World Cup groups and teams

Click on names of groups and teams for details:

Group A:

France

Senegal

Denmark

Uruguay


Group B:

Spain

Slovenia

Paraguay

South Africa

Group C:

Brazil

Turkey

China

Costa Rica

Group D:

Korea

Poland

USA

Portugal

Group E:

Germany

Saudi Arabia

Ireland

Cameroon

Group F:

Argentina

Nigeria

England

Sweden

Group G:

Italy

Ecuador

Croatia

Mexico


Group H:

Japan

Belgium

Russia

Tunisia



ARGENTINA

Goalkeepers: German Burgos (Atletico Madrid/Spa), Pablo Cavallero (Celta/Spa), Roberto Bonano (Barcelona/Spa)

Defenders: Jose Chamot (AC Milan/Ita), Walter Samuel (Roma/Ita), Mauricio Pochettino (Paris Saint Germain/Fra), Diego Placente (Bayer Leverkusen/Ger), Roberto Ayala (Valencia/Spa)

Midfielders: Diego Simeone (Lazio/Ita), Javier Zanetti (Inter-Milan/Ita), Marcelo Gallardo (Monaco/Fra), Claudio Husain (Napoli/Ita), Juan Sebastian Veron (Manchester United/Eng), Matias Almeyda (Parma/Ita), Cristian Gonzales (Valencia/Spa), Pablo Aimar (Valencia/Spa), Gustavo Lopez (Celta/Spa), Juan Pablo Sorin (Cruzeiro/Bra)

Forwards: Gabriel Batistuta (Roma/Ita), Hernan Crespo (Lazio/Ita), Ariel Ortega (River Plate), Claudio Lopez (Lazio/Ita), Claudio Caniggia (Rangers/Sco).


BELGIUM

Goalkeepers: Geert De Vlieger (Willem II Tilburg), Frederic Herpoel (Ghent), Franky Vandendriessche (Excelsior Mouscron)

Defenders: Glen De Boeck (Anderlecht), Eric Deflandre (Olympique Lyon), Jacky Peeters (Ghent), Daniel Van Buyten (Olympique Marseille), Peter Van der Heyden (Club Bruges), Nico Van Kerckhoven (Schalke 04), Eric Van Meir (Standard Liege)

Midfielders: Danny Boffin (Sint Truiden), Gaetan Englebert (Club Bruges), Bart Goor (Hertha Berlin), Timmy Simons (Club Bruges), Bernd Thijs (Genk), Yves Vanderhaeghe (Anderlecht), Gert Verheyen (Club Bruges), Sven Vermant (Schalke 04), Johan Walem (Standard Liege), Marc Wilmots (Schalke 04)

Forwards: Mbo Mpenza (Excelsior Mouscron), Branko Strupar (Derby County), Wesley Sonck

BRAZIL

Goalkeepers: Marcos (Palmeiras), Dida (Corinthians), Rogerio (Sao Paulo)

Defenders: Cafu (AS Roma/Ita), Beleti (Sao Paulo), Junior (Parma/Ita), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid/Spa), Lucio (Bayer Leverkusen/Ger), Roque Junior (AC Milan/Ita), Anderson Polga (Gremio), Edmilson (Lyon/Fra)

Midfielders: Gilberto Silva (Atletico Mineiro), Kleberson (Atletico Paranaense), Emerson (AS Roma/Ita), Vampeta (Corinthians), Ronaldinho Gaucho (Paris Saint Germain/Fra), Juninho Paulista (Flamengo), Kaka (Sao Paulo)

Fowards: Edilson (Cruzeiro), Denilson (Real Betis/Spa), Rivaldo (Barcelona/Spa), Luizao (Gremio), Ronaldo (Inter Milan/Ita)

CAMEROON

Goalkeepers: Alioum Boukar (Samsunspor, Turkey), Jacques Songo'o (Metz, France), Idriss Carlos Kameni (Juventus, Italy).

Defenders: Rigobert Song (captain; FC Cologne, Germany), Raymond Kalla Nkongo (Extremadura, Spain), Lucien Mettomo (Manchester City, England), Pierre Wome Nlend (Bologna, Italy), Pierre Njanka Beaka (Portsmouth, England).

Midfielders: Bill Tchato (Montpellier, France), Nicolas Alnoudji (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey), Eric Djemba Djemba (Nantes, France), Marc-Vivien Foe (Lyon, France), Lauren Etame Mayer (Arsenal, England), Joseph Cyrille Ndo (Al Khalees, Saudi Arabia), Daniel Ngom Kome (Numancia, Spain), Geremy Njitap Fotso (Real Madrid, Spain), Salomon Olembe (Marseille, France), Joel Epalle (Panahaiki, Greece)

Strikers: Samuel Eto'o Fils (Real Mallorca, Spain), Patrick Mboma (Parma, Italy; on loan to Sunderland, England), Pius Ndiefi (Sedan, France), Patrick Suffo (Numancia, Spain), Joseph-Desire Job (Metz, France).

CHINA

Goalkeepers: Jiang Jin (Tianjin Taida), An Qi (Dalian Shide), Ou Chuliang (Yunnan Hongta)

Defenders: Fan Zhiyi (Dundee, Scotland), Li Weifeng (Shenzhen Ping'an), Sun Jihai (Manchester City, England), Wu Chenying (Shanghai Shenhua), Yang Pu (Beijing Guoan), Xu Yunlong (Beijing Guoan), Zhang Enhua (Dalian Shide), Du Wei (Shanghai Shenhua), Gao Yao (Shandong Luneng)

Midfielders: Li Tie (Liaoning Bodao), Zhao Junzhe (Liaoning Bodao), Li Xiaopeng (Shandong Luneng), Qu Bo (Qingdao Beer), Ma Mingyu (Sichuan Dahe), Shao Jiayi (Beijing Guo'an), Qi Hong (Shanghai Zhongyuan), Yu Genwei (Tianjin Taida)

Forwards: Hao Haidong (Dalian Shide), Yang Chen (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Su Maozhen (Shandong Luneng).

COSTA RICA

Goalkeepers: Erick Lonnis (Saprissa), Alvaro Mesen (Alajuela), Lester Morgan

Defenders: Carlos Castro (Alajuela), Harold Wallace (Alajuela), Mauricio Wright (Heredia), Juan Jose Rodriguez (San Carlos), Daniel Vallejo (Heredia), Reynaldo Parks (Saprissa), Jervis Drummond (Saprissa), Gilberto Martinez (Brescia/Ita), Luis Marin (Alajuela)

Midfielders: Wilmer Lopez (Alajuela), Mauricio Solis (Alajuela), Walter Centeno (Saprissa), Rodrigo Cordero (Heredia), Rolando Fonseca (Alajuela)

Forwards: William Sunsing (Heredia), Ronald Gomez (Ofi-Crete/Gre), Winston Parks (Udinese/Ita), Paulo Cesar Wanchope (Manchester City/Eng), Steven Bryce (Alajuela), Hernan Medford (Saprissa)

CROATIA

Goalkeepers: Tomislav Butina (Dinamo Zagreb), Stipe Pletikosa (Hajduk Split), Vladimir Vasilj (Zagreb)

Defenders: Robert Jarni (Panathinaikos/Gre), Robert Kovac (Bayern Munich/Ger), Danijel Saric (Panathinaikos/Gre), Anthony Seric (Verona/Ita), Dario Simic (Inter Milan/Ita), Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin/Ger), Boris Zivkovic (Bayer Leverkusen/Ger)

Midfielders: Niko Kovac (Bayern Munich/Ger), Robert Prosinecki (unattached), Milan Rapaic (Fenerbahce/Tur), Zvonimir Soldo (VfB Stuttgart/Ger), Mario Stanic (Chelsea/Eng), Stjepan Tomas (Vicenza/Ita), Jurica Vranjes (Bayer Leverkusen/Ger), Davor Vugrinec (Lecce/Ita)

Strikers: Bosko Balaban (Aston Villa/Eng), Alen Boksic (Middlesbrough/Eng), Ivica Olic (Zagreb), Davor Suker (1860 Munich/Ger), Goran Vlaovic (Panathinaikos/Gre)

DENMARK

Goalkeepers: Thomas Sorensen (Sunderland), Peter Kjaer (Aberdeen), Jesper Christiansen (Vejle).

Defenders: Kasper Bogelund (PSV Eindhoven), Jan Heintze (PSV Eindhoven), Thomas Helveg (AC Milan), Rene Henriksen (Panathinaikos), Niclas Jensen (Manchester City), Martin Laursen (AC Milan), Steven Lustu (Lyn).

Midfielders: Thomas Gravesen (Everton), Claus Jensen (Charlton Athletic), Brian Steen Nielsen (Malmo FF), Christian Poulsen (FC Copenhagen), Stig Tofting (Bolton Wanderers).

Forwards: Jesper Gronkjaer (Chelsea), Martin Jorgensen (Udinese), Peter Lovenkrands (Rangers), Peter Madsen (Brondby), Jan Michaelsen (Panathinaikos), Dennis Rommedahl (PSV Eindhoven), Ebbe Sand (Schalke 04), Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord).


ECUADOR

Goalkeepers: Jose Cevallos (Barcelona), Geovanny Ibarra (El Nacional), Daniel Viteri (Emelec)

Defenders: Ulises De la Cruz (Hibernian, Sco), Augusto Poroso (Emelec), Ivan Hurtado (Barcelona), Geovanny Espinoza (Aucas), Raul Guerron (Deportivo Quito), Marlon Ayovi (Deportivo Quito)

Midfielders: Edwin Tenorio (Barcelona), Luis Gomez (Barcelona), Alfonso Obregon (Liga de Quito), Edison Mendez (Deportivo Quito), Cleber Chala (El Nacional), Juan Carlos Burbano (El Nacional), Alex Aguinaga (Necaxa, Mex), Wellington Sanchez (Emelec), Walter Ayovi (Emelec)

Fowards: Carlos Tenorio (Liga de Quito), Angel Fernandez (El Nacional) Ivan Kaviedes (Barcelona), Nicolas Ascencio (Barcelona), Agustin Delgado (Southampton, Eng)

ENGLAND

Note: Trevor Sinclair called up on May 25 to replace injured Danny Murphy.

Goalkeepers: David Seaman (Arsenal), Nigel Martyn (Leeds United), David James (West Ham United)

Defenders: Danny Mills (Leeds United), Rio Ferdinand (Leeds United), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Gareth Southgate (Middlesbrough), Wayne Bridge (Southampton), Martin Keown (Arsenal)

Midfielders: David Beckham (Manchester United), Paul Scholes (Manchester United), Nicky Butt (Manchester United), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Joe Cole (West Ham United), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle United)/Trevor Sinclair (West Ham United)

Forwards: Michael Owen (Liverpool), Emile Heskey (Liverpool), Robbie Fowler (Leeds United), Darius Vassell (Aston Villa), Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur)

FRANCE

Goalkeepers: Fabien Barthez (Manchester United/Eng), Ulrich Rame (Bordeaux), Gregory Coupet (Lyon)

Defenders: Vincent Candela (Roma/Ita), Marcel Desailly (Chelsea/Eng), Frank Leboeuf (Marseille), Lilian Thuram (Juventus/Ita), Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United/Eng), Bixente Lizarazu (Bayern Munich/Ger), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich/Ger), Philippe Christanval (Barcelona/Spa)

Midfielders: Patrick Vieira (Arsenal/Eng), Emmanuel Petit (Chelsea/Eng), Youri Djorkaeff (Bolton/Eng), Alain Boghossian (Parma/Ita), Johan Micoud (Parma/Ita), Claude Makelele (Real Madrid/Spa), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid/Spa)

Fowards: Christophe Dugarry (Bordeaux), Sylvain Wiltord (Arsenal/Eng), David Trezeguet (Juventus/Ita), Thierry Henry (Arsenal/Eng), Djibril Cisse (Auxerre)

GERMANY

Goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Jens Lehmann (Borussia Dortmund), Hans-Joerg Butt (Bayer Leverkusen)

Defenders: Thomas Linke (Bayern Munich), Christian Woerns, Sebastian Kehl, Christoph Metzelder, Joerg Heinrich (all Borussia Dortmund), Marko Rehmer (Hertha Berlin), Christian Ziege (Tottenham Hotspur)

Midfielders: Michael Ballack, Carsten Ramelow, Bernd Schneider (all Bayer Leverkusen), Sebastian Deisler (Hertha Berlin), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Jens Jeremies (Bayern Munich), Dietmar Hamann (Liverpool)

Fowards: Gerald Asamoah (Schalke 04), Oliver Bierhoff (Monaco), Oliver Neuville (Bayer Leverkusen), Carsten Jancker (Bayern Munich), Miroslav Klose (Kaiserslautern), Marco Bode (Werder Bremen)

On standby: Frank Rost (goalkeeper, Werder Bremen), Frank Baumann (defender, Werder Bremen), Ingo Hertzsch (defender, Hamburg SV), Stefan Beinlich (midfielder, Hertha Berlin), Joerg Boehme (midfielder, Schalke 04), Lars Ricken (midfielder, Borussia Dortmund), Thomas Brdaric (striker, Bayer Leverkusen), Martin Max

IRELAND

Goalkeepers: S Given (Newcastle), Dean Kiely (Charlton), Alan Kelly (Blackburn)

Defenders: S Staunton (Aston Villa), S Finan (Fulham), K Cunningham (Wimbledon), G Breen (Coventry), I Harte (Leeds), G Kelly (Leeds), R Dunne (Manchester City), A O'Brien (Newcastle)

Midfielders: J McAteer (Sunderland), M Kinsella (Charlton), M Holland (Ipswich), K Kilbane (Sunderland), M Kennedy (Wolves), L Carsley (Everton)

Fowards: Robbie Keane (Leeds), N Quinn (Sunderland). C Morrison (Crystal Palace), D Duff (Blackburn), D Connelly (Wimbledon)

Dismissed May 24: Roy Keane (captain)

ITALY

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan), Christian Abbiatti (AC Milan).

Defenders: Fabio Cannavaro (Parma), Mark Iuliano (Juventus), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Alessandro Nesta (Lazio), Christian Panucci (AS Roma).

Midfielders: Francesco Coco (Barcelona), Luigi Di Biagio (Inter Milan), Angelo Di Livio (Fiorentina), Cristiano Doni (Atalanta), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Damiano Tommasi (AS Roma), Francesco Totti (AS Roma), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Cristiano Zanetti (Inter Milan).

Forwards: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Marco Delvecchio (AS Roma), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Vincenzo Montella (AS Roma), Christian Vieri (Inter Milan).

JAPAN

Goalkeepers - Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Portsmouth), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya), Hitoshi Sogahata (Kashima)

Defenders - Yutaka Akita (Kashima), Ryuzo Morioka (Shimizu), Toshihiro Hattori (Iwata), Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Gamba Osaka), Naoki Matsuda (Yokohama), Koji Nakata (Kashima)

Midfielders - Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka), Hidetoshi Nakata (Parma), Takashi Fukunishi (Iwata), Alessandro Santos (Shimizu), Kazuyuki Toda (Shimizu), Tomokazu Myojin (Kashiwa), Mituso Ogasawara (Kashima), Junichi Inamoto (Arsenal), Shinji Ono (Feyenoord), Daisuke Ichikawa (Shimizu)

Forwards - Takayuki Suzuki (Kashima), Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima), Akinori Nishizawa (Cerezo Osaka), Masashi Nakayama (Iwata).

KOREA

Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-jae (Suwon Blue Wings), Kim Byung-ji (Pohang Steelers), Choi Eun-song (Taejon Citizen).

Defenders: Kim Tae-young (Chunnam Dragons), Lee Min-sung (Pusan I.cons), Choi Jin-cheol (Chonbuk Motors), Hong Myung-bo (Pohang Steelers).

Midfielders: Song Chong-gug (Pusan I.cons), Yoo Sang-chul (Kashiwa Reysol, Japan), Choi Sung-yong (Suwon Blue Wings), Lee Eul-yong (Bucheon), Park Ji-sung (Kyoto Purple Sanga, Japan), Kim Nam-il (Chunnam Dragons), Lee Young-pyo (Anyang Cheetahs), Hyun Young-min (Ulsan Tigers), Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan Tigers), Choi Tai-uk (Anyang Cheetahs).

Forwards: Ahn Jung-hwan (Perugia, Italy), Yoon Jung-hwan (Cerezo Osaka, Japan), Hwang Sun-hong (Kashiwa Reysol, Japan), Choi Yong- soo (JEF United Ichihara, Japan), Cha Doo-ri (Korea University), Seol Ki-hyeon (Anderlecht, Belgium).

MEXICO

Goalkeepers: Oscar Perez, Oswaldo Sanchez, Jorge Campos

Defenders: Alberto Rodriguez, Manuel Vidrio, Melvin Brown, Francisco Gabriel de Anda, Salvador Carmona,

Midfielders: Rafael Marquez, Ramon Morales, Alberto Garcia Aspe, Gerardo Torrado, Johan Rodriguez, Rafael Garcia, Sigifredo Mercado, Braulio Luna, German Villa, Gabriel Caballero,

Forwards: Jesus Arellano, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Jared Borgetti, Francisco Palencia, Luis Hernandez

NIGERIA

Goalkeepers: Ike Shorunmu (Lausanne, Switzerland), Austin Ejide (Gabros), Vincent Enyeama (Enyimba)

Defenders: Efe Sodje (Crewe, England), Rabiu Afolabi (Standard Liege, Belgium), Ifeanyi Udeze (PAOK Salonika, Greece), Justice Christopher (Royal Antwerp, Belgium), Taribo West (free agent), Joseph Yobo (Olympique Marseille, France), Celestine Babayaro (Chelsea, England), Eric Ejiofor (Maccabi Haifa, Israel), Isaac Okoronkwo (Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine)

Midfielders: Mutiu Adepoju (Salamanca, Spain), Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha (Paris Saint Germain, France), Pius Ikedia (Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands), James Obiorah (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Benedict Akwuegbu (Shenyeng Gendi, China), Garba Lawal (Roda JC Kerkrade, Netherlands), Femi Opabumni (Grasshoppers, Switzerland)

Strikers: Julius Aghahowa (Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine), Bartholomew Ogbeche (Paris Saint Germain, France), John Utaka (Al Saad, Qatar), Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal, England).

PARAGUAY

Goalkeepers: Jose Luis Chilavert (Strasbourg/Fra), Ricardo Tavarelli (Olimpia), Justo Villar (Libertad)

Defenders: Francisco Arce (Palmeiras/Bra), Celso Ayala (River Plate/Arg), Carlos Gamarra (AEK Athens/Gre), Denis Caniza (Santos Laguna/Mex), Pedro Sarabia (River Plate/Arg), Daniel Sanabria (Libertad), Julio Caceres (Olimpia)

Midfielders: Roberto Acuna (Real Zaragosa/Spa), Estanislao Struway (Libertad), Carlos Paredes (Porto/Por), Gustavo Morinigo (Libertad/Par), Diego Gavilan (Los Tecos/Mex), Juan Carlos Franco (Olimpia), Carlos Bonet (Libertad), Guido Alvarenga (Leon/Mex)

Strikers: Jose Cardozo (Toluca/Mex), Roque Santacruz (Bayern Munich/Ger), Nelson Cuevas (River Plate/Arg), Richart Baez (Olimpia), Jorge Campos (U. Catolica/Chi)

POLAND

Goalkeepers: Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool), Radoslaw Majdan (Goeztepe Izmir), Adam Matysek (RKS Radomsko)

Defenders: Michal Zewlakow (Excelsior Mouscron), Marek Kozminski (Ancona Calcio), Tomasz Waldoch, Tomasz Hajto (both Schalke 04), Jacek Zielinski (Legia Warsaw), Jacek Bak (RC Lens), Tomasz Klos (Kaiserslautern), Arkadiusz Glowacki (Wisla Krakow),

Midfielders: Tomasz Rzasa (Feyenoord), Jacek Krzynowek (Nuernberg), Radoslaw Kaluzny (Energie Cottbus), Arkadiusz Bak (Widzew Lodz), Piotr Swierczewski (Olympique Marseilles), Maciej Murawski (Legia Warsaw), Pawel Sibik (Odra Wodzislaw),

Strikers: Emmanuel Olisadebe (Panathinaikos Athens), Pawel Kryszalowicz (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maciej Zurawski (Wisla Krakow), Marcin Zewlakow ((Excelsior Mouscron), Cezary Kucharski (Legia Warsaw).

PORTUGAL

Goalkeepers: Nelson Pereira (Sporting Lisbon), Ricardo Pereira (Boavista Porto), Vitor Baia (FC Porto).

Defenders: Abel Xavier (Liverpool/Eng), Roberto Severo "Beto" (Sporting Lisbon), Marco Caneira (Benfica), Fernando Couto (Lazio/Ita), Nuno Frechaut (Boavista), Jorge Andrade (FC Porto), Jorge Costa (Charlton/Eng), Rui Jorge Oliveira (Sporting Lisbon)

Midfielders: Nuno Rocha "Capucho" (FC Porto), Luis Figo (Real Madrid/Spa), Paulo Bento (Sporting Lisbon), Paulo Sousa (Espanyol/Spa), Pedro Barbosa (Sporting Lisbon), Armando Teixeira "Petit" (Boavista), Rui Costa (AC Milan/Ita), Sergio Conceicao (Inter Milan/Ita), Daniel Kenedy (Maritimo Funchal)

Forwards: Joao Pinto (Sporting Lisbon), Nuno Ribeiro "Gomes" (Fiorentina/Ita), Pedro Resendes "Pauleta" (Bordeaux/Fra)

RUSSIA

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (Verona), Alexander
Filimonov (Uralan Elista), Stanislav Cherchesov (Tirol
Innsbruck)

Defenders: Yuri Nikiforov (PSV Eindhoven), Viktor Onopko
(Oviedo), Igor Chugainov (Uralan Elista), Yuri Kovtun (Spartak Moscow), Vyacheslav Dayev (CSKA Mo scow), Andrei Solomatin (CSKA Moscow), Dmitry Sennikov (Lokomotiv Moscow)

Midfielders: Alexander Mostovoi (Celta Vigo), Valery Karpin (Celta Vigo), Dmitry Alenichev (Porto), Yegor Titov (Spartak Moscow), Dmitry Khokhlov (Real Sociedad), Sergei Semak (CSKA Moscow), Alexei Smertin (Girondins Bordeaux), Marat Izmailov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Igor Semshov (Torpedo Moscow)

Fowards: Vladimir Beschastnykh (Spartak Moscow), Dmitry
Sychyov (Spartak Moscow), Alexander Kerzhakov (Zenit St
Petersburg), Ruslan Pimenov (Lokomotiv Moscow)

SAUDI ARABIA

Goalkeepers: Mohammed al-Duay (Al-Hilal); Mohammed al-Khojali (Al-Nassr); Mabrouk Zayed (Al-Ittihad)

Defenders: Ahmed al-Dokhi (Al-Hilal); Mohsen al-Harthy (Al-Nassr); Fawzi al-Shihri (Al-Ahli); Mansur al-Thakafi (Al-Nassr); Hussein Abdel Ghani (Al-Ahli); Mohammed Shileah (Al-Ahli); Abullah Sulaiman (Al-Hilal); Reda Takr (Al-Shabab)

Midfielders: Omar al-Ghamdi (Al-Hilal); Abdel Aziz al-Khathran (Al-Shabab); Khamis al-Ouwairan (Al-Ittihad); Mohammed al-Shalhoub (Al-Hilal); Nawaf al-Temayat (Al-Hilal); Abdullah al-Waked (Al-Shabab); Mohammed Nour (Al-Ittihad)

Forwards: Obeid al-Dossary (Al-Ahli); Sami al-Jaber (Al-Hilal); Abdullah al-Jamaan (Al-Hilal); Al-Hassan al-Yami (Al-Ittihad); Ibrahim Suwaid (Al-Ahli)

SENEGAL

Goalkeepers: Tony Sylva (Monaco/Fra), Oumar Diallo (Khourigba/Mar), Kalidou Cissokho (Jeanne d'Arc/Sen)

Defenders: Omar Daff (Sochaux/Fra), Lamine Diatta (Rennes/Fra), Ferdinand Coly (Lens/Fra), Aliou Cisse (Montpellier/Fra), Habib Beye (Strasbourg/Fra), Pape Malick Diop (Lorient/Fra), Alassane Ndour (Saint-Etienne/Fra), Khalilou Fadiga (Auxerre/Fra)

Midfielders: Pape Sarr (Lens/Fra), Salif Diao (Sedan/Fra), Moussa Ndiaye (Sedan/Fra), Amdy Moustapha Faye (Auxerre/Fra), Pape Bouba Diop (Lens/Fra), Makhtar Ndiaye (Rennes/Fra), Sylvain Ndiaye (Lille/Fra)

Forwards: El Hadj Diouf (Lens/Fra), Henri Camara (Sedan/Fra), Pape Thiaw (Lausanne/Swi), Amara Traore (Gueugnon/Fra), Souleymane Camara (Monaco/Fra)

Standby: Mamadou Niang (Troyes/Fra), Mamadou Adama Sarr (AC Milan/Ita)

SLOVENIA

Goalkeepers: Mladen Dabanovic (Lokeren), Marko Simeunovic (Maribor), Dejan Nemec (Club Bruges)

Defenders: Spasoje Bulajic H(Cologne), Marinko Galic (Koper), Aleksander Knavs (Kaiserslautern), Zeljko Milinovic (Jeff United, Japan), Goran Sankovic (Slavia Praga), Muamer Vugdalic (Maribor)

Midfielders: Milenko Acimovic (Tottenham), Ales Ceh (Graz AK), Nastja Ceh (Club Bruges), Sasa Gajser (Ghent), Amir Karic (Maribor), Dzoni Novak (Unterhaching), Miran Pavlin (Porto), Zoran Pavlovic (Austria Memphis), Rajko Tavcar (Nuernberg)

Fowards: Zlatko Zahovic (Benfica), Sebastjan Cimirotic (Lecce), Milan Osterc (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Mladen Rudonja (Portsmouth), Senad Tiganj (Olimpija).

SOUTH AFRICA

Goalkeepers: Andre Arendse (Santos), Calvin Marlin (Ajax Cape Town), Hans Vonk (SC Heerenveen, Netherlands)

Defenders: Matthew Booth (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bradley Carnell (VfB Stuttgart, Germany), Pierre Issa (Watford, England), Aaron Mokoena (Germinal Beerschot, Belgium), Thabang Molefe (Jomo Cosmos Cosmos), Cyril Nzama (Kaizer Chiefs), Lucas Radebe (Leeds United, England)

Midfielders: Delron Buckley (VfL Bochum, Germany), Quinton Fortune (Manchester United), Thabo Mngomeni (Orlando Pirates), Bennett Mnguni (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Teboho Mokoena (St Gallen, Switzerland), McDonald Mukansi (Lokomotiv Sofia, Bulgaria), Steven Pienaar (Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands), Jabu Pule (Kaizer Chiefs), MacBeth Sibaya (Jomo Cosmos), Sibusiso Zuma (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)

Fowards: Benedict McCarthy (FC Porto, Portugal), George Koumantarakis (FC Basle, Switzerland), Siyabonga Nomvete

SOUTH KOREA

Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-jae (Suwon Blue Wings), Kim Byung-ji (Pohang Steelers), Choi Eun-song (Taejon Citizen).

Defenders: Kim Tae-young (Chunnam Dragons), Lee Min-sung (Pusan I.cons), Choi Jin-cheol (Chonbuk Motors), Hong Myung-bo (Pohang Steelers).

Midfielders: Song Chong-gug (Pusan I.cons), Yoo Sang-chul (Kashiwa Reysol), Choi Sung-yong (Suwon Blue Wings), Lee Eul-yong (Bucheon), Park Ji-sung (Kyoto Purple Sanga), Kim Nam-il (Chunnam Dragons), Lee Young-pyo (Anyang Cheetahs), Hyun Young-min (Ulsan Tigers), Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan Tigers), Choi Tai-uk (Anyang Cheetahs)

Forwards: Ahn Jung-hwan (Perugia), Yoon Jung-hwan (Cerezo Osaka), Hwang Sun-hong (Kashiwa Reysol), Choi Yong- soo (JEF United Ichihara), Cha Doo-ri (Korea University), Seol Ki-hyeon

SPAIN

Goalkeepers: Santiago Canizares (Valencia); Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Ricardo Lopez Felipe (Valladolid).

Defenders: Enrique Fernandez Romero (Deportivo); Juan Francisco 'Juanfran' Garcia (Celta); Miguel Angel Nadal (Mallorca); Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid); Curro Torres (Valencia); Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona).

Midfielders: Joaquin Sanchez (Betis), Juan Carlos Valeron (Deportivo); Sergio Gonzalez (Deportivo); Ivan Helguera (Real Madrid); Xavi Hernandez (FC Barcelona); Francisco De Pedro (Real Sociedad); Luis Enrique Martinez (FC Barcelona); Gaizka Mendieta (Lazio); David Abelda, Ruben Baraja (Valencia).

Forwards: Diego Tristan (Deportivo); Raul Gonzalez, Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid); Alberto Luque Martos (Mallorca).

SWEDEN

Goalkeepers: Magnus Hedman, Magnus Kihlstedt, Andreas Isaksson

Defenders: Tomas Antonelius, Patrik Andersson, Erik Edman, Andreas Jakobsson, Teddy Lucic, Olof Mellberg, Johan Mjällby, Michael Svensson

Midfielders: Niclas Alexandersson, Daniel Andersson, Mattias Jonsson, Tobias Linderoth, Fredrik Ljungberg, Hakan Mild, Anders Svensson, Magnus Svensson

Forwards: Andreas Andersson, Marcus Allback, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrik Larsson

TUNISIA

Goalkeepers: Ali Boumnijel (Bastia/Fra), Hassen Bejaoui (CA Bizertin), Ahmed Jaoachi (US Monastir)

Defenders: Tarek Thabet (Esperance), Radhi Jaidi (Esperance), Khaled Badra (Esperance), Jose Clayton (Esperance), Emir Mkadmi (ES Sahel), Mohamed Mkacher (ES Sahel), Hamdi Marzouki (Club Africain), Raouf Bouzaiene (Genes/Ita), Hatem Trabelsi (Ajax/Ned)

Midfielders: Kaies Ghodhbane (ES Sahel), Mourad Melki (Esperance), Zoubeir Beya (Besiktas/Tur), Hassen Gabsi (Genes/Ita), Imed Mhedhebi (Genes/Ita), Slim Ben Achour (Martigues/Fra), Riadh Bouazizi (Borsa/Tur)

Strikers: Ali Zitouni (Esperance), Zied Jaziri (ES Sahel), Riadh Jelassi (Club Africain), Adel Sellimi (Friburg/Ger)

TURKEY

Goalkeepers: Rustu Recber (Fenerbahce), Omer Catkic (Gaziantepspor), Zafer Ozgultekin (Ankaragucu), Metin Aktas (Trabzonspor)

Defenders: Bulent Korkmaz (Galatasaray), Emre Asik (Galatasaray), Fatih Akyel (Fenerbahce), Umit Ozat (Fenerbahce), Ismail Gulduren (Genclerbirligi), Alpay Ozalan (Aston Villa)

Midfielders: Ergun Penbe (Galatasaray), Abdullah Ercan (Fenerbahce), Tayfur Havutcu (Besiktas), Cihan Haspolat (Kocaelispor), Tugay Kerimoglu (Blackburn Rovers), Hakan Unsal (Blackburn Rovers), Emre Belozoglu (Inter Milan), Okan Buruk (Inter Milan), Umit Davala (AC Milan), Tayfun Korkut (Real Sociedad), Yildiray Basturk (Bayer Leverkusen), Muzzy Izzet (Leicester City)

Forwards: Hakan Sukur (Parma), Arif Erdem (Galatasaray), Hasan Sas (Galatasaray), Serhat Akin (Fenerbahce), Ilhan Mansiz (Besiktas), Nihat Kahveci

URUGUAY

Goalkeepers: Fabian Carini (Juventus/Ita), Gustavo Munua (Nacional), Federico Elduayen (Penarol)

Defenders: Paolo Montero (Juventus/Ita), Gonzalo Sorondo (Inter Milan/Ita), Joe Bizera (Penarol), Gustavo Mendez (Nacional), Alejandro Lembo (Nacional), Dario Rodriguez (Penarol)

Midfielders: Pablo Garcia (Venezia/Ita), Gonzalo De los Santos (Valencia/Spa), Gianni Guigou (AS Roma/Ita), Fabian O'Neill (Perugia/Ita), Marcelo Romero (Malaga/Spa), Nicolas Olivera (Sevilla/Spa)

Forwards: Alvaro Recoba (Inter Milan/Ita), Gustavo Varela (Nacional), Dario Silva (Malaga/Spa), Federico Magallanes (Venezia/Ita), Richard Morales (Nacional), Diego Forlan (Manchester United/Eng), Sebastian Abreu (Cruz Azul/Mex), Mario Regueiro (Racing Santander/Spa)

USA

Note: Currently a 22 man squad after Chris Armas was forced to pull out through injury. Replacement expected to be announced soon.

(US club unless otherwise stated)

Goalkeepers: Brad Friedel (Blackburn - England), Kasey Keller (Tottenham - England), Tony Meola (Kansas City Wizards)

Defenders: Gregg Berhalter (Crystal Palace - England), Tony Sanneh (Nurnberg - Germany), Frankie Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen - Germany), Eddie Pope (D.C. United), David Regis (F.C. Metz - France), Jeff Agoos (San Jose Earthquakes), Carlos Llamosa (New England Revolution), Pablo Mastreoni (Colorado Rapids)

Midfielders: Claudio Reyna (captain, Sunderland - England), Eddie Lewis (Fulham - England), Cobi Jones (LA Galaxy), DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago Fire), Landon Donovan (San Jose Earthquakes)

Fowards: John O'Brien (Ajax - Holland), Earnie Stewart (NAC Breda –
Holland), Joe-Max Moore (Everton – England), Brian McBride (Columbus Crew), Josh Wolff (Chicago Fire), Clint Mathis (New Jersey Metrostars)


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