2010 FIFA World Cup squads

This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament held in South Africa, between 11 June and 11 July 2010.

Before announcing their final squad for the tournament, teams are required to name a preliminary squad of 30 players by 11 May 2010. Each country's final squad of 23 players must be submitted by 1 June 2010. Replacement of seriously injured players is permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first World Cup game.^[1]

Group A

South Africa (preliminary)

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Itumeleng Khune	(1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 22)	25	Kaizer Chiefs
1GK	Rowen Fernández	(1978-02-28)28 February 1978 (aged 32)	23	Arminia Bielefeld
1GK	Moeneeb Josephs	(1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 30)	16	Orlando Pirates
1GK	Shu-Aib Walters	(1981-12-26)26 December 1981 (aged 28)	0	Maritzburg United
2DF	Aaron Mokoena (c)	(1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 29)	99	Portsmouth
2DF	Siboniso Gaxa	(1984-04-06)6 April 1984 (aged 26)	35	Mamelodi Sundowns
2DF	Tsepo Masilela	(1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 25)	29	Maccabi Haifa
2DF	Matthew Booth	(1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 33)	27	Mamelodi Sundowns
2DF	Lucas Thwala	(1981-10-19)19 October 1981 (aged 28)	21	Orlando Pirates
2DF	Bryce Moon	(1986-04-06)6 April 1986 (aged 24)	16	PAOK
2DF	Bevan Fransman	(1983-10-31)31 October 1983 (aged 26)	14	Maccabi Netanya
2DF	Innocent Mdledle	(1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 24)	11	Mamelodi Sundowns
2DF	Bongani Khumalo	(1987-01-06)6 January 1987 (aged 23)	11	Supersport United
2DF	Siyabonga Sangweni	(1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28)	9	Golden Arrows
2DF	Anele Ngcongca	(1987-10-20)20 October 1987 (aged 22)	3	Genk
3MF	MacBeth Sibaya	(1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 32)	56	Rubin Kazan
3MF	Teko Modise	(1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 27)	50	Orlando Pirates
3MF	Steven Pienaar	(1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 28)	46	Everton
3MF	Siphiwe Tshabalala	(1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 25)	44	Kaizer Chiefs
3MF	Kagisho Dikgacoi	(1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 25)	32	Fulham
3MF	Surprise Moriri	(1980-03-20)20 March 1980 (aged 30)	29	Mamelodi Sundowns
3MF	Lance Davids	(1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 25)	23	Ajax Cape Town
3MF	Reneilwe Letsholonyane	(1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 28)	10	Kaizer Chiefs
3MF	Thanduyise Khuboni	(1986-05-22)22 May 1986 (aged 24)	6	Golden Arrows
3MF	Franklin Cale	(1983-05-10)10 May 1983 (aged 27)	4	Mamelodi Sundowns
4FW	Benni McCarthy	(1977-11-12)12 November 1977 (aged 32)	78	West Ham United
4FW	Siyabonga Nomvethe	(1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 32)	75	Moroka Swallows
4FW	Katlego Mphela	(1984-11-29)29 November 1984 (aged 25)	29	Mamelodi Sundowns
4FW	Bernard Parker	(1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24)	26	Twente

Mexico (preliminary)

Coach: Javier Aguirre

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Óscar Pérez	(1973-02-01)1 February 1973 (aged 37)	49	Chiapas
1GK	Guillermo Ochoa	(1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 24)	36	América
1GK	Luis Ernesto Michel	(1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 30)	3	Guadalajara
2DF	Rafael Márquez	(1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 31)	88	Barcelona
2DF	Ricardo Osorio	(1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 30)	74	Stuttgart
2DF	Carlos Salcido	(1980-04-02)2 April 1980 (aged 30)	70	PSV
2DF	Jonny Magallón	(1981-11-21)21 November 1981 (aged 28)	50	Guadalajara
2DF	Francisco Rodríguez	(1981-10-20)20 October 1981 (aged 28)	45	PSV
2DF	Efraín Juárez	(1988-02-22)22 February 1988 (aged 22)	16	UNAM
2DF	Paul Aguilar	(1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 24)	7	Pachuca
2DF	Héctor Moreno	(1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 22)	7	AZ
2DF	Jorge Torres Nilo	(1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 22)	6	Atlas
3MF	Gerardo Torrado (c)	(1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 31)	112	Cruz Azul
3MF	Alberto Medina	(1983-05-29)29 May 1983 (aged 27)	53	Guadalajara
3MF	Andrés Guardado	(1986-09-28)28 September 1986 (aged 23)	52	Deportivo La Coruña
3MF	Israel Castro	(1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 29)	27	UNAM
3MF	Giovani dos Santos	(1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 21)	23	Galatasaray
3MF	Pablo Barrera	(1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 22)	17	UNAM
3MF	Jonathan dos Santos	(1990-04-26)26 April 1990 (aged 20)	3	Barcelona
4FW	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	(1973-01-17)17 January 1973 (aged 37)	112	Veracruz
4FW	Adolfo Bautista	(1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 31)	36	Guadalajara
4FW	Carlos Vela	(1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 21)	24	Arsenal
4FW	Guillermo Franco	(1976-11-03)3 November 1976 (aged 33)	20	West Ham United
4FW	Javier Hernández	(1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 22)	8	Manchester United

Uruguay

Coach: Oscar Tabárez

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Fernando Muslera	(1986-06-16)16 June 1986 (aged 23)	5	Lazio
2	2DF	Diego Lugano (c)	(1980-11-02)2 November 1980 (aged 29)	41	Fenerbahçe
3	2DF	Diego Godín	(1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 24)	37	Villarreal
4	2DF	Jorge Fucile	(1984-11-19)19 November 1984 (aged 25)	24	Porto
5	3MF	Walter Gargano	(1984-07-27)27 July 1984 (aged 25)	27	Napoli
6	2DF	Andrés Scotti	(1974-12-14)14 December 1974 (aged 35)	25	Colo-Colo
7	4FW	Edinson Cavani	(1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 23)	13	Palermo
8	3MF	Sebastián Eguren	(1981-01-08)8 January 1981 (aged 29)	26	AIK
9	4FW	Luis Suárez	(1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 23)	29	Ajax
10	4FW	Diego Forlán	(1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 31)	61	Atlético Madrid
11	3MF	Álvaro Pereira	(1985-01-28)28 January 1985 (aged 25)	14	Porto
12	1GK	Juan Castillo	(1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 32)	11	Deportivo Cali
13	4FW	Sebastián Abreu	(1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 33)	55	Botafogo
14	3MF	Nicolás Lodeiro	(1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 21)	3	Ajax
15	3MF	Diego Pérez	(1980-05-18)18 May 1980 (aged 30)	49	Monaco
16	2DF	Maxi Pereira	(1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 26)	36	Benfica
17	3MF	Ignacio González	(1982-05-14)14 May 1982 (aged 28)	16	Valencia
18	3MF	Egidio Arévalo Ríos	(1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 27)	5	Peñarol
19	4FW	Sebastián Fernández	(1985-05-23)23 May 1985 (aged 25)	6	Banfield
20	2DF	Mauricio Victorino	(1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 27)	4	Universidad de Chile
21	3MF	Álvaro Fernández	(1985-10-11)11 October 1985 (aged 24)	7	Universidad de Chile
22	2DF	Martín Cáceres	(1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 23)	18	Juventus
23	1GK	Martín Silva	(1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 27)	1	Defensor

France

Coach: Raymond Domenech^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Hugo Lloris	(1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 23)	9	Lyon
2	2DF	Bacary Sagna	(1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 27)	18	Arsenal
3	2DF	Éric Abidal	(1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 30)	52	Barcelona
4	2DF	Anthony Réveillère	(1979-11-10)10 November 1979 (aged 30)	5	Lyon
5	2DF	William Gallas	(1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 32)	79	Arsenal
6	2DF	Marc Planus	(1982-07-03)3 July 1982 (aged 27)	0	Bordeaux
7	3MF	Franck Ribéry	(1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 27)	43	Bayern Munich
8	3MF	Yoann Gourcuff	(1986-07-11)11 July 1986 (aged 23)	18	Bordeaux
9	4FW	Djibril Cissé	(1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 28)	38	Panathinaikos
10	4FW	Sidney Govou	(1979-07-27)27 July 1979 (aged 30)	44	Lyon
11	4FW	André-Pierre Gignac	(1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 24)	11	Toulouse
12	4FW	Thierry Henry (c)	(1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 32)	119	Barcelona
13	2DF	Patrice Evra	(1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 29)	28	Manchester United
14	3MF	Jérémy Toulalan	(1983-09-10)10 September 1983 (aged 26)	32	Lyon
15	3MF	Florent Malouda	(1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 29)	52	Chelsea
16	1GK	Steve Mandanda	(1985-03-28)28 March 1985 (aged 25)	13	Marseille
17	2DF	Sébastien Squillaci	(1980-08-11)11 August 1980 (aged 29)	19	Sevilla
18	3MF	Alou Diarra	(1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 28)	25	Bordeaux
19	3MF	Abou Diaby	(1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 24)	3	Arsenal
20	3MF	Mathieu Valbuena	(1984-09-28)28 September 1984 (aged 25)	1	Marseille
21	4FW	Nicolas Anelka	(1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 31)	65	Chelsea
22	2DF	Gaël Clichy	(1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 24)	3	Arsenal
23	1GK	Cédric Carrasso	(1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 28)	0	Bordeaux

Group B

Argentina

Coach: Diego Maradona^[3] ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Diego Pozo	(1978-02-16)16 February 1978 (aged 32)	3	Colón
2	2DF	Martín Demichelis	(1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 29)	25	Bayern Munich
3	2DF	Clemente Rodríguez	(1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 28)	11	Estudiantes
4	2DF	Nicolás Burdisso	(1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 29)	28	Roma
5	3MF	Mario Bolatti	(1985-02-17)17 February 1985 (aged 25)	4	Fiorentina
6	2DF	Gabriel Heinze	(1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 32)	63	Marseille
7	3MF	Ángel Di María	(1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 22)	7	Benfica
8	3MF	Juan Sebastián Verón	(1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 35)	69	Estudiantes
9	4FW	Gonzalo Higuaín	(1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 22)	4	Real Madrid
10	4FW	Lionel Messi	(1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 22)	44	Barcelona
11	4FW	Carlos Tévez	(1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 26)	51	Manchester City
12	2DF	Ariel Garcé	(1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 30)	3	Colón
13	2DF	Walter Samuel	(1978-03-23)23 March 1978 (aged 32)	54	Internazionale
14	3MF	Javier Mascherano (c)	(1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 26)	56	Liverpool
15	2DF	Nicolás Otamendi	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 22)	6	Vélez Sársfield
16	4FW	Sergio Agüero	(1988-06-02)2 June 1988 (aged 22)	20	Atlético Madrid
17	3MF	Jonás Gutiérrez	(1983-07-05)5 July 1983 (aged 26)	15	Newcastle United
18	4FW	Martín Palermo	(1973-11-07)7 November 1973 (aged 36)	13	Boca Juniors
19	4FW	Diego Milito	(1979-06-12)12 June 1979 (aged 30)	20	Internazionale
20	3MF	Maxi Rodríguez	(1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 29)	35	Liverpool
21	1GK	Mariano Andújar	(1983-07-30)30 July 1983 (aged 26)	4	Catania
22	1GK	Sergio Romero	(1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 23)	5	AZ
23	3MF	Javier Pastore	(1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 20)	0	Palermo

Nigeria (preliminary)

Coach: Lars Lagerbäck

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Vincent Enyeama	(1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 27)	51	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1GK	Austin Ejide	(1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 26)	16	Hapoel Petah Tikva
1GK	Dele Aiyenugba	(1983-11-20)20 November 1983 (aged 26)	9	Bnei Yehuda
1GK	Bassey Akpan	(1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 26)	1	Bayelsa United
2DF	Joseph Yobo (c)	(1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 29)	64	Everton
2DF	Taye Taiwo	(1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 25)	35	Marseille
2DF	Danny Shittu	(1980-09-02)2 September 1980 (aged 29)	23	Bolton Wanderers
2DF	Chidi Odiah	(1983-12-17)17 December 1983 (aged 26)	21	CSKA Moscow
2DF	Onyekachi Apam	(1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 23)	13	Nice
2DF	Rabiu Afolabi	(1980-04-18)18 April 1980 (aged 30)	12	Red Bull Salzburg
2DF	Uwa Echiéjilé	(1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 22)	9	Rennes
2DF	Dele Adeleye	(1988-12-25)25 December 1988 (aged 21)	5	Sparta Rotterdam
2DF	Terna Suswam	(1991-09-05)5 September 1991 (aged 18)	0	Lobi Stars
3MF	John Utaka	(1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 28)	41	Portsmouth
3MF	John Obi Mikel	(1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 23)	27	Chelsea
3MF	Ayila Yussuf	(1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 25)	24	Dynamo Kyiv
3MF	Kalu Uche	(1982-11-15)15 November 1982 (aged 27)	18	Almería
3MF	Sani Kaita	(1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 24)	16	Alania Vladikavkaz
3MF	Dickson Etuhu	(1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 28)	11	Fulham
3MF	Lukman Haruna	(1990-04-12)12 April 1990 (aged 20)	1	Monaco
3MF	Peter Utaka	(1984-02-12)12 February 1984 (aged 26)	1	OB
3MF	Ideye Brown	(1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 21)	0	Sochaux
4FW	Kanu	(1976-08-01)1 August 1976 (aged 33)	72	Portsmouth
4FW	Yakubu	(1982-11-22)22 November 1982 (aged 27)	47	Everton
4FW	Peter Odemwingie	(1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 28)	43	Lokomotiv Moscow
4FW	Victor Obinna	(1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 23)	30	Málaga
4FW	Obafemi Martins	(1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 25)	27	Wolfsburg
4FW	Ikechukwu Uche	(1984-01-05)5 January 1984 (aged 26)	22	Real Zaragoza
4FW	Chinedu Obasi	(1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 24)	17	Hoffenheim
4FW	Victor Anichebe	(1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 22)	4	Everton

South Korea (preliminary)

Coach: Huh Jung-Moo

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Lee Woon-Jae	(1973-04-26)26 April 1973 (aged 37)	129	Suwon Bluewings
1GK	Kim Young-Kwang	(1983-06-28)28 June 1983 (aged 26)	14	Ulsan Hyundai
1GK	Jung Sung-Ryong	(1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 25)	14	Seongnam Ilhwa
2DF	Lee Young-Pyo	(1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 33)	111	Al-Hilal
2DF	Kim Dong-Jin	(1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 28)	60	Ulsan Hyundai
2DF	Cha Du-Ri	(1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 29)	44	Freiburg
2DF	Oh Beom-Seok	(1984-07-29)29 July 1984 (aged 25)	36	Ulsan Hyundai
2DF	Cho Yong-Hyung	(1983-11-03)3 November 1983 (aged 26)	30	Jeju United
2DF	Lee Jung-Soo	(1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 30)	22	Kashima Antlers
2DF	Kwak Tae-Hwi	(1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 28)	12	Kyoto Sanga
2DF	Kim Hyung-Il	(1984-04-27)27 April 1984 (aged 26)	2	Pohang Steelers
3MF	Kim Nam-Il	(1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 33)	90	Tom Tomsk
3MF	Park Ji-Sung (c)	(1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 29)	86	Manchester United
3MF	Kim Jung-Woo	(1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 28)	53	Gwangju Phoenix
3MF	Lee Chung-Yong	(1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 21)	21	Bolton Wanderers
3MF	Ki Sung-Yong	(1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 21)	19	Celtic
3MF	Gu Ja-Cheol	(1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 21)	9	Jeju United
3MF	Kim Jae-Sung	(1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 26)	6	Pohang Steelers
3MF	Kim Bo-Kyung	(1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 20)	5	Oita Trinita
3MF	Shin Hyung-Min	(1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 23)	4	Pohang Steelers
4FW	Lee Dong-Gook	(1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 31)	83	Jeonbuk Motors
4FW	Ahn Jung-Hwan	(1976-01-27)27 January 1976 (aged 34)	69	Dalian Shide
4FW	Park Chu-Young	(1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 24)	38	Monaco
4FW	Lee Keun-Ho	(1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 25)	30	Júbilo Iwata
4FW	Yeom Ki-Hun	(1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (aged 27)	31	Suwon Bluewings
4FW	Lee Seung-Ryul	(1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 21)	6	FC Seoul

Greece (preliminary)

Coach: Otto Rehhagel

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Kostas Chalkias	(1974-05-30)30 May 1974 (aged 36)	27	PAOK
1GK	Alexandros Tzorvas	(1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 27)	6	Panathinaikos
1GK	Michalis Sifakis	(1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 25)	1	Aris
2DF	Giourkas Seitaridis	(1981-06-04)4 June 1981 (aged 29)	67	Panathinaikos
2DF	Sotirios Kyrgiakos	(1979-07-23)23 July 1979 (aged 30)	56	Liverpool
2DF	Loukas Vyntra	(1981-02-05)5 February 1981 (aged 29)	27	Panathinaikos
2DF	Vasilis Torosidis	(1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 25)	25	Olympiakos
2DF	Nikos Spiropoulos	(1983-10-10)10 October 1983 (aged 26)	17	Panathinaikos
2DF	Avraam Papadopoulos	(1984-01-03)3 January 1984 (aged 26)	12	Olympiakos
2DF	Vangelis Moras	(1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 28)	10	Bologna
2DF	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	(1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 22)	10	Genoa
2DF	Georgios Galitsios	(1986-06-08)8 June 1986 (aged 24)	0	Olympiakos
2DF	Stelios Malezas	(1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 25)	0	PAOK
2DF	Kostas Manolas	(1991-06-14)14 June 1991 (aged 18)	0	AEK
2DF	Stergos Marinos	(1987-09-17)17 September 1987 (aged 22)	0	Panathinaikos
2DF	Georgios Tzavelas	(1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 22)	0	Panionios
3MF	Giorgos Karagounis (c)	(1977-06-03)3 June 1977 (aged 33)	91	Panathinaikos
3MF	Kostas Katsouranis	(1979-06-21)21 June 1979 (aged 30)	67	Panathinaikos
3MF	Christos Patsatzoglou	(1979-03-19)19 March 1979 (aged 31)	41	Omonia
3MF	Alexandros Tziolis	(1985-02-13)13 February 1985 (aged 25)	17	Siena
3MF	Grigoris Makos	(1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 23)	3	AEK
3MF	Sotiris Ninis	(1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 20)	3	Panathinaikos
3MF	Sakis Prittas	(1979-01-09)9 January 1979 (aged 31)	0	Aris
4FW	Angelos Charisteas	(1980-02-09)9 February 1980 (aged 30)	82	Nuremberg
4FW	Theofanis Gekas	(1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 30)	46	Eintracht Frankfurt
4FW	Dimitris Salpigidis	(1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 28)	34	Panathinaikos
4FW	Georgios Samaras	(1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 25)	32	Celtic
4FW	Lazaros Christodoulopoulos	(1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 23)	3	Panathinaikos
4FW	Pantelis Kapetanos	(1983-06-08)8 June 1983 (aged 27)	1	Steaua Bucureşti
4FW	Kostas Mitroglou	(1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 22)	1	Olympiakos

Group C

England (preliminary)

Coach: Fabio Capello

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	David James	(1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 39)	49	Portsmouth
1GK	Robert Green	(1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 30)	9	West Ham United
1GK	Joe Hart	(1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 23)	1	Manchester City
2DF	Ashley Cole	(1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 29)	77	Chelsea
2DF	Rio Ferdinand (c)	(1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 31)	76	Manchester United
2DF	John Terry	(1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 29)	59	Chelsea
2DF	Jamie Carragher	(1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 32)	34	Liverpool
2DF	Glen Johnson	(1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 25)	20	Liverpool
2DF	Ledley King	(1980-10-12)12 October 1980 (aged 29)	19	Tottenham Hotspur
2DF	Matthew Upson	(1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 31)	19	West Ham United
2DF	Leighton Baines	(1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 25)	1	Everton
2DF	Stephen Warnock	(1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 28)	1	Aston Villa
2DF	Michael Dawson	(1983-11-18)18 November 1983 (aged 26)	0	Tottenham Hotspur
3MF	Steven Gerrard	(1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 30)	78	Liverpool
3MF	Frank Lampard	(1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 31)	77	Chelsea
3MF	Joe Cole	(1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 28)	53	Chelsea
3MF	Gareth Barry	(1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 29)	36	Manchester City
3MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	(1981-10-25)25 October 1981 (aged 28)	30	Manchester City
3MF	Michael Carrick	(1981-07-28)28 July 1981 (aged 28)	21	Manchester United
3MF	Aaron Lennon	(1987-04-16)16 April 1987 (aged 23)	15	Tottenham Hotspur
3MF	Theo Walcott	(1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 21)	9	Arsenal
3MF	James Milner	(1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 24)	7	Aston Villa
3MF	Scott Parker	(1980-10-13)13 October 1980 (aged 29)	3	West Ham United
3MF	Tom Huddlestone	(1986-12-28)28 December 1986 (aged 23)	1	Tottenham Hotspur
3MF	Adam Johnson	(1987-07-14)14 July 1987 (aged 22)	1	Manchester City
4FW	Wayne Rooney	(1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 24)	58	Manchester United
4FW	Emile Heskey	(1978-01-11)11 January 1978 (aged 32)	57	Aston Villa
4FW	Jermain Defoe	(1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 27)	39	Tottenham Hotspur
4FW	Peter Crouch	(1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 29)	37	Tottenham Hotspur
4FW	Darren Bent	(1984-02-06)6 February 1984 (aged 26)	5	Sunderland

United States

Coach: Bob Bradley

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Tim Howard	(1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 31)	49	Everton
1GK	Brad Guzan	(1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 25)	15	Aston Villa
1GK	Marcus Hahnemann	(1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 37)	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers
2DF	Carlos Bocanegra (c)	(1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 31)	77	Rennes
2DF	Steve Cherundolo	(1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 31)	57	Hannover 96
2DF	Oguchi Onyewu	(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 28)	51	Milan
2DF	Jonathan Bornstein	(1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 25)	29	Chivas USA
2DF	Jonathan Spector	(1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 24)	24	West Ham United
2DF	Jay DeMerit	(1979-12-04)4 December 1979 (aged 30)	17	Watford
2DF	Clarence Goodson	(1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 28)	11	Start
3MF	Landon Donovan	(1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 28)	121	Los Angeles Galaxy
3MF	DaMarcus Beasley	(1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 28)	90	Rangers
3MF	Clint Dempsey	(1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 27)	60	Fulham
3MF	Michael Bradley	(1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (aged 22)	41	Borussia Mönchengladbach
3MF	Benny Feilhaber	(1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 25)	31	AGF
3MF	Ricardo Clark	(1983-03-10)10 March 1983 (aged 27)	27	Eintracht Frankfurt
3MF	Maurice Edu	(1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 24)	12	Rangers
3MF	Stuart Holden	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 24)	12	Bolton Wanderers
3MF	José Francisco Torres	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 22)	8	Pachuca
4FW	Jozy Altidore	(1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 20)	24	Hull City
4FW	Robbie Findley	(1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 24)	4	Real Salt Lake
4FW	Herculez Gomez	(1982-04-06)6 April 1982 (aged 28)	2	Puebla
4FW	Edson Buddle	(1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 29)	1	Los Angeles Galaxy

Algeria (preliminary)

Coach: Rabah Saâdane^[5]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Lounès Gaouaoui	(1977-09-28)28 September 1977 (aged 32)	49	ASO Chlef
1GK	Faouzi Chaouchi	(1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 25)	8	ES Sétif
1GK	Mohamed Zemmamouche	(1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 24)	2	MC Algiers
1GK	Raïs M'Bohli	(1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 27)	0	Slavia Sofia
2DF	Nadir Belhadj	(1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 27)	43	Portsmouth
2DF	Antar Yahia	(1982-03-21)21 March 1982 (aged 28)	43	Bochum
2DF	Madjid Bougherra	(1982-10-29)29 October 1982 (aged 27)	40	Rangers
2DF	Rafik Halliche	(1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 23)	15	Nacional
2DF	Abdelkader Laïfaoui	(1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 28)	7	ES Sétif
2DF	Mohamed Meftah	(1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 25)	5	JS Kabylie
2DF	Hocine Metref	(1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 26)	4	ES Sétif
2DF	Carl Medjani	(1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 25)	0	Ajaccio
2DF	Habib Bellaïd	(1986-03-28)28 March 1986 (aged 24)	0	Boulogne
3MF	Djamel Mesbah	(1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 25)	0	Lecce
3MF	Yazid Mansouri (c)	(1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 32)	65	Lorient
3MF	Karim Ziani	(1982-08-17)17 August 1982 (aged 27)	53	Wolfsburg
3MF	Karim Matmour	(1985-06-25)25 June 1985 (aged 24)	22	Borussia Mönchengladbach
3MF	Khaled Lemmouchia	(1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 29)	13	ES Sétif
3MF	Mourad Meghni	(1984-04-16)16 April 1984 (aged 26)	9	Lazio
3MF	Hassan Yebda	(1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 26)	9	Portsmouth
3MF	Lazhar Hadj Aissa	(1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 26)	6	ES Sétif
3MF	Djamel Abdoun	(1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 24)	5	Nantes
3MF	Mehdi Lacen	(1984-03-05)5 March 1984 (aged 26)	1	Racing Santander
3MF	Ryad Boudebouz	(1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 20)	0	Sochaux
3MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 24)	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
3MF	Foued Kadir	(1983-12-05)5 December 1983 (aged 26)	0	Valenciennes
4FW	Rafik Saïfi	(1975-02-07)7 February 1975 (aged 35)	60	Istres
4FW	Abdelkader Ghezzal	(1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 25)	17	Siena
4FW	Rafik Djebbour	(1984-03-08)8 March 1984 (aged 26)	14	AEK
4FW	Chadli Amri	(1984-12-14)14 December 1984 (aged 25)	9	Mainz

Slovenia (preliminary)

Coach: Matjaž Kek

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Samir Handanovič	(1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 25)	38	Udinese
1GK	Jasmin Handanovič	(1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 32)	3	Mantova
1GK	Aleksander Šeliga	(1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 30)	1	Sparta Rotterdam
2DF	Boštjan Cesar	(1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 27)	41	Grenoble
2DF	Branko Ilič	(1983-02-06)6 February 1983 (aged 27)	36	Lokomotiv Moscow
2DF	Bojan Jokić	(1986-05-17)17 May 1986 (aged 24)	33	Chievo
2DF	Matej Mavrič	(1979-01-29)29 January 1979 (aged 31)	32	TuS Koblenz
2DF	Mišo Brečko	(1984-05-01)1 May 1984 (aged 26)	30	Köln
2DF	Marko Šuler	(1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 27)	16	Gent
2DF	Suad Filekovič	(1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 31)	14	Maribor
2DF	Elvedin Džinič	(1985-08-25)25 August 1985 (aged 24)	0	Maribor
2DF	Dejan Kelhar	(1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 26)	1	Cercle Brugge
3MF	Robert Koren (c)	(1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 29)	45	West Bromwich Albion
3MF	Andrej Komac	(1979-12-04)4 December 1979 (aged 30)	40	Maccabi Tel Aviv
3MF	Andraž Kirm	(1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 25)	25	Wisła Kraków
3MF	Dalibor Stevanovič	(1984-09-27)27 September 1984 (aged 25)	15	Vitesse
3MF	Aleksander Radosavljevič	(1979-04-25)25 April 1979 (aged 31)	14	Larissa
3MF	Mirnes Šišić	(1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 28)	12	PAS Giannina
3MF	Darijan Matič	(1983-05-28)28 May 1983 (aged 27)	7	Rapid Bucureşti
3MF	Rene Krhin	(1990-05-21)21 May 1990 (aged 20)	3	Internazionale
4FW	Milivoje Novakovič	(1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 31)	37	Köln
4FW	Valter Birsa	(1986-08-07)7 August 1986 (aged 23)	33	Auxerre
4FW	Zlatko Dedič	(1984-05-10)10 May 1984 (aged 26)	23	Bochum
4FW	Zlatan Ljubijankič	(1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 26)	16	Gent
4FW	Nejc Pečnik	(1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 24)	7	Nacional
4FW	Tim Matavž	(1989-01-13)13 January 1989 (aged 21)	0	Groningen

Group D

Germany (preliminary)

Coach: Joachim Löw

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Hans-Jörg Butt	(1974-05-28)28 May 1974 (aged 36)	3	Bayern Munich
1GK	Manuel Neuer	(1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 24)	3	Schalke
1GK	Tim Wiese	(1981-12-17)17 December 1981 (aged 28)	2	Werder Bremen
2DF	Arne Friedrich	(1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 31)	70	Hertha Berlin
2DF	Philipp Lahm (c)	(1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 26)	64	Bayern Munich
2DF	Per Mertesacker	(1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 25)	60	Werder Bremen
2DF	Marcell Jansen	(1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 24)	30	Hamburg
2DF	Serdar Tasci	(1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 23)	11	Stuttgart
2DF	Andreas Beck	(1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 23)	7	Hoffenheim
2DF	Jérôme Boateng	(1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 21)	4	Hamburg
2DF	Dennis Aogo	(1987-01-14)14 January 1987 (aged 23)	1	Hamburg
2DF	Holger Badstuber	(1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 21)	0	Bayern Munich
3MF	Bastian Schweinsteiger	(1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 25)	74	Bayern Munich
3MF	Piotr Trochowski	(1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 26)	29	Hamburg
3MF	Mesut Özil	(1988-10-15)15 October 1988 (aged 21)	8	Werder Bremen
3MF	Marko Marin	(1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 21)	7	Werder Bremen
3MF	Sami Khedira	(1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 23)	3	Stuttgart
3MF	Toni Kroos	(1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 20)	2	Bayer Leverkusen
4FW	Miroslav Klose	(1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 32)	94	Bayern Munich
4FW	Lukas Podolski	(1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 25)	71	Köln
4FW	Mario Gómez	(1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 24)	32	Bayern Munich
4FW	Cacau	(1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 29)	6	Stuttgart
4FW	Stefan Kießling	(1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 26)	4	Bayer Leverkusen
4FW	Thomas Müller	(1989-09-13)13 September 1989 (aged 20)	1	Bayern Munich

Australia (preliminary)

Coach: Pim Verbeek

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Mark Schwarzer	(1972-10-06)6 October 1972 (aged 37)	73	Fulham
1GK	Eugene Galeković	(1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 28)	4	Adelaide United
1GK	Brad Jones	(1982-03-19)19 March 1982 (aged 28)	2	Middlesbrough
1GK	Adam Federici	(1985-01-31)31 January 1985 (aged 25)	1	Reading
2DF	Scott Chipperfield	(1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 34)	63	Basel
2DF	Lucas Neill (c)	(1978-03-09)9 March 1978 (aged 32)	54	Galatasaray
2DF	Craig Moore	(1975-12-12)12 December 1975 (aged 34)	48	Unattached
2DF	Luke Wilkshire	(1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 28)	40	Dynamo Moscow
2DF	David Carney	(1983-11-03)3 November 1983 (aged 26)	24	Twente
2DF	Michael Beauchamp	(1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 29)	20	Al-Jazira
2DF	Mark Milligan	(1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 24)	10	JEF United
2DF	Rhys Williams	(1988-07-14)14 July 1988 (aged 21)	3	Middlesbrough
2DF	Shane Lowry	(1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 20)	0	Aston Villa
3MF	Brett Emerton	(1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 31)	72	Blackburn Rovers
3MF	Mark Bresciano	(1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 30)	53	Palermo
3MF	Jason Čulina	(1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 29)	47	Gold Coast United
3MF	Vince Grella	(1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 30)	43	Blackburn Rovers
3MF	Tim Cahill	(1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 30)	38	Everton
3MF	Carl Valeri	(1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 25)	20	Sassuolo
3MF	Mile Jedinak	(1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 25)	10	Antalyaspor
3MF	Richard Garcia	(1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 28)	5	Hull City
3MF	Dario Vidošić	(1987-04-12)12 April 1987 (aged 23)	5	Nuremberg
3MF	James Holland	(1989-05-15)15 May 1989 (aged 21)	4	AZ
3MF	Tommy Oar	(1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 18)	2	Utrecht
4FW	Harry Kewell	(1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 31)	45	Galatasaray
4FW	Brett Holman	(1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 26)	30	AZ
4FW	Joshua Kennedy	(1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 27)	17	Nagoya Grampus
4FW	Nikita Rukavytsya	(1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 22)	3	Roeselare

Serbia (preliminary)

Coach: Radomir Antić

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Vladimir Stojković	(1983-07-29)29 July 1983 (aged 26)	30	Wigan Athletic
1GK	Bojan Isailović	(1980-03-25)25 March 1980 (aged 30)	3	Zagłębie Lubin
1GK	Željko Brkić	(1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 23)	2	Vojvodina
1GK	Anđelko Đuričić	(1980-11-21)21 November 1980 (aged 29)	0	União Leiria
2DF	Nemanja Vidić	(1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 28)	44	Manchester United
2DF	Branislav Ivanović	(1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 26)	29	Chelsea
2DF	Aleksandar Luković	(1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 27)	19	Udinese
2DF	Antonio Rukavina	(1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 26)	19	1860 Munich
2DF	Aleksandar Kolarov	(1985-11-10)10 November 1985 (aged 24)	10	Lazio
2DF	Ivan Obradović	(1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 21)	10	Real Zaragoza
2DF	Neven Subotić	(1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 21)	10	Borussia Dortmund
3MF	Dejan Stanković (c)	(1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 31)	86	Internazionale
3MF	Miloš Krasić	(1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 25)	29	CSKA Moscow
3MF	Zdravko Kuzmanović	(1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 22)	25	Stuttgart
3MF	Milan Jovanović	(1981-04-18)18 April 1981 (aged 29)	24	Standard Liège
3MF	Zoran Tošić	(1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 23)	18	Köln
3MF	Gojko Kačar	(1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 23)	15	Hertha Berlin
3MF	Nenad Milijaš	(1983-04-30)30 April 1983 (aged 27)	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers
3MF	Miloš Ninković	(1984-12-25)25 December 1984 (aged 25)	7	Dynamo Kiev
3MF	Radosav Petrović	(1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 21)	6	Partizan
4FW	Nikola Žigić	(1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 29)	42	Birmingham City
4FW	Danko Lazović	(1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 27)	34	Zenit Saint Petersburg
4FW	Marko Pantelić	(1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 31)	29	Ajax
4FW	Dragan Mrđa	(1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 26)	3	Vojvodina

Ghana

Coach: Milovan Rajevac

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Richard Kingson	(1978-06-13)13 June 1978 (aged 31)	58	Wigan Athletic
1GK	Daniel Adjei	(1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 20)	2	Liberty Professionals
1GK	Stephen Ahorlu	(1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 21)	0	Heart of Lions
2DF	John Paintsil	(1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 28)	65	Fulham
2DF	John Mensah	(1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 27)	58	Sunderland
2DF	Hans Sarpei	(1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 33)	23	Bayer Leverkusen
2DF	Jonathan Mensah	(1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 19)	19	Free State Stars
2DF	Abdul Rahim Ayew	(1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 22)	15	Zamalek
2DF	Samuel Inkoom	(1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (aged 20)	15	Basel
2DF	Isaac Vorsah	(1988-06-21)21 June 1988 (aged 21)	6	Hoffenheim
2DF	Lee Addy	(1985-09-26)26 September 1985 (aged 24)	3	Bechem Chelsea
3MF	Stephen Appiah	(1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 29)	56	Bologna
3MF	Sulley Muntari	(1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 25)	52	Internazionale
3MF	Anthony Annan	(1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 23)	38	Rosenborg
3MF	Kwadwo Asamoah	(1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged Error: Second date should be year, month, day)	29	Udinese
3MF	Derek Boateng	(1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 27)	19	Getafe
3MF	André Ayew	(1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 20)	15	Arles-Avignon
3MF	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie	(1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 24)	12	Al-Sadd
3MF	Kevin-Prince Boateng	(1987-03-06)6 March 1987 (aged 23)	0	Portsmouth
4FW	Asamoah Gyan	(1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 24)	32	Rennes
4FW	Matthew Amoah	(1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 29)	31	NAC
4FW	Prince Tagoe	(1986-11-09)9 November 1986 (aged 23)	17	Hoffenheim
4FW	Dominic Adiyiah	(1989-11-29)29 November 1989 (aged 20)	4	Milan

Group E

Netherlands

Coach: Bert van Marwijk

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Maarten Stekelenburg	(1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 27)	25	Ajax
1GK	Michel Vorm	(1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 26)	3	Utrecht
1GK	Sander Boschker	(1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 39)	0	Twente
2DF	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)	(1975-02-05)5 February 1975 (aged 35)	97	Feyenoord
2DF	Joris Mathijsen	(1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 30)	53	Hamburg
2DF	André Ooijer	(1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 35)	53	PSV
2DF	John Heitinga	(1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 26)	51	Everton
2DF	Khalid Boulahrouz	(1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 28)	28	Stuttgart
2DF	Gregory van der Wiel	(1988-02-03)3 February 1988 (aged 22)	8	Ajax
2DF	Edson Braafheid	(1983-04-08)8 April 1983 (aged 27)	5	Celtic
3MF	Rafael van der Vaart	(1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 27)	75	Real Madrid
3MF	Wesley Sneijder	(1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 26)	59	Internazionale
3MF	Mark van Bommel	(1977-04-22)22 April 1977 (aged 33)	54	Bayern Munich
3MF	Nigel de Jong	(1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 25)	40	Manchester City
3MF	Demy de Zeeuw	(1983-05-26)26 May 1983 (aged 27)	23	Ajax
3MF	Ibrahim Afellay	(1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 24)	20	PSV
3MF	Stijn Schaars	(1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 26)	11	AZ
4FW	Dirk Kuyt	(1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 29)	60	Liverpool
4FW	Arjen Robben	(1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 26)	46	Bayern Munich
4FW	Robin van Persie	(1983-08-06)6 August 1983 (aged 26)	41	Arsenal
4FW	Ryan Babel	(1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 23)	38	Liverpool
4FW	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	(1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 26)	30	Milan
4FW	Eljero Elia	(1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 23)	5	Hamburg

Denmark

Coach: Morten Olsen

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Thomas Sørensen	(1976-06-12)12 June 1976 (aged 33)	86	Stoke City
1GK	Jesper Christiansen	(1978-04-24)24 April 1978 (aged 32)	11	København
1GK	Stephan Andersen	(1981-11-26)26 November 1981 (aged 28)	5	Brøndby
2DF	Daniel Agger	(1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 25)	30	Liverpool
2DF	Lars Jacobsen	(1979-09-20)20 September 1979 (aged 30)	29	Blackburn Rovers
2DF	Per Krøldrup	(1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 30)	28	Fiorentina
2DF	William Kvist	(1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 25)	13	København
2DF	Simon Kjær	(1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 21)	9	Palermo
2DF	Simon Poulsen	(1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (aged 25)	4	AZ
2DF	Patrick Mtiliga	(1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 29)	2	Málaga
3MF	Martin Jørgensen	(1975-10-06)6 October 1975 (aged 34)	94	AGF
3MF	Dennis Rommedahl	(1978-07-22)22 July 1978 (aged 31)	94	Ajax
3MF	Jesper Grønkjær	(1977-08-12)12 August 1977 (aged 32)	76	København
3MF	Christian Poulsen	(1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 30)	72	Juventus
3MF	Daniel Jensen	(1979-06-25)25 June 1979 (aged 30)	47	Werder Bremen
3MF	Thomas Kahlenberg	(1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 27)	30	Wolfsburg
3MF	Jakob Poulsen	(1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 26)	11	AGF
3MF	Thomas Enevoldsen	(1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 22)	4	Groningen
3MF	Mikkel Beckmann	(1983-10-24)24 October 1983 (aged 26)	3	Randers
3MF	Christian Eriksen	(1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 18)	2	Ajax
4FW	Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)	(1976-08-29)29 August 1976 (aged 33)	108	Feyenoord
4FW	Nicklas Bendtner	(1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 22)	32	Arsenal
4FW	Søren Larsen	(1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 28)	17	MSV Duisburg

Japan

Coach: Takeshi Okada

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Seigo Narazaki	(1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 34)	76	Nagoya Grampus
2	3MF	Yuki Abe	(1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 28)	44	Urawa Red Diamonds
3	2DF	Yūichi Komano	(1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 28)	52	Júbilo Iwata
4	2DF	Marcus Tulio Tanaka	(1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 29)	38	Nagoya Grampus
5	2DF	Yuto Nagatomo	(1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 23)	25	FC Tokyo
6	2DF	Atsuto Uchida	(1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 22)	31	Kashima Antlers
7	3MF	Yasuhito Endō	(1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 30)	93	Gamba Osaka
8	3MF	Daisuke Matsui	(1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 29)	23	Grenoble
9	4FW	Shinji Okazaki	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 24)	27	Shimizu S-Pulse
10	3MF	Shunsuke Nakamura	(1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 31)	96	Yokohama F. Marinos
11	4FW	Keiji Tamada	(1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 30)	69	Nagoya Grampus
12	4FW	Kisho Yano	(1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 26)	18	Albirex Niigata
13	2DF	Daiki Iwamasa	(1982-01-30)30 January 1982 (aged 28)	2	Kashima Antlers
14	3MF	Kengo Nakamura	(1980-10-31)31 October 1980 (aged 29)	46	Kawasaki Frontale
15	2DF	Yasuyuki Konno	(1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 27)	36	FC Tokyo
16	4FW	Yoshito Ōkubo	(1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 28)	48	Vissel Kobe
17	3MF	Makoto Hasebe	(1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 26)	30	Wolfsburg
18	3MF	Keisuke Honda	(1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 23)	14	CSKA Moscow
19	4FW	Takayuki Morimoto	(1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 22)	5	Catania
20	3MF	Junichi Inamoto	(1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 30)	79	Kawasaki Frontale
21	1GK	Eiji Kawashima	(1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 27)	9	Kawasaki Frontale
22	2DF	Yuji Nakazawa	(1978-02-15)15 February 1978 (aged 32)	104	Yokohama F. Marinos
23	1GK	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c)	(1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 34)	116	Júbilo Iwata

Cameroon

Coach: Paul Le Guen^[6] ^[7]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Carlos Kameni	(1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 26)	58	Espanyol
1GK	Souleymanou Hamidou	(1973-11-22)22 November 1973 (aged 36)	40	Kayserispor
1GK	Guy N'dy Assembé	(1986-02-28)28 February 1986 (aged 24)	0	Valenciennes
2DF	Rigobert Song	(1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 33)	133	Trabzonspor
2DF	Geremi	(1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 31)	109	Ankaragücü
2DF	Stephane Mbia	(1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 24)	29	Marseille
2DF	Aurélien Chedjou	(1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (aged 24)	8	Lille
2DF	Nicolas N'Koulou	(1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 20)	6	Monaco
2DF	Benoît Assou-Ekotto	(1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 26)	4	Tottenham Hotspur
2DF	Sébastien Bassong	(1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 23)	3	Tottenham Hotspur
2DF	Gaëtan Bong	(1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 22)	0	Valenciennes
3MF	Jean Makoun	(1983-05-29)29 May 1983 (aged 27)	46	Lyon
3MF	Alexandre Song	(1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 22)	20	Arsenal
3MF	Landry N'Guémo	(1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 24)	17	Celtic
3MF	Eyong Enoh	(1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 24)	12	Ajax
3MF	Georges Mandjeck	(1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 21)	4	Kaiserslautern
3MF	Joel Matip	(1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 18)	1	Schalke
4FW	Samuel Eto'o (c)	(1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 29)	92	Internazionale
4FW	Pierre Webó	(1982-01-20)20 January 1982 (aged 28)	39	Mallorca
4FW	Achille Emana	(1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 28)	32	Real Betis
4FW	Mohammadou Idrissou	(1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 30)	28	Freiburg
4FW	Vincent Aboubakar	(1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 18)	0	Cotonsport Garoua
4FW	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	(1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 21)	0	Nuremberg

Group F

Italy (preliminary)

Coach: Marcello Lippi

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Gianluigi Buffon	(1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 32)	100	Juventus
1GK	Federico Marchetti	(1983-02-07)7 February 1983 (aged 27)	4	Cagliari
1GK	Morgan De Sanctis	(1977-03-27)27 March 1977 (aged 33)	3	Napoli
1GK	Salvatore Sirigu	(1987-01-12)12 January 1987 (aged 23)	0	Palermo
2DF	Fabio Cannavaro (c)	(1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 36)	132	Juventus
2DF	Gianluca Zambrotta	(1977-02-19)19 February 1977 (aged 33)	92	Milan
2DF	Giorgio Chiellini	(1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 25)	28	Juventus
2DF	Domenico Criscito	(1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 23)	5	Genoa
2DF	Salvatore Bocchetti	(1986-11-30)30 November 1986 (aged 23)	3	Genoa
2DF	Christian Maggio	(1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 28)	3	Napoli
2DF	Mattia Cassani	(1983-08-26)26 August 1983 (aged 26)	2	Palermo
2DF	Leonardo Bonucci	(1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (aged 23)	1	Bari
3MF	Gennaro Gattuso	(1978-01-09)9 January 1978 (aged 32)	71	Milan
3MF	Andrea Pirlo	(1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 31)	65	Milan
3MF	Mauro Camoranesi	(1976-10-04)4 October 1976 (aged 33)	53	Juventus
3MF	Daniele De Rossi	(1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 26)	52	Roma
3MF	Angelo Palombo	(1981-09-25)25 September 1981 (aged 28)	15	Sampdoria
3MF	Simone Pepe	(1983-08-30)30 August 1983 (aged 26)	13	Udinese
3MF	Riccardo Montolivo	(1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 25)	12	Fiorentina
3MF	Claudio Marchisio	(1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 24)	3	Juventus
3MF	Andrea Cossu	(1980-05-03)3 May 1980 (aged 30)	1	Cagliari
4FW	Alberto Gilardino	(1982-07-05)5 July 1982 (aged 27)	39	Fiorentina
4FW	Vincenzo Iaquinta	(1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 30)	35	Juventus
4FW	Antonio Di Natale	(1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 31)	31	Udinese
4FW	Fabio Quagliarella	(1983-01-31)31 January 1983 (aged 27)	18	Napoli
4FW	Giuseppe Rossi	(1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 23)	14	Villarreal
4FW	Giampaolo Pazzini	(1984-08-02)2 August 1984 (aged 25)	6	Sampdoria
4FW	Marco Borriello	(1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 27)	4	Milan

Paraguay (preliminary)

Coach: Gerardo Martino

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Justo Villar	(1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 32)	71	Real Valladolid
1GK	Aldo Bobadilla	(1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 34)	18	Independiente Medellín
1GK	Diego Barreto	(1981-07-16)16 July 1981 (aged 28)	2	Cerro Porteño
2DF	Denis Caniza (c)	(1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (aged 35)	95	León
2DF	Paulo da Silva	(1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 30)	67	Sunderland
2DF	Carlos Bonet	(1977-10-02)2 October 1977 (aged 32)	60	Olimpia
2DF	Julio César Cáceres	(1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 30)	59	Atlético Mineiro
2DF	Julio Manzur	(1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 28)	27	Olimpia
2DF	Darío Verón	(1979-06-26)26 June 1979 (aged 30)	27	UNAM
2DF	Claudio Morel Rodríguez	(1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 32)	25	Boca Juniors
2DF	Aureliano Torres	(1982-06-16)16 June 1982 (aged 27)	25	San Lorenzo
2DF	Marcos Cáceres	(1986-05-05)5 May 1986 (aged 24)	5	Racing
2DF	Antolín Alcaraz	(1982-07-30)30 July 1982 (aged 27)	5	Club Brugge
3MF	Édgar Barreto	(1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 25)	47	Atalanta
3MF	Cristian Riveros	(1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 27)	45	Sunderland
3MF	Enrique Vera	(1979-03-10)10 March 1979 (aged 31)	25	LDU Quito
3MF	Víctor Cáceres	(1985-03-25)25 March 1985 (aged 25)	25	Libertad
3MF	Jonathan Santana	(1981-10-19)19 October 1981 (aged 28)	21	Wolfsburg
3MF	Osvaldo Martínez	(1986-04-08)8 April 1986 (aged 24)	12	Monterrey
3MF	Eduardo Ledesma	(1985-08-07)7 August 1985 (aged 24)	9	Lanús
3MF	Sergio Aquino	(1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 30)	7	Libertad
3MF	Marcelo Estigarribia	(1987-09-21)21 September 1987 (aged 22)	7	Newell's Old Boys
3MF	Néstor Ortigoza	(1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (aged 25)	3	Argentinos Juniors
4FW	Roque Santa Cruz	(1981-08-16)16 August 1981 (aged 28)	66	Manchester City
4FW	Nelson Valdez	(1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 26)	38	Borussia Dortmund
4FW	Oscar Cardozo	(1983-05-20)20 May 1983 (aged 27)	29	Benfica
4FW	Édgar Benítez	(1987-11-08)8 November 1987 (aged 22)	12	Pachuca
4FW	Jorge Achucarro	(1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 28)	10	Newell's Old Boys
4FW	Rodolfo Gamarra	(1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 21)	2	Libertad
4FW	Lucas Barrios	(1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 25)	0	Borussia Dortmund

New Zealand

Coach: Ricki Herbert

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Mark Paston	(1976-12-13) 13 December 1976 (age 47)	21	Wellington Phoenix
2	2DF	Ben Sigmund	(1981-02-03) 3 February 1981 (age 43)	14	Wellington Phoenix
3	2DF	Tony Lochhead	(1982-01-12) 12 January 1982 (age 42)	28	Wellington Phoenix
4	2DF	Winston Reid	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36)	1	Midtjylland
5	2DF	Ivan Vicelich	(1976-09-03) 3 September 1976 (age 48)	66	Auckland City
6	2DF	Ryan Nelsen (c)	(1977-10-18) 18 October 1977 (age 47)	39	Blackburn Rovers
7	3MF	Simon Elliott	(1974-06-10) 10 June 1974 (age 50)	61	Unattached
8	3MF	Tim Brown	(1981-03-06) 6 March 1981 (age 43)	25	Wellington Phoenix
9	4FW	Shane Smeltz	(1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 43)	28	Gold Coast United
10	4FW	Chris Killen	(1981-10-08) 8 October 1981 (age 43)	31	Middlesbrough
11	3MF	Leo Bertos	(1981-12-20) 20 December 1981 (age 42)	32	Wellington Phoenix
12	1GK	Glen Moss	(1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 41)	15	Melbourne Victory
13	3MF	Andy Barron	(1980-12-24) 24 December 1980 (age 43)	11	Team Wellington
14	4FW	Rory Fallon	(1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42)	5	Plymouth Argyle
15	3MF	Michael McGlinchey	(1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37)	5	Motherwell
16	3MF	Aaron Clapham	(1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37)	0	Canterbury United
17	3MF	David Mulligan	(1982-03-24) 24 March 1982 (age 42)	25	Unattached
18	2DF	Andrew Boyens	(1983-09-18) 18 September 1983 (age 41)	15	New York Red Bulls
19	2DF	Tommy Smith	(1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 34)	2	Ipswich Town
20	4FW	Chris Wood	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32)	7	West Bromwich Albion
21	3MF	Jeremy Christie	(1983-05-22) 22 May 1983 (age 41)	20	Tampa Bay
22	3MF	Jeremy Brockie	(1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 37)	16	Newcastle Jets
23	1GK	James Bannatyne	(1975-06-30) 30 June 1975 (age 49)	3	Team Wellington

Slovakia (preliminary)

Coach: Vladimír Weiss

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Ján Mucha	(1982-12-05)5 December 1982 (aged 27)	14	Legia Warszawa
1GK	Ľuboš Kamenár	(1987-07-17)17 July 1987 (aged 22)	2	Nantes
1GK	Dušan Kuciak	(1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 25)	2	FC Vaslui
1GK	Dušan Perniš	(1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 25)	1	Dundee United
2DF	Radoslav Zabavník	(1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 29)	42	Mainz
2DF	Marek Čech	(1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 27)	38	West Bromwich Albion
2DF	Martin Petráš	(1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 30)	38	Cesena
2DF	Martin Škrtel	(1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 25)	37	Liverpool
2DF	Ján Ďurica	(1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 28)	35	Hannover 96
2DF	Peter Pekarík	(1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 23)	19	Wolfsburg
2DF	Tomáš Hubočan	(1985-09-17)17 September 1985 (aged 24)	5	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2DF	Ľubomír Michalík	(1983-08-13)13 August 1983 (aged 26)	4	Leeds United
2DF	Kornel Saláta	(1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 25)	3	Slovan Bratislava
3MF	Miroslav Karhan	(1976-06-21)21 June 1976 (aged 33)	96	Mainz
3MF	Marek Hamšík (c)	(1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 22)	30	Napoli
3MF	Stanislav Šesták	(1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 27)	29	Bochum
3MF	Marek Sapara	(1982-07-31)31 July 1982 (aged 27)	24	Ankaragücü
3MF	Ján Kozák	(1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 30)	22	Timişoara
3MF	Zdeno Štrba	(1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 34)	20	Skoda Xanthi
3MF	Dušan Švento	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 24)	19	Red Bull Salzburg
3MF	Miroslav Stoch	(1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 20)	10	Twente
3MF	Kamil Kopúnek	(1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 26)	7	Spartak Trnava
3MF	Vladimír Weiss	(1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 20)	7	Bolton Wanderers
3MF	Juraj Kucka	(1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 23)	5	Sparta Prague
3MF	Mário Pečalka	(1980-12-28)28 December 1980 (aged 29)	1	MŠK Žilina
4FW	Róbert Vittek	(1982-04-01)1 April 1982 (aged 28)	69	Ankaragücü
4FW	Filip Hološko	(1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 26)	37	Beşiktaş
4FW	Martin Jakubko	(1980-02-26)26 February 1980 (aged 30)	21	Saturn Moscow
4FW	Erik Jendrišek	(1986-10-26)26 October 1986 (aged 23)	13	Kaiserslautern

Group G

Brazil

Coach: Dunga^[8]^[9]^[10]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Júlio César	(1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 30)	47	Internazionale
1GK	Doni	(1979-10-22)22 October 1979 (aged 30)	10	Roma
1GK	Gomes	(1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 29)	9	Tottenham Hotspur
2DF	Lúcio (c)	(1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 32)	89	Internazionale
2DF	Juan	(1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 31)	73	Roma
2DF	Maicon	(1981-07-26)26 July 1981 (aged 28)	56	Internazionale
2DF	Luisão	(1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 29)	40	Benfica
2DF	Daniel Alves	(1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 27)	33	Barcelona
2DF	Gilberto	(1976-04-25)25 April 1976 (aged 34)	32	Cruzeiro
2DF	Thiago Silva	(1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 25)	4	Milan
2DF	Michel Bastos	(1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 26)	3	Lyon
3MF	Gilberto Silva	(1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 33)	86	Panathinaikos
3MF	Kaká	(1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 28)	76	Real Madrid
3MF	Júlio Baptista	(1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 28)	45	Roma
3MF	Elano	(1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 28)	41	Galatasaray
3MF	Kléberson	(1979-06-19)19 June 1979 (aged 30)	31	Flamengo
3MF	Josué	(1979-07-19)19 July 1979 (aged 30)	26	Wolfsburg
3MF	Felipe Melo	(1983-08-26)26 August 1983 (aged 26)	16	Juventus
3MF	Ramires	(1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 23)	11	Benfica
4FW	Robinho	(1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 26)	73	Santos
4FW	Luís Fabiano	(1980-11-08)8 November 1980 (aged 29)	36	Sevilla
4FW	Nilmar	(1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 25)	15	Villarreal
4FW	Grafite	(1979-04-02)2 April 1979 (aged 31)	2	Wolfsburg

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
2DF	Alex	(1982-06-17)17 June 1982 (aged 27)	17	Chelsea (Stand-by players)
2DF	Marcelo	(1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 22)	6	Real Madrid (Stand-by players)
3MF	Ronaldinho	(1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 30)	87	Milan (Stand-by players)
3MF	Carlos Eduardo	(1987-07-18)18 July 1987 (aged 22)	1	Hoffenheim (Stand-by players)
3MF	Sandro	(1989-03-15)15 March 1989 (aged 21)	1	Internacional (Stand-by players)
3MF	Paulo Henrique	(1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 20)	0	Santos (Stand-by players)
4FW	Diego Tardelli	(1985-05-10)10 May 1985 (aged 25)	4	Atlético Mineiro (Stand-by players)

North Korea

Coach: Kim Jong-Hun

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Ri Myong-Guk	(1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 23)	28	Pyongyang City
1GK	Kim Myong-Gil	(1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 25)	10	Amrokgang
1GK	Kim Myong-Won	(1983-07-15)15 July 1983 (aged 26)	9	Amrokgang
2DF	Nam Song-Chol	(1982-05-07)7 May 1982 (aged 28)	41	April 25
2DF	Ri Kwang-Chon	(1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 24)	41	April 25
2DF	Pak Chol-Jin	(1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 24)	34	Amrokgang
2DF	Cha Jong-Hyok	(1985-09-25)25 September 1985 (aged 24)	31	Amrokgang
2DF	Ri Jun-Il	(1987-08-24)24 August 1987 (aged 22)	26	Sobaeksu
2DF	Ri Kwang-Hyok	(1987-08-17)17 August 1987 (aged 22)	15	Kyonggongop
2DF	Pak Nam-Chol	(1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 21)	12	Amrokgang
3MF	Kim Yong-Jun	(1983-07-19)19 July 1983 (aged 26)	52	Pyongyang City
3MF	Mun In-Guk	(1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 31)	42	April 25
3MF	Pak Nam-Chol	(1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 24)	35	April 25
3MF	Ahn Young-Hak	(1978-10-25)25 October 1978 (aged 31)	24	Omiya Ardija
3MF	Ji Yun-Nam	(1976-11-20)20 November 1976 (aged 33)	23	April 25
3MF	Ri Chol-Myong	(1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 22)	10	Pyongyang City
3MF	Kim Kyong-Il	(1988-12-11)11 December 1988 (aged 21)	7	Rimyongsu
3MF	Pak Sung-Hyok	(1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 20)	3	Sobaeksu
4FW	Hong Yong-Jo (c)	(1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 28)	40	Rostov
4FW	Jong Tae-Se	(1984-03-02)2 March 1984 (aged 26)	20	Kawasaki Frontale
4FW	Choe Kum-Chol	(1987-02-09)9 February 1987 (aged 23)	16	April 25
4FW	An Chol-Hyok	(1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 24)	16	Rimyongsu
4FW	Kim Kum-Il	(1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 22)	11	April 25

Ivory Coast (preliminary)

Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Boubacar Barry	(1979-12-30)30 December 1979 (aged 30)	45	Lokeren
1GK	Aristide Zogbo	(1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 28)	6	Maccabi Netanya
1GK	Daniel Yeboah	(1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 25)	4	ASEC Mimosas
1GK	Vincent Angban	(1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 25)	2	ASEC Mimosas
2DF	Kolo Touré	(1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 29)	76	Manchester City
2DF	Siaka Tiéné	(1982-03-22)22 March 1982 (aged 28)	55	Valenciennes
2DF	Arthur Boka	(1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 27)	54	Stuttgart
2DF	Emmanuel Eboué	(1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 27)	52	Arsenal
2DF	Abdoulaye Méïté	(1980-10-06)6 October 1980 (aged 29)	49	West Bromwich Albion
2DF	Guy Demel	(1981-06-13)13 June 1981 (aged 28)	26	Hamburg
2DF	Sol Bamba	(1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 25)	16	Hibernian
2DF	Steve Gohouri	(1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 29)	11	Wigan Athletic
2DF	Benjamin Angoua	(1986-11-28)28 November 1986 (aged 23)	7	Valenciennes
3MF	Didier Zokora	(1980-12-14)14 December 1980 (aged 29)	80	Sevilla
3MF	Abdul Kader Keïta	(1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 28)	55	Galatasaray
3MF	Yaya Touré	(1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 27)	47	Barcelona
3MF	Gilles Yapi Yapo	(1982-01-30)30 January 1982 (aged 28)	46	FC Basel
3MF	Koffi Ndri Romaric	(1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 27)	38	Sevilla
3MF	Emerse Faé	(1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 26)	37	Nice
3MF	Kanga Akalé	(1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 29)	33	Lens
3MF	Emmanuel Koné	(1986-12-31)31 December 1986 (aged 23)	12	International
3MF	Cheick Tioté	(1986-06-21)21 June 1986 (aged 23)	8	Twente
3MF	Jean-Jacques Gosso	(1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 27)	6	Monaco
4FW	Didier Drogba (c)	(1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 32)	63	Chelsea
4FW	Aruna Dindane	(1980-11-26)26 November 1980 (aged 29)	54	Lens
4FW	Bakari Koné	(1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 28)	42	Marseille
4FW	Salomon Kalou	(1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 24)	28	Chelsea
4FW	Gervinho	(1987-05-27)27 May 1987 (aged 23)	15	Lille
4FW	Seydou Doumbia	(1987-12-31)31 December 1987 (aged 22)	5	Young Boys
4FW	Lacina Traoré	(1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 20)	0	CFR Cluj

Portugal (preliminary)

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Eduardo	(1982-09-19)19 September 1982 (aged 27)	12	Braga
1GK	Daniel Fernandes	(1983-09-25)25 September 1983 (aged 26)	2	Iraklis
1GK	Beto	(1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 28)	1	Porto
2DF	Ricardo Carvalho	(1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 32)	60	Chelsea
2DF	Paulo Ferreira	(1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 31)	59	Chelsea
2DF	Miguel	(1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 30)	53	Valencia
2DF	Bruno Alves	(1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 28)	28	Porto
2DF	Pepe	(1983-02-26)26 February 1983 (aged 27)	24	Real Madrid
2DF	Duda	(1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 29)	14	Málaga
2DF	Rolando	(1985-08-31)31 August 1985 (aged 24)	7	Porto
2DF	Ricardo Costa	(1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 29)	6	Lille
2DF	Zé Castro	(1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 27)	1	Deportivo La Coruña
2DF	Fábio Coentrão	(1988-03-11)11 March 1988 (aged 22)	1	Benfica
3MF	Simão	(1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 30)	79	Atlético Madrid
3MF	Deco	(1977-08-27)27 August 1977 (aged 32)	71	Chelsea
3MF	Tiago	(1981-05-02)2 May 1981 (aged 29)	49	Atlético Madrid
3MF	Raul Meireles	(1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 27)	31	Porto
3MF	Miguel Veloso	(1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 24)	10	Sporting CP
3MF	Danny	(1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 26)	8	Zenit Saint Petersburg
3MF	Pedro Mendes	(1979-02-26)26 February 1979 (aged 31)	5	Sporting CP
4FW	Cristiano Ronaldo (c)	(1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 25)	69	Real Madrid
4FW	Nani	(1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 23)	34	Manchester United
4FW	Hugo Almeida	(1984-05-23)23 May 1984 (aged 26)	23	Werder Bremen
4FW	Liédson	(1977-12-17)17 December 1977 (aged 32)	7	Sporting CP

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Rui Patrício	(1988-02-15) February 15, 1988 (age 36)	0	Sporting CP (Stand-by player)
2DF	Ruben Amorim	(1985-01-27) January 27, 1985 (age 39)	0	Benfica (Stand-by player)
3MF	Eliseu	(1983-08-01) August 1, 1983 (age 41)	1	Zaragoza (Stand-by player)
3MF	João Moutinho	(1986-09-08) September 8, 1986 (age 38)	26	Sporting CP (Stand-by player)
3MF	Manuel Fernandes	(1986-02-05) February 5, 1986 (age 38)	4	Valencia (Stand-by player)
4FW	Ariza Makukula	(1981-03-04) March 4, 1981 (age 43)	4	Kayserispor (Stand-by player)

Group H

Spain

Coach: Vicente del Bosque^[11]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Iker Casillas (c)	(1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 29)	103	Real Madrid
2	2DF	Raúl Albiol	(1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 24)	22	Real Madrid
3	2DF	Gerard Piqué	(1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 23)	15	Barcelona
4	2DF	Carlos Marchena	(1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 30)	57	Valencia
5	2DF	Carles Puyol	(1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (aged 32)	82	Barcelona
6	3MF	Andrés Iniesta	(1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 26)	41	Barcelona
7	4FW	David Villa	(1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 28)	56	Valencia
8	3MF	Xavi	(1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 30)	85	Barcelona
9	4FW	Fernando Torres	(1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 26)	72	Liverpool
10	3MF	Cesc Fàbregas	(1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 23)	47	Arsenal
11	2DF	Joan Capdevila	(1978-02-03)3 February 1978 (aged 32)	44	Villarreal
12	1GK	Víctor Valdés	(1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 28)	0	Barcelona
13	3MF	Juan Mata	(1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 22)	7	Valencia
14	3MF	Xabi Alonso	(1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 28)	67	Real Madrid
15	2DF	Sergio Ramos	(1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 24)	58	Real Madrid
16	3MF	Sergio Busquets	(1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 21)	12	Barcelona
17	2DF	Álvaro Arbeloa	(1983-01-17)17 January 1983 (aged 27)	14	Real Madrid
18	4FW	Pedro	(1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 22)	1	Barcelona
19	4FW	Fernando Llorente	(1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 25)	6	Athletic Bilbao
20	3MF	Javi Martínez	(1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 21)	1	Athletic Bilbao
21	3MF	David Silva	(1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 24)	34	Valencia
22	3MF	Jesús Navas	(1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 24)	4	Sevilla
23	1GK	Pepe Reina	(1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 27)	19	Liverpool

Switzerland

Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Diego Benaglio	(1983-09-08)8 September 1983 (aged 26)	25	Wolfsburg
2	2DF	Stephan Lichtsteiner	(1984-01-16)16 January 1984 (aged 26)	26	Lazio
3	2DF	Reto Ziegler	(1986-01-16)16 January 1986 (aged 24)	10	Sampdoria
4	2DF	Philippe Senderos	(1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 25)	38	Arsenal
5	2DF	Steve von Bergen	(1983-06-10)10 June 1983 (aged 27)	10	Hertha Berlin
6	3MF	Benjamin Huggel	(1977-07-07)7 July 1977 (aged 32)	36	Basel
7	3MF	Tranquillo Barnetta	(1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 25)	50	Bayer Leverkusen
8	3MF	Gökhan Inler	(1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 25)	34	Udinese
9	4FW	Alexander Frei (c)	(1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 30)	73	Basel
10	4FW	Blaise Nkufo	(1975-05-25)25 May 1975 (aged 35)	29	Twente
11	3MF	Valon Behrami	(1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 25)	26	West Ham United
12	1GK	Marco Wölfli	(1982-08-22)22 August 1982 (aged 27)	4	Young Boys
13	2DF	Stéphane Grichting	(1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 31)	33	Auxerre
14	3MF	Marco Padalino	(1983-12-08)8 December 1983 (aged 26)	7	Sampdoria
15	3MF	Hakan Yakin	(1977-02-22)22 February 1977 (aged 33)	80	Luzern
16	3MF	Gelson Fernandes	(1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 23)	21	Saint-Étienne
17	2DF	Ludovic Magnin	(1979-04-20)20 April 1979 (aged 31)	61	FC Zürich
18	4FW	Albert Bunjaku	(1983-11-29) November 29, 1983 (age 40)	1	Nuremberg
19	4FW	Eren Derdiyok	(1988-06-12)12 June 1988 (aged 21)	19	Bayer Leverkusen
20	3MF	Pirmin Schwegler	(1987-03-09)9 March 1987 (aged 23)	3	Eintracht Frankfurt
21	1GK	Johnny Leoni	(1984-06-30)30 June 1984 (aged 25)	0	Zürich
22	2DF	Mario Eggimann	(1981-01-24)24 January 1981 (aged 29)	8	Hannover 96
23	3MF	Xherdan Shaqiri	(1991-10-10)10 October 1991 (aged 18)	1	Basel

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Fabio Coltorti	(1980-12-30) December 30, 1980 (age 43)	8	Racing Santander (Stand-by player)
2DF	François Affolter	(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33)	0	Young Boys (Stand-by player)
3MF	Fabian Lustenberger	(1988-05-02) May 2, 1988 (age 36)	0	Hertha BSC (Stand-by player)
3MF	Valentin Stocker	(1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 (age 35)	3	Basel (Stand-by player)
4FW	Nassim Ben Khalifa	(1992-01-13) January 13, 1992 (age 32)	0	Grasshopper (Stand-by player)

Honduras

Coach: Reinaldo Rueda

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Noel Valladares	(1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 33)	71	Olimpia
1GK	Donis Escober	(1980-02-03)3 February 1980 (aged 30)	11	Olimpia
1GK	Ricardo Canales	(1982-05-30)30 May 1982 (aged 28)	2	Motagua
2DF	Maynor Figueroa	(1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 27)	66	Wigan Athletic
2DF	Sergio Mendoza	(1981-05-23)23 May 1981 (aged 29)	46	Motagua
2DF	Oscar Boniek García	(1984-09-04)4 September 1984 (aged 25)	42	Olimpia
2DF	Víctor Bernárdez	(1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 28)	40	Anderlecht
2DF	Emilio Izaguirre	(1986-05-10)10 May 1986 (aged 24)	39	Motagua
2DF	Osman Chávez	(1984-07-29)29 July 1984 (aged 25)	26	Platense
2DF	Mauricio Sabillón	(1978-11-11)11 November 1978 (aged 31)	25	Hangzhou Greentown
2DF	Johnny Palacios	(1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 23)	4	Olimpia
3MF	Amado Guevara (c)	(1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 34)	133	Motagua
3MF	Danilo Turcios	(1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 32)	82	Olimpia
3MF	Julio César de León	(1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 30)	74	Torino
3MF	Wilson Palacios	(1984-07-29)29 July 1984 (aged 25)	69	Tottenham Hotspur
3MF	Edgar Álvarez	(1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 30)	46	Bari
3MF	Hendry Thomas	(1985-02-23)23 February 1985 (aged 25)	39	Wigan Athletic
3MF	Ramón Núñez	(1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 25)	16	Olimpia
4FW	Carlos Pavón	(1973-10-19)19 October 1973 (aged 36)	98	Real España
4FW	David Suazo	(1979-11-05)5 November 1979 (aged 30)	50	Genoa
4FW	Walter Martínez	(1982-03-29)29 March 1982 (aged 28)	34	Marathón
4FW	Georgie Welcome	(1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 25)	11	Motagua
4FW	Roger Espinoza	(1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 23)	10	Kansas City Wizards

Chile (preliminary)

Coach: Marcelo Bielsa

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1GK	Claudio Bravo (c)	(1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 27)	41	Real Sociedad
1GK	Miguel Pinto	(1983-07-04)4 July 1983 (aged 26)	13	Universidad de Chile
1GK	Luis Marín	(1983-05-18)18 May 1983 (aged 27)	2	Unión Española
2DF	Pablo Contreras	(1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 31)	49	PAOK
2DF	Gonzalo Jara	(1985-08-29)29 August 1985 (aged 24)	31	West Bromwich Albion
2DF	Roberto Cereceda	(1984-10-10)10 October 1984 (aged 25)	27	Colo-Colo
2DF	Ismael Fuentes	(1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 28)	25	Universidad Católica
2DF	Gary Medel	(1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 22)	23	Boca Juniors
2DF	Waldo Ponce	(1982-12-04)4 December 1982 (aged 27)	23	Universidad Católica
2DF	Arturo Vidal	(1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 23)	21	Bayer Leverkusen
2DF	Mauricio Isla	(1988-06-12)12 June 1988 (aged 21)	10	Udinese
3MF	Jorge Valdivia	(1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 26)	36	Al-Ain
3MF	Matías Fernández	(1986-05-15)15 May 1986 (aged 24)	35	Sporting CP
3MF	Rodrigo Tello	(1979-10-14)14 October 1979 (aged 30)	32	Beşiktaş
3MF	Marco Estrada	(1983-05-28)May 28, 1983 (aged 27)	20	Universidad de Chile
3MF	Rodrigo Millar	(1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 28)	19	Colo-Colo
3MF	Carlos Carmona	(1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 23)	18	Reggina
3MF	Gonzalo Fierro	(1983-03-21)21 March 1983 (aged 27)	16	Flamengo
4FW	Humberto Suazo	(1981-05-10)10 May 1981 (aged 29)	41	Real Zaragoza
4FW	Mark González	(1984-07-10)10 July 1984 (aged 25)	38	CSKA Moscow
4FW	Alexis Sánchez	(1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 21)	26	Udinese
4FW	Jean Beausejour	(1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 26)	23	América
4FW	Fabián Orellana	(1986-01-27)27 January 1986 (aged 24)	13	Xerez
4FW	Esteban Paredes	(1980-08-01)1 August 1980 (aged 29)	12	Colo-Colo

References

^ Fifa World Cup Regulations, article 26
^ "Les numéros des 23 Bleus". FFF (in French). 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
^ "Números de la suerte". Olé (in Spanish). 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
^ "Argentina muda o número de quatro jogadores para Copa do Mundo". Globo Esporte.com (in Portuguese). 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
^ http://www.faf.dz/article.php?a_id=853
^ "Coupe du Monde 2010 : La liste des 23" (in French). Fecafoot. 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
^ "Cameroon closes its squad, and Rigobert Song goes to his fourth World Cup" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
^ "Dunga names his Seleção". PA. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ "Dunga convocou para a Copa do Mundo 22 jogadores relacionados para o último amistoso, contra a Irlanda, em março". CBF.com.br (in Portuguese). 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ "Comissão técnica da Seleção Brasileira divulga a lista complementar enviada à FIFA". CBF.com.br (in Portuguese). 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ "Listado de dorsales para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Sudáfrica 2010". RFEF. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-27.

External links

Preliminary squads released 2010-05-13

[1] Fifa World Cup Regulations, article 26

[2] "Les numéros des 23 Bleus". FFF (in French). 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-25.

[3] "Números de la suerte". Olé (in Spanish). 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

[4] "Argentina muda o número de quatro jogadores para Copa do Mundo". Globo Esporte.com (in Portuguese). 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

[5] ttp://www.faf.dz/article.php?a_id=853

[6] "Coupe du Monde 2010 : La liste des 23" (in French). Fecafoot. 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

[7] "Cameroon closes its squad, and Rigobert Song goes to his fourth World Cup" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

[8] "Dunga names his Seleção". PA. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[9] "Dunga convocou para a Copa do Mundo 22 jogadores relacionados para o último amistoso, contra a Irlanda, em março". CBF.com.br (in Portuguese). 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[10] "Comissão técnica da Seleção Brasileira divulga a lista complementar enviada à FIFA". CBF.com.br (in Portuguese). 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[11] "Listado de dorsales para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Sudáfrica 2010". RFEF. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-27.

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