2010 FIFA World Cup squads

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in South Africa from 11 June until 11 July 2010. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Before announcing their final squad for the tournament, teams were required to name a preliminary squad of 30 players by 11 May 2010, 30 days before the start of the tournament. With the exception of those involved in the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final, the players listed in the preliminary squad were then subjected to a mandatory rest period from 17 May to 23 May 2010. The preliminary squad would then have to be cut to a final 23 by 1 June 2010 (midnight CET).[1] Replacement of seriously injured players is permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first World Cup game, though replacement players do not have to be drawn from the preliminary squad.[2]

Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps, players' club teams and players' age as of 11 June 2010 – the tournament's opening day.

There were only three national squads made up entirely of players from home-based clubs. These were England, Italy and Germany. Nigeria was the only team with no players from home-based clubs.

Contents

[edit] Group A

[edit] South Africa

Coach: Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Moeneeb Josephs 19 May 1980 (aged 30) 17 South Africa Orlando Pirates
2 2DF Siboniso Gaxa 6 April 1984 (aged 26) 37 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2DF Tsepo Masilela 5 May 1985 (aged 25) 31 Israel Maccabi Haifa
4 2DF Aaron Mokoena (c) 25 November 1980 (aged 29) 101 England Portsmouth
5 2DF Anele Ngcongca 20 October 1987 (aged 22) 5 Belgium Racing Genk
6 3MF MacBeth Sibaya 25 November 1977 (aged 32) 58 Russia Rubin Kazan
7 3MF Lance Davids 11 April 1985 (aged 25) 22 South Africa Ajax Cape Town
8 3MF Siphiwe Tshabalala 25 September 1984 (aged 25) 48 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
9 4FW Katlego Mphela 29 November 1984 (aged 25) 31 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
10 3MF Steven Pienaar 17 March 1982 (aged 28) 50 England Everton
11 3MF Teko Modise 22 December 1982 (aged 27) 52 South Africa Orlando Pirates
12 3MF Reneilwe Letsholonyane 9 June 1982 (aged 28) 13 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
13 3MF Kagisho Dikgacoi 24 November 1984 (aged 25) 37 England Fulham
14 2DF Matthew Booth 14 March 1977 (aged 33) 27 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
15 2DF Lucas Thwala 19 October 1981 (aged 28) 24 South Africa Orlando Pirates
16 1GK Itumeleng Khune 20 June 1987 (aged 22) 27 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
17 4FW Bernard Parker 16 March 1986 (aged 24) 28 Netherlands Twente
18 4FW Siyabonga Nomvethe 2 December 1977 (aged 32) 76 South Africa Moroka Swallows
19 3MF Surprise Moriri 20 March 1980 (aged 30) 34 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
20 2DF Bongani Khumalo 6 January 1987 (aged 23) 14 South Africa Supersport United
21 2DF Siyabonga Sangweni 29 September 1981 (aged 28) 8 South Africa Golden Arrows
22 1GK Shu-Aib Walters 26 December 1981 (aged 28) 0 South Africa Maritzburg United
23 3MF Thanduyise Khuboni 23 May 1986 (aged 24) 9 South Africa Golden Arrows

[edit] Mexico

Coach: Javier Aguirre

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Óscar Pérez 1 February 1973 (aged 37) 52 Mexico Jaguares
2 2DF Francisco Rodríguez 20 October 1981 (aged 28) 48 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
3 2DF Carlos Salcido 2 April 1980 (aged 30) 73 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
4 2DF Rafael Márquez (c) 13 February 1979 (aged 31) 91 Spain Barcelona
5 2DF Ricardo Osorio 30 March 1980 (aged 30) 76 Germany VfB Stuttgart
6 3MF Gerardo Torrado 30 April 1979 (aged 31) 114 Mexico Cruz Azul
7 3MF Pablo Barrera 21 June 1987 (aged 22) 21 Mexico UNAM
8 3MF Israel Castro 29 December 1980 (aged 29) 31 Mexico UNAM
9 4FW Guillermo Franco 3 November 1976 (aged 33) 21 England West Ham United
10 4FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco 17 January 1973 (aged 37) 115 Mexico Veracruz
11 4FW Carlos Vela 1 March 1989 (aged 21) 28 England Arsenal
12 2DF Paul Aguilar 6 March 1986 (aged 24) 10 Mexico Pachuca
13 1GK Guillermo Ochoa 13 July 1985 (aged 24) 37 Mexico América
14 4FW Javier Hernández 1 June 1988 (aged 22) 12 Mexico Guadalajara
15 2DF Héctor Moreno 17 January 1988 (aged 22) 10 Netherlands AZ
16 2DF Efraín Juárez 22 February 1988 (aged 22) 19 Mexico UNAM
17 4FW Giovani dos Santos 11 May 1989 (aged 21) 26 Turkey Galatasaray
18 3MF Andrés Guardado 28 September 1986 (aged 23) 56 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
19 2DF Jonny Magallón 21 November 1981 (aged 28) 52 Mexico Guadalajara
20 2DF Jorge Torres Nilo 16 January 1988 (aged 22) 8 Mexico Atlas
21 4FW Adolfo Bautista 15 May 1979 (aged 31) 37 Mexico Guadalajara
22 3MF Alberto Medina 29 May 1983 (aged 27) 56 Mexico Guadalajara
23 1GK Luis Ernesto Michel 21 July 1979 (aged 30) 4 Mexico Guadalajara

[edit] Uruguay

Coach: Oscar Tabárez

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Fernando Muslera 16 June 1986 (aged 23) 6 Italy Lazio
2 2DF Diego Lugano (c) 2 November 1980 (aged 29) 42 Turkey Fenerbahçe
3 2DF Diego Godín 16 February 1986 (aged 24) 38 Spain Villarreal
4 2DF Jorge Fucile 19 November 1984 (aged 25) 24 Portugal Porto
5 3MF Walter Gargano 23 July 1984 (aged 25) 28 Italy Napoli
6 2DF Mauricio Victorino 11 October 1982 (aged 27) 4 Chile Universidad de Chile
7 4FW Edinson Cavani 14 February 1987 (aged 23) 14 Italy Palermo
8 3MF Sebastián Eguren 8 January 1981 (aged 29) 27 Sweden AIK
9 4FW Luis Suárez 24 January 1987 (aged 23) 30 Netherlands Ajax
10 4FW Diego Forlán 19 May 1979 (aged 31) 62 Spain Atlético Madrid
11 3MF Álvaro Pereira 28 November 1985 (aged 24) 15 Portugal Porto
12 1GK Juan Castillo 17 April 1978 (aged 32) 11 Colombia Deportivo Cali
13 4FW Sebastián Abreu 17 October 1976 (aged 33) 56 Brazil Botafogo
14 3MF Nicolás Lodeiro 21 March 1989 (aged 21) 4 Netherlands Ajax
15 3MF Diego Pérez 18 May 1980 (aged 30) 50 France AS Monaco
16 2DF Maxi Pereira 8 June 1984 (aged 26) 37 Portugal Benfica
17 3MF Egidio Arévalo Ríos 1 January 1982 (aged 28) 6 Uruguay Peñarol
18 3MF Ignacio González 14 May 1982 (aged 28) 17 Spain Valencia
19 2DF Andrés Scotti 14 December 1974 (aged 35) 26 Chile Colo-Colo
20 3MF Álvaro Fernández 11 October 1985 (aged 24) 7 Chile Universidad de Chile
21 4FW Sebastián Fernández 23 May 1985 (aged 25) 6 Argentina Banfield
22 2DF Martín Cáceres 7 April 1987 (aged 23) 19 Italy Juventus
23 1GK Martín Silva 25 March 1983 (aged 27) 1 Uruguay Defensor Sporting

[edit] France

Coach: Raymond Domenech

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Hugo Lloris 26 December 1986 (aged 23) 11 France Lyon
2 2DF Bacary Sagna 14 February 1983 (aged 27) 20 England Arsenal
3 2DF Éric Abidal 11 September 1979 (aged 30) 54 Spain Barcelona
4 2DF Anthony Réveillère 10 November 1979 (aged 30) 6 France Lyon
5 2DF William Gallas 17 August 1977 (aged 32) 81 England Arsenal
6 2DF Marc Planus 3 July 1982 (aged 27) 1 France Bordeaux
7 3MF Franck Ribéry 7 April 1983 (aged 27) 45 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3MF Yoann Gourcuff 11 July 1986 (aged 23) 20 France Bordeaux
9 4FW Djibril Cissé 12 August 1981 (aged 28) 39 Greece Panathinaikos
10 4FW Sidney Govou 27 July 1979 (aged 30) 46 France Lyon
11 4FW André-Pierre Gignac 5 December 1985 (aged 24) 13 France Toulouse
12 4FW Thierry Henry 17 August 1977 (aged 32) 121 Spain Barcelona
13 2DF Patrice Evra (c) 15 May 1981 (aged 29) 30 England Manchester United
14 3MF Jérémy Toulalan 10 September 1983 (aged 26) 34 France Lyon
15 3MF Florent Malouda 13 June 1980 (aged 29) 54 England Chelsea
16 1GK Steve Mandanda 28 March 1985 (aged 25) 13 France Marseille
17 2DF Sébastien Squillaci 11 August 1980 (aged 29) 20 Spain Sevilla
18 3MF Alou Diarra 15 July 1981 (aged 28) 25 France Bordeaux
19 3MF Abou Diaby 11 May 1986 (aged 24) 5 England Arsenal
20 3MF Mathieu Valbuena 28 September 1984 (aged 25) 2 France Marseille
21 4FW Nicolas Anelka 14 March 1979 (aged 31) 67 England Chelsea
22 2DF Gaël Clichy 26 July 1985 (aged 24) 4 England Arsenal
23 1GK Cédric Carrasso 30 December 1981 (aged 28) 0 France Bordeaux

[edit] Group B

[edit] Argentina

Coach: Diego Maradona

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Diego Pozo 16 February 1978 (aged 32) 3 Argentina Colón
2 2DF Martín Demichelis 20 December 1980 (aged 29) 25 Germany Bayern Munich
3 2DF Clemente Rodríguez 31 July 1981 (aged 28) 11 Argentina Estudiantes
4 2DF Nicolás Burdisso 12 April 1981 (aged 29) 28 Italy Roma
5 3MF Mario Bolatti 17 February 1985 (aged 25) 4 Italy Fiorentina
6 2DF Gabriel Heinze 19 April 1978 (aged 32) 63 France Marseille
7 3MF Ángel di María 14 February 1988 (aged 22) 7 Portugal Benfica
8 3MF Juan Sebastián Verón 9 March 1975 (aged 35) 69 Argentina Estudiantes
9 4FW Gonzalo Higuaín 10 December 1987 (aged 22) 4 Spain Real Madrid
10 4FW Lionel Messi 24 June 1987 (aged 22) 44 Spain Barcelona
11 4FW Carlos Tévez 5 February 1984 (aged 26) 51 England Manchester City
12 2DF Ariel Garcé 14 July 1979 (aged 30) 3 Argentina Colón
13 2DF Walter Samuel 23 March 1978 (aged 32) 54 Italy Internazionale
14 3MF Javier Mascherano (c) 8 June 1984 (aged 26) 56 England Liverpool
15 2DF Nicolás Otamendi 12 February 1988 (aged 22) 6 Argentina Vélez Sársfield
16 4FW Sergio Agüero 2 June 1988 (aged 22) 20 Spain Atlético Madrid
17 3MF Jonás Gutiérrez 5 July 1983 (aged 26) 15 England Newcastle United
18 4FW Martín Palermo 7 November 1973 (aged 36) 13 Argentina Boca Juniors
19 4FW Diego Milito 12 June 1979 (aged 30) 20 Italy Internazionale
20 3MF Maxi Rodríguez 2 January 1981 (aged 29) 35 England Liverpool
21 1GK Mariano Andújar 30 July 1983 (aged 26) 4 Italy Catania
22 1GK Sergio Romero 22 February 1987 (aged 23) 5 Netherlands AZ
23 3MF Javier Pastore 20 June 1989 (aged 20) 0 Italy Palermo

[edit] Nigeria

Coach: Sweden Lars Lagerbäck

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Vincent Enyeama 29 August 1982 (aged 27) 51 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
2 2DF Joseph Yobo (c) 6 September 1980 (aged 29) 64 England Everton
3 2DF Taye Taiwo 16 April 1985 (aged 25) 35 France Marseille
4 4FW Nwankwo Kanu 1 August 1976 (aged 33) 72 England Portsmouth
5 2DF Rabiu Afolabi 18 April 1980 (aged 30) 12 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
6 2DF Danny Shittu 2 September 1980 (aged 29) 23 England Bolton Wanderers
7 4FW John Utaka 8 January 1982 (aged 28) 41 England Portsmouth
8 4FW Yakubu Aiyegbeni 22 November 1982 (aged 27) 47 England Everton
9 4FW Obafemi Martins 28 October 1984 (aged 25) 27 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 4FW Ideye Brown[3] 10 October 1988 (aged 21) 0 France Sochaux
11 4FW Peter Odemwingie 15 July 1981 (aged 28) 43 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
12 4FW Kalu Uche 15 November 1982 (aged 27) 18 Spain Almería
13 3MF Ayila Yussuf 4 November 1984 (aged 25) 24 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
14 3MF Sani Kaita 2 May 1986 (aged 24) 16 Russia Alania Vladikavkaz
15 3MF Lukman Haruna 12 April 1990 (aged 20) 5 France AS Monaco
16 1GK Austin Ejide 8 April 1984 (aged 26) 16 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
17 2DF Chidi Odiah 17 December 1983 (aged 26) 21 Russia CSKA Moscow
18 4FW Victor Obinna 25 March 1987 (aged 23) 30 Spain Málaga
19 4FW Chinedu Obasi 1 June 1986 (aged 24) 17 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
20 3MF Dickson Etuhu 8 June 1982 (aged 28) 11 England Fulham
21 2DF Uwa Echiéjilé 20 January 1988 (aged 22) 9 France Rennes
22 2DF Dele Adeleye 25 December 1988 (aged 21) 5 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
23 1GK Dele Aiyenugba 20 November 1983 (aged 26) 9 Israel Bnei Yehuda

[edit] Korea Republic

Coach: Huh Jung-Moo

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Lee Woon-Jae 26 April 1973 (aged 37) 130 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 2DF Oh Beom-Seok 29 July 1984 (aged 25) 37 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
3 2DF Kim Hyung-Il 27 April 1984 (aged 26) 2 South Korea Pohang Steelers
4 2DF Cho Yong-Hyung 3 November 1983 (aged 26) 31 South Korea Jeju United
5 3MF Kim Nam-Il 14 March 1977 (aged 33) 92 Russia Tom Tomsk
6 3MF Kim Bo-Kyung 6 October 1989 (aged 20) 6 Japan Oita Trinita
7 3MF Park Ji-Sung (c) 25 February 1981 (aged 29) 88 England Manchester United
8 3MF Kim Jung-Woo 9 May 1982 (aged 28) 54 South Korea Gwangju Sangmu
9 4FW Ahn Jung-Hwan 27 January 1976 (aged 34) 70 China Dalian Shide
10 4FW Park Chu-Young 10 July 1985 (aged 24) 40 France AS Monaco
11 4FW Lee Seung-Yeoul 6 March 1989 (aged 21) 8 South Korea FC Seoul
12 2DF Lee Young-Pyo 23 April 1977 (aged 33) 112 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
13 3MF Kim Jae-Sung 3 October 1983 (aged 26) 7 South Korea Pohang Steelers
14 2DF Lee Jung-Soo 8 January 1980 (aged 30) 24 Japan Kashima Antlers
15 2DF Kim Dong-Jin 29 January 1982 (aged 28) 61 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
16 3MF Ki Sung-Yong 24 January 1989 (aged 21) 21 Scotland Celtic
17 3MF Lee Chung-Yong 2 July 1988 (aged 21) 23 England Bolton Wanderers
18 1GK Jung Sung-Ryong 4 January 1985 (aged 25) 15 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
19 4FW Yeom Ki-Hun 30 March 1983 (aged 27) 33 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
20 4FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 (aged 31) 83 South Korea Jeonbuk Motors
21 1GK Kim Young-Kwang 28 June 1983 (aged 26) 14 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
22 2DF Cha Du-Ri 25 July 1980 (aged 29) 46 Germany SC Freiburg
23 2DF Kang Min-Soo 14 February 1986 (aged 24) 31 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings

[edit] Greece

Coach: Germany Otto Rehhagel

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Kostas Chalkias 30 May 1974 (aged 36) 27 Greece PAOK
2 2DF Giourkas Seitaridis 4 June 1981 (aged 29) 67 Greece Panathinaikos
3 2DF Christos Patsatzoglou 19 March 1979 (aged 31) 41 Cyprus Omonia
4 2DF Nikos Spiropoulos 10 October 1983 (aged 26) 17 Greece Panathinaikos
5 2DF Vangelis Moras 18 August 1981 (aged 28) 10 Italy Bologna
6 3MF Alexandros Tziolis 13 February 1985 (aged 25) 17 Italy Siena
7 4FW Georgios Samaras 21 February 1985 (aged 25) 32 Scotland Celtic
8 2DF Avraam Papadopoulos 3 January 1984 (aged 26) 12 Greece Olympiakos
9 4FW Angelos Charisteas 9 February 1980 (aged 30) 82 Germany 1. FC Nuremberg
10 3MF Giorgos Karagounis (c) 6 March 1977 (aged 33) 91 Greece Panathinaikos
11 2DF Loukas Vyntra 5 February 1981 (aged 29) 27 Greece Panathinaikos
12 1GK Alexandros Tzorvas 12 August 1982 (aged 27) 6 Greece Panathinaikos
13 1GK Michalis Sifakis 9 September 1984 (aged 25) 1 Greece Aris
14 4FW Dimitris Salpigidis 18 August 1981 (aged 28) 34 Greece Panathinaikos
15 2DF Vasilis Torosidis 10 June 1985 (aged 25) 25 Greece Olympiakos
16 2DF Sotirios Kyrgiakos 23 July 1979 (aged 30) 56 England Liverpool
17 4FW Theofanis Gekas 23 May 1980 (aged 30) 46 Germany Hertha BSC
18 3MF Sotiris Ninis 3 April 1990 (aged 20) 3 Greece Panathinaikos
19 2DF Sokratis Papastathopoulos 9 June 1988 (aged 22) 10 Italy Genoa
20 4FW Pantelis Kapetanos 8 June 1983 (aged 27) 3 Romania Steaua Bucureşti
21 3MF Kostas Katsouranis 21 June 1979 (aged 30) 67 Greece Panathinaikos
22 2DF Stelios Malezas 11 March 1985 (aged 25) 0 Greece PAOK
23 3MF Sakis Prittas 9 January 1979 (aged 31) 0 Greece Aris

[edit] Group C

[edit] England

Coach: Italy Fabio Capello

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK David James 1 August 1970 (aged 39) 50 England Portsmouth
2 2DF Glen Johnson 23 August 1984 (aged 25) 22 England Liverpool
3 2DF Ashley Cole 20 December 1980 (aged 29) 78 England Chelsea
4 3MF Steven Gerrard (c) 30 May 1980 (aged 30) 80 England Liverpool
5 2DF Michael Dawson[4] 18 November 1983 (aged 26) 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
6 2DF John Terry 7 December 1980 (aged 29) 60 England Chelsea
7 3MF Aaron Lennon 16 April 1987 (aged 23) 17 England Tottenham Hotspur
8 3MF Frank Lampard 20 June 1978 (aged 31) 78 England Chelsea
9 4FW Peter Crouch 30 January 1981 (aged 29) 38 England Tottenham Hotspur
10 4FW Wayne Rooney 24 October 1985 (aged 24) 60 England Manchester United
11 3MF Joe Cole 8 November 1981 (aged 28) 54 England Chelsea
12 1GK Robert Green 18 January 1980 (aged 30) 10 England West Ham United
13 2DF Stephen Warnock 12 December 1981 (aged 28) 1 England Aston Villa
14 3MF Gareth Barry 23 February 1981 (aged 29) 36 England Manchester City
15 2DF Matthew Upson 18 April 1979 (aged 31) 19 England West Ham United
16 3MF James Milner 4 January 1986 (aged 24) 8 England Aston Villa
17 3MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 25 October 1981 (aged 28) 31 England Manchester City
18 2DF Jamie Carragher 28 January 1978 (aged 32) 36 England Liverpool
19 4FW Jermain Defoe 7 October 1982 (aged 27) 39 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 2DF Ledley King 12 October 1980 (aged 29) 20 England Tottenham Hotspur
21 4FW Emile Heskey 11 January 1978 (aged 32) 58 England Aston Villa
22 3MF Michael Carrick 28 July 1981 (aged 28) 22 England Manchester United
23 1GK Joe Hart 19 April 1987 (aged 23) 3 England Birmingham City

[edit] United States

Coach: Bob Bradley

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Tim Howard 6 March 1979 (aged 31) 51 England Everton
2 2DF Jonathan Spector 1 March 1986 (aged 24) 25 England West Ham United
3 2DF Carlos Bocanegra (c) 25 May 1979 (aged 31) 79 France Rennes
4 3MF Michael Bradley 31 July 1987 (aged 22) 43 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
5 2DF Oguchi Onyewu 13 May 1982 (aged 28) 54 Italy Milan
6 2DF Steve Cherundolo 19 February 1979 (aged 31) 60 Germany Hannover 96
7 3MF DaMarcus Beasley 24 May 1982 (aged 28) 92 Scotland Rangers
8 3MF Clint Dempsey 9 March 1983 (aged 27) 62 England Fulham
9 4FW Herculez Gomez 6 April 1982 (aged 28) 4 Mexico Puebla
10 3MF Landon Donovan 4 March 1982 (aged 28) 123 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
11 3MF Stuart Holden 1 August 1985 (aged 24) 14 England Bolton Wanderers
12 2DF Jonathan Bornstein 7 November 1984 (aged 25) 32 United States Chivas USA
13 3MF Ricardo Clark 10 March 1983 (aged 27) 29 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
14 4FW Edson Buddle 21 May 1981 (aged 29) 3 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
15 2DF Jay DeMerit 4 December 1979 (aged 30) 19 England Watford
16 3MF José Francisco Torres 29 October 1987 (aged 22) 10 Mexico Pachuca
17 4FW Jozy Altidore 6 November 1989 (aged 20) 25 England Hull City
18 1GK Brad Guzan 9 September 1984 (aged 25) 16 England Aston Villa
19 3MF Maurice Edu 18 April 1986 (aged 24) 13 Scotland Rangers
20 4FW Robbie Findley 4 August 1985 (aged 24) 6 United States Real Salt Lake
21 2DF Clarence Goodson 17 May 1982 (aged 28) 14 Norway Start
22 3MF Benny Feilhaber 19 January 1985 (aged 25) 32 Denmark AGF
23 1GK Marcus Hahnemann 15 June 1972 (aged 37) 7 England Wolverhampton Wanderers

[edit] Algeria

Coach: Rabah Saâdane

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Lounès Gaouaoui 28 September 1977 (aged 32) 48 Algeria ASO Chlef
2 2DF Madjid Bougherra 7 October 1982 (aged 27) 40 Scotland Rangers
3 2DF Nadir Belhadj 18 June 1982 (aged 27) 44 England Portsmouth
4 2DF Antar Yahia (c) 21 March 1982 (aged 28) 43 Germany VfL Bochum
5 2DF Rafik Halliche 2 September 1986 (aged 23) 15 Portugal Nacional
6 3MF Yazid Mansouri 25 February 1978 (aged 32) 66 France Lorient
7 3MF Ryad Boudebouz 19 February 1990 (aged 20) 1 France Sochaux
8 3MF Medhi Lacen 5 March 1984 (aged 25) 2 Spain Racing Santander
9 4FW Abdelkader Ghezzal 5 December 1984 (aged 25) 18 Italy Siena
10 4FW Rafik Saïfi 7 February 1975 (aged 35) 59 France Istres
11 4FW Rafik Djebbour 8 March 1984 (aged 26) 15 Greece AEK
12 2DF Habib Bellaïd 28 March 1986 (aged 24) 1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
13 4FW Karim Matmour 25 June 1984 (aged 25) 21 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
14 2DF Abdelkader Laïfaoui 29 July 1981 (aged 28) 6 Algeria ES Sétif
15 3MF Karim Ziani 17 August 1982 (aged 27) 54 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
16 1GK Faouzi Chaouchi 5 December 1984 (aged 25) 9 Algeria ES Sétif
17 3MF Adlène Guedioura 12 November 1985 (aged 24) 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
18 2DF Carl Medjani 15 May 1985 (aged 25) 0 France Ajaccio
19 3MF Hassan Yebda 14 April 1984 (aged 26) 9 England Portsmouth
20 2DF Djamel Mesbah 9 October 1984 (aged 25) 1 Italy Lecce
21 3MF Foued Kadir 5 December 1983 (aged 26) 1 France Valenciennes
22 3MF Djamel Abdoun 14 February 1986 (aged 24) 6 France Nantes
23 1GK Raïs M'Bohli 25 April 1986 (aged 24) 1 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia

[edit] Slovenia

Coach: Matjaž Kek

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Samir Handanović 14 July 1984 (aged 25) 38 Italy Udinese
2 2DF Mišo Brečko 1 May 1984 (aged 26) 30 Germany 1. FC Köln
3 2DF Elvedin Džinić 25 August 1985 (aged 24) 0 Slovenia Maribor
4 2DF Marko Šuler 9 March 1983 (aged 27) 16 Belgium Gent
5 2DF Boštjan Cesar 9 July 1982 (aged 27) 41 France Grenoble
6 2DF Branko Ilič 6 February 1983 (aged 27) 36 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
7 4FW Nejc Pečnik 3 January 1986 (aged 24) 7 Portugal Nacional
8 3MF Robert Koren (c) 20 September 1980 (aged 29) 45 England West Bromwich Albion
9 4FW Zlatan Ljubijankič 15 December 1983 (aged 26) 16 Belgium Gent
10 4FW Valter Birsa 7 August 1986 (aged 23) 33 France Auxerre
11 4FW Milivoje Novakovič 18 May 1979 (aged 31) 37 Germany 1. FC Köln
12 1GK Jasmin Handanovič 28 January 1978 (aged 32) 3 Italy Mantova
13 2DF Bojan Jokić 17 May 1986 (aged 24) 33 Italy Chievo
14 4FW Zlatko Dedič 10 May 1984 (aged 26) 23 Germany VfL Bochum
15 3MF Rene Krhin 21 May 1990 (aged 20) 3 Italy Internazionale
16 1GK Aleksander Šeliga 1 February 1980 (aged 30) 1 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
17 3MF Andraž Kirm 6 September 1984 (aged 25) 25 Poland Wisła Kraków
18 3MF Aleksandar Radosavljevič 25 April 1979 (aged 31) 14 Greece Larissa
19 2DF Suad Filekovič 16 September 1978 (aged 31) 14 Slovenia Maribor
20 3MF Andrej Komac 4 December 1979 (aged 30) 40 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
21 3MF Dalibor Stevanovič 27 September 1984 (aged 25) 15 Netherlands Vitesse
22 2DF Matej Mavrič 29 January 1979 (aged 31) 32 Germany TuS Koblenz
23 4FW Tim Matavž 13 January 1989 (aged 21) 0 Netherlands Groningen

[edit] Group D

[edit] Germany

Coach: Joachim Löw

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Manuel Neuer 27 March 1986 (aged 24) 5 Germany Schalke 04
2 2DF Marcell Jansen 4 November 1985 (aged 24) 31 Germany Hamburger SV
3 2DF Arne Friedrich 29 May 1979 (aged 31) 72 Germany Hertha BSC
4 2DF Dennis Aogo 14 January 1987 (aged 23) 2 Germany Hamburger SV
5 2DF Serdar Tasci 24 April 1987 (aged 23) 12 Germany VfB Stuttgart
6 3MF Sami Khedira 4 April 1987 (aged 23) 5 Germany VfB Stuttgart
7 3MF Bastian Schweinsteiger 1 August 1984 (aged 25) 74 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3MF Mesut Özil 15 October 1988 (aged 21) 10 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4FW Stefan Kießling 25 January 1984 (aged 26) 4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
10 4FW Lukas Podolski 4 June 1985 (aged 25) 73 Germany 1. FC Köln
11 4FW Miroslav Klose 9 June 1978 (aged 32) 96 Germany Bayern Munich
12 1GK Tim Wiese 17 December 1981 (aged 28) 2 Germany Werder Bremen
13 4FW Thomas Müller 13 September 1989 (aged 20) 2 Germany Bayern Munich
14 2DF Holger Badstuber 13 March 1989 (aged 21) 2 Germany Bayern Munich
15 3MF Piotr Trochowski 22 March 1984 (aged 26) 31 Germany Hamburger SV
16 2DF Philipp Lahm (c) 11 November 1983 (aged 26) 65 Germany Bayern Munich
17 2DF Per Mertesacker 29 September 1984 (aged 25) 62 Germany Werder Bremen
18 3MF Toni Kroos 4 January 1990 (aged 20) 4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
19 4FW Cacau 27 March 1981 (aged 29) 8 Germany VfB Stuttgart
20 2DF Jérôme Boateng 3 September 1988 (aged 21) 5 Germany Hamburger SV
21 3MF Marko Marin 13 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 Germany Werder Bremen
22 1GK Hans-Jörg Butt 28 May 1974 (aged 36) 3 Germany Bayern Munich
23 4FW Mario Gómez 10 July 1985 (aged 24) 34 Germany Bayern Munich

[edit] Australia

Coach: Netherlands Pim Verbeek

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Mark Schwarzer 6 October 1972 (aged 37) 75 England Fulham
2 2DF Lucas Neill (c) 9 March 1978 (aged 32) 56 Turkey Galatasaray
3 2DF Craig Moore 12 December 1975 (aged 34) 50 Unattached
4 3MF Tim Cahill 6 December 1979 (aged 30) 40 England Everton
5 3MF Jason Culina 5 August 1980 (aged 29) 49 Australia Gold Coast United
6 2DF Michael Beauchamp 8 March 1981 (aged 29) 21 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
7 3MF Brett Emerton 22 February 1979 (aged 31) 72 England Blackburn Rovers
8 2DF Luke Wilkshire 1 October 1981 (aged 28) 42 Russia Dynamo Moscow
9 4FW Joshua Kennedy 20 August 1982 (aged 27) 19 Japan Nagoya Grampus
10 4FW Harry Kewell 22 September 1978 (aged 31) 45 Turkey Galatasaray
11 2DF Scott Chipperfield 30 December 1975 (aged 34) 65 Switzerland Basel
12 1GK Adam Federici 31 January 1985 (aged 25) 1 England Reading
13 3MF Vince Grella 5 October 1979 (aged 30) 45 England Blackburn Rovers
14 4FW Brett Holman 27 March 1984 (aged 26) 31 Netherlands AZ
15 3MF Mile Jedinak 3 August 1984 (aged 25) 11 Turkey Antalyaspor
16 3MF Carl Valeri 14 August 1984 (aged 25) 22 Italy Sassuolo
17 4FW Nikita Rukavytsya 22 June 1987 (aged 22) 3 Belgium Roeselare
18 1GK Eugene Galeković[5] 12 June 1981 (aged 28) 4 Australia Adelaide United
19 3MF Richard Garcia 4 September 1981 (aged 28) 7 England Hull City
20 2DF Mark Milligan 4 September 1985 (aged 24) 10 Japan JEF United
21 2DF David Carney 3 November 1983 (aged 26) 25 Netherlands Twente
22 3MF Dario Vidošić 12 April 1987 (aged 23) 7 Germany MSV Duisburg
23 3MF Mark Bresciano 11 February 1980 (aged 30) 55 Italy Palermo

[edit] Serbia

Coach: Radomir Antić

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Vladimir Stojković 29 July 1983 (aged 26) 33 England Wigan Athletic
2 2DF Antonio Rukavina 26 January 1984 (aged 26) 20 Germany 1860 Munich
3 2DF Aleksandar Kolarov 10 November 1985 (aged 24) 13 Italy Lazio
4 3MF Gojko Kačar 26 January 1987 (aged 23) 17 Germany Hertha BSC
5 2DF Nemanja Vidić 21 October 1981 (aged 28) 45 England Manchester United
6 2DF Branislav Ivanović 22 February 1984 (aged 26) 31 England Chelsea
7 3MF Zoran Tošić 28 April 1987 (aged 23) 21 Germany 1. FC Köln
8 4FW Danko Lazović 17 May 1983 (aged 27) 37 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
9 4FW Marko Pantelić 15 September 1978 (aged 31) 32 Netherlands Ajax
10 3MF Dejan Stanković (c) 11 September 1978 (aged 31) 88 Italy Internazionale
11 3MF Nenad Milijaš 30 April 1983 (aged 27) 17 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 1GK Bojan Isailović 25 March 1980 (aged 30) 4 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
13 2DF Aleksandar Luković 23 October 1982 (aged 27) 21 Italy Udinese
14 3MF Milan Jovanović 18 April 1981 (aged 29) 26 Belgium Standard Liège
15 4FW Nikola Žigić 25 September 1980 (aged 29) 45 Spain Valencia
16 2DF Ivan Obradović 25 July 1988 (aged 21) 12 Spain Real Zaragoza
17 3MF Miloš Krasić 1 November 1984 (aged 25) 31 Russia CSKA Moscow
18 3MF Miloš Ninković 25 December 1984 (aged 25) 9 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
19 3MF Radosav Petrović 8 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 Serbia Partizan
20 2DF Neven Subotić 10 December 1988 (aged 21) 13 Germany Borussia Dortmund
21 4FW Dragan Mrđa 23 January 1984 (aged 26) 6 Serbia Vojvodina
22 3MF Zdravko Kuzmanović 22 September 1987 (aged 22) 27 Germany VfB Stuttgart
23 1GK Anđelko Đuričić 21 November 1980 (aged 29) 1 Portugal União Leiria

[edit] Ghana

Coach: Serbia Milovan Rajevac

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Daniel Adjei 10 November 1989 (aged 20) 2 Ghana Liberty Professionals
2 2DF Hans Sarpei 28 June 1976 (aged 33) 23 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
3 4FW Asamoah Gyan 22 November 1985 (aged 24) 32 France Rennes
4 2DF John Paintsil 15 June 1981 (aged 28) 65 England Fulham
5 2DF John Mensah (c) 29 November 1982 (aged 27) 58 England Sunderland
6 3MF Anthony Annan 21 July 1986 (aged 23) 38 Norway Rosenborg
7 2DF Samuel Inkoom 22 August 1989 (aged 20) 15 Switzerland Basel
8 2DF Jonathan Mensah 13 July 1990 (aged 19) 3 Spain Granada
9 3MF Derek Boateng 2 April 1983 (aged 27) 19 Spain Getafe
10 3MF Stephen Appiah 24 December 1980 (aged 29) 56 Italy Bologna
11 3MF Sulley Muntari 27 August 1984 (aged 25) 52 Italy Internazionale
12 4FW Prince Tagoe 9 November 1986 (aged 23) 17 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
13 3MF André Ayew 17 December 1989 (aged 20) 15 France Arles-Avignon
14 4FW Matthew Amoah 24 October 1980 (aged 29) 31 Netherlands NAC
15 2DF Isaac Vorsah 21 June 1988 (aged 21) 6 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
16 1GK Stephen Ahorlu 10 May 1989 (aged 21) 0 Ghana Heart of Lions
17 2DF Abdul Rahim Ayew 16 April 1988 (aged 22) 6 Egypt Zamalek
18 4FW Dominic Adiyiah 29 November 1989 (aged 20) 4 Italy Milan
19 2DF Lee Addy 26 September 1985 (aged 24) 3 Ghana Bechem Chelsea
20 3MF Quincy Owusu-Abeyie 15 April 1986 (aged 24) 12 Qatar Al-Sadd
21 3MF Kwadwo Asamoah 9 September 1988 (aged 22) 29 Italy Udinese
22 1GK Richard Kingson 13 June 1978 (aged 31) 58 England Wigan Athletic
23 3MF Kevin-Prince Boateng 6 March 1987 (aged 23) 0 England Portsmouth

[edit] Group E

[edit] Netherlands

Coach: Bert van Marwijk

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Maarten Stekelenburg 22 September 1982 (aged 27) 25 Netherlands Ajax
2 2DF Gregory van der Wiel 3 February 1988 (aged 22) 8 Netherlands Ajax
3 2DF John Heitinga 15 November 1983 (aged 26) 51 England Everton
4 2DF Joris Mathijsen 5 April 1980 (aged 30) 53 Germany Hamburger SV
5 2DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) 5 February 1975 (aged 35) 97 Netherlands Feyenoord
6 3MF Mark van Bommel 22 April 1977 (aged 33) 54 Germany Bayern Munich
7 4FW Dirk Kuyt 22 July 1980 (aged 29) 60 England Liverpool
8 3MF Nigel de Jong 30 November 1984 (aged 25) 40 England Manchester City
9 4FW Robin van Persie 6 August 1983 (aged 26) 41 England Arsenal
10 3MF Wesley Sneijder 9 June 1984 (aged 26) 59 Italy Internazionale
11 4FW Arjen Robben 23 January 1984 (aged 26) 46 Germany Bayern Munich
12 2DF Khalid Boulahrouz 28 December 1981 (aged 28) 28 Germany VfB Stuttgart
13 2DF André Ooijer 11 July 1974 (aged 35) 53 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
14 3MF Demy de Zeeuw 26 May 1983 (aged 27) 23 Netherlands Ajax
15 2DF Edson Braafheid 8 April 1983 (aged 27) 5 Scotland Celtic
16 1GK Michel Vorm 20 October 1983 (aged 26) 3 Netherlands Utrecht
17 4FW Eljero Elia 13 February 1987 (aged 23) 5 Germany Hamburger SV
18 3MF Stijn Schaars 11 January 1984 (aged 26) 11 Netherlands AZ
19 4FW Ryan Babel 19 December 1986 (aged 23) 38 England Liverpool
20 3MF Ibrahim Afellay 2 April 1986 (aged 24) 20 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
21 4FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 12 August 1983 (aged 26) 30 Italy Milan
22 1GK Sander Boschker 20 October 1970 (aged 39) 1[6] Netherlands Twente
23 3MF Rafael van der Vaart 11 February 1983 (aged 27) 75 Spain Real Madrid

[edit] Denmark

Coach: Morten Olsen

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Thomas Sørensen 12 June 1976 (aged 33) 86 England Stoke City
2 3MF Christian Poulsen 28 February 1980 (aged 30) 72 Italy Juventus
3 2DF Simon Kjær 26 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 Italy Palermo
4 2DF Daniel Agger 12 December 1984 (aged 25) 30 England Liverpool
5 2DF William Kvist 24 February 1985 (aged 25) 13 Denmark København
6 2DF Lars Jacobsen 20 September 1979 (aged 30) 29 England Blackburn Rovers
7 3MF Daniel Jensen 25 June 1979 (aged 30) 47 Germany Werder Bremen
8 3MF Jesper Grønkjær 12 August 1977 (aged 32) 76 Denmark København
9 4FW Jon Dahl Tomasson (c) 29 August 1976 (aged 33) 108 Netherlands Feyenoord
10 3MF Martin Jørgensen 6 October 1975 (aged 34) 94 Denmark AGF
11 4FW Nicklas Bendtner 16 January 1988 (aged 22) 32 England Arsenal
12 3MF Thomas Kahlenberg 20 March 1983 (aged 27) 30 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
13 2DF Per Krøldrup 31 July 1979 (aged 30) 28 Italy Fiorentina
14 3MF Jakob Poulsen 7 July 1983 (aged 26) 11 Denmark AGF
15 2DF Simon Poulsen 7 October 1984 (aged 25) 4 Netherlands AZ
16 1GK Stephan Andersen 26 November 1981 (aged 28) 5 Denmark Brøndby
17 3MF Mikkel Beckmann 24 October 1983 (aged 26) 3 Denmark Randers
18 4FW Søren Larsen 6 September 1981 (aged 28) 17 Germany MSV Duisburg
19 3MF Dennis Rommedahl 22 July 1978 (aged 31) 94 Netherlands Ajax
20 3MF Thomas Enevoldsen 27 July 1987 (aged 22) 4 Netherlands Groningen
21 3MF Christian Eriksen 14 February 1992 (aged 18) 2 Netherlands Ajax
22 1GK Jesper Christiansen 24 April 1978 (aged 32) 11 Denmark København
23 2DF Patrick Mtiliga 28 January 1981 (aged 29) 2 Spain Málaga

[edit] Japan

Coach: Takeshi Okada

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Seigo Narazaki 15 April 1976 (aged 34) 76 Japan Nagoya Grampus
2 3MF Yuki Abe 6 September 1981 (aged 28) 45 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
3 2DF Yūichi Komano 25 July 1981 (aged 28) 53 Japan Júbilo Iwata
4 2DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka 24 April 1981 (aged 29) 39 Japan Nagoya Grampus
5 2DF Yuto Nagatomo 12 September 1986 (aged 23) 26 Japan FC Tokyo
6 2DF Atsuto Uchida 27 March 1988 (aged 22) 31 Japan Kashima Antlers
7 3MF Yasuhito Endō 28 January 1980 (aged 30) 94 Japan Gamba Osaka
8 3MF Daisuke Matsui 11 May 1981 (aged 29) 23 France Grenoble
9 4FW Shinji Okazaki 16 April 1986 (aged 24) 28 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
10 3MF Shunsuke Nakamura 24 June 1978 (aged 31) 97 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
11 4FW Keiji Tamada 11 April 1980 (aged 30) 70 Japan Nagoya Grampus
12 4FW Kisho Yano 5 April 1984 (aged 26) 18 Japan Albirex Niigata
13 2DF Daiki Iwamasa 30 January 1982 (aged 28) 2 Japan Kashima Antlers
14 3MF Kengo Nakamura 31 October 1980 (aged 29) 47 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
15 2DF Yasuyuki Konno 25 January 1983 (aged 27) 37 Japan FC Tokyo
16 4FW Yoshito Ōkubo 9 June 1982 (aged 28) 49 Japan Vissel Kobe
17 3MF Makoto Hasebe (c) 18 January 1984 (aged 26) 31 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 3MF Keisuke Honda 13 June 1986 (aged 23) 15 Russia CSKA Moscow
19 4FW Takayuki Morimoto 7 May 1988 (aged 22) 6 Italy Catania
20 3MF Junichi Inamoto 18 September 1979 (aged 30) 80 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
21 1GK Eiji Kawashima 20 March 1983 (aged 27) 10 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
22 2DF Yuji Nakazawa 15 February 1978 (aged 32) 105 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
23 1GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 15 August 1975 (aged 34) 116 Japan Júbilo Iwata

[edit] Cameroon

Coach: France Paul Le Guen

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Carlos Kameni 18 February 1984 (aged 26) 58 Spain Espanyol
2 2DF Benoît Assou-Ekotto 24 March 1984 (aged 26) 4 England Tottenham Hotspur
3 2DF Nicolas N'Koulou 27 March 1990 (aged 20) 6 France AS Monaco
4 2DF Rigobert Song 1 July 1976 (aged 33) 133 Turkey Trabzonspor
5 2DF Sébastien Bassong 9 July 1986 (aged 23) 3 England Tottenham Hotspur
6 3MF Alex Song 9 September 1987 (aged 22) 20 England Arsenal
7 3MF Landry N'Guémo 28 November 1985 (aged 24) 17 Scotland Celtic
8 2DF Geremi 20 December 1978 (aged 31) 109 Turkey Ankaragücü
9 4FW Samuel Eto'o (c) 10 March 1981 (aged 29) 92 Italy Internazionale
10 3MF Achille Emana 5 June 1982 (aged 28) 32 Spain Real Betis
11 3MF Jean Makoun 29 May 1983 (aged 27) 46 France Lyon
12 2DF Gaëtan Bong 25 April 1988 (aged 22) 0 France Valenciennes
13 4FW Eric Choupo-Moting 23 March 1989 (aged 21) 0 Germany 1. FC Nuremberg
14 2DF Aurélien Chedjou 20 June 1985 (aged 24) 8 France Lille
15 4FW Pierre Webó 20 January 1982 (aged 28) 39 Spain Mallorca
16 1GK Souleymanou Hamidou 22 November 1973 (aged 36) 40 Turkey Kayserispor
17 4FW Mohammadou Idrissou 8 March 1980 (aged 30) 28 Germany SC Freiburg
18 3MF Eyong Enoh 23 March 1986 (aged 24) 12 Netherlands Ajax
19 2DF Stéphane Mbia 20 May 1986 (aged 24) 29 France Marseille
20 3MF Georges Mandjeck 9 December 1988 (aged 21) 4 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
21 3MF Joël Matip 8 August 1991 (aged 18) 1 Germany Schalke 04
22 1GK Guy N'dy Assembé 28 February 1986 (aged 24) 0 France Valenciennes
23 4FW Vincent Aboubakar 22 January 1992 (aged 18) 0 Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua

[edit] Group F

[edit] Italy

Coach: Marcello Lippi

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Gianluigi Buffon 28 January 1978 (aged 32) 101 Italy Juventus
2 2DF Christian Maggio 11 February 1982 (aged 28) 5 Italy Napoli
3 2DF Domenico Criscito 30 December 1986 (aged 23) 7 Italy Genoa
4 2DF Giorgio Chiellini 14 August 1984 (aged 25) 29 Italy Juventus
5 2DF Fabio Cannavaro (c) 13 September 1973 (aged 36) 133 Italy Juventus
6 3MF Daniele De Rossi 24 July 1983 (aged 26) 54 Italy Roma
7 3MF Simone Pepe 30 August 1983 (aged 26) 15 Italy Udinese
8 3MF Gennaro Gattuso 9 January 1978 (aged 32) 72 Italy Milan
9 4FW Vincenzo Iaquinta 21 November 1979 (aged 30) 37 Italy Juventus
10 4FW Antonio Di Natale 13 October 1977 (aged 32) 33 Italy Udinese
11 4FW Alberto Gilardino 5 July 1982 (aged 27) 41 Italy Fiorentina
12 1GK Federico Marchetti 7 February 1983 (aged 27) 5 Italy Cagliari
13 2DF Salvatore Bocchetti 30 November 1986 (aged 23) 5 Italy Genoa
14 1GK Morgan De Sanctis 27 March 1977 (aged 33) 3 Italy Napoli
15 3MF Claudio Marchisio 19 January 1986 (aged 24) 4 Italy Juventus
16 3MF Mauro Camoranesi 4 October 1976 (aged 33) 53 Italy Juventus
17 3MF Angelo Palombo 25 September 1981 (aged 28) 17 Italy Sampdoria
18 4FW Fabio Quagliarella 31 January 1983 (aged 27) 20 Italy Napoli
19 2DF Gianluca Zambrotta 19 February 1977 (aged 33) 94 Italy Milan
20 4FW Giampaolo Pazzini 2 August 1984 (aged 25) 8 Italy Sampdoria
21 3MF Andrea Pirlo 19 May 1979 (aged 31) 66 Italy Milan
22 3MF Riccardo Montolivo 18 January 1985 (aged 25) 13 Italy Fiorentina
23 2DF Leonardo Bonucci 1 May 1987 (aged 23) 2 Italy Bari

[edit] Paraguay

Coach: Argentina Gerardo Martino

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Justo Villar (c) 30 June 1977 (aged 32) 71 Spain Real Valladolid
2 2DF Darío Verón 26 June 1979 (aged 30) 27 Mexico UNAM
3 2DF Claudio Morel 2 February 1978 (aged 32) 25 Argentina Boca Juniors
4 2DF Denis Caniza 29 August 1974 (aged 35) 95 Mexico León
5 2DF Julio César Cáceres 5 October 1979 (aged 30) 59 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
6 2DF Carlos Bonet 2 October 1977 (aged 32) 60 Paraguay Olimpia
7 4FW Óscar Cardozo 20 May 1983 (aged 27) 29 Portugal Benfica
8 3MF Édgar Barreto 15 July 1984 (aged 25) 47 Italy Atalanta
9 4FW Roque Santa Cruz 16 August 1981 (aged 28) 66 England Manchester City
10 4FW Édgar Benítez 8 November 1987 (aged 22) 12 Mexico Pachuca
11 3MF Jonathan Santana 19 October 1981 (aged 28) 21 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
12 1GK Diego Barreto 16 July 1981 (aged 28) 2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
13 3MF Enrique Vera 10 March 1979 (aged 31) 25 Ecuador LDU Quito
14 2DF Paulo da Silva 1 February 1980 (aged 30) 67 England Sunderland
15 3MF Víctor Cáceres 25 March 1985 (aged 25) 25 Paraguay Libertad
16 3MF Cristian Riveros 16 October 1982 (aged 27) 45 Mexico Cruz Azul
17 2DF Aureliano Torres 16 June 1982 (aged 27) 25 Argentina San Lorenzo
18 4FW Nelson Valdez 28 November 1983 (aged 26) 38 Germany Borussia Dortmund
19 4FW Lucas Barrios 13 November 1984 (aged 25) 3 Germany Borussia Dortmund
20 3MF Néstor Ortigoza 7 October 1984 (aged 25) 3 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
21 2DF Antolín Alcaraz 30 July 1982 (aged 27) 5 Belgium Club Brugge
22 1GK Aldo Bobadilla 20 April 1976 (aged 34) 18 Colombia Independiente Medellín
23 4FW Rodolfo Gamarra 10 December 1988 (aged 21) 2 Paraguay Libertad

[edit] New Zealand

Coach: Ricki Herbert

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Mark Paston 13 December 1976 (aged 33) 23 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2 2DF Ben Sigmund 3 February 1981 (aged 29) 14 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3 2DF Tony Lochhead 12 January 1982 (aged 28) 30 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
4 2DF Winston Reid 3 July 1988 (aged 21) 3 Denmark Midtjylland
5 2DF Ivan Vicelich 3 September 1976 (aged 33) 66 New Zealand Auckland City
6 2DF Ryan Nelsen (c) 18 October 1977 (aged 32) 41 England Blackburn Rovers
7 3MF Simon Elliott 10 June 1974 (aged 36) 63 Unattached
8 3MF Tim Brown 6 March 1981 (aged 29) 25 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
9 4FW Shane Smeltz 29 September 1981 (aged 28) 30 Australia Gold Coast United
10 4FW Chris Killen 8 October 1981 (aged 28) 31 England Middlesbrough
11 3MF Leo Bertos 20 December 1981 (aged 28) 34 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
12 1GK Glen Moss 19 January 1983 (aged 27) 15 Australia Melbourne Victory
13 3MF Andy Barron 24 December 1980 (aged 29) 11 New Zealand Team Wellington
14 4FW Rory Fallon 20 March 1982 (aged 28) 7 England Plymouth Argyle
15 3MF Michael McGlinchey 7 January 1987 (aged 23) 5 Scotland Motherwell
16 3MF Aaron Clapham 1 January 1987 (aged 23) 0 New Zealand Canterbury United
17 3MF David Mulligan 24 March 1982 (aged 28) 25 Unattached
18 2DF Andrew Boyens 18 September 1983 (aged 26) 15 United States New York Red Bulls
19 2DF Tommy Smith 31 March 1990 (aged 20) 4 England Ipswich Town
20 4FW Chris Wood 7 December 1991 (aged 18) 9 England West Bromwich Albion
21 3MF Jeremy Christie 22 May 1983 (aged 27) 22 United States Tampa Bay
22 3MF Jeremy Brockie 7 October 1987 (aged 22) 18 Australia Newcastle Jets
23 1GK James Bannatyne 30 June 1975 (aged 34) 3 New Zealand Team Wellington

[edit] Slovakia

Coach: Vladimír Weiss

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Ján Mucha 5 December 1982 (aged 27) 14 Poland Legia Warszawa
2 2DF Peter Pekarík 30 October 1986 (aged 23) 21 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
3 2DF Martin Škrtel 15 December 1984 (aged 25) 37 England Liverpool
4 2DF Marek Čech 26 January 1983 (aged 27) 38 England West Bromwich Albion
5 2DF Radoslav Zabavník 16 September 1980 (aged 29) 42 Germany Mainz 05
6 3MF Zdeno Štrba 9 June 1976 (aged 34) 20 Greece Skoda Xanthi
7 3MF Vladimír Weiss 30 November 1989 (aged 20) 7 England Bolton Wanderers
8 3MF Ján Kozák 22 April 1980 (aged 30) 22 Romania Timişoara
9 3MF Stanislav Šesták 16 December 1982 (aged 27) 29 Germany VfL Bochum
10 3MF Marek Sapara 31 July 1982 (aged 27) 24 Turkey Ankaragücü
11 4FW Róbert Vittek 1 April 1982 (aged 28) 69 Turkey Ankaragücü
12 1GK Dušan Perniš 28 November 1984 (aged 25) 1 Scotland Dundee United
13 4FW Filip Hološko 17 January 1984 (aged 26) 37 Turkey Beşiktaş
14 4FW Martin Jakubko 26 February 1980 (aged 30) 21 Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast
15 3MF Miroslav Stoch 19 October 1989 (aged 20) 10 Netherlands Twente
16 2DF Ján Ďurica 10 December 1981 (aged 28) 35 Germany Hannover 96
17 3MF Marek Hamšík (c) 27 July 1987 (aged 22) 30 Italy Napoli
18 4FW Erik Jendrišek 26 October 1986 (aged 23) 13 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
19 3MF Juraj Kucka 26 February 1987 (aged 23) 5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
20 3MF Kamil Kopúnek 18 May 1984 (aged 26) 7 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
21 2DF Kornel Saláta 4 January 1985 (aged 25) 3 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
22 2DF Martin Petráš 2 November 1979 (aged 30) 38 Italy Cesena
23 1GK Dušan Kuciak 21 May 1985 (aged 25) 2 Romania FC Vaslui

[edit] Group G

[edit] Brazil

Coach: Dunga

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Júlio César 3 September 1979 (aged 30) 47 Italy Internazionale
2 2DF Maicon 26 July 1981 (aged 28) 56 Italy Internazionale
3 2DF Lúcio (c) 8 May 1978 (aged 32) 89 Italy Internazionale
4 2DF Juan 1 February 1979 (aged 31) 73 Italy Roma
5 3MF Felipe Melo 26 August 1983 (aged 26) 16 Italy Juventus
6 2DF Michel Bastos 2 August 1983 (aged 26) 3 France Lyon
7 3MF Elano 14 June 1981 (aged 28) 41 Turkey Galatasaray
8 3MF Gilberto Silva 7 October 1976 (aged 33) 86 Greece Panathinaikos
9 4FW Luís Fabiano 8 November 1980 (aged 29) 36 Spain Sevilla
10 3MF Kaká 22 April 1982 (aged 28) 76 Spain Real Madrid
11 4FW Robinho 25 January 1984 (aged 26) 73 Brazil Santos
12 1GK Gomes 15 February 1981 (aged 29) 9 England Tottenham Hotspur
13 2DF Daniel Alves 6 May 1983 (aged 27) 33 Spain Barcelona
14 2DF Luisão 13 February 1981 (aged 29) 40 Portugal Benfica
15 2DF Thiago Silva 22 September 1984 (aged 25) 4 Italy Milan
16 2DF Gilberto 25 April 1976 (aged 34) 32 Brazil Cruzeiro
17 3MF Josué 19 July 1979 (aged 30) 26 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 3MF Ramires 24 March 1987 (aged 23) 11 Portugal Benfica
19 3MF Júlio Baptista 1 October 1981 (aged 28) 45 Italy Roma
20 3MF Kléberson 19 June 1979 (aged 30) 31 Brazil Flamengo
21 4FW Nilmar 14 July 1984 (aged 25) 15 Spain Villarreal
22 1GK Doni 22 October 1979 (aged 30) 10 Italy Roma
23 4FW Grafite 2 April 1979 (aged 31) 2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg

[edit] Korea DPR

Coach: Kim Jong-Hun

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Ri Myong-Guk 9 September 1986 (aged 23) 28 North Korea Pyongyang City
2 2DF Cha Jong-Hyok 25 September 1985 (aged 24) 31 North Korea Amrokgang
3 2DF Ri Jun-Il 24 August 1987 (aged 22) 26 North Korea Sobaeksu
4 3MF Pak Nam-Chol 2 July 1985 (aged 24) 35 North Korea April 25
5 2DF Ri Kwang-Chon 4 September 1985 (aged 24) 41 North Korea April 25
6 4FW Kim Kum-Il 10 October 1987 (aged 22) 11 North Korea April 25
7 4FW An Chol-Hyok 27 June 1985 (aged 24) 16 North Korea Rimyongsu
8 3MF Ji Yun-Nam 20 November 1976 (aged 33) 23 North Korea April 25
9 4FW Jong Tae-Se 2 March 1984 (aged 26) 20 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
10 4FW Hong Yong-Jo (c) 22 May 1982 (aged 28) 40 Russia Rostov
11 3MF Mun In-Guk 29 September 1978 (aged 31) 42 North Korea April 25
12 4FW Choe Kum-Chol 9 February 1987 (aged 23) 16 North Korea April 25
13 2DF Pak Chol-Jin 5 September 1985 (aged 24) 34 North Korea Amrokgang
14 2DF Pak Nam-Chol 3 October 1988 (aged 21) 12 North Korea Amrokgang
15 3MF Kim Yong-Jun 19 July 1983 (aged 26) 52 North Korea Pyongyang City
16 3MF Nam Song-Chol 7 May 1982 (aged 28) 41 North Korea April 25
17 3MF An Yong-Hak 25 October 1978 (aged 31) 24 Japan Omiya Ardija
18 1GK Kim Myong-Gil 16 October 1984 (aged 25) 10 North Korea Amrokgang
19 4FW Ri Chol-Myong 18 February 1988 (aged 22) 10 North Korea Pyongyang City
20 1GK Kim Myong-Won[7] 15 July 1983 (aged 26) 9 North Korea Amrokgang
21 2DF Ri Kwang-Hyok 17 August 1987 (aged 22) 15 North Korea Kyonggongop
22 3MF Kim Kyong-Il 11 December 1988 (aged 21) 7 North Korea Rimyongsu
23 3MF Pak Sung-Hyok 30 May 1990 (aged 20) 3 North Korea Sobaeksu

[edit] Côte d'Ivoire

Coach: Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Boubacar Barry 30 December 1979 (aged 30) 45 Belgium Lokeren
2 2DF Benjamin Angoua 28 November 1986 (aged 23) 7 France Valenciennes
3 2DF Arthur Boka 2 April 1983 (aged 27) 54 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4 2DF Kolo Touré 19 March 1981 (aged 29) 76 England Manchester City
5 3MF Didier Zokora 14 December 1980 (aged 29) 80 Spain Sevilla
6 2DF Steve Gohouri 8 February 1981 (aged 29) 11 England Wigan Athletic
7 4FW Seydou Doumbia 31 December 1987 (aged 22) 5 Switzerland Young Boys
8 4FW Salomon Kalou 5 August 1985 (aged 24) 28 England Chelsea
9 3MF Cheick Tioté 21 June 1986 (aged 23) 8 Netherlands Twente
10 4FW Gervinho 27 May 1987 (aged 23) 15 France Lille
11 4FW Didier Drogba (c) 11 March 1978 (aged 32) 68 England Chelsea
12 3MF Jean-Jacques Gosso 15 March 1983 (aged 27) 6 France AS Monaco
13 3MF Romaric 4 June 1983 (aged 27) 38 Spain Sevilla
14 3MF Emmanuel Koné 31 December 1986 (aged 23) 12 Romania International
15 4FW Aruna Dindane 26 November 1980 (aged 29) 54 England Portsmouth
16 1GK Aristide Zogbo 30 December 1981 (aged 28) 6 Israel Maccabi Netanya
17 2DF Siaka Tiéné 22 March 1982 (aged 28) 55 France Valenciennes
18 3MF Kader Keïta 6 August 1981 (aged 28) 55 Turkey Galatasaray
19 3MF Yaya Touré 13 May 1983 (aged 27) 47 Spain Barcelona
20 2DF Guy Demel 13 June 1981 (aged 28) 26 Germany Hamburger SV
21 2DF Emmanuel Eboué 4 June 1983 (aged 27) 52 England Arsenal
22 2DF Sol Bamba 13 January 1985 (aged 25) 16 Scotland Hibernian
23 1GK Daniel Yeboah 13 November 1984 (aged 25) 4 Côte d'Ivoire ASEC Mimosas

[edit] Portugal

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Eduardo 19 September 1982 (aged 27) 12 Portugal Braga
2 2DF Bruno Alves 27 November 1981 (aged 28) 28 Portugal Porto
3 2DF Paulo Ferreira 18 January 1979 (aged 31) 59 England Chelsea
4 2DF Rolando 31 August 1985 (aged 24) 7 Portugal Porto
5 2DF Duda 27 June 1980 (aged 29) 14 Spain Málaga
6 2DF Ricardo Carvalho 18 May 1978 (aged 32) 60 England Chelsea
7 4FW Cristiano Ronaldo (c) 5 February 1985 (aged 25) 69 Spain Real Madrid
8 3MF Pedro Mendes 26 February 1979 (aged 31) 5 Portugal Sporting CP
9 4FW Liédson 17 December 1977 (aged 32) 7 Portugal Sporting CP
10 3MF Danny 7 August 1983 (aged 26) 8 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
11 3MF Simão 31 October 1979 (aged 30) 79 Spain Atlético Madrid
12 1GK Beto 1 May 1982 (aged 28) 1 Portugal Porto
13 2DF Miguel 4 January 1980 (aged 30) 53 Spain Valencia
14 3MF Miguel Veloso 11 May 1986 (aged 24) 10 Portugal Sporting CP
15 2DF Pepe 26 February 1983 (aged 27) 24 Spain Real Madrid
16 3MF Raul Meireles 17 March 1983 (aged 27) 31 Portugal Porto
17 3MF Ruben Amorim[8] 27 January 1985 (aged 25) 0 Portugal Benfica
18 4FW Hugo Almeida 23 May 1984 (aged 26) 23 Germany Werder Bremen
19 3MF Tiago 2 May 1981 (aged 29) 49 Spain Atlético Madrid
20 3MF Deco 27 August 1977 (aged 32) 71 England Chelsea
21 2DF Ricardo Costa 16 May 1981 (aged 29) 6 France Lille
22 1GK Daniel Fernandes 25 September 1983 (aged 26) 2 Greece Iraklis
23 2DF Fábio Coentrão 11 March 1988 (aged 22) 3 Portugal Benfica

[edit] Group H

[edit] Spain

Coach: Vicente del Bosque

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Iker Casillas (c) 20 May 1981 (aged 29) 104 Spain Real Madrid
2 2DF Raúl Albiol 4 September 1985 (aged 24) 23 Spain Real Madrid
3 2DF Gerard Piqué 2 February 1987 (aged 23) 16 Spain Barcelona
4 2DF Carlos Marchena 31 July 1979 (aged 30) 59 Spain Valencia
5 2DF Carles Puyol 13 April 1978 (aged 32) 83 Spain Barcelona
6 3MF Andrés Iniesta 11 May 1984 (aged 26) 43 Spain Barcelona
7 4FW David Villa 3 December 1981 (aged 28) 58 Spain Barcelona
8 3MF Xavi 25 January 1980 (aged 30) 87 Spain Barcelona
9 4FW Fernando Torres 20 March 1984 (aged 26) 73 England Liverpool
10 3MF Cesc Fàbregas 4 May 1987 (aged 23) 49 England Arsenal
11 2DF Joan Capdevila 3 February 1978 (aged 32) 46 Spain Villarreal
12 1GK Víctor Valdés 14 January 1982 (aged 28) 1 Spain Barcelona
13 3MF Juan Manuel Mata 28 April 1988 (aged 22) 8 Spain Valencia
14 3MF Xabi Alonso 25 November 1981 (aged 28) 69 Spain Real Madrid
15 2DF Sergio Ramos 30 March 1986 (aged 24) 60 Spain Real Madrid
16 3MF Sergio Busquets 16 July 1988 (aged 21) 13 Spain Barcelona
17 2DF Álvaro Arbeloa 17 January 1983 (aged 27) 15 Spain Real Madrid
18 4FW Pedro 28 July 1987 (aged 22) 3 Spain Barcelona
19 4FW Fernando Llorente 26 February 1985 (aged 25) 7 Spain Athletic Bilbao
20 3MF Javi Martínez 2 September 1988 (aged 21) 2 Spain Athletic Bilbao
21 3MF David Silva 8 January 1986 (aged 24) 36 Spain Valencia
22 3MF Jesús Navas 21 November 1985 (aged 24) 6 Spain Sevilla
23 1GK Pepe Reina 31 August 1982 (aged 27) 20 England Liverpool

[edit] Switzerland

Coach: Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Diego Benaglio 8 September 1983 (aged 26) 25 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
2 2DF Stephan Lichtsteiner 16 January 1984 (aged 26) 26 Italy Lazio
3 2DF Ludovic Magnin 20 April 1979 (aged 31) 61 Switzerland Zürich
4 2DF Philippe Senderos 14 February 1985 (aged 25) 38 England Everton
5 2DF Steve von Bergen 10 June 1983 (aged 27) 10 Germany Hertha BSC
6 3MF Benjamin Huggel 7 July 1977 (aged 32) 36 Switzerland Basel
7 3MF Tranquillo Barnetta 2 May 1985 (aged 25) 50 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
8 3MF Gökhan Inler 27 June 1984 (aged 25) 34 Italy Udinese
9 4FW Alexander Frei (c) 15 July 1979 (aged 30) 73 Switzerland Basel
10 4FW Blaise Nkufo 25 May 1975 (aged 35) 29 Netherlands Twente
11 3MF Valon Behrami 19 April 1985 (aged 25) 26 England West Ham United
12 1GK Marco Wölfli 22 August 1982 (aged 27) 4 Switzerland Young Boys
13 2DF Stéphane Grichting 30 March 1979 (aged 31) 33 France Auxerre
14 3MF Marco Padalino 8 December 1983 (aged 26) 7 Italy Sampdoria
15 3MF Hakan Yakin 22 February 1977 (aged 33) 80 Switzerland Luzern
16 3MF Gelson Fernandes 2 September 1986 (aged 23) 22 France Saint-Étienne
17 2DF Reto Ziegler 16 January 1986 (aged 24) 10 Italy Sampdoria
18 4FW Albert Bunjaku 29 November 1983 (aged 26) 1 Germany 1. FC Nuremberg
19 4FW Eren Derdiyok 12 June 1988 (aged 21) 19 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
20 3MF Pirmin Schwegler 9 March 1987 (aged 23) 3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
21 1GK Johnny Leoni 30 June 1984 (aged 25) 0 Switzerland Zürich
22 2DF Mario Eggimann 24 January 1981 (aged 29) 8 Germany Hannover 96
23 3MF Xherdan Shaqiri 10 October 1991 (aged 18) 1 Switzerland Basel

[edit] Honduras

Coach: Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Ricardo Canales 30 May 1982 (aged 28) 2 Honduras Motagua
2 2DF Osman Chávez 29 July 1984 (aged 25) 26 Honduras Platense
3 2DF Maynor Figueroa 2 May 1983 (aged 27) 66 England Wigan Athletic
4 2DF Johnny Palacios 20 December 1986 (aged 23) 4 Honduras Olimpia
5 2DF Víctor Bernárdez 24 May 1982 (aged 28) 40 Belgium Anderlecht
6 3MF Hendry Thomas 23 February 1985 (aged 25) 39 England Wigan Athletic
7 3MF Ramón Núñez 14 November 1984 (aged 25) 16 Honduras Olimpia
8 3MF Wilson Palacios 29 July 1984 (aged 25) 69 England Tottenham Hotspur
9 4FW Carlos Pavón 19 October 1973 (aged 36) 98 Honduras Real España
10 4FW Jerry Palacios[9] 13 May 1982 (aged 28) 11 China Hangzhou Greentown
11 4FW David Suazo 5 November 1979 (aged 30) 50 Italy Genoa
12 4FW Georgie Welcome 9 March 1985 (aged 25) 11 Honduras Motagua
13 4FW Roger Espinoza 25 October 1986 (aged 23) 10 United States Kansas City Wizards
14 2DF Oscar García 4 September 1984 (aged 25) 42 Honduras Olimpia
15 4FW Walter Martínez 29 March 1982 (aged 28) 34 Honduras Marathón
16 2DF Mauricio Sabillón 11 November 1978 (aged 31) 25 China Hangzhou Greentown
17 3MF Edgar Álvarez 9 January 1980 (aged 30) 46 Italy Bari
18 1GK Noel Valladares 3 May 1977 (aged 33) 71 Honduras Olimpia
19 3MF Danilo Turcios 8 May 1978 (aged 32) 82 Honduras Olimpia
20 3MF Amado Guevara (c) 2 May 1976 (aged 34) 133 Honduras Motagua
21 2DF Emilio Izaguirre 10 May 1986 (aged 24) 39 Honduras Motagua
22 1GK Donis Escober 3 February 1980 (aged 30) 11 Honduras Olimpia
23 2DF Sergio Mendoza 23 May 1981 (aged 29) 46 Honduras Motagua

[edit] Chile

Coach: Argentina Marcelo Bielsa

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Claudio Bravo (c) 13 April 1983 (aged 27) 41 Spain Real Sociedad
2 2DF Ismael Fuentes 4 August 1981 (aged 28) 25 Chile Universidad Católica
3 2DF Waldo Ponce 4 December 1982 (aged 27) 23 Chile Universidad Católica
4 2DF Mauricio Isla 12 June 1988 (aged 21) 10 Italy Udinese
5 2DF Pablo Contreras 11 September 1978 (aged 31) 49 Greece PAOK
6 3MF Carlos Carmona 21 February 1987 (aged 23) 18 Italy Reggina
7 4FW Alexis Sánchez 19 December 1988 (aged 21) 26 Italy Udinese
8 2DF Arturo Vidal 22 May 1987 (aged 23) 21 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
9 4FW Humberto Suazo 10 May 1981 (aged 29) 41 Spain Real Zaragoza
10 3MF Jorge Valdivia 19 October 1983 (aged 26) 36 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
11 4FW Mark González 10 July 1984 (aged 25) 38 Russia CSKA Moscow
12 1GK Miguel Pinto 4 July 1983 (aged 26) 13 Chile Universidad de Chile
13 3MF Marco Estrada May 28, 1983 (aged 27) 20 Chile Universidad de Chile
14 3MF Matías Fernández 15 May 1986 (aged 24) 35 Portugal Sporting CP
15 4FW Jean Beausejour 1 June 1984 (aged 26) 23 Mexico América
16 4FW Fabián Orellana 27 January 1986 (aged 24) 13 Spain Xerez
17 2DF Gary Medel 3 August 1987 (aged 22) 23 Argentina Boca Juniors
18 2DF Gonzalo Jara 29 August 1985 (aged 24) 31 England West Bromwich Albion
19 3MF Gonzalo Fierro 21 March 1983 (aged 27) 16 Brazil Flamengo
20 3MF Rodrigo Millar 3 November 1981 (aged 28) 19 Chile Colo-Colo
21 3MF Rodrigo Tello 14 October 1979 (aged 30) 32 Turkey Beşiktaş
22 4FW Esteban Paredes 1 August 1980 (aged 29) 12 Chile Colo-Colo
23 1GK Luis Marín 18 May 1983 (aged 27) 2 Chile Unión Española

[edit] Player statistics

[edit] Player representation by club

Players Clubs
13 Spain Barcelona
12 England Chelsea, England Liverpool
11 Germany Bayern Munich
10 England Arsenal, Italy Internazionale, Greece Panathinaikos, Spain Real Madrid, England Tottenham Hotspur
9 Netherlands Ajax, Italy Juventus, Germany Wolfsburg
8 England Portsmouth, Italy Udinese
7 North Korea April 25, Portugal Benfica, England Everton, Germany Hamburg, England Manchester City, Italy Milan, Germany Stuttgart, Spain Valencia
6 Germany Bayer Leverkusen, France Lyon, Honduras Olimpia, Portugal Porto, Netherlands Twente, Germany Werder Bremen
5 North Korea Amrokgang, France AS Monaco, Netherlands AZ, Switzerland Basel, England Fulham, Turkey Galatasaray, MexicoGuadalajara,
England Manchester United, France Marseille, Honduras Motagua, Italy Napoli, Italy Roma,
Spain Sevilla, France Valenciennes, New Zealand Wellington Phoenix, England West Ham United, England Wigan Athletic

[edit] Player representation by league

Country Players Percentage Outside national squad
Total 736
England England 117 16.05% 92
Germany Germany 84 11.42% 61
Italy Italy 80 10.88% 57
Spain Spain 59 8.02% 39
France France 45 6.12% 34
Netherlands Netherlands 34 4.62% 25
Japan Japan 25 3.4% 6
Greece Greece 21 2.86% 7
Mexico Mexico 21 2.86% 7
Portugal Portugal 21 2.86% 10
North Korea Korea DPR 20 2.72% 0
Others 209 28.33%

The English, German, and Italian squads were made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Nigerian squad was made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs. Although Russia, Turkey, and Scotland failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 14, 14, and 10 players respectively. Altogether, there were 52 national leagues that had players in the tournament.

[edit] Average age of squads

Average age Countries
24 Germany, Ghana, North Korea
25 Cameroon, Chile, Nigeria, Serbia, Spain
26 Algeria, Ivory Coast, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay
27 Argentina, Denmark, France, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal
28 Australia, Brazil, England, Honduras, Italy, Paraguay

[edit] Coaches representation by country

Country Coaches
3 Argentina Argentina Marcelo Bielsa, Diego Maradona, Gerardo Martino
Germany Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld, Joachim Löw, Otto Rehhagel
2 Brazil Brazil Dunga, Carlos Alberto Parreira
France France Raymond Domenech, Paul Le Guen
Italy Italy Fabio Capello, Marcello Lippi
Netherlands Netherlands Bert van Marwijk, Pim Verbeek
Serbia Serbia Radomir Antić, Milovan Rajevac
Sweden Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson, Lars Lagerbäck
1 Algeria Algeria Rabah Saâdane
Colombia Colombia Reinaldo Rueda
Denmark Denmark Morten Olsen
Japan Japan Takeshi Okada
North Korea Korea DPR Kim Jong-Hun
South Korea Korea Republic Huh Jung-Moo
Mexico Mexico Javier Aguirre
New Zealand New Zealand Ricki Herbert
Portugal Portugal Carlos Queiroz
Slovakia Slovakia Vladimír Weiss
Slovenia Slovenia Matjaž Kek
Spain Spain Vicente del Bosque
United States United States Bob Bradley
Uruguay Uruguay Oscar Tabárez

[edit] References

  1. ^ "FIFA releases information on squad lists for South Africa 2010". FIFA.com. 7 May 2010. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1206808/index.html. Retrieved 1 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "Regulations 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com. Zürich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association. February 2010. pp. 33–35. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/56/42/69/fifawcsouthafrica2010inhalt_e.pdf. Retrieved 9 June 2010. 
  3. ^ John Obi Mikel replaced by Ideye Brown after he was ruled out due to injury.
    "Ideye replaces Mikel". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1229093/index.html. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Rio Ferdinand was initially part of the final squad as captain but withdrew due to injury, replaced by Michael Dawson.
    "Dawson arrives in South Africa". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 5 June 2010. http://www.thefa.com/England/News/2010/dawson-050610. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 
  5. ^ Brad Jones replaced by Eugene Galeković after he returned home due to family illness.
    "Galekovic drafted in to replace Jones". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 12 June 2010. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/fifa-world-cup-2010/29338-galekovic-drafted-in-to-replace-jones. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
  6. ^ http://totalfootballnl.blogspot.com/2011/03/unlikely-internationals-10-sander.html
  7. ^ Kim Myong-Won, a forward, has been registered as one of three required goalkeepers and will only be allowed to play as a goalkeeper during the tournament.
    "Selection blow for Korea DPR". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1223602/index.html. Retrieved 9 June 2010. 
  8. ^ Nani replaced by Ruben Amorim since Nani failed in medical tests.
    "Nani injury dents Portugal hopes". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1231295/index.html. Retrieved 10 June 2010. 
  9. ^ Julio César de León replaced by Jerry Palacios due to injury.
    "Injured De Leon out of World Cup". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. 15 June 2010. http://www.concacaf.com/page/WCQ/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2071671,00.html. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 

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