only Icelandic squad is made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs; although one player on that squad. Of the countries not represented by a national team at the World Cup, Handball-Bundesliga provides the most squad members.
Player representation by club
Clubs with 10 or more players represented are listed.