2010 FIFA World Cup squads

Summary

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 edit

France edit

Coach: Raymond Domenech

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

Mexico edit

Coach: Javier Aguirre

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

South Africa edit

Coach:   Carlos Alberto Parreira

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

Uruguay edit

Coach: Óscar Tabárez

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

Group B edit

Argentina edit

Coach: Diego Maradona

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

Greece edit

Coach:   Otto Rehhagel

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

Nigeria edit

Coach:   Lars Lagerbäck

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

South Korea edit

Coach: Huh Jung-moo

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

Group C edit

Algeria edit

Coach: Rabah Saâdane

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

England edit

Coach:   Fabio Capello

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

Slovenia edit

Coach: Matjaž Kek

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

United States edit

Coach: Bob Bradley

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

Group D edit

Australia edit

Coach:   Pim Verbeek

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

Germany edit

Coach: Joachim Löw

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

Ghana edit

Coach:   Milovan Rajevac

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

Serbia edit

Coach: Radomir Antić

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

Group E edit

Cameroon edit

Coach:   Paul Le Guen

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

Denmark edit

Coach: Morten Olsen

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

Japan edit

Coach: Takeshi Okada

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

Netherlands edit

Coach: Bert van Marwijk

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

Group F edit

Italy edit

Coach: Marcello Lippi

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

New Zealand edit

Coach: Ricki Herbert

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

Paraguay edit

Coach:   Gerardo Martino

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

Slovakia edit

Coach: Vladimír Weiss

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

Group G edit

Brazil edit

Coach: Dunga

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

Ivory Coast edit

Coach:   Sven-Göran Eriksson

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

North Korea edit

Coach: Kim Jong-hun

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

Portugal edit

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

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

Group H edit

Chile edit

Coach:   Marcelo Bielsa

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

Honduras edit

Coach:   Reinaldo Rueda

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

Spain edit

Coach: Vicente del Bosque

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

Switzerland edit

Coach:   Ottmar Hitzfeld

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

Player statistics edit

Player representation by age edit

Players edit

Goalkeepers edit

Captains edit

Player representation by club edit

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

Player representation by league edit

Country Players Percent Outside
national
squad
  England 117 16% 92
  Germany 84 11% 61
  Italy 80 11% 57
  Spain 59 8% 39
  France 45 6% 34
  Netherlands 34 5% 25
  Japan 25 3% 6
  Greece 21 3% 7
  Mexico 21 3% 7
  Portugal 21 3% 10
  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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  • "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 | List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 4 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  1. ^ "FIFA releases information on squad lists for South Africa 2010". FIFA.com. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. ^ "World Cup 2014 Brazil | World Cup 2010 complete preliminary squad list". Worldcup2010southafrica.com. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Regulations 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com. Zürich: Fédération Internationale de Football Association. February 2010. pp. 33–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  4. ^ Mikel John Obi replaced by Brown Ideye after he was ruled out due to injury.
    "Ideye replaces Mikel". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  5. ^ Rio Ferdinand was initially part of the final squad as captain but withdrew due to injury, replaced by Michael Dawson.
    "Dawson arrives in South Africa". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  6. ^ Brad Jones replaced by Eugene Galekovic after he returned home due to family illness.
    "Galekovic drafted in to replace Jones". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 12 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  7. ^ "TotalfootballNL: Unlikely internationals 10: Sander Boschker". Totalfootballnl.blogspot.com. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  8. ^ McGlinchey was on loan at Motherwell from Central Coast Mariners. "McGlinchey on loan to Motherwell". Central Coast Mariners FC. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  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.
    "Selection blow for Korea DPR". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  10. ^ Nani replaced by Rúben Amorim since Nani failed in medical tests.
    "Nani injury dents Portugal hopes". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  11. ^ Julio César de León replaced by Jerry Palacios due to injury.
    "Injured De Leon out of World Cup". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Villa joined Barcelona following the tournament.

External links edit

  • Official Players List
  • Preliminary Squads List