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 in the run up to the tournament are indicated by footnotes.

Group A

Costa Rica

Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKÁlvaro Mesén(1972-12-24)24 December 1972 (aged 33)38 Herediano
22DFJervis Drummond(1976-09-08)8 September 1976 (aged 29)56 Deportivo Saprissa
32DFLuis Marín (c)(1974-08-10)10 August 1974 (aged 31)120 Alajuelense
42DFMichael Umaña(1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 23)18 Brujas
52DFGilberto Martínez(1979-10-01)1 October 1979 (aged 26)57 Brescia
63MFDanny Fonseca(1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 26)22 Cartaginés
73MFChristian Bolaños(1984-05-17)17 May 1984 (aged 22)16 Deportivo Saprissa
83MFMauricio Solís(1972-12-13)13 December 1972 (aged 33)107 CSD Comunicaciones
94FWPaulo Wanchope(1976-07-31)31 July 1976 (aged 29)69 Herediano
103MFWalter Centeno(1974-10-06)6 October 1974 (aged 31)93 Deportivo Saprissa
114FWRónald Gómez(1975-01-21)21 January 1975 (aged 31)80 Deportivo Saprissa
122DFLeonardo González(1980-11-21)21 November 1980 (aged 25)36 Herediano
134FWKurt Bernard(1977-08-08)8 August 1977 (aged 28)3 Puntarenas
143MFRandall Azofeifa(1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 21)5 Deportivo Saprissa
152DFHarold Wallace(1975-09-07)7 September 1975 (aged 30)78 Alajuelense
163MFCarlos Hernández(1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 24)17 Alajuelense
172DFGabriel Badilla(1984-06-30)30 June 1984 (aged 21)7 Deportivo Saprissa
181GKJosé Porras(1970-11-08)8 November 1970 (aged 35)16 Deportivo Saprissa
194FWÁlvaro Saborío(1982-03-25)25 March 1982 (aged 24)23 Deportivo Saprissa
203MFDouglas Sequeira(1977-08-23)23 August 1977 (aged 28)29 Real Salt Lake
214FWVictor Núñez(1980-04-15)15 April 1980 (aged 26)3 Cartaginés
222DFMichael Rodríguez(1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 24)3 Alajuelense
231GKWardy Alfaro(1977-12-31)31 December 1977 (aged 28)2 Alajuelense

Ecuador

Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKEdwin Villafuerte(1979-03-12)12 March 1979 (aged 27)15 Deportivo Quito
22DFJorge Guagua(1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 24)18 El Nacional
32DFIván Hurtado (c)(1974-08-16)16 August 1974 (aged 31)130 Al-Arabi
42DFUlises de la Cruz(1974-02-08)8 February 1974 (aged 32)84 Aston Villa
52DFJosé Luis Perlaza(1981-10-06)6 October 1981 (aged 24)3 Olmedo
63MFPatricio Urrutia(1977-10-15)15 October 1977 (aged 28)6 LDU Quito
73MFChristian Lara(1980-04-27)27 April 1980 (aged 26)19 El Nacional
83MFEdison Méndez(1979-03-16)16 March 1979 (aged 27)64 LDU Quito
94FWFélix Borja(1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 23)6 El Nacional [2]
104FWIván Kaviedes(1977-10-24)24 October 1977 (aged 28)44 Argentinos Juniors
114FWAgustín Delgado(1974-12-23)23 December 1974 (aged 31)68 LDU Quito
121GKCristian Mora(1979-08-26)26 August 1979 (aged 26)8 LDU Quito
132DFPaul Ambrosi(1980-10-14)14 October 1980 (aged 25)24 LDU Quito
143MFSegundo Castillo(1982-05-15)15 May 1982 (aged 24)11 El Nacional
153MFMarlon Ayoví(1971-08-27)27 August 1971 (aged 34)74 Deportivo Quito
163MFAntonio Valencia(1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 20)17 Recreativo [3]
172DFGiovanny Espinoza(1977-04-12)12 April 1977 (aged 29)56 LDU Quito
182DFNéicer Reasco(1977-07-23)23 July 1977 (aged 28)31 LDU Quito [4]
193MFLuis Saritama(1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 22)15 Deportivo Quito
203MFEdwin Tenorio(1976-06-16)16 June 1976 (aged 29)68 Barcelona
214FWCarlos Tenorio(1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 27)29 Al-Sadd
221GKDamián Lanza(1982-04-10)10 April 1982 (aged 24)5 Aucas
234FWChristian Benítez(1986-05-01)1 May 1986 (aged 20)5 El Nacional

Germany

Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKJens Lehmann(1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 36)32 Arsenal
22DFMarcell Jansen(1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 20)7 Borussia Mönchengladbach
32DFArne Friedrich(1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 27)36 Hertha BSC
42DFRobert Huth(1984-08-18)18 August 1984 (aged 21)16 Chelsea
53MFSebastian Kehl(1980-02-13)13 February 1980 (aged 26)27 Borussia Dortmund
62DFJens Nowotny(1974-01-11)11 January 1974 (aged 32)46 Bayer Leverkusen
73MFBastian Schweinsteiger(1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 21)28 Bayern Munich
83MFTorsten Frings(1976-11-22)22 November 1976 (aged 29)52 Werder Bremen
94FWMike Hanke(1983-11-05)5 November 1983 (aged 22)6 VfL Wolfsburg
104FWOliver Neuville(1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 33)55 Borussia Mönchengladbach
114FWMiroslav Klose(1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 28)55 Werder Bremen
121GKOliver Kahn(1969-06-15)15 June 1969 (aged 36)85 Bayern Munich
133MFMichael Ballack (c)(1976-09-26)26 September 1976 (aged 29)65 Bayern Munich [5]
144FWGerald Asamoah(1978-10-03)3 October 1978 (aged 27)40 Schalke 04
153MFThomas Hitzlsperger(1982-04-05)5 April 1982 (aged 24)15 VfB Stuttgart
162DFPhilipp Lahm(1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 22)18 Bayern Munich
172DFPer Mertesacker(1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 21)23 Hannover 96
183MFTim Borowski(1980-05-02)2 May 1980 (aged 26)20 Werder Bremen
193MFBernd Schneider(1973-11-17)17 November 1973 (aged 32)64 Bayer Leverkusen
204FWLukas Podolski(1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 21)25 1. FC Köln [6]
212DFChristoph Metzelder(1980-11-05)5 November 1980 (aged 25)22 Borussia Dortmund
223MFDavid Odonkor(1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 22)1 Borussia Dortmund
231GKTimo Hildebrand(1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 27)3 VfB Stuttgart

Poland

Head coach: Paweł Janas

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKArtur Boruc(1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 26)17 Celtic
22DFMariusz Jop(1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 27)12 FC Moscow
32DFSeweryn Gancarczyk(1981-11-22)22 November 1981 (aged 24)2 Metalist Kharkiv
42DFMarcin Baszczyński(1977-06-07)7 June 1977 (aged 29)32 Wisła Kraków
54FWKamil Kosowski(1977-08-30)30 August 1977 (aged 28)45 1. FC Kaiserslautern [7]
62DFJacek Bąk (c)(1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (aged 33)72 Al-Rayyan [8]
73MFRadosław Sobolewski(1976-12-13)13 December 1976 (aged 29)19 Wisła Kraków
83MFJacek Krzynówek(1976-05-15)15 May 1976 (aged 30)58 Bayer Leverkusen [9]
94FWMaciej Żurawski(1976-09-12)12 September 1976 (aged 29)50 Celtic
103MFMirosław Szymkowiak(1976-11-12)12 November 1976 (aged 29)29 Trabzonspor
114FWGrzegorz Rasiak(1979-01-12)12 January 1979 (aged 27)30 Tottenham Hotspur [10]
121GKTomasz Kuszczak(1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 24)4 West Bromwich Albion
133MFSebastian Mila(1982-07-10)10 July 1982 (aged 23)27 Austria Wien
142DFMichał Żewłakow(1976-04-22)22 April 1976 (aged 30)56 Anderlecht [11]
154FWEuzebiusz Smolarek(1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 25)13 Borussia Dortmund
163MFArkadiusz Radomski(1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 28)20 Austria Vienna
173MFDariusz Dudka(1983-12-09)9 December 1983 (aged 22)7 Wisła Kraków
182DFMariusz Lewandowski(1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 27)25 Shakhtar Donetsk
192DFBartosz Bosacki(1975-12-20)20 December 1975 (aged 30)11 Lech Poznań [12]
203MFPiotr Giza(1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 26)4 Cracovia
214FWIreneusz Jeleń(1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 25)9 Wisła Płock
221GKŁukasz Fabiański(1985-04-18)18 April 1985 (aged 21)2 Legia Warszawa
234FWPaweł Brożek(1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (aged 23)4 Wisła Kraków

Group B

England

Head coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKPaul Robinson(1979-10-15)15 October 1979 (aged 26)21 Tottenham Hotspur
22DFGary Neville(1975-02-18)18 February 1975 (aged 31)79 Manchester United
32DFAshley Cole(1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 25)46 Arsenal
43MFSteven Gerrard(1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 26)42 Liverpool
52DFRio Ferdinand(1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 27)47 Manchester United
62DFJohn Terry(1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 25)24 Chelsea
73MFDavid Beckham (c)(1975-05-02)2 May 1975 (aged 31)89 Real Madrid
83MFFrank Lampard(1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 27)40 Chelsea
94FWWayne Rooney(1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 20)29 Manchester United
104FWMichael Owen(1979-12-14)14 December 1979 (aged 26)77 Newcastle United
113MFJoe Cole(1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 24)32 Chelsea
122DFSol Campbell(1974-09-18)18 September 1974 (aged 31)68 Arsenal
131GKDavid James(1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 35)34 Manchester City
142DFWayne Bridge(1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 25)23 Chelsea [13]
152DFJamie Carragher(1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 28)25 Liverpool
163MFOwen Hargreaves(1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 25)30 Bayern Munich
173MFJermaine Jenas(1983-02-18)18 February 1983 (aged 23)15 Tottenham Hotspur
183MFMichael Carrick(1981-07-28)28 July 1981 (aged 24)6 Tottenham Hotspur
193MFAaron Lennon(1987-04-16)16 April 1987 (aged 19)1 Tottenham Hotspur
203MFStewart Downing(1984-07-22)22 July 1984 (aged 21)2 Middlesbrough
214FWPeter Crouch(1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 25)7 Liverpool
221GKScott Carson(1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 20)0 Liverpool [14]
234FWTheo Walcott(1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 17)1 Arsenal

Paraguay

Head coach: Aníbal Ruiz

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKJusto Villar(1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 28)39 Newell's Old Boys
22DFJorge Núñez(1978-01-22)22 January 1978 (aged 28)15 Estudiantes de La Plata
32DFDelio Toledo(1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 32)30 Real Zaragoza
42DFCarlos Gamarra (c)(1971-02-17)17 February 1971 (aged 35)106 Palmeiras
52DFJulio César Cáceres(1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 26)32 River Plate
63MFCarlos Bonet(1977-10-02)2 October 1977 (aged 28)29 Libertad
74FWSalvador Cabañas(1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 25)15 Jaguares[15]
83MFEdgar Barreto(1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 21)15 NEC
94FWRoque Santa Cruz(1981-08-16)16 August 1981 (aged 24)42 Bayern Munich
103MFRoberto Acuña(1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 34)93 Deportivo La Coruña
113MFDiego Gavilán(1980-03-01)1 March 1980 (aged 26)39 Newell's Old Boys
121GKDerlis Gómez(1972-11-12)12 November 1972 (aged 33)5 Sportivo Luqueño
133MFCarlos Paredes(1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (aged 29)68 Reggina [16]
142DFPaulo da Silva(1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 26)33 Toluca
152DFJulio César Manzur(1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 24)13 Santos
163MFCristian Riveros(1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 23)9 Libertad
173MFJosé Montiel(1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 18)6 Olimpia
184FWNelson Valdez(1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 22)11 Werder Bremen[17]
193MFJulio dos Santos(1983-05-05)5 May 1983 (aged 23)17 Bayern Munich
204FWDante López(1983-08-16)16 August 1983 (aged 22)7 Genoa
212DFDenis Caniza(1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (aged 31)74 Cruz Azul [18]
221GKAldo Bobadilla(1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 30)5 Libertad
234FWNelson Cuevas(1980-01-10)10 January 1980 (aged 26)35 Pachuca

Sweden

Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKAndreas Isaksson(1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 24)39 Rennes
22DFMikael Nilsson(1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27)27 Panathinaikos
32DFOlof Mellberg (c)(1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 28)64 Aston Villa
42DFTeddy Lucic(1973-04-15)15 April 1973 (aged 33)81 Häcken
52DFErik Edman(1978-11-11)11 November 1978 (aged 27)37 Rennes
63MFTobias Linderoth(1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 27)58 Copenhagen
73MFNiclas Alexandersson(1971-12-29)29 December 1971 (aged 34)87 Göteborg
83MFAnders Svensson(1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 29)66 Elfsborg
93MFFredrik Ljungberg(1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (aged 29)57 Arsenal
104FWZlatan Ibrahimović(1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 24)38 Juventus
114FWHenrik Larsson(1971-09-20)20 September 1971 (aged 34)89 Barcelona[19]
121GKJohn Alvbåge(1982-08-10)10 August 1982 (aged 23)2 Viborg
132DFPetter Hansson(1976-12-14)14 December 1976 (aged 29)13 Heerenveen
142DFFredrik Stenman(1983-06-02)2 June 1983 (aged 23)1 Bayer Leverkusen
152DFKarl Svensson(1984-03-21)21 March 1984 (aged 22)1 Göteborg[20]
163MFKim Källström(1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 23)34 Rennes[21]
174FWJohan Elmander(1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 25)18 Brøndby
183MFMattias Jonson(1974-01-16)16 January 1974 (aged 32)53 Djurgården
193MFDaniel Andersson(1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 28)47 Malmö
204FWMarcus Allbäck(1973-07-05)5 July 1973 (aged 32)56 Copenhagen
213MFChristian Wilhelmsson(1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 26)29 Anderlecht
224FWMarkus Rosenberg(1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 23)8 Ajax
231GKRami Shaaban(1975-06-30)30 June 1975 (aged 30)1 Fredrikstad

Trinidad and Tobago

Head coach: Leo Beenhakker

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKShaka Hislop(1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 37)24 West Ham United [22]
22DFIan Cox(1971-03-25)25 March 1971 (aged 35)16 Gillingham
32DFAvery John(1975-06-18)18 June 1975 (aged 30)57 New England Revolution
42DFMarvin Andrews(1975-12-22)22 December 1975 (aged 30)98 Rangers
52DFBrent Sancho(1977-03-13)13 March 1977 (aged 29)40 Gillingham
62DFDennis Lawrence(1974-08-01)1 August 1974 (aged 31)63 Wrexham [23]
73MFChris Birchall(1984-05-05)5 May 1984 (aged 22)19 Port Vale
82DFCyd Gray(1973-11-21)21 November 1973 (aged 32)39 San Juan Jabloteh
93MFAurtis Whitley(1977-05-01)1 May 1977 (aged 29)24 San Juan Jabloteh
103MFRussell Latapy(1968-08-08)8 August 1968 (aged 37)66 Falkirk
113MFCarlos Edwards(1978-10-24)24 October 1978 (aged 27)51 Luton Town
124FWCollin Samuel(1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 24)18 Dundee United
134FWCornell Glen(1980-10-21)21 October 1980 (aged 25)35 LA Galaxy
144FWStern John(1976-10-30)30 October 1976 (aged 29)95 Coventry City
154FWKenwyne Jones(1984-10-05)5 October 1984 (aged 21)29 Southampton
163MFEvans Wise(1973-11-23)23 November 1973 (aged 32)16 Waldhof Mannheim
172DFDavid Atiba Charles(1977-08-29)29 August 1977 (aged 28)19 W Connection
183MFDensill Theobald(1982-06-27)27 June 1982 (aged 23)38 Falkirk
194FWDwight Yorke (c)(1971-11-03)3 November 1971 (aged 34)54 Sydney FC
204FWJason Scotland(1979-02-18)18 February 1979 (aged 27)25 St. Johnstone
211GKKelvin Jack(1976-04-29)29 April 1976 (aged 30)32 Dundee
221GKClayton Ince(1972-07-12)12 July 1972 (aged 33)63 Coventry City
233MFAnthony Wolfe(1983-12-23)23 December 1983 (aged 22)4 San Juan Jabloteh

Group C

Argentina

Head coach: José Pekerman

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKRoberto Abbondanzieri(1972-08-19)19 August 1972 (aged 33)22 Boca Juniors
22DFRoberto Ayala(1973-04-14)14 April 1973 (aged 33)100 Valencia
32DFJuan Pablo Sorín (c)(1976-05-05)5 May 1976 (aged 30)71 Villarreal
42DFFabricio Coloccini(1982-01-22)22 January 1982 (aged 24)23 Deportivo La Coruña
53MFEsteban Cambiasso(1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 25)22 Internazionale
62DFGabriel Heinze(1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 28)29 Manchester United
74FWJavier Saviola(1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 24)31 Barcelona [24]
83MFJavier Mascherano(1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 22)15 Corinthians
94FWHernán Crespo(1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 30)55 Chelsea
103MFJuan Román Riquelme(1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27)31 Villarreal
114FWCarlos Tevez(1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 22)21 Corinthians
121GKLeo Franco(1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 29)3 Atlético Madrid
132DFLionel Scaloni(1978-05-16)16 May 1978 (aged 28)6 Deportivo La Coruña [25]
144FWRodrigo Palacio(1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 24)2 Boca Juniors
152DFGabriel Milito(1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 25)15 Real Zaragoza
163MFPablo Aimar(1979-11-03)3 November 1979 (aged 26)40 Valencia
172DFLeandro Cufré(1978-05-09)9 May 1978 (aged 28)2 Roma
183MFMaxi Rodríguez(1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 25)13 Atlético Madrid
194FWLionel Messi(1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 18)7 Barcelona
204FWJulio Cruz(1974-10-10)10 October 1974 (aged 31)15 Internazionale
212DFNicolás Burdisso(1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 25)8 Internazionale
223MFLucho González(1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 25)27 Porto
231GKÓscar Ustari(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 19)0 Independiente

Ivory Coast

Head coach: Henri Michel

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKJean-Jacques Tizié(1972-09-07)7 September 1972 (aged 33)24 Espérance
23MFKanga Akalé(1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 25)22 Auxerre
32DFArthur Boka(1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 23)23 Strasbourg
42DFKolo Touré(1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 25)42 Arsenal
53MFDidier Zokora(1980-12-14)14 December 1980 (aged 25)38 Saint-Étienne
62DFBlaise Kouassi(1974-02-02)2 February 1974 (aged 32)36 Troyes
73MFEmerse Faé(1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 22)14 Nantes
84FWBonaventure Kalou(1978-01-12)12 January 1978 (aged 28)49 Paris Saint-Germain
94FWArouna Koné(1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 22)17 PSV Eindhoven
103MFGilles Yapi Yapo(1982-01-13)13 January 1982 (aged 24)26 Young Boys
114FWDidier Drogba (c)(1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 28)32 Chelsea
122DFAbdoulaye Méïté(1980-10-06)6 October 1980 (aged 25)18 Marseille
132DFMarco Zoro(1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 22)13 Messina
144FWBakari Koné(1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 24)16 Nice
154FWAruna Dindane(1980-11-26)26 November 1980 (aged 25)34 Lens
161GKGérard Gnanhouan(1979-02-12)12 February 1979 (aged 27)6 Montpellier
172DFCyril Domoraud(1971-07-22)22 July 1971 (aged 34)50 Créteil
183MFAbdul Kader Keïta(1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 24)26 Lille
193MFYaya Touré(1983-03-13)13 March 1983 (aged 23)14 Olympiacos
202DFGuy Demel(1981-06-13)13 June 1981 (aged 24)7 Hamburger SV
212DFEmmanuel Eboué(1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 23)11 Arsenal
223MFRomaric(1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 23)8 Le Mans
231GKBoubacar Barry(1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 26)6 Beveren

Netherlands

Head coach: Marco van Basten

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKEdwin van der Sar (c)(1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 35)109 Manchester United
22DFKew Jaliens(1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 27)1 AZ
32DFKhalid Boulahrouz(1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 24)11 Hamburger SV
42DFJoris Mathijsen(1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 26)8 AZ
52DFGiovanni van Bronckhorst(1975-02-05)5 February 1975 (aged 31)57 Barcelona
63MFDenny Landzaat(1976-05-06)6 May 1976 (aged 30)23 AZ
74FWDirk Kuyt(1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 25)19 Feyenoord
83MFPhillip Cocu(1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 35)97 PSV Eindhoven
94FWRuud van Nistelrooy(1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 29)51 Manchester United
103MFRafael van der Vaart(1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 23)35 Hamburger SV
113MFArjen Robben(1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 22)20 Chelsea
122DFJan Kromkamp(1980-08-17)17 August 1980 (aged 25)11 Liverpool
132DFAndré Ooijer(1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 31)19 PSV Eindhoven
142DFJohn Heitinga(1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 22)18 Ajax
152DFTim de Cler(1978-11-08)8 November 1978 (aged 27)3 AZ
163MFHedwiges Maduro(1985-02-13)13 February 1985 (aged 21)11 Ajax
174FWRobin van Persie(1983-08-06)6 August 1983 (aged 22)10 Arsenal
183MFMark van Bommel(1977-04-22)22 April 1977 (aged 29)37 Barcelona
194FWJan Vennegoor of Hesselink(1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 27)7 PSV Eindhoven
203MFWesley Sneijder(1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 22)23 Ajax
214FWRyan Babel(1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 19)6 Ajax
221GKHenk Timmer(1971-12-03)3 December 1971 (aged 34)2 AZ
231GKMaarten Stekelenburg(1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 23)2 Ajax

Serbia and Montenegro

Head coach: Ilija Petković

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKDragoslav Jevrić(1974-07-08)8 July 1974 (aged 31)40 Ankaraspor
23MFIvan Ergić(1981-01-21)21 January 1981 (aged 25)1 Basel
32DFIvica Dragutinović(1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 30)26 Sevilla
43MFIgor Duljaj(1979-10-29)29 October 1979 (aged 26)37 Shakhtar Donetsk
52DFNemanja Vidić(1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 24)20 Manchester United
62DFGoran Gavrančić(1978-08-02)2 August 1978 (aged 27)25 Dynamo Kyiv
73MFOgnjen Koroman(1978-09-19)19 September 1978 (aged 27)25 Portsmouth
84FWMateja Kežman(1979-04-12)12 April 1979 (aged 27)47 Atlético Madrid
94FWSavo Milošević (c)(1973-09-02)2 September 1973 (aged 32)98 Osasuna
103MFDejan Stanković(1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 27)58 Internazionale
113MFPredrag Đorđević(1972-08-04)4 August 1972 (aged 33)34 Olympiacos
121GKOliver Kovačević(1974-12-29)29 December 1974 (aged 31)3 CSKA Sofia
132DFDušan Basta(1984-08-18)18 August 1984 (aged 21)2 Red Star Belgrade
142DFNenad Đorđević(1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 26)15 Partizan
152DFMilan Dudić(1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 26)11 Red Star Belgrade
162DFDušan Petković[26][27](1974-06-13)13 June 1974 (aged 31)12 OFK Beograd
173MFAlbert Nađ(1974-10-29)29 October 1974 (aged 31)42 Partizan
183MFZvonimir Vukić(1979-07-19)19 July 1979 (aged 26)25 Shakhtar Donetsk [28]
194FWNikola Žigić(1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 25)11 Red Star Belgrade
202DFMladen Krstajić(1974-03-04)4 March 1974 (aged 32)45 Schalke 04
214FWDanijel Ljuboja(1978-09-04)4 September 1978 (aged 27)15 Paris Saint-Germain [29]
223MFSaša Ilić(1977-12-30)30 December 1977 (aged 28)32 Galatasaray
231GKVladimir Stojković(1983-07-28)28 July 1983 (aged 22)0 Red Star Belgrade[30]

Group D

Angola

Head coach: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKJoão Ricardo(1970-01-07)7 January 1970 (aged 36)26 Moreirense [31]
22DFMarco Airosa(1984-08-06)6 August 1984 (aged 21)2 Barreirense
32DFJamba(1977-07-10)10 July 1977 (aged 28)35 Aviação
42DFLebo Lebo(1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 29)15 Petro Atletico
52DFKali(1978-10-11)11 October 1978 (aged 27)21 Barreirense
63MFMiloy(1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 25)11 InterClube
73MFFigueiredo(1972-11-28)28 November 1972 (aged 33)22 Varzim
83MFAndré(1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 28)33 Al-Salmiya
94FWMantorras(1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 24)11 Benfica
104FWAkwá (c)(1977-05-30)30 May 1977 (aged 29)77 Al-Wakra [32]
114FWMateus(1984-06-19)19 June 1984 (aged 21)4 Gil Vicente
121GKLamá(1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 25)9 Petro Atletico
133MFÉdson(1980-02-03)3 February 1980 (aged 26)7 Paços de Ferreira
143MFMendonça(1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 23)34 Varzim
152DFRui Marques(1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 28)1 Leeds United [33]
164FWFlávio(1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 26)46 Al-Ahly
173MFZé Kalanga(1983-10-12)12 October 1983 (aged 22)23 Petro Atletico
184FWLove(1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 27)35 Aviação
194FWTiti Buengo(1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 26)2 Clermont Foot
202DFLocó(1984-12-25)25 December 1984 (aged 21)11 Primeiro Agosto
212DFDelgado(1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 26)17 Petro Atletico
221GKMário(1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 21)1 InterClube
232DFMarco Abreu(1974-12-08)8 December 1974 (aged 31)3 Portimonense

Iran

Head coach: Branko Ivanković

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKEbrahim Mirzapour(1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 27)64 Foolad
23MFMehdi Mahdavikia(1977-07-24)24 July 1977 (aged 28)89 Hamburger SV
32DFSohrab Bakhtiarizadeh(1972-09-11)11 September 1972 (aged 33)31 Saba Battery
42DFYahya Golmohammadi(1971-03-16)16 March 1971 (aged 35)69 Saba Battery
52DFRahman Rezaei(1975-02-20)20 February 1975 (aged 31)43 Messina
63MFJavad Nekounam(1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 25)71 Al-Sharjah [34]
73MFFerydoon Zandi(1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 27)10 1. FC Kaiserslautern
83MFAli Karimi(1978-11-08)8 November 1978 (aged 27)90 Bayern Munich
94FWVahid Hashemian(1976-07-21)21 July 1976 (aged 29)28 Hannover 96
104FWAli Daei (c)(1969-03-21)21 March 1969 (aged 37)147 Saba Battery
114FWRasoul Khatibi(1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 27)12 Sepahan
121GKHassan Roudbarian(1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 27)3 Pas
132DFHossein Kaebi(1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 20)44 Foolad
143MFAndranik Teymourian(1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 23)7 Abu Moslem
154FWArash Borhani(1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 22)20 Pas
164FWReza Enayati(1976-09-23)23 September 1976 (aged 29)15 Esteghlal
174FWJavad Kazemian(1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 25)25 Persepolis
183MFMoharram Navidkia(1982-11-01)1 November 1982 (aged 23)24 VfL Bochum
192DFAmir Hossein Sadeghi(1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 24)1 Esteghlal
202DFMohammad Nosrati(1982-01-10)10 January 1982 (aged 24)44 Pas
213MFMehrzad Madanchi(1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 21)6 Persepolis
221GKVahid Talebloo(1982-05-26)26 May 1982 (aged 24)1 Esteghlal
233MFMasoud Shojaei(1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 22)3 Saipa

Mexico

Head coach: Ricardo Lavolpe

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKOswaldo Sánchez(1973-09-21)21 September 1973 (aged 32)70 Guadalajara
22DFClaudio Suárez(1968-12-17)17 December 1968 (aged 37)178 Chivas USA
32DFCarlos Salcido(1980-04-02)2 April 1980 (aged 26)32 Guadalajara [35]
42DFRafael Márquez (c)(1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 27)65 Barcelona
52DFRicardo Osorio(1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 26)39 Cruz Azul [36]
63MFGerardo Torrado(1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 27)56 Cruz Azul
73MFSinha(1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 30)32 Toluca
83MFPável Pardo(1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (aged 29)125 América [37]
94FWJared Borgetti(1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 32)75 Bolton Wanderers [38]
104FWGuillermo Franco(1976-11-03)3 November 1976 (aged 29)7 Villarreal
113MFRamón Morales(1975-10-10)10 October 1975 (aged 30)46 Guadalajara
121GKJosé de Jesús Corona(1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 25)6 UAG
131GKGuillermo Ochoa(1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 20)1 América
142DFGonzalo Pineda(1982-10-19)19 October 1982 (aged 23)30 Guadalajara
152DFJosé Antonio Castro(1980-08-11)11 August 1980 (aged 25)12 América
162DFMario Méndez(1979-06-01)1 June 1979 (aged 27)32 Monterrey
174FWFrancisco Fonseca(1979-10-02)2 October 1979 (aged 26)29 Cruz Azul [39]
183MFAndrés Guardado(1986-09-28)28 September 1986 (aged 19)7 Atlas
194FWOmar Bravo(1980-03-04)4 March 1980 (aged 26)33 Guadalajara
203MFRafael García(1974-08-14)14 August 1974 (aged 31)52 Atlas
213MFJesús Arellano(1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 33)69 Monterrey
222DFFrancisco Javier Rodríguez(1981-10-20)20 October 1981 (aged 24)32 Guadalajara
233MFLuis Ernesto Pérez(1981-01-12)12 January 1981 (aged 25)52 Monterrey

Portugal

Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKRicardo(1976-02-11)11 February 1976 (aged 30)49 Sporting CP
22DFPaulo Ferreira(1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 27)30 Chelsea
32DFMarco Caneira(1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 27)14 Valencia [40]
42DFRicardo Costa(1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 25)3 Porto
52DFFernando Meira(1978-06-05)5 June 1978 (aged 28)30 VfB Stuttgart
63MFCostinha(1974-12-01)1 December 1974 (aged 31)44 Dynamo Moscow [41]
73MFLuís Figo (c)(1972-11-04)4 November 1972 (aged 33)120 Internazionale
83MFPetit(1976-09-25)25 September 1976 (aged 29)36 Benfica
94FWPauleta(1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 33)82 Paris Saint-Germain
103MFHugo Viana(1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 23)21 Valencia
114FWSimão(1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 26)43 Benfica
121GKQuim(1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 30)24 Benfica
132DFMiguel(1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 26)28 Valencia
142DFNuno Valente(1974-09-12)12 September 1974 (aged 31)23 Everton
154FWLuís Boa Morte(1977-08-04)4 August 1977 (aged 28)24 Fulham
162DFRicardo Carvalho(1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 28)24 Chelsea
174FWCristiano Ronaldo(1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 21)32 Manchester United
183MFManiche(1977-11-11)11 November 1977 (aged 28)31 Dynamo Moscow [42]
193MFTiago(1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 25)22 Lyon
203MFDeco(1977-08-27)27 August 1977 (aged 28)35 Barcelona
214FWNuno Gomes(1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 29)53 Benfica
221GKPaulo Santos(1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33)1 Braga
234FWHélder Postiga(1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 23)24 Porto [43]

Group E

Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Brückner

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKPetr Čech(1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 24)41 Chelsea
22DFZdeněk Grygera(1980-05-14)14 May 1980 (aged 26)41 Ajax
32DFPavel Mareš(1976-01-18)18 January 1976 (aged 30)10 Zenit St. Petersburg
43MFTomáš Galásek (c)(1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 33)49 Ajax [44]
52DFRadoslav Kováč(1979-11-11)11 November 1979 (aged 26)6 Spartak Moscow
62DFMarek Jankulovski(1977-05-09)9 May 1977 (aged 29)48 Milan
73MFLibor Sionko(1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 29)17 Austria Wien [45]
83MFKarel Poborský(1972-03-30)30 March 1972 (aged 34)115 Dynamo České Budějovice
94FWJan Koller(1973-03-30)30 March 1973 (aged 33)68 Borussia Dortmund [46]
103MFTomáš Rosický(1980-10-04)4 October 1980 (aged 25)54 Borussia Dortmund [47]
113MFPavel Nedvěd(1972-08-30)30 August 1972 (aged 33)87 Juventus
124FWVratislav Lokvenc(1973-09-27)27 September 1973 (aged 32)72 Red Bull Salzburg
132DFMartin Jiránek(1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 27)24 Spartak Moscow
143MFDavid Jarolím(1979-05-17)17 May 1979 (aged 27)3 Hamburger SV
154FWMilan Baroš(1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 24)49 Aston Villa
161GKJaromír Blažek(1972-12-29)29 December 1972 (aged 33)11 Sparta Prague
174FWJiří Štajner(1976-05-27)27 May 1976 (aged 30)21 Hannover 96
184FWMarek Heinz(1977-08-04)4 August 1977 (aged 28)28 Galatasaray
193MFJan Polák(1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 25)18 1. FC Nürnberg
203MFJaroslav Plašil(1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 24)14 AS Monaco
212DFTomáš Ujfaluši(1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 28)48 Fiorentina
222DFDavid Rozehnal(1980-07-05)5 July 1980 (aged 25)22 Paris Saint-Germain
231GKAntonín Kinský(1975-05-31)31 May 1975 (aged 31)5 Saturn Ramenskoye

Ghana

Head coach: Ratomir Dujković

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKSammy Adjei(1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 25)31 Ashdod
23MFHans Sarpei(1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 29)7 VfL Wolfsburg
34FWAsamoah Gyan(1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 20)13 Udinese [48]
42DFSamuel Kuffour(1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 29)58 Roma
52DFJohn Mensah(1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 23)33 Rennes
62DFEmmanuel Pappoe(1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 25)27 Hapoel Kfar Saba
72DFIlliasu Shilla(1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 23)2 Asante Kotoko
83MFMichael Essien(1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 23)17 Chelsea
93MFDerek Boateng(1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 23)11 AIK
103MFStephen Appiah (c)(1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 25)42 Fenerbahçe
113MFSulley Muntari(1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 21)16 Udinese
124FWAlex Tachie-Mensah(1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 29)5 St. Gallen
132DFHabib Mohamed(1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 22)1 King Faisal Babes
144FWMatthew Amoah(1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 25)16 Borussia Dortmund
153MFJohn Paintsil(1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 24)21 Hapoel Tel Aviv
161GKGeorge Owu(1982-06-17)17 June 1982 (aged 23)6 Ashanti Gold
172DFDaniel Quaye(1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 25)7 Hearts of Oak
182DFEric Addo(1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 27)6 PSV Eindhoven
194FWRazak Pimpong(1982-12-30)30 December 1982 (aged 23)4 Copenhagen
204FWOtto Addo(1975-06-09)9 June 1975 (aged 31)13 Mainz 05
212DFIssah Ahmed(1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 24)10 Randers
221GKRichard Kingson(1978-06-13)13 June 1978 (aged 27)33 Ankaraspor
233MFHaminu Draman(1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 20)7 Red Star Belgrade [49]

Italy

Head coach: Marcello Lippi

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKGianluigi Buffon(1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 28)60 Juventus
22DFCristian Zaccardo(1981-12-21)21 December 1981 (aged 24)12 Palermo
32DFFabio Grosso(1977-11-28)28 November 1977 (aged 28)17 Palermo [50]
43MFDaniele De Rossi(1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 22)17 Roma
52DFFabio Cannavaro (c)(1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 32)93 Juventus
62DFAndrea Barzagli(1981-05-08)8 May 1981 (aged 25)8 Palermo
74FWAlessandro Del Piero(1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 31)74 Juventus
83MFGennaro Gattuso(1978-01-09)9 January 1978 (aged 28)43 Milan
94FWLuca Toni(1977-05-26)26 May 1977 (aged 29)18 Fiorentina
104FWFrancesco Totti(1976-09-27)27 September 1976 (aged 29)51 Roma
114FWAlberto Gilardino(1982-07-05)5 July 1982 (aged 23)15 Milan
121GKAngelo Peruzzi(1970-02-16)16 February 1970 (aged 36)31 Lazio
132DFAlessandro Nesta(1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 30)74 Milan
141GKMarco Amelia(1982-04-02)2 April 1982 (aged 24)1 Livorno
154FWVincenzo Iaquinta(1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 26)12 Udinese
163MFMauro Camoranesi(1976-10-04)4 October 1976 (aged 29)21 Juventus
173MFSimone Barone(1978-04-30)30 April 1978 (aged 28)13 Palermo
184FWFilippo Inzaghi(1973-08-09)9 August 1973 (aged 32)49 Milan
192DFGianluca Zambrotta(1977-02-19)19 February 1977 (aged 29)52 Juventus
203MFSimone Perrotta(1977-09-17)17 September 1977 (aged 28)24 Roma
213MFAndrea Pirlo(1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 27)24 Milan
222DFMassimo Oddo(1976-06-14)14 June 1976 (aged 29)20 Lazio
232DFMarco Materazzi(1973-08-19)19 August 1973 (aged 32)28 Internazionale

United States

Head coach: Bruce Arena

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKTim Howard(1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 27)16 Manchester United [51]
22DFChris Albright(1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 27)20 LA Galaxy [52]
32DFCarlos Bocanegra(1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 27)40 Fulham
43MFPablo Mastroeni(1976-08-26)26 August 1976 (aged 29)48 Colorado Rapids
53MFJohn O'Brien(1977-08-29)29 August 1977 (aged 28)31 Chivas USA
62DFSteve Cherundolo(1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 27)35 Hannover 96
73MFEddie Lewis(1974-05-17)17 May 1974 (aged 32)69 Leeds United
83MFClint Dempsey(1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 23)21 New England Revolution
94FWEddie Johnson(1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 22)18 Kansas City Wizards
103MFClaudio Reyna (c)(1973-07-20)20 July 1973 (aged 32)109 Manchester City
114FWBrian Ching(1978-05-24)24 May 1978 (aged 28)20 Houston Dynamo
122DFGregg Berhalter(1973-08-01)1 August 1973 (aged 32)44 Energie Cottbus [53]
132DFJimmy Conrad(1977-02-12)12 February 1977 (aged 29)15 Kansas City Wizards
143MFBen Olsen(1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 29)34 D.C. United
153MFBobby Convey(1983-05-27)27 May 1983 (aged 23)39 Reading
164FWJosh Wolff(1977-02-25)25 February 1977 (aged 29)47 Kansas City Wizards
173MFDaMarcus Beasley(1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 24)58 PSV Eindhoven
181GKKasey Keller(1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 36)93 Borussia Mönchengladbach
191GKMarcus Hahnemann(1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 33)6 Reading
204FWBrian McBride(1972-06-19)19 June 1972 (aged 33)92 Fulham
214FWLandon Donovan(1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 24)81 LA Galaxy
222DFOguchi Onyewu(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 24)14 Standard Liège
232DFEddie Pope(1973-12-24)24 December 1973 (aged 32)80 Real Salt Lake

Group F

Australia

Head coach: Guus Hiddink

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKMark Schwarzer(1972-10-06)6 October 1972 (aged 33)37 Middlesbrough
22DFLucas Neill(1978-03-09)9 March 1978 (aged 28)25 Blackburn Rovers
32DFCraig Moore(1975-12-12)12 December 1975 (aged 30)33 Newcastle United
43MFTim Cahill(1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 26)16 Everton
53MFJason Čulina(1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 25)13 PSV Eindhoven
62DFTony Popovic(1973-07-04)4 July 1973 (aged 32)56 Crystal Palace [54]
72DFBrett Emerton(1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 27)48 Blackburn Rovers
83MFJosip Skoko(1975-12-10)10 December 1975 (aged 30)46 Wigan Athletic [55]
94FWMark Viduka (c)(1975-10-09)9 October 1975 (aged 30)33 Middlesbrough
104FWHarry Kewell(1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 27)20 Liverpool
112DFStan Lazaridis(1972-08-16)16 August 1972 (aged 33)59 Birmingham City [56]
121GKAnte Čović(1975-06-13)13 June 1975 (aged 30)1 Hammarby
133MFVincenzo Grella(1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 26)17 Parma
143MFScott Chipperfield(1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 30)46 Basel
154FWJohn Aloisi(1976-02-05)5 February 1976 (aged 30)41 Alavés
162DFMichael Beauchamp(1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 25)2 Central Coast Mariners [57]
174FWArchie Thompson(1978-10-23)23 October 1978 (aged 27)20 Melbourne Victory [58]
181GKŽeljko Kalac(1972-12-16)16 December 1972 (aged 33)52 Milan
194FWJoshua Kennedy(1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 23)1 Dynamo Dresden [59]
202DFLuke Wilkshire(1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 24)8 Bristol City
213MFMile Sterjovski(1979-05-27)27 May 1979 (aged 27)22 Basel
222DFMark Milligan(1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 20)1 Sydney FC
233MFMark Bresciano(1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 26)24 Parma

Brazil

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKDida(1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 32)86 Milan
22DFCafu (c)(1970-06-07)7 June 1970 (aged 36)138 Milan
32DFLúcio(1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 28)50 Bayern Munich
42DFJuan(1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 27)38 Bayer Leverkusen
53MFEmerson(1976-04-04)4 April 1976 (aged 30)70 Juventus
62DFRoberto Carlos(1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 33)121 Real Madrid
74FWAdriano(1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 24)32 Internazionale
83MFKaká(1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 24)38 Milan
94FWRonaldo(1976-09-22)22 September 1976 (aged 29)92 Real Madrid
103MFRonaldinho(1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 26)63 Barcelona
113MFZé Roberto(1974-07-06)6 July 1974 (aged 31)79 Bayern Munich [60]
121GKRogério Ceni(1973-01-22)22 January 1973 (aged 33)15 São Paulo
132DFCicinho(1980-06-24)24 June 1980 (aged 25)10 Real Madrid
142DFLuisão(1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 25)19 Benfica
152DFCris(1977-06-03)3 June 1977 (aged 29)16 Lyon
162DFGilberto(1976-04-25)25 April 1976 (aged 30)9 Hertha BSC
173MFGilberto Silva(1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 29)36 Arsenal
183MFMineiro(1975-08-02)2 August 1975 (aged 30)2 São Paulo [61]
193MFJuninho(1975-01-30)30 January 1975 (aged 31)37 Lyon
203MFRicardinho(1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 30)19 Corinthians
214FWFred(1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 22)3 Lyon
221GKJúlio César(1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 26)11 Internazionale
234FWRobinho(1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 22)23 Real Madrid

Croatia

Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKStipe Pletikosa(1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 27)50 Shakhtar Donetsk [62]
23MFDarijo Srna(1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 24)36 Shakhtar Donetsk
32DFJosip Šimunić(1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 28)42 Hertha BSC
42DFRobert Kovač(1974-04-06)6 April 1974 (aged 32)56 Juventus
52DFIgor Tudor(1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 28)52 Juventus [63]
63MFJurica Vranješ(1980-01-30)30 January 1980 (aged 26)24 Werder Bremen
72DFDario Šimić(1975-11-12)12 November 1975 (aged 30)80 Milan
83MFMarko Babić(1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 25)33 Bayer Leverkusen
94FWDado Pršo(1974-11-05)5 November 1974 (aged 31)29 Rangers
103MFNiko Kovač (c)(1971-10-15)15 October 1971 (aged 34)58 Hertha BSC[64]
112DFMario Tokić(1975-06-23)23 June 1975 (aged 30)28 Austria Wien
121GKJoey Didulica(1977-10-14)14 October 1977 (aged 28)4 Austria Wien
132DFStjepan Tomas(1976-03-06)6 March 1976 (aged 30)48 Galatasaray
143MFLuka Modrić(1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 20)5 Dinamo Zagreb
153MFIvan Leko(1978-02-07)7 February 1978 (aged 28)13 Club Brugge
163MFJerko Leko(1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 26)36 Dynamo Kyiv [65]
174FWIvan Klasnić(1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 26)20 Werder Bremen
184FWIvica Olić(1979-09-14)14 September 1979 (aged 26)36 CSKA Moscow
193MFNiko Kranjčar(1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 21)21 Hajduk Split
203MFAnthony Šerić(1979-01-15)15 January 1979 (aged 27)14 Panathinaikos
214FWBoško Balaban(1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 27)27 Club Brugge
224FWIvan Bošnjak(1979-02-06)6 February 1979 (aged 27)13 Dinamo Zagreb[66]
231GKTomislav Butina(1974-03-30)30 March 1974 (aged 32)28 Club Brugge

Japan

Head coach: Zico

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKSeigo Narazaki(1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 30)50 Nagoya Grampus Eight
22DFTeruyuki Moniwa(1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 24)8 FC Tokyo
32DFYūichi Komano(1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 24)8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
43MFYasuhito Endo(1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 26)40 Gamba Osaka
52DFTsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)(1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 29)69 Gamba Osaka
62DFKōji Nakata(1979-07-09)9 July 1979 (aged 26)55 Basel
73MFHidetoshi Nakata(1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 29)74 Fiorentina [67]
83MFMitsuo Ogasawara(1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 27)51 Kashima Antlers
94FWNaohiro Takahara(1979-06-04)4 June 1979 (aged 27)41 Hamburger SV [68]
103MFShunsuke Nakamura(1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27)60 Celtic
114FWSeiichiro Maki(1980-08-07)7 August 1980 (aged 25)10 JEF United
121GKYoichi Doi(1973-07-25)25 July 1973 (aged 32)4 FC Tokyo
134FWAtsushi Yanagisawa(1977-05-27)27 May 1977 (aged 29)56 Kashima Antlers
142DFAlex(1977-07-20)20 July 1977 (aged 28)72 Urawa Red Diamonds
153MFTakashi Fukunishi(1976-09-01)1 September 1976 (aged 29)62 Júbilo Iwata
164FWMasashi Oguro(1980-05-04)4 May 1980 (aged 26)18 Grenoble
173MFJunichi Inamoto(1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 26)63 West Bromwich Albion
183MFShinji Ono(1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 26)54 Urawa Red Diamonds
192DFKeisuke Tsuboi(1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 26)33 Urawa Red Diamonds
204FWKeiji Tamada(1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 26)39 Nagoya Grampus Eight
212DFAkira Kaji(1980-01-13)13 January 1980 (aged 26)43 Gamba Osaka
222DFYuji Nakazawa(1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 28)50 Yokohama F. Marinos
231GKYoshikatsu Kawaguchi(1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 30)89 Júbilo Iwata

Group G

France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKMickaël Landreau(1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 27)3 Nantes [69]
22DFJean-Alain Boumsong(1979-12-14)14 December 1979 (aged 26)19 Newcastle United
32DFÉric Abidal(1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 26)8 Lyon
43MFPatrick Vieira(1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 29)87 Juventus
52DFWilliam Gallas(1977-08-18)18 August 1977 (aged 28)43 Chelsea
63MFClaude Makelele(1973-02-18)18 February 1973 (aged 33)45 Chelsea
73MFFlorent Malouda(1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 25)13 Lyon
83MFVikash Dhorasoo(1973-10-10)10 October 1973 (aged 32)16 Paris Saint-Germain
94FWSidney Govou(1979-07-27)27 July 1979 (aged 26)19 Lyon[70]
103MFZinedine Zidane (c)(1972-06-23)23 June 1972 (aged 33)102 Real Madrid[71]
114FWSylvain Wiltord(1974-05-10)10 May 1974 (aged 32)80 Lyon
124FWThierry Henry(1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 28)78 Arsenal
132DFMikaël Silvestre(1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 28)39 Manchester United
144FWLouis Saha(1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 27)9 Manchester United
152DFLilian Thuram(1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 34)114 Juventus
161GKFabien Barthez(1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 34)80 Marseille [72]
172DFGaël Givet(1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 24)11 AS Monaco
183MFAlou Diarra(1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 24)9 Lens
192DFWilly Sagnol(1977-03-18)18 March 1977 (aged 29)38 Bayern Munich
204FWDavid Trézéguet(1977-10-15)15 October 1977 (aged 28)63 Juventus
212DFPascal Chimbonda(1979-02-21)21 February 1979 (aged 27)1 Wigan Athletic
223MFFranck Ribéry(1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 23)3 Marseille
231GKGrégory Coupet(1972-12-31)31 December 1972 (aged 33)18 Lyon

Korea Republic

Head coach: Dick Advocaat

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKLee Woon-jae (c)(1973-04-26)26 April 1973 (aged 33)97 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
22DFKim Young-chul(1976-06-30)30 June 1976 (aged 29)12 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
32DFKim Dong-jin(1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 24)34 FC Seoul
42DFChoi Jin-cheul(1971-03-26)26 March 1971 (aged 35)62 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
53MFKim Nam-il(1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 29)66 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
62DFKim Jin-kyu(1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 21)23 Júbilo Iwata
73MFPark Ji-sung(1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 25)60 Manchester United
83MFKim Do-heon(1982-07-14)14 July 1982 (aged 23)75 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
94FWAhn Jung-hwan(1976-01-27)27 January 1976 (aged 30)61 MSV Duisburg
104FWPark Chu-young(1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 20)18 FC Seoul
114FWSeol Ki-hyeon(1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 27)67 Wolverhampton Wanderers
122DFLee Young-pyo(1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 29)85 Tottenham Hotspur
133MFLee Eul-yong(1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (aged 30)47 Trabzonspor
144FWLee Chun-soo(1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 24)62 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
153MFBaek Ji-hoon(1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 21)12 FC Seoul
164FWChung Kyung-ho(1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 26)40 Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
173MFLee Ho(1984-12-22)22 December 1984 (aged 21)11 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
182DFKim Sang-sik(1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 29)42 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
194FWCho Jae-jin(1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 24)21 Shimizu S-Pulse
201GKKim Yong-dae(1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 26)15 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
211GKKim Young-kwang(1983-06-28)28 June 1983 (aged 22)6 Chunnam Dragons
222DFSong Chong-gug(1979-02-20)20 February 1979 (aged 27)51 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
232DFCho Won-hee(1983-04-17)17 April 1983 (aged 23)13 Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Switzerland

Head coach: Köbi Kuhn

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKPascal Zuberbühler(1971-01-08)8 January 1971 (aged 35)40 Basel
23MFJohan Djourou(1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 19)2 Arsenal
32DFLudovic Magnin(1979-04-20)20 April 1979 (aged 27)30 VfB Stuttgart
42DFPhilippe Senderos(1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 21)12 Arsenal
53MFXavier Margairaz(1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 22)3 Zürich
63MFJohann Vogel (c)(1977-03-08)8 March 1977 (aged 29)85 Milan
73MFRicardo Cabanas(1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 27)37 1. FC Köln
82DFRaphaël Wicky(1977-04-26)26 April 1977 (aged 29)67 Hamburger SV
94FWAlexander Frei(1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 26)45 Rennes [73]
104FWDaniel Gygax(1981-08-28)28 August 1981 (aged 24)22 Lille
114FWMarco Streller(1981-06-18)18 June 1981 (aged 24)10 1. FC Köln
121GKDiego Benaglio(1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 22)1 Nacional
132DFStéphane Grichting(1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 27)6 Auxerre
143MFDavid Degen(1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 23)3 Basel [74]
153MFBlerim Džemaili(1986-04-12)12 April 1986 (aged 20)3 Zürich
163MFTranquillo Barnetta(1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 21)13 Bayer Leverkusen
172DFChristoph Spycher(1978-03-30)30 March 1978 (aged 28)21 Eintracht Frankfurt
184FWMauro Lustrinelli(1976-02-26)26 February 1976 (aged 30)5 Sparta Prague
193MFValon Behrami(1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 21)6 Lazio
202DFPatrick Müller(1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 29)64 Lyon
211GKFabio Coltorti(1980-12-03)3 December 1980 (aged 25)2 Grasshopper
224FWHakan Yakın(1977-02-22)22 February 1977 (aged 29)46 Young Boys [75]
232DFPhilipp Degen(1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 23)15 Borussia Dortmund

Togo

Head coach: Otto Pfister[76]

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKOuro-Nimini Tchagnirou(1977-12-31)31 December 1977 (aged 28)9 Djoliba
22DFDaré Nibombé(1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 25)16 Mons
32DFJean-Paul Abalo (c)(1975-06-26)26 June 1975 (aged 30)65 APOEL
44FWEmmanuel Adebayor(1984-02-16)16 February 1984 (aged 22)29 Arsenal
52DFMassamasso Tchangai(1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 27)34 Benevento
63MFYao Aziawonou(1979-11-30)30 November 1979 (aged 26)32 Young Boys
74FWMoustapha Salifou(1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 23)34 Brest
83MFKuami Agboh(1977-12-28)28 December 1977 (aged 28)4 Beveren
93MFThomas Dossevi(1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 27)10 Valenciennes
103MFMamam Cherif Touré(1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 25)39 Metz
114FWRobert Malm(1973-08-21)21 August 1973 (aged 32)1 Brest
122DFÉric Akoto(1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 25)32 Admira Wacker[77]
132DFRichmond Forson(1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 26)8 Poiré
143MFAdékambi Olufadé(1980-01-07)7 January 1980 (aged 26)24 Al-Siliyah
153MFAlaixys Romao(1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 22)11 Louhans-Cuiseaux
161GKKossi Agassa(1978-07-02)2 July 1978 (aged 27)49 Metz
174FWMohamed Kader(1979-04-08)8 April 1979 (aged 27)46 Guingamp
183MFYao Junior Sènaya(1984-04-19)19 April 1984 (aged 22)16 YF Juventus
192DFLudovic Assemoassa(1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 25)5 Ciudad de Murcia
204FWAffo Erassa(1983-02-19)19 February 1983 (aged 23)6 Moulins
213MFFranck Atsou(1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 27)13 Al-Hilal [78]
221GKKodjovi Obilale(1984-10-08)8 October 1984 (aged 21)0Togo Étoile Filante
232DFAssimiou Touré(1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 18)1 Bayer Leverkusen

Group H

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Marcos Paquetá

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKMohamed Al-Deayea(1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 33)175 Al-Hilal
22DFAhmed Dokhi Al-Dosari(1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 29)68 Al-Ittihad
32DFRedha Tukar(1975-11-29)29 November 1975 (aged 30)37 Al-Ittihad
42DFHamad Al-Montashari(1982-06-22)22 June 1982 (aged 23)32 Al-Ittihad
52DFNaif Al-Qadi(1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 27)28 Al-Ahli
63MFOmar Al-Ghamdi(1979-04-11)11 April 1979 (aged 27)38 Al-Hilal
73MFMohammed Ameen(1980-04-29)29 April 1980 (aged 26)16 Al-Ittihad
83MFMohammed Noor(1978-02-26)26 February 1978 (aged 28)63 Al-Ittihad
94FWSami Al-Jaber (c)(1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33)160 Al-Hilal
103MFMohammad Al-Shalhoub(1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 25)48 Al-Hilal
114FWSaad Al-Harthi(1984-02-03)3 February 1984 (aged 22)15 Al-Nasr
122DFAbdulaziz Khathran(1973-07-31)31 July 1973 (aged 32)19 Al-Hilal
132DFHussein Sulaimani(1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 29)97 Al-Ahli
143MFSaud Khariri(1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 25)34 Al-Ittihad
152DFAhmed Al-Bahri(1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 25)11 Al-Ettifaq
163MFKhaled Aziz(1981-07-14)14 July 1981 (aged 24)14 Al-Hilal
172DFMohammad Al-Bishi(1987-05-03)3 May 1987 (aged 19)0 Al-Ahli
183MFNawaf Al-Temyat(1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 29)56 Al-Hilal
192DFMohammad Massad(1983-02-17)17 February 1983 (aged 23)5 Al-Ahli
204FWYasser Al-Qahtani(1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 23)45 Al-Hilal
211GKMabrouk Zaid(1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 27)33 Al-Ittihad
221GKMohammad Khouja(1982-03-15)15 March 1982 (aged 24)8 Al-Shabab
234FWMalek Mouath(1981-08-10)10 August 1981 (aged 24)5 Al-Ahli

Spain

Head coach: Luis Aragonés

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKIker Casillas(1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 25)58 Real Madrid
22DFMíchel Salgado(1975-10-22)22 October 1975 (aged 30)50 Real Madrid
32DFMariano Pernía(1977-05-04)4 May 1977 (aged 29)1 Getafe [79]
42DFCarlos Marchena(1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 26)27 Valencia
52DFCarles Puyol(1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (aged 28)47 Barcelona
63MFDavid Albelda(1977-09-01)1 September 1977 (aged 28)33 Valencia
74FWRaúl (c)(1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 28)95 Real Madrid
83MFXavi(1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 26)36 Barcelona
94FWFernando Torres(1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 22)30 Atlético Madrid
103MFJosé Antonio Reyes(1983-09-01)1 September 1983 (aged 22)19 Arsenal
113MFLuis García(1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27)10 Liverpool
122DFAntonio López(1981-09-13)13 September 1981 (aged 24)8 Atlético Madrid
133MFAndrés Iniesta(1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 22)3 Barcelona
143MFXabi Alonso(1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 24)26 Liverpool
152DFSergio Ramos(1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 20)11 Real Madrid
163MFMarcos Senna(1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 29)3 Villarreal
173MFJoaquín(1981-07-21)21 July 1981 (aged 24)38 Real Betis
183MFCesc Fàbregas(1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 19)4 Arsenal
191GKSantiago Cañizares(1969-12-18)18 December 1969 (aged 36)45 Valencia
202DFJuanito(1976-07-23)23 July 1976 (aged 29)15 Real Betis
214FWDavid Villa(1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 24)8 Valencia
222DFPablo(1981-08-03)3 August 1981 (aged 24)11 Atlético Madrid
231GKPepe Reina(1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 23)3 Liverpool

Tunisia

Head coach: Roger Lemerre

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKAli Boumnijel(1966-04-13)13 April 1966 (aged 40)48 Club Africain
22DFKarim Essediri(1979-07-29)29 July 1979 (aged 26)7 Rosenborg
32DFKarim Haggui(1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (aged 22)26 Strasbourg
42DFAlaeddine Yahia(1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 24)13 Saint-Étienne
54FWZiad Jaziri(1978-07-12)12 July 1978 (aged 27)61 Troyes
62DFHatem Trabelsi(1977-01-25)25 January 1977 (aged 29)56 Ajax
74FWHaykel Guemamdia(1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 24)13 Strasbourg [80]
83MFMehdi Nafti(1978-11-28)28 November 1978 (aged 27)29 Birmingham City
94FWYassine Chikhaoui(1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 19)1 Étoile du Sahel
103MFKaies Ghodhbane(1976-01-07)7 January 1976 (aged 30)89 Konyaspor
114FWFrancileudo Santos(1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 27)28 Toulouse
123MFJawhar Mnari(1976-11-08)8 November 1976 (aged 29)37 1. FC Nürnberg
133MFRiadh Bouazizi (c)(1973-04-08)8 April 1973 (aged 33)85 Kayseri Erciyesspor
143MFAdel Chedli(1976-09-16)16 September 1976 (aged 29)38 1. FC Nürnberg
152DFRadhi Jaïdi(1975-08-30)30 August 1975 (aged 30)89 Bolton Wanderers
161GKAdel Nefzi(1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 32)0 Monastir
174FWChaouki Ben Saada(1984-07-01)1 July 1984 (aged 21)11 Bastia [81]
182DFDavid Jemmali(1974-12-13)13 December 1974 (aged 31)2 Bordeaux
192DFAnis Ayari(1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 24)24 Samsunspor
203MFHamed Namouchi(1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 22)14 Rangers
212DFKarim Saidi(1983-03-24)24 March 1983 (aged 23)15 Feyenoord[82]
221GKHamdi Kasraoui(1983-01-18)18 January 1983 (aged 23)6 Espérance de Tunis
233MFSofiane Melliti(1978-08-18)18 August 1978 (aged 27)14 Gaziantepspor

Ukraine

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
11GKOleksandr Shovkovskyi(1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 31)68 Dynamo Kyiv
22DFAndriy Nesmachnyi(1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 27)49 Dynamo Kyiv
32DFOleksandr Yatsenko(1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 21)1 Kharkiv [83]
43MFAnatoliy Tymoshchuk(1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 27)55 Shakhtar Donetsk
52DFVolodymyr Yezerskyi(1976-11-15)15 November 1976 (aged 29)24 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
62DFAndriy Rusol(1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 23)23 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
74FWAndriy Shevchenko (c)(1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 29)64 Milan [84]
83MFOleh Shelayev(1976-11-05)5 November 1976 (aged 29)19 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
93MFOleh Husyev(1983-04-25)25 April 1983 (aged 23)25 Dynamo Kyiv
104FWAndriy Voronin(1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 26)32 Bayer Leverkusen
114FWSerhiy Rebrov(1974-06-03)3 June 1974 (aged 32)70 Dynamo Kyiv
121GKAndriy Pyatov(1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 21)1 Vorskla Poltava
132DFDmytro Chyhrynskyi(1986-11-07)7 November 1986 (aged 19)0 Shakhtar Donetsk
143MFAndriy Husin(1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33)64 Krylya Sovetov Samara
154FWArtem Milevskyi(1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 21)0 Dynamo Kyiv
164FWAndriy Vorobey(1978-11-29)29 November 1978 (aged 27)53 Shakhtar Donetsk
172DFVladyslav Vashchuk(1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 31)58 Dynamo Kyiv
183MFSerhiy Nazarenko(1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 26)15 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
193MFMaksym Kalynychenko(1979-01-26)26 January 1979 (aged 27)21 Spartak Moscow
204FWOleksiy Byelik(1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 25)15 Shakhtar Donetsk
213MFRuslan Rotan(1981-10-29)29 October 1981 (aged 24)19 Dynamo Kyiv
222DFVyacheslav Sviderskyi(1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 27)6 Shakhtar Donetsk [85]
231GKBohdan Shust(1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 20)2 Shakhtar Donetsk
No.Pos.PlayerDoB/AgeCapsClub
32DFVyacheslav Shevchuk(1979-05-13)13 May 1979 (aged 27)16 Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Serhiy Fedorov (#3) was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Vyacheslav Shevchuk was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Oleksandr Yatsenko was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.

Player representation by league

CountryPlayersPercentageOutside national squad
Total736  
England10213.86%81
Germany7410.05%54
Italy608.15%37
France587.89%45
Spain527.07%35
Ukraine253.40%8
Netherlands253.40%11
Saudi Arabia243.26%1
Mexico233.125%4
Portugal202.72%12
Costa Rica202.72%0
Others25334.38% 

The squads for Italy and Saudi Arabia were made up entirely of players from their respective domestic leagues. Saudi Arabia were the only team with no players from European clubs. The Ivory Coast squad was made up entirely of players employed by overseas 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 different countries had players at the 2006 World Cup.

Player representation by club

As of 14 June 2006.

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

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

Footnotes

  1. Jump up ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Teams". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 May 2006. 
  2. Jump up ^ Borja joined Olympiacos after the tournament. "Olympiacos sign Ecuador striker". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2006. 
  3. Jump up ^ Valencia was on loan to Recreativo Huelva in the run up to the tournament. "Luis Valencia". Official FIFA World Cup website. Archived from the original on 18 June 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2006. 
  4. Jump up ^ Reasco has agreed to join São Paulo after the tournament. "Neicer Reasco". Official FIFA World Cup website. Archived from the original on 18 June 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2006. 
  5. Jump up ^ Ballack has agreed to join Chelsea when his contract with Bayern Munich expires on 1 July. "Ballack cheered by Chelsea challenge". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2006. 
  6. Jump up ^ 1. FC Köln chairman Wolfgang Overath has confirmed that Podolski will play for Bayern Munich in the upcoming season. "Podolski ready to join Bayern". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2006. 
  7. Jump up ^ Kosowski was on loan to Southampton in the run-up to the tournament. He became a free agent after the tournament. "Kosowski wants last farewell". football.co.uk. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2006. 
  8. Jump up ^ Bak became a free agent after the tournament.
  9. Jump up ^ Krzynówek joined Wolfsburg after the tournament. "Leverkusen capture Swiss starlet". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  10. Jump up ^ Rasiak has spent the run-up of the World Cup on loan to Southampton, and joined the club permanently after the tournament "Poland looking to add extra polish". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  11. Jump up ^ Żewłakow joined Olympiacos after the tournament. "Iuliano returns to Italy". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  12. Jump up ^ Bosacki was called up after Damian Gorawski sustained an injury and had to withdraw from the squad "Injuries spell late squad changes". Official FIFA World Cup website. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 28 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  13. Jump up ^ Bridge was on loan to Fulham in the run up to the tournament. "Nélson fit for Mersey mission". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  14. Jump up ^ Carson has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sheffield Wednesday. "Scott Carson, Liverpool". The Football Association official website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  15. Jump up ^ Salvador Cabañas joined Club América after the tournament. "América returns to Houston". Houston Chronicle. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  16. Jump up ^ Carlos Paredes joined Sporting CP after the tournament.
  17. Jump up ^ Nelson Valdez joined Borussia Dortmund after the tournament. "Valdez delighted with Dortmund move". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  18. Jump up ^ Denis Caniza joined Atlas after the tournament.
  19. Jump up ^ Larsson has a pre-contract agreement with Helsingborg, and joined them after the tournament. "Larsson looks to bow out in style". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  20. Jump up ^ Svensson has agreed to join Rangers after the tournament. "Rangers move delights Svensson". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  21. Jump up ^ Källström has agreed to join Lyon after the tournament. "Lyon land Swede Källström". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006. 
  22. Jump up ^ Hislop joined Dallas FC after the tournament.
  23. Jump up ^ Wrexham are a team from Wales and under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales, but who play in the English football league system.
  24. Jump up ^ Saviola was on loan to Sevilla in the run-up to the tournament
  25. Jump up ^ Scaloni was on loan to West Ham United in the run-up to the tournament
  26. Jump up ^ "Petković quits in World Cup row". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 6 June 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2011. "Dušan Petković has withdrawn from Serbia and Montenegro's FIFA World Cup squad following accusations he was only called up due to nepotism. The 31-year-old OFK Beograd defender was drafted in as a replacement for injured striker Mirko Vučinić by coach Ilija Petković, who is also the player's father. However, he did not fly to Germany with the squad, saying 'The pressure was too much for me, my father and my team-mates.'" 
  27. Jump up ^ Since Petković quit, Serbia and Montenegro national team is the only 2006 World Cup team to have only 22 players on the squad.
  28. Jump up ^ Vukić has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Partizan
  29. Jump up ^ Ljuboja has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Stuttgart, and joined Stuttgart permanently after the tournament.
  30. Jump up ^ Stojković has agreed to join Nantes after the tournament.
  31. Jump up ^ João Ricardo became a free agent after the tournament
  32. Jump up ^ Akwá became a free agent after the tournament
  33. Jump up ^ Marques has spent the run-up of the World Cup on loan to Hull City
  34. Jump up ^ Nekounam joined Osasuna after the tournament.
  35. Jump up ^ Salcido joined PSV Eindhoven after the tournament.
  36. Jump up ^ Osorio joined Stuttgart after the tournament.
  37. Jump up ^ Pardo joined Stuttgart after the tournament.
  38. Jump up ^ Borgetti joined Al Ittihad after the tournament.
  39. Jump up ^ Fonseca joined Benfica after the tournament.
  40. Jump up ^ Caneira spent the run-up to the tournament on loan to Sporting CP
  41. Jump up ^ Costinha joined Atlético Madrid after the tournament.
  42. Jump up ^ Maniche spent the run-up to the tournament on loan to Chelsea
  43. Jump up ^ Postiga has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Saint-Étienne.
  44. Jump up ^ Galasek joined Nuremberg after the tournament.
  45. Jump up ^ Sionko joined Rangers on a Bosman transfer after the tournament.
  46. Jump up ^ Koller joined AS Monaco after the tournament.
  47. Jump up ^ Rosický joined Arsenal after the tournament.
  48. Jump up ^ Asamoah has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Modena.
  49. Jump up ^ Dramani joined Gençlerbirliği after the tournament.
  50. Jump up ^ Grosso joined Internazionale after the tournament.
  51. Jump up ^ Howard spent the 2006–07 season on loan to Everton.
  52. Jump up ^ Albright was called up after an injury to Frankie Hejduk.
  53. Jump up ^ Berhalter, who joined 1860 Munich after the World Cup, was called up after an injury to Cory Gibbs.
  54. Jump up ^ Popovic's Crystal Palace contract expires after the tournament, and his future will be decided between the end Australia's tournament and the expiry date.
  55. Jump up ^ Skoko has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Stoke City.
  56. Jump up ^ Lazaridis joined Perth Glory after the tournament.
  57. Jump up ^ Beauchamp has agreed to join Nuremberg after the tournament.
  58. Jump up ^ Thompson has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to PSV Eindhoven.
  59. Jump up ^ Kennedy has agreed to join 1. FC Nürnberg after the tournament.
  60. Jump up ^ Zé Roberto became a free agent after the tournament
  61. Jump up ^ Mineiro was called up after an injury to Edmílson
  62. Jump up ^ Pletikosa was on loan to Hajduk Split in the run-up to the tournament
  63. Jump up ^ Tudor was on loan to Siena in the run-up to the tournament
  64. Jump up ^ Niko Kovač joined Red Bull Salzburg after the tournament.
  65. Jump up ^ Jerko Leko joined AS Monaco after the tournament.
  66. Jump up ^ Ivan Bošnjak joined K.R.C. Genk after the tournament.
  67. Jump up ^ Nakata was on loan to Bolton Wanderers in the run-up to the tournament.
  68. Jump up ^ Takahara has agreed to join Frankfurt after the World Cup.
  69. Jump up ^ Landreau has agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain after the tournament.
  70. Jump up ^ Govou was called up as a replacement for the injured Djibril Cissé.
  71. Jump up ^ Zidane retired from football after the tournament.
  72. Jump up ^ Barthez became a free agent after the tournament.
  73. Jump up ^ Frei joined Borussia Dortmund after the tournament.
  74. Jump up ^ David Degen joined Borussia Mönchengladbach after the tournament.
  75. Jump up ^ Yakin was called up after an injury to Johan Vonlanthen.
  76. Jump up ^ "Confusion over Pfister comeback". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 12 June 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. 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.
  77. Jump up ^ Akoto have not played for Admira Wacker since the end of 2005 due to a contract dispute, and spent the run up to the tournament training with Austrian club Schwechat.
  78. Jump up ^ Franck Atsou replaced Karim Guede
  79. Jump up ^ Asier Del Horno was originally named in the squad, but sustained an ankle injury in the build-up to the tournament. Pernía joined Atlético Madrid after the tournament.
  80. Jump up ^ Mehdi Meriah was originally named in the squad but sustained an injury in the week leading up to the tournament. He was replaced by Guemamdia.
  81. Jump up ^ Issam Jomaa was originally named in the squad but sustained an injury prior to the tournament. He was replaced by Ben Saada.
  82. Jump up ^ Karim Saidi has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Lecce
  83. Jump up ^ Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injured players Serhiy Fedorov and Vyacheslav Shevchuk.
  84. Jump up ^ Shevchenko joined Chelsea after the tournament.
  85. Jump up ^ Sviderskyi was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv in the run-up to the World Cup.
Stages
  • Group A
  • Group B
  • Group C
  • Group D
  • Group E
  • Group F
  • Group G
  • Group H
  • Knockout stage
  • Final
General information
  • Qualification
  • Seeding
  • Squads
  • Matches
  • Discipline
  • Officials
  • Controversies
  • Broadcasting
  • Sponsorship
  • Rankings
  • Mascots
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Eliminated in the round of 16
Eliminated in the group stage
  • 1930
  • 1934
  • 1938
  • 1950
  • 1954
  • 1958
  • 1962
  • 1966
  • 1970
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1990
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
Tournaments
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Qualification
  • 1930
  • 1934
  • 1938
  • 1950
  • 1954
  • 1958
  • 1962
  • 1966
  • 1970
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1990
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
Finals
  • 1930
  • 1934
  • 1938
  • 1950
  • 1954
  • 1958
  • 1962
  • 1966
  • 1970
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1990
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
Squads
Seedings
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
Broadcasters
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
Bids
  • 2014
  • 2018 and 2022
  • 2026
  • 2030
Statistics
  • All-time table
  • Goalscorers (top) (finals)
  • Hat-tricks
  • Milestone goals
  • Own goals
  • Penalty shoot-outs
  • Player appearances
  • Records
  • Red cards
  • Referees
  • Team appearances
  • Teams with no appearances
Miscellaneous
  • Awards
  • Balls
  • Broadcasters
  • Economics
  • History
  • Hosts
  • Mascots
  • Official films
  • Official songs
  • Trophy
  • Video games
Notes: There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.

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