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ADVISORY-Soccer-World Cup preview package

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Reuters will be publishing our soccer World Cup preview package over three days from April 28, from 0100 GMT each day. The extensive package, produced by our correspondents around the globe, will comprise the following items for each of the 32 competing teams: Prospects - 500/700-word overview of each team's form, chances, relevant history etc in the June 12-July 13 tournament in Brazil. Coach profile - 400/600-word profile on each national team coach. Star player - 300/800-word profile of the key player in each team - longer stories for world names, shorter for lesser-known players from long-shot nations. Penpix - Two/three-paragraph items on the 23 players likely to make up each country's squad. Results - Tabulated list of each country's results since August 2012 (the start of 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign) Odds package. We will also provide short history of the World Cup, a list of previous finals and a statbox with the key betting odds for 2014. The package will be published over three days. April 28 - Groups A, B and C (from 0100 to 0115 GMT) April 29 - Groups D, E and F (from 0100 to 0115 GMT) April 30 - Groups G and H, history, results and betting statbox (from 0100 to 0115 GMT). The package will be repeated, with relevant updates and with updated penpix following the official squad announcement deadline of June 2.