2006 FIFA World Cup squads

This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 33 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 15 May 2006. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first World Cup game. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the World Cup, including all pre-tournament friendlies. Club information is that used by FIFA.[1] Players for whom this information changed during or prior to the tournament are indicated by footnotes.

## Group A

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### Costa Rica

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Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Álvaro Mesén |  (1972-12-24)24 December 1972 (aged 33)  | 38  |  Herediano
2  | 2DF | Jervis Drummond |  (1976-09-08)8 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 56  |  Saprissa
3  | 2DF | Luis Marín (c)  |  (1974-08-10)10 August 1974 (aged 31)  | 120  |  Alajuelense
4  | 2DF | Michael Umaña |  (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 23)  | 18  |  Brujas
5  | 2DF | Gilberto Martínez |  (1979-10-01)1 October 1979 (aged 26)  | 57  |  Brescia
6  | 3MF | Danny Fonseca |  (1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 26)  | 22  |  Cartaginés
7  | 3MF | Christian Bolaños |  (1984-05-17)17 May 1984 (aged 22)  | 16  |  Saprissa
8  | 2DF | Mauricio Solís |  (1972-12-13)13 December 1972 (aged 33)  | 107  |  Comunicaciones
9  | 4FW | Paulo Wanchope |  (1976-07-31)31 July 1976 (aged 29)  | 69  |  Herediano
10  | 3MF | Walter Centeno |  (1974-10-06)6 October 1974 (aged 31)  | 93  |  Saprissa
11  | 4FW | Rónald Gómez |  (1975-01-24)24 January 1975 (aged 31)  | 80  |  Saprissa
12  | 2DF | Leonardo González |  (1980-11-21)21 November 1980 (aged 25)  | 36  |  Herediano
13  | 4FW | Kurt Bernard |  (1977-08-08)8 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 3  |  Puntarenas
14  | 3MF | Randall Azofeifa |  (1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 21)  | 5  |  Saprissa
15  | 2DF | Harold Wallace |  (1975-09-07)7 September 1975 (aged 30)  | 78  |  Alajuelense
16  | 3MF | Carlos Hernández |  (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 24)  | 17  |  Alajuelense
17  | 2DF | Gabriel Badilla |  (1984-06-30)30 June 1984 (aged 21)  | 7  |  Saprissa
18  | 1GK | José Francisco Porras |  (1970-11-08)8 November 1970 (aged 35)  | 16  |  Saprissa
19  | 4FW | Álvaro Saborío |  (1982-03-25)25 March 1982 (aged 24)  | 23  |  Saprissa
20  | 3MF | Douglas Sequeira |  (1977-08-23)23 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 29  |  Real Salt Lake
21  | 4FW | Víctor Núñez |  (1980-04-15)15 April 1980 (aged 26)  | 3  |  Cartaginés
22  | 2DF | Michael Rodríguez |  (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 24)  | 3  |  Alajuelense
23  | 1GK | Wardy Alfaro |  (1977-12-31)31 December 1977 (aged 28)  | 2  |  Alajuelense

### Ecuador

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Head coach:  Luis Fernando Suárez

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Edwin Villafuerte |  (1979-03-12)12 March 1979 (aged 27)  | 15  |  Deportivo Quito
2  | 2DF | Jorge Guagua |  (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 24)  | 18  |  El Nacional
3  | 2DF | Iván Hurtado (c)  |  (1974-08-16)16 August 1974 (aged 31)  | 130  |  Al-Arabi
4  | 2DF | Ulises de la Cruz |  (1974-02-08)8 February 1974 (aged 32)  | 84  |  Aston Villa
5  | 2DF | José Luis Perlaza |  (1981-10-06)6 October 1981 (aged 24)  | 3  |  Olmedo
6  | 3MF | Patricio Urrutia |  (1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 27)  | 6  |  LDU Quito
7  | 3MF | Christian Lara |  (1980-04-27)27 April 1980 (aged 26)  | 19  |  El Nacional
8  | 4FW | Edison Méndez |  (1979-03-16)16 March 1979 (aged 27)  | 64  |  LDU Quito
9  | 4FW | Félix Borja |  (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 23)  | 6  |  El Nacional[2]
10  | 4FW | Iván Kaviedes |  (1977-10-24)24 October 1977 (aged 28)  | 44  |  Argentinos Juniors
11  | 4FW | Agustín Delgado |  (1974-12-23)23 December 1974 (aged 31)  | 68  |  LDU Quito
12  | 1GK | Cristian Mora |  (1979-08-26)26 August 1979 (aged 26)  | 8  |  LDU Quito
13  | 2DF | Paúl Ambrosi |  (1980-10-14)14 October 1980 (aged 25)  | 24  |  LDU Quito
14  | 3MF | Segundo Castillo |  (1982-05-15)15 May 1982 (aged 24)  | 11  |  El Nacional[3]
15  | 3MF | Marlon Ayoví |  (1971-09-27)27 September 1971 (aged 34)  | 74  |  Deportivo Quito
16  | 3MF | Antonio Valencia |  (1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 20)  | 17  |  Recreativo[4]
17  | 2DF | Giovanny Espinoza |  (1977-04-12)12 April 1977 (aged 29)  | 56  |  LDU Quito
18  | 2DF | Néicer Reasco |  (1977-07-23)23 July 1977 (aged 28)  | 31  |  LDU Quito[5]
19  | 3MF | Luis Saritama |  (1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 22)  | 15  |  Deportivo Quito
20  | 3MF | Edwin Tenorio |  (1976-06-16)16 June 1976 (aged 29)  | 68  |  Barcelona SC
21  | 4FW | Carlos Tenorio |  (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 27)  | 29  |  Al Sadd
22  | 1GK | Damián Lanza |  (1982-04-10)10 April 1982 (aged 24)  | 5  |  Aucas
23  | 4FW | Christian Benítez |  (1986-05-01)1 May 1986 (aged 20)  | 5  |  El Nacional

### Germany

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Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Jens Lehmann |  (1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 36)  | 32  |  Arsenal
2  | 2DF | Marcell Jansen |  (1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 20)  | 7  |  Borussia Mönchengladbach
3  | 2DF | Arne Friedrich |  (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 27)  | 36  |  Hertha BSC
4  | 2DF | Robert Huth |  (1984-08-18)18 August 1984 (aged 21)  | 16  |  Chelsea
5  | 3MF | Sebastian Kehl |  (1980-02-13)13 February 1980 (aged 26)  | 27  |  Borussia Dortmund
6  | 2DF | Jens Nowotny |  (1974-01-11)11 January 1974 (aged 32)  | 46  |  Bayer Leverkusen
7  | 3MF | Bastian Schweinsteiger |  (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 21)  | 28  |  Bayern Munich
8  | 3MF | Torsten Frings |  (1976-11-22)22 November 1976 (aged 29)  | 52  |  Werder Bremen
9  | 4FW | Mike Hanke |  (1983-11-05)5 November 1983 (aged 22)  | 6  |  VfL Wolfsburg
10  | 4FW | Oliver Neuville |  (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 33)  | 55  |  Borussia Mönchengladbach
11  | 4FW | Miroslav Klose |  (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 28)  | 55  |  Werder Bremen
12  | 1GK | Oliver Kahn |  (1969-06-15)15 June 1969 (aged 36)  | 85  |  Bayern Munich
13  | 3MF | Michael Ballack (c)  |  (1976-09-26)26 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 65  |  Bayern Munich[6]
14  | 4FW | Gerald Asamoah |  (1978-10-03)3 October 1978 (aged 27)  | 40  |  Schalke 04
15  | 3MF | Thomas Hitzlsperger |  (1982-04-05)5 April 1982 (aged 24)  | 15  |  VfB Stuttgart
16  | 2DF | Philipp Lahm |  (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 22)  | 18  |  Bayern Munich
17  | 2DF | Per Mertesacker |  (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 21)  | 23  |  Hannover 96
18  | 3MF | Tim Borowski |  (1980-05-02)2 May 1980 (aged 26)  | 20  |  Werder Bremen
19  | 3MF | Bernd Schneider |  (1973-11-17)17 November 1973 (aged 32)  | 64  |  Bayer Leverkusen
20  | 4FW | Lukas Podolski |  (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 21)  | 25  |  1\. FC Köln[7]
21  | 2DF | Christoph Metzelder |  (1980-11-05)5 November 1980 (aged 25)  | 22  |  Borussia Dortmund
22  | 3MF | David Odonkor |  (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 22)  | 1  |  Borussia Dortmund
23  | 1GK | Timo Hildebrand |  (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 3  |  VfB Stuttgart

### Poland

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Head coach: Paweł Janas

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Artur Boruc |  (1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 26)  | 17  |  Celtic
2  | 2DF | Mariusz Jop |  (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 27)  | 12  |  FC Moscow
3  | 2DF | Seweryn Gancarczyk |  (1981-11-22)22 November 1981 (aged 24)  | 2  |  Metalist Kharkiv
4  | 2DF | Marcin Baszczyński |  (1977-06-07)7 June 1977 (aged 29)  | 32  |  Wisła Kraków
5  | 3MF | Kamil Kosowski |  (1977-08-30)30 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 45  |  1\. FC Kaiserslautern[8]
6  | 2DF | Jacek Bąk (c)  |  (1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (aged 33)  | 72  |  Al-Rayyan[9]
7  | 3MF | Radosław Sobolewski |  (1976-12-13)13 December 1976 (aged 29)  | 19  |  Wisła Kraków
8  | 3MF | Jacek Krzynówek |  (1976-05-15)15 May 1976 (aged 30)  | 58  |  Bayer Leverkusen[10]
9  | 4FW | Maciej Żurawski |  (1976-09-12)12 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 50  |  Celtic
10  | 3MF | Mirosław Szymkowiak |  (1976-11-12)12 November 1976 (aged 29)  | 29  |  Trabzonspor
11  | 4FW | Grzegorz Rasiak |  (1979-01-12)12 January 1979 (aged 27)  | 30  |  Tottenham Hotspur[11]
12  | 1GK | Tomasz Kuszczak |  (1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 24)  | 4  |  West Bromwich Albion
13  | 3MF | Sebastian Mila |  (1982-07-10)10 July 1982 (aged 23)  | 27  |  Austria Wien
14  | 2DF | Michał Żewłakow |  (1976-04-22)22 April 1976 (aged 30)  | 56  |  Anderlecht[12]
15  | 4FW | Ebi Smolarek |  (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 13  |  Borussia Dortmund
16  | 3MF | Arkadiusz Radomski |  (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 28)  | 20  |  Austria Wien
17  | 3MF | Dariusz Dudka |  (1983-12-09)9 December 1983 (aged 22)  | 7  |  Wisła Kraków
18  | 2DF | Mariusz Lewandowski |  (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 27)  | 25  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
19  | 2DF | Bartosz Bosacki |  (1975-12-20)20 December 1975 (aged 30)  | 11  |  Lech Poznań[13]
20  | 3MF | Piotr Giza |  (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 26)  | 4  |  Cracovia
21  | 4FW | Ireneusz Jeleń |  (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 25)  | 9  |  Wisła Płock
22  | 1GK | Łukasz Fabiański |  (1985-04-18)18 April 1985 (aged 21)  | 2  |  Legia Warsaw
23  | 4FW | Paweł Brożek |  (1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (aged 23)  | 4  |  Wisła Kraków

## Group B

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### England

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Head coach:  Sven-Göran Eriksson

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Paul Robinson |  (1979-10-15)15 October 1979 (aged 26)  | 21  |  Tottenham Hotspur
2  | 2DF | Gary Neville |  (1975-02-18)18 February 1975 (aged 31)  | 79  |  Manchester United
3  | 2DF | Ashley Cole |  (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 25)  | 46  |  Arsenal
4  | 3MF | Steven Gerrard |  (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 26)  | 42  |  Liverpool
5  | 2DF | Rio Ferdinand |  (1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 27)  | 47  |  Manchester United
6  | 2DF | John Terry |  (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 25)  | 24  |  Chelsea
7  | 3MF | David Beckham (c)  |  (1975-05-02)2 May 1975 (aged 31)  | 89  |  Real Madrid
8  | 3MF | Frank Lampard |  (1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 27)  | 40  |  Chelsea
9  | 4FW | Wayne Rooney |  (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 20)  | 29  |  Manchester United
10  | 4FW | Michael Owen |  (1979-12-14)14 December 1979 (aged 26)  | 77  |  Newcastle United
11  | 3MF | Joe Cole |  (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 24)  | 32  |  Chelsea
12  | 2DF | Sol Campbell |  (1974-09-18)18 September 1974 (aged 31)  | 68  |  Arsenal
13  | 1GK | David James |  (1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 35)  | 34  |  Manchester City
14  | 2DF | Wayne Bridge |  (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 25)  | 23  |  Chelsea[14]
15  | 2DF | Jamie Carragher |  (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 28)  | 25  |  Liverpool
16  | 3MF | Owen Hargreaves |  (1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 30  |  Bayern Munich
17  | 3MF | Jermaine Jenas |  (1983-02-18)18 February 1983 (aged 23)  | 15  |  Tottenham Hotspur
18  | 3MF | Michael Carrick |  (1981-07-28)28 July 1981 (aged 24)  | 6  |  Tottenham Hotspur
19  | 3MF | Aaron Lennon |  (1987-04-16)16 April 1987 (aged 19)  | 1  |  Tottenham Hotspur
20  | 3MF | Stewart Downing |  (1984-07-22)22 July 1984 (aged 21)  | 2  |  Middlesbrough
21  | 4FW | Peter Crouch |  (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 7  |  Liverpool
22  | 1GK | Scott Carson |  (1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Liverpool[15]
23  | 4FW | Theo Walcott |  (1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 17)  | 1  |  Arsenal

### Paraguay

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Head coach:  Aníbal Ruiz

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Justo Villar |  (1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 28)  | 39  |  Newell's Old Boys
2  | 2DF | Jorge Núñez |  (1978-01-22)22 January 1978 (aged 28)  | 15  |  Estudiantes
3  | 2DF | Delio Toledo |  (1976-10-02)2 October 1976 (aged 29)  | 30  |  Zaragoza
4  | 2DF | Carlos Gamarra (c)  |  (1971-02-17)17 February 1971 (aged 35)  | 106  |  Palmeiras
5  | 2DF | Julio César Cáceres |  (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 26)  | 32  |  River Plate
6  | 2DF | Carlos Bonet |  (1977-10-02)2 October 1977 (aged 28)  | 29  |  Libertad
7  | 4FW | Salvador Cabañas |  (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 25)  | 15  |  Jaguares[16]
8  | 3MF | Édgar Barreto |  (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 21)  | 15  |  NEC
9  | 4FW | Roque Santa Cruz |  (1981-08-16)16 August 1981 (aged 24)  | 42  |  Bayern Munich
10  | 3MF | Roberto Acuña |  (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 34)  | 93  |  Deportivo La Coruña
11  | 3MF | Diego Gavilán |  (1980-03-01)1 March 1980 (aged 26)  | 39  |  Newell's Old Boys
12  | 1GK | Derlis Gómez |  (1972-11-02)2 November 1972 (aged 33)  | 5  |  Sportivo Luqueño
13  | 3MF | Carlos Paredes |  (1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (aged 29)  | 68  |  Reggina[17]
14  | 2DF | Paulo da Silva |  (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 26)  | 33  |  Toluca
15  | 2DF | Julio César Manzur |  (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 13  |  Santos
16  | 3MF | Cristian Riveros |  (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 23)  | 9  |  Libertad
17  | 3MF | José Montiel |  (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 18)  | 6  |  Olimpia
18  | 4FW | Nelson Haedo Valdez |  (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 22)  | 11  |  Werder Bremen[18]
19  | 3MF | Julio dos Santos |  (1983-05-07)7 May 1983 (aged 23)  | 17  |  Bayern Munich
20  | 4FW | Dante López |  (1983-08-16)16 August 1983 (aged 22)  | 7  |  Genoa
21  | 2DF | Denis Caniza |  (1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (aged 31)  | 74  |  Cruz Azul[19]
22  | 1GK | Aldo Bobadilla |  (1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 30)  | 5  |  Libertad
23  | 4FW | Nelson Cuevas |  (1980-01-10)10 January 1980 (aged 26)  | 35  |  Pachuca

### Sweden

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Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Andreas Isaksson |  (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 24)  | 39  |  Rennes
2  | 2DF | Mikael Nilsson |  (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27)  | 27  |  Panathinaikos
3  | 2DF | Olof Mellberg (c)  |  (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 28)  | 64  |  Aston Villa
4  | 2DF | Teddy Lučić |  (1973-04-15)15 April 1973 (aged 33)  | 81  |  Häcken
5  | 2DF | Erik Edman |  (1978-11-11)11 November 1978 (aged 27)  | 37  |  Rennes
6  | 3MF | Tobias Linderoth |  (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 58  |  Copenhagen
7  | 3MF | Niclas Alexandersson |  (1971-12-29)29 December 1971 (aged 34)  | 87  |  IFK Göteborg
8  | 3MF | Anders Svensson |  (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 29)  | 66  |  Elfsborg
9  | 3MF | Freddie Ljungberg |  (1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (aged 29)  | 57  |  Arsenal
10  | 4FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović |  (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 24)  | 38  |  Juventus
11  | 4FW | Henrik Larsson |  (1971-09-20)20 September 1971 (aged 34)  | 89  |  Barcelona[20]
12  | 1GK | John Alvbåge |  (1982-08-10)10 August 1982 (aged 23)  | 2  |  Viborg
13  | 2DF | Petter Hansson |  (1976-12-14)14 December 1976 (aged 29)  | 13  |  Heerenveen
14  | 2DF | Fredrik Stenman |  (1983-06-02)2 June 1983 (aged 23)  | 1  |  Bayer Leverkusen
15  | 2DF | Karl Svensson |  (1984-03-21)21 March 1984 (aged 22)  | 1  |  IFK Göteborg[21]
16  | 3MF | Kim Källström |  (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 23)  | 34  |  Rennes[22]
17  | 4FW | Johan Elmander |  (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 25)  | 18  |  Brøndby[23]
18  | 3MF | Mattias Jonson |  (1974-01-16)16 January 1974 (aged 32)  | 53  |  Djurgården
19  | 3MF | Daniel Andersson |  (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 47  |  Malmö FF
20  | 4FW | Marcus Allbäck |  (1973-07-05)5 July 1973 (aged 32)  | 56  |  Copenhagen
21  | 3MF | Christian Wilhelmsson |  (1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 26)  | 29  |  Anderlecht
22  | 4FW | Markus Rosenberg |  (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 23)  | 8  |  Ajax
23  | 1GK | Rami Shaaban |  (1975-06-30)30 June 1975 (aged 30)  | 1  |  Fredrikstad

### Trinidad and Tobago

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Head coach:  Leo Beenhakker

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Shaka Hislop |  (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 37)  | 24  |  West Ham United[24]
2  | 2DF | Ian Cox |  (1971-03-25)25 March 1971 (aged 35)  | 16  |  Gillingham
3  | 2DF | Avery John |  (1975-06-18)18 June 1975 (aged 30)  | 57  |  New England Revolution
4  | 2DF | Marvin Andrews |  (1975-12-22)22 December 1975 (aged 30)  | 98  |  Rangers
5  | 2DF | Brent Sancho |  (1977-03-13)13 March 1977 (aged 29)  | 40  |  Gillingham
6  | 2DF | Dennis Lawrence |  (1974-08-01)1 August 1974 (aged 31)  | 63  |  Wrexham[25]
7  | 3MF | Chris Birchall |  (1984-05-05)5 May 1984 (aged 22)  | 19  |  Port Vale
8  | 2DF | Cyd Gray |  (1976-11-21)21 November 1976 (aged 29)  | 39  |  San Juan Jabloteh
9  | 3MF | Aurtis Whitley |  (1977-05-01)1 May 1977 (aged 29)  | 24  |  San Juan Jabloteh
10  | 3MF | Russell Latapy |  (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 37)  | 66  |  Falkirk
11  | 2DF | Carlos Edwards |  (1978-10-24)24 October 1978 (aged 27)  | 51  |  Luton Town
12  | 4FW | Collin Samuel |  (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 24)  | 18  |  Dundee United
13  | 4FW | Cornell Glen |  (1980-10-21)21 October 1980 (aged 25)  | 35  |  LA Galaxy
14  | 4FW | Stern John |  (1976-10-30)30 October 1976 (aged 29)  | 95  |  Coventry City
15  | 4FW | Kenwyne Jones |  (1984-10-05)5 October 1984 (aged 21)  | 29  |  Southampton
16  | 3MF | Evans Wise |  (1973-11-23)23 November 1973 (aged 32)  | 16  |  Waldhof Mannheim
17  | 2DF | David Atiba Charles |  (1977-08-29)29 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 19  |  W Connection
18  | 3MF | Densill Theobald |  (1982-06-27)27 June 1982 (aged 23)  | 38  |  Falkirk
19  | 4FW | Dwight Yorke (c)  |  (1971-11-03)3 November 1971 (aged 34)  | 54  |  Sydney FC
20  | 4FW | Jason Scotland |  (1979-02-18)18 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 25  |  St. Johnstone
21  | 1GK | Kelvin Jack |  (1976-04-29)29 April 1976 (aged 30)  | 32  |  Dundee
22  | 1GK | Clayton Ince |  (1972-07-12)12 July 1972 (aged 33)  | 63  |  Coventry City
23  | 3MF | Anthony Wolfe |  (1983-12-23)23 December 1983 (aged 22)  | 4  |  San Juan Jabloteh

## Group C

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### Argentina

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Head coach: José Pekerman

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Roberto Abbondanzieri |  (1972-08-19)19 August 1972 (aged 33)  | 22  |  Boca Juniors[26]
2  | 2DF | Roberto Ayala |  (1973-04-14)14 April 1973 (aged 33)  | 100  |  Valencia
3  | 2DF | Juan Pablo Sorín (c)  |  (1976-05-05)5 May 1976 (aged 30)  | 71  |  Villarreal
4  | 2DF | Fabricio Coloccini |  (1982-01-22)22 January 1982 (aged 24)  | 23  |  Deportivo La Coruña
5  | 3MF | Esteban Cambiasso |  (1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 25)  | 22  |  Inter Milan
6  | 2DF | Gabriel Heinze |  (1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 28)  | 29  |  Manchester United
7  | 4FW | Javier Saviola |  (1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 24)  | 31  |  Barcelona[27]
8  | 3MF | Javier Mascherano |  (1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 22)  | 15  |  Corinthians
9  | 4FW | Hernán Crespo |  (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 30)  | 55  |  Chelsea
10  | 3MF | Juan Román Riquelme |  (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27)  | 31  |  Villarreal
11  | 4FW | Carlos Tevez |  (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 22)  | 21  |  Corinthians
12  | 1GK | Leo Franco |  (1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 29)  | 3  |  Atlético Madrid
13  | 2DF | Lionel Scaloni |  (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 (aged 28)  | 6  |  Deportivo La Coruña[28]
14  | 4FW | Rodrigo Palacio |  (1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 24)  | 2  |  Boca Juniors
15  | 2DF | Gabriel Milito |  (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 25)  | 15  |  Zaragoza
16  | 3MF | Pablo Aimar |  (1979-11-03)3 November 1979 (aged 26)  | 40  |  Valencia
17  | 2DF | Leandro Cufré |  (1978-05-09)9 May 1978 (aged 28)  | 2  |  Roma
18  | 3MF | Maxi Rodríguez |  (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 13  |  Atlético Madrid
19  | 4FW | Lionel Messi |  (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 18)  | 7  |  Barcelona
20  | 4FW | Julio Cruz |  (1974-10-10)10 October 1974 (aged 31)  | 15  |  Inter Milan
21  | 2DF | Nicolás Burdisso |  (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 25)  | 8  |  Inter Milan
22  | 3MF | Lucho González |  (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 27  |  Porto
23  | 1GK | Oscar Ustari |  (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 19)  | 0  |  Independiente

### Ivory Coast

[edit]

Head coach:  Henri Michel

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Jean-Jacques Tizié |  (1972-09-07)7 September 1972 (aged 33)  | 24  |  Espérance de Tunis
2  | 3MF | Kanga Akalé |  (1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 25)  | 22  |  Auxerre
3  | 2DF | Arthur Boka |  (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 23)  | 23  |  Strasbourg
4  | 2DF | Kolo Touré |  (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 25)  | 42  |  Arsenal
5  | 3MF | Didier Zokora |  (1980-12-14)14 December 1980 (aged 25)  | 38  |  Saint-Étienne
6  | 2DF | Blaise Kouassi |  (1975-02-02)2 February 1975 (aged 31)  | 36  |  Troyes
7  | 3MF | Emerse Faé |  (1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 22)  | 14  |  Nantes
8  | 3MF | Bonaventure Kalou |  (1978-01-12)12 January 1978 (aged 28)  | 49  |  Paris Saint-Germain
9  | 4FW | Arouna Koné |  (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 22)  | 17  |  PSV Eindhoven
10  | 3MF | Gilles Yapi Yapo |  (1982-01-13)13 January 1982 (aged 24)  | 26  |  Young Boys
11  | 4FW | Didier Drogba (c)  |  (1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 28)  | 32  |  Chelsea
12  | 2DF | Abdoulaye Méïté |  (1980-10-06)6 October 1980 (aged 25)  | 18  |  Marseille
13  | 2DF | Marco Zoro |  (1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 22)  | 13  |  Messina
14  | 4FW | Bakari Koné |  (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 24)  | 16  |  Nice
15  | 4FW | Aruna Dindane |  (1980-11-26)26 November 1980 (aged 25)  | 34  |  Lens
16  | 1GK | Gérard Gnanhouan |  (1979-02-12)12 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 6  |  Montpellier
17  | 2DF | Cyril Domoraud |  (1971-07-22)22 July 1971 (aged 34)  | 50  |  Créteil
18  | 3MF | Abdul Kader Keïta |  (1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 24)  | 26  |  Lille
19  | 3MF | Yaya Touré |  (1983-03-13)13 March 1983 (aged 23)  | 14  |  Olympiacos
20  | 2DF | Guy Demel |  (1981-06-13)13 June 1981 (aged 24)  | 7  |  Hamburger SV
21  | 2DF | Emmanuel Eboué |  (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 23)  | 11  |  Arsenal
22  | 3MF | Romaric |  (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 23)  | 8  |  Le Mans
23  | 1GK | Boubacar Barry |  (1979-12-30)30 December 1979 (aged 26)  | 6  |  Beveren

### Netherlands

[edit]

Head coach: Marco van Basten

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Edwin van der Sar (c)  |  (1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 35)  | 109  |  Manchester United
2  | 2DF | Kew Jaliens |  (1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 27)  | 1  |  AZ
3  | 2DF | Khalid Boulahrouz |  (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 24)  | 11  |  Hamburger SV
4  | 2DF | Joris Mathijsen |  (1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 26)  | 8  |  AZ
5  | 2DF | Giovanni van Bronckhorst |  (1975-02-05)5 February 1975 (aged 31)  | 57  |  Barcelona
6  | 3MF | Denny Landzaat |  (1976-05-06)6 May 1976 (aged 30)  | 23  |  AZ
7  | 4FW | Dirk Kuyt |  (1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 25)  | 19  |  Feyenoord
8  | 3MF | Phillip Cocu |  (1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 35)  | 97  |  PSV Eindhoven
9  | 4FW | Ruud van Nistelrooy |  (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 29)  | 51  |  Manchester United
10  | 3MF | Rafael van der Vaart |  (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 23)  | 35  |  Hamburger SV
11  | 3MF | Arjen Robben |  (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 22)  | 20  |  Chelsea
12  | 2DF | Jan Kromkamp |  (1980-08-17)17 August 1980 (aged 25)  | 11  |  Liverpool
13  | 2DF | André Ooijer |  (1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 31)  | 19  |  PSV Eindhoven
14  | 2DF | John Heitinga |  (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 22)  | 18  |  Ajax
15  | 2DF | Tim de Cler |  (1978-11-08)8 November 1978 (aged 27)  | 3  |  AZ
16  | 3MF | Hedwiges Maduro |  (1985-02-13)13 February 1985 (aged 21)  | 11  |  Ajax
17  | 4FW | Robin van Persie |  (1983-08-06)6 August 1983 (aged 22)  | 10  |  Arsenal
18  | 3MF | Mark van Bommel |  (1977-04-22)22 April 1977 (aged 29)  | 37  |  Barcelona
19  | 4FW | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink |  (1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 27)  | 7  |  PSV Eindhoven
20  | 3MF | Wesley Sneijder |  (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 22)  | 23  |  Ajax
21  | 4FW | Ryan Babel |  (1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 19)  | 6  |  Ajax
22  | 1GK | Henk Timmer |  (1971-12-03)3 December 1971 (aged 34)  | 2  |  AZ
23  | 1GK | Maarten Stekelenburg |  (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 23)  | 2  |  Ajax

### Serbia and Montenegro

[edit]

Head coach: Ilija Petković

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Dragoslav Jevrić |  (1974-07-08)8 July 1974 (aged 31)  | 40  |  Ankaraspor
2  | 3MF | Ivan Ergić |  (1981-01-21)21 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 1  |  Basel
3  | 2DF | Ivica Dragutinović |  (1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 30)  | 26  |  Sevilla
4  | 3MF | Igor Duljaj |  (1979-10-29)29 October 1979 (aged 26)  | 37  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
5  | 2DF | Nemanja Vidić |  (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 24)  | 20  |  Manchester United
6  | 2DF | Goran Gavrančić |  (1978-08-02)2 August 1978 (aged 27)  | 25  |  Dynamo Kyiv
7  | 3MF | Ognjen Koroman |  (1978-09-19)19 September 1978 (aged 27)  | 25  |  Portsmouth
8  | 4FW | Mateja Kežman |  (1979-04-12)12 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 47  |  Atlético Madrid
9  | 4FW | Savo Milošević (c)  |  (1973-09-02)2 September 1973 (aged 32)  | 98  |  Osasuna
10  | 3MF | Dejan Stanković |  (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 27)  | 58  |  Inter Milan
11  | 3MF | Predrag Đorđević |  (1972-08-04)4 August 1972 (aged 33)  | 34  |  Olympiacos
12  | 1GK | Oliver Kovačević |  (1974-12-29)29 December 1974 (aged 31)  | 3  |  CSKA Sofia
13  | 2DF | Dušan Basta |  (1984-08-18)18 August 1984 (aged 21)  | 2  |  Red Star Belgrade
14  | 2DF | Nenad Đorđević |  (1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 26)  | 15  |  Partizan
15  | 2DF | Milan Dudić |  (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 26)  | 11  |  Red Star Belgrade
16  | 2DF | Dušan Petković[29] |  (1974-06-13)13 June 1974 (aged 31)  | 7  |  OFK Beograd
17  | 3MF | Albert Nađ |  (1974-10-29)29 October 1974 (aged 31)  | 42  |  Partizan
18  | 3MF | Zvonimir Vukić |  (1979-07-19)19 July 1979 (aged 26)  | 25  |  Shakhtar Donetsk[30]
19  | 4FW | Nikola Žigić |  (1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 25)  | 11  |  Red Star Belgrade
20  | 2DF | Mladen Krstajić |  (1974-03-04)4 March 1974 (aged 32)  | 45  |  Schalke 04
21  | 4FW | Danijel Ljuboja |  (1978-09-04)4 September 1978 (aged 27)  | 15  |  Paris Saint-Germain[31]
22  | 3MF | Saša Ilić |  (1977-12-30)30 December 1977 (aged 28)  | 32  |  Galatasaray
23  | 1GK | Vladimir Stojković |  (1983-07-28)28 July 1983 (aged 22)  | 0  |  Red Star Belgrade[32]

## Group D

[edit]

### Angola

[edit]

Head coach: Luis Oliveira Gonçalves

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | João Ricardo |  (1970-01-07)7 January 1970 (aged 36)  | 26  |  Moreirense[33]
2  | 2DF | Marco Airosa |  (1984-08-06)6 August 1984 (aged 21)  | 2  |  Barreirense
3  | 2DF | Jamba |  (1977-07-10)10 July 1977 (aged 28)  | 35  |  ASA
4  | 2DF | Lebo Lebo |  (1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 29)  | 15  |  Petro Atlético
5  | 2DF | Kali |  (1978-10-11)11 October 1978 (aged 27)  | 21  |  Barreirense
6  | 3MF | Miloy |  (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 25)  | 11  |  Interclube
7  | 3MF | Paulo Figueiredo |  (1972-11-28)28 November 1972 (aged 33)  | 22  |  Varzim
8  | 3MF | André Macanga |  (1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 28)  | 33  |  Al-Salmiya
9  | 4FW | Mantorras |  (1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 24)  | 11  |  Benfica
10  | 4FW | Akwá (c)  |  (1977-05-30)30 May 1977 (aged 29)  | 77  |  Al-Wakrah[34]
11  | 4FW | Mateus |  (1984-06-19)19 June 1984 (aged 21)  | 4  |  Gil Vicente
12  | 1GK | Lamá |  (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 25)  | 9  |  Petro Atlético
13  | 3MF | Edson Nobre |  (1980-02-03)3 February 1980 (aged 26)  | 7  |  Paços de Ferreira
14  | 3MF | Mendonça |  (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 23)  | 34  |  Varzim
15  | 2DF | Rui Marques |  (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 28)  | 1  |  Leeds United[35]
16  | 4FW | Flávio |  (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 26)  | 46  |  Al Ahly
17  | 3MF | Zé Kalanga |  (1983-10-12)12 October 1983 (aged 22)  | 23  |  Petro Atlético
18  | 4FW | Love |  (1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 27)  | 35  |  ASA
19  | 4FW | Titi Buengo |  (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 26)  | 2  |  Clermont
20  | 2DF | Locó |  (1984-12-25)25 December 1984 (aged 21)  | 11  |  Primeiro Agosto
21  | 2DF | Delgado |  (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 26)  | 17  |  Petro Atlético
22  | 1GK | Mário Hipólito |  (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 21)  | 1  |  Interclube
23  | 2DF | Marco Abreu |  (1974-12-08)8 December 1974 (aged 31)  | 3  |  Portimonense

### Iran

[edit]

Head coach:  Branko Ivanković

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Ebrahim Mirzapour |  (1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 27)  | 64  |  Foolad
2  | 3MF | Mehdi Mahdavikia |  (1977-07-24)24 July 1977 (aged 28)  | 89  |  Hamburger SV
3  | 2DF | Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh |  (1973-09-11)11 September 1973 (aged 32)  | 31  |  Saba Battery
4  | 2DF | Yahya Golmohammadi |  (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 35)  | 69  |  Saba Battery
5  | 2DF | Rahman Rezaei |  (1975-02-20)20 February 1975 (aged 31)  | 43  |  Messina
6  | 3MF | Javad Nekounam |  (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 25)  | 71  |  Al-Sharjah[36]
7  | 3MF | Ferydoon Zandi |  (1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 10  |  1\. FC Kaiserslautern
8  | 3MF | Ali Karimi |  (1978-11-08)8 November 1978 (aged 27)  | 90  |  Bayern Munich
9  | 4FW | Vahid Hashemian |  (1976-07-21)21 July 1976 (aged 29)  | 28  |  Hannover 96
10  | 4FW | Ali Daei (c)  |  (1969-03-21)21 March 1969 (aged 37)  | 147  |  Saba Battery
11  | 4FW | Rasoul Khatibi |  (1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 27)  | 12  |  Sepahan
12  | 1GK | Hassan Roudbarian |  (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 27)  | 3  |  Pas
13  | 2DF | Hossein Kaebi |  (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 20)  | 44  |  Foolad
14  | 3MF | Andranik Teymourian |  (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 23)  | 7  |  Abu Moslem
15  | 4FW | Arash Borhani |  (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 22)  | 20  |  Pas
16  | 4FW | Reza Enayati |  (1976-09-23)23 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 15  |  Esteghlal
17  | 4FW | Javad Kazemian |  (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 25)  | 25  |  Persepolis
18  | 3MF | Moharram Navidkia |  (1982-11-01)1 November 1982 (aged 23)  | 24  |  VfL Bochum
19  | 2DF | Amir Hossein Sadeghi |  (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 24)  | 1  |  Esteghlal
20  | 2DF | Mohammad Nosrati |  (1982-01-11)11 January 1982 (aged 24)  | 44  |  Pas
21  | 3MF | Mehrzad Madanchi |  (1982-10-12)12 October 1982 (aged 23)  | 6  |  Persepolis
22  | 1GK | Vahid Talebloo |  (1982-05-26)26 May 1982 (aged 24)  | 1  |  Esteghlal
23  | 3MF | Masoud Shojaei |  (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 22)  | 3  |  Saipa

### Mexico

[edit]

Head coach:  Ricardo La Volpe

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Oswaldo Sánchez |  (1973-09-21)21 September 1973 (aged 32)  | 70  |  Guadalajara
2  | 2DF | Claudio Suárez |  (1968-12-17)17 December 1968 (aged 37)  | 178  |  Chivas USA
3  | 2DF | Carlos Salcido |  (1980-04-02)2 April 1980 (aged 26)  | 32  |  Guadalajara[37]
4  | 2DF | Rafael Márquez (c)  |  (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 65  |  Barcelona
5  | 2DF | Ricardo Osorio |  (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 26)  | 39  |  Cruz Azul[38]
6  | 3MF | Gerardo Torrado |  (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 56  |  Cruz Azul
7  | 3MF | Sinha |  (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 30)  | 32  |  Toluca
8  | 3MF | Pável Pardo |  (1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (aged 29)  | 125  |  América[39]
9  | 4FW | Jared Borgetti |  (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 32)  | 75  |  Bolton Wanderers[40]
10  | 4FW | Guillermo Franco |  (1976-11-03)3 November 1976 (aged 29)  | 7  |  Villarreal
11  | 3MF | Ramón Morales |  (1975-10-10)10 October 1975 (aged 30)  | 46  |  Guadalajara
12  | 1GK | José de Jesús Corona |  (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 6  |  Tecos
13  | 1GK | Guillermo Ochoa |  (1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 20)  | 1  |  América
14  | 2DF | Gonzalo Pineda |  (1982-10-19)19 October 1982 (aged 23)  | 30  |  Guadalajara
15  | 2DF | José Antonio Castro |  (1980-08-11)11 August 1980 (aged 25)  | 12  |  América
16  | 2DF | Mario Méndez |  (1979-06-01)1 June 1979 (aged 27)  | 32  |  Monterrey
17  | 4FW | Francisco Fonseca |  (1979-10-02)2 October 1979 (aged 26)  | 29  |  Cruz Azul[41]
18  | 3MF | Andrés Guardado |  (1986-09-28)28 September 1986 (aged 19)  | 7  |  Atlas
19  | 4FW | Omar Bravo |  (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 (aged 26)  | 33  |  Guadalajara
20  | 3MF | Rafael García |  (1974-08-14)14 August 1974 (aged 31)  | 52  |  Atlas
21  | 3MF | Jesús Arellano |  (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 33)  | 69  |  Monterrey
22  | 2DF | Francisco Javier Rodríguez |  (1981-10-20)20 October 1981 (aged 24)  | 32  |  Guadalajara
23  | 3MF | Luis Ernesto Pérez |  (1981-01-12)12 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 52  |  Monterrey

### Portugal

[edit]

Head coach:  Luiz Felipe Scolari

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Ricardo |  (1976-02-11)11 February 1976 (aged 30)  | 49  |  Sporting CP
2  | 2DF | Paulo Ferreira |  (1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 27)  | 30  |  Chelsea
3  | 2DF | Marco Caneira |  (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 14  |  Valencia[42]
4  | 2DF | Ricardo Costa |  (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 25)  | 3  |  Porto
5  | 2DF | Fernando Meira |  (1978-06-05)5 June 1978 (aged 28)  | 30  |  VfB Stuttgart
6  | 3MF | Costinha |  (1974-12-01)1 December 1974 (aged 31)  | 44  |  Dynamo Moscow[43]
7  | 3MF | Luís Figo (c)  |  (1972-11-04)4 November 1972 (aged 33)  | 120  |  Inter Milan
8  | 3MF | Petit |  (1976-09-25)25 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 36  |  Benfica
9  | 4FW | Pauleta |  (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 33)  | 82  |  Paris Saint-Germain
10  | 3MF | Hugo Viana |  (1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 23)  | 21  |  Valencia
11  | 4FW | Simão |  (1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 26)  | 43  |  Benfica
12  | 1GK | Quim |  (1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 30)  | 24  |  Benfica
13  | 2DF | Miguel |  (1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 26)  | 28  |  Valencia
14  | 2DF | Nuno Valente |  (1974-09-12)12 September 1974 (aged 31)  | 23  |  Everton
15  | 4FW | Luís Boa Morte |  (1977-08-04)4 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 24  |  Fulham
16  | 2DF | Ricardo Carvalho |  (1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 28)  | 24  |  Chelsea
17  | 4FW | Cristiano Ronaldo |  (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 21)  | 32  |  Manchester United
18  | 3MF | Maniche |  (1977-11-11)11 November 1977 (aged 28)  | 31  |  Dynamo Moscow[44]
19  | 3MF | Tiago |  (1981-05-02)2 May 1981 (aged 25)  | 22  |  Lyon
20  | 3MF | Deco |  (1977-08-27)27 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 35  |  Barcelona
21  | 4FW | Nuno Gomes |  (1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 29)  | 53  |  Benfica
22  | 1GK | Paulo Santos |  (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33)  | 1  |  Braga
23  | 4FW | Hélder Postiga |  (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 23)  | 24  |  Porto[45]

## Group E

[edit]

### Czech Republic

[edit]

Head coach: Karel Brückner

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Petr Čech |  (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 24)  | 41  |  Chelsea
2  | 2DF | Zdeněk Grygera |  (1980-05-14)14 May 1980 (aged 26)  | 41  |  Ajax
3  | 2DF | Pavel Mareš |  (1976-01-18)18 January 1976 (aged 30)  | 10  |  Zenit Saint Petersburg
4  | 3MF | Tomáš Galásek (c)  |  (1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 33)  | 49  |  Ajax[46]
5  | 2DF | Radoslav Kováč |  (1979-11-11)11 November 1979 (aged 26)  | 6  |  Spartak Moscow
6  | 2DF | Marek Jankulovski |  (1977-05-09)9 May 1977 (aged 29)  | 48  |  AC Milan
7  | 3MF | Libor Sionko |  (1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 29)  | 17  |  Austria Wien[47]
8  | 3MF | Karel Poborský |  (1972-03-30)30 March 1972 (aged 34)  | 115  |  Dynamo České Budějovice
9  | 4FW | Jan Koller |  (1973-03-30)30 March 1973 (aged 33)  | 68  |  Borussia Dortmund[48]
10  | 3MF | Tomáš Rosický |  (1980-10-04)4 October 1980 (aged 25)  | 54  |  Borussia Dortmund[49]
11  | 3MF | Pavel Nedvěd |  (1972-08-30)30 August 1972 (aged 33)  | 87  |  Juventus
12  | 4FW | Vratislav Lokvenc |  (1973-09-27)27 September 1973 (aged 32)  | 72  |  Red Bull Salzburg
13  | 2DF | Martin Jiránek |  (1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 27)  | 24  |  Spartak Moscow
14  | 3MF | David Jarolím |  (1979-05-17)17 May 1979 (aged 27)  | 3  |  Hamburger SV
15  | 4FW | Milan Baroš |  (1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 24)  | 49  |  Aston Villa
16  | 1GK | Jaromír Blažek |  (1972-12-29)29 December 1972 (aged 33)  | 11  |  Sparta Prague
17  | 4FW | Jiří Štajner |  (1976-05-27)27 May 1976 (aged 30)  | 21  |  Hannover 96
18  | 4FW | Marek Heinz |  (1977-08-04)4 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 28  |  Galatasaray
19  | 3MF | Jan Polák |  (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 25)  | 18  |  1\. FC Nürnberg
20  | 3MF | Jaroslav Plašil |  (1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 24)  | 14  |  Monaco
21  | 2DF | Tomáš Ujfaluši |  (1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 28)  | 48  |  Fiorentina
22  | 2DF | David Rozehnal |  (1980-07-05)5 July 1980 (aged 25)  | 22  |  Paris Saint-Germain
23  | 1GK | Antonín Kinský |  (1975-05-31)31 May 1975 (aged 31)  | 5  |  Saturn Ramenskoye

### Ghana

[edit]

Head coach:  Ratomir Dujković

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Sammy Adjei |  (1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 25)  | 31  |  Ashdod
2  | 3MF | Hans Sarpei |  (1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 29)  | 7  |  VfL Wolfsburg
3  | 4FW | Asamoah Gyan |  (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 20)  | 13  |  Udinese[50]
4  | 2DF | Samuel Kuffour |  (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 58  |  Roma
5  | 2DF | John Mensah |  (1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 23)  | 33  |  Rennes
6  | 2DF | Emmanuel Pappoe |  (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 25)  | 27  |  Hapoel Kfar Saba
7  | 2DF | Illiasu Shilla |  (1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 23)  | 2  |  Asante Kotoko
8  | 3MF | Michael Essien |  (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 23)  | 17  |  Chelsea
9  | 3MF | Derek Boateng |  (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 23)  | 11  |  AIK
10  | 3MF | Stephen Appiah (c)  |  (1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 25)  | 42  |  Fenerbahçe
11  | 3MF | Sulley Muntari |  (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 21)  | 16  |  Udinese
12  | 4FW | Alex Tachie-Mensah |  (1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 29)  | 5  |  St. Gallen
13  | 2DF | Habib Mohamed |  (1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 22)  | 1  |  King Faisal Babes
14  | 4FW | Matthew Amoah |  (1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 25)  | 16  |  Borussia Dortmund
15  | 3MF | John Paintsil |  (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 24)  | 21  |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
16  | 1GK | George Owu |  (1982-06-17)17 June 1982 (aged 23)  | 6  |  Ashanti Gold
17  | 2DF | Daniel Quaye |  (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 25)  | 7  |  Hearts of Oak
18  | 2DF | Eric Addo |  (1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 27)  | 6  |  PSV Eindhoven
19  | 4FW | Razak Pimpong |  (1982-12-30)30 December 1982 (aged 23)  | 4  |  Copenhagen
20  | 4FW | Otto Addo |  (1975-06-09)9 June 1975 (aged 31)  | 13  |  Mainz 05
21  | 2DF | Issah Ahmed |  (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 24)  | 10  |  Randers
22  | 1GK | Richard Kingson |  (1978-06-13)13 June 1978 (aged 27)  | 33  |  Ankaraspor
23  | 3MF | Haminu Draman |  (1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 20)  | 7  |  Red Star Belgrade[51]

### Italy

[edit]

Head coach: Marcello Lippi

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Gianluigi Buffon |  (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 28)  | 60  |  Juventus
2  | 2DF | Cristian Zaccardo |  (1981-12-21)21 December 1981 (aged 24)  | 12  |  Palermo
3  | 2DF | Fabio Grosso |  (1977-11-28)28 November 1977 (aged 28)  | 17  |  Palermo[52]
4  | 3MF | Daniele De Rossi |  (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 22)  | 17  |  Roma
5  | 2DF | Fabio Cannavaro (c)  |  (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 32)  | 93  |  Juventus
6  | 2DF | Andrea Barzagli |  (1981-05-08)8 May 1981 (aged 25)  | 8  |  Palermo
7  | 4FW | Alessandro Del Piero |  (1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 31)  | 74  |  Juventus
8  | 3MF | Gennaro Gattuso |  (1978-01-09)9 January 1978 (aged 28)  | 43  |  Milan
9  | 4FW | Luca Toni |  (1977-05-26)26 May 1977 (aged 29)  | 18  |  Fiorentina
10  | 4FW | Francesco Totti |  (1976-09-27)27 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 51  |  Roma
11  | 4FW | Alberto Gilardino |  (1982-07-05)5 July 1982 (aged 23)  | 15  |  Milan
12  | 1GK | Angelo Peruzzi |  (1970-02-16)16 February 1970 (aged 36)  | 31  |  Lazio
13  | 2DF | Alessandro Nesta |  (1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 30)  | 74  |  Milan
14  | 1GK | Marco Amelia |  (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 (aged 24)  | 1  |  Livorno
15  | 4FW | Vincenzo Iaquinta |  (1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 26)  | 12  |  Udinese
16  | 3MF | Mauro Camoranesi |  (1976-10-04)4 October 1976 (aged 29)  | 21  |  Juventus
17  | 3MF | Simone Barone |  (1978-04-30)30 April 1978 (aged 28)  | 13  |  Palermo
18  | 4FW | Filippo Inzaghi |  (1973-08-09)9 August 1973 (aged 32)  | 49  |  Milan
19  | 2DF | Gianluca Zambrotta |  (1977-02-19)19 February 1977 (aged 29)  | 52  |  Juventus
20  | 3MF | Simone Perrotta |  (1977-09-17)17 September 1977 (aged 28)  | 24  |  Roma
21  | 3MF | Andrea Pirlo |  (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 27)  | 24  |  Milan
22  | 2DF | Massimo Oddo |  (1976-06-14)14 June 1976 (aged 29)  | 20  |  Lazio
23  | 2DF | Marco Materazzi |  (1973-08-19)19 August 1973 (aged 32)  | 28  |  Internazionale

### United States

[edit]

Head coach: Bruce Arena

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Tim Howard |  (1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 27)  | 16  |  Manchester United[53]
2  | 2DF | Chris Albright |  (1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 27)  | 20  |  LA Galaxy[54]
3  | 2DF | Carlos Bocanegra |  (1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 27)  | 40  |  Fulham
4  | 3MF | Pablo Mastroeni |  (1976-08-26)26 August 1976 (aged 29)  | 48  |  Colorado Rapids
5  | 3MF | John O'Brien |  (1977-08-29)29 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 31  |  Chivas USA
6  | 2DF | Steve Cherundolo |  (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 35  |  Hannover 96
7  | 3MF | Eddie Lewis |  (1974-05-17)17 May 1974 (aged 32)  | 69  |  Leeds United
8  | 3MF | Clint Dempsey |  (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 23)  | 21  |  New England Revolution
9  | 4FW | Eddie Johnson |  (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 22)  | 18  |  Kansas City Wizards
10  | 3MF | Claudio Reyna (c)  |  (1973-07-20)20 July 1973 (aged 32)  | 109  |  Manchester City
11  | 4FW | Brian Ching |  (1978-05-24)24 May 1978 (aged 28)  | 20  |  Houston Dynamo
12  | 2DF | Gregg Berhalter |  (1973-08-01)1 August 1973 (aged 32)  | 44  |  Energie Cottbus[55]
13  | 2DF | Jimmy Conrad |  (1977-02-12)12 February 1977 (aged 29)  | 15  |  Kansas City Wizards
14  | 3MF | Ben Olsen |  (1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 29)  | 34  |  D.C. United
15  | 3MF | Bobby Convey |  (1983-05-27)27 May 1983 (aged 23)  | 39  |  Reading
16  | 4FW | Josh Wolff |  (1977-02-25)25 February 1977 (aged 29)  | 47  |  Kansas City Wizards
17  | 3MF | DaMarcus Beasley |  (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 24)  | 58  |  PSV Eindhoven
18  | 1GK | Kasey Keller |  (1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 36)  | 93  |  Borussia Mönchengladbach
19  | 1GK | Marcus Hahnemann |  (1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 33)  | 6  |  Reading
20  | 4FW | Brian McBride |  (1972-06-19)19 June 1972 (aged 33)  | 92  |  Fulham
21  | 4FW | Landon Donovan |  (1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 24)  | 81  |  LA Galaxy
22  | 2DF | Oguchi Onyewu |  (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 24)  | 14  |  Standard Liège
23  | 2DF | Eddie Pope |  (1973-12-24)24 December 1973 (aged 32)  | 80  |  Real Salt Lake

## Group F

[edit]

### Australia

[edit]

Head coach:  Guus Hiddink

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Mark Schwarzer |  (1972-10-06)6 October 1972 (aged 33)  | 37  |  Middlesbrough
2  | 2DF | Lucas Neill |  (1978-03-09)9 March 1978 (aged 28)  | 25  |  Blackburn Rovers
3  | 2DF | Craig Moore |  (1975-12-12)12 December 1975 (aged 30)  | 33  |  Newcastle United
4  | 3MF | Tim Cahill |  (1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 26)  | 16  |  Everton
5  | 3MF | Jason Culina |  (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 25)  | 13  |  PSV Eindhoven
6  | 2DF | Tony Popovic |  (1973-07-04)4 July 1973 (aged 32)  | 56  |  Crystal Palace[56]
7  | 2DF | Brett Emerton |  (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 48  |  Blackburn Rovers
8  | 3MF | Josip Skoko |  (1975-12-10)10 December 1975 (aged 30)  | 46  |  Wigan Athletic[57]
9  | 4FW | Mark Viduka (c)  |  (1975-10-09)9 October 1975 (aged 30)  | 33  |  Middlesbrough
10  | 4FW | Harry Kewell |  (1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 27)  | 20  |  Liverpool
11  | 2DF | Stan Lazaridis |  (1972-08-16)16 August 1972 (aged 33)  | 59  |  Birmingham City[58]
12  | 1GK | Ante Covic |  (1975-06-13)13 June 1975 (aged 30)  | 1  |  Hammarby
13  | 3MF | Vince Grella |  (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 26)  | 17  |  Parma
14  | 3MF | Scott Chipperfield |  (1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 30)  | 46  |  Basel
15  | 4FW | John Aloisi |  (1976-02-05)5 February 1976 (aged 30)  | 41  |  Alavés
16  | 2DF | Michael Beauchamp |  (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 25)  | 2  |  Central Coast Mariners[59]
17  | 4FW | Archie Thompson |  (1978-10-23)23 October 1978 (aged 27)  | 20  |  Melbourne Victory[60]
18  | 1GK | Zeljko Kalac |  (1972-12-16)16 December 1972 (aged 33)  | 52  |  AC Milan
19  | 4FW | Joshua Kennedy |  (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 23)  | 1  |  Dynamo Dresden[61]
20  | 2DF | Luke Wilkshire |  (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 24)  | 8  |  Bristol City
21  | 3MF | Mile Sterjovski |  (1979-05-27)27 May 1979 (aged 27)  | 22  |  Basel
22  | 2DF | Mark Milligan |  (1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 20)  | 1  |  Sydney FC
23  | 3MF | Mark Bresciano |  (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 26)  | 24  |  Parma

### Brazil

[edit]

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Dida |  (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 32)  | 86  |  AC Milan
2  | 2DF | Cafu (c)  |  (1970-06-07)7 June 1970 (aged 36)  | 138  |  AC Milan
3  | 2DF | Lúcio |  (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 28)  | 50  |  Bayern Munich
4  | 2DF | Juan |  (1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 38  |  Bayer Leverkusen
5  | 3MF | Emerson |  (1976-04-04)4 April 1976 (aged 30)  | 70  |  Juventus
6  | 2DF | Roberto Carlos |  (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 33)  | 121  |  Real Madrid
7  | 4FW | Adriano |  (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 24)  | 32  |  Inter Milan
8  | 3MF | Kaká |  (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 24)  | 38  |  AC Milan
9  | 4FW | Ronaldo |  (1976-09-22)22 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 92  |  Real Madrid
10  | 3MF | Ronaldinho |  (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 26)  | 63  |  Barcelona
11  | 3MF | Zé Roberto |  (1974-07-06)6 July 1974 (aged 31)  | 79  |  Bayern Munich[62]
12  | 1GK | Rogério Ceni |  (1973-01-22)22 January 1973 (aged 33)  | 15  |  São Paulo
13  | 2DF | Cicinho |  (1980-06-24)24 June 1980 (aged 25)  | 10  |  Real Madrid
14  | 2DF | Luisão |  (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 25)  | 19  |  Benfica
15  | 2DF | Cris |  (1977-06-03)3 June 1977 (aged 29)  | 16  |  Lyon
16  | 2DF | Gilberto |  (1976-04-25)25 April 1976 (aged 30)  | 9  |  Hertha BSC
17  | 3MF | Gilberto Silva |  (1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 29)  | 36  |  Arsenal
18  | 3MF | Mineiro |  (1975-08-02)2 August 1975 (aged 30)  | 2  |  São Paulo[63]
19  | 3MF | Juninho Pernambucano |  (1975-01-30)30 January 1975 (aged 31)  | 37  |  Lyon
20  | 3MF | Ricardinho |  (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 30)  | 19  |  Corinthians
21  | 4FW | Fred |  (1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 22)  | 3  |  Lyon
22  | 1GK | Júlio César |  (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 26)  | 11  |  Inter Milan
23  | 4FW | Robinho |  (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 22)  | 23  |  Real Madrid

### Croatia

[edit]

Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Stipe Pletikosa |  (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 27)  | 50  |  Shakhtar Donetsk[64]
2  | 3MF | Darijo Srna |  (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 24)  | 36  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
3  | 2DF | Josip Šimunić |  (1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 28)  | 42  |  Hertha BSC
4  | 2DF | Robert Kovač |  (1974-04-06)6 April 1974 (aged 32)  | 56  |  Juventus
5  | 2DF | Igor Tudor |  (1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 28)  | 52  |  Juventus[65]
6  | 3MF | Jurica Vranješ |  (1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 26)  | 24  |  Werder Bremen
7  | 2DF | Dario Šimić |  (1975-11-12)12 November 1975 (aged 30)  | 80  |  AC Milan
8  | 2DF | Marko Babić |  (1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 25)  | 33  |  Bayer Leverkusen
9  | 4FW | Dado Pršo |  (1974-11-05)5 November 1974 (aged 31)  | 29  |  Rangers
10  | 3MF | Niko Kovač (c)  |  (1971-10-15)15 October 1971 (aged 34)  | 58  |  Hertha BSC[66]
11  | 2DF | Mario Tokić |  (1975-06-23)23 June 1975 (aged 30)  | 28  |  Austria Wien
12  | 1GK | Joey Didulica |  (1977-10-14)14 October 1977 (aged 28)  | 4  |  Austria Wien
13  | 2DF | Stjepan Tomas |  (1976-03-06)6 March 1976 (aged 30)  | 48  |  Galatasaray
14  | 3MF | Luka Modrić |  (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 20)  | 5  |  Dinamo Zagreb
15  | 3MF | Ivan Leko |  (1978-02-07)7 February 1978 (aged 28)  | 13  |  Club Brugge
16  | 3MF | Jerko Leko |  (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 26)  | 36  |  Dynamo Kyiv[67]
17  | 4FW | Ivan Klasnić |  (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 26)  | 20  |  Werder Bremen
18  | 4FW | Ivica Olić |  (1979-09-14)14 September 1979 (aged 26)  | 36  |  CSKA Moscow
19  | 3MF | Niko Kranjčar |  (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 21)  | 21  |  Hajduk Split
20  | 2DF | Anthony Šerić |  (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 (aged 27)  | 14  |  Panathinaikos
21  | 4FW | Boško Balaban |  (1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 27)  | 27  |  Club Brugge
22  | 4FW | Ivan Bošnjak |  (1979-02-06)6 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 13  |  Dinamo Zagreb[68]
23  | 1GK | Tomislav Butina |  (1974-03-30)30 March 1974 (aged 32)  | 28  |  Club Brugge

### Japan

[edit]

Head coach:  Zico

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Seigo Narazaki |  (1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 30)  | 50  |  Nagoya Grampus Eight
2  | 2DF | Teruyuki Moniwa |  (1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 24)  | 8  |  FC Tokyo
3  | 2DF | Yūichi Komano |  (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 24)  | 8  |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4  | 3MF | Yasuhito Endō |  (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 26)  | 40  |  Gamba Osaka
5  | 2DF | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)  |  (1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 29)  | 69  |  Gamba Osaka
6  | 2DF | Kōji Nakata |  (1979-07-09)9 July 1979 (aged 26)  | 55  |  Basel
7  | 3MF | Hidetoshi Nakata |  (1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 29)  | 74  |  Fiorentina[69]
8  | 3MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara |  (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 51  |  Kashima Antlers
9  | 4FW | Naohiro Takahara |  (1979-06-04)4 June 1979 (aged 27)  | 41  |  Hamburger SV[70]
10  | 3MF | Shunsuke Nakamura |  (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27)  | 60  |  Celtic
11  | 4FW | Seiichiro Maki |  (1980-08-07)7 August 1980 (aged 25)  | 10  |  JEF United
12  | 1GK | Yoichi Doi |  (1973-07-25)25 July 1973 (aged 32)  | 4  |  FC Tokyo
13  | 4FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa |  (1977-05-27)27 May 1977 (aged 29)  | 56  |  Kashima Antlers
14  | 2DF | Alex |  (1977-07-20)20 July 1977 (aged 28)  | 72  |  Urawa Red Diamonds
15  | 3MF | Takashi Fukunishi |  (1976-09-01)1 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 62  |  Júbilo Iwata
16  | 4FW | Masashi Oguro |  (1980-05-04)4 May 1980 (aged 26)  | 18  |  Grenoble
17  | 3MF | Junichi Inamoto |  (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 26)  | 63  |  West Bromwich Albion
18  | 3MF | Shinji Ono |  (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 26)  | 54  |  Urawa Red Diamonds
19  | 2DF | Keisuke Tsuboi |  (1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 26)  | 33  |  Urawa Red Diamonds
20  | 4FW | Keiji Tamada |  (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 26)  | 39  |  Nagoya Grampus Eight
21  | 2DF | Akira Kaji |  (1980-01-13)13 January 1980 (aged 26)  | 43  |  Gamba Osaka
22  | 2DF | Yuji Nakazawa |  (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 28)  | 50  |  Yokohama F. Marinos
23  | 1GK | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |  (1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 30)  | 89  |  Júbilo Iwata

## Group G

[edit]

### France

[edit]

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Mickaël Landreau |  (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 27)  | 3  |  Nantes[71]
2  | 2DF | Jean-Alain Boumsong |  (1979-12-14)14 December 1979 (aged 26)  | 19  |  Newcastle United
3  | 2DF | Eric Abidal |  (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 26)  | 8  |  Lyon
4  | 3MF | Patrick Vieira |  (1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 29)  | 87  |  Juventus
5  | 2DF | William Gallas |  (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 40  |  Chelsea
6  | 3MF | Claude Makélélé |  (1973-02-18)18 February 1973 (aged 33)  | 43  |  Chelsea
7  | 3MF | Florent Malouda |  (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 25)  | 13  |  Lyon
8  | 3MF | Vikash Dhorasoo |  (1973-10-10)10 October 1973 (aged 32)  | 16  |  Paris Saint-Germain
9  | 4FW | Sidney Govou |  (1979-07-27)27 July 1979 (aged 26)  | 19  |  Lyon[72]
10  | 3MF | Zinedine Zidane (c)  |  (1972-06-23)23 June 1972 (aged 33)  | 102  |  Real Madrid[73]
11  | 4FW | Sylvain Wiltord |  (1974-05-10)10 May 1974 (aged 32)  | 80  |  Lyon
12  | 4FW | Thierry Henry |  (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 78  |  Arsenal
13  | 2DF | Mikaël Silvestre |  (1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 28)  | 39  |  Manchester United
14  | 4FW | Louis Saha |  (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 27)  | 9  |  Manchester United
15  | 2DF | Lilian Thuram |  (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 34)  | 114  |  Juventus
16  | 1GK | Fabien Barthez |  (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 34)  | 80  |  Marseille[74]
17  | 2DF | Gaël Givet |  (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 24)  | 11  |  Monaco
18  | 3MF | Alou Diarra |  (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 24)  | 9  |  Lens
19  | 2DF | Willy Sagnol |  (1977-03-18)18 March 1977 (aged 29)  | 38  |  Bayern Munich
20  | 4FW | David Trezeguet |  (1977-10-15)15 October 1977 (aged 28)  | 63  |  Juventus
21  | 2DF | Pascal Chimbonda |  (1979-02-21)21 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 1  |  Wigan Athletic
22  | 3MF | Franck Ribéry |  (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 23)  | 3  |  Marseille
23  | 1GK | Grégory Coupet |  (1972-12-31)31 December 1972 (aged 33)  | 18  |  Lyon

### South Korea

[edit]

Head coach:  Dick Advocaat

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Lee Woon-jae (c)  |  (1973-04-26)26 April 1973 (aged 33)  | 97  |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2  | 2DF | Kim Young-chul |  (1976-06-30)30 June 1976 (aged 29)  | 12  |  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
3  | 2DF | Kim Dong-jin |  (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 24)  | 34  |  FC Seoul
4  | 2DF | Choi Jin-cheul |  (1971-03-26)26 March 1971 (aged 35)  | 62  |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
5  | 3MF | Kim Nam-il |  (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 29)  | 66  |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
6  | 2DF | Kim Jin-kyu |  (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 21)  | 23  |  Júbilo Iwata
7  | 3MF | Park Ji-sung |  (1981-03-30)30 March 1981 (aged 25)  | 60  |  Manchester United
8  | 3MF | Kim Do-heon |  (1982-07-14)14 July 1982 (aged 23)  | 75  |  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
9  | 4FW | Ahn Jung-hwan |  (1976-01-27)27 January 1976 (aged 30)  | 61  |  MSV Duisburg
10  | 4FW | Park Chu-young |  (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 20)  | 18  |  FC Seoul
11  | 4FW | Seol Ki-hyeon |  (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 27)  | 67  |  Wolverhampton Wanderers
12  | 2DF | Lee Young-pyo |  (1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 29)  | 85  |  Tottenham Hotspur
13  | 3MF | Lee Eul-yong |  (1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (aged 30)  | 47  |  Trabzonspor
14  | 4FW | Lee Chun-soo |  (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 24)  | 62  |  Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
15  | 3MF | Baek Ji-hoon |  (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 21)  | 12  |  FC Seoul
16  | 4FW | Chung Kyung-ho |  (1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 26)  | 40  |  Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
17  | 3MF | Lee Ho |  (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 21)  | 11  |  Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
18  | 2DF | Kim Sang-sik |  (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 29)  | 42  |  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
19  | 4FW | Cho Jae-jin |  (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 24)  | 21  |  Shimizu S-Pulse
20  | 1GK | Kim Yong-dae |  (1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 26)  | 15  |  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
21  | 1GK | Kim Young-kwang |  (1983-06-28)28 June 1983 (aged 22)  | 6  |  Jeonnam Dragons
22  | 2DF | Song Chong-gug |  (1979-02-20)20 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 51  |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
23  | 2DF | Cho Won-hee |  (1983-04-17)17 April 1983 (aged 23)  | 13  |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings

### Switzerland

[edit]

Head coach: Köbi Kuhn

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Pascal Zuberbühler |  (1971-01-08)8 January 1971 (aged 35)  | 40  |  Basel
2  | 2DF | Johan Djourou |  (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 19)  | 2  |  Arsenal
3  | 2DF | Ludovic Magnin |  (1979-04-20)20 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 30  |  VfB Stuttgart
4  | 2DF | Philippe Senderos |  (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 21)  | 12  |  Arsenal
5  | 3MF | Xavier Margairaz |  (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 22)  | 3  |  Zürich
6  | 3MF | Johann Vogel (c)  |  (1977-03-08)8 March 1977 (aged 29)  | 85  |  AC Milan
7  | 3MF | Ricardo Cabanas |  (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 27)  | 37  |  1\. FC Köln
8  | 2DF | Raphaël Wicky |  (1977-04-26)26 April 1977 (aged 29)  | 67  |  Hamburger SV
9  | 4FW | Alexander Frei |  (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 26)  | 45  |  Rennes[75]
10  | 4FW | Daniel Gygax |  (1981-08-28)28 August 1981 (aged 24)  | 22  |  Lille
11  | 4FW | Marco Streller |  (1981-06-18)18 June 1981 (aged 24)  | 10  |  1\. FC Köln
12  | 1GK | Diego Benaglio |  (1983-09-08)8 September 1983 (aged 22)  | 1  |  Nacional
13  | 2DF | Stéphane Grichting |  (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 27)  | 6  |  Auxerre
14  | 3MF | David Degen |  (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 23)  | 3  |  Basel[76]
15  | 3MF | Blerim Džemaili |  (1986-04-12)12 April 1986 (aged 20)  | 3  |  Zürich
16  | 3MF | Tranquillo Barnetta |  (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 21)  | 13  |  Bayer Leverkusen
17  | 2DF | Christoph Spycher |  (1978-03-30)30 March 1978 (aged 28)  | 21  |  Eintracht Frankfurt
18  | 4FW | Mauro Lustrinelli |  (1976-02-26)26 February 1976 (aged 30)  | 5  |  Sparta Prague
19  | 3MF | Valon Behrami |  (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 21)  | 6  |  Lazio
20  | 2DF | Patrick Müller |  (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 29)  | 64  |  Lyon
21  | 1GK | Fabio Coltorti |  (1980-12-03)3 December 1980 (aged 25)  | 2  |  Grasshopper
22  | 3MF | Hakan Yakin |  (1977-02-22)22 February 1977 (aged 29)  | 46  |  Young Boys[77]
23  | 2DF | Philipp Degen |  (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 23)  | 15  |  Borussia Dortmund

### Togo

[edit]

Head coach:  Otto Pfister[78]

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou |  (1977-12-31)31 December 1977 (aged 28)  | 9  |  Djoliba
2  | 2DF | Daré Nibombé |  (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 25)  | 16  |  Mons
3  | 2DF | Jean-Paul Abalo (c)  |  (1975-06-26)26 June 1975 (aged 30)  | 65  |  APOEL
4  | 4FW | Emmanuel Adebayor |  (1984-02-26)26 February 1984 (aged 22)  | 29  |  Arsenal
5  | 2DF | Massamasso Tchangai |  (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 27)  | 34  |  Benevento
6  | 3MF | Yao Aziawonou |  (1979-11-30)30 November 1979 (aged 26)  | 32  |  Young Boys
7  | 4FW | Moustapha Salifou |  (1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 23)  | 34  |  Brest
8  | 3MF | Kuami Agboh |  (1977-12-28)28 December 1977 (aged 28)  | 4  |  Beveren
9  | 3MF | Thomas Dossevi |  (1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 27)  | 10  |  Valenciennes
10  | 3MF | Chérif Touré Mamam |  (1978-01-13)13 January 1978 (aged 28)  | 39  |  Metz
11  | 4FW | Robert Malm |  (1973-08-21)21 August 1973 (aged 32)  | 1  |  Brest
12  | 2DF | Eric Akoto |  (1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 25)  | 32  |  Admira Wacker[79]
13  | 2DF | Richmond Forson |  (1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 26)  | 8  |  Poiré
14  | 3MF | Adékambi Olufadé |  (1980-01-07)7 January 1980 (aged 26)  | 24  |  Al-Siliyah
15  | 3MF | Alaixys Romao |  (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 22)  | 11  |  Louhans-Cuiseaux
16  | 1GK | Kossi Agassa |  (1978-07-02)2 July 1978 (aged 27)  | 49  |  Metz
17  | 4FW | Mohamed Kader |  (1979-04-08)8 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 46  |  Guingamp
18  | 3MF | Yao Junior Sènaya |  (1984-04-19)19 April 1984 (aged 22)  | 16  |  YF Juventus
19  | 2DF | Ludovic Assemoassa |  (1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 25)  | 5  |  Ciudad de Murcia
20  | 4FW | Affo Erassa |  (1983-02-19)19 February 1983 (aged 23)  | 6  |  Moulins
21  | 3MF | Franck Atsou |  (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 27)  | 13  |  Al Hilal[80]
22  | 1GK | Kodjovi Obilalé |  (1984-10-08)8 October 1984 (aged 21)  | 0  |  Étoile Filante
23  | 2DF | Assimiou Touré |  (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 18)  | 1  |  Bayer Leverkusen

## Group H

[edit]

### Saudi Arabia

[edit]

Head coach:  Marcos Paquetá

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Mohamed Al-Deayea |  (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 33)  | 175  |  Al Hilal
2  | 2DF | Ahmed Al-Dokhi |  (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 29)  | 68  |  Al-Ittihad
3  | 2DF | Redha Tukar |  (1975-11-29)29 November 1975 (aged 30)  | 37  |  Al-Ittihad
4  | 2DF | Hamad Al-Montashari |  (1982-06-22)22 June 1982 (aged 23)  | 32  |  Al-Ittihad
5  | 2DF | Naif Al-Qadi |  (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 28  |  Al-Ahli
6  | 3MF | Omar Al-Ghamdi |  (1979-04-11)11 April 1979 (aged 27)  | 38  |  Al Hilal
7  | 3MF | Mohammed Ameen |  (1980-04-29)29 April 1980 (aged 26)  | 16  |  Al-Ittihad
8  | 3MF | Mohammed Noor |  (1978-02-26)26 February 1978 (aged 28)  | 63  |  Al-Ittihad
9  | 4FW | Sami Al-Jaber (c)  |  (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33)  | 160  |  Al Hilal
10  | 3MF | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub |  (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 25)  | 48  |  Al Hilal
11  | 4FW | Saad Al-Harthi |  (1984-02-03)3 February 1984 (aged 22)  | 15  |  Al Nassr
12  | 2DF | Abdulaziz Al-Khathran |  (1973-07-31)31 July 1973 (aged 32)  | 19  |  Al Hilal
13  | 2DF | Hussein Abdulghani |  (1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 29)  | 97  |  Al-Ahli
14  | 3MF | Saud Kariri |  (1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 25)  | 34  |  Al-Ittihad
15  | 2DF | Ahmed Al-Bahri |  (1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 25)  | 11  |  Al Ettifaq
16  | 3MF | Khaled Aziz |  (1981-07-14)14 July 1981 (aged 24)  | 14  |  Al Hilal
17  | 2DF | Mohamed Eid |  (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 (aged 19)  | 0  |  Al-Ahli
18  | 3MF | Nawaf Al-Temyat |  (1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 29)  | 56  |  Al Hilal
19  | 2DF | Mohammad Massad |  (1983-02-17)17 February 1983 (aged 23)  | 5  |  Al-Ahli
20  | 4FW | Yasser Al-Qahtani |  (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 23)  | 45  |  Al Hilal
21  | 1GK | Mabrouk Zaid |  (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 33  |  Al-Ittihad
22  | 1GK | Mohammad Khouja |  (1982-03-15)15 March 1982 (aged 24)  | 8  |  Al Shabab
23  | 4FW | Malek Mouath |  (1981-08-10)10 August 1981 (aged 24)  | 5  |  Al-Ahli

### Spain

[edit]

Head coach: Luis Aragonés

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Iker Casillas |  (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 25)  | 58  |  Real Madrid
2  | 2DF | Míchel Salgado |  (1975-10-22)22 October 1975 (aged 30)  | 50  |  Real Madrid
3  | 2DF | Mariano Pernía |  (1977-05-04)4 May 1977 (aged 29)  | 1  |  Getafe[81]
4  | 2DF | Carlos Marchena |  (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 26)  | 27  |  Valencia
5  | 2DF | Carles Puyol |  (1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (aged 28)  | 47  |  Barcelona
6  | 3MF | David Albelda |  (1977-09-01)1 September 1977 (aged 28)  | 33  |  Valencia
7  | 4FW | Raúl (c)  |  (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 28)  | 95  |  Real Madrid
8  | 3MF | Xavi |  (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 26)  | 36  |  Barcelona
9  | 4FW | Fernando Torres |  (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 22)  | 30  |  Atlético Madrid
10  | 3MF | José Antonio Reyes |  (1983-09-01)1 September 1983 (aged 22)  | 19  |  Arsenal
11  | 3MF | Luis García |  (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27)  | 10  |  Liverpool
12  | 2DF | Antonio López |  (1981-09-13)13 September 1981 (aged 24)  | 8  |  Atlético Madrid
13  | 3MF | Andrés Iniesta |  (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 22)  | 3  |  Barcelona
14  | 3MF | Xabi Alonso |  (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 24)  | 26  |  Liverpool
15  | 2DF | Sergio Ramos |  (1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 20)  | 11  |  Real Madrid
16  | 3MF | Marcos Senna |  (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 29)  | 3  |  Villarreal
17  | 3MF | Joaquín |  (1981-07-21)21 July 1981 (aged 24)  | 38  |  Real Betis
18  | 3MF | Cesc Fàbregas |  (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 19)  | 4  |  Arsenal
19  | 1GK | Santiago Cañizares |  (1969-12-18)18 December 1969 (aged 36)  | 45  |  Valencia
20  | 2DF | Juanito |  (1976-07-23)23 July 1976 (aged 29)  | 15  |  Real Betis
21  | 4FW | David Villa |  (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 24)  | 8  |  Valencia
22  | 2DF | Pablo Ibáñez |  (1981-08-03)3 August 1981 (aged 24)  | 11  |  Atlético Madrid
23  | 1GK | Pepe Reina |  (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 23)  | 3  |  Liverpool

### Tunisia

[edit]

Head coach:  Roger Lemerre

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Ali Boumnijel |  (1966-04-13)13 April 1966 (aged 40)  | 48  |  Club Africain
2  | 2DF | Karim Essediri |  (1979-07-29)29 July 1979 (aged 26)  | 7  |  Rosenborg
3  | 2DF | Karim Haggui |  (1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (aged 22)  | 26  |  Strasbourg
4  | 2DF | Alaeddine Yahia |  (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 24)  | 13  |  Saint-Étienne
5  | 4FW | Ziad Jaziri |  (1978-07-12)12 July 1978 (aged 27)  | 61  |  Troyes
6  | 2DF | Hatem Trabelsi |  (1977-01-25)25 January 1977 (aged 29)  | 56  |  Ajax
7  | 4FW | Haykel Guemamdia |  (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 24)  | 13  |  Strasbourg[82]
8  | 3MF | Mehdi Nafti |  (1978-11-28)28 November 1978 (aged 27)  | 29  |  Birmingham City
9  | 3MF | Yassine Chikhaoui |  (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 19)  | 1  |  Étoile du Sahel
10  | 3MF | Kaies Ghodhbane |  (1976-01-07)7 January 1976 (aged 30)  | 89  |  Konyaspor
11  | 4FW | Francileudo Santos |  (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 27)  | 28  |  Toulouse
12  | 3MF | Jawhar Mnari |  (1976-11-08)8 November 1976 (aged 29)  | 37  |  1\. FC Nürnberg
13  | 3MF | Riadh Bouazizi (c)  |  (1973-04-08)8 April 1973 (aged 33)  | 85  |  Kayseri Erciyesspor
14  | 3MF | Adel Chedli |  (1976-09-16)16 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 38  |  1\. FC Nürnberg
15  | 2DF | Radhi Jaïdi |  (1975-08-30)30 August 1975 (aged 30)  | 89  |  Bolton Wanderers
16  | 1GK | Adel Nefzi |  (1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 32)  | 0  |  Monastir
17  | 4FW | Chaouki Ben Saada |  (1984-07-01)1 July 1984 (aged 21)  | 11  |  Bastia[83]
18  | 2DF | David Jemmali |  (1974-12-13)13 December 1974 (aged 31)  | 2  |  Bordeaux
19  | 2DF | Anis Ayari |  (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 24)  | 24  |  Samsunspor
20  | 3MF | Hamed Namouchi |  (1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 22)  | 14  |  Rangers
21  | 2DF | Karim Saidi |  (1983-03-24)24 March 1983 (aged 23)  | 15  |  Feyenoord[84]
22  | 1GK | Hamdi Kasraoui |  (1983-01-18)18 January 1983 (aged 23)  | 6  |  Espérance de Tunis
23  | 3MF | Sofiane Melliti |  (1978-08-18)18 August 1978 (aged 27)  | 14  |  Gaziantepspor

### Ukraine

[edit]

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

Serhiy Fedorov was injured prior to the start of the tournament. His replacement, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, was also injured shortly after filling in. Oleksandr Yatsenko was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.[citation needed]

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1GK | Oleksandr Shovkovskyi |  (1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 31)  | 68  |  Dynamo Kyiv
2  | 2DF | Andriy Nesmachniy |  (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 27)  | 49  |  Dynamo Kyiv
3  | 2DF | Oleksandr Yatsenko |  (1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 21)  | 1  |  Kharkiv[85]
4  | 3MF | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk |  (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 27)  | 55  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
5  | 2DF | Volodymyr Yezerskiy |  (1976-11-15)15 November 1976 (aged 29)  | 24  |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
6  | 2DF | Andriy Rusol |  (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 23)  | 23  |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
7  | 4FW | Andriy Shevchenko (c)  |  (1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 29)  | 64  |  AC Milan[86]
8  | 3MF | Oleh Shelayev |  (1976-11-05)5 November 1976 (aged 29)  | 19  |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
9  | 3MF | Oleh Husyev |  (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 (aged 23)  | 25  |  Dynamo Kyiv
10  | 4FW | Andriy Voronin |  (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 26)  | 32  |  Bayer Leverkusen
11  | 4FW | Serhii Rebrov |  (1974-06-03)3 June 1974 (aged 32)  | 70  |  Dynamo Kyiv
12  | 1GK | Andriy Pyatov |  (1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 21)  | 1  |  Vorskla Poltava
13  | 2DF | Dmytro Chyhrynskyi |  (1986-11-07)7 November 1986 (aged 19)  | 0  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
14  | 3MF | Andriy Husin |  (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33)  | 64  |  Krylya Sovetov Samara
15  | 4FW | Artem Milevskyi |  (1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 21)  | 0  |  Dynamo Kyiv
16  | 4FW | Andriy Vorobey |  (1978-11-29)29 November 1978 (aged 27)  | 53  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
17  | 2DF | Vladyslav Vashchuk |  (1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 31)  | 58  |  Dynamo Kyiv
18  | 3MF | Serhiy Nazarenko |  (1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 26)  | 15  |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19  | 3MF | Maksym Kalynychenko |  (1979-01-26)26 January 1979 (aged 27)  | 21  |  Spartak Moscow
20  | 4FW | Oleksiy Byelik |  (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 25)  | 15  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
21  | 3MF | Ruslan Rotan |  (1981-10-29)29 October 1981 (aged 24)  | 19  |  Dynamo Kyiv
22  | 2DF | Vyacheslav Sviderskyi |  (1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 27)  | 6  |  Shakhtar Donetsk[87]
23  | 1GK | Bohdan Shust |  (1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 20)  | 2  |  Shakhtar Donetsk

## Player representation by league

[edit]

Country | Players | Percent | Outside
national
squad

|
|
|

Total | 736 | 100.00% |
England | 102 | 13.86% | 81
Germany | 74 | 10.05% | 54
Italy | 60 | 8.15% | 37
France | 58 | 7.89% | 45
Spain | 52 | 7.07% | 35
Ukraine | 25 | 3.40% | 8
Netherlands | 25 | 3.40% | 11
Saudi Arabia | 24 | 3.26% | 1
Mexico | 23 | 3.125% | 4
Portugal | 20 | 2.72% | 12
Costa Rica | 20 | 2.72% | 0
Others | 253 | 34.38% |

The squads for Italy and Saudi Arabia were made up entirely of players from their respective domestic leagues, with the latter being the only team without players from European clubs. The Ivory Coast squad was made up entirely of players employed by foreign clubs, and 22 out of the 23 players were registered in Europe. Although Turkey, Scotland, and Russia failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 12, 11, and 10 players respectively. In total, domestic leagues from 48 countries had players at the 2006 World Cup.

## Player representation by club

[edit]

Finalised clubs' listing as per FIFA, excluding players on standby and loans.

Players | Clubs

|

15 |  Arsenal
14 |  Chelsea
13 |  Juventus,  AC Milan
12 |  Manchester United
11 |  Barcelona,  Bayern Munich,  Shakhtar Donetsk
10 |  Lyon,  Real Madrid
9 |  Al Hilal,  Ajax,  Bayer Leverkusen,  Dynamo Kyiv,  Liverpool,  Valencia
8 |  Borussia Dortmund,  Hamburger SV,  Inter Milan,  PSV Eindhoven,  Saprissa
7 |  Al-Ittihad,  LDU Quito
6 |  Atlético Madrid,  Basel,  Benfica,  Guadalajara,  Werder Bremen
5 |  Alajuelense,  AZ,  El Nacional,  Paris Saint-Germain,  Red Star Belgrade,  Rennes,  Roma,  VfB Stuttgart,  Tottenham Hotspur

## Coaches representation by country

[edit]

Nº | Country | Coaches

|
|

4 |  Brazil | Marcos Paquetá (Saudi Arabia), Carlos Alberto Parreira, Luiz Felipe Scolari (Portugal), Zico (Japan)
Netherlands | Dick Advocaat (South Korea), Marco van Basten, Leo Beenhakker (Trinidad and Tobago), Guus Hiddink (Australia)
3 |  France | Raymond Domenech, Roger Lemerre (Tunisia), Henri Michel (Ivory Coast)
2 |  Argentina | José Pekerman, Ricardo La Volpe (Mexico)
Croatia | Branko Ivanković (Iran), Zlatko Kranjčar
Germany | Jürgen Klinsmann, Otto Pfister (Togo)
Sweden | Sven-Göran Eriksson (England), Lars Lagerbäck
1 |  Angola | Oliveira Gonçalves
Colombia | Luis Fernando Suárez (Ecuador)
Costa Rica | Alexandre Guimarães
Czech Republic | Karel Brückner
Italy | Marcello Lippi
Poland | Paweł Janas
Serbia | Ratomir Dujković (Ghana)
Serbia and Montenegro | Ilija Petković
Spain | Luis Aragonés
Switzerland | Köbi Kuhn
Ukraine | Oleg Blokhin
United States | Bruce Arena
Uruguay | Aníbal Ruiz (Paraguay)

## References

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8. ^ Kosowski was on loan to Southampton prior to the tournament, and became a free agent following its conclusion."Kosowski wants last farewell". football.co.uk. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2006.
9. ^ Bak became a free agent following the tournament.
10. ^ Krzynówek joined VfL Wolfsburg following the tournament."Leverkusen capture Swiss starlet". UEFA. 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 September 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
11. ^ Rasiak was on loan to Southampton prior to the tournament, and joined the club permanently following its conclusion."Poland looking to add extra polish". UEFA. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
12. ^ Żewłakow joined Olympiacos following the tournament."Iuliano returns to Italy". UEFA. 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
13. ^ Bosacki was called up after Damian Gorawski sustained an injury and had to withdraw from the squad."Injuries spell late squad changes". FIFA. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 28 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
14. ^ Bridge was on loan to Fulham prior to the tournament. "Nélson fit for Mersey mission". UEFA. 2 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
15. ^ Carson was on loan to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the tournament. "Scott Carson, Liverpool". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
16. ^ Salvador Cabañas joined América following the tournament. "América returns to Houston". Houston Chronicle. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
17. ^ Paredes joined Sporting CP following the tournament.
18. ^ Valdez joined Borussia Dortmund following the tournament. "Valdez delighted with Dortmund move". UEFA. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
19. ^ Caniza joined Atlas following the tournament.
20. ^ Larsson had a pre-contract agreement with Helsingborg prior to the tournament, and joined the club following its conclusion. "Larsson looks to bow out in style". UEFA. 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
21. ^ Svensson joined Rangers following the tournament. "Rangers move delights Svensson". UEFA. 26 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
22. ^ Källström joined Lyon following the tournament. "Lyon land Swede Källström". UEFA. 27 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 September 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
23. ^ Elmander had a pre-contract agreement with Toulouse prior to the tournament, and joined the club following its conclusion.
24. ^ Hislop joined FC Dallas following the tournament.
25. ^ Wrexham were a team from Wales and under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales, but played in the English football league system.
26. ^ Abbondanzieri joined Getafe following the tournament.
27. ^ Saviola was on loan to Sevilla prior to the tournament.
28. ^ Scaloni was on loan to West Ham United prior to the tournament.
29. ^ "Petković quits in World Cup row". UEFA. 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2011. "Petković withdrew from the squad following accusations he was only called up due to nepotism. He had initially been selected as a replacement for injured striker Mirko Vučinić." Thus, the side entered the tournament with only 22 players in the squad.
30. ^ Vukić was on loan to Partizan prior to the tournament.
31. ^ Ljuboja was on loan to VfB Stuttgart prior to the tournament, and joined the club permanently following its conclusion.
32. ^ Stojković joined Nantes following the tournament.
33. ^ Ricardo became a free agent following the tournament.
34. ^ Akwá became a free agent following the tournament.
35. ^ Marques was on loan to Hull City prior to the tournament.
36. ^ Nekounam joined Osasuna following the tournament.
37. ^ Salcido joined PSV Eindhoven following the tournament.
38. ^ Osorio joined VfB Stuttgart following the tournament.
39. ^ Pardo joined VfB Stuttgart following the tournament.
40. ^ Borgetti joined Al Ittihad following the tournament.
41. ^ Fonseca joined Benfica following the tournament.
42. ^ Caneira was on loan to Sporting CP prior to the tournament.
43. ^ Costinha joined Atlético Madrid following the tournament.
44. ^ Maniche was on loan to Chelsea prior to the tournament.
45. ^ Postiga was on loan to Saint-Étienne prior to the tournament.
46. ^ Galásek joined 1\. FC Nürnberg following the tournament.
47. ^ Sionko joined Rangers on a Bosman ruling following the tournament.
48. ^ Koller joined Monaco following the tournament.
49. ^ Rosický joined Arsenal following the tournament.
50. ^ Gyan was on loan to Modena prior to the tournament.
51. ^ Dramani joined Gençlerbirliği following the tournament.
52. ^ Grosso joined Inter Milan following the tournament.
53. ^ Howard was loaned to Everton following the tournament.
54. ^ Albright was called up after an injury to Frankie Hejduk.
55. ^ Berhalter, who joined 1860 Munich following the tournament, was called up after an injury to Cory Gibbs.
56. ^ Popovic's Crystal Palace contract expired following the tournament.
57. ^ Skoko was on loan to Stoke City prior to the tournament.
58. ^ Lazaridis joined Perth Glory following the tournament.
59. ^ Beauchamp joined 1\. FC Nürnberg following the tournament.
60. ^ Thompson was on loan to PSV Eindhoven prior to the tournament.
61. ^ Kennedy joined 1\. FC Nürnberg following the tournament.
62. ^ Zé Roberto became a free agent following the tournament.
63. ^ Mineiro was called up following an injury to Edmílson.
64. ^ Pletikosa was on loan to Hajduk Split prior to the tournament.
65. ^ Tudor was on loan to Siena prior to the tournament.
66. ^ Kovač joined Red Bull Salzburg following the tournament.
67. ^ Jerko Leko joined Monaco following the tournament.
68. ^ Ivan Bošnjak joined Genk following the tournament.
69. ^ Nakata was on loan to Bolton Wanderers before the tournament.
70. ^ Takahara joined Eintracht Frankfurt following the tournament.
71. ^ Landreau joined Paris Saint-Germain following the tournament.
72. ^ Govou was called up as a replacement for the injured Djibril Cissé.
73. ^ Zidane retired from football following the tournament.
74. ^ Barthez became a free agent following the tournament.
75. ^ Frei joined Borussia Dortmund following the tournament.
76. ^ David Degen joined Borussia Mönchengladbach following the tournament.
77. ^ Yakin was called up after an injury to Johan Vonlanthen.
78. ^ "Confusion over Pfister comeback". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2011. Disputes over the Togo players' pay bonuses caused Pfister to walk out after Togo's first match, but he returned before their second match.
79. ^ Akoto had not played for Admira Wacker since the end of 2005 due to a contract dispute, and had been training with Austrian club Schwechat before the tournament.
80. ^ Atsou was called up as a replacement for the injured Karim Guede.
81. ^ Pernía was called up as a replacement for the injured Asier del Horno, and joined Atlético Madrid following the tournament.
82. ^ Guemamdia was called up as a replacement for the injured Mehdi Meriah.
83. ^ Ben Saada was called up as a replacement for the injured Issam Jomaa.
84. ^ Saidi was on loan to Lecce prior to the tournament.
85. ^ Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injured Serhiy Fedorov and Vyacheslav Shevchuk.
86. ^ Shevchenko joined Chelsea following the tournament.
87. ^ Sviderskyi was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv prior to the tournament.

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