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 H
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Coach: Vicente del Bosque |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Iker Casillas (captain) |
20 May 1981 (aged 29) |
103 |
Real Madrid |
|
2 |
Defender |
Raúl Albiol |
4 September 1985 (aged 24) |
22 |
Real Madrid |
|
3 |
Defender |
Gerard Piqué |
2 February 1987 (aged 23) |
15 |
Barcelona |
|
4 |
Defender |
Carlos Marchena |
31 July 1979 (aged 30) |
57 |
Valencia |
|
5 |
Defender |
Carles Puyol |
13 April 1978 (aged 32) |
82 |
Barcelona |
|
6 |
Midfielder |
Andrés Iniesta |
11 May 1984 (aged 26) |
41 |
Barcelona |
|
7 |
Forward |
David Villa |
3 December 1981 (aged 28) |
56 |
Valencia |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Xavi |
25 January 1980 (aged 30) |
85 |
Barcelona |
|
9 |
Forward |
Fernando Torres |
20 March 1984 (aged 26) |
72 |
Liverpool |
|
10 |
Midfielder |
Cesc Fàbregas |
4 May 1987 (aged 23) |
47 |
Arsenal |
|
11 |
Defender |
Joan Capdevila |
3 February 1978 (aged 32) |
44 |
Villarreal |
|
12 |
Goalkeeper |
Víctor Valdés |
14 January 1982 (aged 28) |
0 |
Barcelona |
|
13 |
Midfielder |
Juan Manuel Mata |
28 April 1988 (aged 22) |
7 |
Valencia |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Xabi Alonso |
25 November 1981 (aged 28) |
67 |
Real Madrid |
|
15 |
Defender |
Sergio Ramos |
30 March 1986 (aged 24) |
58 |
Real Madrid |
|
16 |
Midfielder |
Sergio Busquets |
16 July 1988 (aged 21) |
12 |
Barcelona |
|
17 |
Defender |
Álvaro Arbeloa |
17 January 1983 (aged 27) |
14 |
Real Madrid |
|
18 |
Forward |
Pedro |
28 July 1987 (aged 22) |
1 |
Barcelona |
|
19 |
Forward |
Fernando Llorente |
26 February 1985 (aged 25) |
6 |
Athletic Bilbao |
|
20 |
Midfielder |
Javi Martínez |
2 September 1988 (aged 21) |
1 |
Athletic Bilbao |
|
21 |
Midfielder |
David Silva |
8 January 1986 (aged 24) |
34 |
Valencia |
|
22 |
Midfielder |
Jesús Navas |
21 November 1985 (aged 24) |
4 |
Sevilla |
|
23 |
Goalkeeper |
Pepe Reina |
31 August 1982 (aged 27) |
19 |
Liverpool |
|
Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Diego Benaglio |
8 September 1983 (aged 26) |
25 |
Wolfsburg |
|
2 |
Defender |
Stephan Lichtsteiner |
16 January 1984 (aged 26) |
26 |
Lazio |
|
3 |
Defender |
Ludovic Magnin |
20 April 1979 (aged 31) |
61 |
Zürich |
|
4 |
Defender |
Philippe Senderos |
14 February 1985 (aged 25) |
38 |
Everton |
|
5 |
Defender |
Steve von Bergen |
10 June 1983 (aged 27) |
10 |
Hertha Berlin |
|
6 |
Midfielder |
Benjamin Huggel |
7 July 1977 (aged 32) |
36 |
Basel |
|
7 |
Midfielder |
Tranquillo Barnetta |
2 May 1985 (aged 25) |
50 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Gökhan Inler |
27 June 1984 (aged 25) |
34 |
Udinese |
|
9 |
Forward |
Alexander Frei (captain) |
15 July 1979 (aged 30) |
73 |
Basel |
|
10 |
Forward |
Blaise Nkufo |
25 May 1975 (aged 35) |
29 |
Twente |
|
11 |
Midfielder |
Valon Behrami |
19 April 1985 (aged 25) |
26 |
West Ham United |
|
12 |
Goalkeeper |
Marco Wölfli |
22 August 1982 (aged 27) |
4 |
Young Boys |
|
13 |
Defender |
Stéphane Grichting |
30 March 1979 (aged 31) |
33 |
Auxerre |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Marco Padalino |
8 December 1983 (aged 26) |
7 |
Sampdoria |
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Hakan Yakin |
22 February 1977 (aged 33) |
80 |
Luzern |
|
16 |
Midfielder |
Gelson Fernandes |
2 September 1986 (aged 23) |
21 |
Saint-Étienne |
|
17 |
Defender |
Reto Ziegler |
16 January 1986 (aged 24) |
10 |
Sampdoria |
|
18 |
Forward |
Albert Bunjaku |
November 29, 1983 (age 26) |
1 |
Nuremberg |
|
19 |
Forward |
Eren Derdiyok |
12 June 1988 (aged 21) |
19 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
|
20 |
Midfielder |
Pirmin Schwegler |
9 March 1987 (aged 23) |
3 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
|
21 |
Goalkeeper |
Johnny Leoni |
30 June 1984 (aged 25) |
0 |
Zürich |
|
22 |
Defender |
Mario Eggimann |
24 January 1981 (aged 29) |
8 |
Hannover 96 |
|
23 |
Midfielder |
Xherdan Shaqiri |
10 October 1991 (aged 18) |
1 |
Basel |
|
Coach: Reinaldo Rueda |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Noel Valladares |
3 May 1977 (aged 33) |
71 |
Olimpia |
|
2 |
Goalkeeper |
Donis Escober |
3 February 1980 (aged 30) |
11 |
Olimpia |
|
3 |
Goalkeeper |
Ricardo Canales |
30 May 1982 (aged 28) |
2 |
Motagua |
|
4 |
Defender |
Maynor Figueroa |
2 May 1983 (aged 27) |
66 |
Wigan Athletic |
|
5 |
Defender |
Sergio Mendoza |
23 May 1981 (aged 29) |
46 |
Motagua |
|
6 |
Defender |
Oscar García |
4 September 1984 (aged 25) |
42 |
Olimpia |
|
7 |
Defender |
Víctor Bernárdez |
24 May 1982 (aged 28) |
40 |
Anderlecht |
|
8 |
Defender |
Emilio Izaguirre |
10 May 1986 (aged 24) |
39 |
Motagua |
|
9 |
Defender |
Osman Chávez |
29 July 1984 (aged 25) |
26 |
Platense |
|
10 |
Defender |
Mauricio Sabillón |
11 November 1978 (aged 31) |
25 |
Hangzhou Greentown |
|
11 |
Defender |
Johnny Palacios |
20 December 1986 (aged 23) |
4 |
Olimpia |
|
12 |
Midfielder |
Amado Guevara (captain) |
2 May 1976 (aged 34) |
133 |
Motagua |
|
13 |
Midfielder |
Danilo Turcios |
8 May 1978 (aged 32) |
82 |
Olimpia |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Julio César de León |
13 September 1979 (aged 30) |
74 |
Torino |
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Wilson Palacios |
29 July 1984 (aged 25) |
69 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
16 |
Midfielder |
Edgar Álvarez |
9 January 1980 (aged 30) |
46 |
Bari |
|
17 |
Midfielder |
Hendry Thomas |
23 February 1985 (aged 25) |
39 |
Wigan Athletic |
|
18 |
Midfielder |
Ramón Núñez |
14 November 1984 (aged 25) |
16 |
Olimpia |
|
19 |
Forward |
Carlos Pavón |
19 October 1973 (aged 36) |
98 |
Real España |
|
20 |
Forward |
David Suazo |
5 November 1979 (aged 30) |
50 |
Genoa |
|
21 |
Forward |
Walter Martínez |
29 March 1982 (aged 28) |
34 |
Marathón |
|
22 |
Forward |
Georgie Welcome |
9 March 1985 (aged 25) |
11 |
Motagua |
|
23 |
Forward |
Roger Espinoza |
25 October 1986 (aged 23) |
10 |
Kansas City Wizards |
|
Coach: Marcelo Bielsa |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Claudio Bravo (captain) |
13 April 1983 (aged 27) |
41 |
Real Sociedad |
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|
2 |
Goalkeeper |
Miguel Pinto |
4 July 1983 (aged 26) |
13 |
Universidad de Chile |
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|
3 |
Goalkeeper |
Luis Marín |
18 May 1983 (aged 27) |
2 |
Unión Española |
|
|
4 |
Defender |
Pablo Contreras |
11 September 1978 (aged 31) |
49 |
PAOK |
|
|
5 |
Defender |
Gonzalo Jara |
29 August 1985 (aged 24) |
31 |
West Bromwich Albion |
|
|
6 |
Defender |
Ismael Fuentes |
4 August 1981 (aged 28) |
25 |
Universidad Católica |
|
|
7 |
Defender |
Gary Medel |
3 August 1987 (aged 22) |
23 |
Boca Juniors |
|
|
8 |
Defender |
Waldo Ponce |
4 December 1982 (aged 27) |
23 |
Universidad Católica |
|
|
9 |
Defender |
Arturo Vidal |
22 May 1987 (aged 23) |
21 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
|
|
10 |
Defender |
Mauricio Isla |
12 June 1988 (aged 21) |
10 |
Udinese |
|
|
11 |
Midfielder |
Jorge Valdivia |
19 October 1983 (aged 26) |
36 |
Al-Ain |
|
|
12 |
Midfielder |
Matías Fernández |
15 May 1986 (aged 24) |
35 |
Sporting CP |
|
|
13 |
Midfielder |
Rodrigo Tello |
14 October 1979 (aged 30) |
32 |
Beşiktaş |
|
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Marco Estrada |
May 28, 1983 (aged 27) |
20 |
Universidad de Chile |
|
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Rodrigo Millar |
3 November 1981 (aged 28) |
19 |
Colo-Colo |
|
|
16 |
Midfielder |
Carlos Carmona |
21 February 1987 (aged 23) |
18 |
Reggina |
|
|
17 |
Midfielder |
Gonzalo Fierro |
21 March 1983 (aged 27) |
16 |
Flamengo |
|
|
18 |
Forward |
Humberto Suazo |
10 May 1981 (aged 29) |
41 |
Real Zaragoza |
|
|
19 |
Forward |
Mark González |
10 July 1984 (aged 25) |
38 |
CSKA Moscow |
|
|
20 |
Forward |
Alexis Sánchez |
19 December 1988 (aged 21) |
26 |
Udinese |
|
|
21 |
Forward |
Jean Beausejour |
1 June 1984 (aged 26) |
23 |
América |
|
|
22 |
Forward |
Fabián Orellana |
27 January 1986 (aged 24) |
13 |
Xerez |
|
|
23 |
Forward |
Esteban Paredes |
1 August 1980 (aged 29) |
12 |
Colo-Colo |
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