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

Before announcing their final squad for the tournament, teams were required to name a preliminary squad of 30 players by 11 May 2010, 30 days before the start of the tournament. With the exception of those involved in the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final, the players listed in the preliminary squad were then subjected to a mandatory rest period from 17 to 23 May 2010. The preliminary squad would then have to be cut to a final 23 by 1 June 2010 (midnight CET). [1] [2] Replacement of seriously injured players is permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first World Cup game, though replacement players do not have to be drawn from the preliminary squad. [3]

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

For the first time in World Cup history, all teams had at least one player from a European club ( North Korea being the only team with just one, Hong Yong-jo). Three national squads were made up entirely of players from domestic clubs: England, Italy and Germany. Nigeria was the only team with no players from domestic clubs.

Group A

France

Coach: Raymond Domenech

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Hugo Lloris (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 23) 11 France Lyon
2 2 DF Bacary Sagna (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 27) 20 England Arsenal
3 2 DF Eric Abidal (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 30) 48 Spain Barcelona
4 2 DF Anthony Réveillère (1979-11-10)10 November 1979 (aged 30) 6 France Lyon
5 2 DF William Gallas (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 32) 81 England Arsenal
6 2 DF Marc Planus (1982-03-07)7 March 1982 (aged 28) 1 France Bordeaux
7 3 MF Franck Ribéry (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 27) 45 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3 MF Yoann Gourcuff (1986-07-11)11 July 1986 (aged 23) 20 France Bordeaux
9 4 FW Djibril Cissé (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 28) 39 Greece Panathinaikos
10 4 FW Sidney Govou (1979-07-27)27 July 1979 (aged 30) 46 France Lyon
11 4 FW André-Pierre Gignac (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 24) 13 France Toulouse
12 4 FW Thierry Henry ( c) (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 32) 121 Spain Barcelona
13 2 DF Patrice Evra (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 29) 30 England Manchester United
14 3 MF Jérémy Toulalan (1983-09-10)10 September 1983 (aged 26) 34 France Lyon
15 3 MF Florent Malouda (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 29) 54 England Chelsea
16 1 GK Steve Mandanda (1985-03-28)28 March 1985 (aged 25) 13 France Marseille
17 2 DF Sébastien Squillaci (1980-08-11)11 August 1980 (aged 29) 20 Spain Sevilla
18 3 MF Alou Diarra (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 28) 25 France Bordeaux
19 3 MF Abou Diaby (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 24) 5 England Arsenal
20 3 MF Mathieu Valbuena (1984-09-28)28 September 1984 (aged 25) 2 France Marseille
21 4 FW Nicolas Anelka (1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 31) 67 England Chelsea
22 2 DF Gaël Clichy (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 24) 4 England Arsenal
23 1 GK Cédric Carrasso (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 28) 0 France Bordeaux

Mexico

Coach: Javier Aguirre

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Óscar Pérez (1973-02-01)1 February 1973 (aged 37) 52 Mexico Chiapas
2 2 DF Francisco Rodríguez (1981-10-20)20 October 1981 (aged 28) 48 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
3 2 DF Carlos Salcido (1980-04-02)2 April 1980 (aged 30) 73 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
4 2 DF Rafael Márquez (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 31) 91 Spain Barcelona
5 2 DF Ricardo Osorio (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 30) 76 Germany VfB Stuttgart
6 3 MF Gerardo Torrado (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 31) 114 Mexico Cruz Azul
7 3 MF Pablo Barrera (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 22) 21 Mexico UNAM
8 3 MF Israel Castro (1980-12-29)29 December 1980 (aged 29) 31 Mexico UNAM
9 4 FW Guillermo Franco (1976-11-03)3 November 1976 (aged 33) 21 England West Ham United
10 4 FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco ( c) (1973-01-17)17 January 1973 (aged 37) 115 Mexico Veracruz
11 4 FW Carlos Vela (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 21) 28 England Arsenal
12 2 DF Paul Aguilar (1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 24) 10 Mexico Pachuca
13 1 GK Guillermo Ochoa (1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 24) 37 Mexico América
14 4 FW Javier Hernández (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 22) 12 Mexico Guadalajara
15 2 DF Héctor Moreno (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 22) 10 Netherlands AZ
16 2 DF Efraín Juárez (1988-02-22)22 February 1988 (aged 22) 19 Mexico UNAM
17 4 FW Giovani dos Santos (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 21) 26 Turkey Galatasaray
18 3 MF Andrés Guardado (1986-09-28)28 September 1986 (aged 23) 56 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
19 2 DF Jonny Magallón (1981-11-21)21 November 1981 (aged 28) 52 Mexico Guadalajara
20 2 DF Jorge Torres Nilo (1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 22) 8 Mexico Atlas
21 4 FW Adolfo Bautista (1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 31) 37 Mexico Guadalajara
22 3 MF Alberto Medina (1983-05-29)29 May 1983 (aged 27) 56 Mexico Guadalajara
23 1 GK Luis Ernesto Michel (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 30) 4 Mexico Guadalajara

South Africa

Coach: Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Moeneeb Josephs (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 30) 17 South Africa Orlando Pirates
2 2 DF Siboniso Gaxa (1984-04-06)6 April 1984 (aged 26) 37 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2 DF Tsepo Masilela (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 25) 31 Israel Maccabi Haifa
4 2 DF Aaron Mokoena ( c) (1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 29) 101 England Portsmouth
5 2 DF Anele Ngcongca (1987-10-20)20 October 1987 (aged 22) 5 Belgium Genk
6 3 MF MacBeth Sibaya (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 32) 58 Russia Rubin Kazan
7 3 MF Lance Davids (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 25) 22 South Africa Ajax Cape Town
8 3 MF Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 25) 48 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
9 4 FW Katlego Mphela (1984-11-29)29 November 1984 (aged 25) 31 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
10 3 MF Steven Pienaar (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 28) 50 England Everton
11 3 MF Teko Modise (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 27) 52 South Africa Orlando Pirates
12 3 MF Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 28) 13 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
13 3 MF Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 25) 37 England Fulham
14 2 DF Matthew Booth (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 33) 27 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
15 2 DF Lucas Thwala (1981-10-19)19 October 1981 (aged 28) 24 South Africa Orlando Pirates
16 1 GK Itumeleng Khune (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 22) 27 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
17 4 FW Bernard Parker (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24) 28 Netherlands Twente
18 4 FW Siyabonga Nomvethe (1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 32) 76 South Africa Moroka Swallows
19 3 MF Surprise Moriri (1980-03-20)20 March 1980 (aged 30) 34 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
20 2 DF Bongani Khumalo (1987-01-06)6 January 1987 (aged 23) 14 South Africa Supersport United
21 2 DF Siyabonga Sangweni (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28) 8 South Africa Golden Arrows
22 1 GK Shu-Aib Walters (1981-12-26)26 December 1981 (aged 28) 0 South Africa Maritzburg United
23 3 MF Thanduyise Khuboni (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 24) 9 South Africa Golden Arrows

Uruguay

Coach: Óscar Tabárez

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Fernando Muslera (1986-06-16)16 June 1986 (aged 23) 6 Italy Lazio
2 2 DF Diego Lugano ( c) (1980-11-02)2 November 1980 (aged 29) 42 Turkey Fenerbahçe
3 2 DF Diego Godín (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 24) 38 Spain Villarreal
4 2 DF Jorge Fucile (1984-11-19)19 November 1984 (aged 25) 24 Portugal Porto
5 3 MF Walter Gargano (1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (aged 25) 28 Italy Napoli
6 2 DF Mauricio Victorino (1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 27) 4 Chile Universidad de Chile
7 4 FW Edinson Cavani (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 23) 14 Italy Palermo
8 3 MF Sebastián Eguren (1981-01-08)8 January 1981 (aged 29) 27 Sweden AIK
9 4 FW Luis Suárez (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 23) 30 Netherlands Ajax
10 4 FW Diego Forlán (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 31) 62 Spain Atlético Madrid
11 3 MF Álvaro Pereira (1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 24) 15 Portugal Porto
12 1 GK Juan Castillo (1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 32) 11 Colombia Deportivo Cali
13 4 FW Sebastián Abreu (1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 33) 56 Brazil Botafogo
14 3 MF Nicolás Lodeiro (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 21) 4 Netherlands Ajax
15 3 MF Diego Pérez (1980-05-18)18 May 1980 (aged 30) 50 France Monaco
16 2 DF Maxi Pereira (1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 26) 37 Portugal Benfica
17 3 MF Egidio Arévalo Ríos (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 28) 6 Uruguay Peñarol
18 3 MF Ignacio González (1982-05-14)14 May 1982 (aged 28) 17 Greece Levadiakos
19 2 DF Andrés Scotti (1975-12-14)14 December 1975 (aged 34) 26 Chile Colo-Colo
20 3 MF Álvaro Fernández (1985-10-11)11 October 1985 (aged 24) 7 Chile Universidad de Chile
21 4 FW Sebastián Fernández (1985-05-23)23 May 1985 (aged 25) 6 Argentina Banfield
22 2 DF Martín Cáceres (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 23) 19 Italy Juventus
23 1 GK Martín Silva (1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 27) 1 Uruguay Defensor Sporting

Group B

Argentina

Coach: Diego Maradona

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Diego Pozo (1978-02-16)16 February 1978 (aged 32) 3 Argentina Colón
2 2 DF Martín Demichelis (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 29) 25 Germany Bayern Munich
3 2 DF Clemente Rodríguez (1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 28) 12 Argentina Estudiantes
4 2 DF Nicolás Burdisso (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 29) 29 Italy Roma
5 3 MF Mario Bolatti (1985-02-17)17 February 1985 (aged 25) 5 Italy Fiorentina
6 2 DF Gabriel Heinze (1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 32) 64 France Marseille
7 3 MF Ángel Di María (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 22) 8 Portugal Benfica
8 3 MF Juan Sebastián Verón (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 35) 70 Argentina Estudiantes
9 4 FW Gonzalo Higuaín (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 22) 5 Spain Real Madrid
10 4 FW Lionel Messi (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 22) 45 Spain Barcelona
11 4 FW Carlos Tevez (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 26) 54 England Manchester City
12 2 DF Ariel Garcé (1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 30) 4 Argentina Colón
13 2 DF Walter Samuel (1978-03-23)23 March 1978 (aged 32) 54 Italy Inter Milan
14 3 MF Javier Mascherano ( c) (1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 26) 57 England Liverpool
15 2 DF Nicolás Otamendi (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 22) 7 Argentina Vélez Sársfield
16 4 FW Sergio Agüero (1988-06-02)2 June 1988 (aged 22) 22 Spain Atlético Madrid
17 3 MF Jonás Gutiérrez (1983-07-05)5 July 1983 (aged 26) 16 England Newcastle United
18 4 FW Martín Palermo (1973-11-07)7 November 1973 (aged 36) 14 Argentina Boca Juniors
19 4 FW Diego Milito (1979-06-12)12 June 1979 (aged 30) 21 Italy Inter Milan
20 3 MF Maxi Rodríguez (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 29) 36 England Liverpool
21 1 GK Mariano Andújar (1983-07-30)30 July 1983 (aged 26) 4 Italy Catania
22 1 GK Sergio Romero (1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 23) 6 Netherlands AZ
23 3 MF Javier Pastore (1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 20) 1 Italy Palermo

Greece

Coach: Germany Otto Rehhagel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Kostas Chalkias (1974-05-30)30 May 1974 (aged 36) 27 Greece PAOK
2 2 DF Giourkas Seitaridis (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 (aged 29) 69 Greece Panathinaikos
3 2 DF Christos Patsatzoglou (1979-03-19)19 March 1979 (aged 31) 43 Cyprus Omonia
4 2 DF Nikos Spyropoulos (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 (aged 26) 19 Greece Panathinaikos
5 2 DF Vangelis Moras (1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 28) 11 Italy Bologna
6 3 MF Alexandros Tziolis (1985-02-13)13 February 1985 (aged 25) 19 Italy Siena
7 4 FW Georgios Samaras (1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 25) 34 Scotland Celtic
8 2 DF Avraam Papadopoulos (1984-12-03)3 December 1984 (aged 25) 14 Greece Olympiacos
9 4 FW Angelos Charisteas (1980-02-09)9 February 1980 (aged 30) 84 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
10 3 MF Giorgos Karagounis ( c) (1977-03-06)6 March 1977 (aged 33) 93 Greece Panathinaikos
11 2 DF Loukas Vyntra (1981-02-05)5 February 1981 (aged 29) 29 Greece Panathinaikos
12 1 GK Alexandros Tzorvas (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 27) 8 Greece Panathinaikos
13 1 GK Michalis Sifakis (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 25) 2 Greece Aris
14 4 FW Dimitris Salpingidis (1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 28) 36 Greece Panathinaikos
15 2 DF Vasilis Torosidis (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 25) 26 Greece Olympiacos
16 2 DF Sotirios Kyrgiakos (1979-07-23)23 July 1979 (aged 30) 58 England Liverpool
17 4 FW Theofanis Gekas (1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 30) 47 Germany Hertha BSC
18 3 MF Sotiris Ninis (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 20) 4 Greece Panathinaikos
19 2 DF Sokratis Papastathopoulos (1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 22) 10 Italy Genoa
20 4 FW Pantelis Kapetanos (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 (aged 27) 3 Romania Steaua București
21 3 MF Kostas Katsouranis (1979-06-21)21 June 1979 (aged 30) 69 Greece Panathinaikos
22 2 DF Stelios Malezas (1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 25) 0 Greece PAOK
23 3 MF Sakis Prittas (1979-01-09)9 January 1979 (aged 31) 0 Greece Aris

Nigeria

Coach: Sweden Lars Lagerbäck

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Vincent Enyeama (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 27) 51 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
2 2 DF Joseph Yobo (1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 29) 64 England Everton
3 2 DF Taye Taiwo (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 25) 35 France Marseille
4 4 FW Nwankwo Kanu ( c) (1976-08-01)1 August 1976 (aged 33) 72 England Portsmouth
5 2 DF Rabiu Afolabi (1980-04-18)18 April 1980 (aged 30) 12 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
6 2 DF Danny Shittu (1980-09-02)2 September 1980 (aged 29) 23 England Bolton Wanderers
7 4 FW John Utaka (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 28) 41 England Portsmouth
8 4 FW Yakubu (1982-11-22)22 November 1982 (aged 27) 47 England Everton
9 4 FW Obafemi Martins (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 25) 27 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 4 FW Brown Ideye [4] (1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 21) 0 France Sochaux
11 4 FW Peter Odemwingie (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 28) 43 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
12 4 FW Kalu Uche (1982-11-15)15 November 1982 (aged 27) 18 Spain Almería
13 3 MF Ayila Yussuf (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 25) 24 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
14 3 MF Sani Kaita (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 24) 16 Russia Alania Vladikavkaz
15 3 MF Lukman Haruna (1990-12-04)4 December 1990 (aged 19) 5 France Monaco
16 1 GK Austin Ejide (1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 26) 16 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
17 2 DF Chidi Odiah (1983-12-17)17 December 1983 (aged 26) 21 Russia CSKA Moscow
18 4 FW Victor Obinna (1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 23) 30 Spain Málaga
19 4 FW Chinedu Obasi (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 24) 17 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
20 3 MF Dickson Etuhu (1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 28) 11 England Fulham
21 2 DF Elderson Echiéjilé (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 22) 9 France Rennes
22 2 DF Dele Adeleye (1988-12-25)25 December 1988 (aged 21) 5 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
23 1 GK Dele Aiyenugba (1983-11-20)20 November 1983 (aged 26) 9 Israel Bnei Yehuda

South Korea

Coach: Huh Jung-moo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Lee Woon-jae (1973-04-26)26 April 1973 (aged 37) 130 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 2 DF Oh Beom-seok (1984-07-29)29 July 1984 (aged 25) 37 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
3 2 DF Kim Hyung-il (1984-04-27)27 April 1984 (aged 26) 2 South Korea Pohang Steelers
4 2 DF Cho Yong-hyung (1983-11-03)3 November 1983 (aged 26) 31 South Korea Jeju United
5 3 MF Kim Nam-il (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 33) 92 Russia Tom Tomsk
6 3 MF Kim Bo-kyung (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 20) 6 Japan Oita Trinita
7 3 MF Park Ji-sung ( c) (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 29) 88 England Manchester United
8 3 MF Kim Jung-woo (1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 28) 54 South Korea Gwangju Sangmu
9 4 FW Ahn Jung-hwan (1976-01-27)27 January 1976 (aged 34) 70 China Dalian Shide
10 4 FW Park Chu-young (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 24) 40 France Monaco
11 4 FW Lee Seung-yeoul (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 21) 8 South Korea FC Seoul
12 2 DF Lee Young-pyo (1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 33) 112 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
13 3 MF Kim Jae-sung (1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 26) 7 South Korea Pohang Steelers
14 2 DF Lee Jung-soo (1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 30) 24 Japan Kashima Antlers
15 2 DF Kim Dong-jin (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 28) 61 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
16 3 MF Ki Sung-yueng (1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 21) 21 Scotland Celtic
17 4 FW Lee Chung-yong (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 21) 23 England Bolton Wanderers
18 1 GK Jung Sung-ryong (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 25) 15 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
19 4 FW Yeom Ki-hun (1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (aged 27) 33 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
20 4 FW Lee Dong-gook (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 31) 83 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
21 1 GK Kim Young-kwang (1983-06-28)28 June 1983 (aged 26) 14 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
22 2 DF Cha Du-ri (1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 29) 46 Germany SC Freiburg
23 2 DF Kang Min-soo (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 24) 31 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Group C

Algeria

Coach: Rabah Saâdane

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Lounès Gaouaoui (1977-09-28)28 September 1977 (aged 32) 48 Algeria ASO Chlef
2 2 DF Madjid Bougherra (1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 27) 41 Scotland Rangers
3 2 DF Nadir Belhadj (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 27) 45 England Portsmouth
4 2 DF Antar Yahia ( c) (1982-03-21)21 March 1982 (aged 28) 44 Germany VfL Bochum
5 2 DF Rafik Halliche (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 23) 17 Portugal Nacional
6 3 MF Yazid Mansouri (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 32) 67 France Lorient
7 3 MF Ryad Boudebouz (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 20) 2 France Sochaux
8 3 MF Mehdi Lacen (1984-01-05)5 January 1984 (aged 26) 3 Spain Racing Santander
9 4 FW Abdelkader Ghezzal (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 25) 19 Italy Siena
10 4 FW Rafik Saïfi (1975-02-07)7 February 1975 (aged 35) 62 France Istres
11 4 FW Rafik Djebbour (1984-03-08)8 March 1984 (aged 26) 16 Greece AEK Athens
12 2 DF Habib Bellaïd (1986-03-28)28 March 1986 (aged 24) 1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
13 4 FW Karim Matmour (1985-06-25)25 June 1985 (aged 24) 23 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
14 2 DF Abdelkader Laïfaoui (1981-07-29)29 July 1981 (aged 28) 7 Algeria ES Sétif
15 3 MF Karim Ziani (1982-08-17)17 August 1982 (aged 27) 55 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
16 1 GK Faouzi Chaouchi (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 25) 10 Algeria ES Sétif
17 3 MF Adlène Guedioura (1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 24) 2 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
18 2 DF Carl Medjani (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 25) 0 France Ajaccio
19 3 MF Hassan Yebda (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 26) 9 England Portsmouth
20 2 DF Djamel Mesbah (1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 25) 1 Italy Lecce
21 3 MF Foued Kadir (1983-12-05)5 December 1983 (aged 26) 2 France Valenciennes
22 3 MF Djamel Abdoun (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 24) 7 France Nantes
23 1 GK Raïs M'Bolhi (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 24) 1 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia

England

Coach: Italy Fabio Capello

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK David James (1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 39) 50 England Portsmouth
2 2 DF Glen Johnson (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 25) 22 England Liverpool
3 2 DF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 29) 78 England Chelsea
4 3 MF Steven Gerrard ( c) (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 30) 80 England Liverpool
5 2 DF Michael Dawson [5] (1983-11-18)18 November 1983 (aged 26) 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
6 2 DF John Terry (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 29) 60 England Chelsea
7 3 MF Aaron Lennon (1987-04-16)16 April 1987 (aged 23) 17 England Tottenham Hotspur
8 3 MF Frank Lampard (1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 31) 78 England Chelsea
9 4 FW Peter Crouch (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 29) 38 England Tottenham Hotspur
10 4 FW Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 24) 60 England Manchester United
11 3 MF Joe Cole (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 28) 54 England Chelsea
12 1 GK Robert Green (1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 30) 10 England West Ham United
13 2 DF Stephen Warnock (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 28) 1 England Aston Villa
14 3 MF Gareth Barry (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 29) 36 England Manchester City
15 2 DF Matthew Upson (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 31) 19 England West Ham United
16 3 MF James Milner (1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 24) 8 England Aston Villa
17 3 MF Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981-10-25)25 October 1981 (aged 28) 31 England Manchester City
18 2 DF Jamie Carragher (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 32) 36 England Liverpool
19 4 FW Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 27) 39 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 2 DF Ledley King (1980-10-12)12 October 1980 (aged 29) 20 England Tottenham Hotspur
21 4 FW Emile Heskey (1978-01-11)11 January 1978 (aged 32) 58 England Aston Villa
22 3 MF Michael Carrick (1981-07-28)28 July 1981 (aged 28) 22 England Manchester United
23 1 GK Joe Hart (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 23) 3 England Birmingham City

Slovenia

Coach: Matjaž Kek

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Samir Handanović (1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 25) 39 Italy Udinese
2 2 DF Mišo Brečko (1984-05-01)1 May 1984 (aged 26) 31 Germany 1. FC Köln
3 2 DF Elvedin Džinić (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 (aged 24) 0 Slovenia Maribor
4 2 DF Marko Šuler (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 27) 17 Belgium Gent
5 2 DF Boštjan Cesar (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 27) 43 France Grenoble
6 2 DF Branko Ilić (1983-02-06)6 February 1983 (aged 27) 37 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
7 4 FW Nejc Pečnik (1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 24) 8 Portugal Nacional
8 3 MF Robert Koren ( c) (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 29) 46 England West Bromwich Albion
9 4 FW Zlatan Ljubijankić (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 26) 17 Belgium Gent
10 4 FW Valter Birsa (1986-08-07)7 August 1986 (aged 23) 34 France Auxerre
11 4 FW Milivoje Novaković (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 31) 38 Germany 1. FC Köln
12 1 GK Jasmin Handanović (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 32) 3 Italy Mantova
13 2 DF Bojan Jokić (1986-05-17)17 May 1986 (aged 24) 34 Italy Chievo
14 4 FW Zlatko Dedić (1984-05-10)10 May 1984 (aged 26) 24 Germany VfL Bochum
15 3 MF Rene Krhin (1990-05-21)21 May 1990 (aged 20) 4 Italy Inter Milan
16 1 GK Aleksander Šeliga (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 30) 1 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
17 3 MF Andraž Kirm (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 25) 26 Poland Wisła Kraków
18 3 MF Aleksandar Radosavljević (1979-04-25)25 April 1979 (aged 31) 15 Greece Larissa
19 2 DF Suad Fileković (1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 31) 14 Slovenia Maribor
20 3 MF Andrej Komac (1979-12-04)4 December 1979 (aged 30) 41 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
21 3 MF Dalibor Stevanović (1984-09-27)27 September 1984 (aged 25) 15 Netherlands Vitesse
22 2 DF Matej Mavrič (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 (aged 31) 32 Germany TuS Koblenz
23 4 FW Tim Matavž (1989-01-13)13 January 1989 (aged 21) 1 Netherlands Groningen

United States

Coach: Bob Bradley

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Tim Howard (1979-03-06)6 March 1979 (aged 31) 51 England Everton
2 2 DF Jonathan Spector (1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 24) 25 England West Ham United
3 2 DF Carlos Bocanegra ( c) (1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 31) 79 France Rennes
4 3 MF Michael Bradley (1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (aged 22) 43 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
5 2 DF Oguchi Onyewu (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 28) 54 Italy Milan
6 2 DF Steve Cherundolo (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 31) 60 Germany Hannover 96
7 3 MF DaMarcus Beasley (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 28) 92 Scotland Rangers
8 3 MF Clint Dempsey (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 27) 62 England Fulham
9 4 FW Herculez Gomez (1982-04-06)6 April 1982 (aged 28) 4 Mexico Puebla
10 3 MF Landon Donovan (1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 28) 123 United States LA Galaxy
11 3 MF Stuart Holden (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 24) 14 England Bolton Wanderers
12 2 DF Jonathan Bornstein (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 25) 32 United States Chivas USA
13 3 MF Ricardo Clark (1983-03-10)10 March 1983 (aged 27) 29 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
14 4 FW Edson Buddle (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 29) 3 United States LA Galaxy
15 2 DF Jay DeMerit (1979-12-04)4 December 1979 (aged 30) 19 England Watford
16 3 MF José Francisco Torres (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 22) 10 Mexico Pachuca
17 4 FW Jozy Altidore (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 20) 25 England Hull City
18 1 GK Brad Guzan (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 25) 16 England Aston Villa
19 3 MF Maurice Edu (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 24) 13 Scotland Rangers
20 4 FW Robbie Findley (1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 24) 6 United States Real Salt Lake
21 2 DF Clarence Goodson (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 28) 14 Norway Start
22 3 MF Benny Feilhaber (1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 25) 32 Denmark AGF
23 1 GK Marcus Hahnemann (1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 37) 7 England Wolverhampton Wanderers

Group D

Australia

Coach: Netherlands Pim Verbeek

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Mark Schwarzer (1972-10-06)6 October 1972 (aged 37) 75 England Fulham
2 2 DF Lucas Neill ( c) (1978-03-09)9 March 1978 (aged 32) 56 Turkey Galatasaray
3 2 DF Craig Moore (1975-12-12)12 December 1975 (aged 34) 50 Unattached
4 3 MF Tim Cahill (1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 30) 40 England Everton
5 3 MF Jason Culina (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 29) 49 Australia Gold Coast United
6 2 DF Michael Beauchamp (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 29) 21 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
7 3 MF Brett Emerton (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 31) 72 England Blackburn Rovers
8 2 DF Luke Wilkshire (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 28) 42 Russia Dynamo Moscow
9 4 FW Joshua Kennedy (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 27) 19 Japan Nagoya Grampus
10 4 FW Harry Kewell (1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 31) 45 Turkey Galatasaray
11 2 DF Scott Chipperfield (1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 34) 65 Switzerland Basel
12 1 GK Adam Federici (1985-01-31)31 January 1985 (aged 25) 1 England Reading
13 3 MF Vince Grella (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 30) 45 England Blackburn Rovers
14 4 FW Brett Holman (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 26) 31 Netherlands AZ
15 3 MF Mile Jedinak (1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 25) 11 Turkey Antalyaspor
16 3 MF Carl Valeri (1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 25) 22 Italy Sassuolo
17 4 FW Nikita Rukavytsya (1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 22) 3 Belgium Roeselare
18 1 GK Eugene Galekovic [6] (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 28) 4 Australia Adelaide United
19 3 MF Richard Garcia (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 28) 7 England Hull City
20 2 DF Mark Milligan (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 24) 10 Japan JEF United
21 2 DF David Carney (1983-11-30)30 November 1983 (aged 26) 25 Netherlands Twente
22 3 MF Dario Vidošić (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 (aged 23) 7 Germany MSV Duisburg
23 3 MF Mark Bresciano (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 30) 55 Italy Palermo

Germany

Coach: Joachim Löw

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Manuel Neuer (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 24) 5 Germany Schalke 04
2 3 MF Marcell Jansen (1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 24) 31 Germany Hamburger SV
3 2 DF Arne Friedrich (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 31) 72 Germany Hertha BSC
4 2 DF Dennis Aogo (1987-01-14)14 January 1987 (aged 23) 2 Germany Hamburger SV
5 2 DF Serdar Tasci (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 23) 12 Germany VfB Stuttgart
6 3 MF Sami Khedira (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 23) 5 Germany VfB Stuttgart
7 3 MF Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 25) 74 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3 MF Mesut Özil (1988-10-15)15 October 1988 (aged 21) 10 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4 FW Stefan Kießling (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 26) 4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
10 3 MF Lukas Podolski (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 25) 73 Germany 1. FC Köln
11 4 FW Miroslav Klose (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 32) 96 Germany Bayern Munich
12 1 GK Tim Wiese (1981-12-17)17 December 1981 (aged 28) 2 Germany Werder Bremen
13 3 MF Thomas Müller (1989-09-13)13 September 1989 (aged 20) 2 Germany Bayern Munich
14 2 DF Holger Badstuber (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 21) 2 Germany Bayern Munich
15 3 MF Piotr Trochowski (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 26) 31 Germany Hamburger SV
16 2 DF Philipp Lahm ( c) (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 26) 65 Germany Bayern Munich
17 2 DF Per Mertesacker (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 25) 62 Germany Werder Bremen
18 3 MF Toni Kroos (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 20) 4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
19 4 FW Cacau (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 29) 8 Germany VfB Stuttgart
20 2 DF Jérôme Boateng (1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 21) 5 Germany Hamburger SV
21 3 MF Marko Marin (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 Germany Werder Bremen
22 1 GK Hans-Jörg Butt (1974-05-28)28 May 1974 (aged 36) 3 Germany Bayern Munich
23 4 FW Mario Gómez (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 24) 34 Germany Bayern Munich

Ghana

Coach: Serbia Milovan Rajevac

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Daniel Agyei (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 20) 2 Ghana Liberty Professionals
2 2 DF Hans Sarpei (1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 33) 23 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
3 4 FW Asamoah Gyan (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 24) 32 France Rennes
4 2 DF John Paintsil (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 28) 65 England Fulham
5 2 DF John Mensah ( c) (1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 27) 58 England Sunderland
6 3 MF Anthony Annan (1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 23) 38 Norway Rosenborg
7 2 DF Samuel Inkoom (1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 21) 15 Switzerland Basel
8 2 DF Jonathan Mensah (1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 19) 3 Spain Granada
9 3 MF Derek Boateng (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 27) 19 Spain Getafe
10 3 MF Stephen Appiah (1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 29) 56 Italy Bologna
11 3 MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 25) 52 Italy Inter Milan
12 4 FW Prince Tagoe (1986-11-09)9 November 1986 (aged 23) 17 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
13 3 MF André Ayew (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 20) 15 France Arles-Avignon
14 4 FW Matthew Amoah (1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 29) 31 Netherlands NAC
15 2 DF Isaac Vorsah (1988-06-21)21 June 1988 (aged 21) 6 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
16 1 GK Stephen Ahorlu (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 21) 0 Ghana Heart of Lions
17 2 DF Ibrahim Ayew (1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 22) 6 Egypt Zamalek
18 4 FW Dominic Adiyiah (1989-11-29)29 November 1989 (aged 20) 4 Italy Milan
19 2 DF Lee Addy (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 (aged 24) 3 Ghana Bechem Chelsea
20 3 MF Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 24) 12 Qatar Al Sadd
21 3 MF Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 21) 29 Italy Udinese
22 1 GK Richard Kingson (1978-06-13)13 June 1978 (aged 31) 58 England Wigan Athletic
23 3 MF Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987-03-06)6 March 1987 (aged 23) 0 England Portsmouth

Serbia

Coach: Radomir Antić

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Vladimir Stojković (1983-07-29)29 July 1983 (aged 26) 33 England Wigan Athletic
2 2 DF Antonio Rukavina (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 26) 20 Germany 1860 Munich
3 2 DF Aleksandar Kolarov (1985-11-10)10 November 1985 (aged 24) 13 Italy Lazio
4 3 MF Gojko Kačar (1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 23) 17 Germany Hertha BSC
5 2 DF Nemanja Vidić (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 28) 45 England Manchester United
6 2 DF Branislav Ivanović (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 26) 31 England Chelsea
7 3 MF Zoran Tošić (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 23) 21 Germany 1. FC Köln
8 4 FW Danko Lazović (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 27) 37 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
9 4 FW Marko Pantelić (1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 31) 32 Netherlands Ajax
10 3 MF Dejan Stanković ( c) (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 31) 88 Italy Inter Milan
11 3 MF Nenad Milijaš (1983-04-30)30 April 1983 (aged 27) 17 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 1 GK Bojan Isailović (1980-03-25)25 March 1980 (aged 30) 4 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
13 2 DF Aleksandar Luković (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 27) 21 Italy Udinese
14 3 MF Milan Jovanović (1981-04-18)18 April 1981 (aged 29) 26 Belgium Standard Liège
15 4 FW Nikola Žigić (1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 29) 45 Spain Valencia
16 2 DF Ivan Obradović (1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 21) 12 Spain Zaragoza
17 3 MF Miloš Krasić (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 25) 31 Russia CSKA Moscow
18 3 MF Miloš Ninković (1984-12-25)25 December 1984 (aged 25) 9 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
19 3 MF Radosav Petrović (1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 Serbia Partizan
20 2 DF Neven Subotić (1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 21) 13 Germany Borussia Dortmund
21 4 FW Dragan Mrđa (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 26) 6 Serbia Vojvodina
22 3 MF Zdravko Kuzmanović (1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 22) 27 Germany VfB Stuttgart
23 1 GK Anđelko Đuričić (1980-11-21)21 November 1980 (aged 29) 1 Portugal União de Leiria

Group E

Cameroon

Coach: France Paul Le Guen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Carlos Kameni (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 26) 58 Spain Espanyol
2 2 DF Benoît Assou-Ekotto (1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 26) 4 England Tottenham Hotspur
3 2 DF Nicolas Nkoulou (1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 20) 6 France Monaco
4 2 DF Rigobert Song (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 33) 133 Turkey Trabzonspor
5 2 DF Sébastien Bassong (1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 23) 3 England Tottenham Hotspur
6 3 MF Alex Song (1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 22) 20 England Arsenal
7 3 MF Landry N'Guémo (1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 24) 17 Scotland Celtic
8 2 DF Geremi (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 31) 109 Turkey Ankaragücü
9 4 FW Samuel Eto'o ( c) (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 29) 92 Italy Inter Milan
10 3 MF Achille Emaná (1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 28) 32 Spain Real Betis
11 3 MF Jean Makoun (1983-05-29)29 May 1983 (aged 27) 46 France Lyon
12 2 DF Gaëtan Bong (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 22) 0 France Valenciennes
13 4 FW Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 21) 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
14 2 DF Aurélien Chedjou (1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (aged 24) 8 France Lille
15 4 FW Pierre Webó (1982-01-20)20 January 1982 (aged 28) 39 Spain Mallorca
16 1 GK Souleymanou Hamidou (1973-11-22)22 November 1973 (aged 36) 40 Turkey Kayserispor
17 4 FW Mohammadou Idrissou (1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 30) 28 Germany SC Freiburg
18 3 MF Eyong Enoh (1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 24) 12 Netherlands Ajax
19 2 DF Stéphane Mbia (1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 24) 29 France Marseille
20 3 MF Georges Mandjeck (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 21) 4 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
21 3 MF Joël Matip (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 18) 1 Germany Schalke 04
22 1 GK Guy N'dy Assembé (1986-02-28)28 February 1986 (aged 24) 0 France Valenciennes
23 4 FW Vincent Aboubakar (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 18) 0 Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua

Denmark

Coach: Morten Olsen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Thomas Sørensen (1976-06-12)12 June 1976 (aged 33) 86 England Stoke City
2 3 MF Christian Poulsen (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 30) 74 Italy Juventus
3 2 DF Simon Kjær (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 Italy Palermo
4 2 DF Daniel Agger (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 25) 32 England Liverpool
5 2 DF William Kvist (1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 25) 14 Denmark Copenhagen
6 2 DF Lars Jacobsen (1979-09-20)20 September 1979 (aged 30) 31 England Blackburn Rovers
7 3 MF Daniel Jensen (1979-06-25)25 June 1979 (aged 30) 49 Germany Werder Bremen
8 3 MF Jesper Grønkjær (1977-08-12)12 August 1977 (aged 32) 78 Denmark Copenhagen
9 4 FW Jon Dahl Tomasson ( c) (1976-08-29)29 August 1976 (aged 33) 110 Netherlands Feyenoord
10 3 MF Martin Jørgensen (1975-10-06)6 October 1975 (aged 34) 96 Denmark AGF
11 4 FW Nicklas Bendtner (1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 22) 32 England Arsenal
12 3 MF Thomas Kahlenberg (1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 27) 31 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
13 2 DF Per Krøldrup (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 30) 30 Italy Fiorentina
14 3 MF Jakob Poulsen (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 26) 13 Denmark AGF
15 2 DF Simon Poulsen (1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (aged 25) 5 Netherlands AZ
16 1 GK Stephan Andersen (1981-11-26)26 November 1981 (aged 28) 7 Denmark Brøndby
17 4 FW Mikkel Beckmann (1983-10-24)24 October 1983 (aged 26) 5 Denmark Randers
18 4 FW Søren Larsen (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 28) 19 Germany MSV Duisburg
19 3 MF Dennis Rommedahl (1978-07-22)22 July 1978 (aged 31) 96 Netherlands Ajax
20 3 MF Thomas Enevoldsen (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 22) 6 Netherlands Groningen
21 3 MF Christian Eriksen (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 18) 3 Netherlands Ajax
22 1 GK Jesper Christiansen (1978-04-24)24 April 1978 (aged 32) 11 Denmark Copenhagen
23 2 DF Patrick Mtiliga (1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 29) 4 Spain Málaga

Japan

Coach: Takeshi Okada

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Seigo Narazaki (1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 34) 76 Japan Nagoya Grampus
2 3 MF Yuki Abe (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 28) 45 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
3 2 DF Yūichi Komano (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 28) 53 Japan Júbilo Iwata
4 2 DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka (1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 29) 39 Japan Nagoya Grampus
5 2 DF Yuto Nagatomo (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 23) 26 Japan FC Tokyo
6 2 DF Atsuto Uchida (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 22) 31 Japan Kashima Antlers
7 3 MF Yasuhito Endō (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 30) 94 Japan Gamba Osaka
8 4 FW Daisuke Matsui (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 29) 23 France Grenoble
9 4 FW Shinji Okazaki (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 24) 28 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
10 3 MF Shunsuke Nakamura (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 31) 97 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
11 4 FW Keiji Tamada (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 30) 70 Japan Nagoya Grampus
12 4 FW Kisho Yano (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 26) 18 Japan Albirex Niigata
13 2 DF Daiki Iwamasa (1982-01-30)30 January 1982 (aged 28) 2 Japan Kashima Antlers
14 3 MF Kengo Nakamura (1980-10-31)31 October 1980 (aged 29) 47 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
15 2 DF Yasuyuki Konno (1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 27) 37 Japan FC Tokyo
16 4 FW Yoshito Ōkubo (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 28) 49 Japan Vissel Kobe
17 3 MF Makoto Hasebe (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 26) 31 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 3 MF Keisuke Honda (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 23) 15 Russia CSKA Moscow
19 4 FW Takayuki Morimoto (1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 22) 6 Italy Catania
20 3 MF Junichi Inamoto (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 30) 80 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
21 1 GK Eiji Kawashima (1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 27) 10 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
22 2 DF Yuji Nakazawa (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 32) 105 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
23 1 GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi ( c) (1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 34) 116 Japan Júbilo Iwata

Netherlands

Coach: Bert van Marwijk

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 27) 25 Netherlands Ajax
2 2 DF Gregory van der Wiel (1988-02-03)3 February 1988 (aged 22) 8 Netherlands Ajax
3 2 DF John Heitinga (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 26) 51 England Everton
4 2 DF Joris Mathijsen (1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 30) 53 Germany Hamburger SV
5 2 DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst ( c) (1975-02-05)5 February 1975 (aged 35) 97 Netherlands Feyenoord
6 3 MF Mark van Bommel (1977-04-22)22 April 1977 (aged 33) 54 Germany Bayern Munich
7 4 FW Dirk Kuyt (1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 29) 60 England Liverpool
8 3 MF Nigel de Jong (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 25) 40 England Manchester City
9 4 FW Robin van Persie (1983-08-06)6 August 1983 (aged 26) 41 England Arsenal
10 3 MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 26) 59 Italy Inter Milan
11 4 FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 26) 46 Germany Bayern Munich
12 2 DF Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 28) 28 Germany VfB Stuttgart
13 2 DF André Ooijer (1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 35) 53 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
14 3 MF Demy de Zeeuw (1983-05-26)26 May 1983 (aged 27) 23 Netherlands Ajax
15 2 DF Edson Braafheid (1983-04-08)8 April 1983 (aged 27) 5 Scotland Celtic
16 1 GK Michel Vorm (1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 26) 3 Netherlands Utrecht
17 4 FW Eljero Elia (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 23) 5 Germany Hamburger SV
18 3 MF Stijn Schaars (1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 26) 11 Netherlands AZ
19 4 FW Ryan Babel (1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 23) 38 England Liverpool
20 3 MF Ibrahim Afellay (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 24) 20 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
21 4 FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 26) 30 Italy Milan
22 1 GK Sander Boschker (1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 39) 1 [7] Netherlands Twente
23 3 MF Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 27) 75 Spain Real Madrid

Group F

Italy

Coach: Marcello Lippi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Gianluigi Buffon (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 32) 101 Italy Juventus
2 2 DF Christian Maggio (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 28) 5 Italy Napoli
3 2 DF Domenico Criscito (1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 23) 7 Italy Genoa
4 2 DF Giorgio Chiellini (1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 25) 29 Italy Juventus
5 2 DF Fabio Cannavaro ( c) (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 36) 133 Italy Juventus
6 3 MF Daniele De Rossi (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 26) 54 Italy Roma
7 3 MF Simone Pepe (1983-08-30)30 August 1983 (aged 26) 15 Italy Udinese
8 3 MF Gennaro Gattuso (1978-01-09)9 January 1978 (aged 32) 72 Italy Milan
9 4 FW Vincenzo Iaquinta (1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 30) 37 Italy Juventus
10 4 FW Antonio Di Natale (1977-10-13)13 October 1977 (aged 32) 33 Italy Udinese
11 4 FW Alberto Gilardino (1982-07-05)5 July 1982 (aged 27) 41 Italy Fiorentina
12 1 GK Federico Marchetti (1983-02-07)7 February 1983 (aged 27) 5 Italy Cagliari
13 2 DF Salvatore Bocchetti (1986-11-30)30 November 1986 (aged 23) 5 Italy Genoa
14 1 GK Morgan De Sanctis (1977-03-26)26 March 1977 (aged 33) 3 Italy Napoli
15 3 MF Claudio Marchisio (1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 24) 4 Italy Juventus
16 3 MF Mauro Camoranesi (1976-10-04)4 October 1976 (aged 33) 53 Italy Juventus
17 3 MF Angelo Palombo (1981-09-25)25 September 1981 (aged 28) 17 Italy Sampdoria
18 4 FW Fabio Quagliarella (1983-01-31)31 January 1983 (aged 27) 20 Italy Napoli
19 2 DF Gianluca Zambrotta (1977-02-19)19 February 1977 (aged 33) 94 Italy Milan
20 4 FW Giampaolo Pazzini (1984-08-02)2 August 1984 (aged 25) 8 Italy Sampdoria
21 3 MF Andrea Pirlo (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 31) 66 Italy Milan
22 3 MF Riccardo Montolivo (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 25) 13 Italy Fiorentina
23 2 DF Leonardo Bonucci (1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (aged 23) 2 Italy Bari

New Zealand

Coach: Ricki Herbert

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Mark Paston (1976-12-13)13 December 1976 (aged 33) 23 Australia Wellington Phoenix
2 2 DF Ben Sigmund (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 29) 14 Australia Wellington Phoenix
3 2 DF Tony Lochhead (1982-01-12)12 January 1982 (aged 28) 30 Australia Wellington Phoenix
4 2 DF Winston Reid (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 21) 3 Denmark Midtjylland
5 2 DF Ivan Vicelich (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 33) 66 New Zealand Auckland City
6 2 DF Ryan Nelsen ( c) (1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 32) 41 England Blackburn Rovers
7 3 MF Simon Elliott (1974-06-10)10 June 1974 (aged 36) 63 Unattached
8 3 MF Tim Brown (1981-03-06)6 March 1981 (aged 29) 25 Australia Wellington Phoenix
9 4 FW Shane Smeltz (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28) 30 Australia Gold Coast United
10 4 FW Chris Killen (1981-10-08)8 October 1981 (aged 28) 31 England Middlesbrough
11 3 MF Leo Bertos (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 (aged 28) 34 Australia Wellington Phoenix
12 1 GK Glen Moss (1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 27) 15 Australia Melbourne Victory
13 3 MF Andy Barron (1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 29) 11 New Zealand Team Wellington
14 4 FW Rory Fallon (1982-03-20)20 March 1982 (aged 28) 7 England Plymouth Argyle
15 3 MF Michael McGlinchey (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 23) 5 Scotland Motherwell [8]
16 3 MF Aaron Clapham (1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 23) 0 New Zealand Canterbury United
17 3 MF Dave Mulligan (1982-03-24)24 March 1982 (aged 28) 25 Unattached
18 2 DF Andrew Boyens (1983-09-18)18 September 1983 (aged 26) 15 United States New York Red Bulls
19 2 DF Tommy Smith (1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 20) 4 England Ipswich Town
20 4 FW Chris Wood (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 18) 9 England West Bromwich Albion
21 3 MF Jeremy Christie (1983-05-22)22 May 1983 (aged 27) 22 United States FC Tampa Bay
22 3 MF Jeremy Brockie (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 22) 18 Australia Newcastle Jets
23 1 GK James Bannatyne (1975-06-30)30 June 1975 (aged 34) 3 New Zealand Team Wellington

Paraguay

Coach: Argentina Gerardo Martino

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Justo Villar (1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 32) 71 Spain Valladolid
2 2 DF Darío Verón (1979-06-26)26 June 1979 (aged 30) 27 Mexico UNAM
3 2 DF Claudio Morel (1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 32) 25 Argentina Boca Juniors
4 2 DF Denis Caniza ( c) (1974-08-29)29 August 1974 (aged 35) 95 Mexico León
5 2 DF Julio César Cáceres (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 30) 59 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
6 2 DF Carlos Bonet (1977-10-02)2 October 1977 (aged 32) 60 Paraguay Olimpia
7 4 FW Óscar Cardozo (1983-05-20)20 May 1983 (aged 27) 29 Portugal Benfica
8 3 MF Édgar Barreto (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 25) 47 Italy Atalanta
9 4 FW Roque Santa Cruz (1981-08-16)16 August 1981 (aged 28) 66 England Manchester City
10 4 FW Édgar Benítez (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 (aged 22) 12 Mexico Pachuca
11 3 MF Jonathan Santana (1981-10-19)19 October 1981 (aged 28) 21 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
12 1 GK Diego Barreto (1981-07-16)16 July 1981 (aged 28) 2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
13 3 MF Enrique Vera (1979-03-10)10 March 1979 (aged 31) 25 Ecuador LDU Quito
14 2 DF Paulo da Silva (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 30) 67 England Sunderland
15 3 MF Víctor Cáceres (1985-03-25)25 March 1985 (aged 25) 25 Paraguay Libertad
16 3 MF Cristian Riveros (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 27) 45 Mexico Cruz Azul
17 2 DF Aureliano Torres (1982-06-16)16 June 1982 (aged 27) 25 Argentina San Lorenzo
18 4 FW Nelson Valdez (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 26) 38 Germany Borussia Dortmund
19 4 FW Lucas Barrios (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 25) 3 Germany Borussia Dortmund
20 3 MF Néstor Ortigoza (1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (aged 25) 3 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
21 2 DF Antolín Alcaraz (1982-07-30)30 July 1982 (aged 27) 5 Belgium Club Brugge
22 1 GK Aldo Bobadilla (1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 34) 18 Colombia Independiente Medellín
23 4 FW Rodolfo Gamarra (1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 21) 2 Paraguay Libertad

Slovakia

Coach: Vladimír Weiss

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ján Mucha (1982-12-05)5 December 1982 (aged 27) 15 Poland Legia Warsaw
2 2 DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 23) 21 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
3 2 DF Martin Škrtel (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 25) 39 England Liverpool
4 2 DF Marek Čech (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 27) 40 England West Bromwich Albion
5 2 DF Radoslav Zabavník (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 29) 44 Germany Mainz 05
6 3 MF Zdeno Štrba (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 34) 21 Greece Skoda Xanthi
7 3 MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 20) 9 England Bolton Wanderers
8 3 MF Ján Kozák (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 30) 24 Romania Timișoara
9 3 MF Stanislav Šesták (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 27) 33 Germany VfL Bochum
10 3 MF Marek Sapara (1982-07-31)31 July 1982 (aged 27) 25 Turkey Ankaragücü
11 4 FW Róbert Vittek (1982-04-01)1 April 1982 (aged 28) 70 Turkey Ankaragücü
12 1 GK Dušan Perniš (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 25) 3 Scotland Dundee United
13 4 FW Filip Hološko (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 26) 38 Turkey Beşiktaş
14 4 FW Martin Jakubko (1980-02-26)26 February 1980 (aged 30) 24 Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast
15 3 MF Miroslav Stoch (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 20) 12 Netherlands Twente
16 2 DF Ján Ďurica (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 28) 39 Germany Hannover 96
17 3 MF Marek Hamšík ( c) (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 22) 32 Italy Napoli
18 4 FW Erik Jendrišek (1986-10-26)26 October 1986 (aged 23) 15 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
19 3 MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 23) 6 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
20 3 MF Kamil Kopúnek (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 26) 9 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
21 2 DF Kornel Saláta (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 25) 4 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
22 2 DF Martin Petráš (1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 30) 38 Italy Cesena
23 1 GK Dušan Kuciak (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 25) 3 Romania Vaslui

Group G

Brazil

Coach: Dunga

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Júlio César (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 30) 48 Italy Inter Milan
2 2 DF Maicon (1981-07-26)26 July 1981 (aged 28) 58 Italy Inter Milan
3 2 DF Lúcio ( c) (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 32) 91 Italy Inter Milan
4 2 DF Juan (1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 31) 74 Italy Roma
5 3 MF Felipe Melo (1983-08-26)26 August 1983 (aged 26) 18 Italy Juventus
6 2 DF Michel Bastos (1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 26) 5 France Lyon
7 3 MF Elano (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 28) 43 Turkey Galatasaray
8 3 MF Gilberto Silva (1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 33) 88 Greece Panathinaikos
9 4 FW Luís Fabiano (1980-11-08)8 November 1980 (aged 29) 38 Spain Sevilla
10 3 MF Kaká (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 28) 78 Spain Real Madrid
11 4 FW Robinho (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 26) 75 Brazil Santos
12 1 GK Heurelho Gomes (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 29) 11 England Tottenham Hotspur
13 2 DF Dani Alves (1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 27) 35 Spain Barcelona
14 2 DF Luisão (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 29) 42 Portugal Benfica
15 2 DF Thiago Silva (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 25) 7 Italy Milan
16 2 DF Gilberto (1976-04-25)25 April 1976 (aged 34) 33 Brazil Cruzeiro
17 3 MF Josué (1979-07-19)19 July 1979 (aged 30) 27 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 3 MF Ramires (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 23) 12 Portugal Benfica
19 3 MF Júlio Baptista (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 28) 46 Italy Roma
20 3 MF Kléberson (1979-06-19)19 June 1979 (aged 30) 31 Brazil Flamengo
21 4 FW Nilmar (1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 25) 17 Spain Villarreal
22 1 GK Doni (1979-10-22)22 October 1979 (aged 30) 10 Italy Roma
23 4 FW Grafite (1979-04-02)2 April 1979 (aged 31) 3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg

Ivory Coast

Coach: Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Boubacar Barry (1979-12-30)30 December 1979 (aged 30) 45 Belgium Lokeren
2 2 DF Benjamin Angoua (1986-11-28)28 November 1986 (aged 23) 7 France Valenciennes
3 2 DF Arthur Boka (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 27) 54 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4 2 DF Kolo Touré (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 29) 76 England Manchester City
5 3 MF Didier Zokora (1980-12-14)14 December 1980 (aged 29) 80 Spain Sevilla
6 2 DF Steve Gohouri (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 29) 11 England Wigan Athletic
7 4 FW Seydou Doumbia (1987-12-31)31 December 1987 (aged 22) 5 Switzerland Young Boys
8 4 FW Salomon Kalou (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 24) 28 England Chelsea
9 3 MF Cheick Tioté (1986-06-21)21 June 1986 (aged 23) 8 Netherlands Twente
10 4 FW Gervinho (1987-05-27)27 May 1987 (aged 23) 15 France Lille
11 4 FW Didier Drogba ( c) (1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 32) 68 England Chelsea
12 3 MF Jean-Jacques Gosso (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 27) 6 France Monaco
13 3 MF Romaric (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 27) 38 Spain Sevilla
14 3 MF Emmanuel Koné (1986-12-31)31 December 1986 (aged 23) 12 Romania Internațional
15 4 FW Aruna Dindane (1980-11-26)26 November 1980 (aged 29) 54 England Portsmouth
16 1 GK Aristide Zogbo (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 28) 6 Israel Maccabi Netanya
17 2 DF Siaka Tiéné (1982-03-22)22 March 1982 (aged 28) 55 France Valenciennes
18 3 MF Kader Keïta (1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 28) 55 Turkey Galatasaray
19 3 MF Yaya Touré (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 27) 47 Spain Barcelona
20 2 DF Guy Demel (1981-06-13)13 June 1981 (aged 28) 26 Germany Hamburger SV
21 2 DF Emmanuel Eboué (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 27) 52 England Arsenal
22 2 DF Sol Bamba (1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 25) 16 Scotland Hibernian
23 1 GK Daniel Yeboah (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 25) 4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas

North Korea

Coach: Kim Jong-hun

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ri Myong-guk (1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 23) 28 North Korea Pyongyang City
2 2 DF Cha Jong-hyok (1985-09-25)25 September 1985 (aged 24) 31 North Korea Amrokgang
3 2 DF Ri Jun-il (1987-08-24)24 August 1987 (aged 22) 26 North Korea Sobaeksu
4 3 MF Pak Nam-chol (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 24) 35 North Korea April 25
5 2 DF Ri Kwang-chon (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 24) 41 North Korea April 25
6 4 FW Kim Kum-il (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 22) 11 North Korea April 25
7 4 FW An Chol-hyok (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 22) 16 North Korea Rimyongsu
8 2 DF Ji Yun-nam (1976-11-20)20 November 1976 (aged 33) 23 North Korea April 25
9 4 FW Jong Tae-se (1984-03-02)2 March 1984 (aged 26) 20 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
10 4 FW Hong Yong-jo ( c) (1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 28) 40 Russia Rostov
11 3 MF Mun In-guk (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 31) 42 North Korea April 25
12 4 FW Choe Kum-chol (1987-02-09)9 February 1987 (aged 23) 16 North Korea April 25
13 2 DF Pak Chol-jin (1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 24) 34 North Korea Amrokgang
14 2 DF Pak Nam-Chol (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 21) 12 North Korea Amrokgang
15 3 MF Kim Yong-jun (1983-07-19)19 July 1983 (aged 26) 52 North Korea Pyongyang City
16 2 DF Nam Song-chol (1982-05-07)7 May 1982 (aged 28) 41 North Korea April 25
17 3 MF An Yong-hak (1978-10-25)25 October 1978 (aged 31) 24 Japan Omiya Ardija
18 1 GK Kim Myong-gil (1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 25) 10 North Korea Amrokgang
19 3 MF Ri Chol-myong (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 22) 10 North Korea Pyongyang City
20 1 GK Kim Myong-won [9] (1983-07-15)15 July 1983 (aged 26) 9 North Korea Amrokgang
21 2 DF Ri Kwang-hyok (1987-08-17)17 August 1987 (aged 22) 15 North Korea Kyonggongop
22 3 MF Kim Kyong-il (1988-12-11)11 December 1988 (aged 21) 7 North Korea Rimyongsu
23 2 DF Pak Sung-hyok (1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 20) 3 North Korea Sobaeksu

Portugal

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Eduardo (1982-09-19)19 September 1982 (aged 27) 15 Portugal Braga
2 2 DF Bruno Alves (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 28) 31 Portugal Porto
3 2 DF Paulo Ferreira (1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 31) 61 England Chelsea
4 2 DF Rolando (1985-08-31)31 August 1985 (aged 24) 8 Portugal Porto
5 3 MF Duda (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 29) 16 Spain Málaga
6 2 DF Ricardo Carvalho (1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 32) 63 England Chelsea
7 4 FW Cristiano Ronaldo ( c) (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 25) 72 Spain Real Madrid
8 3 MF Pedro Mendes (1979-02-26)26 February 1979 (aged 31) 8 Portugal Sporting CP
9 4 FW Liédson (1977-12-17)17 December 1977 (aged 32) 10 Portugal Sporting CP
10 3 MF Danny (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 26) 11 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
11 3 MF Simão (1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 30) 81 Spain Atlético Madrid
12 1 GK Beto (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 28) 1 Portugal Porto
13 2 DF Miguel (1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 30) 57 Spain Valencia
14 3 MF Miguel Veloso (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 24) 12 Portugal Sporting CP
15 2 DF Pepe (1983-02-26)26 February 1983 (aged 27) 25 Spain Real Madrid
16 3 MF Raul Meireles (1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 27) 34 Portugal Porto
17 3 MF Rúben Amorim [10] (1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 25) 0 Portugal Benfica
18 4 FW Hugo Almeida (1984-05-23)23 May 1984 (aged 26) 26 Germany Werder Bremen
19 3 MF Tiago (1981-05-02)2 May 1981 (aged 29) 51 Spain Atlético Madrid
20 3 MF Deco (1977-08-27)27 August 1977 (aged 32) 74 England Chelsea
21 2 DF Ricardo Costa (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 29) 8 France Lille
22 1 GK Daniel Fernandes (1983-09-25)25 September 1983 (aged 26) 2 Greece Iraklis
23 2 DF Fábio Coentrão (1988-03-11)11 March 1988 (aged 22) 4 Portugal Benfica

Group H

Chile

Coach: Argentina Marcelo Bielsa

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Claudio Bravo ( c) (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 27) 41 Spain Real Sociedad
2 2 DF Ismael Fuentes (1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 28) 25 Chile Universidad Católica
3 2 DF Waldo Ponce (1982-12-04)4 December 1982 (aged 27) 23 Chile Universidad Católica
4 3 MF Mauricio Isla (1988-06-12)12 June 1988 (aged 21) 10 Italy Udinese
5 2 DF Pablo Contreras (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 31) 49 Greece PAOK
6 3 MF Carlos Carmona (1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 23) 18 Italy Reggina
7 4 FW Alexis Sánchez (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 21) 26 Italy Udinese
8 3 MF Arturo Vidal (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 23) 21 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
9 4 FW Humberto Suazo (1981-05-10)10 May 1981 (aged 29) 41 Spain Zaragoza
10 3 MF Jorge Valdivia (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 26) 36 United Arab Emirates Al Ain
11 4 FW Mark González (1984-07-10)10 July 1984 (aged 25) 38 Russia CSKA Moscow
12 1 GK Miguel Pinto (1983-07-04)4 July 1983 (aged 26) 13 Chile Universidad de Chile
13 3 MF Marco Estrada (1983-05-28)28 May 1983 (aged 27) 20 Chile Universidad de Chile
14 3 MF Matías Fernández (1986-05-15)15 May 1986 (aged 24) 35 Portugal Sporting CP
15 2 DF Jean Beausejour (1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 26) 23 Mexico América
16 4 FW Fabián Orellana (1986-01-27)27 January 1986 (aged 24) 13 Spain Xerez
17 2 DF Gary Medel (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 22) 23 Argentina Boca Juniors
18 2 DF Gonzalo Jara (1985-08-29)29 August 1985 (aged 24) 31 England West Bromwich Albion
19 2 DF Gonzalo Fierro (1983-03-21)21 March 1983 (aged 27) 16 Brazil Flamengo
20 3 MF Rodrigo Millar (1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 28) 19 Chile Colo-Colo
21 3 MF Rodrigo Tello (1979-10-14)14 October 1979 (aged 30) 32 Turkey Beşiktaş
22 4 FW Esteban Paredes (1980-08-01)1 August 1980 (aged 29) 12 Chile Colo-Colo
23 1 GK Luis Marín (1983-05-18)18 May 1983 (aged 27) 2 Chile Unión Española

Honduras

Coach: Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ricardo Canales (1982-05-30)30 May 1982 (aged 28) 2 Honduras Motagua
2 2 DF Osman Chávez (1984-07-29)29 July 1984 (aged 25) 26 Honduras Platense
3 2 DF Maynor Figueroa (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 27) 66 England Wigan Athletic
4 2 DF Johnny Palacios (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 23) 4 Honduras Olimpia
5 2 DF Víctor Bernárdez (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 28) 40 Belgium Anderlecht
6 3 MF Hendry Thomas (1985-02-23)23 February 1985 (aged 25) 39 England Wigan Athletic
7 3 MF Ramón Núñez (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 25) 16 Honduras Olimpia
8 3 MF Wilson Palacios (1984-07-29)29 July 1984 (aged 25) 69 England Tottenham Hotspur
9 4 FW Carlos Pavón (1973-10-19)19 October 1973 (aged 36) 98 Honduras Real España
10 4 FW Jerry Palacios [11] (1982-11-01)1 November 1982 (aged 27) 11 China Hangzhou Greentown
11 4 FW David Suazo (1979-11-05)5 November 1979 (aged 30) 50 Italy Genoa
12 4 FW Georgie Welcome (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 25) 11 Honduras Motagua
13 4 FW Roger Espinoza (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 23) 10 United States Kansas City Wizards
14 2 DF Boniek García (1984-09-04)4 September 1984 (aged 25) 42 Honduras Olimpia
15 4 FW Walter Martínez (1982-03-29)29 March 1982 (aged 28) 34 Honduras Marathón
16 2 DF Mauricio Sabillón (1978-11-11)11 November 1978 (aged 31) 25 China Hangzhou Greentown
17 3 MF Édgar Álvarez (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 30) 46 Italy Bari
18 1 GK Noel Valladares (1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 33) 71 Honduras Olimpia
19 3 MF Danilo Turcios (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 32) 82 Honduras Olimpia
20 3 MF Amado Guevara ( c) (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 34) 133 Honduras Motagua
21 2 DF Emilio Izaguirre (1986-05-10)10 May 1986 (aged 24) 39 Honduras Motagua
22 1 GK Donis Escober (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 29) 11 Honduras Olimpia
23 2 DF Sergio Mendoza (1981-05-23)23 May 1981 (aged 29) 46 Honduras Motagua

Spain

Coach: Vicente del Bosque

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Iker Casillas ( c) (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 29) 104 Spain Real Madrid
2 2 DF Raúl Albiol (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 24) 23 Spain Real Madrid
3 2 DF Gerard Piqué (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 23) 16 Spain Barcelona
4 2 DF Carlos Marchena (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 30) 59 Spain Valencia
5 2 DF Carles Puyol (1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (aged 32) 83 Spain Barcelona
6 3 MF Andrés Iniesta (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 26) 43 Spain Barcelona
7 4 FW David Villa (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 28) 58 Spain Valencia [note 1]
8 3 MF Xavi (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 30) 87 Spain Barcelona
9 4 FW Fernando Torres (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 26) 73 England Liverpool
10 3 MF Cesc Fàbregas (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 23) 49 England Arsenal
11 2 DF Joan Capdevila (1978-02-03)3 February 1978 (aged 32) 46 Spain Villarreal
12 1 GK Víctor Valdés (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 28) 1 Spain Barcelona
13 3 MF Juan Mata (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 22) 8 Spain Valencia
14 3 MF Xabi Alonso (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 28) 69 Spain Real Madrid
15 2 DF Sergio Ramos (1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 24) 60 Spain Real Madrid
16 3 MF Sergio Busquets (1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 21) 13 Spain Barcelona
17 2 DF Álvaro Arbeloa (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 (aged 27) 15 Spain Real Madrid
18 4 FW Pedro (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 22) 3 Spain Barcelona
19 4 FW Fernando Llorente (1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 25) 7 Spain Athletic Bilbao
20 3 MF Javi Martínez (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 21) 2 Spain Athletic Bilbao
21 3 MF David Silva (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 24) 36 Spain Valencia
22 3 MF Jesús Navas (1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 24) 6 Spain Sevilla
23 1 GK Pepe Reina (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 27) 20 England Liverpool

Switzerland

Coach: Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Diego Benaglio (1983-09-08)8 September 1983 (aged 26) 27 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
2 2 DF Stephan Lichtsteiner (1984-01-16)16 January 1984 (aged 26) 28 Italy Lazio
3 2 DF Ludovic Magnin (1979-04-20)20 April 1979 (aged 31) 62 Switzerland Zürich
4 2 DF Philippe Senderos (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 25) 40 England Everton
5 2 DF Steve von Bergen (1983-06-10)10 June 1983 (aged 27) 11 Germany Hertha BSC
6 3 MF Benjamin Huggel (1977-07-07)7 July 1977 (aged 32) 38 Switzerland Basel
7 3 MF Tranquillo Barnetta (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 25) 52 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
8 3 MF Gökhan Inler (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 25) 36 Italy Udinese
9 4 FW Alexander Frei ( c) (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 30) 75 Switzerland Basel
10 4 FW Blaise Nkufo (1975-05-25)25 May 1975 (aged 35) 31 Netherlands Twente
11 3 MF Valon Behrami (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 25) 27 England West Ham United
12 1 GK Marco Wölfli (1982-08-22)22 August 1982 (aged 27) 5 Switzerland Young Boys
13 2 DF Stéphane Grichting (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 31) 35 France Auxerre
14 3 MF Marco Padalino (1983-12-08)8 December 1983 (aged 26) 8 Italy Sampdoria
15 3 MF Hakan Yakin (1977-02-22)22 February 1977 (aged 33) 81 Switzerland Luzern
16 3 MF Gélson Fernandes (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 23) 24 France Saint-Étienne
17 2 DF Reto Ziegler (1986-01-16)16 January 1986 (aged 24) 12 Italy Sampdoria
18 4 FW Albert Bunjaku (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 26) 3 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
19 4 FW Eren Derdiyok (1988-06-12)12 June 1988 (aged 21) 21 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
20 3 MF Pirmin Schwegler (1987-03-09)9 March 1987 (aged 23) 4 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
21 1 GK Johnny Leoni (1984-06-30)30 June 1984 (aged 25) 0 Switzerland Zürich
22 2 DF Mario Eggimann (1981-01-24)24 January 1981 (aged 29) 8 Germany Hannover 96
23 3 MF Xherdan Shaqiri (1991-10-10)10 October 1991 (aged 18) 3 Switzerland Basel

Player statistics

Player representation by age

Players

Goalkeepers

Captains

Player representation by club

Players England England Spain Spain Italy Italy Germany Germany France France Netherlands Netherlands Other UEFA Other regions
13 Barcelona
12 Chelsea
Liverpool
11 Bayern Munich
10 Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
Real Madrid Inter Milan Greece Panathinaikos
9 VfL Wolfsburg Ajax
8 Portsmouth Juventus
Udinese
7 Everton
Manchester City
Valencia Milan Hamburger SV
VfB Stuttgart
Portugal Benfica North Korea April 25
6 Bayer Leverkusen
Werder Bremen
Lyon Twente Portugal Porto Honduras Olimpia
5 Fulham
West Ham United
Wigan Athletic
Manchester United
Sevilla Napoli
Roma
Monaco
Marseille
Valenciennes
AZ Turkey Galatasaray
Switzerland Basel
Mexico Guadalajara
Honduras Motagua
Australia Wellington Phoenix
North Korea Amrokgang

Player representation by league

Country Players Percent Outside
national
squad
England England 117 16% 92
Germany Germany 84 11% 61
Italy Italy 80 11% 57
Spain Spain 59 8% 39
France France 45 6% 34
Netherlands Netherlands 34 5% 25
Japan Japan 25 3% 6
Greece Greece 21 3% 7
Mexico Mexico 21 3% 7
Portugal Portugal 21 3% 10
North Korea North Korea 20 3% 0
Others 209 28%
Total 736

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

Average age of squads

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

Coaches representation by country

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

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  9. ^ Kim Myong-won, a forward, was registered as one of three required goalkeepers, thus was only allowed to play as a goalkeeper during the tournament.
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  10. ^ Nani replaced by Rúben Amorim since Nani failed in medical tests.
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Notes

  1. ^ Villa joined Barcelona following the tournament.

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