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2010 FIFA World Cup squads

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

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

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

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

Group A

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France

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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 France Lyon
2 2DF Bacary Sagna (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 27) 20 England Arsenal
3 2DF Eric Abidal (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 30) 48 Spain Barcelona
4 2DF Anthony Réveillère (1979-11-10)10 November 1979 (aged 30) 6 France Lyon
5 2DF William Gallas (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 32) 81 England Arsenal
6 2DF Marc Planus (1982-03-07)7 March 1982 (aged 28) 1 France Bordeaux
7 3MF Franck Ribéry (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 27) 45 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3MF Yoann Gourcuff (1986-07-11)11 July 1986 (aged 23) 20 France Bordeaux
9 4FW Djibril Cissé (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 28) 39 Greece Panathinaikos
10 4FW Sidney Govou (1979-07-27)27 July 1979 (aged 30) 46 France Lyon
11 4FW André-Pierre Gignac (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 24) 13 France Toulouse
12 4FW Thierry Henry (c) (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 32) 121 Spain Barcelona
13 2DF Patrice Evra (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 29) 30 England Manchester United
14 3MF Jérémy Toulalan (1983-09-10)10 September 1983 (aged 26) 34 France Lyon
15 3MF Florent Malouda (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 29) 54 England Chelsea
16 1GK Steve Mandanda (1985-03-28)28 March 1985 (aged 25) 13 France Marseille
17 2DF Sébastien Squillaci (1980-08-11)11 August 1980 (aged 29) 20 Spain Sevilla
18 3MF Alou Diarra (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 28) 25 France Bordeaux
19 3MF Abou Diaby (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 24) 5 England Arsenal
20 3MF Mathieu Valbuena (1984-09-28)28 September 1984 (aged 25) 2 France Marseille
21 4FW Nicolas Anelka (1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 31) 67 England Chelsea
22 2DF Gaël Clichy (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 24) 4 England Arsenal
23 1GK Cédric Carrasso (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 28) 0 France Bordeaux

Mexico

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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 Mexico Chiapas
2 2DF Francisco Rodríguez (1981-10-20)20 October 1981 (aged 28) 48 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
3 2DF Carlos Salcido (1980-04-02)2 April 1980 (aged 30) 73 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
4 2DF Rafael Márquez (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 31) 91 Spain Barcelona
5 2DF Ricardo Osorio (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 30) 76 Germany VfB Stuttgart
6 3MF Gerardo Torrado (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 31) 114 Mexico Cruz Azul
7 3MF Pablo Barrera (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 22) 21 Mexico UNAM
8 3MF Israel Castro (1980-12-29)29 December 1980 (aged 29) 31 Mexico UNAM
9 4FW Guillermo Franco (1976-11-03)3 November 1976 (aged 33) 21 England West Ham United
10 4FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco (c) (1973-01-17)17 January 1973 (aged 37) 115 Mexico Veracruz
11 4FW Carlos Vela (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 21) 28 England Arsenal
12 2DF Paul Aguilar (1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 24) 10 Mexico Pachuca
13 1GK Guillermo Ochoa (1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 24) 37 Mexico América
14 4FW Javier Hernández (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 22) 12 Mexico Guadalajara
15 2DF Héctor Moreno (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 22) 10 Netherlands AZ
16 2DF Efraín Juárez (1988-02-22)22 February 1988 (aged 22) 19 Mexico UNAM
17 4FW Giovani dos Santos (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 21) 26 Turkey Galatasaray
18 3MF Andrés Guardado (1986-09-28)28 September 1986 (aged 23) 56 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
19 2DF Jonny Magallón (1981-11-21)21 November 1981 (aged 28) 52 Mexico Guadalajara
20 2DF Jorge Torres Nilo (1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 22) 8 Mexico Atlas
21 4FW Adolfo Bautista (1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 31) 37 Mexico Guadalajara
22 3MF Alberto Medina (1983-05-29)29 May 1983 (aged 27) 56 Mexico Guadalajara
23 1GK Luis Ernesto Michel (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 30) 4 Mexico Guadalajara

South Africa

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Coach: Brazil 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 South Africa Orlando Pirates
2 2DF Siboniso Gaxa (1984-04-06)6 April 1984 (aged 26) 37 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
3 2DF Tsepo Masilela (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 25) 31 Israel Maccabi Haifa
4 2DF Aaron Mokoena (c) (1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 29) 101 England Portsmouth
5 2DF Anele Ngcongca (1987-10-20)20 October 1987 (aged 22) 5 Belgium Genk
6 3MF MacBeth Sibaya (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 32) 58 Russia Rubin Kazan
7 3MF Lance Davids (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 25) 22 South Africa Ajax Cape Town
8 3MF Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 25) 48 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
9 4FW Katlego Mphela (1984-11-29)29 November 1984 (aged 25) 31 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
10 3MF Steven Pienaar (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 28) 50 England Everton
11 3MF Teko Modise (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 27) 52 South Africa Orlando Pirates
12 3MF Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 28) 13 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
13 3MF Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 25) 37 England Fulham
14 2DF Matthew Booth (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 33) 27 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
15 2DF Lucas Thwala (1981-10-19)19 October 1981 (aged 28) 24 South Africa Orlando Pirates
16 1GK Itumeleng Khune (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 22) 27 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
17 4FW Bernard Parker (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24) 28 Netherlands Twente
18 4FW Siyabonga Nomvethe (1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 32) 76 South Africa Moroka Swallows
19 3MF Surprise Moriri (1980-03-20)20 March 1980 (aged 30) 34 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
20 2DF Bongani Khumalo (1987-01-06)6 January 1987 (aged 23) 14 South Africa Supersport United
21 2DF Siyabonga Sangweni (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28) 8 South Africa Golden Arrows
22 1GK Shu-Aib Walters (1981-12-26)26 December 1981 (aged 28) 0 South Africa Maritzburg United
23 3MF Thanduyise Khuboni (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 24) 9 South Africa Golden Arrows

Uruguay

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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 Italy Lazio
2 2DF Diego Lugano (c) (1980-11-02)2 November 1980 (aged 29) 42 Turkey Fenerbahçe
3 2DF Diego Godín (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 24) 38 Spain Villarreal
4 2DF Jorge Fucile (1984-11-19)19 November 1984 (aged 25) 24 Portugal Porto
5 3MF Walter Gargano (1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (aged 25) 28 Italy Napoli
6 2DF Mauricio Victorino (1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 27) 4 Chile Universidad de Chile
7 4FW Edinson Cavani (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 23) 14 Italy Palermo
8 3MF Sebastián Eguren (1981-01-08)8 January 1981 (aged 29) 27 Sweden AIK
9 4FW Luis Suárez (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 23) 30 Netherlands Ajax
10 4FW Diego Forlán (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 31) 62 Spain Atlético Madrid
11 3MF Álvaro Pereira (1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 24) 15 Portugal Porto
12 1GK Juan Castillo (1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 32) 11 Colombia Deportivo Cali
13 4FW Sebastián Abreu (1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 33) 56 Brazil Botafogo
14 3MF Nicolás Lodeiro (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 21) 4 Netherlands Ajax
15 3MF Diego Pérez (1980-05-18)18 May 1980 (aged 30) 50 France Monaco
16 2DF Maxi Pereira (1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 26) 37 Portugal Benfica
17 3MF Egidio Arévalo Ríos (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 28) 6 Uruguay Peñarol
18 3MF Ignacio González (1982-05-14)14 May 1982 (aged 28) 17 Greece Levadiakos
19 2DF Andrés Scotti (1975-12-14)14 December 1975 (aged 34) 26 Chile Colo-Colo
20 3MF Álvaro Fernández (1985-10-11)11 October 1985 (aged 24) 7 Chile Universidad de Chile
21 4FW Sebastián Fernández (1985-05-23)23 May 1985 (aged 25) 6 Argentina Banfield
22 2DF Martín Cáceres (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 23) 19 Italy Juventus
23 1GK Martín Silva (1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 27) 1 Uruguay Defensor Sporting

Group B

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Argentina

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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 Argentina Colón
2 2DF Martín Demichelis (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 29) 25 Germany Bayern Munich
3 2DF Clemente Rodríguez (1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 28) 12 Argentina Estudiantes
4 2DF Nicolás Burdisso (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 29) 29 Italy Roma
5 3MF Mario Bolatti (1985-02-17)17 February 1985 (aged 25) 5 Italy Fiorentina
6 2DF Gabriel Heinze (1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 32) 64 France Marseille
7 3MF Ángel Di María (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 22) 8 Portugal Benfica
8 3MF Juan Sebastián Verón (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 35) 70 Argentina Estudiantes
9 4FW Gonzalo Higuaín (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 22) 5 Spain Real Madrid
10 4FW Lionel Messi (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 22) 45 Spain Barcelona
11 4FW Carlos Tevez (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 26) 54 England Manchester City
12 2DF Ariel Garcé (1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 30) 4 Argentina Colón
13 2DF Walter Samuel (1978-03-23)23 March 1978 (aged 32) 54 Italy Inter Milan
14 3MF Javier Mascherano (c) (1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 26) 57 England Liverpool
15 2DF Nicolás Otamendi (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 22) 7 Argentina Vélez Sársfield
16 4FW Sergio Agüero (1988-06-02)2 June 1988 (aged 22) 22 Spain Atlético Madrid
17 3MF Jonás Gutiérrez (1983-07-05)5 July 1983 (aged 26) 16 England Newcastle United
18 4FW Martín Palermo (1973-11-07)7 November 1973 (aged 36) 14 Argentina Boca Juniors
19 4FW Diego Milito (1979-06-12)12 June 1979 (aged 30) 21 Italy Inter Milan
20 3MF Maxi Rodríguez (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 29) 36 England Liverpool
21 1GK Mariano Andújar (1983-07-30)30 July 1983 (aged 26) 4 Italy Catania
22 1GK Sergio Romero (1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 23) 6 Netherlands AZ
23 3MF Javier Pastore (1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 20) 1 Italy Palermo

Greece

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Coach: Germany Otto Rehhagel

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

Nigeria

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Coach: Sweden Lars Lagerbäck

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

South Korea

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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 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 2DF Oh Beom-seok (1984-07-29)29 July 1984 (aged 25) 37 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
3 2DF Kim Hyung-il (1984-04-27)27 April 1984 (aged 26) 2 South Korea Pohang Steelers
4 2DF Cho Yong-hyung (1983-11-03)3 November 1983 (aged 26) 31 South Korea Jeju United
5 3MF Kim Nam-il (1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 33) 92 Russia Tom Tomsk
6 3MF Kim Bo-kyung (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 20) 6 Japan Oita Trinita
7 3MF Park Ji-sung (c) (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 29) 88 England Manchester United
8 3MF Kim Jung-woo (1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 28) 54 South Korea Gwangju Sangmu
9 4FW Ahn Jung-hwan (1976-01-27)27 January 1976 (aged 34) 70 China Dalian Shide
10 4FW Park Chu-young (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 24) 40 France Monaco
11 4FW Lee Seung-yeoul (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 21) 8 South Korea FC Seoul
12 2DF Lee Young-pyo (1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 33) 112 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
13 3MF Kim Jae-sung (1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 26) 7 South Korea Pohang Steelers
14 2DF Lee Jung-soo (1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 30) 24 Japan Kashima Antlers
15 2DF Kim Dong-jin (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 28) 61 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
16 3MF Ki Sung-yueng (1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 21) 21 Scotland Celtic
17 4FW Lee Chung-yong (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 21) 23 England Bolton Wanderers
18 1GK Jung Sung-ryong (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 25) 15 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
19 4FW Yeom Ki-hun (1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (aged 27) 33 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
20 4FW Lee Dong-gook (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 31) 83 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
21 1GK Kim Young-kwang (1983-06-28)28 June 1983 (aged 26) 14 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
22 2DF Cha Du-ri (1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 29) 46 Germany SC Freiburg
23 2DF Kang Min-soo (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 24) 31 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Group C

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Algeria

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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 Algeria ASO Chlef
2 2DF Madjid Bougherra (1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 27) 41 Scotland Rangers
3 2DF Nadir Belhadj (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 27) 45 England Portsmouth
4 2DF Antar Yahia (c) (1982-03-21)21 March 1982 (aged 28) 44 Germany VfL Bochum
5 2DF Rafik Halliche (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 23) 17 Portugal Nacional
6 3MF Yazid Mansouri (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 32) 67 France Lorient
7 3MF Ryad Boudebouz (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 20) 2 France Sochaux
8 3MF Mehdi Lacen (1984-01-05)5 January 1984 (aged 26) 3 Spain Racing Santander
9 4FW Abdelkader Ghezzal (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 25) 19 Italy Siena
10 4FW Rafik Saïfi (1975-02-07)7 February 1975 (aged 35) 62 France Istres
11 4FW Rafik Djebbour (1984-03-08)8 March 1984 (aged 26) 16 Greece AEK Athens
12 2DF Habib Bellaïd (1986-03-28)28 March 1986 (aged 24) 1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
13 4FW Karim Matmour (1985-06-25)25 June 1985 (aged 24) 23 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
14 2DF Abdelkader Laïfaoui (1981-07-29)29 July 1981 (aged 28) 7 Algeria ES Sétif
15 3MF Karim Ziani (1982-08-17)17 August 1982 (aged 27) 55 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
16 1GK Faouzi Chaouchi (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 25) 10 Algeria ES Sétif
17 3MF Adlène Guedioura (1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 24) 2 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
18 2DF Carl Medjani (1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 25) 0 France Ajaccio
19 3MF Hassan Yebda (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 26) 9 England Portsmouth
20 2DF Djamel Mesbah (1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 25) 1 Italy Lecce
21 3MF Foued Kadir (1983-12-05)5 December 1983 (aged 26) 2 France Valenciennes
22 3MF Djamel Abdoun (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 24) 7 France Nantes
23 1GK Raïs M'Bolhi (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 24) 1 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia

England

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Coach: Italy Fabio Capello

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

Slovenia

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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 Italy Udinese
2 2DF Mišo Brečko (1984-05-01)1 May 1984 (aged 26) 31 Germany 1. FC Köln
3 2DF Elvedin Džinić (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 (aged 24) 0 Slovenia Maribor
4 2DF Marko Šuler (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 27) 17 Belgium Gent
5 2DF Boštjan Cesar (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 27) 43 France Grenoble
6 2DF Branko Ilić (1983-02-06)6 February 1983 (aged 27) 37 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
7 4FW Nejc Pečnik (1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 24) 8 Portugal Nacional
8 3MF Robert Koren (c) (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 29) 46 England West Bromwich Albion
9 4FW Zlatan Ljubijankić (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 26) 17 Belgium Gent
10 4FW Valter Birsa (1986-08-07)7 August 1986 (aged 23) 34 France Auxerre
11 4FW Milivoje Novaković (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 31) 38 Germany 1. FC Köln
12 1GK Jasmin Handanović (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 32) 3 Italy Mantova
13 2DF Bojan Jokić (1986-05-17)17 May 1986 (aged 24) 34 Italy Chievo
14 4FW Zlatko Dedić (1984-05-10)10 May 1984 (aged 26) 24 Germany VfL Bochum
15 3MF Rene Krhin (1990-05-21)21 May 1990 (aged 20) 4 Italy Inter Milan
16 1GK Aleksander Šeliga (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 30) 1 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
17 3MF Andraž Kirm (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 25) 26 Poland Wisła Kraków
18 3MF Aleksandar Radosavljević (1979-04-25)25 April 1979 (aged 31) 15 Greece Larissa
19 2DF Suad Fileković (1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 31) 14 Slovenia Maribor
20 3MF Andrej Komac (1979-12-04)4 December 1979 (aged 30) 41 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
21 3MF Dalibor Stevanović (1984-09-27)27 September 1984 (aged 25) 15 Netherlands Vitesse
22 2DF Matej Mavrič (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 (aged 31) 32 Germany TuS Koblenz
23 4FW Tim Matavž (1989-01-13)13 January 1989 (aged 21) 1 Netherlands Groningen

United States

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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 England Everton
2 2DF Jonathan Spector (1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 24) 25 England West Ham United
3 2DF Carlos Bocanegra (c) (1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 31) 79 France Rennes
4 3MF Michael Bradley (1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (aged 22) 43 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
5 2DF Oguchi Onyewu (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 28) 54 Italy Milan
6 2DF Steve Cherundolo (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 (aged 31) 60 Germany Hannover 96
7 3MF DaMarcus Beasley (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 28) 92 Scotland Rangers
8 3MF Clint Dempsey (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 27) 62 England Fulham
9 4FW Herculez Gomez (1982-04-06)6 April 1982 (aged 28) 4 Mexico Puebla
10 3MF Landon Donovan (1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 28) 123 United States LA Galaxy
11 3MF Stuart Holden (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 24) 14 England Bolton Wanderers
12 2DF Jonathan Bornstein (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 25) 32 United States Chivas USA
13 3MF Ricardo Clark (1983-03-10)10 March 1983 (aged 27) 29 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
14 4FW Edson Buddle (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 29) 3 United States LA Galaxy
15 2DF Jay DeMerit (1979-12-04)4 December 1979 (aged 30) 19 England Watford
16 3MF José Francisco Torres (1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 22) 10 Mexico Pachuca
17 4FW Jozy Altidore (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 20) 25 England Hull City
18 1GK Brad Guzan (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 25) 16 England Aston Villa
19 3MF Maurice Edu (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 24) 13 Scotland Rangers
20 4FW Robbie Findley (1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 24) 6 United States Real Salt Lake
21 2DF Clarence Goodson (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 28) 14 Norway Start
22 3MF Benny Feilhaber (1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 25) 32 Denmark AGF
23 1GK Marcus Hahnemann (1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 37) 7 England Wolverhampton Wanderers

Group D

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Australia

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Coach: Netherlands Pim Verbeek

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

Germany

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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 Germany Schalke 04
2 3MF Marcell Jansen (1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 24) 31 Germany Hamburger SV
3 2DF Arne Friedrich (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 31) 72 Germany Hertha BSC
4 2DF Dennis Aogo (1987-01-14)14 January 1987 (aged 23) 2 Germany Hamburger SV
5 2DF Serdar Tasci (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 23) 12 Germany VfB Stuttgart
6 3MF Sami Khedira (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 23) 5 Germany VfB Stuttgart
7 3MF Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 25) 74 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3MF Mesut Özil (1988-10-15)15 October 1988 (aged 21) 10 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4FW Stefan Kießling (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 26) 4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
10 3MF Lukas Podolski (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 25) 73 Germany 1. FC Köln
11 4FW Miroslav Klose (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 32) 96 Germany Bayern Munich
12 1GK Tim Wiese (1981-12-17)17 December 1981 (aged 28) 2 Germany Werder Bremen
13 3MF Thomas Müller (1989-09-13)13 September 1989 (aged 20) 2 Germany Bayern Munich
14 2DF Holger Badstuber (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 21) 2 Germany Bayern Munich
15 3MF Piotr Trochowski (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 26) 31 Germany Hamburger SV
16 2DF Philipp Lahm (c) (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 26) 65 Germany Bayern Munich
17 2DF Per Mertesacker (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 25) 62 Germany Werder Bremen
18 3MF Toni Kroos (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 20) 4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
19 4FW Cacau (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 29) 8 Germany VfB Stuttgart
20 2DF Jérôme Boateng (1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 21) 5 Germany Hamburger SV
21 3MF Marko Marin (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 Germany Werder Bremen
22 1GK Hans-Jörg Butt (1974-05-28)28 May 1974 (aged 36) 3 Germany Bayern Munich
23 4FW Mario Gómez (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 24) 34 Germany Bayern Munich

Ghana

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Coach: Serbia Milovan Rajevac

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

Serbia

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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 England Wigan Athletic
2 2DF Antonio Rukavina (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 26) 20 Germany 1860 Munich
3 2DF Aleksandar Kolarov (1985-11-10)10 November 1985 (aged 24) 13 Italy Lazio
4 3MF Gojko Kačar (1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 23) 17 Germany Hertha BSC
5 2DF Nemanja Vidić (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 28) 45 England Manchester United
6 2DF Branislav Ivanović (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 26) 31 England Chelsea
7 3MF Zoran Tošić (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 23) 21 Germany 1. FC Köln
8 4FW Danko Lazović (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 27) 37 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
9 4FW Marko Pantelić (1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 31) 32 Netherlands Ajax
10 3MF Dejan Stanković (c) (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 31) 88 Italy Inter Milan
11 3MF Nenad Milijaš (1983-04-30)30 April 1983 (aged 27) 17 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 1GK Bojan Isailović (1980-03-25)25 March 1980 (aged 30) 4 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
13 2DF Aleksandar Luković (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 27) 21 Italy Udinese
14 3MF Milan Jovanović (1981-04-18)18 April 1981 (aged 29) 26 Belgium Standard Liège
15 4FW Nikola Žigić (1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 29) 45 Spain Valencia
16 2DF Ivan Obradović (1988-07-25)25 July 1988 (aged 21) 12 Spain Zaragoza
17 3MF Miloš Krasić (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 25) 31 Russia CSKA Moscow
18 3MF Miloš Ninković (1984-12-25)25 December 1984 (aged 25) 9 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
19 3MF Radosav Petrović (1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 Serbia Partizan
20 2DF Neven Subotić (1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 21) 13 Germany Borussia Dortmund
21 4FW Dragan Mrđa (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 26) 6 Serbia Vojvodina
22 3MF Zdravko Kuzmanović (1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 22) 27 Germany VfB Stuttgart
23 1GK Anđelko Đuričić (1980-11-21)21 November 1980 (aged 29) 1 Portugal União de Leiria

Group E

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Cameroon

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Coach: France 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 Spain Espanyol
2 2DF Benoît Assou-Ekotto (1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 26) 4 England Tottenham Hotspur
3 2DF Nicolas Nkoulou (1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 20) 6 France Monaco
4 2DF Rigobert Song (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 33) 133 Turkey Trabzonspor
5 2DF Sébastien Bassong (1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 23) 3 England Tottenham Hotspur
6 3MF Alex Song (1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 22) 20 England Arsenal
7 3MF Landry N'Guémo (1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 24) 17 Scotland Celtic
8 2DF Geremi (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 31) 109 Turkey Ankaragücü
9 4FW Samuel Eto'o (c) (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 29) 92 Italy Inter Milan
10 3MF Achille Emaná (1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 28) 32 Spain Real Betis
11 3MF Jean Makoun (1983-05-29)29 May 1983 (aged 27) 46 France Lyon
12 2DF Gaëtan Bong (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 22) 0 France Valenciennes
13 4FW Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 21) 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
14 2DF Aurélien Chedjou (1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (aged 24) 8 France Lille
15 4FW Pierre Webó (1982-01-20)20 January 1982 (aged 28) 39 Spain Mallorca
16 1GK Souleymanou Hamidou (1973-11-22)22 November 1973 (aged 36) 40 Turkey Kayserispor
17 4FW Mohammadou Idrissou (1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 30) 28 Germany SC Freiburg
18 3MF Eyong Enoh (1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 24) 12 Netherlands Ajax
19 2DF Stéphane Mbia (1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 24) 29 France Marseille
20 3MF Georges Mandjeck (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 21) 4 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
21 3MF Joël Matip (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 18) 1 Germany Schalke 04
22 1GK Guy N'dy Assembé (1986-02-28)28 February 1986 (aged 24) 0 France Valenciennes
23 4FW Vincent Aboubakar (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 18) 0 Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua

Denmark

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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 England Stoke City
2 3MF Christian Poulsen (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 30) 74 Italy Juventus
3 2DF Simon Kjær (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 Italy Palermo
4 2DF Daniel Agger (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 25) 32 England Liverpool
5 2DF William Kvist (1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 25) 14 Denmark Copenhagen
6 2DF Lars Jacobsen (1979-09-20)20 September 1979 (aged 30) 31 England Blackburn Rovers
7 3MF Daniel Jensen (1979-06-25)25 June 1979 (aged 30) 49 Germany Werder Bremen
8 3MF Jesper Grønkjær (1977-08-12)12 August 1977 (aged 32) 78 Denmark Copenhagen
9 4FW Jon Dahl Tomasson (c) (1976-08-29)29 August 1976 (aged 33) 110 Netherlands Feyenoord
10 3MF Martin Jørgensen (1975-10-06)6 October 1975 (aged 34) 96 Denmark AGF
11 4FW Nicklas Bendtner (1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 22) 32 England Arsenal
12 3MF Thomas Kahlenberg (1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 27) 31 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
13 2DF Per Krøldrup (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 30) 30 Italy Fiorentina
14 3MF Jakob Poulsen (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 26) 13 Denmark AGF
15 2DF Simon Poulsen (1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (aged 25) 5 Netherlands AZ
16 1GK Stephan Andersen (1981-11-26)26 November 1981 (aged 28) 7 Denmark Brøndby
17 4FW Mikkel Beckmann (1983-10-24)24 October 1983 (aged 26) 5 Denmark Randers
18 4FW Søren Larsen (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 28) 19 Germany MSV Duisburg
19 3MF Dennis Rommedahl (1978-07-22)22 July 1978 (aged 31) 96 Netherlands Ajax
20 3MF Thomas Enevoldsen (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 22) 6 Netherlands Groningen
21 3MF Christian Eriksen (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 18) 3 Netherlands Ajax
22 1GK Jesper Christiansen (1978-04-24)24 April 1978 (aged 32) 11 Denmark Copenhagen
23 2DF Patrick Mtiliga (1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 29) 4 Spain Málaga

Japan

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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 Japan Nagoya Grampus
2 3MF Yuki Abe (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 28) 45 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
3 2DF Yūichi Komano (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 28) 53 Japan Júbilo Iwata
4 2DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka (1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 29) 39 Japan Nagoya Grampus
5 2DF Yuto Nagatomo (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 23) 26 Japan FC Tokyo
6 2DF Atsuto Uchida (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 22) 31 Japan Kashima Antlers
7 3MF Yasuhito Endō (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 30) 94 Japan Gamba Osaka
8 4FW Daisuke Matsui (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 29) 23 France Grenoble
9 4FW Shinji Okazaki (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 24) 28 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
10 3MF Shunsuke Nakamura (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 31) 97 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
11 4FW Keiji Tamada (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 30) 70 Japan Nagoya Grampus
12 4FW Kisho Yano (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 26) 18 Japan Albirex Niigata
13 2DF Daiki Iwamasa (1982-01-30)30 January 1982 (aged 28) 2 Japan Kashima Antlers
14 3MF Kengo Nakamura (1980-10-31)31 October 1980 (aged 29) 47 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
15 2DF Yasuyuki Konno (1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 27) 37 Japan FC Tokyo
16 4FW Yoshito Ōkubo (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 28) 49 Japan Vissel Kobe
17 3MF Makoto Hasebe (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 26) 31 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 3MF Keisuke Honda (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 23) 15 Russia CSKA Moscow
19 4FW Takayuki Morimoto (1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 22) 6 Italy Catania
20 3MF Junichi Inamoto (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 30) 80 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
21 1GK Eiji Kawashima (1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 27) 10 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
22 2DF Yuji Nakazawa (c) (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 32) 105 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
23 1GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 34) 116 Japan Júbilo Iwata

Netherlands

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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 Netherlands Ajax
2 2DF Gregory van der Wiel (1988-02-03)3 February 1988 (aged 22) 8 Netherlands Ajax
3 2DF John Heitinga (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 26) 51 England Everton
4 2DF Joris Mathijsen (1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 30) 53 Germany Hamburger SV
5 2DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) (1975-02-05)5 February 1975 (aged 35) 97 Netherlands Feyenoord
6 3MF Mark van Bommel (1977-04-22)22 April 1977 (aged 33) 54 Germany Bayern Munich
7 4FW Dirk Kuyt (1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 29) 60 England Liverpool
8 3MF Nigel de Jong (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 25) 40 England Manchester City
9 4FW Robin van Persie (1983-08-06)6 August 1983 (aged 26) 41 England Arsenal
10 3MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 26) 59 Italy Inter Milan
11 4FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 26) 46 Germany Bayern Munich
12 2DF Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 28) 28 Germany VfB Stuttgart
13 2DF André Ooijer (1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 35) 53 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
14 3MF Demy de Zeeuw (1983-05-26)26 May 1983 (aged 27) 23 Netherlands Ajax
15 2DF Edson Braafheid (1983-04-08)8 April 1983 (aged 27) 5 Scotland Celtic
16 1GK Michel Vorm (1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 26) 3 Netherlands Utrecht
17 4FW Eljero Elia (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 23) 5 Germany Hamburger SV
18 3MF Stijn Schaars (1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 26) 11 Netherlands AZ
19 4FW Ryan Babel (1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 23) 38 England Liverpool
20 3MF Ibrahim Afellay (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 24) 20 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
21 4FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 26) 30 Italy Milan
22 1GK Sander Boschker (1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 39) 1[7] Netherlands Twente
23 3MF Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 27) 75 Spain Real Madrid

Group F

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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 Italy Juventus
2 2DF Christian Maggio (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 28) 5 Italy Napoli
3 2DF Domenico Criscito (1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 23) 7 Italy Genoa
4 2DF Giorgio Chiellini (1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 25) 29 Italy Juventus
5 2DF Fabio Cannavaro (c) (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 36) 133 Italy Juventus
6 3MF Daniele De Rossi (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 26) 54 Italy Roma
7 3MF Simone Pepe (1983-08-30)30 August 1983 (aged 26) 15 Italy Udinese
8 3MF Gennaro Gattuso (1978-01-09)9 January 1978 (aged 32) 72 Italy Milan
9 4FW Vincenzo Iaquinta (1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 30) 37 Italy Juventus
10 4FW Antonio Di Natale (1977-10-13)13 October 1977 (aged 32) 33 Italy Udinese
11 4FW Alberto Gilardino (1982-07-05)5 July 1982 (aged 27) 41 Italy Fiorentina
12 1GK Federico Marchetti (1983-02-07)7 February 1983 (aged 27) 5 Italy Cagliari
13 2DF Salvatore Bocchetti (1986-11-30)30 November 1986 (aged 23) 5 Italy Genoa
14 1GK Morgan De Sanctis (1977-03-26)26 March 1977 (aged 33) 3 Italy Napoli
15 3MF Claudio Marchisio (1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 24) 4 Italy Juventus
16 3MF Mauro Camoranesi (1976-10-04)4 October 1976 (aged 33) 53 Italy Juventus
17 3MF Angelo Palombo (1981-09-25)25 September 1981 (aged 28) 17 Italy Sampdoria
18 4FW Fabio Quagliarella (1983-01-31)31 January 1983 (aged 27) 20 Italy Napoli
19 2DF Gianluca Zambrotta (1977-02-19)19 February 1977 (aged 33) 94 Italy Milan
20 4FW Giampaolo Pazzini (1984-08-02)2 August 1984 (aged 25) 8 Italy Sampdoria
21 3MF Andrea Pirlo (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 31) 66 Italy Milan
22 3MF Riccardo Montolivo (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 25) 13 Italy Fiorentina
23 2DF Leonardo Bonucci (1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (aged 23) 2 Italy Bari

New Zealand

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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 Australia Wellington Phoenix
2 2DF Ben Sigmund (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 29) 14 Australia Wellington Phoenix
3 2DF Tony Lochhead (1982-01-12)12 January 1982 (aged 28) 30 Australia Wellington Phoenix
4 2DF Winston Reid (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 21) 3 Denmark Midtjylland
5 2DF Ivan Vicelich (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 33) 66 New Zealand Auckland City
6 2DF Ryan Nelsen (c) (1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 32) 41 England Blackburn Rovers
7 3MF Simon Elliott (1974-06-10)10 June 1974 (aged 36) 63 United States Chivas USA
8 3MF Tim Brown (1981-03-06)6 March 1981 (aged 29) 25 Australia Wellington Phoenix
9 4FW Shane Smeltz (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28) 30 Australia Gold Coast United
10 4FW Chris Killen (1981-10-08)8 October 1981 (aged 28) 31 England Middlesbrough
11 3MF Leo Bertos (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 (aged 28) 34 Australia Wellington Phoenix
12 1GK Glen Moss (1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 27) 15 Australia Melbourne Victory
13 3MF Andy Barron (1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 29) 11 New Zealand Team Wellington
14 4FW Rory Fallon (1982-03-20)20 March 1982 (aged 28) 7 England Plymouth Argyle
15 3MF Michael McGlinchey (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 23) 5 Scotland Motherwell[8]
16 3MF Aaron Clapham (1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 23) 0 New Zealand Canterbury United
17 3MF Dave Mulligan (1982-03-24)24 March 1982 (aged 28) 25 Australia Wellington Phoenix
18 2DF Andrew Boyens (1983-09-18)18 September 1983 (aged 26) 15 United States New York Red Bulls
19 2DF Tommy Smith (1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 20) 4 England Ipswich Town
20 4FW Chris Wood (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 18) 9 England West Bromwich Albion
21 3MF Jeremy Christie (1983-05-22)22 May 1983 (aged 27) 22 United States FC Tampa Bay
22 3MF Jeremy Brockie (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 22) 18 Australia Newcastle Jets
23 1GK James Bannatyne (1975-06-30)30 June 1975 (aged 34) 3 New Zealand Team Wellington

Paraguay

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Coach: Argentina Gerardo Martino

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

Slovakia

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Coach: Vladimír Weiss Sr.

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

Group G

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Brazil

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Coach: Carlos Dunga

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

Ivory Coast

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Coach: Sweden 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 Belgium Lokeren
2 2DF Benjamin Angoua (1986-11-28)28 November 1986 (aged 23) 7 France Valenciennes
3 2DF Arthur Boka (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 27) 54 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4 2DF Kolo Touré (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 29) 76 England Manchester City
5 3MF Didier Zokora (1980-12-14)14 December 1980 (aged 29) 80 Spain Sevilla
6 2DF Steve Gohouri (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 29) 11 England Wigan Athletic
7 4FW Seydou Doumbia (1987-12-31)31 December 1987 (aged 22) 5 Switzerland Young Boys
8 4FW Salomon Kalou (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 24) 28 England Chelsea
9 3MF Cheick Tioté (1986-06-21)21 June 1986 (aged 23) 8 Netherlands Twente
10 4FW Gervinho (1987-05-27)27 May 1987 (aged 23) 15 France Lille
11 4FW Didier Drogba (c) (1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 32) 68 England Chelsea
12 3MF Jean-Jacques Gosso (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 27) 6 France Monaco
13 3MF Romaric (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 27) 38 Spain Sevilla
14 3MF Emmanuel Koné (1986-12-31)31 December 1986 (aged 23) 12 Romania Internațional
15 4FW Aruna Dindane (1980-11-26)26 November 1980 (aged 29) 54 England Portsmouth
16 1GK Aristide Zogbo (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 28) 6 Israel Maccabi Netanya
17 2DF Siaka Tiéné (1982-03-22)22 March 1982 (aged 28) 55 France Valenciennes
18 3MF Kader Keïta (1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 28) 55 Turkey Galatasaray
19 3MF Yaya Touré (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 27) 47 Spain Barcelona
20 2DF Guy Demel (1981-06-13)13 June 1981 (aged 28) 26 Germany Hamburger SV
21 2DF Emmanuel Eboué (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 27) 52 England Arsenal
22 2DF Sol Bamba (1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 25) 16 Scotland Hibernian
23 1GK Daniel Yeboah (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 25) 4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas

North Korea

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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 North Korea Pyongyang City
2 2DF Cha Jong-hyok (1985-09-25)25 September 1985 (aged 24) 31 North Korea Amrokgang
3 2DF Ri Jun-il (1987-08-24)24 August 1987 (aged 22) 26 North Korea Sobaeksu
4 3MF Pak Nam-chol I (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 24) 35 North Korea April 25
5 2DF Ri Kwang-chon (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 24) 41 North Korea April 25
6 4FW Kim Kum-il (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 22) 11 North Korea April 25
7 4FW An Chol-hyok (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 22) 16 North Korea Rimyongsu
8 2DF Ji Yun-nam (1976-11-20)20 November 1976 (aged 33) 23 North Korea April 25
9 4FW Jong Tae-se (1984-03-02)2 March 1984 (aged 26) 20 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
10 4FW Hong Yong-jo (c) (1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 28) 40 Russia Rostov
11 3MF Mun In-guk (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 31) 42 North Korea April 25
12 4FW Choe Kum-chol (1987-02-09)9 February 1987 (aged 23) 16 North Korea April 25
13 2DF Pak Chol-jin (1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 24) 34 North Korea Amrokgang
14 2DF Pak Nam-chol II (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 21) 12 North Korea Amrokgang
15 3MF Kim Yong-jun (1983-07-19)19 July 1983 (aged 26) 52 North Korea Pyongyang City
16 2DF Nam Song-chol (1982-05-07)7 May 1982 (aged 28) 41 North Korea April 25
17 3MF An Yong-hak (1978-10-25)25 October 1978 (aged 31) 24 Japan Omiya Ardija
18 1GK Kim Myong-gil (1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 25) 10 North Korea Amrokgang
19 3MF Ri Chol-myong (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 22) 10 North Korea Pyongyang City
20 1GK Kim Myong-won[9] (1983-07-15)15 July 1983 (aged 26) 9 North Korea Amrokgang
21 2DF Ri Kwang-hyok (1987-08-17)17 August 1987 (aged 22) 15 North Korea Kyonggongop
22 3MF Kim Kyong-il (1988-12-11)11 December 1988 (aged 21) 7 North Korea Rimyongsu
23 2DF Pak Sung-hyok (1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 20) 3 North Korea Sobaeksu

Portugal

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Coach: Carlos Queiroz

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

Group H

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Chile

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Coach: Argentina 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 Spain Real Sociedad
2 2DF Ismael Fuentes (1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 28) 25 Chile Universidad Católica
3 2DF Waldo Ponce (1982-12-04)4 December 1982 (aged 27) 23 Chile Universidad Católica
4 3MF Mauricio Isla (1988-06-12)12 June 1988 (aged 21) 10 Italy Udinese
5 2DF Pablo Contreras (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 31) 49 Greece PAOK
6 3MF Carlos Carmona (1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 23) 18 Italy Reggina
7 4FW Alexis Sánchez (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 21) 26 Italy Udinese
8 3MF Arturo Vidal (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 23) 21 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
9 4FW Humberto Suazo (1981-05-10)10 May 1981 (aged 29) 41 Spain Zaragoza
10 3MF Jorge Valdivia (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 26) 36 United Arab Emirates Al Ain
11 4FW Mark González (1984-07-10)10 July 1984 (aged 25) 38 Russia CSKA Moscow
12 1GK Miguel Pinto (1983-07-04)4 July 1983 (aged 26) 13 Chile Universidad de Chile
13 3MF Marco Estrada (1983-05-28)28 May 1983 (aged 27) 20 Chile Universidad de Chile
14 3MF Matías Fernández (1986-05-15)15 May 1986 (aged 24) 35 Portugal Sporting CP
15 2DF Jean Beausejour (1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 26) 23 Mexico América
16 4FW Fabián Orellana (1986-01-27)27 January 1986 (aged 24) 13 Spain Xerez
17 2DF Gary Medel (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 22) 23 Argentina Boca Juniors
18 2DF Gonzalo Jara (1985-08-29)29 August 1985 (aged 24) 31 England West Bromwich Albion
19 2DF Gonzalo Fierro (1983-03-21)21 March 1983 (aged 27) 16 Brazil Flamengo
20 3MF Rodrigo Millar (1981-11-03)3 November 1981 (aged 28) 19 Chile Colo-Colo
21 3MF Rodrigo Tello (1979-10-14)14 October 1979 (aged 30) 32 Turkey Beşiktaş
22 4FW Esteban Paredes (1980-08-01)1 August 1980 (aged 29) 12 Chile Colo-Colo
23 1GK Luis Marín (1983-05-18)18 May 1983 (aged 27) 2 Chile Unión Española

Honduras

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Coach: Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

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

Spain

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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 Spain Real Madrid
2 2DF Raúl Albiol (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 24) 23 Spain Real Madrid
3 2DF Gerard Piqué (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 23) 16 Spain Barcelona
4 2DF Carlos Marchena (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 30) 59 Spain Valencia
5 2DF Carles Puyol (1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (aged 32) 83 Spain Barcelona
6 3MF Andrés Iniesta (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 26) 43 Spain Barcelona
7 4FW David Villa (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 28) 58 Spain Valencia
8 3MF Xavi (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 30) 87 Spain Barcelona
9 4FW Fernando Torres (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 26) 73 England Liverpool
10 3MF Cesc Fàbregas (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 23) 49 England Arsenal
11 2DF Joan Capdevila (1978-02-03)3 February 1978 (aged 32) 46 Spain Villarreal
12 1GK Víctor Valdés (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 28) 1 Spain Barcelona
13 3MF Juan Mata (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 22) 8 Spain Valencia
14 3MF Xabi Alonso (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 28) 69 Spain Real Madrid
15 2DF Sergio Ramos (1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 24) 60 Spain Real Madrid
16 3MF Sergio Busquets (1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 21) 13 Spain Barcelona
17 2DF Álvaro Arbeloa (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 (aged 27) 15 Spain Real Madrid
18 4FW Pedro (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 22) 3 Spain Barcelona
19 4FW Fernando Llorente (1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 25) 7 Spain Athletic Bilbao
20 3MF Javi Martínez (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 21) 2 Spain Athletic Bilbao
21 3MF David Silva (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 24) 36 Spain Valencia
22 3MF Jesús Navas (1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 24) 6 Spain Sevilla
23 1GK Pepe Reina (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 27) 20 England Liverpool

Switzerland

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Coach: Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld

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

Player statistics

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Player representation by age

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Players

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Goalkeepers

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Captains

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Player representation by club

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

Player representation by league

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

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

Average age of squads

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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

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Nº Country Coaches
3 Argentina Argentina Marcelo Bielsa (Chile), Diego Maradona, Gerardo Martino (Paraguay)
Germany Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld (Switzerland), Joachim Löw, Otto Rehhagel (Greece)
2 Brazil Brazil Dunga, Carlos Alberto Parreira (South Africa)
France France Raymond Domenech, Paul Le Guen (Cameroon)
Italy Italy Fabio Capello (England), Marcello Lippi
Netherlands Netherlands Bert van Marwijk, Pim Verbeek (Australia)
Serbia Serbia Radomir Antić, Milovan Rajevac (Ghana)
Sweden Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson (Ivory Coast), Lars Lagerbäck (Nigeria)
1 Algeria Algeria Rabah Saâdane
Colombia Colombia Reinaldo Rueda (Honduras)
Denmark Denmark Morten Olsen
Japan Japan Takeshi Okada
Mexico Mexico Javier Aguirre
New Zealand New Zealand Ricki Herbert
North Korea North Korea Kim Jong-hun
Portugal Portugal Carlos Queiroz
Slovakia Slovakia Vladimír Weiss
Slovenia Slovenia Matjaž Kek
South Korea South Korea Huh Jung-moo
Spain Spain Vicente del Bosque
United States United States Bob Bradley
Uruguay Uruguay Óscar Tabárez

References

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  • "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.
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