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

Group A

Costa Rica

Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Álvaro Mesén (1972-12-24)24 December 1972 (aged 33) 38 Costa Rica Herediano
2 2 DF Jervis Drummond (1976-09-08)8 September 1976 (aged 29) 56 Costa Rica Saprissa
3 2 DF Luis Marín ( c) (1974-08-10)10 August 1974 (aged 31) 120 Costa Rica Alajuelense
4 2 DF Michael Umaña (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 23) 18 Costa Rica Brujas
5 2 DF Gilberto Martínez (1979-10-01)1 October 1979 (aged 26) 57 Italy Brescia
6 3 MF Danny Fonseca (1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 26) 22 Costa Rica Cartaginés
7 3 MF Christian Bolaños (1984-05-17)17 May 1984 (aged 22) 16 Costa Rica Saprissa
8 2 DF Mauricio Solís (1972-12-13)13 December 1972 (aged 33) 107 Guatemala Comunicaciones
9 4 FW Paulo Wanchope (1976-07-31)31 July 1976 (aged 29) 69 Costa Rica Herediano
10 3 MF Walter Centeno (1974-10-06)6 October 1974 (aged 31) 93 Costa Rica Saprissa
11 4 FW Rónald Gómez (1975-01-24)24 January 1975 (aged 31) 80 Costa Rica Saprissa
12 2 DF Leonardo González (1980-11-21)21 November 1980 (aged 25) 36 Costa Rica Herediano
13 4 FW Kurt Bernard (1977-08-08)8 August 1977 (aged 28) 3 Costa Rica Puntarenas
14 3 MF Randall Azofeifa (1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 21) 5 Costa Rica Saprissa
15 2 DF Harold Wallace (1975-09-07)7 September 1975 (aged 30) 78 Costa Rica Alajuelense
16 3 MF Carlos Hernández (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 24) 17 Costa Rica Alajuelense
17 2 DF Gabriel Badilla (1984-06-30)30 June 1984 (aged 21) 7 Costa Rica Saprissa
18 1 GK José Francisco Porras (1970-11-08)8 November 1970 (aged 35) 16 Costa Rica Saprissa
19 4 FW Álvaro Saborío (1982-03-25)25 March 1982 (aged 24) 23 Costa Rica Saprissa
20 3 MF Douglas Sequeira (1977-08-23)23 August 1977 (aged 28) 29 United States Real Salt Lake
21 4 FW Víctor Núñez (1980-04-15)15 April 1980 (aged 26) 3 Costa Rica Cartaginés
22 2 DF Michael Rodríguez (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 24) 3 Costa Rica Alajuelense
23 1 GK Wardy Alfaro (1977-12-31)31 December 1977 (aged 28) 2 Costa Rica Alajuelense

Ecuador

Head coach: Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Edwin Villafuerte (1979-03-12)12 March 1979 (aged 27) 15 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
2 2 DF Jorge Guagua (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 24) 18 Ecuador El Nacional
3 2 DF Iván Hurtado ( c) (1974-08-16)16 August 1974 (aged 31) 130 Qatar Al-Arabi
4 2 DF Ulises de la Cruz (1974-02-08)8 February 1974 (aged 32) 84 England Aston Villa
5 2 DF José Luis Perlaza (1981-10-06)6 October 1981 (aged 24) 3 Ecuador Olmedo
6 3 MF Patricio Urrutia (1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 27) 6 Ecuador LDU Quito
7 3 MF Christian Lara (1980-04-27)27 April 1980 (aged 26) 19 Ecuador El Nacional
8 3 MF Edison Méndez (1979-03-16)16 March 1979 (aged 27) 64 Ecuador LDU Quito
9 4 FW Félix Borja (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 23) 6 Ecuador El Nacional [2]
10 4 FW Iván Kaviedes (1977-10-24)24 October 1977 (aged 28) 44 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
11 4 FW Agustín Delgado (1974-12-23)23 December 1974 (aged 31) 68 Ecuador LDU Quito
12 1 GK Cristian Mora (1979-08-26)26 August 1979 (aged 26) 8 Ecuador LDU Quito
13 2 DF Paúl Ambrosi (1980-10-14)14 October 1980 (aged 25) 24 Ecuador LDU Quito
14 3 MF Segundo Castillo (1982-05-15)15 May 1982 (aged 24) 11 Ecuador El Nacional [3]
15 3 MF Marlon Ayoví (1971-09-27)27 September 1971 (aged 34) 74 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
16 3 MF Antonio Valencia (1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 20) 17 Spain Recreativo [4]
17 2 DF Giovanny Espinoza (1977-04-12)12 April 1977 (aged 29) 56 Ecuador LDU Quito
18 2 DF Néicer Reasco (1977-07-23)23 July 1977 (aged 28) 31 Ecuador LDU Quito [5]
19 3 MF Luis Saritama (1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 22) 15 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
20 3 MF Edwin Tenorio (1976-06-16)16 June 1976 (aged 29) 68 Ecuador Barcelona SC
21 4 FW Carlos Tenorio (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 27) 29 Qatar Al Sadd
22 1 GK Damián Lanza (1982-04-10)10 April 1982 (aged 24) 5 Ecuador Aucas
23 4 FW Christian Benítez (1986-05-01)1 May 1986 (aged 20) 5 Ecuador El Nacional

Germany

Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Jens Lehmann (1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 36) 32 England Arsenal
2 2 DF Marcell Jansen (1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 20) 7 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
3 2 DF Arne Friedrich (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 27) 36 Germany Hertha BSC
4 2 DF Robert Huth (1984-08-18)18 August 1984 (aged 21) 16 England Chelsea
5 3 MF Sebastian Kehl (1980-02-13)13 February 1980 (aged 26) 27 Germany Borussia Dortmund
6 2 DF Jens Nowotny (1974-01-11)11 January 1974 (aged 32) 46 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
7 3 MF Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 21) 28 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3 MF Torsten Frings (1976-11-22)22 November 1976 (aged 29) 52 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4 FW Mike Hanke (1983-11-05)5 November 1983 (aged 22) 6 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 4 FW Oliver Neuville (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 33) 55 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
11 4 FW Miroslav Klose (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 28) 55 Germany Werder Bremen
12 1 GK Oliver Kahn (1969-06-15)15 June 1969 (aged 36) 85 Germany Bayern Munich
13 3 MF Michael Ballack ( c) (1976-09-26)26 September 1976 (aged 29) 65 Germany Bayern Munich [6]
14 4 FW Gerald Asamoah (1978-10-03)3 October 1978 (aged 27) 40 Germany Schalke 04
15 3 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger (1982-04-05)5 April 1982 (aged 24) 15 Germany VfB Stuttgart
16 2 DF Philipp Lahm (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 22) 18 Germany Bayern Munich
17 2 DF Per Mertesacker (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 21) 23 Germany Hannover 96
18 3 MF Tim Borowski (1980-05-02)2 May 1980 (aged 26) 20 Germany Werder Bremen
19 3 MF Bernd Schneider (1973-11-17)17 November 1973 (aged 32) 64 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
20 4 FW Lukas Podolski (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 21) 25 Germany 1. FC Köln [7]
21 2 DF Christoph Metzelder (1980-11-05)5 November 1980 (aged 25) 22 Germany Borussia Dortmund
22 3 MF David Odonkor (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 22) 1 Germany Borussia Dortmund
23 1 GK Timo Hildebrand (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 27) 3 Germany VfB Stuttgart

Poland

Head coach: Paweł Janas

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Artur Boruc (1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 26) 17 Scotland Celtic
2 2 DF Mariusz Jop (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 27) 12 Russia FC Moscow
3 2 DF Seweryn Gancarczyk (1981-11-22)22 November 1981 (aged 24) 2 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
4 2 DF Marcin Baszczyński (1977-06-07)7 June 1977 (aged 29) 32 Poland Wisła Kraków
5 3 MF Kamil Kosowski (1977-08-30)30 August 1977 (aged 28) 45 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern [8]
6 2 DF Jacek Bąk ( c) (1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (aged 33) 72 Qatar Al-Rayyan [9]
7 3 MF Radosław Sobolewski (1976-12-13)13 December 1976 (aged 29) 19 Poland Wisła Kraków
8 3 MF Jacek Krzynówek (1976-05-15)15 May 1976 (aged 30) 58 Germany Bayer Leverkusen [10]
9 4 FW Maciej Żurawski (1976-09-12)12 September 1976 (aged 29) 50 Scotland Celtic
10 3 MF Mirosław Szymkowiak (1976-11-12)12 November 1976 (aged 29) 29 Turkey Trabzonspor
11 4 FW Grzegorz Rasiak (1979-01-12)12 January 1979 (aged 27) 30 England Tottenham Hotspur [11]
12 1 GK Tomasz Kuszczak (1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 24) 4 England West Bromwich Albion
13 3 MF Sebastian Mila (1982-07-10)10 July 1982 (aged 23) 27 Austria Austria Wien
14 2 DF Michał Żewłakow (1976-04-22)22 April 1976 (aged 30) 56 Belgium Anderlecht [12]
15 4 FW Ebi Smolarek (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 25) 13 Germany Borussia Dortmund
16 3 MF Arkadiusz Radomski (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 28) 20 Austria Austria Wien
17 3 MF Dariusz Dudka (1983-12-09)9 December 1983 (aged 22) 7 Poland Wisła Kraków
18 2 DF Mariusz Lewandowski (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 27) 25 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
19 2 DF Bartosz Bosacki (1975-12-20)20 December 1975 (aged 30) 11 Poland Lech Poznań [13]
20 3 MF Piotr Giza (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 26) 4 Poland Cracovia
21 4 FW Ireneusz Jeleń (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 25) 9 Poland Wisła Płock
22 1 GK Łukasz Fabiański (1985-04-18)18 April 1985 (aged 21) 2 Poland Legia Warsaw
23 4 FW Paweł Brożek (1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (aged 23) 4 Poland Wisła Kraków

Group B

England

Head coach: Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Paul Robinson (1979-10-15)15 October 1979 (aged 26) 21 England Tottenham Hotspur
2 2 DF Gary Neville (1975-02-18)18 February 1975 (aged 31) 79 England Manchester United
3 2 DF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 25) 46 England Arsenal
4 3 MF Steven Gerrard (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 26) 42 England Liverpool
5 2 DF Rio Ferdinand (1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 27) 47 England Manchester United
6 2 DF John Terry (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 25) 24 England Chelsea
7 3 MF David Beckham ( c) (1975-05-02)2 May 1975 (aged 31) 89 Spain Real Madrid
8 3 MF Frank Lampard (1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 27) 40 England Chelsea
9 4 FW Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 20) 29 England Manchester United
10 4 FW Michael Owen (1979-12-14)14 December 1979 (aged 26) 77 England Newcastle United
11 3 MF Joe Cole (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 24) 32 England Chelsea
12 2 DF Sol Campbell (1974-09-18)18 September 1974 (aged 31) 68 England Arsenal
13 1 GK David James (1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 35) 34 England Manchester City
14 2 DF Wayne Bridge (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 25) 23 England Chelsea [14]
15 2 DF Jamie Carragher (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 28) 25 England Liverpool
16 3 MF Owen Hargreaves (1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 25) 30 Germany Bayern Munich
17 3 MF Jermaine Jenas (1983-02-18)18 February 1983 (aged 23) 15 England Tottenham Hotspur
18 3 MF Michael Carrick (1981-07-28)28 July 1981 (aged 24) 6 England Tottenham Hotspur
19 3 MF Aaron Lennon (1987-04-16)16 April 1987 (aged 19) 1 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 3 MF Stewart Downing (1984-07-22)22 July 1984 (aged 21) 2 England Middlesbrough
21 4 FW Peter Crouch (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 25) 7 England Liverpool
22 1 GK Scott Carson (1985-09-03)3 September 1985 (aged 20) 0 England Liverpool [15]
23 4 FW Theo Walcott (1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 17) 1 England Arsenal

Paraguay

Head coach: Uruguay Aníbal Ruiz

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Justo Villar (1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 28) 39 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
2 2 DF Jorge Núñez (1978-01-22)22 January 1978 (aged 28) 15 Argentina Estudiantes
3 2 DF Delio Toledo (1976-10-02)2 October 1976 (aged 29) 30 Spain Zaragoza
4 2 DF Carlos Gamarra ( c) (1971-02-17)17 February 1971 (aged 35) 106 Brazil Palmeiras
5 2 DF Julio César Cáceres (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 26) 32 Argentina River Plate
6 3 MF Carlos Bonet (1977-10-02)2 October 1977 (aged 28) 29 Paraguay Libertad
7 4 FW Salvador Cabañas (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 25) 15 Mexico Jaguares [16]
8 3 MF Édgar Barreto (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 21) 15 Netherlands NEC
9 4 FW Roque Santa Cruz (1981-08-16)16 August 1981 (aged 24) 42 Germany Bayern Munich
10 3 MF Roberto Acuña (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 34) 93 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
11 3 MF Diego Gavilán (1980-03-01)1 March 1980 (aged 26) 39 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
12 1 GK Derlis Gómez (1972-11-02)2 November 1972 (aged 33) 5 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
13 3 MF Carlos Paredes (1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (aged 29) 68 Italy Reggina [17]
14 2 DF Paulo da Silva (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 26) 33 Mexico Toluca
15 2 DF Julio César Manzur (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 25) 13 Brazil Santos
16 3 MF Cristian Riveros (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 23) 9 Paraguay Libertad
17 3 MF José Montiel (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 18) 6 Paraguay Olimpia
18 4 FW Nelson Haedo Valdez (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 22) 11 Germany Werder Bremen [18]
19 3 MF Julio dos Santos (1983-05-07)7 May 1983 (aged 23) 17 Germany Bayern Munich
20 4 FW Dante López (1983-08-16)16 August 1983 (aged 22) 7 Italy Genoa
21 2 DF Denis Caniza (1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (aged 31) 74 Mexico Cruz Azul [19]
22 1 GK Aldo Bobadilla (1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 30) 5 Paraguay Libertad
23 4 FW Nelson Cuevas (1980-01-10)10 January 1980 (aged 26) 35 Mexico Pachuca

Sweden

Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Andreas Isaksson (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 24) 39 France Rennes
2 2 DF Mikael Nilsson (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27) 27 Greece Panathinaikos
3 2 DF Olof Mellberg ( c) (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 28) 64 England Aston Villa
4 2 DF Teddy Lučić (1973-04-15)15 April 1973 (aged 33) 81 Sweden Häcken
5 2 DF Erik Edman (1978-11-11)11 November 1978 (aged 27) 37 France Rennes
6 3 MF Tobias Linderoth (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 27) 58 Denmark Copenhagen
7 3 MF Niclas Alexandersson (1971-12-29)29 December 1971 (aged 34) 87 Sweden IFK Göteborg
8 3 MF Anders Svensson (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 29) 66 Sweden Elfsborg
9 3 MF Freddie Ljungberg (1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (aged 29) 57 England Arsenal
10 4 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 24) 38 Italy Juventus
11 4 FW Henrik Larsson (1971-09-20)20 September 1971 (aged 34) 89 Spain Barcelona [20]
12 1 GK John Alvbåge (1982-08-10)10 August 1982 (aged 23) 2 Denmark Viborg
13 2 DF Petter Hansson (1976-12-14)14 December 1976 (aged 29) 13 Netherlands Heerenveen
14 2 DF Fredrik Stenman (1983-06-02)2 June 1983 (aged 23) 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
15 2 DF Karl Svensson (1984-03-21)21 March 1984 (aged 22) 1 Sweden IFK Göteborg [21]
16 3 MF Kim Källström (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 23) 34 France Rennes [22]
17 4 FW Johan Elmander (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 25) 18 Denmark Brøndby [23]
18 3 MF Mattias Jonson (1974-01-16)16 January 1974 (aged 32) 53 Sweden Djurgården
19 3 MF Daniel Andersson (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 28) 47 Sweden Malmö FF
20 4 FW Marcus Allbäck (1973-07-05)5 July 1973 (aged 32) 56 Denmark Copenhagen
21 3 MF Christian Wilhelmsson (1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 26) 29 Belgium Anderlecht
22 4 FW Markus Rosenberg (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 23) 8 Netherlands Ajax
23 1 GK Rami Shaaban (1975-06-30)30 June 1975 (aged 30) 1 Norway Fredrikstad

Trinidad and Tobago

Head coach: Netherlands Leo Beenhakker

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Shaka Hislop (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 37) 24 England West Ham United [24]
2 2 DF Ian Cox (1971-03-25)25 March 1971 (aged 35) 16 England Gillingham
3 2 DF Avery John (1975-06-18)18 June 1975 (aged 30) 57 United States New England Revolution
4 2 DF Marvin Andrews (1975-12-22)22 December 1975 (aged 30) 98 Scotland Rangers
5 2 DF Brent Sancho (1977-03-13)13 March 1977 (aged 29) 40 England Gillingham
6 2 DF Dennis Lawrence (1974-08-01)1 August 1974 (aged 31) 63 Wales Wrexham [25]
7 3 MF Chris Birchall (1984-05-05)5 May 1984 (aged 22) 19 England Port Vale
8 2 DF Cyd Gray (1976-11-21)21 November 1976 (aged 29) 39 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
9 3 MF Aurtis Whitley (1977-05-01)1 May 1977 (aged 29) 24 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
10 3 MF Russell Latapy (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 37) 66 Scotland Falkirk
11 2 DF Carlos Edwards (1978-10-24)24 October 1978 (aged 27) 51 England Luton Town
12 4 FW Collin Samuel (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 24) 18 Scotland Dundee United
13 4 FW Cornell Glen (1980-10-21)21 October 1980 (aged 25) 35 United States LA Galaxy
14 4 FW Stern John (1976-10-30)30 October 1976 (aged 29) 95 England Coventry City
15 4 FW Kenwyne Jones (1984-10-05)5 October 1984 (aged 21) 29 England Southampton
16 3 MF Evans Wise (1973-11-23)23 November 1973 (aged 32) 16 Germany Waldhof Mannheim
17 2 DF David Atiba Charles (1977-08-29)29 August 1977 (aged 28) 19 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
18 3 MF Densill Theobald (1982-06-27)27 June 1982 (aged 23) 38 Scotland Falkirk
19 4 FW Dwight Yorke ( c) (1971-11-03)3 November 1971 (aged 34) 54 Australia Sydney FC
20 4 FW Jason Scotland (1979-02-18)18 February 1979 (aged 27) 25 Scotland St. Johnstone
21 1 GK Kelvin Jack (1976-04-29)29 April 1976 (aged 30) 32 Scotland Dundee
22 1 GK Clayton Ince (1972-07-12)12 July 1972 (aged 33) 63 England Coventry City
23 3 MF Anthony Wolfe (1983-12-23)23 December 1983 (aged 22) 4 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh

Group C

Argentina

Head coach: José Pekerman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Roberto Abbondanzieri (1972-08-19)19 August 1972 (aged 33) 22 Argentina Boca Juniors [26]
2 2 DF Roberto Ayala (1973-04-14)14 April 1973 (aged 33) 100 Spain Valencia
3 2 DF Juan Pablo Sorín ( c) (1976-05-05)5 May 1976 (aged 30) 71 Spain Villarreal
4 2 DF Fabricio Coloccini (1982-01-22)22 January 1982 (aged 24) 23 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
5 3 MF Esteban Cambiasso (1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 25) 22 Italy Inter Milan
6 2 DF Gabriel Heinze (1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 28) 29 England Manchester United
7 4 FW Javier Saviola (1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 24) 31 Spain Barcelona [27]
8 3 MF Javier Mascherano (1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 22) 15 Brazil Corinthians
9 4 FW Hernán Crespo (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 30) 55 England Chelsea
10 3 MF Juan Román Riquelme (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27) 31 Spain Villarreal
11 4 FW Carlos Tevez (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 22) 21 Brazil Corinthians
12 1 GK Leo Franco (1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 29) 3 Spain Atlético Madrid
13 2 DF Lionel Scaloni (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 (aged 28) 6 Spain Deportivo La Coruña [28]
14 4 FW Rodrigo Palacio (1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 24) 2 Argentina Boca Juniors
15 2 DF Gabriel Milito (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 25) 15 Spain Zaragoza
16 3 MF Pablo Aimar (1979-11-03)3 November 1979 (aged 26) 40 Spain Valencia
17 2 DF Leandro Cufré (1978-05-09)9 May 1978 (aged 28) 2 Italy Roma
18 3 MF Maxi Rodríguez (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 25) 13 Spain Atlético Madrid
19 4 FW Lionel Messi (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 18) 7 Spain Barcelona
20 4 FW Julio Cruz (1974-10-10)10 October 1974 (aged 31) 15 Italy Inter Milan
21 2 DF Nicolás Burdisso (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 25) 8 Italy Inter Milan
22 3 MF Lucho González (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 (aged 25) 27 Portugal Porto
23 1 GK Óscar Ustari (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 19) 0 Argentina Independiente

Ivory Coast

Head coach: France Henri Michel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Jean-Jacques Tizié (1972-09-07)7 September 1972 (aged 33) 24 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
2 3 MF Kanga Akalé (1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 25) 22 France Auxerre
3 2 DF Arthur Boka (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 23) 23 France Strasbourg
4 2 DF Kolo Touré (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 25) 42 England Arsenal
5 3 MF Didier Zokora (1980-12-14)14 December 1980 (aged 25) 38 France Saint-Étienne
6 2 DF Blaise Kouassi (1975-02-02)2 February 1975 (aged 31) 36 France Troyes
7 3 MF Emerse Faé (1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 22) 14 France Nantes
8 4 FW Bonaventure Kalou (1978-01-12)12 January 1978 (aged 28) 49 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 4 FW Arouna Koné (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 22) 17 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
10 3 MF Gilles Yapi Yapo (1982-01-13)13 January 1982 (aged 24) 26 Switzerland Young Boys
11 4 FW Didier Drogba ( c) (1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 28) 32 England Chelsea
12 2 DF Abdoulaye Méïté (1980-10-06)6 October 1980 (aged 25) 18 France Marseille
13 2 DF Marco Zoro (1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 22) 13 Italy Messina
14 4 FW Bakari Koné (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 24) 16 France Nice
15 4 FW Aruna Dindane (1980-11-26)26 November 1980 (aged 25) 34 France Lens
16 1 GK Gérard Gnanhouan (1979-02-12)12 February 1979 (aged 27) 6 France Montpellier
17 2 DF Cyril Domoraud (1971-07-22)22 July 1971 (aged 34) 50 France Créteil
18 3 MF Abdul Kader Keïta (1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 24) 26 France Lille
19 3 MF Yaya Touré (1983-03-13)13 March 1983 (aged 23) 14 Greece Olympiacos
20 2 DF Guy Demel (1981-06-13)13 June 1981 (aged 24) 7 Germany Hamburger SV
21 2 DF Emmanuel Eboué (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 23) 11 England Arsenal
22 3 MF Romaric (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 23) 8 France Le Mans
23 1 GK Boubacar Barry (1979-12-30)30 December 1979 (aged 26) 6 Belgium Beveren

Netherlands

Head coach: Marco van Basten

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Edwin van der Sar ( c) (1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 35) 109 England Manchester United
2 2 DF Kew Jaliens (1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 27) 1 Netherlands AZ
3 2 DF Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 24) 11 Germany Hamburger SV
4 2 DF Joris Mathijsen (1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 26) 8 Netherlands AZ
5 2 DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975-02-05)5 February 1975 (aged 31) 57 Spain Barcelona
6 3 MF Denny Landzaat (1976-05-06)6 May 1976 (aged 30) 23 Netherlands AZ
7 4 FW Dirk Kuyt (1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 25) 19 Netherlands Feyenoord
8 3 MF Phillip Cocu (1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 35) 97 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
9 4 FW Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 29) 51 England Manchester United
10 3 MF Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 23) 35 Germany Hamburger SV
11 3 MF Arjen Robben (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 22) 20 England Chelsea
12 2 DF Jan Kromkamp (1980-08-17)17 August 1980 (aged 25) 11 England Liverpool
13 2 DF André Ooijer (1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 31) 19 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
14 2 DF John Heitinga (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 22) 18 Netherlands Ajax
15 2 DF Tim de Cler (1978-11-08)8 November 1978 (aged 27) 3 Netherlands AZ
16 3 MF Hedwiges Maduro (1985-02-13)13 February 1985 (aged 21) 11 Netherlands Ajax
17 4 FW Robin van Persie (1983-08-06)6 August 1983 (aged 22) 10 England Arsenal
18 3 MF Mark van Bommel (1977-04-22)22 April 1977 (aged 29) 37 Spain Barcelona
19 4 FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 27) 7 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
20 3 MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 22) 23 Netherlands Ajax
21 4 FW Ryan Babel (1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 19) 6 Netherlands Ajax
22 1 GK Henk Timmer (1971-12-03)3 December 1971 (aged 34) 2 Netherlands AZ
23 1 GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 23) 2 Netherlands Ajax

Serbia and Montenegro

Head coach: Ilija Petković

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Dragoslav Jevrić (1974-07-08)8 July 1974 (aged 31) 40 Turkey Ankaraspor
2 3 MF Ivan Ergić (1981-01-21)21 January 1981 (aged 25) 1 Switzerland Basel
3 2 DF Ivica Dragutinović (1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 30) 26 Spain Sevilla
4 3 MF Igor Duljaj (1979-10-29)29 October 1979 (aged 26) 37 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
5 2 DF Nemanja Vidić (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 24) 20 England Manchester United
6 2 DF Goran Gavrančić (1978-08-02)2 August 1978 (aged 27) 25 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
7 3 MF Ognjen Koroman (1978-09-19)19 September 1978 (aged 27) 25 England Portsmouth
8 4 FW Mateja Kežman (1979-04-12)12 April 1979 (aged 27) 47 Spain Atlético Madrid
9 4 FW Savo Milošević ( c) (1973-09-02)2 September 1973 (aged 32) 98 Spain Osasuna
10 3 MF Dejan Stanković (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 27) 58 Italy Inter Milan
11 3 MF Predrag Đorđević (1972-08-04)4 August 1972 (aged 33) 34 Greece Olympiacos
12 1 GK Oliver Kovačević (1974-12-29)29 December 1974 (aged 31) 3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
13 2 DF Dušan Basta (1984-08-18)18 August 1984 (aged 21) 2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
14 2 DF Nenad Đorđević (1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 26) 15 Serbia Partizan
15 2 DF Milan Dudić (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 26) 11 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
16 2 DF Dušan Petković [29] (1974-06-13)13 June 1974 (aged 31) 7 Serbia OFK Beograd
17 3 MF Albert Nađ (1974-10-29)29 October 1974 (aged 31) 42 Serbia Partizan
18 3 MF Zvonimir Vukić (1979-07-19)19 July 1979 (aged 26) 25 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk [30]
19 4 FW Nikola Žigić (1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 25) 11 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
20 2 DF Mladen Krstajić (1974-03-04)4 March 1974 (aged 32) 45 Germany Schalke 04
21 4 FW Danijel Ljuboja (1978-09-04)4 September 1978 (aged 27) 15 France Paris Saint-Germain [31]
22 3 MF Saša Ilić (1977-12-30)30 December 1977 (aged 28) 32 Turkey Galatasaray
23 1 GK Vladimir Stojković (1983-07-28)28 July 1983 (aged 22) 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade [32]

Group D

Angola

Head coach: Oliveira Gonçalves

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK João Ricardo (1970-01-07)7 January 1970 (aged 36) 26 Portugal Moreirense [33]
2 2 DF Marco Airosa (1984-08-06)6 August 1984 (aged 21) 2 Portugal Barreirense
3 2 DF Jamba (1977-07-10)10 July 1977 (aged 28) 35 Angola ASA
4 2 DF Lebo Lebo (1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 29) 15 Angola Petro Atlético
5 2 DF Kali (1978-10-11)11 October 1978 (aged 27) 21 Portugal Barreirense
6 3 MF Miloy (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 25) 11 Angola Interclube
7 3 MF Paulo Figueiredo (1972-11-28)28 November 1972 (aged 33) 22 Portugal Varzim
8 3 MF André Macanga (1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 28) 33 Kuwait Al-Salmiya
9 4 FW Mantorras (1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 24) 11 Portugal Benfica
10 4 FW Akwá ( c) (1977-05-30)30 May 1977 (aged 29) 77 Qatar Al-Wakrah [34]
11 4 FW Mateus (1984-06-19)19 June 1984 (aged 21) 4 Portugal Gil Vicente
12 1 GK Lamá (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 25) 9 Angola Petro Atlético
13 3 MF Edson Nobre (1980-02-03)3 February 1980 (aged 26) 7 Portugal Paços de Ferreira
14 3 MF Mendonça (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 23) 34 Portugal Varzim
15 2 DF Rui Marques (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 28) 1 England Leeds United [35]
16 4 FW Flávio (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 26) 46 Egypt Al Ahly
17 3 MF Zé Kalanga (1983-10-12)12 October 1983 (aged 22) 23 Angola Petro Atlético
18 4 FW Love (1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 27) 35 Angola ASA
19 4 FW Titi Buengo (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 26) 2 France Clermont
20 2 DF Locó (1984-12-25)25 December 1984 (aged 21) 11 Angola Primeiro Agosto
21 2 DF Delgado (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 26) 17 Angola Petro Atlético
22 1 GK Mário Hipólito (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 21) 1 Angola Interclube
23 2 DF Marco Abreu (1974-12-08)8 December 1974 (aged 31) 3 Portugal Portimonense

Iran

Head coach: Croatia Branko Ivanković

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ebrahim Mirzapour (1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 27) 64 Iran Foolad
2 3 MF Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977-07-24)24 July 1977 (aged 28) 89 Germany Hamburger SV
3 2 DF Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (1973-09-11)11 September 1973 (aged 32) 31 Iran Saba Battery
4 2 DF Yahya Golmohammadi (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 35) 69 Iran Saba Battery
5 2 DF Rahman Rezaei (1975-02-20)20 February 1975 (aged 31) 43 Italy Messina
6 3 MF Javad Nekounam (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 25) 71 United Arab Emirates Al-Sharjah [36]
7 3 MF Ferydoon Zandi (1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 27) 10 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
8 3 MF Ali Karimi (1978-11-08)8 November 1978 (aged 27) 90 Germany Bayern Munich
9 4 FW Vahid Hashemian (1976-07-21)21 July 1976 (aged 29) 28 Germany Hannover 96
10 4 FW Ali Daei ( c) (1969-03-21)21 March 1969 (aged 37) 147 Iran Saba Battery
11 4 FW Rasoul Khatibi (1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 27) 12 Iran Sepahan
12 1 GK Hassan Roudbarian (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 27) 3 Iran Pas
13 2 DF Hossein Kaebi (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 20) 44 Iran Foolad
14 3 MF Andranik Teymourian (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 23) 7 Iran Abu Moslem
15 4 FW Arash Borhani (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 22) 20 Iran Pas
16 4 FW Reza Enayati (1976-09-23)23 September 1976 (aged 29) 15 Iran Esteghlal
17 4 FW Javad Kazemian (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 25) 25 Iran Persepolis
18 3 MF Moharram Navidkia (1982-11-01)1 November 1982 (aged 23) 24 Germany VfL Bochum
19 2 DF Amir Hossein Sadeghi (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 24) 1 Iran Esteghlal
20 2 DF Mohammad Nosrati (1982-01-11)11 January 1982 (aged 24) 44 Iran Pas
21 3 MF Mehrzad Madanchi (1982-10-12)12 October 1982 (aged 23) 6 Iran Persepolis
22 1 GK Vahid Talebloo (1982-05-26)26 May 1982 (aged 24) 1 Iran Esteghlal
23 3 MF Masoud Shojaei (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 22) 3 Iran Saipa

Mexico

Head coach: Argentina Ricardo La Volpe

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Oswaldo Sánchez (1973-09-21)21 September 1973 (aged 32) 70 Mexico Guadalajara
2 2 DF Claudio Suárez (1968-12-17)17 December 1968 (aged 37) 178 United States Chivas USA
3 2 DF Carlos Salcido (1980-04-02)2 April 1980 (aged 26) 32 Mexico Guadalajara [37]
4 2 DF Rafael Márquez ( c) (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 27) 65 Spain Barcelona
5 2 DF Ricardo Osorio (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 26) 39 Mexico Cruz Azul [38]
6 3 MF Gerardo Torrado (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 27) 56 Mexico Cruz Azul
7 3 MF Sinha (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 30) 32 Mexico Toluca
8 3 MF Pável Pardo (1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (aged 29) 125 Mexico América [39]
9 4 FW Jared Borgetti (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 32) 75 England Bolton Wanderers [40]
10 4 FW Guillermo Franco (1976-11-03)3 November 1976 (aged 29) 7 Spain Villarreal
11 3 MF Ramón Morales (1975-10-10)10 October 1975 (aged 30) 46 Mexico Guadalajara
12 1 GK José de Jesús Corona (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 25) 6 Mexico Tecos
13 1 GK Guillermo Ochoa (1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 20) 1 Mexico América
14 2 DF Gonzalo Pineda (1982-10-19)19 October 1982 (aged 23) 30 Mexico Guadalajara
15 2 DF José Antonio Castro (1980-08-11)11 August 1980 (aged 25) 12 Mexico América
16 2 DF Mario Méndez (1979-06-01)1 June 1979 (aged 27) 32 Mexico Monterrey
17 4 FW Francisco Fonseca (1979-10-02)2 October 1979 (aged 26) 29 Mexico Cruz Azul [41]
18 3 MF Andrés Guardado (1986-09-28)28 September 1986 (aged 19) 7 Mexico Atlas
19 4 FW Omar Bravo (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 (aged 26) 33 Mexico Guadalajara
20 3 MF Rafael García (1974-08-14)14 August 1974 (aged 31) 52 Mexico Atlas
21 3 MF Jesús Arellano (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 33) 69 Mexico Monterrey
22 2 DF Francisco Javier Rodríguez (1981-10-20)20 October 1981 (aged 24) 32 Mexico Guadalajara
23 3 MF Luis Ernesto Pérez (1981-01-12)12 January 1981 (aged 25) 52 Mexico Monterrey

Portugal

Head coach: Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ricardo (1976-02-11)11 February 1976 (aged 30) 49 Portugal Sporting CP
2 2 DF Paulo Ferreira (1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 27) 30 England Chelsea
3 2 DF Marco Caneira (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 27) 14 Spain Valencia [42]
4 2 DF Ricardo Costa (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 25) 3 Portugal Porto
5 2 DF Fernando Meira (1978-06-05)5 June 1978 (aged 28) 30 Germany VfB Stuttgart
6 3 MF Costinha (1974-12-01)1 December 1974 (aged 31) 44 Russia Dynamo Moscow [43]
7 3 MF Luís Figo ( c) (1972-11-04)4 November 1972 (aged 33) 120 Italy Inter Milan
8 3 MF Petit (1976-09-25)25 September 1976 (aged 29) 36 Portugal Benfica
9 4 FW Pauleta (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 33) 82 France Paris Saint-Germain
10 3 MF Hugo Viana (1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 23) 21 Spain Valencia
11 4 FW Simão (1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 26) 43 Portugal Benfica
12 1 GK Quim (1975-11-13)13 November 1975 (aged 30) 24 Portugal Benfica
13 2 DF Miguel (1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 26) 28 Spain Valencia
14 2 DF Nuno Valente (1974-09-12)12 September 1974 (aged 31) 23 England Everton
15 4 FW Luís Boa Morte (1977-08-04)4 August 1977 (aged 28) 24 England Fulham
16 2 DF Ricardo Carvalho (1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 28) 24 England Chelsea
17 4 FW Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 21) 32 England Manchester United
18 3 MF Maniche (1977-11-11)11 November 1977 (aged 28) 31 Russia Dynamo Moscow [44]
19 3 MF Tiago (1981-05-02)2 May 1981 (aged 25) 22 France Lyon
20 3 MF Deco (1977-08-27)27 August 1977 (aged 28) 35 Spain Barcelona
21 4 FW Nuno Gomes (1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 29) 53 Portugal Benfica
22 1 GK Paulo Santos (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33) 1 Portugal Braga
23 4 FW Hélder Postiga (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 23) 24 Portugal Porto [45]

Group E

Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Brückner

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Petr Čech (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 24) 41 England Chelsea
2 2 DF Zdeněk Grygera (1980-05-14)14 May 1980 (aged 26) 41 Netherlands Ajax
3 2 DF Pavel Mareš (1976-01-18)18 January 1976 (aged 30) 10 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
4 3 MF Tomáš Galásek ( c) (1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 33) 49 Netherlands Ajax [46]
5 2 DF Radoslav Kováč (1979-11-11)11 November 1979 (aged 26) 6 Russia Spartak Moscow
6 2 DF Marek Jankulovski (1977-05-09)9 May 1977 (aged 29) 48 Italy AC Milan
7 3 MF Libor Sionko (1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 29) 17 Austria Austria Wien [47]
8 3 MF Karel Poborský (1972-03-30)30 March 1972 (aged 34) 115 Czech Republic Dynamo České Budějovice
9 4 FW Jan Koller (1973-03-30)30 March 1973 (aged 33) 68 Germany Borussia Dortmund [48]
10 3 MF Tomáš Rosický (1980-10-04)4 October 1980 (aged 25) 54 Germany Borussia Dortmund [49]
11 3 MF Pavel Nedvěd (1972-08-30)30 August 1972 (aged 33) 87 Italy Juventus
12 4 FW Vratislav Lokvenc (1973-09-27)27 September 1973 (aged 32) 72 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
13 2 DF Martin Jiránek (1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 27) 24 Russia Spartak Moscow
14 3 MF David Jarolím (1979-05-17)17 May 1979 (aged 27) 3 Germany Hamburger SV
15 4 FW Milan Baroš (1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 24) 49 England Aston Villa
16 1 GK Jaromír Blažek (1972-12-29)29 December 1972 (aged 33) 11 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
17 4 FW Jiří Štajner (1976-05-27)27 May 1976 (aged 30) 21 Germany Hannover 96
18 4 FW Marek Heinz (1977-08-04)4 August 1977 (aged 28) 28 Turkey Galatasaray
19 3 MF Jan Polák (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 25) 18 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
20 3 MF Jaroslav Plašil (1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 24) 14 France Monaco
21 2 DF Tomáš Ujfaluši (1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 28) 48 Italy Fiorentina
22 2 DF David Rozehnal (1980-07-05)5 July 1980 (aged 25) 22 France Paris Saint-Germain
23 1 GK Antonín Kinský (1975-05-31)31 May 1975 (aged 31) 5 Russia Saturn Ramenskoye

Ghana

Head coach: Serbia Ratomir Dujković

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Sammy Adjei (1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 25) 31 Israel Ashdod
2 3 MF Hans Sarpei (1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 29) 7 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
3 4 FW Asamoah Gyan (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 20) 13 Italy Udinese [50]
4 2 DF Samuel Kuffour (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 29) 58 Italy Roma
5 2 DF John Mensah (1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 23) 33 France Rennes
6 2 DF Emmanuel Pappoe (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 25) 27 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
7 2 DF Illiasu Shilla (1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 23) 2 Ghana Asante Kotoko
8 3 MF Michael Essien (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 23) 17 England Chelsea
9 3 MF Derek Boateng (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 23) 11 Sweden AIK
10 3 MF Stephen Appiah ( c) (1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 25) 42 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 3 MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 21) 16 Italy Udinese
12 4 FW Alex Tachie-Mensah (1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 29) 5 Switzerland St. Gallen
13 2 DF Habib Mohamed (1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 22) 1 Ghana King Faisal Babes
14 4 FW Matthew Amoah (1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 25) 16 Germany Borussia Dortmund
15 3 MF John Paintsil (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 24) 21 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
16 1 GK George Owu (1982-06-17)17 June 1982 (aged 23) 6 Ghana Ashanti Gold
17 2 DF Daniel Quaye (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 25) 7 Ghana Hearts of Oak
18 2 DF Eric Addo (1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 27) 6 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
19 4 FW Razak Pimpong (1982-12-30)30 December 1982 (aged 23) 4 Denmark Copenhagen
20 4 FW Otto Addo (1975-06-09)9 June 1975 (aged 31) 13 Germany Mainz 05
21 2 DF Issah Ahmed (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 24) 10 Denmark Randers
22 1 GK Richard Kingson (1978-06-13)13 June 1978 (aged 27) 33 Turkey Ankaraspor
23 3 MF Haminu Draman (1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 20) 7 Serbia Red Star Belgrade [51]

Italy

Head coach: Marcello Lippi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Gianluigi Buffon (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 28) 60 Italy Juventus
2 2 DF Cristian Zaccardo (1981-12-21)21 December 1981 (aged 24) 12 Italy Palermo
3 2 DF Fabio Grosso (1977-11-28)28 November 1977 (aged 28) 17 Italy Palermo [52]
4 3 MF Daniele De Rossi (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 22) 17 Italy Roma
5 2 DF Fabio Cannavaro ( c) (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 32) 93 Italy Juventus
6 2 DF Andrea Barzagli (1981-05-08)8 May 1981 (aged 25) 8 Italy Palermo
7 4 FW Alessandro Del Piero (1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 31) 74 Italy Juventus
8 3 MF Gennaro Gattuso (1978-01-09)9 January 1978 (aged 28) 43 Italy Milan
9 4 FW Luca Toni (1977-05-26)26 May 1977 (aged 29) 18 Italy Fiorentina
10 4 FW Francesco Totti (1976-09-27)27 September 1976 (aged 29) 51 Italy Roma
11 4 FW Alberto Gilardino (1982-07-05)5 July 1982 (aged 23) 15 Italy Milan
12 1 GK Angelo Peruzzi (1970-02-16)16 February 1970 (aged 36) 31 Italy Lazio
13 2 DF Alessandro Nesta (1976-03-19)19 March 1976 (aged 30) 74 Italy Milan
14 1 GK Marco Amelia (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 (aged 24) 1 Italy Livorno
15 4 FW Vincenzo Iaquinta (1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 26) 12 Italy Udinese
16 3 MF Mauro Camoranesi (1976-10-04)4 October 1976 (aged 29) 21 Italy Juventus
17 3 MF Simone Barone (1978-04-30)30 April 1978 (aged 28) 13 Italy Palermo
18 4 FW Filippo Inzaghi (1973-08-09)9 August 1973 (aged 32) 49 Italy Milan
19 2 DF Gianluca Zambrotta (1977-02-19)19 February 1977 (aged 29) 52 Italy Juventus
20 3 MF Simone Perrotta (1977-09-17)17 September 1977 (aged 28) 24 Italy Roma
21 3 MF Andrea Pirlo (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 27) 24 Italy Milan
22 2 DF Massimo Oddo (1976-06-14)14 June 1976 (aged 29) 20 Italy Lazio
23 2 DF Marco Materazzi (1973-08-19)19 August 1973 (aged 32) 28 Italy Internazionale

United States

Head coach: Bruce Arena

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Tim Howard (1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 27) 16 England Manchester United [53]
2 2 DF Chris Albright (1979-01-14)14 January 1979 (aged 27) 20 United States LA Galaxy [54]
3 2 DF Carlos Bocanegra (1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 27) 40 England Fulham
4 3 MF Pablo Mastroeni (1976-08-26)26 August 1976 (aged 29) 48 United States Colorado Rapids
5 3 MF John O'Brien (1977-08-29)29 August 1977 (aged 28) 31 United States Chivas USA
6 2 DF Steve Cherundolo (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 27) 35 Germany Hannover 96
7 3 MF Eddie Lewis (1974-05-17)17 May 1974 (aged 32) 69 England Leeds United
8 3 MF Clint Dempsey (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 23) 21 United States New England Revolution
9 4 FW Eddie Johnson (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 22) 18 United States Kansas City Wizards
10 3 MF Claudio Reyna ( c) (1973-07-20)20 July 1973 (aged 32) 109 England Manchester City
11 4 FW Brian Ching (1978-05-24)24 May 1978 (aged 28) 20 United States Houston Dynamo
12 2 DF Gregg Berhalter (1973-08-01)1 August 1973 (aged 32) 44 Germany Energie Cottbus [55]
13 2 DF Jimmy Conrad (1977-02-12)12 February 1977 (aged 29) 15 United States Kansas City Wizards
14 3 MF Ben Olsen (1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 29) 34 United States D.C. United
15 3 MF Bobby Convey (1983-05-27)27 May 1983 (aged 23) 39 England Reading
16 4 FW Josh Wolff (1977-02-25)25 February 1977 (aged 29) 47 United States Kansas City Wizards
17 3 MF DaMarcus Beasley (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 24) 58 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
18 1 GK Kasey Keller (1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 36) 93 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
19 1 GK Marcus Hahnemann (1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 33) 6 England Reading
20 4 FW Brian McBride (1972-06-19)19 June 1972 (aged 33) 92 England Fulham
21 4 FW Landon Donovan (1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 24) 81 United States LA Galaxy
22 2 DF Oguchi Onyewu (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 24) 14 Belgium Standard Liège
23 2 DF Eddie Pope (1973-12-24)24 December 1973 (aged 32) 80 United States Real Salt Lake

Group F

Australia

Head coach: Netherlands Guus Hiddink

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Mark Schwarzer (1972-10-06)6 October 1972 (aged 33) 37 England Middlesbrough
2 2 DF Lucas Neill (1978-03-09)9 March 1978 (aged 28) 25 England Blackburn Rovers
3 2 DF Craig Moore (1975-12-12)12 December 1975 (aged 30) 33 England Newcastle United
4 3 MF Tim Cahill (1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 26) 16 England Everton
5 3 MF Jason Culina (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 25) 13 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
6 2 DF Tony Popovic (1973-07-04)4 July 1973 (aged 32) 56 England Crystal Palace [56]
7 2 DF Brett Emerton (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 27) 48 England Blackburn Rovers
8 3 MF Josip Skoko (1975-12-10)10 December 1975 (aged 30) 46 England Wigan Athletic [57]
9 4 FW Mark Viduka ( c) (1975-10-09)9 October 1975 (aged 30) 33 England Middlesbrough
10 4 FW Harry Kewell (1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 27) 20 England Liverpool
11 2 DF Stan Lazaridis (1972-08-16)16 August 1972 (aged 33) 59 England Birmingham City [58]
12 1 GK Ante Covic (1975-06-13)13 June 1975 (aged 30) 1 Sweden Hammarby
13 3 MF Vince Grella (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 26) 17 Italy Parma
14 3 MF Scott Chipperfield (1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 30) 46 Switzerland Basel
15 4 FW John Aloisi (1976-02-05)5 February 1976 (aged 30) 41 Spain Alavés
16 2 DF Michael Beauchamp (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 25) 2 Australia Central Coast Mariners [59]
17 4 FW Archie Thompson (1978-10-23)23 October 1978 (aged 27) 20 Australia Melbourne Victory [60]
18 1 GK Zeljko Kalac (1972-12-16)16 December 1972 (aged 33) 52 Italy AC Milan
19 4 FW Joshua Kennedy (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 23) 1 Germany Dynamo Dresden [61]
20 2 DF Luke Wilkshire (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 24) 8 England Bristol City
21 3 MF Mile Sterjovski (1979-05-27)27 May 1979 (aged 27) 22 Switzerland Basel
22 2 DF Mark Milligan (1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 20) 1 Australia Sydney FC
23 3 MF Mark Bresciano (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 26) 24 Italy Parma

Brazil

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Dida (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 32) 86 Italy AC Milan
2 2 DF Cafu ( c) (1970-06-07)7 June 1970 (aged 36) 138 Italy AC Milan
3 2 DF Lúcio (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 28) 50 Germany Bayern Munich
4 2 DF Juan (1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 27) 38 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
5 3 MF Emerson (1976-04-04)4 April 1976 (aged 30) 70 Italy Juventus
6 2 DF Roberto Carlos (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 33) 121 Spain Real Madrid
7 4 FW Adriano (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 24) 32 Italy Inter Milan
8 3 MF Kaká (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 24) 38 Italy AC Milan
9 4 FW Ronaldo (1976-09-22)22 September 1976 (aged 29) 92 Spain Real Madrid
10 3 MF Ronaldinho (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 26) 63 Spain Barcelona
11 3 MF Zé Roberto (1974-07-06)6 July 1974 (aged 31) 79 Germany Bayern Munich [62]
12 1 GK Rogério Ceni (1973-01-22)22 January 1973 (aged 33) 15 Brazil São Paulo
13 2 DF Cicinho (1980-06-24)24 June 1980 (aged 25) 10 Spain Real Madrid
14 2 DF Luisão (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 25) 19 Portugal Benfica
15 2 DF Cris (1977-06-03)3 June 1977 (aged 29) 16 France Lyon
16 2 DF Gilberto (1976-04-25)25 April 1976 (aged 30) 9 Germany Hertha BSC
17 3 MF Gilberto Silva (1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 29) 36 England Arsenal
18 3 MF Mineiro (1975-08-02)2 August 1975 (aged 30) 2 Brazil São Paulo [63]
19 3 MF Juninho Pernambucano (1975-01-30)30 January 1975 (aged 31) 37 France Lyon
20 3 MF Ricardinho (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 30) 19 Brazil Corinthians
21 4 FW Fred (1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 22) 3 France Lyon
22 1 GK Júlio César (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 26) 11 Italy Inter Milan
23 4 FW Robinho (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 22) 23 Spain Real Madrid

Croatia

Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Stipe Pletikosa (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 27) 50 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk [64]
2 3 MF Darijo Srna (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 24) 36 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
3 2 DF Josip Šimunić (1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 28) 42 Germany Hertha BSC
4 2 DF Robert Kovač (1974-04-06)6 April 1974 (aged 32) 56 Italy Juventus
5 3 MF Igor Tudor (1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 28) 52 Italy Juventus [65]
6 3 MF Jurica Vranješ (1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 26) 24 Germany Werder Bremen
7 2 DF Dario Šimić (1975-11-12)12 November 1975 (aged 30) 80 Italy AC Milan
8 3 MF Marko Babić (1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 25) 33 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
9 4 FW Dado Pršo (1974-11-05)5 November 1974 (aged 31) 29 Scotland Rangers
10 3 MF Niko Kovač ( c) (1971-10-15)15 October 1971 (aged 34) 58 Germany Hertha BSC [66]
11 2 DF Mario Tokić (1975-06-23)23 June 1975 (aged 30) 28 Austria Austria Wien
12 1 GK Joey Didulica (1977-10-14)14 October 1977 (aged 28) 4 Austria Austria Wien
13 2 DF Stjepan Tomas (1976-03-06)6 March 1976 (aged 30) 48 Turkey Galatasaray
14 3 MF Luka Modrić (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 20) 5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
15 3 MF Ivan Leko (1978-02-07)7 February 1978 (aged 28) 13 Belgium Club Brugge
16 3 MF Jerko Leko (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 26) 36 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv [67]
17 4 FW Ivan Klasnić (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 26) 20 Germany Werder Bremen
18 4 FW Ivica Olić (1979-09-14)14 September 1979 (aged 26) 36 Russia CSKA Moscow
19 3 MF Niko Kranjčar (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 21) 21 Croatia Hajduk Split
20 2 DF Anthony Šerić (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 (aged 27) 14 Greece Panathinaikos
21 4 FW Boško Balaban (1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 27) 27 Belgium Club Brugge
22 4 FW Ivan Bošnjak (1979-02-06)6 February 1979 (aged 27) 13 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb [68]
23 1 GK Tomislav Butina (1974-03-30)30 March 1974 (aged 32) 28 Belgium Club Brugge

Japan

Head coach: Brazil Zico

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Seigo Narazaki (1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 30) 50 Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight
2 2 DF Teruyuki Moniwa (1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 24) 8 Japan FC Tokyo
3 2 DF Yūichi Komano (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 24) 8 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4 3 MF Yasuhito Endō (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 26) 40 Japan Gamba Osaka
5 2 DF Tsuneyasu Miyamoto ( c) (1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 29) 69 Japan Gamba Osaka
6 2 DF Kōji Nakata (1979-07-09)9 July 1979 (aged 26) 55 Switzerland Basel
7 3 MF Hidetoshi Nakata (1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 29) 74 Italy Fiorentina [69]
8 3 MF Mitsuo Ogasawara (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 27) 51 Japan Kashima Antlers
9 4 FW Naohiro Takahara (1979-06-04)4 June 1979 (aged 27) 41 Germany Hamburger SV [70]
10 3 MF Shunsuke Nakamura (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27) 60 Scotland Celtic
11 4 FW Seiichiro Maki (1980-08-07)7 August 1980 (aged 25) 10 Japan JEF United
12 1 GK Yoichi Doi (1973-07-25)25 July 1973 (aged 32) 4 Japan FC Tokyo
13 4 FW Atsushi Yanagisawa (1977-05-27)27 May 1977 (aged 29) 56 Japan Kashima Antlers
14 2 DF Alessandro Santos (1977-07-20)20 July 1977 (aged 28) 72 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
15 3 MF Takashi Fukunishi (1976-09-01)1 September 1976 (aged 29) 62 Japan Júbilo Iwata
16 4 FW Masashi Oguro (1980-05-04)4 May 1980 (aged 26) 18 France Grenoble
17 3 MF Junichi Inamoto (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 26) 63 England West Bromwich Albion
18 3 MF Shinji Ono (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 26) 54 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
19 2 DF Keisuke Tsuboi (1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 26) 33 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
20 4 FW Keiji Tamada (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 26) 39 Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight
21 2 DF Akira Kaji (1980-01-13)13 January 1980 (aged 26) 43 Japan Gamba Osaka
22 2 DF Yuji Nakazawa (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 28) 50 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
23 1 GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 30) 89 Japan Júbilo Iwata

Group G

France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Mickaël Landreau (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 27) 3 France Nantes [71]
2 2 DF Jean-Alain Boumsong (1979-12-14)14 December 1979 (aged 26) 19 England Newcastle United
3 2 DF Eric Abidal (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 26) 8 France Lyon
4 3 MF Patrick Vieira (1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 29) 87 Italy Juventus
5 2 DF William Gallas (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 28) 40 England Chelsea
6 3 MF Claude Makélélé (1973-02-18)18 February 1973 (aged 33) 43 England Chelsea
7 3 MF Florent Malouda (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 25) 13 France Lyon
8 3 MF Vikash Dhorasoo (1973-10-10)10 October 1973 (aged 32) 16 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 4 FW Sidney Govou (1979-07-27)27 July 1979 (aged 26) 19 France Lyon [72]
10 3 MF Zinedine Zidane ( c) (1972-06-23)23 June 1972 (aged 33) 102 Spain Real Madrid [73]
11 4 FW Sylvain Wiltord (1974-05-10)10 May 1974 (aged 32) 80 France Lyon
12 4 FW Thierry Henry (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 28) 78 England Arsenal
13 2 DF Mikaël Silvestre (1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 28) 39 England Manchester United
14 4 FW Louis Saha (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 27) 9 England Manchester United
15 2 DF Lilian Thuram (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 34) 114 Italy Juventus
16 1 GK Fabien Barthez (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 34) 80 France Marseille [74]
17 2 DF Gaël Givet (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 24) 11 France Monaco
18 3 MF Alou Diarra (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 24) 9 France Lens
19 2 DF Willy Sagnol (1977-03-18)18 March 1977 (aged 29) 38 Germany Bayern Munich
20 4 FW David Trezeguet (1977-10-15)15 October 1977 (aged 28) 63 Italy Juventus
21 2 DF Pascal Chimbonda (1979-02-21)21 February 1979 (aged 27) 1 England Wigan Athletic
22 3 MF Franck Ribéry (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 23) 3 France Marseille
23 1 GK Grégory Coupet (1972-12-31)31 December 1972 (aged 33) 18 France Lyon

South Korea

Head coach: Netherlands Dick Advocaat

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Lee Woon-jae ( c) (1973-04-26)26 April 1973 (aged 33) 97 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 2 DF Kim Young-chul (1976-06-30)30 June 1976 (aged 29) 12 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
3 2 DF Kim Dong-jin (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 24) 34 South Korea FC Seoul
4 2 DF Choi Jin-cheul (1971-03-26)26 March 1971 (aged 35) 62 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
5 3 MF Kim Nam-il (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 29) 66 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
6 2 DF Kim Jin-kyu (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 21) 23 Japan Júbilo Iwata
7 3 MF Park Ji-sung (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 25) 60 England Manchester United
8 3 MF Kim Do-heon (1982-07-14)14 July 1982 (aged 23) 75 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
9 4 FW Ahn Jung-hwan (1976-01-27)27 January 1976 (aged 30) 61 Germany MSV Duisburg
10 4 FW Park Chu-young (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 20) 18 South Korea FC Seoul
11 4 FW Seol Ki-hyeon (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 27) 67 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 2 DF Lee Young-pyo (1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 29) 85 England Tottenham Hotspur
13 3 MF Lee Eul-yong (1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (aged 30) 47 Turkey Trabzonspor
14 4 FW Lee Chun-soo (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 24) 62 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
15 3 MF Baek Ji-hoon (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 21) 12 South Korea FC Seoul
16 4 FW Chung Kyung-ho (1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 26) 40 South Korea Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
17 3 MF Lee Ho (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 21) 11 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
18 2 DF Kim Sang-sik (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 29) 42 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
19 4 FW Cho Jae-jin (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 24) 21 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
20 1 GK Kim Yong-dae (1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 26) 15 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
21 1 GK Kim Young-kwang (1983-06-28)28 June 1983 (aged 22) 6 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
22 2 DF Song Chong-gug (1979-02-20)20 February 1979 (aged 27) 51 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
23 2 DF Cho Won-hee (1983-04-17)17 April 1983 (aged 23) 13 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Switzerland

Head coach: Köbi Kuhn

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Pascal Zuberbühler (1971-01-08)8 January 1971 (aged 35) 40 Switzerland Basel
2 2 DF Johan Djourou (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 19) 2 England Arsenal
3 2 DF Ludovic Magnin (1979-04-20)20 April 1979 (aged 27) 30 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4 2 DF Philippe Senderos (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 21) 12 England Arsenal
5 3 MF Xavier Margairaz (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 22) 3 Switzerland Zürich
6 3 MF Johann Vogel ( c) (1977-03-08)8 March 1977 (aged 29) 85 Italy AC Milan
7 3 MF Ricardo Cabanas (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 27) 37 Germany 1. FC Köln
8 2 DF Raphaël Wicky (1977-04-26)26 April 1977 (aged 29) 67 Germany Hamburger SV
9 4 FW Alexander Frei (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 26) 45 France Rennes [75]
10 4 FW Daniel Gygax (1981-08-28)28 August 1981 (aged 24) 22 France Lille
11 4 FW Marco Streller (1981-06-18)18 June 1981 (aged 24) 10 Germany 1. FC Köln
12 1 GK Diego Benaglio (1983-09-08)8 September 1983 (aged 22) 1 Portugal Nacional
13 2 DF Stéphane Grichting (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 27) 6 France Auxerre
14 3 MF David Degen (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 23) 3 Switzerland Basel [76]
15 3 MF Blerim Džemaili (1986-04-12)12 April 1986 (aged 20) 3 Switzerland Zürich
16 3 MF Tranquillo Barnetta (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 21) 13 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
17 2 DF Christoph Spycher (1978-03-30)30 March 1978 (aged 28) 21 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
18 4 FW Mauro Lustrinelli (1976-02-26)26 February 1976 (aged 30) 5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
19 3 MF Valon Behrami (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 21) 6 Italy Lazio
20 2 DF Patrick Müller (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 29) 64 France Lyon
21 1 GK Fabio Coltorti (1980-12-03)3 December 1980 (aged 25) 2 Switzerland Grasshopper
22 3 MF Hakan Yakin (1977-02-22)22 February 1977 (aged 29) 46 Switzerland Young Boys [77]
23 2 DF Philipp Degen (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 23) 15 Germany Borussia Dortmund

Togo

Head coach: Germany Otto Pfister [78]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou (1977-12-31)31 December 1977 (aged 28) 9 Mali Djoliba
2 2 DF Daré Nibombé (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 25) 16 Belgium Mons
3 2 DF Jean-Paul Abalo ( c) (1975-06-26)26 June 1975 (aged 30) 65 Cyprus APOEL
4 4 FW Emmanuel Adebayor (1984-02-26)26 February 1984 (aged 22) 29 England Arsenal
5 2 DF Massamasso Tchangai (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 27) 34 Italy Benevento
6 3 MF Yao Aziawonou (1979-11-30)30 November 1979 (aged 26) 32 Switzerland Young Boys
7 4 FW Moustapha Salifou (1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 23) 34 France Brest
8 3 MF Kuami Agboh (1977-12-28)28 December 1977 (aged 28) 4 Belgium Beveren
9 3 MF Thomas Dossevi (1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 27) 10 France Valenciennes
10 3 MF Chérif Touré Mamam (1978-01-13)13 January 1978 (aged 28) 39 France Metz
11 4 FW Robert Malm (1973-08-21)21 August 1973 (aged 32) 1 France Brest
12 2 DF Eric Akoto (1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 25) 32 Austria Admira Wacker [79]
13 2 DF Richmond Forson (1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 26) 8 France Poiré
14 3 MF Adékambi Olufadé (1980-01-07)7 January 1980 (aged 26) 24 Qatar Al-Siliyah
15 3 MF Alaixys Romao (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 22) 11 France Louhans-Cuiseaux
16 1 GK Kossi Agassa (1978-07-02)2 July 1978 (aged 27) 49 France Metz
17 4 FW Mohamed Kader (1979-04-08)8 April 1979 (aged 27) 46 France Guingamp
18 3 MF Yao Junior Sènaya (1984-04-19)19 April 1984 (aged 22) 16 Switzerland YF Juventus
19 2 DF Ludovic Assemoassa (1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 25) 5 Spain Ciudad de Murcia
20 4 FW Affo Erassa (1983-02-19)19 February 1983 (aged 23) 6 France Moulins
21 3 MF Franck Atsou (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 27) 13 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal [80]
22 1 GK Kodjovi Obilalé (1984-10-08)8 October 1984 (aged 21) 0 Togo Étoile Filante
23 2 DF Assimiou Touré (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 18) 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen

Group H

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Brazil Marcos Paquetá

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Mohamed Al-Deayea (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 33) 175 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
2 2 DF Ahmed Al-Dokhi (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 29) 68 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
3 2 DF Redha Tukar (1975-11-29)29 November 1975 (aged 30) 37 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
4 2 DF Hamad Al-Montashari (1982-06-22)22 June 1982 (aged 23) 32 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
5 2 DF Naif Al-Qadi (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 27) 28 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
6 3 MF Omar Al-Ghamdi (1979-04-11)11 April 1979 (aged 27) 38 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
7 3 MF Mohammed Ameen (1980-04-29)29 April 1980 (aged 26) 16 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
8 3 MF Mohammed Noor (1978-02-26)26 February 1978 (aged 28) 63 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
9 4 FW Sami Al-Jaber ( c) (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33) 160 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
10 3 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 25) 48 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
11 4 FW Saad Al-Harthi (1984-02-03)3 February 1984 (aged 22) 15 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
12 2 DF Abdulaziz Al-Khathran (1973-07-31)31 July 1973 (aged 32) 19 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
13 2 DF Hussein Abdulghani (1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 29) 97 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
14 3 MF Saud Kariri (1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 25) 34 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
15 2 DF Ahmed Al-Bahri (1980-09-18)18 September 1980 (aged 25) 11 Saudi Arabia Al Ettifaq
16 3 MF Khaled Aziz (1981-07-14)14 July 1981 (aged 24) 14 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
17 2 DF Mohamed Eid (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 (aged 19) 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
18 3 MF Nawaf Al-Temyat (1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 29) 56 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
19 2 DF Mohammad Massad (1983-02-17)17 February 1983 (aged 23) 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
20 4 FW Yasser Al-Qahtani (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 23) 45 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
21 1 GK Mabrouk Zaid (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 27) 33 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
22 1 GK Mohammad Khouja (1982-03-15)15 March 1982 (aged 24) 8 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
23 4 FW Malek Mouath (1981-08-10)10 August 1981 (aged 24) 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli

Spain

Head coach: Luis Aragonés

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Iker Casillas (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 25) 58 Spain Real Madrid
2 2 DF Míchel Salgado (1975-10-22)22 October 1975 (aged 30) 50 Spain Real Madrid
3 2 DF Mariano Pernía (1977-05-04)4 May 1977 (aged 29) 1 Spain Getafe [81]
4 2 DF Carlos Marchena (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 26) 27 Spain Valencia
5 2 DF Carles Puyol (1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (aged 28) 47 Spain Barcelona
6 3 MF David Albelda (1977-09-01)1 September 1977 (aged 28) 33 Spain Valencia
7 4 FW Raúl ( c) (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 28) 95 Spain Real Madrid
8 3 MF Xavi (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 26) 36 Spain Barcelona
9 4 FW Fernando Torres (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 22) 30 Spain Atlético Madrid
10 3 MF José Antonio Reyes (1983-09-01)1 September 1983 (aged 22) 19 England Arsenal
11 3 MF Luis García (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 27) 10 England Liverpool
12 2 DF Antonio López (1981-09-13)13 September 1981 (aged 24) 8 Spain Atlético Madrid
13 3 MF Andrés Iniesta (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 22) 3 Spain Barcelona
14 3 MF Xabi Alonso (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 24) 26 England Liverpool
15 2 DF Sergio Ramos (1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 20) 11 Spain Real Madrid
16 3 MF Marcos Senna (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 29) 3 Spain Villarreal
17 3 MF Joaquín (1981-07-21)21 July 1981 (aged 24) 38 Spain Real Betis
18 3 MF Cesc Fàbregas (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 19) 4 England Arsenal
19 1 GK Santiago Cañizares (1969-12-18)18 December 1969 (aged 36) 45 Spain Valencia
20 2 DF Juanito (1976-07-23)23 July 1976 (aged 29) 15 Spain Real Betis
21 4 FW David Villa (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 24) 8 Spain Valencia
22 2 DF Pablo Ibáñez (1981-08-03)3 August 1981 (aged 24) 11 Spain Atlético Madrid
23 1 GK Pepe Reina (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 23) 3 England Liverpool

Tunisia

Head coach: France Roger Lemerre

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ali Boumnijel (1966-04-13)13 April 1966 (aged 40) 48 Tunisia Club Africain
2 2 DF Karim Essediri (1979-07-29)29 July 1979 (aged 26) 7 Norway Rosenborg
3 2 DF Karim Haggui (1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (aged 22) 26 France Strasbourg
4 2 DF Alaeddine Yahia (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 24) 13 France Saint-Étienne
5 4 FW Ziad Jaziri (1978-07-12)12 July 1978 (aged 27) 61 France Troyes
6 2 DF Hatem Trabelsi (1977-01-25)25 January 1977 (aged 29) 56 Netherlands Ajax
7 4 FW Haykel Guemamdia (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 24) 13 France Strasbourg [82]
8 3 MF Mehdi Nafti (1978-11-28)28 November 1978 (aged 27) 29 England Birmingham City
9 3 MF Yassine Chikhaoui (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 19) 1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
10 3 MF Kaies Ghodhbane (1976-01-07)7 January 1976 (aged 30) 89 Turkey Konyaspor
11 4 FW Francileudo Santos (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 27) 28 France Toulouse
12 3 MF Jawhar Mnari (1976-11-08)8 November 1976 (aged 29) 37 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
13 3 MF Riadh Bouazizi ( c) (1973-04-08)8 April 1973 (aged 33) 85 Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor
14 3 MF Adel Chedli (1976-09-16)16 September 1976 (aged 29) 38 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
15 2 DF Radhi Jaïdi (1975-08-30)30 August 1975 (aged 30) 89 England Bolton Wanderers
16 1 GK Adel Nefzi (1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 32) 0 Tunisia Monastir
17 4 FW Chaouki Ben Saada (1984-07-01)1 July 1984 (aged 21) 11 France Bastia [83]
18 2 DF David Jemmali (1974-12-13)13 December 1974 (aged 31) 2 France Bordeaux
19 2 DF Anis Ayari (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 24) 24 Turkey Samsunspor
20 3 MF Hamed Namouchi (1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 22) 14 Scotland Rangers
21 2 DF Karim Saidi (1983-03-24)24 March 1983 (aged 23) 15 Netherlands Feyenoord [84]
22 1 GK Hamdi Kasraoui (1983-01-18)18 January 1983 (aged 23) 6 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
23 3 MF Sofiane Melliti (1978-08-18)18 August 1978 (aged 27) 14 Turkey Gaziantepspor

Ukraine

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

Serhiy Fedorov was injured prior to the start of the tournament. His replacement, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, was also injured shortly after filling in. Oleksandr Yatsenko was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.[ citation needed]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 31) 68 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2 2 DF Andriy Nesmachniy (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 27) 49 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
3 2 DF Oleksandr Yatsenko (1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 21) 1 Ukraine Kharkiv [85]
4 3 MF Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 27) 55 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
5 2 DF Volodymyr Yezerskiy (1976-11-15)15 November 1976 (aged 29) 24 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
6 2 DF Andriy Rusol (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 23) 23 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
7 4 FW Andriy Shevchenko ( c) (1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 29) 64 Italy AC Milan [86]
8 3 MF Oleh Shelayev (1976-11-05)5 November 1976 (aged 29) 19 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
9 3 MF Oleh Husyev (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 (aged 23) 25 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
10 4 FW Andriy Voronin (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 26) 32 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
11 4 FW Serhii Rebrov (1974-06-03)3 June 1974 (aged 32) 70 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 1 GK Andriy Pyatov (1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 21) 1 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
13 2 DF Dmytro Chyhrynskyi (1986-11-07)7 November 1986 (aged 19) 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
14 3 MF Andriy Husin (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33) 64 Russia Krylya Sovetov Samara
15 4 FW Artem Milevskyi (1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 21) 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
16 4 FW Andriy Vorobey (1978-11-29)29 November 1978 (aged 27) 53 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
17 2 DF Vladyslav Vashchuk (1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 31) 58 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
18 3 MF Serhiy Nazarenko (1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 26) 15 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19 3 MF Maksym Kalynychenko (1979-01-26)26 January 1979 (aged 27) 21 Russia Spartak Moscow
20 4 FW Oleksiy Byelik (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 25) 15 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
21 3 MF Ruslan Rotan (1981-10-29)29 October 1981 (aged 24) 19 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
22 2 DF Vyacheslav Sviderskyi (1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 27) 6 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk [87]
23 1 GK Bohdan Shust (1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 20) 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk

Player representation by league

Country Players Percent Outside
national
squad
Total 736 100.00%
England 102 13.86% 81
Germany 74 10.05% 54
Italy 60 8.15% 37
France 58 7.89% 45
Spain 52 7.07% 35
Ukraine 25 3.40% 8
Netherlands 25 3.40% 11
Saudi Arabia 24 3.26% 1
Mexico 23 3.125% 4
Portugal 20 2.72% 12
Costa Rica 20 2.72% 0
Others 253 34.38%

The squads for Italy and Saudi Arabia were made up entirely of players from their respective domestic leagues. Saudi Arabia were the only team with no players from European clubs. The Ivory Coast squad was made up entirely of players employed by foreign clubs, and 22 out of the 23 players were registered in Europe. Although Turkey, Scotland, and Russia failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 12, 11, and 10 players respectively. In total, domestic leagues from 48 countries had players at the 2006 World Cup.

Player representation by club

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

Players Clubs
15 England Arsenal
14 England Chelsea
13 Italy Juventus, Italy AC Milan
12 England Manchester United
11 Spain Barcelona, Germany Bayern Munich, Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
10 France Lyon, Spain Real Madrid
9 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal, Netherlands Ajax, Germany Bayer Leverkusen, Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv, England Liverpool, Spain Valencia
8 Germany Borussia Dortmund, Germany Hamburger SV, Italy Inter Milan, Netherlands PSV Eindhoven, Costa Rica Saprissa
7 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad, Ecuador LDU Quito
6 Spain Atlético Madrid, Switzerland Basel, Portugal Benfica, Mexico Guadalajara, Germany Werder Bremen
5 Costa Rica Alajuelense, Netherlands AZ, Ecuador El Nacional, France Paris Saint-Germain, Serbia Red Star Belgrade, France Rennes, Italy Roma, Germany VfB Stuttgart, England Tottenham Hotspur

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  12. ^ Żewłakow joined Olympiacos following the tournament. "Iuliano returns to Italy". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
  13. ^ Bosacki was called up after Damian Gorawski sustained an injury and had to withdraw from the squad. "Injuries spell late squad changes". FIFA. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 28 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
  14. ^ Bridge was on loan to Fulham prior to the tournament. "Nélson fit for Mersey mission". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
  15. ^ Carson was on loan to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the tournament. "Scott Carson, Liverpool". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
  16. ^ Salvador Cabañas joined América following the tournament. "América returns to Houston". Houston Chronicle. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
  17. ^ Paredes joined Sporting CP following the tournament.
  18. ^ Valdez joined Borussia Dortmund following the tournament. "Valdez delighted with Dortmund move". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
  19. ^ Caniza joined Atlas following the tournament.
  20. ^ Larsson had a pre-contract agreement with Helsingborg prior to the tournament, and joined the club following its conclusion. "Larsson looks to bow out in style". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
  21. ^ Svensson joined Rangers following the tournament. "Rangers move delights Svensson". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
  22. ^ Källström joined Lyon following the tournament. "Lyon land Swede Källström". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
  23. ^ Elmander had a pre-contract agreement with Toulouse prior to the tournament, and joined the club following its conclusion.
  24. ^ Hislop joined FC Dallas following the tournament.
  25. ^ Wrexham were a team from Wales and under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales, but played in the English football league system.
  26. ^ Abbondanzieri joined Getafe following the tournament.
  27. ^ Saviola was on loan to Sevilla prior to the tournament.
  28. ^ Scaloni was on loan to West Ham United prior to the tournament.
  29. ^ "Petković quits in World Cup row". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2011. Petković withdrew from the squad following accusations he was only called up due to nepotism. He had initially been selected as a replacement for injured striker Mirko Vučinić. Thus, the side entered the tournament with only 22 players in the squad.
  30. ^ Vukić was on loan to Partizan prior to the tournament.
  31. ^ Ljuboja was on loan to VfB Stuttgart prior to the tournament, and joined the club permanently following its conclusion.
  32. ^ Stojković joined Nantes following the tournament.
  33. ^ Ricardo became a free agent following the tournament.
  34. ^ Akwá became a free agent following the tournament.
  35. ^ Marques was on loan to Hull City prior to the tournament.
  36. ^ Nekounam joined Osasuna following the tournament.
  37. ^ Salcido joined PSV Eindhoven following the tournament.
  38. ^ Osorio joined VfB Stuttgart following the tournament.
  39. ^ Pardo joined VfB Stuttgart following the tournament.
  40. ^ Borgetti joined Al Ittihad following the tournament.
  41. ^ Fonseca joined Benfica following the tournament.
  42. ^ Caneira was on loan to Sporting CP prior to the tournament.
  43. ^ Costinha joined Atlético Madrid following the tournament.
  44. ^ Maniche was on loan to Chelsea prior to the tournament.
  45. ^ Postiga was on loan to Saint-Étienne prior to the tournament.
  46. ^ Galásek joined 1. FC Nürnberg following the tournament.
  47. ^ Sionko joined Rangers on a Bosman ruling following the tournament.
  48. ^ Koller joined Monaco following the tournament.
  49. ^ Rosický joined Arsenal following the tournament.
  50. ^ Gyan was on loan to Modena prior to the tournament.
  51. ^ Dramani joined Gençlerbirliği following the tournament.
  52. ^ Grosso joined Inter Milan following the tournament.
  53. ^ Howard was loaned to Everton following the tournament.
  54. ^ Albright was called up after an injury to Frankie Hejduk.
  55. ^ Berhalter, who joined 1860 Munich following the tournament, was called up after an injury to Cory Gibbs.
  56. ^ Popovic's Crystal Palace contract expired following the tournament.
  57. ^ Skoko was on loan to Stoke City prior to the tournament.
  58. ^ Lazaridis joined Perth Glory following the tournament.
  59. ^ Beauchamp joined 1. FC Nürnberg following the tournament.
  60. ^ Thompson was on loan to PSV Eindhoven prior to the tournament.
  61. ^ Kennedy joined 1. FC Nürnberg following the tournament.
  62. ^ Zé Roberto became a free agent following the tournament.
  63. ^ Mineiro was called up following an injury to Edmílson.
  64. ^ Pletikosa was on loan to Hajduk Split prior to the tournament.
  65. ^ Tudor was on loan to Siena prior to the tournament.
  66. ^ Kovač joined Red Bull Salzburg following the tournament.
  67. ^ Jerko Leko joined Monaco following the tournament.
  68. ^ Ivan Bošnjak joined Genk following the tournament.
  69. ^ Nakata was on loan to Bolton Wanderers before the tournament.
  70. ^ Takahara joined Eintracht Frankfurt following the tournament.
  71. ^ Landreau joined Paris Saint-Germain following the tournament.
  72. ^ Govou was called up as a replacement for the injured Djibril Cissé.
  73. ^ Zidane retired from football following the tournament.
  74. ^ Barthez became a free agent following the tournament.
  75. ^ Frei joined Borussia Dortmund following the tournament.
  76. ^ David Degen joined Borussia Mönchengladbach following the tournament.
  77. ^ Yakin was called up after an injury to Johan Vonlanthen.
  78. ^ "Confusion over Pfister comeback". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2011. Disputes over the Togo players' pay bonuses caused Pfister to walk out after Togo's first match, but he returned before their second match.
  79. ^ Akoto had not played for Admira Wacker since the end of 2005 due to a contract dispute, and had been training with Austrian club Schwechat before the tournament.
  80. ^ Atsou was called up as a replacement for the injured Karim Guede.
  81. ^ Pernía was called up as a replacement for the injured Asier del Horno, and joined Atlético Madrid following the tournament.
  82. ^ Guemamdia was called up as a replacement for the injured Mehdi Meriah.
  83. ^ Ben Saada was called up as a replacement for the injured Issam Jomaa.
  84. ^ Saidi was on loan to Lecce prior to the tournament.
  85. ^ Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injured Serhiy Fedorov and Vyacheslav Shevchuk.
  86. ^ Shevchenko joined Chelsea following the tournament.
  87. ^ Sviderskyi was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv prior to the tournament.
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