2006 FIFA World Cup squads

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This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between June 9 and July 9, 2006. Before announcing their final squad, several teams name a provisional squad, including some players who will not be selected for the final squad. These provisional squads vary in size from 23 to 33 players, but each country's final squad will consist of 23 players. All participants had to submit final squad lists by 15 May 2006, but injured players can be replaced at any time up until 24 hours before the teams first world cup game. Players marked (c) have been named as captain for their national squad. Club information is that used by FIFA[1]. Players for whom this information has changed during or in the run up to the tournament are indicated by footnotes.

Group A

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Alvaro Mesen 24 December 1972 37 Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano
2 2DF Jervis Drummond 8 September 1976 55 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
3 2DF Luis Marín 10 August 1974 119 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
4 2DF Michael Umaña 16 July 1982 17 Costa Rica Brujas
5 2DF Gilberto Martínez 1 October 1979 56 Italy Brescia
6 3MF Danny Fonseca 7 November 1979 21 Costa Rica C.S. Cartaginés
7 3MF Christian Bolaños 17 May 1984 15 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
8 3MF Mauricio Solís 13 December 1972 106 Guatemala CSD Comunicaciones
9 4FW Paulo Wanchope 31 July 1976 68 Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano
10 3MF Walter Centeno 6 October 1974 92 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
11 4FW Rónald Gómez 21 January 1975 79 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
12 2DF Leonardo González 21 November 1980 35 Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano
13 4FW Kurt Bernard 8 August 1977 2 Costa Rica Puntarenas
14 3MF Randall Azofeifa 30 December 1984 4 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
15 2DF Harold Wallace 7 September 1975 78 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
16 3MF Carlos Hernández 9 April 1982 17 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
17 2DF Gabriel Badilla 30 June 1984 6 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
18 1GK Jose Porras 8 November 1970 16 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
19 4FW Alvaro Saborío 25 March 1982 23 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
20 2DF Douglas Sequeira 23 August 1977 28 United States Real Salt Lake
21 4FW Victor Núñez 15 April1980 2 Costa Rica C.S. Cartaginés
22 2DF Michael Rodríguez 30 December1981 3 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense
23 1GK Wardy Alfaro Pizarro 31 December 1977 2 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense

Ecuador Ecuador

Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez

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

Germany Germany

Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

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

Six players were named on standby:

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

Poland Poland

Head coach: Paweł Janas

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Artur Boruc 20 February 1980 16 Scotland Celtic
2 2DF Mariusz Jop 3 August 1978 11 Russia FC Moskva
3 2DF Seweryn Gancarczyk 22 November 1981 2 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
4 2DF Marcin Baszczyński 7 June 1977 31 Poland Wisła Kraków
5 3MF Kamil Kosowski 30 August 1977 44 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern[7]
6 2DF Jacek Bąk (c) 24 March 1973 71 Qatar Al Rayyan[8]
7 3MF Radosław Sobolewski 13 December 1976 18 Poland Wisła Kraków
8 3MF Jacek Krzynówek 15 May 1976 57 Germany Bayer Leverkusen[9]
9 4FW Maciej Żurawski 12 September 1976 49 Scotland Celtic
10 3MF Mirosław Szymkowiak 12 November 1976 28 Turkey Trabzonspor
11 4FW Grzegorz Rasiak 12 January 1979 29 England Tottenham Hotspur[10]
12 1GK Tomasz Kuszczak 23 March 1982 4 England West Bromwich Albion
13 3MF Sebastian Mila 10 July 1982 27 Austria Austria Vienna
14 2DF Michał Żewłakow 22 April 1976 55 Belgium Anderlecht[11]
15 3MF Euzebiusz Smolarek 9 January 1981 12 Germany Borussia Dortmund
16 3MF Arkadiusz Radomski 27 June 1977 19 Austria Austria Vienna
17 2DF Dariusz Dudka 9 December 1983 7 Poland Wisła Kraków
18 2DF Mariusz Lewandowski 18 May 1979 24 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
19 2DF Bartosz Bosacki 20 December 1975 7 Poland Lech Poznań[12]
20 3MF Piotr Giza 28 February 1980 4 Poland Cracovia Kraków
21 4FW Ireneusz Jeleń 9 April 1981 8 Poland Wisła Płock
22 1GK Łukasz Fabiański 18 April 1985 2 Poland Legia Warszawa
23 4FW Paweł Brożek 21 April 1983 4 Poland Wisła Kraków

Group B

England England

Head coach: Sven Göran Eriksson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Paul Robinson 15 October 1979 20 England Tottenham Hotspur
2 2DF Gary Neville 18 February 1975 79 England Manchester United
3 2DF Ashley Cole 20 December 1980 45 England Arsenal
4 3MF Steven Gerrard 30 May 1980 41 England Liverpool
5 2DF Rio Ferdinand 7 November 1978 46 England Manchester United
6 2DF John Terry 7 December 1980 23 England Chelsea
7 3MF David Beckham (c) 2 May 1975 88 Spain Real Madrid
8 3MF Frank Lampard 20 June 1978 39 England Chelsea
9 4FW Wayne Rooney 24 October 1985 29 England Manchester United
10 4FW Michael Owen 14 December 1979 76 England Newcastle United
11 3MF Joe Cole 8 November 1981 31 England Chelsea
12 2DF Sol Campbell 18 September 1974 67 England Arsenal
13 1GK David James 1 August 1970 33 England Manchester City
14 2DF Wayne Bridge 5 August 1980 22 England Chelsea[13]
15 2DF Jamie Carragher 28 January 1978 24 England Liverpool
16 3MF Owen Hargreaves 20 January 1981 30 Germany Bayern München
17 3MF Jermaine Jenas 18 February 1983 15 England Tottenham Hotspur
18 3MF Michael Carrick 28 July 1981 5 England Tottenham Hotspur
19 3MF Aaron Lennon 16 April 1987 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 3MF Stewart Downing 28 July 1984 1 England Middlesbrough
21 4FW Peter Crouch 30 January 1981 6 England Liverpool
22 1GK Scott Carson 3 September, 1985 0 England Liverpool[14]
23 4FW Theo Walcott 16 March 1989 1 England Arsenal

The five players named on standby are:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Ben Foster 3 April 1983 0 England Manchester United[15]
2DF Michael Dawson 18 November 1983 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
3MF Phil Neville 21 January 1977 52 England Everton
4FW Jermain Defoe 7 October 1982 16 England Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Andrew Johnson 10 February 1981 2 England Crystal Palace[16]

Paraguay Paraguay

Head coach: Aníbal Ruiz

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Justo Villar 30 June 1977 38 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
2 2DF Jorge Núñez 22 January 1978 13 Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata
3 2DF Delio Toledo 10 February 1974 29 Spain Real Zaragoza
4 2DF Carlos Gamarra(c) 17 February 1971 105 Brazil Palmeiras
5 2DF Julio César Cáceres 5 October 1979 30 Argentina River Plate
6 3MF Carlos Bonet 2 October 1977 27 Paraguay Libertad
7 4FW Salvador Cabañas 5 August 1980 14 Mexico Jaguares
8 3MF Edgar Barreto 15 July 1984 14 Netherlands NEC Nijmegen
9 4FW Roque Santa Cruz 16 August 1981 42 Germany Bayern München
10 3MF Roberto Miguel Acuña 25 March 1972 91 Spain Deportivo de La Coruña
11 3MF Diego Gavilán 1 March 1980 38 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
12 1GK Derlis Gómez 12 November 1972 4 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
13 3MF Carlos Humberto Paredes 16 July 1976 66 Italy Reggina
14 2DF Paulo da Silva 1 February 1980 32 Mexico Club Toluca
15 2DF Julio Manzur 22 June 1981 12 Brazil Santos
16 3MF Cristian Riveros 16 October 1982 7 Paraguay Libertad
17 3MF José Montiel 19 March 1988 5 Paraguay Olimpia Asunción
18 4FW Nelson Haedo Valdez 28 November 1983 10 Germany Werder Bremen[17]
19 3MF Julio Dos Santos 5 May 1983 15 Germany Bayern München
20 4FW José Cardozo 19 March 1971 81 Argentina San Lorenzo
21 2DF Denis Caniza 29 August 1974 72 Mexico Cruz Azul
22 1GK Aldo Bobadilla 20 April 1976 5 Paraguay Libertad
23 4FW Nelson Cuevas 10 January 1980 33 Mexico Pachuca

Sweden Sweden

Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

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

The nine players named on standby are:

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

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago

Head coach: Leo Beenhakker

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

Players on standby:

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

Group C

Argentina Argentina

Head coach: José Pekerman

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

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Head coach:Henri Michel

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

Netherlands Netherlands

Head coach: Marco van Basten

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

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

Head coach: Ilija Petković

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

Group D

Angola Angola

Head coach: Luis Oliveira Goncalves

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK João Ricardo 7 January 1970 24 Portugal Moreirense FC [24]
2 2DF Marco Airosa 6 August 1984 1 Portugal F.C. Barreirense
3 2DF Jamba 10 July 1977 33 Angola AS Aviacao
4 2DF Lebo Lebo 29 May 1977 15 Angola Petro Atletico
5 2DF Kali 11 October 1978 19 Portugal F.C. Barreirense
6 3MF Miloy 27 May1981 10 Angola InterClube
7 3MF Figueiredo 28 November 1972 20 Portugal Varzim
8 3MF André Macanga 14 May 1978 31 Kuwait Kuwait S.C.
9 4FW Mantorras 18 March 1982 9 Portugal Benfica
10 4FW Akwá (c) 30 May 1977 75 Qatar Al-Wakra[25]
11 4FW Mateus 19 June 1984 2 Portugal Gil Vicente F.C.
12 1GK Lamá 1 February 1971 9 Angola Petro Atletico
13 3MF Edson 3 February 1980 5 Portugal FC Paços de Ferreira
14 3MF Mendonça 9 October 1982 32 Portugal Varzim
15 2DF Rui Marques 3 September 1977 1 England Leeds United [26]
16 4FW Flávio 20 December 1979 45 Egypt Al-Ahly
17 3MF Zé Kalanga 12 October 1983 21 Angola Petro Atletico
18 4FW Love 10 January 1982 34 Angola AS Aviacao
19 4FW Andre Titi Buengo 11 February 1980 1 France Clermont Foot
20 2DF Loco 25 December 1984 9 Angola Primeiro Agosto
21 2DF Delgado 1 November 1972 15 Angola Petro Atletico
22 1GK Mário 1 June 1985 0 Angola InterClube
23 2DF Marco Abreu 8 December 1974 2 Portugal Portimonense

Iran Iran

Head coach: Branko Ivanković

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


The six players named on standby are:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Mehdi Vaezi 0 Iran Paykan
2DF Hadi Shakouri 0 Iran Pas Tehran
2DF Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 30 June 1980 57 Iran Esteghlal Tehran
3MF Mehdi Rajabzadeh 21 June1978 3 Iran Zob Ahan
3MF Moharram Navidkia 1 November 1982 25 Germany Bochum
3MF Meysam Maniei Iran Pas Tehran

Mexico Mexico

Head coach: Ricardo Lavolpe

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

Portugal Portugal

Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ricardo Pereira 11 February 1976 46 Portugal Sporting
2 2DF Paulo Ferreira 18 January 1979 28 England Chelsea
3 2DF Marco Caneira 9 February 1979 5 Spain Valencia[27]
4 2DF Ricardo Costa 16 May 1981 2 Portugal FC Porto
5 2DF Fernando Meira 5 June 1978 27 Germany Stuttgart
6 3MF Costinha, Francisco José da Costa 1 December 1974 41 Russia Dynamo Moscow
7 3MF Luís Figo, Luís Filipe Madeira (c) 4 November 1972 117 Italy Internazionale
8 3MF Petit, Armando Teixeira 25 September 1976 33 Portugal Benfica
9 4FW Pauleta, Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes 28 April 1973 79 France Paris Saint-Germain
10 3MF Hugo Viana 15 January 1983 18 Spain Valencia
11 3MF Simão Sabrosa 31 October 1979 41 Portugal Benfica
12 1GK Quim, Joaquim Manuel Sampaio Silva 13 November 1975 24 Portugal Benfica
13 2DF Luís Miguel Brito 4 January 1980 16 Spain Valencia
14 2DF Nuno Valente 12 September 1974 21 England Everton
15 4FW Luís Boa Morte 4 August 1977 24 England Fulham
16 2DF Ricardo Carvalho 18 May 1978 15 England Chelsea
17 3MF Cristiano Ronaldo 5 February 1985 29 England Manchester United
18 3MF Maniche, Nuno Ricardo Oliveira Ribeiro 11 November 1977 28 Russia Dynamo Moscow[28]
19 3MF Tiago Mendes 3 May 1981 20 France Lyon
20 3MF Deco, Anderson Luiz de Sousa 27 August 1977 32 Spain Barcelona
21 4FW Nuno Gomes 5 July 1976 53 Portugal Benfica
22 1GK Paulo Jorge da Silva dos Santos 11 December 1972 1 Portugal SC Braga
23 4FW Hélder Postiga 2 August 1982 21 Portugal FC Porto[29]

Group E

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Brückner

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

The following player has been placed on reserve:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
3MF Rudolf Skácel 17 July 1979 3 Scotland Hearts
  • Vladimír Šmicer was named in the orignal squad, but was forced to withdraw from the tournament after thigh injury [3]. He was replaced by Libor Sionko.

Ghana Ghana

Head coach: Ratomir Dujković

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sammy Adjei 1 September 1980 29 Israel Ashdod
2 2DF Hans Sarpei 28 June 1976 6 Germany Wolfsburg
3 4FW Gyan Asamoah 22 November 1985 10 Italy Udinese [34]
4 2DF Samuel Kuffour 3 September 1976 56 Italy Roma
5 2DF John Mensah 29 November 1982 30 France Rennes
6 2DF Emmanuel Pappoe 3 March 1981 25 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
7 2DF Illiasu Shilla 3 March 1981 0 Ghana Asante Kotoko
8 3MF Michael Essien 3 December 1982 14 England Chelsea
9 3MF Derek Boateng 2 May 1983 10 Sweden AIK
10 3MF Stephen Appiah (c) 24 December 1980 39 Turkey Fenerbahçe
11 3MF Sulley Ali Muntari 27 August 1984 13 Italy Udinese
12 4FW Alex Tachie-Mensah 15 February 1977 4 Switzerland St Gallen
13 2DF Habib Mohammed 10 December 1983 0 Ghana King Faisal Babes
14 4FW Matthew Amoah 24 October 1980 13 Germany Borussia Dortmund
15 2DF John Pantsil 15 June 1981 19 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
16 1GK George Owu 17 June 1982 6 Ghana Ashanti Gold
17 2DF Daniel Quaye 25 December 1980 6 Ghana Hearts of Oak
18 3MF Eric Addo 12 November 1978 3 Netherlands PSV
19 4FW Razak Pimpong 30 December 1982 1 Denmark FC København
20 3MF Otto Addo 9 June 1975 11 Germany Mainz 05
21 2DF Issah Ahmed 24 May 1982 10 Denmark Randers
22 1GK Richard Kingston 13 July 1975 31 Turkey Ankaraspor
23 3MF Haminu Dramani 1 April 1986 6 Serbia Red Star Belgrade

The following players have been placed on reserve:

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

Italy Italy

Head coach: Marcello Lippi

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

The four players named on standby are:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Morgan De Sanctis 26 March 1977 1 Italy Udinese
2DF Daniele Bonera 31 May 1981 7 Italy Parma
3MF Marco Marchionni 22 July 1980 2 Italy Parma[35]
3MF Franco Semioli 20 June 1980 0 Italy Chievo

United States USA

Head coach: Bruce Arena

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Tim Howard 6 March 1979 15 England Manchester United[36]
2 2DF Chris Albright 14 January 1979 19 United States Los Angeles Galaxy[37]
3 2DF Carlos Bocanegra 25 May 1979 39 England Fulham
4 3MF Pablo Mastroeni 26 August 1976 46 United States Colorado Rapids
5 3MF John O'Brien 29 August 1977 29 United States Chivas USA
6 2DF Steve Cherundolo 19 February 1979 33 Germany Hannover 96
7 3MF Eddie Lewis 17 May 1974 68 England Leeds United
8 3MF Clint Dempsey 9 March 1983 19 United States New England Revolution
9 4FW Eddie Johnson 31 March 1984 15 United States Kansas City Wizards
10 3MF Claudio Reyna (c) 20 July 1973 108 England Manchester City
11 4FW Brian Ching 24 May 1978 17 United States Houston Dynamo
12 2DF Gregg Berhalter 1 August 1973 44 Germany Energie Cottbus[38]
13 2DF Jimmy Conrad 12 February 1977 13 United States Kansas City Wizards
14 3MF Ben Olsen 3 May 1977 33 United States D.C. United
15 3MF Bobby Convey 27 May 1983 36 England Reading
16 4FW Josh Wolff 25 February 1977 45 United States Kansas City Wizards
17 3MF DaMarcus Beasley 24 May 1982 55 Netherlands PSV
18 1GK Kasey Keller 29 November 1969 91 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
19 1GK Marcus Hahnemann 15 June 1972 6 England Reading
20 4FW Brian McBride 19 June 1972 90 England Fulham
21 4FW Landon Donovan 4 March 1982 78 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
22 2DF Oguchi Onyewu 13 May 1982 12 Belgium Standard Liège
23 2DF Eddie Pope 24 December 1973 78 United States Real Salt Lake

The following eleven players are on stand-by:

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

The squad named originally included two players who were replaced due to injuries:

Group F

Australia Australia

Head coach: Guus Hiddink

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mark Schwarzer 6 October 1972 37 England Middlesbrough
2 2DF Lucas Neill 9 March 1978 22 England Blackburn Rovers
3 2DF Craig Moore 12 December 1975 32 England Newcastle United
4 3MF Tim Cahill 6 December 1979 14 England Everton
5 3MF Jason Culina 5 August 1980 11 Netherlands PSV
6 2DF Tony Popovic 4 July 1973 56 England Crystal Palace[39]
7 3MF Brett Emerton 22 February 1979 50 England Blackburn Rovers
8 3MF Josip Skoko 10 December 1975 45 England Wigan Athletic[40]
9 4FW Mark Viduka (c) 9 October 1975 33 England Middlesbrough
10 4FW Harry Kewell 22 September 1978 20 England Liverpool
11 3MF Stan Lazaridis 16 August 1972 68 England Birmingham City[41]
12 1GK Ante Covic 13 June 1975 1 Sweden Hammarby
13 3MF Vince Grella 5 October 1979 18 Italy Parma
14 3MF Scott Chipperfield 30 December 1975 44 Switzerland Basel
15 4FW John Aloisi 5 February 1976 40 Spain Alavés
16 2DF Michael Beauchamp 8 March 1981 1 AustraliaCentral Coast Mariners[42]
17 4FW Archie Thompson 23 October 1978 17 Australia Melbourne Victory[43]
18 1GK Zeljko Kalac 16 December 1972 53 Italy Milan
19 4FW Joshua Kennedy 20 August 1982 0 Germany Dynamo Dresden[44]
20 3MF Luke Wilkshire 2 October 1981 7 England Bristol City
21 3MF Mile Sterjovski 27 May 1979 19 Switzerland Basel
22 2DF Mark Milligan 4 August 1985 0 Australia Sydney FC
23 3MF Marco Bresciano 11 February 1980 22 Italy Parma

Brazil Brazil

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Dida 7 October 1973 85 Italy Milan
2 2DF Cafu (c) 7 June 1970 144 Italy Milan
3 2DF Lúcio 8 May 1978 50 Germany Bayern München
4 2DF Juan 1 February 1979 38 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
5 3MF Emerson 4 April 1976 72 Italy Juventus
6 2DF Roberto Carlos 10 April 1973 126 Spain Real Madrid
7 4FW Adriano 17 February 1982 33 Italy Internazionale
8 3MF Kaká 22 April 1982 33 Italy Milan
9 4FW Ronaldo 22 September 1976 97 Spain Real Madrid
10 4FW Ronaldinho 21 March 1980 65 Spain Barcelona
11 3MF Zé Roberto 6 July 1974 79 Germany Bayern München[45]
12 1GK Rogério 22 January 1973 16 Brazil São Paulo
13 2DF Cicinho 24 June 1980 10 Spain Real Madrid
14 2DF Luisão 13 February 1981 16 Portugal Benfica
15 2DF Cris 3 June 1977 17 France Lyon
16 2DF Gilberto 25 April 1976 8 Germany Hertha Berlin
17 3MF Gilberto Silva 7 October 1976 38 England Arsenal
18 3MF Mineiro 2 August 1975 2 Brazil São Paulo
19 3MF Juninho 30 January 1975 38 France Lyon
20 3MF Ricardinho 23 May 1976 18 Brazil Corinthians
21 4FW Fred 3 October 1983 3 France Lyon
22 1GK Júlio César 3 September 1979 11 Italy Internazionale
23 4FW Robinho 25 January 1984 18 Spain Real Madrid
  • Edmílson was named in the original squad, but had to pull out due to a knee injury sustained in the run-up to the tournament. He was replaced by Mineiro.

Croatia Croatia

Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar

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

The player named on standby is:

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

Japan Japan

Head coach: Zico

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Seigo Narazaki 15 April 1976 48 Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight
2 2DF Teruyuki Moniwa 8 September 1981 Japan FC Tokyo
3 2DF Yuichi Komano 25 July 1981 5 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4 3MF Yasuhito Endo 28 January 1980 40 Japan Gamba Osaka
5 2DF Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) 7 February 1977 67 Japan Gamba Osaka
6 2DF Koji Nakata 9 July 1979 54 Switzerland Basel
7 3MF Hidetoshi Nakata 22 January 1977 72 Italy Fiorentina[49]
8 3MF Mitsuo Ogasawara 5 April 1979 50 Japan Kashima Antlers
9 4FW Naohiro Takahara 4 June 1979 40 Germany Hamburger SV [50]
10 3MF Shunsuke Nakamura 24 June 1978 58 Scotland Celtic
11 4FW Seiichiro Maki 7 August 1980 9 Japan JEF United Ichihara Chiba
12 1GK Yoichi Doi 25 July 1973 2 Japan FC Tokyo
13 4FW Atsushi Yanagisawa 27 May 1977 55 Japan Kashima Antlers
14 2DF Alessandro Santos 20 July 1977 70 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
15 3MF Takashi Fukunishi 1 September 1976 58 Japan Júbilo Iwata
16 4FW Masashi Oguro 4 May 1980 15 France Grenoble
17 3MF Junichi Inamoto 18 September 1979 62 England West Bromwich Albion
18 3MF Shinji Ono 27 September 1979 53 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
19 2DF Keisuke Tsuboi 16 September 1979 30 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
20 4FW Keiji Tamada 11 April 1980 37 Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight
21 2DF Akira Kaji 13 January 1980 42 Japan Gamba Osaka
22 2DF Yuji Nakazawa 25 February 1978 50 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
23 1GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 15 August 1975 87 Japan Júbilo Iwata


Group G

France France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mickaël Landreau 14 May 1979 3 France Nantes [51]
2 2DF Jean-Alain Boumsong 14 December 1979 17 England Newcastle United
3 2DF Eric Abidal 11 July 1979 4 France Lyon
4 3MF Patrick Vieira 23 June 1976 83 Italy Juventus
5 2DF William Gallas 17 August 1977 37 England Chelsea
6 3MF Claude Makélélé 18 February 1973 40 England Chelsea
7 3MF Florent Malouda 13 June 1980 9 France Lyon
8 3MF Vikash Dhorasoo 10 October 1973 6 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 4FW Djibril Cissé 12 August 1981 27 England Liverpool
10 3MF Zinedine Zidane (c) 23 June 1972 101 Spain Real Madrid[52]
11 4FW Sylvain Wiltord 10 May 1974 76 France Lyon
12 4FW Thierry Henry 17 August 1977 75 England Arsenal
13 2DF Mikael Silvestre 9 August 1977 36 England Manchester United
14 4FW Louis Saha 8 August 1978 8 England Manchester United
15 2DF Lilian Thuram 1 January 1972 110 Italy Juventus
16 1GK Fabien Barthez 28 June 1971 76 France Marseille [53]
17 2DF Gaël Givet 9 October 1981 9 France Monaco
18 3MF Alou Diarra 15 July 1981 7 France Lens
19 2DF Willy Sagnol 18 March 1977 34 Germany Bayern München
20 4FW David Trézéguet 15 October 1977 60 Italy Juventus
21 2DF Pascal Chimbonda 21 February 1979 0 England Wigan Athletic
22 3MF Franck Ribéry 1 April 1983 0 France Marseille
23 1GK Gregory Coupet 31 December 1972 18 France Lyon

South Korea South Korea

Head coach: Dick Advocaat

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

Switzerland Switzerland

Head coach: Jakob Kuhn

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

The player named on standby is:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
3MF Hakan Yakin 22 February 1977 Switzerland BSC Young Boys
  • Johan Vonlanthen withdrew from the squad due to injury. He is yet to be replaced.

Togo Togo

Head coach: Otto Pfister

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Nimini Tchagnirou 31 December1977 9 Mali Djoliba
2 2DF Dare Nibombe 16 June 1980 37 Belgium Mons
3 2DF Jean-Paul Abalo (c) 26 June1975 64 Cyprus APOEL
4 4FW Emmanuel Adebayor 16 February 1984 28 England Arsenal
5 2DF Massamesso Tchangai 8 August1978 90 Italy Benevento
6 3MF Yao Aziawonou 30 November1979 31 Switzerland BSC Young Boys
7 4FW Moustapha Salifou 1 June1983 33 France Brest
8 3MF Kuami Agboh 28 December 1977 4 Belgium Beveren
9 3MF Thomas Dossevi 6 March1979 9 France Valenciennes
10 3MF Mamam Cherif-Touré 13 January1981 38 France Metz
11 4FW Robert Malm 21 August1973 0 France Brest
12 2DF Eric Akoto 20 July 1980 40 Austria Admira Wacker
13 4FW Richmond Forson 23 May1980 7 France Poiré
14 3MF Adekanmi Olufade 7 January 1980 24 Qatar Al Siliyah
15 3MF Alayxis Romao 18 January 1984 9 France Louhans-Cuiseaux
16 1GK Kossi Agassa 2 July1978 48 France Metz
17 4FW Abdel Kader Coubadja 8 April 1979 75 France Guingamp
18 3MF Yao Junior Senaya 19 April1984 20 Switzerland YF Juventus
19 2DF Ludovic Assemoassa 18 September 1980 5 Spain Ciudad de Murcia
20 2DF Afo Erassa 19 February1983 9 France Clermont
21 2DF Karim Guede 7 January 1985 0 Germany Hamburger SV
22 1GK Kodjovi Dodji Obilale 8 October1984 0 Togo Etoile Filante
23 2DF Toure Assimiou 1 January1988 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen

Group H

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Marcos Paquetá

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

Spain Spain

Head coach: Luis Aragonés

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Íker Casillas 20 May 1981 52 Spain Real Madrid
2 2DF Míchel Salgado 22 October 1975 48 Spain Real Madrid
3 2DF Mariano Pernía 4 May 1977 0 Spain Getafe[54]
4 2DF Carlos Marchena 31 July 1979 27 Spain Valencia
5 2DF Carles Puyol 13 April 1978 44 Spain Barcelona
6 3MF David Albelda 1 September 1977 30 Spain Valencia
7 4FW Raúl (c) 27 June 1977 92 Spain Real Madrid
8 3MF Xavi 25 January 1980 33 Spain Barcelona
9 4FW Fernando Torres 20 March 1984 26 Spain Atletico Madrid
10 4FW José Antonio Reyes 1 September 1983 15 England Arsenal
11 3MF Luis García 24 June 1978 7 England Liverpool
12 2DF Antonio López 13 September 1981 7 Spain Atletico Madrid
13 3MF Andres Iniesta 11 May 1984 0 Spain Barcelona
14 3MF Xabi Alonso 25 November 1981 23 England Liverpool
15 2DF Sergio Ramos 30 March 1986 4 Spain Real Madrid
16 3MF Marcos Senna 17 July 1976 1 Spain Villarreal
17 3MF Joaquin 21 July 1981 35 Spain Real Betis
18 3MF Cesc Fàbregas 4 May 1987 1 England Arsenal
19 1GK Santiago Cañizares 18 December 1969 44 Spain Valencia
20 2DF Juanito 23 July 1976 12 Spain Real Betis
21 4FW David Villa 3 December 1981 1 Spain Valencia
22 2DF Pablo Ibáñez 3 August 1981 8 Spain Atletico Madrid
23 1GK Pepe Reina 31 August 1982 2 England Liverpool
  • Asier del Horno was named in the original squad, but was replaced by Mariano Pernia after he suffered an ankle injury.

Tunisia Tunisia

Head coach: Roger Lemerre

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ali Boumnijel 13 April 1966 48 Tunisia Club Africain
2 4FW Karim Essediri 29 July1979 6 Norway Rosenborg BK
3 2DF Karim Haggui 21 January 1984 27 France Strasbourg
4 2DF Alaeddine Yahia 26 September 1981 12 France Saint-Étienne
5 4FW Ziad Jaziri 12 July1978 60 France Troyes
6 2DF Hatem Trabelsi 25 January 1977 56 Netherlands Ajax
7 2DF Mehdi Meriah 5 June1979 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
8 3MF Mehdi Nafti 28 November1978 28 England Birmingham City
9 4FW Yassine Chikhaoui 2 September1986 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
10 3MF Kaies Ghodhbane 7 January1976 88 Turkey Konyaspor
11 4FW Santos 20 March1979 28 France FC Toulouse
12 3MF Jaouhar Mnari 8 November1976 36 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
13 3MF Riadh Bouazizi (c) 8 April1973 84 Turkey Kayserispor
14 3MF Adel Chedli 16 September1976 37 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
15 2DF Radhi Jaidi 30 August 1975 88 England Bolton Wanderers
16 1GK Adel Nefzi 16 March 1974 0 Tunisia US Monastir
17 4FW Issam Jemaa 28 January1984 11 France RC Lens
18 2DF David Jemmali 13 December 1974 1 France Bordeaux
19 2DF Anis Ayari 16 February1982 24 Turkey Samsunspor
20 3MF Hamed Namouchi 12 January1984 14 Scotland Rangers
21 2DF Karim Saidi 24 March 1983 14 Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam[55]
22 1GK Hamdi Kasraoui 18 January 1983 5 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
23 3MF Sofiene Melliti 18 August1978 13 Turkey Gaziantepspor

Ukraine Ukraine

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Oleksandr Shovkovsky 2 January 1975 65 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2 2DF Andriy Nesmachniy 28 February 1979 46 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
3 2DF Oleksandr Yatsenko 24 February 1985 Ukraine FC Kharkiv[56]
4 3MF Anatoliy Tymoschuk 30 March 1979 53 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
5 2DF Volodymyr Yezerskiy 15 November 1976 21 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
6 2DF Andriy Rusol 16 January 1983 20 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
7 4FW Andriy Shevchenko (c) 29 September 1976 63 Italy Milan[57]
8 3MF Oleh Shelayev 5 November 1976 16 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
9 3MF Oleh Husyev 25 April 1983 23 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
10 4FW Andriy Voronin 21 July 1979 29 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
11 4FW Serhiy Rebrov 6 March 1974 69 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 1GK Andriy Pyatov 28 June 1984 0 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
13 2DF Dmytro Chigrinsky 7 November 1986 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
14 3MF Andriy Husin 11 December 1972 61 Russia Krylya Sovetov
15 4FW Artem Milevsky 12 January 1985 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
16 4FW Andriy Vorobei 29 November 1978 49 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
17 2DF Vladislav Vaschuk 2 January 1975 54 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
18 3MF Serhiy Nazarenko 16 February 1980 12 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19 3MF Maxim Kalinichenko 26 January 1979 18 Russia Spartak Moscow
20 4FW Oleksiy Byelik 15 February 1981 12 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
21 3MF Ruslan Rotan 29 October 1981 17 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
22 2DF Vyacheslav Svydersky 1 January 1979 3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk[58]
23 1GK Bohdan Shust 4 March 1986 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk

Player representation by league

As of 2006-05-23.
Country Players
England 110
Germany 80
Italy 60
France 58
Spain 50
Netherlands 27
Ukraine 25
Mexico 23
Saudi Arabia 23
Portugal 20
Costa Rica 20

The Italian and Saudi Arabian squads are made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Ivory Coast squad is made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs. Although Turkey and Scotland failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues are represented by 12 and 10 players respectively: altogether, there are 48 national leagues who have players in the tournament.

Player representation by club

As of 2006-05-27.

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

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

Footnotes

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup". Official FIFA World Cup website. Retrieved May 24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Borja will join Olympiacos after the tournament.
  3. ^ Valencia was on loan to Huelva in the run up to the tournament.
  4. ^ Reasco has agreed to join São Paulo after the tournament.
  5. ^ Ballack has agreed to join Chelsea when his contract with Bayern München expires on July 1st.
  6. ^ FC Köln chairman Wolfgang Overath has confirmed that Podolski will play for Bayern Munich in the upcoming season.
  7. ^ Kosowski was on loan to Southampton in the run-up to the tournament, will become a free agent after the tournament.
  8. ^ Bak will become a free agent after the tournament.
  9. ^ Krzynówek will join Wolfsburg after the tournament.
  10. ^ Rasiak has spent the run-up of the World Cup on loan to Southampton, and will join the club permanently after the tournament
  11. ^ Żewłakow will join Olympiacos after the tournament.
  12. ^ Bosacki was called after the injury of Damian Gorawski
  13. ^ Bridge was on loan to Fulham in the run up to the tournament.
  14. ^ Carson has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sheffield Wednesday.
  15. ^ Foster has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Watford.
  16. ^ Johnson has agreed to join Everton on July 1st.
  17. ^ Nelson Valdez will join Borussia Dortmund after the tournament.
  18. ^ Larsson has a pre-contract agreement with Helsingborgs IF, and will join them after the tournament.
  19. ^ Svensson has agreed to join Rangers after the tournament.
  20. ^ Saviola was on loan to Sevilla in the run-up to the tournament
  21. ^ Scaloni was on loan to West Ham in the run-up to the tournament
  22. ^ Vukić has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Partizan
  23. ^ Stojković has agreed to join Nantes after the tournament.
  24. ^ João Ricardo will become a free agent after the tournament
  25. ^ Akwa will become a free agent after the tournament
  26. ^ Marques has spent the run-up of the World Cup on loan to Hull City
  27. ^ Caneira has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Sporting
  28. ^ Maniche has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Chelsea
  29. ^ Postiga has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Saint-Étienne
  30. ^ Galasek will join Nürnberg after the tournament.
  31. ^ Sionko will join Rangers on a Bosman transfer after the tournament.
  32. ^ Koller will become a free agent after the tournament.
  33. ^ Rosický will join Arsenal after the tournament.
  34. ^ Asamoah has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Modena.
  35. ^ Marchionni will join Juventus after the tournament.
  36. ^ Howard will spend the 06/07 season on loan to Everton.
  37. ^ Albright was called up after the injury to Hejduk
  38. ^ Berhalter, who will join 1860 Munich after the World Cup, was called up after the injury to Gibbs.
  39. ^ Popovic's Crystal Palace contract expires after the tournament, and his future will be decided between the end Australia's tournament and the expiry date.
  40. ^ Skoko has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Stoke City.
  41. ^ Lazaridis will become a free agent after the tournament
  42. ^ Beauchamp has agreed to join Nuremberg after the tournament.
  43. ^ Thompson has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to PSV Eindhoven.
  44. ^ Kennedy has agreed to join Nuremberg after the tournament.
  45. ^ Zé Roberto will become a free agent after the tournament
  46. ^ Pletikosa was on loan to Hajduk Split in the run-up to the tournament
  47. ^ Tudor was on loan to Siena in the run-up to the tournament
  48. ^ Niko Kovač will become a free agent after the tournament.
  49. ^ Nakata was on loan to Bolton in the run-ip to the tournament.
  50. ^ Takahara has agreed to join Frankfurt after the World Cup.
  51. ^ Landreau has agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain after the tournament.
  52. ^ Zidane will retire from football after the tournament.
  53. ^ Barthez will become a Free agent after the tournament.
  54. ^ Asier Del Horno was originally named in the squad, but sustained an ankle injury in the build-up to the tournament. He was replaced by Pernía. Pernía will join Atletico de Madrid after the tournament.
  55. ^ Karim Saidi has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Lecce
  56. ^ Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injured Serhiy Fedorov.
  57. ^ Shevchenko will join Chelsea after the tournament.
  58. ^ Svydersky was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv in the run-up to the World Cup.

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