The final 23 players for the 32 squads competing in South Africa’s 2010 Fifa World Cup were announced after the deadline for confirmed teams passed on 1 June. Get the low-down on the 736 footballers who will be battling it out for the sport’s biggest trophy from 11 June to 11 July.
| 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: FIRST STAGE GROUPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A South Africa Mexico Uruguay France |
Group B Argentina Nigeria South Korea Greece |
Group C England USA Algeria Slovenia |
Group D Germany Australia Serbia Ghana |
| Group E Netherlands Denmark Japan Cameroon |
Group F Italy Paraguay New Zealand Slovakia |
Group G Brazil North Korea Côte d’Ivoire Portugal |
Group H Spain Switzerland Honduras Chile |
GROUP C
|
Coach: Fabio Capello |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
Goalkeeper |
David James |
1 August 1970 (aged 39) |
50 |
Portsmouth |
|
|
Goalkeeper |
Robert Green |
18 January 1980 (aged 30) |
9 |
West Ham United |
|
|
Goalkeeper |
Joe Hart |
19 April 1987 (aged 23) |
1 |
Manchester City |
|
|
Defender |
Ashley Cole |
20 December 1980 (aged 29) |
77 |
Chelsea |
|
|
Defender |
Rio Ferdinand (captain) |
7 November 1978 (aged 31) |
76 |
Manchester United |
|
|
Defender |
John Terry |
7 December 1980 (aged 29) |
59 |
Chelsea |
|
|
Defender |
Jamie Carragher |
28 January 1978 (aged 32) |
34 |
Liverpool |
|
|
Defender |
Glen Johnson |
23 August 1984 (aged 25) |
20 |
Liverpool |
|
|
Defender |
Ledley King |
12 October 1980 (aged 29) |
19 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
|
Defender |
Matthew Upson |
18 April 1979 (aged 31) |
19 |
West Ham United |
|
|
Defender |
Stephen Warnock |
12 December 1981 (aged 28) |
1 |
Aston Villa |
|
|
Midfielder |
Steven Gerrard |
30 May 1980 (aged 30) |
78 |
Liverpool |
|
|
Midfielder |
Frank Lampard |
20 June 1978 (aged 31) |
77 |
Chelsea |
|
|
Midfielder |
Joe Cole |
8 November 1981 (aged 28) |
53 |
Chelsea |
|
|
Midfielder |
Gareth Barry |
23 February 1981 (aged 29) |
36 |
Manchester City |
|
|
Midfielder |
Shaun Wright-Phillips |
25 October 1981 (aged 28) |
30 |
Manchester City |
|
|
Midfielder |
Michael Carrick |
28 July 1981 (aged 28) |
21 |
Manchester United |
|
|
Midfielder |
Aaron Lennon |
16 April 1987 (aged 23) |
15 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
|
Midfielder |
James Milner |
4 January 1986 (aged 24) |
7 |
Aston Villa |
|
|
Forward |
Wayne Rooney |
24 October 1985 (aged 24) |
58 |
Manchester United |
|
|
Forward |
Emile Heskey |
11 January 1978 (aged 32) |
57 |
Aston Villa |
|
|
Forward |
Jermain Defoe |
7 October 1982 (aged 27) |
39 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
|
Forward |
Peter Crouch |
30 January 1981 (aged 29) |
37 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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|
Coach: Bob Bradley |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Tim Howard |
6 March 1979 (aged 31) |
49 |
Everton |
|
2 |
Defender |
Jonathan Spector |
1 March 1986 (aged 24) |
24 |
West Ham United |
|
3 |
Defender |
Carlos Bocanegra (captain) |
25 May 1979 (aged 31) |
77 |
Rennes |
|
4 |
Midfielder |
Michael Bradley |
31 July 1987 (aged 22) |
41 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|
5 |
Defender |
Oguchi Onyewu |
13 May 1982 (aged 28) |
51 |
Milan |
|
6 |
Defender |
Steve Cherundolo |
19 February 1979 (aged 31) |
57 |
Hannover 96 |
|
7 |
Midfielder |
DaMarcus Beasley |
24 May 1982 (aged 28) |
90 |
Rangers |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Clint Dempsey |
9 March 1983 (aged 27) |
60 |
Fulham |
|
9 |
Forward |
Herculez Gomez |
6 April 1982 (aged 28) |
2 |
Puebla |
|
10 |
Midfielder |
Landon Donovan |
4 March 1982 (aged 28) |
121 |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
|
11 |
Midfielder |
Stuart Holden |
1 August 1985 (aged 24) |
12 |
Bolton Wanderers |
|
12 |
Defender |
Jonathan Bornstein |
7 November 1984 (aged 25) |
29 |
Chivas USA |
|
13 |
Midfielder |
Ricardo Clark |
10 March 1983 (aged 27) |
27 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
|
14 |
Forward |
Edson Buddle |
21 May 1981 (aged 29) |
1 |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
|
15 |
Defender |
Jay DeMerit |
4 December 1979 (aged 30) |
17 |
Watford |
|
16 |
Midfielder |
José Francisco Torres |
29 October 1987 (aged 22) |
8 |
Pachuca |
|
17 |
Forward |
Jozy Altidore |
6 November 1989 (aged 20) |
24 |
Hull City |
|
18 |
Goalkeeper |
Brad Guzan |
9 September 1984 (aged 25) |
15 |
Aston Villa |
|
19 |
Midfielder |
Maurice Edu |
18 April 1986 (aged 24) |
12 |
Rangers |
|
20 |
Forward |
Robbie Findley |
4 August 1985 (aged 24) |
4 |
Real Salt Lake |
|
21 |
Defender |
Clarence Goodson |
17 May 1982 (aged 28) |
11 |
Start |
|
22 |
Midfielder |
Benny Feilhaber |
19 January 1985 (aged 25) |
31 |
AGF |
|
23 |
Goalkeeper |
Marcus Hahnemann |
15 June 1972 (aged 37) |
6 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|
Coach: Rabah Saâdane |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Lounès Gaouaoui |
September 28, 1977 (age 32) |
48 |
ASO Chlef |
|
2 |
Defender |
Madjid Bougherra |
October 7, 1982 (age 27) |
40 |
Rangers |
|
3 |
Defender |
Nadir Belhadj |
June 18, 1982 (age 27) |
44 |
Portsmouth |
|
4 |
Defender |
Antar Yahia |
March 21, 1982 (age 28) |
43 |
Bochum |
|
5 |
Defender |
Rafik Halliche |
September 2, 1986 (age 23) |
15 |
Nacional Madeira |
|
6 |
Midfielder |
Yazid Mansouri (captain) |
February 25, 1978 (age 32) |
66 |
Lorient |
|
7 |
Midfielder |
Ryad Boudebouz |
February 19, 1990 (age 20) |
1 |
FC Sochaux |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Mehdi Lacen |
March 5, 1984 (age 25) |
2 |
Racing Santander |
|
9 |
Forward |
Abdelkader Ghezzal |
December 5, 1984 (age 25) |
18 |
Siena |
|
10 |
Forward |
Rafik Saïfi |
February 7, 1975 (age 35) |
59 |
Istres |
|
11 |
Forward |
Rafik Djebbour |
March 8, 1984 (age 26) |
15 |
AEK Athens |
|
12 |
Defender |
Habib Bellaid |
March 28, 1986 (age 24) |
1 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
|
13 |
Forward |
Karim Matmour |
June 25, 1984 (age 25) |
21 |
Borussia Monchengladbach |
|
14 |
Defender |
Carl Medjani |
May 15, 1985 (age 25) |
0 |
AC Ajaccio |
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Karim Ziani |
August 17, 1982 (age 27) |
54 |
Wolfsburg |
|
16 |
Goalkeeper |
Faouzi Chaouchi |
December 5, 1984 (age 25) |
9 |
ES Sétif |
|
17 |
Midfielder |
Adlène Guedioura |
November 12, 1985 (age 24) |
1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|
18 |
Defender |
Abdelkader Laïfaoui |
May 15, 1985 (age 25) |
6 |
ES Sétif |
|
19 |
Midfielder |
Hassan Yebda |
April 14, 1984 (age 26) |
9 |
Portsmouth |
|
20 |
Defender |
Djamel Mesbah |
October 9, 1984 (age 25) |
1 |
Lecce |
|
21 |
Midfielder |
Foued Kadir |
December 5, 1983 (age 26) |
1 |
Valenciennes FC |
|
22 |
Midfielder |
Djamel Abdoun |
February 14, 1986 (age 24) |
6 |
Nantes |
|
23 |
Goalkeeper |
Raïs M’Bohli |
April 25, 1986 (age 24) |
1 |
Slavia Sofia |
|
Coach: Matjaž Kek |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Jasmin Handanovič |
28 January 1978 (aged 32) |
3 |
Mantova |
|
2 |
Defender |
Mišo Brečko |
1 May 1984 (aged 26) |
30 |
Köln |
|
3 |
Defender |
Elvedin Džinič |
25 August 1985 (aged 24) |
0 |
Maribor |
|
4 |
Defender |
Marko Šuler |
9 March 1983 (aged 27) |
16 |
Gent |
|
5 |
Defender |
Boštjan Cesar |
9 July 1982 (aged 27) |
41 |
Grenoble |
|
6 |
Defender |
Branko Ilič |
6 February 1983 (aged 27) |
36 |
Lokomotiv Moscow |
|
7 |
Forward |
Nejc Pečnik |
3 January 1986 (aged 24) |
7 |
Nacional |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Robert Koren (captain) |
20 September 1980 (aged 29) |
45 |
West Bromwich Albion |
|
9 |
Forward |
Zlatan Ljubijankič |
15 December 1983 (aged 26) |
16 |
Gent |
|
10 |
Forward |
Valter Birsa |
7 August 1986 (aged 23) |
33 |
Auxerre |
|
11 |
Forward |
Milivoje Novakovič |
18 May 1979 (aged 31) |
37 |
Köln |
|
12 |
Goalkeeper |
Samir Handanovič |
14 July 1984 (aged 25) |
38 |
Udinese |
|
13 |
Defender |
Bojan Jokić |
17 May 1986 (aged 24) |
33 |
Chievo |
|
14 |
Forward |
Zlatko Dedič |
10 May 1984 (aged 26) |
23 |
Bochum |
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Rene Krhin |
21 May 1990 (aged 20) |
3 |
Internazionale |
|
16 |
Goalkeeper |
Aleksander Šeliga |
1 February 1980 (aged 30) |
1 |
Sparta Rotterdam |
|
17 |
Midfielder |
Andraž Kirm |
6 September 1984 (aged 25) |
25 |
Wisła Kraków |
|
18 |
Midfielder |
Aleksander Radosavljevič |
25 April 1979 (aged 31) |
14 |
Larissa |
|
19 |
Defender |
Suad Filekovič |
16 September 1978 (aged 31) |
14 |
Maribor |
|
20 |
Midfielder |
Andrej Komac |
4 December 1979 (aged 30) |
40 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
|
21 |
Midfielder |
Dalibor Stevanovič |
27 September 1984 (aged 25) |
15 |
Vitesse |
|
22 |
Defender |
Matej Mavrič |
29 January 1979 (aged 31) |
32 |
TuS Koblenz |
|
23 |
Forward |
Tim Matavž |
13 January 1989 (aged 21) |
0 |
Groningen |
