2006 FIFA World Cup (squads)

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

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Group A

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Alvaro Mesen 24 December 1972 38 Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano
2 DF Jervis Drummond 8 September 1976 56 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
3 DF Luis Marín (c) 10 August 1974 120 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
4 DF Michael Umaña 16 July 1982 18 Costa Rica Brujas
5 DF Gilberto Martínez 1 October 1979 57 Italy Brescia
6 MF Danny Fonseca 7 November 1979 22 Costa Rica C.S. Cartaginés
7 MF Christian Bolaños 17 May 1984 16 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
8 MF Mauricio Solís 13 December 1972 107 Guatemala CSD Comunicaciones
9 FW Paulo Wanchope 31 July 1976 69 Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano
10 MF Walter Centeno 6 October 1974 93 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
11 FW Rónald Gómez 21 January 1975 80 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
12 DF Leonardo González 21 November 1980 36 Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano
13 FW Kurt Bernard 8 August 1977 3 Costa Rica Puntarenas
14 MF Randall Azofeifa 30 December 1984 5 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
15 DF Harold Wallace 7 September 1975 78 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
16 MF Carlos Hernández 9 April 1982 17 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
17 DF Gabriel Badilla 30 June 1984 7 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
18 GK Jose Porras 8 November 1970 16 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
19 FW Alvaro Saborío 25 March 1982 23 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
20 MF Douglas Sequeira 23 August 1977 29 United States Real Salt Lake
21 FW Victor Núñez 15 April 1980 3 Costa Rica C.S. Cartaginés
22 DF Michael Rodríguez 30 December 1981 3 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
23 GK Wardy Alfaro Pizarro 31 December 1977 2 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense

Ecuador Ecuador

Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Edwin Villafuerte 12 March 1979 14 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
2 DF Jorge Guagua 28 September 1981 17 Ecuador El Nacional
3 DF Iván Hurtado 16 August 1974 129 Qatar Al-Arabi
4 DF Ulises de la Cruz (c) 8 February 1974 83 England Aston Villa
5 DF José Luis Perlaza 6 October 1981 2 Ecuador Olmedo
6 MF Patricio Urrutia 15 October 1977 5 Ecuador LDU Quito
7 MF Christian Lara 27 April 1980 19 Ecuador El Nacional
8 MF Edison Méndez 16 March 1979 63 Ecuador LDU Quito
9 FW Felix Borja 2 April 1983 6 Ecuador El Nacional [2]
10 FW Iván Kaviedes 24 October 1977 43 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
11 FW Agustín Delgado 23 December 1974 67 Ecuador LDU Quito
12 GK Cristian Mora 26 August 1979 8 Ecuador LDU Quito
13 DF Paul Ambrossi 14 October 1980 23 Ecuador LDU Quito
14 MF Segundo Castillo 15 May 1982 10 Ecuador El Nacional
15 MF Marlon Ayoví 27 August 1971 73 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
16 MF Luis Antonio Valencia 4 August 1985 16 Spain Villarreal [3]
17 DF Giovanny Espinoza 12 April 1977 55 Ecuador LDU Quito
18 DF Neicer Reasco 23 July 1977 30 Ecuador LDU Quito [4]
19 MF Luis Saritama 20 October 1983 15 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
20 MF Edwin Tenorio 16 June 1976 68 Ecuador Barcelona de Guayaquil
21 FW Carlos Tenorio 14 May 1979 28 Qatar Al Sadd
22 GK Damián Lanza 10 April 1982 5 Ecuador Aucas
23 FW Cristian Benítez 1 May 1986 5 Ecuador El Nacional

Germany Germany

Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Jens Lehmann 10 November 1969 29 England Arsenal
2 DF Marcell Jansen 4 November 1985 4 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
3 DF Arne Friedrich 29 May 1979 34 Germany Hertha Berlin
4 DF Robert Huth 18 August 1984 15 England Chelsea[5]
5 MF Sebastian Kehl 13 February 1980 25 Germany Borussia Dortmund
6 DF Jens Nowotny 11 January 1974 45 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
7 MF Bastian Schweinsteiger 1 August 1984 25 Germany Bayern München
8 MF Torsten Frings 22 November 1976 49 Germany Werder Bremen
9 FW Mike Hanke 5 November 1983 6 Germany Wolfsburg
10 FW Oliver Neuville 1 May 1973 52 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
11 FW Miroslav Klose 9 June 1978 52 Germany Werder Bremen
12 GK Oliver Kahn 15 June 1969 84 Germany Bayern München
13 MF Michael Ballack (c) 26 September 1976 63 Germany Bayern München [6]
14 FW Gerald Asamoah 3 October 1978 38 Germany Schalke 04
15 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger 14 May 1982 13 Germany Stuttgart
16 DF Philipp Lahm 11 November 1983 17 Germany Bayern München
17 DF Per Mertesacker 29 September 1984 20 Germany Hannover 96
18 MF Tim Borowski 2 May 1980 17 Germany Werder Bremen
19 MF Bernd Schneider 17 November 1973 61 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
20 FW Lukas Podolski 4 June 1985 22 Germany FC Köln [7]
21 DF Christoph Metzelder 5 November 1980 19 Germany Borussia Dortmund
22 MF David Odonkor 21 February 1984 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
23 GK Timo Hildebrand 5 April 1979 3 Germany Stuttgart

Poland Poland

Head coach: Paweł Janas

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Artur Boruc 20 February 1980 17 Scotland Celtic
2 DF Mariusz Jop 3 August 1978 12 Russia FC Moskva
3 DF Seweryn Gancarczyk 22 November 1981 2 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
4 DF Marcin Baszczyński 7 June 1977 32 Poland Wisła Kraków
5 MF Kamil Kosowski 30 August 1977 45 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern[8]
6 DF Jacek Bąk (c) 24 March 1973 72 Qatar Al Rayyan [9]
7 MF Radosław Sobolewski 13 December 1976 19 Poland Wisła Kraków
8 MF Jacek Krzynówek 15 May 1976 58 Germany Bayer Leverkusen [10]
9 FW Maciej Żurawski 12 September 1976 50 Scotland Celtic
10 MF Mirosław Szymkowiak 12 November 1976 29 Turkey Trabzonspor
11 FW Grzegorz Rasiak 12 January 1979 30 England Tottenham Hotspur[11]
12 GK Tomasz Kuszczak 23 March 1982 4 England West Bromwich Albion
13 MF Sebastian Mila 10 July 1982 28 Austria Austria Vienna
14 DF Michał Żewłakow 22 April 1976 56 Belgium Anderlecht [12]
15 MF Euzebiusz Smolarek 9 January 1981 13 Germany Borussia Dortmund
16 MF Arkadiusz Radomski 27 June 1977 20 Austria Austria Vienna
17 DF Dariusz Dudka 9 December 1983 7 Poland Wisła Kraków
18 DF Mariusz Lewandowski 18 May 1979 25 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
19 DF Bartosz Bosacki 20 December 1975 8 Poland Lech Poznań [13]
20 MF Piotr Giza 28 February 1980 4 Poland Cracovia Kraków
21 FW Ireneusz Jeleń 9 April 1981 9 Poland Wisła Płock
22 GK Łukasz Fabiański 18 April 1985 2 Poland Legia Warszawa
23 FW Paweł Brożek 21 April 1983 4 Poland Wisła Kraków

Group B

England England

Head coach: Sven Göran Eriksson

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Paul Robinson 15 October 1979 21 England Tottenham Hotspur
2 DF Gary Neville 18 February 1975 79 England Manchester United
3 DF Ashley Cole 20 December 1980 46 England Arsenal
4 MF Steven Gerrard 30 May 1980 42 England Liverpool
5 DF Rio Ferdinand 7 November 1978 47 England Manchester United
6 DF John Terry 7 December 1980 24 England Chelsea
7 MF David Beckham (c) 2 May 1975 89 Spain Real Madrid
8 MF Frank Lampard 20 June 1978 40 England Chelsea
9 FW Wayne Rooney 24 October 1985 29 England Manchester United
10 FW Michael Owen 14 December 1979 77 England Newcastle United
11 MF Joe Cole 8 November 1981 32 England Chelsea
12 DF Sol Campbell 18 September 1974 68 England Arsenal
13 GK David James 1 August 1970 34 England Manchester City
14 DF Wayne Bridge 5 August 1980 23 England Chelsea[14]
15 DF Jamie Carragher 28 January 1978 25 England Liverpool
16 MF Owen Hargreaves 20 January 1981 30 Germany Bayern München
17 MF Jermaine Jenas 18 February 1983 15 England Tottenham Hotspur
18 MF Michael Carrick 28 July 1981 6 England Tottenham Hotspur
19 MF Aaron Lennon 16 April 1987 1 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 MF Stewart Downing 28 July 1984 2 England Middlesbrough
21 FW Peter Crouch 30 January 1981 7 England Liverpool
22 GK Scott Carson 3 September 1985 0 England Liverpool[15]
23 FW Theo Walcott 16 March 1989 1 England Arsenal

Paraguay Paraguay

Head coach: Aníbal Ruiz

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Justo Villar 30 June 1977 38 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
2 DF Jorge Núñez 22 January 1978 13 Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata
3 DF Delio Toledo 10 February 1974 29 Spain Real Zaragoza
4 DF Carlos Gamarra (c) 17 February 1971 105 Brazil Palmeiras
5 DF Julio César Cáceres 5 October 1979 30 Argentina River Plate
6 MF Carlos Bonet 2 October 1977 27 Paraguay Libertad
7 FW Salvador Cabañas 5 August 1980 14 Mexico Jaguares[16]
8 MF Edgar Barreto 15 July 1984 14 Netherlands NEC Nijmegen
9 FW Roque Santa Cruz 16 August 1981 42 Germany Bayern München
10 MF Roberto Miguel Acuña 25 March 1972 91 Spain Deportivo de La Coruña
11 MF Diego Gavilán 1 March 1980 38 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
12 GK Derlis Gómez 12 November 1972 4 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
13 MF Carlos Humberto Paredes 16 July 1976 66 Italy Reggina
14 DF Paulo da Silva 1 February 1980 32 Mexico Club Toluca
15 DF Julio Manzur 22 June 1981 12 Brazil Santos
16 MF Cristian Riveros 16 October 1982 7 Paraguay Libertad
17 MF José Montiel 19 March 1988 5 Paraguay Olimpia Asunción
18 FW Nelson Haedo Váldez 28 November 1983 10 Germany Werder Bremen[17]
19 MF Julio Dos Santos 5 May 1983 15 Germany Bayern München
20 FW Dante López 16 August 1983 Italy Genoa C.F.C.
21 DF Denis Caniza 29 August 1974 72 Mexico Cruz Azul
22 GK Aldo Bobadilla 20 April 1976 5 Paraguay Libertad
23 FW Nelson Cuevas 10 January 1980 33 Mexico Pachuca

Sweden Sweden

Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Andreas Isaksson 3 October 1981 38 France Rennes
2 DF Mikael Nilsson 24 June 1978 25 Greece Panathinaikos
3 DF Olof Mellberg (c) 3 September 1977 62 England Aston Villa
4 DF Teddy Lučić 15 April 1973 80 Sweden Häcken
5 DF Erik Edman 11 November 1978 35 France Rennes
6 MF Tobias Linderoth 21 April 1979 56 Denmark FC København
7 MF Niclas Alexandersson 29 December 1971 85 Sweden Göteborg
8 MF Anders Svensson 17 July 1976 65 Sweden Elfsborg
9 MF Freddie Ljungberg 16 April 1977 56 England Arsenal
10 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović 3 October 1981 37 Italy Juventus
11 FW Henrik Larsson 20 September 1971 88 Spain Barcelona[18]
12 GK John Alvbåge 10 August 1982 1 Denmark Viborg
13 DF Petter Hansson 14 December 1976 12 Netherlands Heerenveen
14 DF Fredrik Stenman 2 June 1983 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
15 DF Karl Svensson 21 March 1984 1 Sweden Göteborg [19]
16 MF Kim Källström 24 August 1982 32 France Rennes[20]
17 FW Johan Elmander 27 May 1981 17 Denmark Brøndby
18 MF Mattias Jonson 16 January 1974 52 Sweden Djurgården
19 MF Daniel Andersson 28 August 1977 46 Sweden Malmö
20 FW Marcus Allbäck 5 July 1973 55 Denmark FC København
21 MF Christian Wilhelmsson 8 December 1979 27 Belgium Anderlecht
22 FW Markus Rosenberg 27 September 1982 7 Netherlands Ajax
23 GK Rami Shaaban 30 June 1975 0 Norway Fredrikstad

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago

Head coach: Leo Beenhakker

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Shaka Hislop 22 February 1969 23 England West Ham United
2 DF Ian Cox 25 March 1971 16 England Gillingham
3 DF Avery John 18 June 1975 54 United States New England Revolution
4 DF Marvin Andrews 22 December 1975 96 Scotland Rangers
5 DF Brent Sancho 13 March 1977 39 England Gillingham
6 DF Dennis Lawrence 1 August 1974 60 England Wrexham
7 MF Chris Birchall 5 May 1984 16 England Port Vale
8 DF Cyd Gray 21 November 1973 36 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
9 MF Aurtis Whitley 1 May 1977 21 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
10 MF Russell Latapy 8 August 1968 65 Scotland Falkirk
11 MF Carlos Edwards 24 October 1978 48 England Luton Town
12 FW Collin Samuel 27 August 1981 16 Scotland Dundee United
13 FW Cornell Glen 21 October 1980 35 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
14 FW Stern John 30 October 1976 92 England Coventry City
15 FW Kenwyne Jones 5 October 1984 27 England Southampton
16 MF Evans Wise 23 November 1973 15 Germany Waldhof Mannheim
17 DF David Atiba Charles 29 August 1977 18 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
18 MF Densill Theobald 27 June 1982 35 Scotland Falkirk
19 FW Dwight Yorke (c) 3 November 1971 51 Australia Sydney FC
20 FW Jason Scotland 18 February 1979 24 Scotland St. Johnstone
21 GK Kelvin Jack 29 April 1976 30 Scotland Dundee
22 GK Clayton Ince 12 July 1972 63 England Coventry City
23 MF Anthony Wolfe 31 December 1981 3 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh

Group C

Argentina Argentina

Head coach: José Pekerman

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Roberto Abbondanzieri 19 August 1972 21 Argentina Boca Juniors
2 DF Roberto Ayala 14 April 1973 99 Spain Valencia
3 DF Juan Pablo Sorín (c) 5 May 1976 70 Spain Villarreal
4 DF Fabricio Coloccini 22 January 1982 23 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
5 MF Esteban Cambiasso 18 August 1980 21 Italy Internazionale
6 DF Gabriel Heinze 19 April 1978 28 England Manchester United
7 FW Javier Saviola 11 December 1981 30 Spain Barcelona [21]
8 MF Javier Mascherano 8 June 1984 14 Brazil Corinthians
9 FW Hernán Crespo 5 July 1975 54 England Chelsea
10 MF Juan Román Riquelme 24 June 1978 30 Spain Villarreal
11 FW Carlos Tévez 5 February 1984 20 Brazil Corinthians
12 GK Leo Franco 29 May 1977 3 Spain Atlético Madrid
13 MF Lionel Scaloni 16 May 1978 5 Spain Deportivo [22]
14 FW Rodrigo Palacio 5 February 1982 2 Argentina Boca Juniors
15 DF Gabriel Milito 7 September 1980 14 Spain Real Zaragoza
16 MF Pablo Aimar 3 November 1979 39 Spain Valencia
17 DF Leandro Cufré 9 May 1978 2 Italy Roma
18 MF Maxi Rodríguez 2 January 1981 12 Spain Atlético Madrid
19 FW Lionel Messi 24 June 1987 6 Spain Barcelona
20 FW Julio Ricardo Cruz 10 October 1974 15 Italy Internazionale
21 DF Nicolás Burdisso 12 April 1981 7 Italy Internazionale
22 MF Lucho González 19 January 1981 27 Portugal FC Porto
23 GK Oscar Ustari 3 July 1986 0 Argentina Independiente

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Head coach:Henri Michel

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Jean-Jacques Tizié 7 September 1972 22 Tunisia Espérance
2 MF Kanga Akale 7 March 1981 20 France Auxerre
3 DF Arthur Boka 2 April 1983 20 France Strasbourg
4 DF Kolo Touré 19 March 1981 40 England Arsenal
5 MF Didier Zokora 14 December 1980 35 France Saint-Étienne
6 DF Blaise Kouassi 2 February 1974 34 France Troyes
7 MF Emerse Faé 24 January 1984 11 France Nantes
8 MF Bonaventure Kalou 12 January 1978 46 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 FW Arouna Koné 11 November 1983 15 Netherlands PSV
10 MF Gilles Yapi Yapo 13 January 1982 24 Switzerland Young Boys Bern
11 FW Didier Drogba (c) 11 March 1978 29 England Chelsea
12 DF Abdoulaye Méïté 6 October 1980 15 France Marseille
13 DF Marco Zoro 27 December 1983 12 Italy Messina
14 FW Bakary Koné 17 September 1981 13 France Nice
15 FW Aruna Dindane 26 November 1980 32 France Lens
16 GK Gérard Gnanhouan 12 December 1979 6 France Montpellier
17 DF Cyril Domoraud 22 July 1971 48 France Créteil
18 FW Abdul Kader Keïta 6 August 1981 23 France Lille
19 MF Yaya Touré 13 March 1983 11 Greece Olympiacos
20 MF Guy Demel 13 June 1981 6 Germany Hamburger SV
21 DF Emmanuel Eboué 4 June 1983 9 England Arsenal
22 MF Koffi Ndri Romaric 4 June 1983 6 France Le Mans
23 GK Barry Boubacar Copa 20 December 1979 5 Belgium Beveren

Netherlands Netherlands

Head coach: Marco van Basten

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

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

Head coach: Ilija Petković

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Dragoslav Jevrić 8 July 1974 40 Turkey Ankaraspor
2 MF Ivan Ergić 21 January 1981 1 Switzerland Basel
3 DF Ivica Dragutinović 13 November 1975 26 Spain Sevilla
4 MF Igor Duljaj 29 October 1979 37 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
5 DF Nemanja Vidić 21 October 1981 20 England Manchester United
6 DF Goran Gavrančić 2 August 1978 25 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
7 MF Ognjen Koroman 19 September 1978 25 England Portsmouth
8 FW Mateja Kežman 12 April 1979 47 Spain Atlético de Madrid
9 FW Savo Milošević (c) 2 September 1973 98 Spain CA Osasuna
10 MF Dejan Stanković 11 September 1978 58 Italy Internazionale
11 MF Predrag Đorđević 4 August 1972 34 Greece Olympiacos
12 GK Oliver Kovačević 29 December 1974 3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
13 DF Dušan Basta 18 August 1984 2 Serbia FK Crvena Zvezda
14 DF Nenad Đorđević 7 August 1979 14 Serbia Partizan
15 DF Milan Dudić 1 November 1979 10 Serbia FK Crvena zvezda
16 DF Dušan Petković [23] June 13, 1974 11 Serbia OFK Beograd
17 MF Albert Nađ 29 October 1974 32 Serbia Partizan
18 MF Zvonimir Vukić 19 July 1979 25 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk [24]
19 FW Nikola Žigić 25 September 1980 11 Serbia FK Crvena zvezda
20 DF Mladen Krstajić 4 March 1974 45 Germany Schalke 04
21 MF Danijel Ljuboja 4 September 1978 15 Germany VfB Stuttgart
22 MF Saša Ilić 30 December 1977 32 Turkey Galatasaray
23 GK Vladimir Stojković 28 July 1983 0 Serbia FK Crvena zvezda [25]

Group D

Angola Angola

Head coach: Luis Oliveira Goncalves

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK João Ricardo 7 January 1970 24 Portugal Moreirense FC [26]
2 DF Marco Airosa 6 August 1984 1 Portugal F.C. Barreirense
3 DF Jamba 10 July 1977 33 Angola AS Aviacao
4 DF Lebo Lebo 29 May 1977 15 Angola Petro Atletico
5 DF Kali 11 October 1978 19 Portugal F.C. Barreirense
6 MF Miloy 27 May 1981 10 Angola InterClube
7 MF Figueiredo 28 November 1972 20 Portugal Varzim
8 MF André 14 May 1978 31 Kuwait Kuwait S.C.
9 FW Mantorras 18 March 1982 9 Portugal Benfica
10 FW Akwá (c) 30 May 1977 75 Qatar Al-Wakra [27]
11 FW Mateus 19 June 1984 2 Portugal Gil Vicente F.C.
12 GK Lamá 1 February 1981 9 Angola Petro Atletico
13 MF Édson 3 February 1980 5 Portugal FC Paços de Ferreira
14 MF Mendonça 9 October 1982 32 Portugal Varzim
15 DF Rui Marques 3 September 1977 1 England Leeds United [28]
16 FW Flávio 20 December 1979 45 Egypt Al-Ahly
17 MF Zé Kalanga 12 October 1983 21 Angola Petro Atletico
18 FW Love 10 January 1982 34 Angola AS Aviacao
19 FW Andre Titi Buengo 11 February 1980 1 France Clermont Foot
20 DF Loco 25 December 1984 9 Angola Primeiro Agosto
21 DF Delgado 1 November 1972 15 Angola Petro Atletico
22 GK Mário 1 June 1985 0 Angola InterClube
23 DF Marco Abreu 8 December 1974 2 Portugal Portimonense

Iran Iran

Head coach: Branko Ivanković

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Ebrahim Mirzapour 16 September 1978 64 Iran Foolad
2 MF Mehdi Mahdavikia 24 July 1977 89 Germany Hamburger SV
3 DF Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh 11 September 1972 31 Iran Saba Battery
4 DF Yahya Golmohammadi 16 March 1971 69 Iran Saba Battery
5 DF Rahman Rezaei 20 February 1975 43 Italy Messina
6 MF Javad Nekounam 7 September 1980 71 United Arab Emirates Sharjah FC
7 MF Fereydoon Zandi 26 April 1979 10 Germany Kaiserslautern
8 MF Ali Karimi 8 November 1978 90 Germany Bayern Munich
9 FW Vahid Hashemian 21 July 1976 28 Germany Hannover 96
10 FW Ali Daei (c) 21 March 1969 147 Iran Saba Battery
11 FW Rasoul Khatibi 22 September 1978 12 Iran Sepahan
12 GK Hassan Roudbarian 6 July 1978 3 Iran Pas Tehran
13 DF Hossein Kaebi 23 September 1985 44 Iran Foolad
14 MF Andranik Teymourian 6 March 1983 7 Iran Abu Muslem
15 FW Arash Borhani 14 September 1983 20 Iran Pas Tehran
16 FW Reza Enayati 23 February 1976 15 Iran Esteghlal Tehran
17 FW Javad Kazemian 23 April 1981 25 Iran Persepolis Tehran
18 DF Sattar Zare 27 January 1981 20 Iran Bargh Shiraz
19 DF Amir Hossein Sadeqi 6 September 1981 2 Iran Esteghlal Tehran
20 DF Mohammad Nosrati 10 January 1982 44 Iran Pas Tehran
21 MF Mehrzad Madanchi 10 January 1985 7 Iran Persepolis Tehran
22 GK Vahid Talebloo 26 May 1982 1 Iran Esteghlal Tehran
23 MF Masoud Shojaei 9 June 1984 3 Iran Saipa Karaj

Mexico Mexico

Head coach: Ricardo Lavolpe

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

Portugal Portugal

Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Ricardo 11 February 1976 46 Portugal Sporting
2 DF Paulo Ferreira 18 January 1979 28 England Chelsea
3 DF Caneira 9 February 1979 5 Spain Valencia [29]
4 DF Ricardo Costa 16 May 1981 2 Portugal FC Porto
5 DF Fernando Meira 5 June 1978 27 Germany Stuttgart
6 MF Costinha 1 December 1974 41 Russia Dynamo Moscow
7 MF Luís Figo (c) 4 November 1972 117 Italy Internazionale
8 MF Petit 25 September 1976 33 Portugal Benfica
9 FW Pauleta 28 April 1973 79 France Paris Saint-Germain
10 MF Hugo Viana 15 January 1983 18 Spain Valencia
11 MF Simão Sabrosa 31 October 1979 41 Portugal Benfica
12 GK Quim 13 November 1975 24 Portugal Benfica
13 DF Miguel 4 January 1980 16 Spain Valencia
14 DF Nuno Valente 12 September 1974 21 England Everton
15 FW Luís Boa Morte 4 August 1977 24 England Fulham
16 DF Ricardo Carvalho 18 May 1978 15 England Chelsea
17 MF Cristiano Ronaldo 5 February 1985 29 England Manchester United
18 MF Maniche 11 November 1977 28 Russia Dynamo Moscow [30]
19 MF Tiago 3 May 1981 20 France Lyon
20 MF Deco 27 August 1977 32 Spain Barcelona
21 FW Nuno Gomes 5 July 1976 53 Portugal Benfica
22 GK Paulo Santos 11 December 1972 1 Portugal SC Braga
23 FW Hélder Postiga 2 August 1982 21 Portugal FC Porto [31]

Group E

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Brückner

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Petr Čech 20 May 1982 39 England Chelsea
2 DF Zdeněk Grygera 14 May 1980 38 Netherlands Ajax
3 DF Pavel Mareš 18 January 1976 8 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
4 MF Tomáš Galásek (c) 15 January 1973 49 Netherlands Ajax [32]
5 DF Radoslav Kováč 11 November 1979 5 Russia Spartak Moscow
6 DF Marek Jankulovski 9 May 1977 45 Italy Milan
7 MF Libor Sionko 1 February 1977 2 Austria Austria Wien [33]
8 MF Karel Poborský 30 March 1972 112 Czech Republic Dynamo České Budějovice
9 FW Jan Koller 30 March 1973 66 Germany Borussia Dortmund [34]
10 MF Tomáš Rosický 4 October 1980 53 Germany Borussia Dortmund [35]
11 MF Pavel Nedvěd 30 August 1972 85 Italy Juventus
12 FW Vratislav Lokvenc 27 September 1973 69 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
13 DF Martin Jiránek 25 May 1979 21 Russia Spartak Moscow
14 MF David Jarolím 17 May 1979 1 Germany Hamburg
15 FW Milan Baroš 28 October 1981 46 England Aston Villa
16 GK Jaromír Blažek 29 December 1972 10 Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha
17 FW Jiří Štajner 27 May 1976 18 Germany Hannover 96
18 FW Marek Heinz 4 August 1977 26 Turkey Galatasaray
19 MF Jan Polák 14 March 1981 15 Germany Nürnberg
20 MF Jaroslav Plašil 5 January 1982 11 France Monaco
21 DF Tomáš Ujfaluši 24 March 1978 46 Italy Fiorentina
22 DF David Rozehnal 5 July 1980 19 France Paris Saint-Germain
23 GK Antonín Kinský 31 May 1975 5 Russia Saturn Ramenskoye

Ghana Ghana

Head coach: Ratomir Dujković

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Sammy Adjei 1 September 1980 29 Israel Ashdod
2 DF Hans Sarpei 28 June 1976 6 Germany Wolfsburg
3 FW Gyan Asamoah 22 November 1985 10 Italy Udinese [36]
4 DF Samuel Kuffour 3 September 1976 56 Italy Roma
5 DF John Mensah 29 November 1982 30 France Rennes
6 DF Emmanuel Pappoe 3 March 1981 25 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
7 DF Illiasu Shilla 3 March 1981 0 Ghana Asante Kotoko
8 MF Michael Essien 3 December 1982 14 England Chelsea
9 MF Derek Boateng 2 May 1983 10 Sweden AIK
10 MF Stephen Appiah (c) 24 December 1980 39 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 MF Sulley Ali Muntari 27 August 1984 13 Italy Udinese
12 FW Alex Tachie-Mensah 15 February 1977 4 Switzerland St Gallen
13 DF Habib Mohammed 10 December 1983 0 Ghana King Faisal Babes
14 FW Matthew Amoah 24 October 1980 13 Germany Borussia Dortmund
15 DF John Pantsil 15 June 1981 19 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
16 GK George Owu 17 June 1982 6 Ghana Ashanti Gold
17 DF Daniel Quaye 25 December 1980 6 Ghana Hearts of Oak
18 MF Eric Addo 12 November 1978 3 Netherlands PSV
19 FW Razak Pimpong 30 December 1982 1 Denmark FC København
20 MF Otto Addo 9 June 1975 11 Germany Mainz 05
21 DF Issah Ahmed 24 May 1982 10 Denmark Randers
22 GK Richard Kingston 13 July 1975 31 Turkey Ankaraspor
23 MF Haminu Dramani 1 April 1986 6 Serbia Red Star Belgrade [37]

Italy Italy

Head coach: Marcello Lippi

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Gianluigi Buffon 28 January 1978 58 Italy Juventus
2 DF Cristian Zaccardo 21 December 1981 11 Italy Palermo
3 DF Fabio Grosso 28 November 1977 15 Italy Palermo
4 MF Daniele De Rossi 24 July 1983 15 Italy Roma
5 DF Fabio Cannavaro (c) 13 September 1973 91 Italy Juventus
6 DF Andrea Barzagli 8 May 1981 7 Italy Palermo
7 FW Alessandro Del Piero 9 November 1974 72 Italy Juventus
8 MF Gennaro Gattuso 9 January 1978 40 Italy Milan
9 FW Luca Toni 26 May 1977 16 Italy Fiorentina
10 FW Francesco Totti 27 September 1976 49 Italy Roma
11 FW Alberto Gilardino 5 July 1982 13 Italy Milan
12 GK Angelo Peruzzi 16 February 1970 31 Italy Lazio
13 DF Alessandro Nesta 19 March 1976 73 Italy Milan
14 GK Marco Amelia 2 April 1982 1 Italy Livorno
15 FW Vincenzo Iaquinta 29 November 1979 11 Italy Udinese
16 MF Mauro Camoranesi 4 October 1976 19 Italy Juventus
17 MF Simone Barone 30 April 1978 12 Italy Palermo
18 FW Filippo Inzaghi 9 August 1973 48 Italy Milan
19 DF Gianluca Zambrotta 19 February 1977 52 Italy Juventus
20 MF Simone Perrotta 17 September 1977 22 Italy A.S. Roma
21 MF Andrea Pirlo 19 May 1979 22 Italy Milan
22 DF Massimo Oddo 14 June 1976 18 Italy Lazio
23 DF Marco Materazzi 19 August 1973 26 Italy Internazionale

United States United States of America

Head coach: Bruce Arena

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Tim Howard 6 March 1979 15 England Manchester United [38]
2 DF Chris Albright 14 January 1979 19 United States Los Angeles Galaxy [39]
3 DF Carlos Bocanegra 25 May 1979 39 England Fulham
4 MF Pablo Mastroeni 26 August 1976 46 United States Colorado Rapids
5 MF John O'Brien 29 August 1977 29 United States Chivas USA
6 DF Steve Cherundolo 19 February 1979 33 Germany Hannover 96
7 MF Eddie Lewis 17 May 1974 68 England Leeds United
8 MF Clint Dempsey 9 March 1983 19 United States New England Revolution
9 FW Eddie Johnson 31 March 1984 15 United States Kansas City Wizards
10 MF Claudio Reyna (c) 20 July 1973 108 England Manchester City
11 FW Brian Ching 24 May 1978 17 United States Houston Dynamo
12 DF Gregg Berhalter 1 August 1973 44 Germany Energie Cottbus [40]
13 DF Jimmy Conrad 12 February 1977 13 United States Kansas City Wizards
14 MF Ben Olsen 3 May 1977 33 United States D.C. United
15 MF Bobby Convey 27 May 1983 36 England Reading
16 FW Josh Wolff 25 February 1977 45 United States Kansas City Wizards
17 MF DaMarcus Beasley 24 May 1982 55 Netherlands PSV
18 GK Kasey Keller 29 November 1969 91 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
19 GK Marcus Hahnemann 15 June 1972 6 England Reading
20 FW Brian McBride 19 June 1972 90 England Fulham
21 FW Landon Donovan 4 March 1982 78 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
22 DF Oguchi Onyewu 13 May 1982 12 Belgium Standard Liège
23 DF Eddie Pope 24 December 1973 78 United States Real Salt Lake

Group F

Australia Australia

Head coach: Guus Hiddink

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Mark Schwarzer 6 October 1972 37 England Middlesbrough
2 DF Lucas Neill 9 March 1978 22 England Blackburn Rovers
3 DF Craig Moore 12 December 1975 32 England Newcastle United
4 MF Tim Cahill 6 December 1979 14 England Everton
5 MF Jason Culina 5 August 1980 11 Netherlands PSV
6 DF Tony Popovic 4 July 1973 56 England Crystal Palace [41]
7 MF Brett Emerton 22 February 1979 50 England Blackburn Rovers
8 MF Josip Skoko 10 December 1975 45 England Wigan Athletic [42]
9 FW Mark Viduka (c) 9 October 1975 33 England Middlesbrough
10 FW Harry Kewell 22 September 1978 20 England Liverpool
11 MF Stan Lazaridis 16 August 1972 68 England Birmingham City [43]
12 GK Ante Covic 13 June 1975 1 Sweden Hammarby
13 MF Vince Grella 5 October 1979 18 Italy Parma
14 MF Scott Chipperfield 30 December 1975 44 Switzerland Basel
15 FW John Aloisi 5 February 1976 40 Spain Alavés
16 DF Michael Beauchamp 8 March 1981 1 AustraliaCentral Coast Mariners [44]
17 FW Archie Thompson 23 October 1978 17 Australia Melbourne Victory [45]
18 GK Zeljko Kalac 16 December 1972 53 Italy Milan
19 FW Joshua Kennedy 20 August 1982 0 Germany Dynamo Dresden [46]
20 MF Luke Wilkshire 2 October 1981 7 England Bristol City
21 MF Mile Sterjovski 27 May 1979 19 Switzerland Basel
22 DF Mark Milligan 4 August 1985 0 Australia Sydney FC
23 MF Marco Bresciano 11 February 1980 22 Italy Parma

Brazil Brazil

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Dida 7 October 1973 85 Italy Milan
2 DF Cafu (c) 7 June 1970 144 Italy Milan
3 DF Lúcio 8 May 1978 50 Germany Bayern München
4 DF Juan 1 February 1979 38 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
5 MF Emerson 4 April 1976 72 Italy Juventus
6 DF Roberto Carlos 10 April 1973 126 Spain Real Madrid
7 FW Adriano 17 February 1982 33 Italy Internazionale
8 MF Kaká 22 April 1982 33 Italy Milan
9 FW Ronaldo 22 September 1976 97 Spain Real Madrid
10 FW Ronaldinho 21 March 1980 65 Spain Barcelona
11 MF Zé Roberto 6 July 1974 79 Germany Bayern München [47]
12 GK Rogério 22 January 1973 16 Brazil São Paulo
13 DF Cicinho 24 June 1980 10 Spain Real Madrid
14 DF Luisão 13 February 1981 16 Portugal Benfica
15 DF Cris 3 June 1977 17 France Lyon
16 DF Gilberto 25 April 1976 8 Germany Hertha Berlin
17 MF Gilberto Silva 7 October 1976 38 England Arsenal
18 MF Mineiro 2 August 1975 2 Brazil São Paulo
19 MF Juninho 30 January 1975 38 France Lyon
20 MF Ricardinho 23 May 1976 18 Brazil Corinthians
21 FW Fred 3 October 1983 3 France Lyon
22 GK Júlio César 3 September 1979 11 Italy Internazionale
23 FW Robinho 25 January 1984 18 Spain Real Madrid

Croatia Croatia

Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Stipe Pletikosa 8 January 1979 47 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk [48]
2 MF Darijo Srna 1 May 1982 33 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
3 DF Josip Šimunić 18 February 1978 40 Germany Hertha Berlin
4 DF Robert Kovač 6 April 1974 52 Italy Juventus
5 DF Igor Tudor 16 April 1978 49 Italy Juventus [49]
6 MF Jurica Vranješ 30 January 1980 21 Germany Werder Bremen
7 DF Dario Šimić 12 November 1975 76 Italy Milan
8 MF Marko Babić 28 January 1981 29 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
9 FW Dado Pršo 5 November 1974 26 Scotland Rangers
10 MF Niko Kovač (c) 15 October 1971 55 Germany Hertha Berlin[50]
11 DF Mario Tokić 23 June 1975 24 Austria Austria Wien
12 GK Joe Didulica 14 October 1977 3 Austria Austria Wien
13 DF Stjepan Tomas 6 March 1976 46 Turkey Galatasaray
14 MF Luka Modrić 9 September 1985 1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
15 MF Ivan Leko 7 February 1978 11 Belgium Club Brugge
16 MF Jerko Leko 9 April 1980 32 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv[51]
17 FW Ivan Klasnić 29 January 1980 16 Germany Werder Bremen
18 FW Ivica Olić 14 September 1979 33 Russia CSKA Moscow
19 MF Niko Kranjčar 13 August 1984 17 Croatia Hajduk Split
20 MF Anthony Šerić 15 January 1979 14 Greece Panathinaikos
21 FW Boško Balaban 15 October 1978 24 Belgium Club Brugge
22 FW Ivan Bošnjak 6 February 1979 11 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[52]
23 GK Tomislav Butina 30 March 1974 27 Belgium Club Brugge

Japan Japan

Head coach: Zico

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

Group G

France France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Mickaël Landreau 14 May 1979 3 France Nantes [55]
2 DF Jean-Alain Boumsong 14 December 1979 17 England Newcastle United
3 DF Eric Abidal 11 July 1979 4 France Lyon
4 MF Patrick Vieira 23 June 1976 83 Italy Juventus
5 DF William Gallas 17 August 1977 37 England Chelsea
6 MF Claude Makélélé 18 February 1973 40 England Chelsea
7 MF Florent Malouda 13 June 1980 9 France Lyon
8 MF Vikash Dhorasoo 10 October 1973 6 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 FW Sidney Govou 27 July 1979 19 France Lyon[56]
10 MF Zinedine Zidane (c) 23 June 1972 101 Spain Real Madrid[57]
11 FW Sylvain Wiltord 10 May 1974 76 France Lyon
12 FW Thierry Henry 17 August 1977 75 England Arsenal
13 DF Mikael Silvestre 9 August 1977 36 England Manchester United
14 FW Louis Saha 8 August 1978 8 England Manchester United
15 DF Lilian Thuram 1 January 1972 110 Italy Juventus
16 GK Fabien Barthez 28 June 1971 76 France Marseille [58]
17 DF Gaël Givet 9 October 1981 9 France Monaco
18 MF Alou Diarra 15 July 1981 7 France Lens
19 DF Willy Sagnol 18 March 1977 34 Germany Bayern München
20 FW David Trézéguet 15 October 1977 60 Italy Juventus
21 DF Pascal Chimbonda 21 February 1979 0 England Wigan Athletic
22 MF Franck Ribéry 1 April 1983 0 France Marseille
23 GK Gregory Coupet 31 December 1972 18 France Lyon

South Korea South Korea

Head coach: Dick Advocaat

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

Switzerland Switzerland

Head coach: Jakob Kuhn

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Pascal Zuberbühler 8 January 1971 37 Switzerland Basel
2 DF Johan Djourou 18 January 1987 1 England Arsenal
3 DF Ludovic Magnin 20 April 1979 27 Germany Stuttgart
4 DF Philippe Senderos 14 February 1985 10 England Arsenal
5 MF Xavier Margairaz 17 January 1984 1 Switzerland FC Zürich
6 MF Johann Vogel (c) 8 March 1977 82 Italy Milan
7 MF Ricardo Cabanas 17 January 1979 34 Germany FC Köln
8 MF Raphaël Wicky 26 April 1977 64 Germany Hamburger SV
9 FW Alexander Frei 15 July 1979 42 France Rennes
10 MF Daniel Gygax 28 August 1981 20 France Lille
11 FW Marco Streller 18 June 1981 8 Germany FC Köln
12 GK Diego Benaglio 8 July 1983 0 Portugal Nacional
13 DF Stéphane Grichting 30 March 1979 3 France Auxerre
14 MF David Degen 15 February 1983 0 Switzerland Basel
15 MF Blerim Džemaili 12 April 1986 1 Switzerland FC Zürich
16 MF Tranquillo Barnetta 22 May 1985 11 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
17 DF Christoph Spycher 30 March 1978 19 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
18 FW Mauro Lustrinelli 26 February 1976 5 Czech Republic Sparta Praha
19 MF Valon Behrami 19 April 1985 4 Italy Lazio
20 DF Patrick Müller 17 December 1976 62 France Lyon
21 GK Fabio Coltorti 3 December 1980 1 Switzerland Grasshoppers
22 MF Hakan Yakin 22 February 1977 44 Switzerland BSC Young Boys
23 DF Philipp Degen 15 February 1983 12 Germany Borussia Dortmund

Togo Togo

Head coach: Kodjovi Mawuena [59]

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Nimini Tchagnirou 31 December 1977 9 Mali Djoliba
2 DF Daré Nibombé 16 June 1980 37 Belgium Mons
3 DF Jean-Paul Abalo (c) 26 June 1975 64 Cyprus APOEL
4 FW Emmanuel Adebayor 16 February 1984 28 England Arsenal
5 DF Massamasso Tchangai 8 August 1978 90 Italy Benevento
6 MF Yao Aziawonou 30 November 1979 31 Switzerland BSC Young Boys
7 FW Moustapha Salifou 1 June 1983 33 France Brest
8 MF Kuami Agboh 28 December 1977 4 Belgium Beveren
9 MF Thomas Dossevi 6 March 1979 9 France Valenciennes
10 MF Mamam Cherif-Touré 13 January 1981 38 France Metz
11 FW Robert Malm 21 August 1973 0 France Brest
12 DF Eric Akoto 20 July 1980 40 Austria Admira Wacker
13 FW Richmond Forson 23 May 1980 7 France Poiré
14 MF Adekanmi Olufade 7 January 1980 24 Qatar Al Siliyah
15 MF Alaixys Romao 18 January 1984 9 France Louhans-Cuiseaux
16 GK Kossi Agassa 2 July 1978 48 France Metz
17 FW Mohamed Kader 8 April 1979 75 France Guingamp
18 MF Yao Junior Senaya 19 April 1984 20 Switzerland YF Juventus
19 DF Ludovic Assemoassa 18 September 1980 5 Spain Ciudad de Murcia
20 DF Affo Erassa 19 February 1983 9 France Clermont
21 DF Karim Guede 7 January 1985 0 Germany Hamburger SV
22 GK Kodjovi Dodji Obilale 8 October 1984 0 Togo Etoile Filante
23 DF Assimiou Touré 1 January 1988 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen

Group H

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Marcos Paquetá

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Mohammed Al-Deayea 2 August 1972 181 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
2 DF Ahmed Dokhi 25 October 1976 66 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
3 DF Redha Tukar 29 November 1975 35 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
4 DF Hamad Al-Montashari 22 June 1982 30 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
5 DF Naif Al-Qadi 3 April 1979 28 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
6 MF Omar Al-Ghamdi 11 April 1979 36 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
7 MF Mohammed Ameen 29 April 1980 15 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
8 MF Mohammed Noor 26 February 1978 61 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
9 FW Sami Al-Jaber (c) 11 December 1972 158 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
10 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 8 December 1980 47 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
11 FW Saad al-Harthi 3 February 1984 15 Saudi Arabia Al-Nasr
12 DF Abdulaziz Khathran 31 July 1973 18 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
13 DF Hussein Sulaimani 21 January 1977 95 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
14 MF Saud Khariri 8 July 1980 32 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
15 DF Ahmed Al-Bahri 18 September 1980 10 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittifaq
16 MF Khaled Aziz 14 July 1981 12 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
17 FW Mohammad Al-Anbar 22 March 1985 9 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
18 MF Nawaf Al-Temyat 28 June 1976 54 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
19 DF Mohammad Masaad 17 February 1983 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
20 FW Yaser Al-Kahtani 10 October 1982 43 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
21 GK Mabrouk Zaid 11 February 1979 32 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
22 GK Mohammad Khouja 15 March 1982 7 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
23 FW Malek Mouath 10 August 1981 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli

Spain Spain

Head coach: Luis Aragonés

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Íker Casillas 20 May 1981 52 Spain Real Madrid
2 DF Míchel Salgado 22 October 1975 48 Spain Real Madrid
3 DF Mariano Pernía 4 May 1977 0 Spain Getafe [60] [61]
4 DF Carlos Marchena 31 July 1979 27 Spain Valencia
5 DF Carles Puyol 13 April 1978 44 Spain Barcelona
6 MF David Albelda 1 September 1977 30 Spain Valencia
7 FW Raúl (c) 27 June 1977 92 Spain Real Madrid
8 MF Xavi 25 January 1980 33 Spain Barcelona
9 FW Fernando Torres 20 March 1984 26 Spain Atletico Madrid
10 FW José Antonio Reyes 1 September 1983 15 England Arsenal
11 MF Luis García 24 June 1978 7 England Liverpool
12 DF Antonio López 13 September 1981 7 Spain Atletico Madrid
13 MF Andres Iniesta 11 May 1984 0 Spain Barcelona
14 MF Xabi Alonso 25 November 1981 23 England Liverpool
15 DF Sergio Ramos 30 March 1986 4 Spain Real Madrid
16 MF Marcos Senna 17 July 1976 1 Spain Villarreal
17 MF Joaquin 21 July 1981 35 Spain Real Betis
18 MF Cesc Fàbregas 4 May 1987 1 England Arsenal
19 GK Santiago Cañizares 18 December 1969 44 Spain Valencia
20 DF Juanito 23 July 1976 12 Spain Real Betis
21 FW David Villa 3 December 1981 1 Spain Valencia
22 DF Pablo Ibáñez 3 August 1981 8 Spain Atletico Madrid
23 GK Pepe Reina 31 August 1982 2 England Liverpool

Tunisia Tunisia

Head coach: Roger Lemerre

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Ali Boumnijel 13 April 1966 48 Tunisia Club Africain
2 FW Karim Essediri 29 July 1979 6 Norway Rosenborg BK
3 DF Karim Haggui 21 January 1984 27 France Strasbourg
4 DF Alaeddine Yahia 26 September 1981 12 France Saint-Étienne
5 FW Ziad Jaziri 12 July 1978 60 France Troyes
6 DF Hatem Trabelsi 25 January 1977 56 Netherlands Ajax
7 DF Mehdi Meriah 5 June 1979 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
8 MF Mehdi Nafti 28 November 1978 28 England Birmingham City
9 FW Yassine Chikhaoui 2 September 1986 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
10 MF Kaies Ghodhbane 7 January 1976 88 Turkey Konyaspor
11 FW Santos 20 March 1979 28 France FC Toulouse
12 MF Jaouhar Mnari 8 November 1976 36 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
13 MF Riadh Bouazizi (c) 8 April 1973 84 Turkey Kayserispor
14 MF Adel Chedli 16 September 1976 37 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
15 DF Radhi Jaidi 30 August 1975 88 England Bolton Wanderers
16 GK Adel Nefzi 16 March 1974 0 Tunisia US Monastir
17 FW Chaouki Ben Saada 1 July 1984 12 France Sporting Club de Bastia
18 DF David Jemmali 13 December 1974 1 France Bordeaux
19 DF Anis Ayari 16 February 1982 24 Turkey Samsunspor
20 MF Hamed Namouchi 12 January 1984 14 Scotland Rangers
21 DF Karim Saidi 24 March 1983 14 Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam[62]
22 GK Hamdi Kasraoui 18 January 1983 5 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
23 MF Sofiene Melliti 18 August 1978 13 Turkey Gaziantepspor

Ukraine Ukraine

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Oleksandr Shovkovsky 2 January 1975 68 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2 DF Andriy Nesmachniy 28 February 1979 49 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
3 DF Oleksandr Yatsenko 24 February 1985 1 Ukraine FC Kharkiv [63]
4 MF Anatoliy Tymoschuk 30 March 1979 55 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
5 DF Volodymyr Yezerskiy 15 November 1976 24 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
6 DF Andriy Rusol 16 January 1983 23 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
7 FW Andriy Shevchenko (c) 29 September 1976 64 Italy Milan [64]
8 MF Oleh Shelayev 5 November 1976 19 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
9 MF Oleh Husyev 25 April 1983 25 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
10 FW Andriy Voronin 21 July 1979 32 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
11 FW Serhiy Rebrov 6 March 1974 70 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 GK Andriy Pyatov 28 June 1984 0 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
13 DF Dmytro Chigrinsky 7 November 1986 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
14 MF Andriy Husin 11 December 1972 64 Russia Krylya Sovetov
15 FW Artem Milevsky 12 January 1985 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
16 FW Andriy Vorobei 29 November 1978 52 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
17 DF Vladislav Vashchuk 2 January 1975 58 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
18 MF Serhiy Nazarenko 16 February 1980 15 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19 MF Maksym Kalynychenko 26 January 1979 21 Russia Spartak Moscow
20 FW Oleksiy Byelik 15 February 1981 15 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
21 MF Ruslan Rotan 29 October 1981 20 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
22 DF Vyacheslav Sviderskiy 1 January 1979 6 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk [65]
23 GK Bohdan Shust 4 March 1986 3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk

Player representation by league

As of 2006-06-06.
Country Players Percentage Outside national squad
Total 736  
England 100 13.59% 79
Germany 76 10.33% 55
Italy 60 8.15% 37
France 55 7.47% 45
Spain 53 7.2% 35
Ukraine 27 3.67% 8
Netherlands 25 3.40% 11
Mexico 23 3.125% 4
Saudi Arabia 23 3.125% 0
Portugal 20 2.72% 12
Costa Rica 20 2.72% 0
Others 254 34.5%

The Italian and Saudi Arabian squads are made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Ivory Coast squad is made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs (in fact, only one of their players is employed on the African continent; the other 22 all play in Europe). Although Turkey, Scotland, and Russia failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues are represented by 12, 11, and 10 players respectively: altogether, there are 48 national leagues who have players in the tournament.

Player representation by club

As of 2006-05-27.

Clubs are listed as per FIFA and exclude players on standby and loans.

Players Clubs
15 Arsenal
14 Chelsea
13 Juventus
12 Manchester United
11 Barcelona, Bayern München, Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk
10 Bayer Leverkusen, Dynamo Kyiv, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Lyon
9 Al-Hilal, Ajax, Valencia
8 Borussia Dortmund, Deportivo Saprissa, Internazionale
7 Al-Ittihad, Basel, Chivas, LDU Quito, Werder Bremen
6 Benfica, Tottenham Hotspur, Atlético de Madrid
5 LD Alajuelense, AZ, Crvena zvezda, Hamburger SV, Rennes, Roma, Stuttgart, Rangers

Footnotes

  1. ^ FIFA World Cup. Official FIFA World Cup website. Retrieved on May 24, 2006.
  2. ^ Borja will join Olympiacos after the tournament.
  3. ^ Valencia was on loan to Huelva in the run up to the tournament.
  4. ^ Reasco has agreed to join São Paulo after the tournament.
  5. ^ Huth will join Middlesbrough F.C. after the tournament.
  6. ^ Ballack has agreed to join Chelsea when his contract with Bayern München expires on July 1st.
  7. ^ FC Köln chairman Wolfgang Overath has confirmed that Podolski will play for Bayern Munich in the upcoming season.
  8. ^ Kosowski was on loan to Southampton in the run-up to the tournament. He will become a free agent after the tournament.
  9. ^ Bak will become a free agent after the tournament.
  10. ^ Krzynówek will join Wolfsburg after the tournament.
  11. ^ Rasiak has spent the run-up of the World Cup on loan to Southampton, and will join the club permanently after the tournament
  12. ^ Żewłakow will join Olympiacos after the tournament.
  13. ^ Bosacki was called up after Damian Gorawski sustained an injury and had to withdraw from the squad
  14. ^ Bridge was on loan to Fulham in the run up to the tournament.
  15. ^ Carson has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sheffield Wednesday.
  16. ^ Salvador Cabañas will join Club América (México) after the tournament.
  17. ^ Nelson Valdez will join Borussia Dortmund after the tournament.
  18. ^ Larsson has a pre-contract agreement with Helsingborgs IF, and will join them after the tournament.
  19. ^ Svensson has agreed to join Rangers after the tournament.
  20. ^ Källström has agreed to join Lyon after the tournament.
  21. ^ Saviola was on loan to Sevilla in the run-up to the tournament
  22. ^ Scaloni was on loan to West Ham in the run-up to the tournament
  23. ^ *Mirko Vučinić was forced to withdraw through injury on May 23. He was replaced by Dušan Petković on May 29 [1]. However, Petković, the son of team coach Ilija Petković, decided not to play in the World Cup, because of numerous accusations of nepotism in Serbian press and public. Petković left the training camp on June 6. [2]. Since there was no possibility for replacement, as there was no injury, Serbia and Montenegro national team is the only one in the World Cup to have only 22 players in the squad.
  24. ^ Vukić has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Partizan
  25. ^ Stojković has agreed to join Nantes after the tournament.
  26. ^ João Ricardo will become a free agent after the tournament
  27. ^ Akwa will become a free agent after the tournament
  28. ^ Marques has spent the run-up of the World Cup on loan to Hull City
  29. ^ Caneira has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Sporting
  30. ^ Maniche has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Chelsea
  31. ^ Postiga has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Saint-Étienne
  32. ^ Galasek will join Nürnberg after the tournament.
  33. ^ Sionko will join Rangers on a Bosman transfer after the tournament.
  34. ^ Koller will join Monaco after the tournament.
  35. ^ Rosický will join Arsenal after the tournament.
  36. ^ Asamoah has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Modena.
  37. ^ Dramani will join Gençlerbirliği after the tournament.
  38. ^ Howard will spend the 06/07 season on loan to Everton.
  39. ^ Albright was called up after the injury to Hejduk
  40. ^ Berhalter, who will join 1860 Munich after the World Cup, was called up after the injury to Gibbs.
  41. ^ Popovic's Crystal Palace contract expires after the tournament, and his future will be decided between the end Australia's tournament and the expiry date.
  42. ^ Skoko has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Stoke City.
  43. ^ Lazaridis will become a free agent after the tournament
  44. ^ Beauchamp has agreed to join Nuremberg after the tournament.
  45. ^ Thompson has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to PSV Eindhoven.
  46. ^ Kennedy has agreed to join Nuremberg after the tournament.
  47. ^ Zé Roberto will become a free agent after the tournament
  48. ^ Pletikosa was on loan to Hajduk Split in the run-up to the tournament
  49. ^ Tudor was on loan to Siena in the run-up to the tournament
  50. ^ Niko Kovač will become a free agent after the tournament.
  51. ^ Jerko Leko will join Monaco after the tournament.
  52. ^ Ivan Bošnjak will join K.R.C. Genk after the tournament.
  53. ^ Nakata was on loan to Bolton in the run-ip to the tournament.
  54. ^ Takahara has agreed to join Frankfurt after the World Cup.
  55. ^ Landreau has agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain after the tournament.
  56. ^ Govou was called up as a replacement for the injured Djibril Cissé.
  57. ^ Zidane will retire from football after the tournament.
  58. ^ Barthez will become a free agent after the tournament.
  59. ^ Otto Pfister resigned as manager of Togo on 10 June 2006, just 3 days before their opening match, over a dispute about players' bonuses. Kodjovi Mawuena, who was Pfeister's assistant, will take charge.
  60. ^ Asier Del Horno was originally named in the squad, but sustained an ankle injury in the build-up to the tournament. He was replaced by Pernía.
  61. ^ Pernía will join Atletico de Madrid after the tournament.
  62. ^ Karim Saidi has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Lecce
  63. ^ Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injured Serhiy Fedorov.
  64. ^ Shevchenko will join Chelsea after the tournament.
  65. ^ Svydersky was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv in the run-up to the World Cup.


Football World Cup

Uruguay 1930 | Italy 1934 | France 1938 | Brazil 1950 | Switzerland 1954 | Sweden 1958 | Chile 1962 | England 1966 | Mexico 1970 | West Germany 1974 | Argentina 1978 | Spain 1982 | Mexico 1986 | Italy 1990 | USA 1994 | France 1998 | Korea/Japan 2002 | Germany 2006 | South Africa 2010 | 2014 | 2018

Awards | History | Hosts | Mascots | Qualification | Records | Team appearances | Trophy 

Women's Football World Cup

China 1991 | Sweden 1995 | USA 1999 | USA 2003 | China 2007 | 2011

Football World Cup squads

Uruguay 1930 | Italy 1934 | France 1938 | Brazil 1950 | Switzerland 1954 | Sweden 1958 | Chile 1962 | England 1966 | Mexico 1970 | West Germany 1974 | Argentina 1978 | Spain 1982 | Mexico 1986 | Italy 1990 | USA 1994 | France 1998 | Korea/Japan 2002 | Germany 2006