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Revision as of 17:15, 15 May 2006

This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between June 09 and July 09, 2006. Before announcing their final squad, several teams name a provisional squad, including some players who will not be selected for the final squad. These provisional squads vary in size from 23 to 33 players, but each country's final squad will consist of 23 players. Final squads must be submitted to FIFA by 15 May 2006.

Group A

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães

Costa Rica named a 28-man preliminary squad on 25 April. [1] The squad was trimmed to 24 on May 2. [2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Wardy Pizarro 31 December 1977 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
1GK Jose Porras 8 November 1970 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
1GK Alvaro Mesen 24 December 1972 Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano
2DF Gabriel Badilla 30 June 1984 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
2DF Gilberto Martínez 1 October 1979 Italy Brescia
2DF Roy Miller 24 November 1984 Norway Bodø Glimt
2DF Luis Marín 10 August 1974 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
2DF Michael Rodríguez Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
2DF Harold Wallace 7 September 1975 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
2DF Jervis Drummond 8 September 1976 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
2DF Douglas Sequeira 23 August 1977 United States Chivas USA
2DF Leonardo González 21 November 1980 Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano
2DF Michael Umaña 16 July 1982 Costa Rica Brujas
3MF Carlos Henandez 9 April 1982 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
3MF Walter Centeno 6 October 1974 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
3MF Christian Bolaños 17 May 1984 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
3MF Randall Azofeifa 30 December 1984 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
3MF Mauricio Solís 13 December 1972 Guatemala CSD Comunicaciones
3MF Danny Fonseca 7 November 1979 Costa Rica C.S. Cartaginés
4FW Ronald Gómez 21 January 1975 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
4FW Alvaro Saborío 25 March 1982 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
4FW Victor Núñez Costa Rica C.S. Cartaginés
4FW Kurt Bernard 8 August 1977 Costa Rica Puntarenas
4FW Paulo Wanchope 31 July 1976 Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano

Ecuador Ecuador

Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez

23 man squad named May 9 [3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Cristian Mora 28 August 1982 Ecuador LDU Quito
1GK Edwin Villafuerte 12 March 1979 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
1GK Damián Lanza 10 April 1982 Ecuador Aucas
2DF Ulises de la Cruz 8 February 1974 England Aston Villa
2DF Neicer Reasco 23 July 1977 Ecuador LDU Quito
2DF Giovanny Espinoza 12 April 1977 Ecuador LDU Quito
2DF Iván Hurtado 16 August 1974 Qatar Al Arabi
2DF José Luis Perlaza 6 October 1981 Ecuador Olmedo
2DF Jorge Guagua 28 September 1981 Ecuador El Nacional
2DF Paul Ambrossi 14 October 1980 Ecuador LDU Quito
3MF Edwin Tenório 16 June 1976 Ecuador Barcelona de Guayaquil
3MF Marlon Ayoví 27 August 1971 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
3MF Segundo Castillo 15 May 1982 Ecuador El Nacional
3MF Patricio Urrutia 15 October 1977 Ecuador LDU Quito
3MF Edison Méndez 16 March 1979 Ecuador LDU Quito
3MF Luis Antonio Valencia 4 August 1985 Spain Recreativo Huelva on loan from Valencia CF
3MF Luis Saritama 20 October 1983 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
3MF Christian Lara 27 April 1980 Ecuador El Nacional
4FW Jaime Iván Kaviedes 24 October 1977 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
4FW Cristian Benítez 1 March 1980 Ecuador El Nacional
4FW Agustín Delgado 23 December 1974 Ecuador LDU Quito
4FW Felix Borja 2 April 1983 Greece Olympiakos
4FW Carlos Tenório 14 May 1979 Qatar Al Sadd

Germany Germany

Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

A 23-man squad was named on 15 May.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Jens Lehmann 10 November 1969 29 England Arsenal
2 2DF Marcell Jansen 4 November 1985 4 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
3 2DF Arne Friedrich 29 May 1979 34 Germany Hertha BSC Berlin
4 2DF Robert Huth 18 August 1984 15 England Chelsea
5 3MF Sebastian Kehl 13 February 1980 40 Germany Borussia Dortmund
6 2DF Jens Nowotny 11 January 1974 45 Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
7 3MF Bastian Schweinsteiger 1 August 1984 25 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3MF Torsten Frings 30 May 1976 38 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4FW Mike Hanke 5 November 1983 6 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 4FW Oliver Neuville 1 May 1973 52 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
11 4FW Miroslav Klose 9 June 1976 52 Germany Werder Bremen
12 1GK Oliver Kahn 15 June 1969 84 Germany Bayern Munich
13 3MF Michael Ballack 26 September 1976 63 Germany Bayern Munich
14 4FW Gerald Asamoah 3 October 1978 38 Germany FC Schalke 04
15 3MF Thomas Hitzlsperger 14 May 1984 13 Germany VfB Stuttgart
16 2DF Philipp Lahm 11 November 1983 17 Germany Bayern Munich
17 2DF Per Mertesacker 29 September 1984 20 Germany Hannover 96
18 3MF Tim Borowski 2 May 1980 5 Germany Werder Bremen
19 3MF Bernd Schneider 17 November 1973 61 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
20 4FW Lukas Podolski 4 June 1985 22 Germany 1. FC Köln
21 2DF Christoph Metzelder 5 November 1980 19 Germany Borussia Dortmund
22 4FW David Odonkor 21 February 1984 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
23 1GK Timo Hildebrand 5 April 1979 3 Germany VfB Stuttgart


The six players named on standby are:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Robert Enke 24 August 1977 0 Germany Hannover 96
2DF Manuel Friedrich 13 September 1979 0 Germany 1. FSV Mainz 05
2DF Patrick Owomoyela 5 November 1979 11 Germany Werder Bremen
3MF Fabian Ernst 30 May 1979 24 Germany FC Schalke 04
3MF Paul Freier 27 July 1979 18 Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
4FW Kevin Kuranyi 2 March 1982 35 Germany FC Schalke 04

Poland Poland

Head coach: Paweł Janas

Group B

England England

Head coach: Sven Göran Eriksson

23 man squad plus 5 players on standby named May 8. [5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Paul Robinson 15 October 1979 19 England Tottenham Hotspur
1GK David James 1 August 1970 33 England Manchester City
1GK Robert Green 18 January 1980 1 England Norwich City
2DF Gary Neville 18 February 1975 78 England Manchester United
2DF Rio Ferdinand 7 November 1978 45 England Manchester United
2DF John Terry 7 December 1980 22 England Chelsea
2DF Ashley Cole 20 December 1980 44 England Arsenal
2DF Sol Campbell 18 September 1974 66 England Arsenal
2DF Jamie Carragher 28 January 1978 23 England Liverpool
2DF Wayne Bridge 5 August 1980 22 England Fulham
3MF David Beckham 2 May 1975 87 Spain Real Madrid
3MF Michael Carrick 28 July 1981 5 England Tottenham Hotspur
3MF Frank Lampard 20 June 1978 38 England Chelsea
3MF Steven Gerrard 30 May 1980 40 England Liverpool
3MF Owen Hargreaves 20 January 1981 31 Germany Bayern Munich
3MF Jermaine Jenas 18 February 1983 15 England Tottenham Hotspur
3MF Stewart Downing 28 July 1981 1 England Middlesbrough
3MF Joe Cole 8 November 1981 30 England Chelsea
3MF Aaron Lennon 16 April 1987 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Michael Owen 14 December 1979 75 England Newcastle United
4FW Wayne Rooney 24 October 1985 29 England Manchester United
4FW Peter Crouch 30 January 1981 5 England Liverpool
4FW Theo Walcott 16 March 1989 0 England Arsenal

The five players named on standby are:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Scott Carson 3 September 1985 0 England Sheffield Wed. on loan from Liverpool}}
2DF Luke Young 19 July 1979 7 England Charlton Athletic
3MF Nigel Reo-Coker 14 May 1984 0 England West Ham United
4FW Jermain Defoe 7 October 1982 16 England Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Andrew Johnson 10 February 1981 2 England Crystal Palace

Paraguay Paraguay

Head coach: Aníbal Ruiz

A 23-man squad was named on 15 May.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Justo Villar June 30 1977 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
1GK Aldo Bobadilla 20 April 1976 Paraguay Libertad
1GK Derlis Gómez Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
2DF Denis Caniza 29 August 1974 Mexico Cruz Azul
2DF Carlos Gamarra 17 February 1971 Brazil Palmeiras
2DF Julio César Cáceres 5 October 1979 Argentina River Plate
2DF Delio Toledo February 10 1974 Spain Real Zaragoza
2DF Paulo Da Silva 1 February 1980 Mexico Club Toluca
2DF Julio Manzur 22 June 1981 Brazil Santos FC
2DF Jorge Núñez 22 January 1978 Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata
3MF Edgar Barreto 15 July 1984 Netherlands NEC Nijmegen
3MF Roberto Miguel Acuña 25 March 1972 Spain Deportivo de La Coruña
3MF Carlos Humberto Paredes 16 July 1976 Italy Reggina
3MF Julio Dos Santos 5 May 1983 Germany Bayern Munich
3MF Diego Gavilán 1 March 1980 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
3MF Cristian Riveros 16 October 1982 Paraguay Libertad
3MF Carlos Bonet 2 October 1977 Paraguay Libertad
3MF José Montiel 19 March 1988 Paraguay Olimpia Asunción
4FW José Cardozo 19 March 1971 Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro
4FW Roque Santa Cruz 16 August 1981 Germany Bayern Munich
4FW Nelson Haedo Valdez 28 November 1983 Germany Werder Bremen
4FW Salvador Cabañas 5 August 1980 Mexico Jaguares
4FW Nelson Cuevas 10 January 1980 Mexico CF Pachuca

Sweden Sweden

Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

23 man squad named 9 May [7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Andreas Isaksson 3 October 1981 38 France Rennes
1GK Rami Shaaban 30 June 1975 0 Norway Fredrikstad
1GK John Alvbåge 10 August 1982 1 Denmark Viborg
2DF Mikael Nilsson 24 June 1978 25 Greece Panathinaikos
2DF Olof Mellberg 3 September 1977 62 England Aston Villa
2DF Teddy Lucic 15 April 1974 80 Sweden Häcken
2DF Erik Edman 11 November 1978 35 France Rennes
2DF Fredrik Stenman 2 June 1983 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Petter Hansson 14 December 1976 12 Netherlands Heerenveen
2DF Karl Svensson 21 March 1984 1 Sweden Göteborg
3MF Tobias Linderoth 21 April 1979 56 Denmark FC København
3MF Christian Wilhelmsson 8 December 1979 27 Belgium Anderlecht
3MF Anders Svensson 17 July 1976 65 Sweden Elfsborg
3MF Fredrik Ljungberg 16 April 1977 56 England Arsenal
3MF Kim Källström 24 August 1982 32 France Rennes
3MF Niclas Alexandersson 29 December 1971 85 Sweden Göteborg
3MF Mattias Jonson 16 January 1974 52 Sweden Djurgården
3MF Daniel Andersson 28 August 1977 46 Sweden Malmö
4FW Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3 October 1981 37 Italy Juventus
4FW Henrik Larsson 20 September 1971 88 Spain Barcelona
4FW Johan Elmander 27 May 1981 17 Denmark Brøndby
4FW Marcus Allbäck 5 July 1973 55 Denmark FC København
4FW Markus Rosenberg 27 September 1982 7 Netherlands Ajax

The nine players named on standby are:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Bengt Andersson 11 August 1966 11 Sweden IFK Göteborg
2DF Christoffer Andersson 22 October 1978 24 Norway Lillestrøm SK
2DF Mikael Dorsin 6 October 1981 9 Norway Rosenborg BK
2DF Daniel Majstorovic 5 April 1977 5 Switzerland Basel
2DF Max von Schleebrügge 1 February 1977 4 Sweden Hammarby IF
2DF Alexander Östlund 2 November 1978 22 England Southampton
3MF Kennedy Bakircioglü 2 November 1980 5 Netherlands Twente
3MF Tobias Hysén 9 March 1982 5 Sweden Djurgårdens IF
4FW Fredrik Berglund 21 March 1979 10 Denmark Esbjerg

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago

Head coach: Leo Beenhakker

24 man squad named on 13 April trimmed to 23 on 12 May [8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Kelvin Jack 29 April 1976 30 Scotland Dundee
1GK Shaka Hislop 22 February 1969 23 England West Ham United
1GK Clayton Ince 12 July 1972 63 England Coventry City
2DF Dennis Lawrence 1 August 1974 60 England Wrexham
2DF Cyd Gray 21 November 1973 36 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
2DF Marvin Andrews 22 December 1975 96 Scotland Rangers
2DF Brent Sancho 13 March 1977 39 England Gillingham
2DF Ian Cox 25 March 1971 14 England Gillingham
2DF David Atiba Charles 29 August 1977 18 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
2DF Avery John 18 June 1975 54 United States New England Revolution
3MF Silvio Spann 21 August 1981 29 Free agent
3MF Chris Birchall 5 May 1984 13 England Port Vale
3MF Aurtis Whitley 1 May 1977 21 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
3MF Densill Theobald 27 June 1982 35 Scotland Falkirk
3MF Carlos Edwards 24 October 1978 48 England Luton Town
3MF Russell Latapy 8 August 1968 65 Scotland Falkirk
4FW Dwight Yorke 3 November 1971 51 Australia Sydney
4FW Stern John 30 October 1976 92 England Coventry City
4FW Kenwyne Jones 5 October 1984 27 England Southampton
4FW Collin Samuel 27 August 1981 15 Scotland Dundee United
4FW Jason Scotland 18 February 1979 24 Scotland St. Johnstone
4FW Cornell Glen 21 October 1980 35 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
4FW Anthony Wolfe 31 December 1981 3 Trinidad and Tobago North East Stars

Players on standby:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Tony Warner 11 May 1974 England Fulham
2DF Anton Pierre 23 September 1977 52 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
2DF Nigel Henry 24 May 1976 Sweden Kiruna FF
3MF Brent Rahim 8 August 1978 49 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
4FW Ricky Shakes 25 January 1985 England Swindon Town
4FW Hector Sam 25 February 1978 20 England Port Vale
4FW Scott Sealy 4 June 1981 United States Kansas City Wizards

Group C

Argentina Argentina

Head coach: José Pekerman

Argentina named 16 players who will be part of their World Cup squad on 6 May. [9].

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Roberto Abbondanzieri 19 August 1972 19 Argentina Boca Juniors
1GK Leo Franco 29 May 1977 2 Spain Atletico Madrid
2DF Nicolás Burdisso 12 April 1981 4 Italy Internazionale
2DF Gabriel Milito 9 July 1980 13 Spain Real Zaragoza
2DF Fabricio Coloccini 22 January 1982 18 Spain Deportivo La Coruna
2DF Leandro Cufré 9 May 1978 2 Italy A.S. Roma
2DF Roberto Ayala 14 April 1973 86 Spain Valencia
2DF Gabriel Heinze 19 April 1978 24 England Manchester United
2DF Juan Pablo Sorín 5 May 1976 71 Spain Villarreal
3MF Maxi Rodríguez 2 January 1981 10 Spain Atletico Madrid
3MF Esteban Cambiasso 18 August 1980 19 Italy Internazionale
3MF Juan Román Riquelme 26 June 1978 30 Spain Villarreal
3MF Lucho González 19 January 1981 24 Portugal FC Porto
3MF Lionel Scaloni 16 May 1978 5 England West Ham Utd. on laon from Deportivo
4FW Lionel Messi 24 June 1987 3 Spain Barcelona
4FW Hernán Crespo 5 July 1975 55 England Chelsea

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Head coach:Henri Michel 23 man squad named 15 May [10]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Jean-Jacques Tizié 7 September 1972 28 Tunisia Espérance
1GK Barry Boubacar Copa 20 December 1979 6 BelgiumK.S.K. Beveren
1GK Gérard Gnanhouan 12 December 1979 5 France Montpellier HSC
2DF Cyril Domoraud 22 July 1971 68 France US Creteil
2DF Blaise Kouassi 2 February 1974 50 France Troyes AC
2DF Abdoulaye Méïté 6 October 1980 19 France Olympique Marseille
2DF Arthur Boka 2 April 1983 17 France RC Strasbourg
2DF Kolo Touré 19 March 1981 47 EnglandArsenal F.C.
2DF Emmanuel Eboue 4 June 1983 9 EnglandArsenal F.C.
2DF Marco Andrè Kpolo Zoro 27 December 1983 14 Italy FC Messina
3MF Didier Zokora 14 December 1980 53 France AS Saint-Étienne
3MF Emerse Fae 24 January 1984 11 France FC Nantes Atlantique
3MF Kanga Akale 7 March 1981 19 France AJ Auxerre
3MF Koffi Ndri Romaric 4 June 1983 17 France Le Mans UC72
3MF Yaya Touré 13 March 1983 7 Greece Olympiacos
3MF Gilles Yapi Yapo 13 January 1982 34 Switzerland BSC Young Boys
3MF Guy Demel 13 June 1981 8 Germany Hamburger SV
4FW Bakary Koné 17 September 1981 10 France OGC Nice
4FW Didier Drogba 11 March 1978 25 England Chelsea F.C.
4FW Arouna Kone 11 November 1983 14 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
3MF Bonaventure Kalou 12 January 1978 50 France Paris Saint Germain
4FW Abdul Kader Keïta 6 August 1981 4 France Lille OSC
4FW Aruna Dindane 26 November 1980 51 France RC Lens

Netherlands Netherlands, the

Head coach: Marco van Basten

28 man preliminary squad named 8 May [11] The squad was trimmed to 23 on 14 May. [12]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Edwin van der Sar 29 October 1970 107 England Manchester United
1GK Maarten Stekelenburg 22 September 1982 1 Netherlands Ajax
1GK Henk Timmer 13 December 1971 1 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar
2DF Khalid Boulahrouz 28 December 1981 10 Germany Hamburger SV
2DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst 5 February 1975 55 Spain Barcelona
2DF Tim de Cler 8 November 1978 2 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar
2DF John Heitinga 15 November 1983 16 Netherlands Ajax
2DF Kew Jaliens 15 September 1978 1 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar
2DF Jan Kromkamp 17 August 1980 8 England Liverpool
2DF Joris Mathijsen 5 April 1970 6 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar
2DF André Ooijer 11 July 1974 17 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
3MF Mark van Bommel 22 April 1977 35 Spain Barcelona
3MF Philip Cocu 29 October 1970 95 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
3MF Denny Landzaat 6 April 1976 20 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar
3MF Hedwiges Maduro 13 February 1985 9 Netherlands Ajax
3MF Wesley Sneijder 9 June 1984 20 Netherlands Ajax
3MF Rafael van der Vaart 11 February 1983 35 Germany Hamburger SV
4FW Ryan Babel 19 December 1986 4 Netherlands Ajax
4FW Dirk Kuyt 22 July 1980 16 Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam
4FW Ruud van Nistelrooy 1 July 1976 49 England Manchester United
4FW Robin van Persie 3 August 1983 7 England Arsenal
4FW Arjen Robben 23 January 1984 18 England Chelsea
4FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 11 July 1978 6 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

Head coach: Ilija Petković

23 man squad named 15 May [13]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Dragoslav Jevrić 8 July 1974 Turkey Ankaraspor
1GK Oliver Kovačević 29 December 1974 Bulgaria PFC CSKA Sofia
1GK Vladimir Stojković 28 July 1983 0 Serbia and Montenegro FK Crvena Zvezda
2DF Nemanja Vidić 21 October 1981 England Manchester United
2DF Mladen Krstajić 4 March 1974 Germany Schalke 04
2DF Goran Gavrančić 2 August 1978 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Ognjen Koroman 19 September 1978 England Portsmouth
2DF Milan Dudić 1 November 1979 Serbia and Montenegro FK Crvena Zvezda
2DF Ivica Dragutinović 13 November 1975 Spain Sevilla FC
2DF Dušan Basta 18 August 1984 Serbia and Montenegro FK Crvena Zvezda
2DF Nenad Đorđević 7 August 1979 Serbia and Montenegro FK Partizan
3MF Igor Duljaj 29 October 1979 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
3MF Albert Nadj 29 October 1974 Serbia and Montenegro FK Partizan
3MF Ivan Ergić 21 January 1981 0 Switzerland FC Basel
3MF Dejan Stanković 11 September 1978 Italy Internazionale
3MF Predrag Đorđević 8 April 1972 Greece Olympiacos
3MF Zvonimir Vukić 19 July 1979 Serbia and Montenegro FK Partizan -on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk
3MF Danijel Ljuboja 4 September 1978 Germany VfB Stuttgart
3MF Saša Ilić 30 December 1977 Turkey Galatasaray
4FW Savo Milošević 2 September 1973 Spain CA Osasuna
4FW Mateja Kežman 12 April 1979 Spain Atlético de Madrid
4FW Nikola Žigić 25 September 1980 Serbia and Montenegro FK Crvena Zvezda
4FW Mirko Vučinić 10 January 1983 Italy U.S. Lecce

Group D

Angola Angola

Head coach: Luis Oliveira Goncalves

Angola named their 23-man squad on 14 May. [14].

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK João Ricardo 7 January 1970 Portugal Moreirense FC
1GK Lama 1 February 1971 Angola Petro Atletico
1GK Mário Angola InterClube
2DF Delgado 1 November 1972 Angola Petro Atletico
2DF João Pereira Jamba 10 July 1977 Angola AS Aviacao
2DF Kali 11 October 1978 Portugal F.C. Barreirense
2DF Lebo Lebo 29 May 1977 Angola Petro Atletico
2DF Loco 25 December 1984 Angola Primeiro Agosto
2DF Marco Abreu 8 December 1974 Portugal Portimonense
2DF Marco Airosa 6 August 1984 Portugal F.C. Barreirense
2DF Rui Marques 3 September 1977 England Hull City on loan from Leeds Utd.}}
3MF André Macanga 14 May 1978 Kuwait Kuwait S.C.
3MF Edson 3 February 1980 Portugal FC Paços de Ferreira
3MF Figueiredo 28 November 1972 Portugal Varzim
3MF Mendonça 9 October 1982 Portugal Varzim
3MF Miloy Angola InterClube
3MF Zé Kalanga 12 October 1983 Angola Petro Atletico
4FW Akwá 30 May 1977 Qatar Al-Wakra
4FW Andre Titi Buengo 11 February 1980 France Clermont Foot
4FW Flávio 20 December 1979 Egypt Al-Ahly
4FW Love 10 January 1982 Angola AS Aviacao
4FW Mantorras 18 March 1982 Portugal SL Benfica
4FW Mateus 19 June 1984 Portugal Gil Vicente F.C.

Iran Iran

Head coach: Branko Ivanković

Iran named a 30-man provisional squad on 25 April 2006. This comprised 25 Iranian domestic players plus five players based in Europe. Subject to fitness, the final 23 is to be composed of the five Europe based players plus 18 Iran based players. [15]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Ebrahim Mirzapour 16 September 1978 62 Iran Foolad
1GK Vahid Taleblou 26 May 1982 1 Iran Esteghlal Tehran
1GK Hassan Roodbarian 6 July 1978 1 Iran Pas Tehran
1GK Mehdi Vaezi 6 March 1975 Iran Paykan Tehran
2DF Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh 11 September 1972 33 Iran Saba Battery
2DF Yahya Golmohammadi 16 March 1971 67 Iran Saba Battery
2DF Hossein Kaebi 23 September 1985 42 Iran Foolad
2DF Mohammad Nosrati 10 January 1982 42 Iran Pas Tehran
2DF Rahman Rezaei 20 February 1975 41 Italy F.C. Messina
2DF Amir Hossein Sadeghi 1 Iran Esteghlal Tehran
2DF Hadi Shakouri 25 May 1982 Iran Pas Tehran
2DF Sattar Zare 27 January 1981 19 Iran Bargh Shiraz
2DF Mojtaba Jabbari 16 June 1983 5 Iran Esteghlal Tehran
3MF Ali Karimi 8 November 1978 89 Germany FC Bayern Munich
3MF Javad Kazemian 23 April 1981 28 Iran Persepolis Tehran
3MF Mehrzad Madanchi 10 January 1985 5 Iran Persepolis Tehran
3MF Mehdi Mahdavikia 24 July 1977 89 Germany Hamburger SV
3MF Meysam Maniei 24 July 1982 Iran Pas Tehran
3MF Moharram Navidkia 1 November 1982 25 Germany VfL Bochum
3MF Javad Nekounam 7 September 1980 69 United Arab Emirates Al Sharjah
3MF Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 30 June 1980 54 Iran Esteghlal Tehran
4FW Mehdi Rajabzadeh 21 June 1978 3 Iran Zob Ahan
4FW Masoud Shojaei Iran Saipa Tehran
4FW Andrianik Teymourian 6 March 1983 5 Iran Abu Muslem
4FW Arash Borhani 14 September 1983 21 Iran Pas Tehran
4FW Fereydoon Zandi 26 April 1979 9 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
4FW Ali Daei 21 March 1969 145 Iran Saba Battery
4FW Reza Enayati 23 February 1976 16 Iran Esteghlal Tehran
4FW Vahid Hashemian 21 July 1976 25 Germany Hanover 96
4FW Rasoul Khatibi 22 September 1978 14 Iran Sepahan

Mexico Mexico

Head coach: Ricardo Lavolpe

26 man provisional squad named 3 April, cut to 23 players on 14 May. [16]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Oswaldo Sánchez 21 September 1973 68 Mexico Chivas
1GK Guillermo Ochoa 13 July 1985 1 Mexico América
1GK Jesus Corona 26 January 1981 6 Mexico UAG Tecos
2DF Rafael Márquez 13 February 1979 64 Spain FC Barcelona
2DF Francisco Rodríguez 20 October 1981 29 Mexico Chivas
2DF José Antonio Castro 11 August 1980 9 Mexico América
2DF Mario Mendez 1 June 1979 31 Mexico Monterrey
2DF Ricardo Osorio 30 March 1980 36 Mexico Cruz Azul
2DF Carlos Salcido 2 April 1980 29 Mexico Chivas
2DF Claudio Suarez 17 December 1968 177 United States C.D. Chivas USA
2DF Gonzalo Pineda 19 October 1982 27 Mexico Chivas
3MF Andres Guardado 28 September 1986 6 Mexico CF Atlas
3MF Rafael García 14 August 1974 50 Mexico CF Atlas
3MF Gerardo Torrado 30 April 1974 53 Mexico Cruz Azul
3MF Ramón Morales 10 October 1975 41 Mexico Chivas
3MF Luis Ernesto Pérez 12 January 1981 50 Mexico Monterrey
3MF Pavel Pardo 26 July 1976 125 Mexico América
3MF Zinha 23 May 1976 29 Mexico Toluca
3MF Jesus Arellano 8 May 1973 65 Mexico Monterrey
4FW Jared Borgetti 14 August 1973 72 England Bolton Wanderers
4FW Guillermo Franco 3 November 1976 5 Spain Villareal
4FW Francisco Fonseca 2 October 1979 27 Mexico Cruz Azul
4FW Omar Bravo 4 March 1980 29 Mexico Chivas

Portugal Portugal

Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Group E

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Brückner

A 23-man squad was named on 15 May. [17]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Petr Čech 20 May 1982 39 England Chelsea FC
1GK Jaromír Blažek 29 December 1972 10 Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha
1GK Antonín Kinský 31 May 1975 5 Russia Saturn Ramenskoye
2DF Zdeněk Grygera 14 May 1980 38 Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam
2DF Marek Jankulovski 9 May 1977 45 Italy AC Milan
2DF Martin Jiránek 25 May 1979 21 Russia FC Spartak Moscow
2DF Pavel Mareš 18 January 1976 8 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
2DF Radoslav Kováč 11 November 1979 5 Russia FC Spartak Moscow
2DF David Rozehnal 5 July 1980 19 France Paris Saint-Germain
2DF Tomáš Ujfaluši 24 March 1978 46 Italy ACF Fiorentina
3MF Tomáš Galásek 15 January 1973 49 Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam
3MF David Jarolím 17 May 1979 1 Germany Hamburger SV
3MF Pavel Nedvěd 30 August 1972 85 Italy Juventus FC
3MF Karel Poborský 30 March 1972 112 Czech Republic SK České Budějovice
3MF Jan Polák 14 March 1981 15 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
3MF Jaroslav Plašil 5 January 1982 11 France AS Monaco
3MF Tomáš Rosický 4 October 1980 53 Germany Borussia Dortmund
3MF Vladimír Šmicer 24 May 1973 81 France FC Girondins de Bordeaux
4FW Milan Baroš 28 October 1981 46 England Aston Villa
4FW Marek Heinz 4 August 1977 26 Turkey Galatasaray SK
4FW Jan Koller 30 March 1973 66 Germany Borussia Dortmund
4FW Vratislav Lokvenc 27 September 1973 69 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
4FW Jiří Štajner 27 May 1976 18 Germany Hannover 96

Ghana Ghana

Head coach: Ratomir Dujković

A 23-man squad was named on 11 May. [18]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Sammy Adjei 1 September 1980 Israel Ashdod
1GK Richard Kingston 13 July 1975 Turkey Ankaraspor
1GK George Owu 17 June 1982 Ghana Ashanti Gold
2DF Emmanuel Pappoe 3 March 1981 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
2DF John Pantsil 15 June 1981 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
2DF John Mensah 29 November 1982 France Rennes
2DF Issah Ahmed 24 May 1982 Denmark Randers
2DF Samuel Kuffour 3 September 1976 Italy AS Roma
2DF Hans Sarpei 28 June 1976 Germany Wolfsburg
2DF Dan Quaye 25 December 1980 Ghana Hearts of Oak
2DF Habib Mohammed Ghana King Faisal Babes
2DF Shilla Illiasu 3 March 1981 Ghana Asante Kotoko
3MF Stephen Appiah 24 December 1980 Turkey Fenerbahçe
3MF Michael Essien 3 December 1982 England Chelsea
3MF Sulley Ali Muntari 27 August 1984 Italy Udinese
3MF Haminu Draman 1 April 1986 Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade
3MF Eric Addo 12 November 1978 Netherlands PSV
3MF Derek Boateng 2 May 1983 Sweden AIK
3MF Otto Addo 9 June 1975 Germany Mainz 05
4FW Gyan Asamoah 22 November 1985 Italy Modena on loan from Udinese
4FW Matthew Amoah 24 October 1980 Germany Borussia Dortmund
4FW Razak Pimpong 30 December 1982 Denmark FC København
4FW Alex Tachie Mensah 15 February 1977 Switzerland FC St Gallen

The following players have been placed on reserve:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Philemon McCarthy 1 September 1980 Netherlands Feyenoord
2DF Aziz Ansah 7 October 1980 Ghana Asante Kotoko
3MF Yusif Chibsah 30 December 1983 Ghana Asante Kotoko
4FW Baffour Gyan 2 July 1980 Russia Dynamo Moscow
4FW Baba Adamu 20 October 1979 Russia Krylya Sovetov

Italy Italy

Head coach: Marcello Lippi

An 23-man squad plus 4 players on standby named on 15 May. [19]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Gianluigi Buffon 28 January 1978 Italy Juventus F.C.
1GK Angelo Peruzzi 16 February 1970 Italy S.S. Lazio
1GK Marco Amelia 2 April 1982 Italy Livorno
2DF Gianluca Zambrotta 19 February 1977 Italy Juventus F.C.
2DF Alessandro Nesta 19 March 1976 Italy A.C. Milan
2DF Fabio Cannavaro 13 September 1973 Italy Juventus F.C.
2DF Fabio Grosso 28 November 1977 Italy Palermo
2DF Cristian Zaccardo 21 December 1981 Italy Palermo
2DF Andrea Barzagli 8 May 1981 Italy Palermo
2DF Marco Materazzi 19 August 1973 Italy Internazionale
2DF Massimo Oddo 14 June 1976 Italy S.S. Lazio
3MF Mauro Camoranesi 4 October 1976 Italy Juventus F.C.
3MF Andrea Pirlo 19 May 1979 Italy A.C. Milan
3MF Gennaro Gattuso 9 January 1978 Italy A.C. Milan
3MF Daniele De Rossi 24 July 1983 Italy A.S. Roma
3MF Simone Perrotta 17 September 1977 Italy A.S. Roma
3MF Simone Barone 30 April 1978 Italy Palermo
4FW Francesco Totti 27 September 1976 Italy A.S. Roma
4FW Luca Toni 26 May 1977 Italy ACF Fiorentina
4FW Alberto Gilardino 5 July 1982 Italy A.C. Milan
4FW Alessandro Del Piero 9 November 1974 Italy Juventus F.C.
4FW Filippo Inzaghi 9 August 1973 Italy A.C. Milan
4FW Vincenzo Iaquinta 29 November 1979 Italy Udinese


The four players named on standby are:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Morgan De Sanctis 26 March 1977 Italy Udinese
2DF Daniele Bonera 31 May 1981 Italy Parma F.C.
3MF Marco Marchionni 22 July 1980 Italy Parma F.C.
3MF Franco Semioli 20 June 1980 Italy Chievo

United States USA

Head coach: Bruce Arena

A 23-man squad, plus 13 alternates was named on 2 May. [20] Chris Albright was announced on 4 May as a replacement for Frankie Hejduk, who suffered a torn ACL in his right knee. [21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Tim Howard 6 March 1979 15 England Manchester United
2 2DF Chris Albright 14 January 1979 19 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
3 2DF Carlos Bocanegra 25 May 1979 39 England Fulham
4 3MF Pablo Mastroeni 26 August 1976 46 United States Colorado Rapids
5 3MF John O'Brien 29 August 1977 29 United States Chivas USA
6 2DF Steve Cherundolo 19 February 1979 33 Germany Hannover
7 3MF Eddie Lewis 17 May 1974 68 England Leeds United
8 3MF Clint Dempsey 9 March 1983 19 United States New England Revolution
9 4FW Eddie Johnson 31 March 1984 15 United States Kansas City Wizards
10 3MF Claudio Reyna 20 July 1973 108 England Manchester City
11 4FW Brian Ching 24 May 1978 17 United States Houston Dynamo
12 2DF Cory Gibbs 14 January 1980 18 Netherlands ADO Den Haag
13 2DF Jimmy Conrad 12 February 1977 13 United States Kansas City Wizards
14 3MF Ben Olsen 3 May 1977 33 United States D.C. United
15 3MF Bobby Convey 27 May 1983 36 England Reading
16 4FW Josh Wolff 25 February 1977 45 United States Kansas City Wizards
17 3MF DaMarcus Beasley 24 May 1982 55 Netherlands PSV
18 1GK Kasey Keller 29 November 1969 91 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
19 1GK Marcus Hahnemann 15 June 1972 6 England Reading
20 4FW Brian McBride 19 June 1972 90 England Fulham
21 4FW Landon Donovan 4 March 1982 78 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
22 2DF Oguchi Onyewu 13 May 1982 12 Belgium Standard Liège
23 2DF Eddie Pope 24 December 1973 78 United States Real Salt Lake


After the promotion of Albright, the twelve remaining alternate players are:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Tony Meola 21 February 1969 100 United States Red Bull New York
1GK Matt Reis 28 March 1975 1 United States New England Revolution
2DF Gregg Berhalter 1 August 1973 44 Germany Energie Cottbus
2DF Todd Dunivant 26 December 1980 2 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
3MF Chris Armas 27 August 1972 65 United States Chicago Fire
3MF Chris Klein 4 January 1976 22 United States Real Salt Lake
3MF Pat Noonan 8 August 1980 12 United States New England Revolution
3MF Steve Ralston 14 June 1974 31 United States New England Revolution
3MF Kerry Zavagnin 2 July 1974 21 United States Kansas City Wizards
4FW Conor Casey 25 July 1981 7 Germany FSV Mainz 05
4FW Chris Rolfe 17 January 1983 4 United States Chicago Fire
4FW Taylor Twellman 29 February 1980 18 United States New England Revolution

Group F

Australia Australia

Head coach: Guus Hiddink

23 man squad named 10 May[22]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Mark Schwarzer 6 October 1972 37 England Middlesbrough
1GK Ante Covic 13 June 1975 1 Sweden Hammarby
1GK Zeljko Kalac 16 December 1972 53 Italy AC Milan
2DF Michael Beauchamp 8 March 1981 1 Australia Central Coast Mariners
2DF Craig Moore 12 December 1975 32 England Newcastle United
2DF Lucas Neill 9 March 1978 22 England Blackburn Rovers
2DF Tony Popovic 4 July 1973 56 England Crystal Palace
2DF Mark Milligan 4 August 1985 0 Australia Sydney FC
3MF Marco Bresciano 11 February 1980 22 Italy Parma
3MF Tim Cahill 6 December 1979 14 England Everton
3MF Scott Chipperfield 30 December 1975 44 Switzerland FC Basel
3MF Jason Culina 5 August 1980 11 Netherlands PSV
3MF Brett Emerton 22 February 1979 50 England Blackburn Rovers
3MF Vince Grella 5 October 1979 18 Italy Parma
3MF Stan Lazaridis 16 August 1972 68 England Birmingham City
3MF Josip Skoko 10 December 1975 45 England Stoke City
3MF Mile Sterjovski 27 May 1979 19 Switzerland FC Basel
3MF Luke Wilkshire 2 October 1981 7 England Bristol City
4FW John Aloisi 5 February 1976 40 Spain Alavés
4FW Harry Kewell 22 September 1978 20 England Liverpool
4FW Archie Thompson 23 October 1978 17 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
4FW Mark Viduka 9 October 1975 33 England Middlesbrough
4FW Joshua Kennedy 20 August 1982 0 Germany Dynamo Dresden

Brazil Brazil

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

On 3 May, Parreira named 11 players as World Cup starters: [23] 12 more players named in 15 May 2006.[24]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Dida 7 October 1973 104 Italy A.C. Milan
1GK Júlio César 3 September 1979 104 Italy Internazionale
1GK Rogério Ceni 22 January 1973 Brazil São Paulo
2DF Cafu 7 June 1970 141 Italy A.C. Milan
2DF Juan 1 February 1979 53 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Lúcio 8 May 1978 56 Germany Bayern Munich
2DF Roberto Carlos 10 April 1973 118 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Cicinho 24 June 1980 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Gilberto 25 April 1976 Germany Hertha BSC Berlin
2DF Cris 3 June 1977 France Olympique Lyonnais
2DF Luisão 13 February 1981 Portugal SL Benfica
3MF Emerson 4 April 1976 71 Italy Juventus F.C.
3MF Zé Roberto 6 July 1974 79 Germany Bayern Munich
3MF Kaká 22 April 1982 33 Italy A.C. Milan
3MF Edmílson 10 July 1976 Spain Barcelona
3MF Juninho Pernambucano 30 January 1975 France Olympique Lyonnais
3MF Gilberto Silva 7 October 1976 England Arsenal F.C.
3MF Ricardinho 23 May 1976 Brazil Corinthians
4FW Ronaldinho 21 March 1980 60 Spain Barcelona
4FW Adriano 17 February 1982 34 Italy Internazionale
4FW Ronaldo 22 September 1976 90 Spain Real Madrid
4FW Robinho 25 January 1984 Spain Real Madrid
4FW Fred 3 October 1983 France Olympique Lyonnais

Croatia Croatia

Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar

On 13 May, Kranjčar named a squad of 23 players plus one cover: [25]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Tomislav Butina 30 March 1974 26 Belgium Club Brugge
1GK Stipe Pletikosa 8 January 1979 46 Croatia Hajduk Split -on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk
1GK Joe Didulica 14 October 1977 1 Austria Austria Vienna
2DF Robert Kovač 6 April 1974 51 Italy Juventus
2DF Stjepan Tomas 6 March 1976 44 Turkey Galatasaray
2DF Dario Šimić 12 November 1975 75 Italy AC Milan
2DF Mario Tokić 23 June 1975 20 Austria Austria Vienna
2DF Josip Šimunić 18 February 1978 39 Germany Hertha Berlin
2DF Igor Tudor 16 April 1976 48 Italy Siena -on loan from Juventus
3MF Jerko Leko 9 April 1980 28 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
3MF Niko Kranjčar 13 August 1984 13 Croatia Hajduk Split
3MF Niko Kovac 15 October 1971 51 Germany Hertha Berlin
3MF Marko Babić 28 January 1981 27 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
3MF Darijo Srna 1 May 1982 31 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
3MF Luka Modrić 9 September 1985 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
3MF Jurica Vranješ 30 January 1980 21 Germany Werder Bremen
3MF Anthony Šerić 15 January 1979 14 Greece Panathinaikos
4FW Dado Pršo 5 November 1974 24 Scotland Rangers
4FW Ivan Klasnić 29 January 1980 15 Germany Werder Bremen
4FW Boško Balaban 15 October 1978 23 Belgium Club Brugge
4FW Ivica Olić 14 September 1979 28 Russia CSKA Moscow
4FW Ivan Bošnjak 6 February 1979 8 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

The player named on standby is:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
2DF Marijan Buljat 12 September 1981 1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

Japan Japan

Head coach: Zico

23 man squad announced 15 May [26].

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Yoichi Doi 25 July 1973 2 Japan FC Tokyo
1GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 15 August 1975 87 Japan Júbilo Iwata
1GK Seigo Narazaki 15 April 1976 48 Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight
2DF Makoto Tanaka 8 August 1975 32 Japan Júbilo Iwata
2DF Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 7 February 1977 67 Japan Gamba Osaka
2DF Alessandro Santos 20 July 1977 70 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
2DF Yuji Nakazawa 25 February 1978 50 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
2DF Koji Nakata 9 July 1979 54 Switzerland FC Basel
2DF Keisuke Tsuboi 16 September 1979 30 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
2DF Akira Kaji 13 January 1980 42 Japan Gamba Osaka
2DF Yuichi Komano 25 July 1981 5 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3MF Takashi Fukunishi 1 September 1976 58 Japan Júbilo Iwata
3MF Hidetoshi Nakata 22 January 1977 72 England Bolton -on loan from ACF Fiorentina
3MF Shunsuke Nakamura 24 June 1978 58 Scotland Celtic F.C.
3MF Mitsuo Ogasawara 5 April 1979 50 Japan Kashima Antlers
3MF Junichi Inamoto 18 September 1979 62 England West Bromwich Albion
3MF Shinji Ono 27 September 1979 53 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
3MF Yasuhito Endo 28 January 1980 40 Japan Gamba Osaka
4FW Atsushi Yanagisawa 27 May 1977 55 Japan Kashima Antlers
4FW Naohiro Takahara 4 June 1979 40 Germany Hamburger SV
4FW Keiji Tamada 11 April 1980 37 Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight
4FW Masashi Oguro 4 May 1980 15 France Grenoble Foot 38
4FW Seiichiro Maki 7 August 1980 9 Japan JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Group G

France France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

23 man squad announced 14 May [27].

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Fabien Barthez 28 June 1971 76 France Marseille
1GK Gregory Coupet 31 December 1972 18 France Lyon
1GK Mickaël Landreau 14 May 1979 3 France Nantes
2DF Eric Abidal 11 July 1979 4 France Lyon
2DF Jean-Alain Boumsong 14 December 1979 17 England Newcastle United F.C.
2DF Pascal Chimbonda 21 February 1979 0 England Wigan Athletic
2DF William Gallas 17 August 1977 37 England Chelsea F.C.
2DF Gaël Givet 9 October 1981 9 France AS Monaco FC
2DF Willy Sagnol 18 March 1977 34 Germany Bayern Munich
2DF Mikael Silvestre 9 August 1977 36 England Manchester United F.C.
2DF Lilian Thuram 1 January 1972 110 Italy Juventus FC
3MF Vikash Dhorasoo 10 October 1973 6 France Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Alou Diarra 15 July 1981 7 France RC Lens
3MF Claude Makélélé 18 February 1973 40 England Chelsea F.C.
3MF Florent Malouda 13 June 1980 9 France Lyon
3MF Patrick Vieira 23 June 1976 83 Italy Juventus F.C.
3MF Zinédine Zidane 23 June 1972 98 Spain Real Madrid
4FW Djibril Cissé 12 August 1981 27 England Liverpool F.C.
4FW Thierry Henry 17 August 1977 75 England Arsenal F.C.
4FW Franck Ribéry 1 April 1983 0 France Marseille
4FW Louis Saha 8 August 1978 8 England Manchester United F.C.
4FW David Trézéguet 15 October 1977 60 Italy Juventus F.C.
4FW Sylvain Wiltord 10 May 1974 76 France Lyon

South Korea South Korea

Head coach: Dick Advocaat

23 man squad announced 11 May [28].

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Lee Woon-Jae 26 April 1973 92 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1GK Kim Yong-dae 11 October 1979 15 South Korea Ilhwa Chunma
1GK Kim Young Kwang 28 June 1983 5 South Korea Chunnam Dragons
2DF Lee Young-Pyo 23 April 1977 82 England Tottenham Hotspur
2DF Kim Dong-Jin 29 January 1982 32 South Korea FC Seoul
2DF Cho Won-Hee 17 April 1973 11 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2DF Song Chong-Guk 20 February 1979 49 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2DF Choi, Chul Soon 26 March 1971 59 South Korea Chonbuk Hyundai Motors
2DF Jin Kyu Kim 16 February 1985 20 Japan Júbilo Iwata
2DF Kim Young-chul 23 April 1977 9 South Korea Ilhwa Chunma
3MF Park Ji-Sung 25 February 1981 58 England Manchester United
3MF Kim Doo-Hyun 14 July 1982 30 South Korea Ilhwa Chunma
3MF Kim Sang-shik 17 December 1976 38 South Korea Ilhwa Chunma
3MF Kim Nam-Il 14 March 1977 64 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
3MF Lee Eul-Yong 23 April 1977 45 Turkey Trabzonspor
3MF Lee Ho 22 December 1984 9 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
3MF Baek, Ji-Hun 28 February 1985 10 South Korea FC Seoul
4FW Ahn Jung-Hwan 27 January 1976 57 Germany MSV Duisburg
4FW Cho Jae-Jin 9 July 1981 18 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
4FW Park Chu-Young 10 July 1985 15 South Korea FC Seoul
4FW Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 January 1979 63 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
4FW Lee Chun-Soo 9 July 1981 59 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
4FW Chung Kyung-ho 22 May 1980 39 South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix

Switzerland Switzerland

Head coach: Jakob Kuhn

23 man squad announced 15 May [29].

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Pascal Zuberbühler 8 January 1971 Switzerland FC Basel
2 2DF Johan Djourou 18 January 1987 England Arsenal F.C.
3 2DF Ludovic Magnin 20 April 1979 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4 2DF Philippe Senderos 14 February 1985 England Arsenal F.C.
5 3MF Xavier Margairaz 17 January 1984 Switzerland F.C. Zürich
6 3MF Johann Vogel 8 March 1977 Italy A.C. Milan
7 3MF Ricardo Cabanas 17 January 1979 Germany 1. FC Köln
8 3MF Raphaël Wicky 26 April 1977 Germany Hamburger SV
9 4FW Alexander Frei 15 July 1979 France Stade Rennais FC
10 3MF Daniel Gygax 28 August 1981 France Lille OSC
11 4FW Marco Streller 18 June 1981 Germany 1. FC Köln
12 1GK Diego Benaglio 8 July 1983 Portugal CD Nacional
13 2DF Stéphane Grichting 30 March 1979 France AJ Auxerre
14 3MF David Degen 15 February 1983 Switzerland FC Basel
15 3MF Blerim Dzemaili 12 April 1986 Switzerland F.C. Zürich
16 3MF Tranquillo Barnetta 22 May 1985 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
17 2DF Christoph Spycher 30 March 1978 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
18 4FW Mauro Lustrinelli 26 February 1976 Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha
19 3MF Valon Behrami 19 April 1985 Italy S.S. Lazio
20 2DF Patrick Müller 17 December 1976 France Olympique Lyonnais
21 1GK Fabio Coltorti 3 December 1980 Switzerland Grasshopper-Club Zürich
22 4FW Johan Vonlanthen 1 February 1986 Netherlands NAC Breda -on loan from PSV
23 2DF Philipp Degen 15 February 1983 Germany Borussia Dortmund

Togo Togo

Head coach: Otto Pfister

Group H

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Marcos Paquetá

Spain Spain

Head coach: Luis Aragonés

27 man provisional squad announced 5 May [30]. Cut to 23 man final squad 15 May [31].

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Íker Casillas 20 May 1981 52 Spain Real Madrid
1GK Santiago Cañizares 18 December 1969 44 Spain Valencia
1GK Pepe Reina 31 August 1982 2 England Liverpool
2DF Asier del Horno 19 January 1981 9 England Chelsea
2DF Pablo Ibáñez 3 August 1981 8 Spain Atletico Madrid
2DF Juanito 23 July 1976 12 Spain Real Betis
2DF Antonio López 13 September 1981 7 Spain Atletico Madrid
2DF Carles Puyol 13 April 1978 44 Spain Barcelona
2DF Carlos Marchena 31 July 1979 27 Spain Valencia
2DF Sergio Ramos 30 March 1986 4 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Míchel Salgado 22 October 1975 48 Spain Real Madrid
3MF David Albelda 1 September 1977 30 Spain Valencia
3MF Xabi Alonso 25 November 1981 23 England Liverpool
3MF Cesc Fàbregas 4 May 1987 1 England Arsenal
3MF Luis García 24 June 1978 7 England Liverpool
3MF Andres Iniesta 11 May 1984 0 Spain Barcelona
3MF Joaquin 21 July 1981 35 Spain Real Betis
3MF Marcos Senna 17 July 1976 1 Spain Villarreal
3MF Xavi 25 January 1980 33 Spain Barcelona
4FW Raúl 27 June 1977 92 Spain Real Madrid
4FW José Antonio Reyes 1 September 1983 15 England Arsenal
4FW Fernando Torres 20 March 1984 26 Spain Atletico Madrid
4FW David Villa 3 December 1981 1 Spain Valencia

Tunisia Tunisia

Head coach: Roger Lemerre

Ukraine Ukraine

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

23 man squad announced May 15. [32]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Oleksandr Shovkovsky 2 January 1975 64 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
1GK Andriy Pyatov 28 June 1984 0 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
1GK Bohdan Shust 4 March 1986 1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
2DF Andriy Nesmachniy 28 February 1979 45 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Vladislav Vaschuk 2 January 1975 54 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Serhiy Fedorov 18 February 1975 28 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2DF Volodymyr Yezerskiy 15 November 1976 20 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2DF Andriy Rusol 16 January 1983 19 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2DF Dmytro Chigrinsky 7 November 1986 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
2DF Vyacheslav Svydersky 1 January 1979 2 Ukraine Arsenal Kyiv -on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk
3MF Anatoliy Tymoschuk 30 March 1979 52 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
3MF Oleh Husyev 25 April 1983 22 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
3MF Ruslan Rotan 29 October 1981 16 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
3MF Serhiy Nazarenko 16 February 1980 11 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3MF Oleh Shelayev 5 November 1976 15 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3MF Andriy Husin 11 December 1972 60 Russia Krylya Sovetov
3MF Maxim Kalinichenko 26 January 1979 17 Russia Spartak Moscow
4FW Andriy Shevchenko 29 September 1976 63 Italy A.C. Milan
4FW Andriy Voronin 21 July 1979 28 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
4FW Serhiy Rebrov 6 March 1974 69 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Artem Milevsky 12 January 1985 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Andriy Vorobei 29 November 1978 48 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
4FW Oleksiy Byelik 15 February 1981 11 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk

Footnotes

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  2. ^ "Costa Rica cut provisional World Cup squad to 24". Reuters news report. Retrieved May 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Sem grandes surpresas, Equador divulga lista de convocados". Gazeta Esportiva report. Retrieved May 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Klinsmann picks rookie in WC squad". Fox Sports news report. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Walcott & Lennon in England squad". BBC news report. Retrieved May 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Paraguay:no surprises in 23-man list for World Cup". Diario ABC Color. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Here is the Swedish World Cup squad". Expressen. Retrieved May 9. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Rougier out, Glen a doubt for T&T". FIFA World Cup. Retrieved May 12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Argentina name definite Cup picks". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Ivory Coast name squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Dutch veteran Davids left out in the cold". Official World Cup Website. Retrieved May 8. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Dutch squad for World Cup finals". Reuters news report. Retrieved May 14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro name definite Cup picks". B92 Sport. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Angola announce World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Ivankovic names preliminary World Cup squad". Persian Football. Retrieved May 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Suarez announces his Mexico squad". BBC. Retrieved May 14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Bruckner names full-strength squad". fifaworldcup.com. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Ghana World Cup Squad". aftonbladet.se. Retrieved May 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Inzaghi and Iaquinta for Italy". uefa.com. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Arena Selects 23-Man Roster to Represent United States in 2006 FIFA World Cup". ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "Albright Replaces Injured Hejduk on U.S. FIFA World Cup Roster". ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "Injured pair make Australia squad". ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ "Confident Parreira names Brazil team for World Cup opener". Reuters new report. Retrieved May 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ "No surprises in Parreira's squad". Reuters new report. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "No surprises in Croatia squad". Reuters new report. Retrieved May 12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ "Zico includes Maki in experienced Japan squad". fifaworldcup.com. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ "Chimbonda named in France squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ "South Korea name World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ "Yakin misses out on Swiss vote". UEFA.com. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  30. ^ "Spain announce preliminary squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  31. ^ "Morientes misses Spain squad cut". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  32. ^ "Ukraine name World Cup squad". Reuters. Retrieved May 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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