Separated at birth? Some hilarious World Cup lookalikes

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21 January 2014

Ugly Betty is unhappy with her new look

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With the World Cup right around the corner, there are always a few players adopting wacky hairstyles or practicing crazy goal celebrations to get themselves noticed by a global audience.

Then there are those players who just don't need to try - their looks give them celebrity status courtesy of their famous lookalikes.

We all know about England striker Wayne Rooney's likeness for Shrek, but how about these...?

Franck Ribéry

Let's be frank (...groan!) France's Bayern Munich star Franck Ribéry is no oil painting - so when you put him up alongside his fictional bell-tolling countryman Quasimodo, "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame", the likeness is frightening:

Franck Ribéry hears Bayern Manager Pep Guardiola's new game-plan:

Quasimodo spots Esmeralda in the crowd:

Carlos Tevez

Another big international star not famed for his beautiful looks is Argentina and Juventus's star striker, Carlos Tevez.

Carlos gives us so many lookalikes it's hard to choose. It could be Neanderthal Man or the Incredible Hulk - but let's face it, Ugly Betty has to be the best doppelganger...

Ugly Betty unhappy with her new look:

Carlos Tevez hears he's leaving Man City:

Chris Smalling

One of the men shown below is wealthy, a big name on the international scene, with a beautiful partner and has millions of people eagerly expecting his next move. The other is U.S. President Barack Obama.

Man United and England centre-back ponders United's current on-field problems:

A young U.S. President Barack Obama ponders his glorious future:

Mesut Özil

Did Germany and Arsenal's attacking midfielder Mesut Özil once star as spooky little girl killer Hans Beckert in Fritz Lang's classic thriller "M" or was that the late great horror actor Peter Lorre? You be the judge:

Mesut Özil gees himself up before a big game:

Peter Lorre taking a brief acting break:

Leighton Baines

Two Great British sportsmen both sporting Union Jacks a-plenty courtesy of their love for The Jam and dodgy Mod hair-dos are Everton-England right-back Leighton Baines and pedal-pushing Sir Bradley Wiggins.

Both men are said to look upon Paul Weller as the Second Coming and to have "Town Called Malice" playing in a continuous loop on their i-pods.

An apprehensive Sir Bradley spots a rocker in the distance:

Leighton doesn't look overly optimistic while wondering the number of games England will play in Brazil: