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 E
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Coach: Bert van Marwijk |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Maarten Stekelenburg |
22 September 1982 (aged 27) |
25 |
Ajax |
|
2 |
Defender |
Gregory van der Wiel |
3 February 1988 (aged 22) |
8 |
Ajax |
|
3 |
Defender |
John Heitinga |
15 November 1983 (aged 26) |
51 |
Everton |
|
4 |
Defender |
Joris Mathijsen |
5 April 1980 (aged 30) |
53 |
Hamburg |
|
5 |
Defender |
Giovanni van Bronckhorst (captain) |
5 February 1975 (aged 35) |
97 |
Feyenoord |
|
6 |
Midfielder |
Mark van Bommel |
22 April 1977 (aged 33) |
54 |
Bayern Munich |
|
7 |
Forward |
Dirk Kuyt |
22 July 1980 (aged 29) |
60 |
Liverpool |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Nigel de Jong |
30 November 1984 (aged 25) |
40 |
Manchester City |
|
9 |
Forward |
Robin van Persie |
6 August 1983 (aged 26) |
41 |
Arsenal |
|
10 |
Midfielder |
Wesley Sneijder |
9 June 1984 (aged 26) |
59 |
Internazionale |
|
11 |
Forward |
Arjen Robben |
23 January 1984 (aged 26) |
46 |
Bayern Munich |
|
12 |
Defender |
Khalid Boulahrouz |
28 December 1981 (aged 28) |
28 |
Stuttgart |
|
13 |
Defender |
André Ooijer |
11 July 1974 (aged 35) |
53 |
PSV |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Demy de Zeeuw |
26 May 1983 (aged 27) |
23 |
Ajax |
|
15 |
Defender |
Edson Braafheid |
8 April 1983 (aged 27) |
5 |
Celtic |
|
16 |
Goalkeeper |
Michel Vorm |
20 October 1983 (aged 26) |
3 |
Utrecht |
|
17 |
Forward |
Eljero Elia |
13 February 1987 (aged 23) |
5 |
Hamburg |
|
18 |
Midfielder |
Stijn Schaars |
11 January 1984 (aged 26) |
11 |
AZ |
|
19 |
Forward |
Ryan Babel |
19 December 1986 (aged 23) |
38 |
Liverpool |
|
20 |
Midfielder |
Ibrahim Afellay |
2 April 1986 (aged 24) |
20 |
PSV |
|
21 |
Forward |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
12 August 1983 (aged 26) |
30 |
Milan |
|
22 |
Goalkeeper |
Sander Boschker |
20 October 1970 (aged 39) |
0 |
Twente |
|
23 |
Midfielder |
Rafael van der Vaart |
11 February 1983 (aged 27) |
75 |
Real Madrid |
|
Coach: Morten Olsen |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Thomas Sørensen |
12 June 1976 (aged 33) |
86 |
Stoke City |
|
2 |
Goalkeeper |
Jesper Christiansen |
24 April 1978 (aged 32) |
11 |
København |
|
3 |
Goalkeeper |
Stephan Andersen |
26 November 1981 (aged 28) |
5 |
Brøndby |
|
4 |
Defender |
Daniel Agger |
12 December 1984 (aged 25) |
30 |
Liverpool |
|
5 |
Defender |
Lars Jacobsen |
20 September 1979 (aged 30) |
29 |
Blackburn Rovers |
|
6 |
Defender |
Per Krøldrup |
31 July 1979 (aged 30) |
28 |
Fiorentina |
|
7 |
Defender |
William Kvist |
24 February 1985 (aged 25) |
13 |
København |
|
8 |
Defender |
Simon Kjær |
26 March 1989 (aged 21) |
9 |
Palermo |
|
9 |
Defender |
Simon Poulsen |
7 October 1984 (aged 25) |
4 |
AZ |
|
10 |
Defender |
Patrick Mtiliga |
28 January 1981 (aged 29) |
2 |
Málaga |
|
11 |
Midfielder |
Martin Jørgensen |
6 October 1975 (aged 34) |
94 |
AGF |
|
12 |
Midfielder |
Dennis Rommedahl |
22 July 1978 (aged 31) |
94 |
Ajax |
|
13 |
Midfielder |
Jesper Grønkjær |
12 August 1977 (aged 32) |
76 |
København |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Christian Poulsen |
28 February 1980 (aged 30) |
72 |
Juventus |
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Daniel Jensen |
25 June 1979 (aged 30) |
47 |
Werder Bremen |
|
16 |
Midfielder |
Thomas Kahlenberg |
20 March 1983 (aged 27) |
30 |
Wolfsburg |
|
17 |
Midfielder |
Jakob Poulsen |
7 July 1983 (aged 26) |
11 |
AGF |
|
18 |
Midfielder |
Thomas Enevoldsen |
27 July 1987 (aged 22) |
4 |
Groningen |
|
19 |
Midfielder |
Mikkel Beckmann |
24 October 1983 (aged 26) |
3 |
Randers |
|
20 |
Midfielder |
Christian Eriksen |
14 February 1992 (aged 18) |
2 |
Ajax |
|
21 |
Forward |
Jon Dahl Tomasson (captain) |
29 August 1976 (aged 33) |
108 |
Feyenoord |
|
22 |
Forward |
Nicklas Bendtner |
16 January 1988 (aged 22) |
32 |
Arsenal |
|
23 |
Forward |
Søren Larsen |
6 September 1981 (aged 28) |
17 |
MSV Duisburg |
|
Coach: Takeshi Okada |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Seigo Narazaki |
15 April 1976 (aged 34) |
76 |
Nagoya Grampus |
|
2 |
Midfielder |
Yuki Abe |
6 September 1981 (aged 28) |
44 |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
|
3 |
Defender |
Yūichi Komano |
25 July 1981 (aged 28) |
52 |
Júbilo Iwata |
|
4 |
Defender |
Marcus Tulio Tanaka |
24 April 1981 (aged 29) |
38 |
Nagoya Grampus |
|
5 |
Defender |
Yuto Nagatomo |
12 September 1986 (aged 23) |
25 |
FC Tokyo |
|
6 |
Defender |
Atsuto Uchida |
27 March 1988 (aged 22) |
31 |
Kashima Antlers |
|
7 |
Midfielder |
Yasuhito Endō |
28 January 1980 (aged 30) |
93 |
Gamba Osaka |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Daisuke Matsui |
11 May 1981 (aged 29) |
23 |
Grenoble |
|
9 |
Forward |
Shinji Okazaki |
16 April 1986 (aged 24) |
27 |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
|
10 |
Midfielder |
Shunsuke Nakamura |
24 June 1978 (aged 31) |
96 |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
|
11 |
Forward |
Keiji Tamada |
11 April 1980 (aged 30) |
69 |
Nagoya Grampus |
|
12 |
Forward |
Kisho Yano |
5 April 1984 (aged 26) |
18 |
Albirex Niigata |
|
13 |
Defender |
Daiki Iwamasa |
30 January 1982 (aged 28) |
2 |
Kashima Antlers |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Kengo Nakamura |
31 October 1980 (aged 29) |
46 |
Kawasaki Frontale |
|
15 |
Defender |
Yasuyuki Konno |
25 January 1983 (aged 27) |
36 |
FC Tokyo |
|
16 |
Forward |
Yoshito Ōkubo |
9 June 1982 (aged 28) |
48 |
Vissel Kobe |
|
17 |
Midfielder |
Makoto Hasebe |
18 January 1984 (aged 26) |
30 |
Wolfsburg |
|
18 |
Midfielder |
Keisuke Honda |
13 June 1986 (aged 23) |
14 |
CSKA Moscow |
|
19 |
Forward |
Takayuki Morimoto |
7 May 1988 (aged 22) |
5 |
Catania |
|
20 |
Midfielder |
Junichi Inamoto |
18 September 1979 (aged 30) |
79 |
Kawasaki Frontale |
|
21 |
Goalkeeper |
Eiji Kawashima |
20 March 1983 (aged 27) |
9 |
Kawasaki Frontale |
|
22 |
Defender |
Yuji Nakazawa |
15 February 1978 (aged 32) |
104 |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
|
23 |
Goalkeeper |
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
15 August 1975 (aged 34) |
116 |
Júbilo Iwata |
|
Coach: Paul Le Guen |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Carlos Kameni |
18 February 1984 (aged 26) |
58 |
Espanyol |
|
2 |
Goalkeeper |
Souleymanou Hamidou |
22 November 1973 (aged 36) |
40 |
Kayserispor |
|
3 |
Goalkeeper |
Guy N’dy Assembé |
28 February 1986 (aged 24) |
0 |
Valenciennes |
|
4 |
Defender |
Rigobert Song |
1 July 1976 (aged 33) |
133 |
Trabzonspor |
|
5 |
Defender |
Geremi |
20 December 1978 (aged 31) |
109 |
Ankaragücü |
|
6 |
Defender |
Stephane Mbia |
20 May 1986 (aged 24) |
29 |
Marseille |
|
7 |
Defender |
Aurélien Chedjou |
20 June 1985 (aged 24) |
8 |
Lille |
|
8 |
Defender |
Nicolas N’Koulou |
27 March 1990 (aged 20) |
6 |
Monaco |
|
9 |
Defender |
Benoît Assou-Ekotto |
24 March 1984 (aged 26) |
4 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
10 |
Defender |
Sébastien Bassong |
9 July 1986 (aged 23) |
3 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
11 |
Defender |
Gaëtan Bong |
25 April 1988 (aged 22) |
0 |
Valenciennes |
|
12 |
Midfielder |
Jean Makoun |
29 May 1983 (aged 27) |
46 |
Lyon |
|
13 |
Midfielder |
Alexandre Song |
9 September 1987 (aged 22) |
20 |
Arsenal |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Landry N’Guémo |
28 November 1985 (aged 24) |
17 |
Celtic |
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Eyong Enoh |
23 March 1986 (aged 24) |
12 |
Ajax |
|
16 |
Midfielder |
Georges Mandjeck |
9 December 1988 (aged 21) |
4 |
Kaiserslautern |
|
17 |
Midfielder |
Joel Matip |
8 August 1991 (aged 18) |
1 |
Schalke |
|
18 |
Forward |
Samuel Eto’o (captain) |
10 March 1981 (aged 29) |
92 |
Internazionale |
|
19 |
Forward |
Pierre Webó |
20 January 1982 (aged 28) |
39 |
Mallorca |
|
20 |
Forward |
Achille Emana |
5 June 1982 (aged 28) |
32 |
Real Betis |
|
21 |
Forward |
Mohammadou Idrissou |
8 March 1980 (aged 30) |
28 |
Freiburg |
|
22 |
Forward |
Vincent Aboubakar |
22 January 1992 (aged 18) |
0 |
Cotonsport Garoua |
|
23 |
Forward |
Eric Choupo-Moting |
23 March 1989 (aged 21) |
0 |
Nuremberg |
