After all the speculation worldwide, Monday's May 15 roster deadline set by FIFA came and went with plenty of intrigue.
Group E
The only shuffling of the Bruce Arena's squad came the day after he announced his 23 on ESPN, when LA Galaxy fullback Chris Albright replaced Frankie Heyduk, who had injured knee ligaments...
But Monday was a big day for the American's opposition. Despite the revelations of his gambling history, which came out during the investigation of the Juventus match-fixing scandal, Gianlugi Buffon was selected by Italy coach Marcello Lippi. Lippi also chose Milan striker Pippo Insaghi and Udinese forward Vincenzo Iaquinta over Real Madrid's Antonio Cassano.
Like so many of his peers, including England's Sven Goren Eriksson, Czech Republic manager Karel Bruckner elected to include the names of several injury worries, including attacking midfielder Vladimir Smicer (torn leg tendon).
The Czechs got good news over the weekend when 6-foot-6 striker Jan Koller, who had missed much of the club season with a knee injury, not only played 90 minutes for the first time since his injury, but scored twice with his head in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-3 draw with Bundeliga champion Bayern Munich.
Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic provided the real surprises of the Group E quartet, electing to retain less than half the squad from the team that failed to make it out of the group stage in January’s African Cup of Nations.
Dujkovic included seven players who hadn’t suited up for the Black Stars in more than two years and a defender, Habib Mohamed, who has yet to make his debut.
Needless to say, the people had a mixed reaction. It was reported that captain Stephen Appiah wasn't happy with the selections, but the former Juventus wide man released this statement in hopes to clearing up his comments.
The head-shaking decisions began last week, when Eriksson selected 17-year-old Arsenal forward Theo Walcott — over such settled quality as Tottenham's Jermain Defoe, who scored a key goal at Poland in qualifying, and Charlton's Darren Bent, the English Premiership's leading English scorer this season — without seeing him play a game.
The announcement shocked Walcott, who just a few months older than American wonderboy Freddy Adu, yet much more well known worldwide, and polarized the football world.
Eriksson admitted he had taken a gamble, but that didn't stop such names as
former England captain Alan Mullery, former England manager Bobby Robson, Tottenham manager Martin Jol and Pele, who was in the Santos first team when he became a star at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
Names that have come out supporting the Walcott choice include his manager at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger,
Liverpool forward Peter Crouch, who played with Walcott briefly at Southampton and is a potential his striking partner in Germany,
Barcelona stars Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o,
Seeing a trend, German coach Jurgen Klinsman also took a chance on an uncapped speedster, including 22-year-old David Odonkor, who had a goal and five assists in 33 games with Borussia Dortmund.
"He gives us something we need badly: speed and an element of surprise. He can break down the flanks quickly," Klinsmann said. "We've been watching him a long time, and he is a great talent. He was really surprised, to say the least, when I called him this morning."
Odonkor's inclusion meant Klinsmann dropped Kevin Kuranyi.
"This is almost incredible," Odonkor said in a statement posted on the German soccer federation's Web site. "The coach has been watching out for young players this season, and that's why I managed to get into the World Cup at the last moment."
Other interesting names on Klinsmann's list included 32-year-old defender Jens Nowotny, who hasn't played for Germany under Klinsmann, forward Mike Hanke, who is suspended for the first two World Cup matches because of a red card he received in last summer's Confederations Cup. Also included were two injured players, defender Christoph Metzelder (torn calf muscle) and midfielder Sebastian Kehl (ankle).
Other selection news
Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira selected Lyon defender Cris over injured Roque Junior and Sao Paulo goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni over Marcos, who backstopped the Samba Boys to the trophy four years ago ... Spain coach Luis Aragones dropped Liverpool veteran Fernando Morientes in favor of a strike force of Raul Gonzalez, Jose Antonio Reyes, Fernando Torres and David Villa... Facing some difficult decisions, Argentina coach Jose Pekerman dropped Inter midfielders Juan Sebastian Veron and Javier Zanetti, Bayern Munich stopper Martin Demichelis and Real Madrid defender Walter Samuel in favor of young attackers Rodrigo Palacio and Julio Cruz, who scored two more goals for Inter Milan than Brazil star Adriano...Costa Rica coach Alexandre Guimaraes cited a lack of versatility when asked why he will left young midfielder Roy Miller home. He did take three other youngsters — Gabriel Badilla, Randall Azofeifa and Cristian Bolanos... One year after winning the European Cup on penalty kicks, Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek officially lost his Poland place Monday when he was left off the World Cup roster by coach Pawel Janas of Lukasz Fabianski of Legia Warsaw and Tomasz Kuszcza of West Bromwich Albion, who a combined five caps. That means Glasgow Celtic's Artur Boruc is the likely starter...
Click below for a list of the rosters of all 32 teams.
Group A
Germany
Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal/GER), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart).
Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea/ENG), Marcell Jansen (Bor. M'gladbach), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Hannover 96), Christoph Metzelder (Bor. Dortmund), Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen).
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Sebastian Kehl (Bor. Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), David Odonkor (Bor. Dortmund).
Forwards:: Gerald Asamoah (Schalke 04), Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen), Oliver Neuville (Bor. M'gladbach), Lukas Podolski (Cologne), Mike Hanke (Werder Bremen).
Coach: Juergen Klinsmann.
Costa Rica
Goalkeepers: Jose Francisco Porras (Saprissa), Alvaro Mesen (free agent), Wardy Alfaro (Alajuela)
Defenders: Luis Marin (Alajuela), Gilberto Martinez (Brescia/ITA), Jervis Drummond (Saprissa), Leonardo Gonzalez (Heredia), Harold Wallace (Alajuela), Michael Rodriguez (Alajuela), Michael Umana (Heredia), Gabriel Badilla (Saprissa).
Midfielders: Douglas Sequeira (Real Salt Lake/USA), Danny Fonseca (Brujas), Randall Azofeifa (Saprissa), Mauricio Solis (Comunicaciones/GUA), Walter Centeno (Saprissa), Cristian Bolanos (Saprissa), Carlos Hernandez (Alajuela).
Forwards:: Paulo Wanchope (free agent), Ronald Gomez (Saprissa), Victor Nunez (Alajuela), Alvaro Saborio (Saprissa), Kurt Bernard (free agent).
Coach: Alexandre Guimaraes.
Poland
Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Celtic/SCO), Tomasz Kuszczak (West Bromwich/ENG), Lukasz Fabianski (Legia Warsaw).
Defenders: Jacek Bak (Al Rayan/QAT), Mariusz Jop (FK Moscow/RUS), Michal Zewlakow (Anderlecht/BEL), Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow), Seweryn Gancarczyk (Metallist Charkow/UKR), Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow)
Midfielders: Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor/TUR), Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow), Euzebiusz Smolarek (Bor. Dortmund/GER), Kamil Kosowski (Southampton/ENG), Arkadiusz Radomski (Austria Vienna/AUT), Sebastian Mila (Austria Vienna/AUT), Damian Gorawski (FK Moscow/RUS), Piotr Giza (Cracovia).
Forwards:: Maciej Zurawski (Celtic/SCO), Grzegorz Rasiak (Southampton/ENG), Pawel Brozek (Wisla Krakow), Ireneusz Jelen (Wisla Plock).
Coach: Pawel Janas.
Ecuador
Goalkeepers: Cristian Mora (LDU Quito), Edwin Villafuerte (Dep. Quito), Damian Lanza (Aucas).
Defenders: Ulises de la Cruz (Aston Villa/ENG), Neicer Reasco (LDU Quito), Paul Ambrosi (LDU Quito), Giovanny Espinoza (LDU Quito), Ivan Hurtado (Al Arabi/QAT), Jorge Guagua (El Nacional), Jose Luis Perlaza (Olmedo).
Midfielders: Edison Mendez (LDU Quito), Antonio Valencia (Recreativo/SPA), Edwin Tenorio (Barcelona), Marlon Ayovi (Dep. Quito), Segundo Alejandro Castillo (El Nacional), Luis Fernando Saritama (Dep. Quito), Cristian Lara (El Nacional), Patricio Urrutia (LDU Quito).
Forwards:: Agustin Delgado (LDU Quito), Felix Borja (El Nacional) Ivan Kaviedes (Argentinos Juniors/ARG), Carlos Tenorio (Al Sadd/QAT), Christian Benitez (El Nacional).
Coach: Luis Suarez (COL).
Group B
England
Goalkeepers: Paul Robinson (Tottenham), David James (Man. City), Robert Green (Norwich).
Defenders: Garry Neville (Man. Utd.), Rio Ferdinand (Man. Utd.), John Terry (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Wayne Bridge (Chelsea).
Midfielders: David Beckham (Real Madrid/SPA), Michael Carrick (Tottenham), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich/GER), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham), Stuart Downing (Middlesbrough), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham).
Forwards:: Wayne Rooney (Man. Utd.), Michael Owen (Newcastle), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Theo Walcott (Arsenal).
Coach: Sven Goran Eriksson (SWE).
Paraguay
Goalkeepers: Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys/ARG), Derlis Gomez (Sportivo Luqueno), Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad).
Defenders: Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul/MEX), Carlos Gamarra (Palmeiras/BRA), Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate/ARG), Delio Toledo (Real Zaragoza/SPA), Jorge Nunez (Estudiantes/ARG), Julio Manzur (Santos/BRA), Paulo da Silva (Toluca/MEX).
Midfielders: Edgar Barreto (NEC/NED), Roberto Acuna (Dep. Coruna/SPA), Carlos Paredes (Reggina/ITA), Julio dos Santos (Bayern Munich/GER), Carlos Bonet (Libertad), Cristian Riveros (Libertad), Diego Gavilan (Newell's Old Boys/ARG), Jose Montiel (Olimpia).
Forwards:: Nelson Haedo Valdez (Werder Bremen/GER), Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munich/GER), Nelson Cuevas (Pachuca/MEX), Salvador Cabanas (Chiapas/MEX), Jose Cardozo (free agent).
Coach: Anibal Ruiz (URU).
Sweden
Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Rennes/FRA), John Alvbage (Viborg/DEN), Rami Shaaban (Fredrikstad).
Defenders: Erik Edman (Rennes/FRA), Petter Hansson (Heerenveen/NED), Teddy Lucic (BK Hacken), Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa/ENG), Karl Svensson (IFK Gothenburg), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos/GRE), Fredrik Stenman (Bayer Leverkusen/GER).
Midfielders: Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Gothenburg), Kim Kallstrom (Rennes/FRA), Tobias Linderoth (FC Copenhagen/DEN), Christian Wilhelmsson (Anderlecht/BEL), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal/ENG).
Forwards:: Marcus Allback (FC Copenhagen/DEN), Johan Elmander (Brondby/DEN), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus/ITA), Mattias Jonson (Djurgarden), Henrik Larsson (Barcelona/SPA), Markus Rosenberg (Ajax/NED).
Coach: Lars Lagerback.
Trinidad & Tobago
Goalkeepers: Kelvin Jack (Dundee/SCO), Shaka Hislop (West Ham/ENG), Clayton Ince (Coventry/ENG).
Defenders: Dennis Lawrence (Wrexham/WAL), Cyd Gray (San Juan Jabloteh), Marvin Andrews (Rangers/SCO), Brent Sancho (Gillingham/ENG), Ian Cox (Gillingham), Atiba Charles (W Connection), Avery John (New England Revolution/USA).
Midfielders: Silvio Spann (free agent), Chris Birchall (Port Vale/ENG), Aurtis Whitley (San Juan Jabloteh), Anthony Wolfe (San Juan Jabloteh), Densill Theobald (Falkirk/SCO), Carlos Edwards (Luton/ENG), Russell Latapy (Falkirk/SCO).
Forwards:: Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC/AUS), Stern John (Coventry/ENG), Kenwyne Jones (Southampton/ENG), Collin Samuel (Dundee United/SCO), Jason Scotland (St. Johnstone/SCO), Cornell Glen (Los Angeles Galaxy/USA).
Coach: Leo Beenhakker (NED).
Group C
Argentina
Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors), Leonardo Franco (Atletico Madrid/SPA), Oscar Ustari (Independiente).
Defenders: Fabricio Coloccini (Dep. Coruna/SPA), Roberto Ayala (Valencia/SPA), Gabriel Heinze (Man. Utd./ENG), Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal/SPA), Lionel Scaloni (West Ham/ENG), Gabriel Milito (Real Zaragoza/SPA), Nicolas Burdisso (Inter/ITA), Leandro Cufre (Roma/ITA).
Midfielders: Esteban Cambiasso (Inter/ITA), Javier Mascherano (Corinthians/BRA), Luis Gonzalez (Porto/POR), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich/GER), Pablo Aimar (Valencia/SPA), Juan Roman Riquelme (Villarreal/SPA), Maximiliano Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid/SPA).
Forwards:: Carlos Tevez (Corinthians/BRA), Hernan Crespo (Chelsea/ENG), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/SPA), Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors), Javier Saviola (Sevilla/SPA).
Coach: Jose Pekerman.
Ivory Coast
Goalkeepers: Jean Jaques Tizie (Esperance/TUN), Boubacar Bary (Beveren/BEL), Gerard Gnanhouan (Montpellier/FRA).
Defenders: Blaise Kouassi (Troyes/FRA), Arthur Boka (Strasbourg/FRA), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal/ENG), Kolo Toure (Arsenal/ENG), Cyril Domoraud (Creteil/FRA), Marc Zoro (Messina/ITA), Meite Abdoulaye (Marseille/FRA).
Midfielders: Didier Zokora (St. Etienne/FRA), Yaya Toure (Olympiakos/GRE), Akanga Kale (Auxerre/FRA), Fae Emerse (Nantes/FRA), Dri Romaric (Le Mans/FRA), Guy Demel (Hamburg/GER), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys/SWI).
Forwards:: Didier Drogba (Chelsea/ENG), Arouna Kone (PSV/NED), Aruna Dindane (Lens/FRA), Kone Bakari (Nice/FRA), Bonaventure Kalou (Paris SG/FRA), Abdoul Kader Keita (Lille/FRA).
Coach: Henri Michel (FRA).
Serbia & Montenegro
Goalkeepers: Dragoslav Jevric (Anakaraspor/TUR), Oliver Kovacevic (CSKA Sofia/BUL), Vladimir Stojkovic (Nantes/FRA).
Defenders: Goran Gavrancic (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Ivica Dragutinovic (Sevilla/SPA), Mladen Krstajic (Schalke/GER), Nemanja Vidic (Man. Utd./ENG), Milan Dudic (Red Star), Nenad Djordjevic (Partizan), Dusan Basta (Red Star)
Midfielders: Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan/ITA), Igor Duljaj (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Predrag Djordjevic (Olympiakos/GRE), Ognjen Koroman (Portsmouth/ENG), Albert Nadj (Partizan), Sasa Ilic (Galatasaray/TUR), Zvonimir Vukic (Partizan), Ivan Ergic (Basel/SWI)
Forwards:: Savo Milosevic (Osasuna/SPA), Mateja Kezman (Atletico Madrid/SPA), Nikola Zigic (Red Star), Danijel Ljuboja (VFB Stuttgart/GER), Mirko Vucinic (Lecce/ITA).
Coach: Ilija Petkovic.
Netherlands
Goalkeepers: Edwin van der Sar (Man. Utd./ENG), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Henk Timmer (AZ).
Defenders: Kew Jaliens (AZ), Jan Kromkamp (Liverpool/ENG), Andre Ooijer (PSV), John Heitinga (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (Hamburg/GER), Joris Mathijsen (AZ), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Barcelona/SPA), Tim de Cler (AZ).
Midfielders: Mark van Bommel (Barcelona/SPA), Philip Cocu (PSV), Denny Landzaat (AZ), Hedwiges Maduro (Ajax), Wesley Sneijder (Ajax), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg/GER).
Forwards:: Dirk Kuijt (Feyenoord), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man. Utd./ENG), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV), Arjen Robben (Chelsea/ENG), Robin van Persie (Arsenal/ENG), Ryan Babel (Ajax).
Coach: Marco Van Basten.
Group D
Mexico
Goalkeepers: Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara), Jesus Corona (UAG), Guillermo Ochoa (Club America).
Defenders: Mario Mendez (Monterrey), Jose Antonio Castro (Club America), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona/SPA), Francisco Javier Rodriguez (Guadalajara), Carlos Salcido (Guadalajara), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), Claudio Suarez (Chivas USA/USA), Gonzalo Pineda (Guadalajara), Jose Andres Guardado (Atlas).
Midfielders: Pavel Pardo (Club America), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Antonio Naelson (Toluca), Jesus Arellano (Monterrey), Ramon Morales (Guadalajara), Luis Perez (Monterrey), Rafael Garcia (Atlas),
Forwards:: Jared Borgetti (Bolton/ENG), Francisco Fonseca (Cruz Azul), Guillermo Franco (Villarreal/SPA), Omar Bravo (Guadalajara).
Coach: Ricardo La Volpe (ARG).
Iran
Goalkeepers: Ebrahim Mirzapour (Foolad), Vahid Taleblou (Esteghlal), Hassan Roodbarian (Pas).
Defenders: Rahman Rezaei (FC Messina/ITA), Yahya Golmohammadi (Saba), Hossein Kabi (Foolad), Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (Saba), Mohammad Nosrati (Pas), Amir Hossein Sadeghi (Esteghlal), Sattar Zare (Bargh).
Midfielders: Ali Karimi (Bayern Munich/GER), Mehdi Mahdavikia (Hamburger/GER), Fereydoon Zandi (Kaiserslautern/GER), Javad Nekounam (Sharjah/UAE), Javad Kazemian (Perspolis), Andrianik Teymourian (Abumuslim), Masoud Shojaei (Saipa), Mehrzad Madanchi (Perspolis).
Forwards:: Vahid Hashemian (Hannover 96/GER), Arash Borhani (Pas), Ali Daei (Saba), Reza Enayati (Esteghlal), Rasoul Khatibi (Sepahan).
Coach: Branko Ivankovic (CRO).
Angola
Goalkeepers: Joao Ricardo (free agent), Lama (Petro Atletico), Mario (Interclube).
Defenders: Delgado (Petro Atletico), Jamba (Aviacao), Kali (FC Barreirense/POR), Lebo Lebo (Petro Atletico), Loco (Primeiro Agosto), Marco Abreu (Portimonense/POR), Marco Airosa FC Barreirense/POR), Rui Marques (Hull/ENG)
Midfielders: Andre (Kuwait SC/KUW), Edson (Pacos Ferreira/POR), Figueiredo, Mendonca (Varzim/POR), Miloy (InterClube), Ze Kalanga (Petro Atletico)
Forwards:: Akwa (free agent), Andre Titi Buengo (Clermont/FRA), Flavio (Al Ahli/EGY), Love (AS Aviacao), Mantorras (Benfica/POR), Mateus (Gil Vicente/POR).
Coach: Luis Oliveiro Goncalves.
Portugal
Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Sporting), Quim Silva (Benfica), Bruno Vale (Estrela Amadora).
Defenders: Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea/ENG), Miguel Monteiro (Valencia/SPA), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea/ENG), Fernando Meira (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Marco Caneira (Sporting), Ricardo Costa (Porto), Nuno Valente (Everton/ENG).
Midfielders: Armando Petit (Benfica/POR), Costinha (Dynamo Moscow/RUS), Tiago Mendes (Lyon/FRA), Maniche (Chelsea/ENG), Hugo Viana (Valencia/SPA), Luis Figo (Inter Milan/ITA), Deco (Barcelona/SPA), Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. Utd./ENG), Simao Sabrosa (Benfica).
Forwards:: Luis Boa Morte (Fulham/ENG), Pauleta (Paris SG/FRA) Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Helder Postiga (St. Etienne/ENG).
Coach: Luiz Filipo Scolari (POR).
Group E
Italy
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio), Marco Amelia (Livorno)
Defenders: Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Fabio Grosso (Palermo), Massimo Oddo (Lazio), Andrea Barzagli (Palermo).
Midfielders: Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Simone Perrotta (Roma), Simone Barone (Palermo).
Forwards:: Luca Toni (Fiorentina), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Francesco Totti (Roma), Alberto Gilardino (AC Milan), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese).
Coach: Marcello Lippi.
Ghana
Goalkeepers: Sammy Adjei (Moadan Sport Ashdod/ISR), Richard Kingston (Ankaraspor/TUR), George Owu (Asanti Gold).
Defenders: Addoquaye Pappoe (Ashdod Tel Aviv/ISR), John Painstil (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), John Mensah (Rennes/FRA), Issa Ahmed (Randers/DEN), Sammy Osei Kuffuor (Roma/ITA), Hans Adu Sarpei (Wolfsburg/GER), Dan Quaye (Hearts of Oak), Habib Mohammed (King Faisal Babes), Shilla Illiasu (Asante Kotoko).
Midfielders: Stephen Appiah (Fenerbache/TUR), Michael Essien (Chelsea/ENG), Sulley Ali Muntari (Udinese/ITA), Haminu Dramani (Red Star/SER), Eric Addo (PSV/NED) Derek Boateng (AIK Stockholm/SWE), Otto Addo (Mainz/GER).
Forwards:: Asamoah Gyan (Modena/ITA) Matthew Amoah (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Razak Pimpong (FC Copenhagen/ITA), Alex Tachie-Mensah (St. Gallen/SWI).
Coach: Ratmoir Djukovic (SER).
Czech Republic
Goalkeepers: Jaromir Blazek (Sparta Prague), Petr Cech (Chelsea/ENG), Antonin Kinsky (Saturn Ramenskoye).
Defenders: Zdenek Grygera (Ajax/NED), Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan/ITA), Martin Jiranek (Spartak Moscow/RUS), Radoslav Kovac (Spartak Moscow/RUS), Pavel Mares (Zenit St. Petersburg/RUS), David Rozehnal (Paris SG/FRA), Tomas Ujfalusi (Fiorentina/ITA)
Midfielders: Tomas Galasek (Ajax/NED), David Jarolim (Hamburg/GER), Pavel Nedved (Juventus/ITA), Jaroslav Plasil (Monaco), Karel Poborsky (Ceske Budejovice), Jan Polak (Nuremberg/GER), Tomas Rosicky (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Vladimir Smicer (Bordeaux/FRA)
Forwards:: Milan Baros (Aston Villa/ENG), Marek Heinz (Galatasaray/TUR), Jan Koller (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Vratislav Lokvenc (Red Bull Salzburg/AUT), Jiri Stajner (Hannover 96/GER).
Coach: Karel Bruckner.
USA
Goalkeepers: Kasey Keller (Bor. M'Gladbach/GER), Tim Howard (Man. Utd./ENG), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading/ENG)
Defenders: Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy), Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham/ENG), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96/GER), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Cory Gibbs (ADO/NED), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Eddie Lewis (Leeds/ENG), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege/BEL), Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake)
Midfielders: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution), Claudio Reyna (Man. City/ENG), John O'Brien (Chivas USA), Ben Olsen (D.C. United), DaMarcus Beasley (PSV/NED), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), Bobby Convey (Reading/ENG)
Forwards:: Brian McBride (Fulham/ENG), Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards), Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo).
Coach: Bruce Arena.
Group F
Brazil
Goalkeepers: Dida (AC Milan/ITA), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/ITA), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo).
Defenders: Cafu (AC Milan/ITA), Cicinho (Real Madrid/SPA), Lucio (Bayern Munich), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid/SPA), Gilberto (Hertha Berlin/GER), Cris (Lyon/FRA), Luisao (Benfica/POR).
Midfielders: Edmilson (Barcelona/SPA), Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon/FRA), Emerson (Juventus/ITA), Ze Roberto (Bayern Munich/GER), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal/ENG), Kaka (AC Milan/ITA), Ricardinho (Corinthians).
Forwards:: Ronaldo (Real Madrid/SPA), Robinho (Real Madrid/SPA), Ronaldinho (Barcelona/SPA), Adriano (Inter Milan/ITA), Fred (Lyon/FRA).
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira.
Croatia
Goalkeepers: Tomislav Butina (Club Brugge/BEL), Stipe Pletikosa (Hajduk Split), Joe Didulica (Austria Vienna/AUT).
Defenders: Robert Kovac (Juventus/ITA), Stjepan Tomas (Galatasaray/TUR), Dario Simic (AC Milan/ITA), Mario Tokic (Austria Vienna/AUT), Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin/GER), Igor Tudor (Siena/ITA).
Midfielders: Jerko Leko (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Niko Kranjcar (Hajduk Split), Niko Kovac (Hertha Berlin/GER), Marko Babic (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Ivan Leko (Club Brugge/BEL), Luka Modric (Dinamo Zagreb), Jurica Vranjes (Werder Bremen/GER), Anthony Seric (Panathinaikos/GRE).
Forwards:: Dado Prso (Rangers/SCO), Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen/GER), Bosko Balaban (Club Brugge/BEL), Ivica Olic (CSKA Moscow/RUS), Ivan Bosnjak (Dinamo Zagreb).
Coach: Zlatko Krancjar.
Australia
Goalkeepers: Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough/ENG), Zeljko Kalac (AC Milan/ITA), Ante Covic (Hammarby/SWE),
Defenders: Michael Beauchamp (Central Coast), Craig Moore (Newcastle/ENG), Lucas Neill (Blackburn/ENG), Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace/ENG), Mark Milligan (Sydney FC),
Midfielders: Marco Bresciano (Parma/ITA), Tim Cahill (Everton/ENG), Scott Chipperfield (Basel/SWI), Jason Culina (PSV/NED), Brett Emerton (Blackburn/ENG), Vince Grella (Parma/ITA), Stan Lazaridis (free agent), Josip Skoko (Stoke/ENG), Mile Sterjovski (Basel/SWI), Luke Wilkshire (Bristol City/ENG)
Forwards:: John Aloisi (Alaves/POR), Harry Kewell (Liverpool/ENG), Archie Thompson (PSV/NED), Mark Viduka (Middlesbrough/ENG), Josh Kennedy (Dinamo Dresden/GER).
Coach: Guus Hiddink (NED).
Japan
Goalkeepers: Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Yoichi Doi (FC Tokyo), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus Eight).
Defenders: Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Gamba Osaka), Alex (Urawa Reds), Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F-Marinos), Makoto Tanaka (Jubilo Iwata), Akira Kaji (Gamba Osaka), Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa Reds), Yuichi Komano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Koji Nakata (FC Basel/SWI).
Midfielders: Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton/ENG), Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic/SCO), Shinji Ono (Urawa Reds), Junichi Inamoto (West Bromwich/ENG), Takashi Fukunishi (Jubilo Iwata), Mitsuo Ogasawara (Kashima Antlers), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka).
Forwards:: Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima Antlers), Naohiro Takahara (Hamburg/GER), Masashi Oguro (Grenoble/FRA), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus Eight) Seiichiro Maki (JEF United Chiba).
Coach: Zico (BRA).
Group G
France
Goalkeepers: Fabien Barthez (Marseille), Gregory Coupet (Lyon), Mickael Landreau (Nantes)
Defenders: Eric Abidal (Lyon), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Newcastle/ENG), Pascal Chimbonda (Wigan/ENG), William Gallas (Chelsea/ENG), Gael Givet (Monaco) Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich/GER), Mikael Silvestre (Man. Utd./ENG), Lilian Thuram (Juventus/ITA)
Midfielders: Vikash Dhorasoo (Paris SG), Alou Diarra (Lens), Claude Makelele (Chelsea/ENG), Florent Malouda (Lyon), Patrick Vieira (Juventus/ITA), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid/SPA).
Forwards:: Djibril Cisse (Liverpool/ENG), Thierry Henry (Arsenal/ENG), Franck Ribery (Marseille), Louis Saha (Man. Utd./ENG), David Trezeguet (Juventus/ITA), Sylvain Wiltord (Lyon).
Coach: Raymond Domenech.
South Korea
Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-jae (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Yong-dae (Seongnam Ilwha) Kim Young-kwang (Chunnam Dragons)
Defenders: Lee Young-pyo (Tottenham/ENG), Kim Dong-jin (FC Seoul), Cho Won-hee (Suwon Bluewings), Song Chong-gug (Suwon Bluewings), Choi Jin-cheul (Chonbuk Motors), Kim Jin-kyu (Jubilo Iwata/JPN), Kim Young-chul (Seongnam Ilwha)
Midfielders: Park Ji-sung (Man. Utd./ENG), Kim Do-heon (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim Sang-shik (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim Nam-il (Suwon Bluewings), Lee Eul-yong (Trabzonspor/TUR), Lee Ho (Ulsan Tigers), Baek Ji-hoon (FC Seoul)
Forwards:: Ahn Jung-hwan (Duisburg/GER), Cho Jae-jin (Shimizu S-Pulse/JPN), Park Chu-young (FC Seoul), Seol Ki-hyeon (Wolves/ENG), Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan Tigers), Chung Kyung-ho (Gwangju Sangmu).
Coach: Dick Advocaat (NED).
Togo
Goalkeepers: Kossi Agassa (Metz/FRA), Nimini Tchagnirou (Djoliba/MAL), Kodjovi Dodji Obilale (Etoile Filante)
Defenders: Yaovi Abalo (APOEL/CYP), Dare Nibombe (Mons/BEL), Ludovic Assemoassa (Clermont/FRA), Karim Guede (Hamburg/GER), Toure Assimiou (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Richmond Forson (Poire/FRA), Kuami Agboh (Beveren/BEL), Eric Akoto (Admira Wacker/AUT), Afo Erassa (Clermont/FRA)
Midfielders: Kaka Aziawonou (Young Boys/SWI), Cherif Toure Mamam (Metz/FRA), Thomas Dossevi (Valenciennes/FRA), Alexis Romao (Louhans Cuisseaux/FRA), Adekambi Olufade (Al-Siliyah/QAT), Junior Senaya (YF Juventus/SWI)
Forwards:: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal/ENG), Robert Malm (Brest/FRA), Abdel-Kader Cougbadja (Guingamp/FRA), Massamesso Tchanga%EF (Benevento/ITA), Moustapha Salifou (Brest/FRA).
Coach: Otto Pfister (GER).
Switzerland
Goalkeepers: Pascal Zuberbuehler (FC Basel), Fabio Coltorti (Grasshoppers), Diego Benaglio (Nacional/POR).
Defenders: Johan Djourou (Arsenal/ENG), Ludovic Magnin (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal/ENG), Stephane Grichting (Auxerre/FRA), Christoph Spycher (Ein. Frankfurt/GER), Valon Behrami (Lazio/ITA), Patrick Mueller (Lyon/FRA), Philipp Degen (Borussia Dortmund/GER).
Midfielders: Xavier Margairaz (FC Zurich), Johann Vogel (AC Milan/ITA), Ricardo Cabanas (Cologne/GER), Raphael Wicky (Hamburg/GER), Daniel Gygax (Lille/FRA), David Degen (FC Basel), Blerim Dzemaili (FC Zurich), Tranquillo Barnetta (Bayer Leverkusen).
Forwards:: Alex Frei (Rennes/FRA), Marco Streller (Cologne/GER), Mauro Lustrinelli (Sparta Prague), Johan Vonlanthen (NAC/NED).
Coach: Kobi Kuhn.
Group H
Spain
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool/ENG), Santiago Canizares (Valencia).
Defenders: Antonio Lopez (Atletico Madrid), Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Juanito (Real Betis), Asier del Horno (Chelsea/ENG), Michel Salgado (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Carlos Marchena (Valencia).
Midfielders: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal/ENG), Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal/ENG), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Joaquin (Real Betis), Luis Garcia (Liverpool/ENG), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool/ENG), David Albelda (Valencia), Marcos Senna (Villarreal).
Forwards:: Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid), Raul (Real Madrid), David Villa (Valencia).
Coach: Luis Aragones.
Ukraine
Goalkeepers: Oleksander Shovkovsky (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Pyatov (Vorskla Poltava), Bogdan Shust (Shakhtar Donetsk).
Defenders: Andriy Nesmachny (Dynamo Kiev), Vladyslav Vashchyuk (Dynamo Kiev), Serhiy Fyodorov (Dynamo Kiev), Volodymyr Yesersky (Dnipro Dnipr.), Andriy Rusol (Dnipro Dnipr.), Dmytro Chigrinsky (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vyacheslav Svidersky (Arsenal Kiev).
Midfielders: Anatoly Tymoshchyuk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleg Gusiev (Dynamo Kiev), Ruslan Rotan (Dynamo Kiev), Serhiy Nazarenko (Dnipro Dnipr.), Oleg Shelayev (Dnipro Dnipr.), Andriy Husin (Krylya Sovietov Samara/RUS), Maxim Kalinichenko (Spartak Moscow/RUS).
Forwards:: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan/ITA), Andriy Voronin (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Serhiy Rebrov (Dynamo Kiev), Artyom Milevsky (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Vorobei (Shakhtar Donetsk), Olexiy Belik (Shakhtar Donetsk).
Coach: Oleg Blokhin.
Tunisia
Goalkeepers: Ali Boumnijel (Club Africain), Hamdi Kasraoui (Esperance), Adel Nefzi (US Monastir).
Defenders: Karim Hagui (Strasbourg/FRA), Rahdi Jaidi (Bolton/ENG), Hatem Trabelsi (Ajax/NED), David Jammali (Bourdeaux/FRA), Alaeddine Yahia (St Etienne/FRA), Karim Saidi (Lecce/ITA), Anis Ayari (Samsun Sport/TUR), Mehdi Meriah (Etoile du Sahel).
Midfielders: Riadh Bouazizi (Kayserispor/TUR), Adel Chedli (Nuremberg/GER), Kais Ghodhbane (Samsunspor/TUR), Sofiene Melliti (Gazi Antepspor/TUR), Jawher Mnari (Nuremberg/GER), Hamed Namouchi (Rangers/SCO), Mehdi Nafti (Birmingham/ENG).
Forwards:: Silva Dos Santos (Toulouse/FRA), Ziad Jaziri (Troyes/FRA), Karim Sediri (Rosenberg/NOR), Yassine Chikhaoui (Etoile du Sahel), Issam Jomaa (Lens/FRA).
Coach: Roger Lemerre (FRA).
Saudi Arabia
Goalkeepers: Mohammad al-Deayea (Al-Hilal), Mohammad Khouja (Al-Shabab), Mabrouk Zayed (Al-Ittihad).
Defenders: Ahmed al-Bahri (Al-Ittifak), Ahmad al-Doukhi (Al-Ittihad), Hussein Abdul Ghani (Al-Ahli), Nayef al-Kahdi (Al-Ahli), Abdul Aziz al-Khathran (Al-Hilal), Mohammad Masaad (Al-Ahli), Hamad al-Montashari (Al-Ittihad), Redha Takar (Al-Ittihad).
Midfielders: Mohammad Amin (Al-Ittihad), Khaled Aziz (Al-Hilal), Omar al-Ghamdi (Al-Hilal), Saoud Kariri (Al-Ittihad), Mohammad Nour (Al-Ittihad), Mohammad al-Shalboub (Al-Hilal), Nawaf al-Temyat (Al-Hilal).
Forwards:: Mohammad al-Anbar (Al-Hilal), Saad al-Harthi (Al-Nasr), Sami al-Jaber (Al-Hilal), Malek Maath (Al-Ahli), Yasser al-Qahtani (Al-Hilal).
Coach: Marcos Paqueta (BRA)
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