2006 FIFA World Cup squads
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This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 33 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 15 May 2006. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first World Cup game. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the World Cup, including all pre-tournament friendlies. Club information is that used by FIFA.[1] Players for whom this information changed during or prior to the tournament are indicated by footnotes.
Group A[edit]
Costa Rica[edit]
Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Álvaro Mesén | 24 December 1972 (aged 33) | 38 |  Herediano |
| 2 | DF | Jervis Drummond | 8 September 1976 (aged 29) | 56 | Saprissa |
| 3 | DF | Luis Marín (c) | 10 August 1974 (aged 31) | 120 | Alajuelense |
| 4 | DF | Michael Umaña | 16 July 1982 (aged 23) | 18 | Brujas |
| 5 | DF | Gilberto Martínez | 1 October 1979 (aged 26) | 57 |  Brescia |
| 6 | MF | Danny Fonseca | 7 November 1979 (aged 26) | 22 | Cartaginés |
| 7 | MF | Christian Bolaños | 17 May 1984 (aged 22) | 16 | Saprissa |
| 8 | DF | Mauricio Solís | 13 December 1972 (aged 33) | 107 |  Comunicaciones |
| 9 | FW | Paulo Wanchope | 31 July 1976 (aged 29) | 69 | Herediano |
| 10 | MF | Walter Centeno | 6 October 1974 (aged 31) | 93 | Saprissa |
| 11 | FW | Rónald Gómez | 24 January 1975 (aged 31) | 80 | Saprissa |
| 12 | DF | Leonardo González | 21 November 1980 (aged 25) | 36 | Herediano |
| 13 | FW | Kurt Bernard | 8 August 1977 (aged 28) | 3 | Puntarenas |
| 14 | MF | Randall Azofeifa | 30 December 1984 (aged 21) | 5 | Saprissa |
| 15 | DF | Harold Wallace | 7 September 1975 (aged 30) | 78 | Alajuelense |
| 16 | MF | Carlos Hernández | 9 April 1982 (aged 24) | 17 | Alajuelense |
| 17 | DF | Gabriel Badilla | 30 June 1984 (aged 21) | 7 | Saprissa |
| 18 | GK | José Francisco Porras | 8 November 1970 (aged 35) | 16 | Saprissa |
| 19 | FW | Álvaro Saborío | 25 March 1982 (aged 24) | 23 | Saprissa |
| 20 | MF | Douglas Sequeira | 23 August 1977 (aged 28) | 29 |  Real Salt Lake |
| 21 | FW | Víctor Núñez | 15 April 1980 (aged 26) | 3 | Cartaginés |
| 22 | DF | Michael Rodríguez | 30 December 1981 (aged 24) | 3 | Alajuelense |
| 23 | GK | Wardy Alfaro | 31 December 1977 (aged 28) | 2 | Alajuelense |
Ecuador[edit]
Head coach: 
Luis Fernando Suárez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Edwin Villafuerte | 12 March 1979 (aged 27) | 15 |  Deportivo Quito |
| 2 | DF | Jorge Guagua | 28 September 1981 (aged 24) | 18 | El Nacional |
| 3 | DF | Iván Hurtado (c) | 16 August 1974 (aged 31) | 130 |  Al-Arabi |
| 4 | DF | Ulises de la Cruz | 8 February 1974 (aged 32) | 84 |  Aston Villa |
| 5 | DF | José Luis Perlaza | 6 October 1981 (aged 24) | 3 | Olmedo |
| 6 | MF | Patricio Urrutia | 15 October 1978 (aged 27) | 6 | LDU Quito |
| 7 | MF | Christian Lara | 27 April 1980 (aged 26) | 19 | El Nacional |
| 8 | FW | Edison Méndez | 16 March 1979 (aged 27) | 64 | LDU Quito |
| 9 | FW | Félix Borja | 2 April 1983 (aged 23) | 6 | El Nacional[2] |
| 10 | FW | Iván Kaviedes | 24 October 1977 (aged 28) | 44 |  Argentinos Juniors |
| 11 | FW | Agustín Delgado | 23 December 1974 (aged 31) | 68 | LDU Quito |
| 12 | GK | Cristian Mora | 26 August 1979 (aged 26) | 8 | LDU Quito |
| 13 | DF | Paúl Ambrosi | 14 October 1980 (aged 25) | 24 | LDU Quito |
| 14 | MF | Segundo Castillo | 15 May 1982 (aged 24) | 11 | El Nacional[3] |
| 15 | MF | Marlon Ayoví | 27 September 1971 (aged 34) | 74 | Deportivo Quito |
| 16 | MF | Antonio Valencia | 4 August 1985 (aged 20) | 17 |  Recreativo[4] |
| 17 | DF | Giovanny Espinoza | 12 April 1977 (aged 29) | 56 | LDU Quito |
| 18 | DF | Néicer Reasco | 23 July 1977 (aged 28) | 31 | LDU Quito[5] |
| 19 | MF | Luis Saritama | 20 October 1983 (aged 22) | 15 | Deportivo Quito |
| 20 | MF | Edwin Tenorio | 16 June 1976 (aged 29) | 68 | Barcelona SC |
| 21 | FW | Carlos Tenorio | 14 May 1979 (aged 27) | 29 | Al Sadd |
| 22 | GK | Damián Lanza | 10 April 1982 (aged 24) | 5 | Aucas |
| 23 | FW | Christian Benítez | 1 May 1986 (aged 20) | 5 | El Nacional |
Germany[edit]
Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jens Lehmann | 10 November 1969 (aged 36) | 32 | Arsenal |
| 2 | DF | Marcell Jansen | 4 November 1985 (aged 20) | 7 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 3 | DF | Arne Friedrich | 29 May 1979 (aged 27) | 36 | Hertha BSC |
| 4 | DF | Robert Huth | 18 August 1984 (aged 21) | 16 | Chelsea |
| 5 | MF | Sebastian Kehl | 13 February 1980 (aged 26) | 27 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 6 | DF | Jens Nowotny | 11 January 1974 (aged 32) | 46 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 7 | MF | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 1 August 1984 (aged 21) | 28 | Bayern Munich |
| 8 | MF | Torsten Frings | 22 November 1976 (aged 29) | 52 | Werder Bremen |
| 9 | FW | Mike Hanke | 5 November 1983 (aged 22) | 6 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 10 | FW | Oliver Neuville | 1 May 1973 (aged 33) | 55 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 11 | FW | Miroslav Klose | 9 June 1978 (aged 28) | 55 | Werder Bremen |
| 12 | GK | Oliver Kahn | 15 June 1969 (aged 36) | 85 | Bayern Munich |
| 13 | MF | Michael Ballack (c) | 26 September 1976 (aged 29) | 65 | Bayern Munich[6] |
| 14 | FW | Gerald Asamoah | 3 October 1978 (aged 27) | 40 | Schalke 04 |
| 15 | MF | Thomas Hitzlsperger | 5 April 1982 (aged 24) | 15 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 16 | DF | Philipp Lahm | 11 November 1983 (aged 22) | 18 | Bayern Munich |
| 17 | DF | Per Mertesacker | 29 September 1984 (aged 21) | 23 | Hannover 96 |
| 18 | MF | Tim Borowski | 2 May 1980 (aged 26) | 20 | Werder Bremen |
| 19 | MF | Bernd Schneider | 17 November 1973 (aged 32) | 64 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 20 | FW | Lukas Podolski | 4 June 1985 (aged 21) | 25 | 1. FC Köln[7] |
| 21 | DF | Christoph Metzelder | 5 November 1980 (aged 25) | 22 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 22 | MF | David Odonkor | 21 February 1984 (aged 22) | 1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 23 | GK | Timo Hildebrand | 5 April 1979 (aged 27) | 3 | VfB Stuttgart |
Poland[edit]
Head coach: Paweł Janas
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Artur Boruc | 20 February 1980 (aged 26) | 17 |  Celtic |
| 2 | DF | Mariusz Jop | 3 August 1978 (aged 27) | 12 |  FC Moscow |
| 3 | DF | Seweryn Gancarczyk | 22 November 1981 (aged 24) | 2 |  Metalist Kharkiv |
| 4 | DF | Marcin Baszczyński | 7 June 1977 (aged 29) | 32 |  Wisła Kraków |
| 5 | MF | Kamil Kosowski | 30 August 1977 (aged 28) | 45 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern[8] |
| 6 | DF | Jacek Bąk (c) | 24 March 1973 (aged 33) | 72 | Al-Rayyan[9] |
| 7 | MF | Radosław Sobolewski | 13 December 1976 (aged 29) | 19 | Wisła Kraków |
| 8 | MF | Jacek Krzynówek | 15 May 1976 (aged 30) | 58 | Bayer Leverkusen[10] |
| 9 | FW | Maciej Żurawski | 12 September 1976 (aged 29) | 50 | Celtic |
| 10 | MF | Mirosław Szymkowiak | 12 November 1976 (aged 29) | 29 |  Trabzonspor |
| 11 | FW | Grzegorz Rasiak | 12 January 1979 (aged 27) | 30 | Tottenham Hotspur[11] |
| 12 | GK | Tomasz Kuszczak | 23 March 1982 (aged 24) | 4 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 13 | MF | Sebastian Mila | 10 July 1982 (aged 23) | 27 |  Austria Wien |
| 14 | DF | Michał Żewłakow | 22 April 1976 (aged 30) | 56 |  Anderlecht[12] |
| 15 | FW | Ebi Smolarek | 9 January 1981 (aged 25) | 13 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 16 | MF | Arkadiusz Radomski | 27 June 1977 (aged 28) | 20 | Austria Wien |
| 17 | MF | Dariusz Dudka | 9 December 1983 (aged 22) | 7 | Wisła Kraków |
| 18 | DF | Mariusz Lewandowski | 18 May 1979 (aged 27) | 25 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 19 | DF | Bartosz Bosacki | 20 December 1975 (aged 30) | 11 | Lech Poznań[13] |
| 20 | MF | Piotr Giza | 28 February 1980 (aged 26) | 4 | Cracovia |
| 21 | FW | Ireneusz Jeleń | 9 April 1981 (aged 25) | 9 | Wisła Płock |
| 22 | GK | Łukasz Fabiański | 18 April 1985 (aged 21) | 2 | Legia Warsaw |
| 23 | FW | Paweł Brożek | 21 April 1983 (aged 23) | 4 | Wisła Kraków |
Group B[edit]
England[edit]
Head coach: 
Sven-Göran Eriksson
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Paul Robinson | 15 October 1979 (aged 26) | 21 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2 | DF | Gary Neville | 18 February 1975 (aged 31) | 79 | Manchester United |
| 3 | DF | Ashley Cole | 20 December 1980 (aged 25) | 46 | Arsenal |
| 4 | MF | Steven Gerrard | 30 May 1980 (aged 26) | 42 | Liverpool |
| 5 | DF | Rio Ferdinand | 7 November 1978 (aged 27) | 47 | Manchester United |
| 6 | DF | John Terry | 7 December 1980 (aged 25) | 24 | Chelsea |
| 7 | MF | David Beckham (c) | 2 May 1975 (aged 31) | 89 | Real Madrid |
| 8 | MF | Frank Lampard | 20 June 1978 (aged 27) | 40 | Chelsea |
| 9 | FW | Wayne Rooney | 24 October 1985 (aged 20) | 29 | Manchester United |
| 10 | FW | Michael Owen | 14 December 1979 (aged 26) | 77 | Newcastle United |
| 11 | MF | Joe Cole | 8 November 1981 (aged 24) | 32 | Chelsea |
| 12 | DF | Sol Campbell | 18 September 1974 (aged 31) | 68 | Arsenal |
| 13 | GK | David James | 1 August 1970 (aged 35) | 34 | Manchester City |
| 14 | DF | Wayne Bridge | 5 August 1980 (aged 25) | 23 | Chelsea[14] |
| 15 | DF | Jamie Carragher | 28 January 1978 (aged 28) | 25 | Liverpool |
| 16 | MF | Owen Hargreaves | 20 January 1981 (aged 25) | 30 | Bayern Munich |
| 17 | MF | Jermaine Jenas | 18 February 1983 (aged 23) | 15 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 18 | MF | Michael Carrick | 28 July 1981 (aged 24) | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 19 | MF | Aaron Lennon | 16 April 1987 (aged 19) | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 20 | MF | Stewart Downing | 22 July 1984 (aged 21) | 2 | Middlesbrough |
| 21 | FW | Peter Crouch | 30 January 1981 (aged 25) | 7 | Liverpool |
| 22 | GK | Scott Carson | 3 September 1985 (aged 20) | 0 | Liverpool[15] |
| 23 | FW | Theo Walcott | 16 March 1989 (aged 17) | 1 | Arsenal |
Paraguay[edit]
Head coach: 
Aníbal Ruiz
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Justo Villar | 30 June 1977 (aged 28) | 39 | Newell's Old Boys |
| 2 | DF | Jorge Núñez | 22 January 1978 (aged 28) | 15 | Estudiantes |
| 3 | DF | Delio Toledo | 2 October 1976 (aged 29) | 30 | Zaragoza |
| 4 | DF | Carlos Gamarra (c) | 17 February 1971 (aged 35) | 106 |  Palmeiras |
| 5 | DF | Julio César Cáceres | 5 October 1979 (aged 26) | 32 | River Plate |
| 6 | MF | Carlos Bonet | 2 October 1977 (aged 28) | 29 |  Libertad |
| 7 | FW | Salvador Cabañas | 5 August 1980 (aged 25) | 15 |  Jaguares[16] |
| 8 | MF | Édgar Barreto | 15 July 1984 (aged 21) | 15 |  NEC |
| 9 | FW | Roque Santa Cruz | 16 August 1981 (aged 24) | 42 | Bayern Munich |
| 10 | MF | Roberto Acuña | 25 March 1972 (aged 34) | 93 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 11 | MF | Diego Gavilán | 1 March 1980 (aged 26) | 39 | Newell's Old Boys |
| 12 | GK | Derlis Gómez | 2 November 1972 (aged 33) | 5 |  Sportivo Luqueño |
| 13 | MF | Carlos Paredes | 16 July 1976 (aged 29) | 68 |  Reggina[17] |
| 14 | DF | Paulo da Silva | 1 February 1980 (aged 26) | 33 | Toluca |
| 15 | DF | Julio César Manzur | 22 January 1981 (aged 25) | 13 | Santos |
| 16 | MF | Cristian Riveros | 16 October 1982 (aged 23) | 9 | Libertad |
| 17 | MF | José Montiel | 19 March 1988 (aged 18) | 6 | Olimpia |
| 18 | FW | Nelson Haedo Valdez | 28 November 1983 (aged 22) | 11 | Werder Bremen[18] |
| 19 | MF | Julio dos Santos | 7 May 1983 (aged 23) | 17 | Bayern Munich |
| 20 | FW | Dante López | 16 August 1983 (aged 22) | 7 | Genoa |
| 21 | DF | Denis Caniza | 29 August 1974 (aged 31) | 74 | Cruz Azul[19] |
| 22 | GK | Aldo Bobadilla | 20 April 1976 (aged 30) | 5 | Libertad |
| 23 | FW | Nelson Cuevas | 10 January 1980 (aged 26) | 35 | Pachuca |
Sweden[edit]
Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Andreas Isaksson | 3 October 1981 (aged 24) | 39 |  Rennes |
| 2 | DF | Mikael Nilsson | 24 June 1978 (aged 27) | 27 |  Panathinaikos |
| 3 | DF | Olof Mellberg (c) | 3 September 1977 (aged 28) | 64 | Aston Villa |
| 4 | DF | Teddy Lučić | 15 April 1973 (aged 33) | 81 | Häcken |
| 5 | DF | Erik Edman | 11 November 1978 (aged 27) | 37 | Rennes |
| 6 | MF | Tobias Linderoth | 21 April 1979 (aged 27) | 58 |  Copenhagen |
| 7 | MF | Niclas Alexandersson | 29 December 1971 (aged 34) | 87 | IFK Göteborg |
| 8 | MF | Anders Svensson | 17 July 1976 (aged 29) | 66 | Elfsborg |
| 9 | MF | Freddie Ljungberg | 16 April 1977 (aged 29) | 57 | Arsenal |
| 10 | FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 3 October 1981 (aged 24) | 38 | Juventus |
| 11 | FW | Henrik Larsson | 20 September 1971 (aged 34) | 89 | Barcelona[20] |
| 12 | GK | John Alvbåge | 10 August 1982 (aged 23) | 2 | Viborg |
| 13 | DF | Petter Hansson | 14 December 1976 (aged 29) | 13 | Heerenveen |
| 14 | DF | Fredrik Stenman | 2 June 1983 (aged 23) | 1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 15 | DF | Karl Svensson | 21 March 1984 (aged 22) | 1 | IFK Göteborg[21] |
| 16 | MF | Kim Källström | 24 August 1982 (aged 23) | 34 | Rennes[22] |
| 17 | FW | Johan Elmander | 27 May 1981 (aged 25) | 18 | Brøndby[23] |
| 18 | MF | Mattias Jonson | 16 January 1974 (aged 32) | 53 | Djurgården |
| 19 | MF | Daniel Andersson | 28 August 1977 (aged 28) | 47 | Malmö FF |
| 20 | FW | Marcus Allbäck | 5 July 1973 (aged 32) | 56 | Copenhagen |
| 21 | MF | Christian Wilhelmsson | 8 December 1979 (aged 26) | 29 | Anderlecht |
| 22 | FW | Markus Rosenberg | 27 September 1982 (aged 23) | 8 | Ajax |
| 23 | GK | Rami Shaaban | 30 June 1975 (aged 30) | 1 |  Fredrikstad |
Trinidad and Tobago[edit]
Head coach: Leo Beenhakker
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Shaka Hislop | 22 February 1969 (aged 37) | 24 | West Ham United[24] |
| 2 | DF | Ian Cox | 25 March 1971 (aged 35) | 16 | Gillingham |
| 3 | DF | Avery John | 18 June 1975 (aged 30) | 57 | New England Revolution |
| 4 | DF | Marvin Andrews | 22 December 1975 (aged 30) | 98 | Rangers |
| 5 | DF | Brent Sancho | 13 March 1977 (aged 29) | 40 | Gillingham |
| 6 | DF | Dennis Lawrence | 1 August 1974 (aged 31) | 63 |  Wrexham[25] |
| 7 | MF | Chris Birchall | 5 May 1984 (aged 22) | 19 | Port Vale |
| 8 | DF | Cyd Gray | 21 November 1976 (aged 29) | 39 |  San Juan Jabloteh |
| 9 | MF | Aurtis Whitley | 1 May 1977 (aged 29) | 24 | San Juan Jabloteh |
| 10 | MF | Russell Latapy | 2 August 1968 (aged 37) | 66 | Falkirk |
| 11 | DF | Carlos Edwards | 24 October 1978 (aged 27) | 51 | Luton Town |
| 12 | FW | Collin Samuel | 27 August 1981 (aged 24) | 18 | Dundee United |
| 13 | FW | Cornell Glen | 21 October 1980 (aged 25) | 35 | LA Galaxy |
| 14 | FW | Stern John | 30 October 1976 (aged 29) | 95 | Coventry City |
| 15 | FW | Kenwyne Jones | 5 October 1984 (aged 21) | 29 | Southampton |
| 16 | MF | Evans Wise | 23 November 1973 (aged 32) | 16 | Waldhof Mannheim |
| 17 | DF | David Atiba Charles | 29 August 1977 (aged 28) | 19 | W Connection |
| 18 | MF | Densill Theobald | 27 June 1982 (aged 23) | 38 | Falkirk |
| 19 | FW | Dwight Yorke (c) | 3 November 1971 (aged 34) | 54 |  Sydney FC |
| 20 | FW | Jason Scotland | 18 February 1979 (aged 27) | 25 | St. Johnstone |
| 21 | GK | Kelvin Jack | 29 April 1976 (aged 30) | 32 | Dundee |
| 22 | GK | Clayton Ince | 12 July 1972 (aged 33) | 63 | Coventry City |
| 23 | MF | Anthony Wolfe | 23 December 1983 (aged 22) | 4 | San Juan Jabloteh |
Group C[edit]
Argentina[edit]
Head coach: José Pekerman
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Roberto Abbondanzieri | 19 August 1972 (aged 33) | 22 | Boca Juniors[26] |
| 2 | DF | Roberto Ayala | 14 April 1973 (aged 33) | 100 | Valencia |
| 3 | DF | Juan Pablo Sorín (c) | 5 May 1976 (aged 30) | 71 | Villarreal |
| 4 | DF | Fabricio Coloccini | 22 January 1982 (aged 24) | 23 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 5 | MF | Esteban Cambiasso | 18 August 1980 (aged 25) | 22 | Inter Milan |
| 6 | DF | Gabriel Heinze | 19 April 1978 (aged 28) | 29 | Manchester United |
| 7 | FW | Javier Saviola | 11 December 1981 (aged 24) | 31 | Barcelona[27] |
| 8 | MF | Javier Mascherano | 8 June 1984 (aged 22) | 15 | Corinthians |
| 9 | FW | Hernán Crespo | 5 July 1975 (aged 30) | 55 | Chelsea |
| 10 | MF | Juan Román Riquelme | 24 June 1978 (aged 27) | 31 | Villarreal |
| 11 | FW | Carlos Tevez | 5 February 1984 (aged 22) | 21 | Corinthians |
| 12 | GK | Leo Franco | 29 May 1977 (aged 29) | 3 | Atlético Madrid |
| 13 | DF | Lionel Scaloni | 16 May 1978 (aged 28) | 6 | Deportivo La Coruña[28] |
| 14 | FW | Rodrigo Palacio | 5 February 1982 (aged 24) | 2 | Boca Juniors |
| 15 | DF | Gabriel Milito | 7 September 1980 (aged 25) | 15 | Zaragoza |
| 16 | MF | Pablo Aimar | 3 November 1979 (aged 26) | 40 | Valencia |
| 17 | DF | Leandro Cufré | 9 May 1978 (aged 28) | 2 | Roma |
| 18 | MF | Maxi Rodríguez | 2 January 1981 (aged 25) | 13 | Atlético Madrid |
| 19 | FW | Lionel Messi | 24 June 1987 (aged 18) | 7 | Barcelona |
| 20 | FW | Julio Cruz | 10 October 1974 (aged 31) | 15 | Inter Milan |
| 21 | DF | Nicolás Burdisso | 12 April 1981 (aged 25) | 8 | Inter Milan |
| 22 | MF | Lucho González | 19 January 1981 (aged 25) | 27 |  Porto |
| 23 | GK | Óscar Ustari | 3 July 1986 (aged 19) | 0 | Independiente |
Ivory Coast[edit]
Head coach: Henri Michel
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jean-Jacques Tizié | 7 September 1972 (aged 33) | 24 |  Espérance de Tunis |
| 2 | MF | Kanga Akalé | 7 March 1981 (aged 25) | 22 | Auxerre |
| 3 | DF | Arthur Boka | 2 April 1983 (aged 23) | 23 | Strasbourg |
| 4 | DF | Kolo Touré | 19 March 1981 (aged 25) | 42 | Arsenal |
| 5 | MF | Didier Zokora | 14 December 1980 (aged 25) | 38 | Saint-Étienne |
| 6 | DF | Blaise Kouassi | 2 February 1975 (aged 31) | 36 | Troyes |
| 7 | MF | Emerse Faé | 24 January 1984 (aged 22) | 14 | Nantes |
| 8 | FW | Bonaventure Kalou | 12 January 1978 (aged 28) | 49 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 9 | FW | Arouna Koné | 11 November 1983 (aged 22) | 17 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 10 | MF | Gilles Yapi Yapo | 13 January 1982 (aged 24) | 26 |  Young Boys |
| 11 | FW | Didier Drogba (c) | 11 March 1978 (aged 28) | 32 | Chelsea |
| 12 | DF | Abdoulaye Méïté | 6 October 1980 (aged 25) | 18 | Marseille |
| 13 | DF | Marco Zoro | 27 December 1983 (aged 22) | 13 | Messina |
| 14 | FW | Bakari Koné | 17 September 1981 (aged 24) | 16 | Nice |
| 15 | FW | Aruna Dindane | 26 November 1980 (aged 25) | 34 | Lens |
| 16 | GK | Gérard Gnanhouan | 12 February 1979 (aged 27) | 6 | Montpellier |
| 17 | DF | Cyril Domoraud | 22 July 1971 (aged 34) | 50 | Créteil |
| 18 | MF | Abdul Kader Keïta | 6 August 1981 (aged 24) | 26 | Lille |
| 19 | MF | Yaya Touré | 13 March 1983 (aged 23) | 14 | Olympiacos |
| 20 | DF | Guy Demel | 13 June 1981 (aged 24) | 7 | Hamburger SV |
| 21 | DF | Emmanuel Eboué | 4 June 1983 (aged 23) | 11 | Arsenal |
| 22 | MF | Romaric | 4 June 1983 (aged 23) | 8 | Le Mans |
| 23 | GK | Boubacar Barry | 30 December 1979 (aged 26) | 6 | Beveren |
Netherlands[edit]
Head coach: Marco van Basten
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Edwin van der Sar (c) | 29 October 1970 (aged 35) | 109 | Manchester United |
| 2 | DF | Kew Jaliens | 15 September 1978 (aged 27) | 1 | AZ |
| 3 | DF | Khalid Boulahrouz | 28 December 1981 (aged 24) | 11 | Hamburger SV |
| 4 | DF | Joris Mathijsen | 5 April 1980 (aged 26) | 8 | AZ |
| 5 | DF | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 5 February 1975 (aged 31) | 57 | Barcelona |
| 6 | MF | Denny Landzaat | 6 May 1976 (aged 30) | 23 | AZ |
| 7 | FW | Dirk Kuyt | 22 July 1980 (aged 25) | 19 | Feyenoord |
| 8 | MF | Phillip Cocu | 29 October 1970 (aged 35) | 97 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 9 | FW | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 1 July 1976 (aged 29) | 51 | Manchester United |
| 10 | MF | Rafael van der Vaart | 11 February 1983 (aged 23) | 35 | Hamburger SV |
| 11 | MF | Arjen Robben | 23 January 1984 (aged 22) | 20 | Chelsea |
| 12 | DF | Jan Kromkamp | 17 August 1980 (aged 25) | 11 | Liverpool |
| 13 | DF | André Ooijer | 11 July 1974 (aged 31) | 19 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 14 | DF | John Heitinga | 15 November 1983 (aged 22) | 18 | Ajax |
| 15 | DF | Tim de Cler | 8 November 1978 (aged 27) | 3 | AZ |
| 16 | MF | Hedwiges Maduro | 13 February 1985 (aged 21) | 11 | Ajax |
| 17 | FW | Robin van Persie | 6 August 1983 (aged 22) | 10 | Arsenal |
| 18 | MF | Mark van Bommel | 22 April 1977 (aged 29) | 37 | Barcelona |
| 19 | FW | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | 7 November 1978 (aged 27) | 7 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 20 | MF | Wesley Sneijder | 9 June 1984 (aged 22) | 23 | Ajax |
| 21 | FW | Ryan Babel | 19 December 1986 (aged 19) | 6 | Ajax |
| 22 | GK | Henk Timmer | 3 December 1971 (aged 34) | 2 | AZ |
| 23 | GK | Maarten Stekelenburg | 22 September 1982 (aged 23) | 2 | Ajax |
Serbia and Montenegro[edit]
Head coach: Ilija Petković
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dragoslav Jevrić | 8 July 1974 (aged 31) | 40 | Ankaraspor |
| 2 | MF | Ivan Ergić | 21 January 1981 (aged 25) | 1 | Basel |
| 3 | DF | Ivica Dragutinović | 13 November 1975 (aged 30) | 26 | Sevilla |
| 4 | MF | Igor Duljaj | 29 October 1979 (aged 26) | 37 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 5 | DF | Nemanja Vidić | 21 October 1981 (aged 24) | 20 | Manchester United |
| 6 | DF | Goran Gavrančić | 2 August 1978 (aged 27) | 25 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 7 | MF | Ognjen Koroman | 19 September 1978 (aged 27) | 25 | Portsmouth |
| 8 | FW | Mateja Kežman | 12 April 1979 (aged 27) | 47 | Atlético Madrid |
| 9 | FW | Savo Milošević (c) | 2 September 1973 (aged 32) | 98 | Osasuna |
| 10 | MF | Dejan Stanković | 11 September 1978 (aged 27) | 58 | Inter Milan |
| 11 | MF | Predrag Đorđević | 4 August 1972 (aged 33) | 34 | Olympiacos |
| 12 | GK | Oliver Kovačević | 29 December 1974 (aged 31) | 3 |  CSKA Sofia |
| 13 | DF | Dušan Basta | 18 August 1984 (aged 21) | 2 |  Red Star Belgrade |
| 14 | DF | Nenad Đorđević | 7 August 1979 (aged 26) | 15 | Partizan |
| 15 | DF | Milan Dudić | 1 November 1979 (aged 26) | 11 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 16 | DF | Dušan Petković[29] | 13 June 1974 (aged 31) | 7 | OFK Beograd |
| 17 | MF | Albert Nađ | 29 October 1974 (aged 31) | 42 | Partizan |
| 18 | MF | Zvonimir Vukić | 19 July 1979 (aged 26) | 25 | Shakhtar Donetsk[30] |
| 19 | FW | Nikola Žigić | 25 September 1980 (aged 25) | 11 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 20 | DF | Mladen Krstajić | 4 March 1974 (aged 32) | 45 | Schalke 04 |
| 21 | FW | Danijel Ljuboja | 4 September 1978 (aged 27) | 15 | Paris Saint-Germain[31] |
| 22 | MF | Saša Ilić | 30 December 1977 (aged 28) | 32 | Galatasaray |
| 23 | GK | Vladimir Stojković | 28 July 1983 (aged 22) | 0 | Red Star Belgrade[32] |
Group D[edit]
Angola[edit]
Head coach: Oliveira Gonçalves
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | João Ricardo | 7 January 1970 (aged 36) | 26 | Moreirense[33] |
| 2 | DF | Marco Airosa | 6 August 1984 (aged 21) | 2 | Barreirense |
| 3 | DF | Jamba | 10 July 1977 (aged 28) | 35 |  ASA |
| 4 | DF | Lebo Lebo | 29 May 1977 (aged 29) | 15 | Petro Atlético |
| 5 | DF | Kali | 11 October 1978 (aged 27) | 21 | Barreirense |
| 6 | MF | Miloy | 27 May 1981 (aged 25) | 11 | Interclube |
| 7 | MF | Paulo Figueiredo | 28 November 1972 (aged 33) | 22 | Varzim |
| 8 | MF | André Macanga | 14 May 1978 (aged 28) | 33 |  Al-Salmiya |
| 9 | FW | Mantorras | 18 March 1982 (aged 24) | 11 | Benfica |
| 10 | FW | Akwá (c) | 30 May 1977 (aged 29) | 77 | Al-Wakrah[34] |
| 11 | FW | Mateus | 19 June 1984 (aged 21) | 4 | Gil Vicente |
| 12 | GK | Lamá | 1 February 1981 (aged 25) | 9 | Petro Atlético |
| 13 | MF | Edson Nobre | 3 February 1980 (aged 26) | 7 | Paços de Ferreira |
| 14 | MF | Mendonça | 9 October 1982 (aged 23) | 34 | Varzim |
| 15 | DF | Rui Marques | 3 September 1977 (aged 28) | 1 | Leeds United[35] |
| 16 | FW | Flávio | 20 December 1979 (aged 26) | 46 |  Al Ahly |
| 17 | MF | Zé Kalanga | 12 October 1983 (aged 22) | 23 | Petro Atlético |
| 18 | FW | Love | 14 March 1979 (aged 27) | 35 | ASA |
| 19 | FW | Titi Buengo | 11 February 1980 (aged 26) | 2 | Clermont |
| 20 | DF | Locó | 25 December 1984 (aged 21) | 11 | Primeiro Agosto |
| 21 | DF | Delgado | 1 November 1979 (aged 26) | 17 | Petro Atlético |
| 22 | GK | Mário Hipólito | 1 June 1985 (aged 21) | 1 | Interclube |
| 23 | DF | Marco Abreu | 8 December 1974 (aged 31) | 3 | Portimonense |
Iran[edit]
Head coach: 
Branko Ivanković
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ebrahim Mirzapour | 16 September 1978 (aged 27) | 64 |  Foolad |
| 2 | MF | Mehdi Mahdavikia | 24 July 1977 (aged 28) | 89 | Hamburger SV |
| 3 | DF | Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | 11 September 1973 (aged 32) | 31 | Saba Battery |
| 4 | DF | Yahya Golmohammadi | 19 March 1971 (aged 35) | 69 | Saba Battery |
| 5 | DF | Rahman Rezaei | 20 February 1975 (aged 31) | 43 | Messina |
| 6 | MF | Javad Nekounam | 7 September 1980 (aged 25) | 71 |  Al-Sharjah[36] |
| 7 | MF | Ferydoon Zandi | 26 April 1979 (aged 27) | 10 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 8 | MF | Ali Karimi | 8 November 1978 (aged 27) | 90 | Bayern Munich |
| 9 | FW | Vahid Hashemian | 21 July 1976 (aged 29) | 28 | Hannover 96 |
| 10 | FW | Ali Daei (c) | 21 March 1969 (aged 37) | 147 | Saba Battery |
| 11 | FW | Rasoul Khatibi | 22 September 1978 (aged 27) | 12 | Sepahan |
| 12 | GK | Hassan Roudbarian | 6 July 1978 (aged 27) | 3 | Pas |
| 13 | DF | Hossein Kaebi | 23 September 1985 (aged 20) | 44 | Foolad |
| 14 | MF | Andranik Teymourian | 6 March 1983 (aged 23) | 7 | Abu Moslem |
| 15 | FW | Arash Borhani | 14 September 1983 (aged 22) | 20 | Pas |
| 16 | FW | Reza Enayati | 23 September 1976 (aged 29) | 15 | Esteghlal |
| 17 | FW | Javad Kazemian | 23 April 1981 (aged 25) | 25 | Persepolis |
| 18 | MF | Moharram Navidkia | 1 November 1982 (aged 23) | 24 | VfL Bochum |
| 19 | DF | Amir Hossein Sadeghi | 6 September 1981 (aged 24) | 1 | Esteghlal |
| 20 | DF | Mohammad Nosrati | 11 January 1982 (aged 24) | 44 | Pas |
| 21 | MF | Mehrzad Madanchi | 12 October 1982 (aged 23) | 6 | Persepolis |
| 22 | GK | Vahid Talebloo | 26 May 1982 (aged 24) | 1 | Esteghlal |
| 23 | MF | Masoud Shojaei | 9 June 1984 (aged 22) | 3 | Saipa |
Mexico[edit]
Head coach: Ricardo La Volpe
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Oswaldo Sánchez | 21 September 1973 (aged 32) | 70 | Guadalajara |
| 2 | DF | Claudio Suárez | 17 December 1968 (aged 37) | 178 | Chivas USA |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Salcido | 2 April 1980 (aged 26) | 32 | Guadalajara[37] |
| 4 | DF | Rafael Márquez (c) | 13 February 1979 (aged 27) | 65 | Barcelona |
| 5 | DF | Ricardo Osorio | 30 March 1980 (aged 26) | 39 | Cruz Azul[38] |
| 6 | MF | Gerardo Torrado | 30 April 1979 (aged 27) | 56 | Cruz Azul |
| 7 | MF | Sinha | 23 May 1976 (aged 30) | 32 | Toluca |
| 8 | MF | Pável Pardo | 26 July 1976 (aged 29) | 125 | América[39] |
| 9 | FW | Jared Borgetti | 14 August 1973 (aged 32) | 75 | Bolton Wanderers[40] |
| 10 | FW | Guillermo Franco | 3 November 1976 (aged 29) | 7 | Villarreal |
| 11 | MF | Ramón Morales | 10 October 1975 (aged 30) | 46 | Guadalajara |
| 12 | GK | José de Jesús Corona | 26 January 1981 (aged 25) | 6 | Tecos |
| 13 | GK | Guillermo Ochoa | 13 July 1985 (aged 20) | 1 | América |
| 14 | DF | Gonzalo Pineda | 19 October 1982 (aged 23) | 30 | Guadalajara |
| 15 | DF | José Antonio Castro | 11 August 1980 (aged 25) | 12 | América |
| 16 | DF | Mario Méndez | 1 June 1979 (aged 27) | 32 | Monterrey |
| 17 | FW | Francisco Fonseca | 2 October 1979 (aged 26) | 29 | Cruz Azul[41] |
| 18 | MF | Andrés Guardado | 28 September 1986 (aged 19) | 7 | Atlas |
| 19 | FW | Omar Bravo | 4 March 1980 (aged 26) | 33 | Guadalajara |
| 20 | MF | Rafael García | 14 August 1974 (aged 31) | 52 | Atlas |
| 21 | MF | Jesús Arellano | 8 May 1973 (aged 33) | 69 | Monterrey |
| 22 | DF | Francisco Javier Rodríguez | 20 October 1981 (aged 24) | 32 | Guadalajara |
| 23 | MF | Luis Ernesto Pérez | 12 January 1981 (aged 25) | 52 | Monterrey |
Portugal[edit]
Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ricardo | 11 February 1976 (aged 30) | 49 | Sporting CP |
| 2 | DF | Paulo Ferreira | 18 January 1979 (aged 27) | 30 | Chelsea |
| 3 | DF | Marco Caneira | 9 February 1979 (aged 27) | 14 | Valencia[42] |
| 4 | DF | Ricardo Costa | 16 May 1981 (aged 25) | 3 | Porto |
| 5 | DF | Fernando Meira | 5 June 1978 (aged 28) | 30 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 6 | MF | Costinha | 1 December 1974 (aged 31) | 44 | Dynamo Moscow[43] |
| 7 | MF | Luís Figo (c) | 4 November 1972 (aged 33) | 120 | Inter Milan |
| 8 | MF | Petit | 25 September 1976 (aged 29) | 36 | Benfica |
| 9 | FW | Pauleta | 28 April 1973 (aged 33) | 82 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 10 | MF | Hugo Viana | 15 January 1983 (aged 23) | 21 | Valencia |
| 11 | FW | Simão | 31 October 1979 (aged 26) | 43 | Benfica |
| 12 | GK | Quim | 13 November 1975 (aged 30) | 24 | Benfica |
| 13 | DF | Miguel | 4 January 1980 (aged 26) | 28 | Valencia |
| 14 | DF | Nuno Valente | 12 September 1974 (aged 31) | 23 | Everton |
| 15 | FW | Luís Boa Morte | 4 August 1977 (aged 28) | 24 | Fulham |
| 16 | DF | Ricardo Carvalho | 18 May 1978 (aged 28) | 24 | Chelsea |
| 17 | FW | Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 February 1985 (aged 21) | 32 | Manchester United |
| 18 | MF | Maniche | 11 November 1977 (aged 28) | 31 | Dynamo Moscow[44] |
| 19 | MF | Tiago | 2 May 1981 (aged 25) | 22 | Lyon |
| 20 | MF | Deco | 27 August 1977 (aged 28) | 35 | Barcelona |
| 21 | FW | Nuno Gomes | 5 July 1976 (aged 29) | 53 | Benfica |
| 22 | GK | Paulo Santos | 11 December 1972 (aged 33) | 1 | Braga |
| 23 | FW | Hélder Postiga | 2 August 1982 (aged 23) | 24 | Porto[45] |
Group E[edit]
Czech Republic[edit]
Head coach: Karel Brückner
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Petr Čech | 20 May 1982 (aged 24) | 41 | Chelsea |
| 2 | DF | Zdeněk Grygera | 14 May 1980 (aged 26) | 41 | Ajax |
| 3 | DF | Pavel Mareš | 18 January 1976 (aged 30) | 10 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 4 | MF | Tomáš Galásek (c) | 15 January 1973 (aged 33) | 49 | Ajax[46] |
| 5 | DF | Radoslav Kováč | 11 November 1979 (aged 26) | 6 | Spartak Moscow |
| 6 | DF | Marek Jankulovski | 9 May 1977 (aged 29) | 48 | AC Milan |
| 7 | MF | Libor Sionko | 1 February 1977 (aged 29) | 17 | Austria Wien[47] |
| 8 | MF | Karel Poborský | 30 March 1972 (aged 34) | 115 |  Dynamo České Budějovice |
| 9 | FW | Jan Koller | 30 March 1973 (aged 33) | 68 | Borussia Dortmund[48] |
| 10 | MF | Tomáš Rosický | 4 October 1980 (aged 25) | 54 | Borussia Dortmund[49] |
| 11 | MF | Pavel Nedvěd | 30 August 1972 (aged 33) | 87 | Juventus |
| 12 | FW | Vratislav Lokvenc | 27 September 1973 (aged 32) | 72 | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 13 | DF | Martin Jiránek | 25 May 1979 (aged 27) | 24 | Spartak Moscow |
| 14 | MF | David Jarolím | 17 May 1979 (aged 27) | 3 | Hamburger SV |
| 15 | FW | Milan Baroš | 28 October 1981 (aged 24) | 49 | Aston Villa |
| 16 | GK | Jaromír Blažek | 29 December 1972 (aged 33) | 11 | Sparta Prague |
| 17 | FW | Jiří Štajner | 27 May 1976 (aged 30) | 21 | Hannover 96 |
| 18 | FW | Marek Heinz | 4 August 1977 (aged 28) | 28 | Galatasaray |
| 19 | MF | Jan Polák | 14 March 1981 (aged 25) | 18 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 20 | MF | Jaroslav Plašil | 5 January 1982 (aged 24) | 14 | Monaco |
| 21 | DF | Tomáš Ujfaluši | 24 March 1978 (aged 28) | 48 | Fiorentina |
| 22 | DF | David Rozehnal | 5 July 1980 (aged 25) | 22 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 23 | GK | Antonín Kinský | 31 May 1975 (aged 31) | 5 | Saturn Ramenskoye |
Ghana[edit]
Head coach: Ratomir Dujković
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sammy Adjei | 1 September 1980 (aged 25) | 31 |  Ashdod |
| 2 | MF | Hans Sarpei | 28 June 1976 (aged 29) | 7 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 3 | FW | Asamoah Gyan | 22 November 1985 (aged 20) | 13 | Udinese[50] |
| 4 | DF | Samuel Kuffour | 3 September 1976 (aged 29) | 58 | Roma |
| 5 | DF | John Mensah | 29 November 1982 (aged 23) | 33 | Rennes |
| 6 | DF | Emmanuel Pappoe | 3 March 1981 (aged 25) | 27 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| 7 | DF | Illiasu Shilla | 26 October 1982 (aged 23) | 2 |  Asante Kotoko |
| 8 | MF | Michael Essien | 3 December 1982 (aged 23) | 17 | Chelsea |
| 9 | MF | Derek Boateng | 2 May 1983 (aged 23) | 11 | AIK |
| 10 | MF | Stephen Appiah (c) | 24 December 1980 (aged 25) | 42 | Fenerbahçe |
| 11 | MF | Sulley Muntari | 27 August 1984 (aged 21) | 16 | Udinese |
| 12 | FW | Alex Tachie-Mensah | 15 February 1977 (aged 29) | 5 | St. Gallen |
| 13 | DF | Habib Mohamed | 10 December 1983 (aged 22) | 1 | King Faisal Babes |
| 14 | FW | Matthew Amoah | 24 October 1980 (aged 25) | 16 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 15 | MF | John Paintsil | 15 June 1981 (aged 24) | 21 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 16 | GK | George Owu | 17 June 1982 (aged 23) | 6 | Ashanti Gold |
| 17 | DF | Daniel Quaye | 25 December 1980 (aged 25) | 7 | Hearts of Oak |
| 18 | DF | Eric Addo | 12 November 1978 (aged 27) | 6 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 19 | FW | Razak Pimpong | 30 December 1982 (aged 23) | 4 | Copenhagen |
| 20 | FW | Otto Addo | 9 June 1975 (aged 31) | 13 | Mainz 05 |
| 21 | DF | Issah Ahmed | 24 May 1982 (aged 24) | 10 | Randers |
| 22 | GK | Richard Kingson | 13 June 1978 (aged 27) | 33 | Ankaraspor |
| 23 | MF | Haminu Draman | 1 April 1986 (aged 20) | 7 | Red Star Belgrade[51] |
Italy[edit]
Head coach: Marcello Lippi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gianluigi Buffon | 28 January 1978 (aged 28) | 60 | Juventus |
| 2 | DF | Cristian Zaccardo | 21 December 1981 (aged 24) | 12 | Palermo |
| 3 | DF | Fabio Grosso | 28 November 1977 (aged 28) | 17 | Palermo[52] |
| 4 | MF | Daniele De Rossi | 24 July 1983 (aged 22) | 17 | Roma |
| 5 | DF | Fabio Cannavaro (c) | 13 September 1973 (aged 32) | 93 | Juventus |
| 6 | DF | Andrea Barzagli | 8 May 1981 (aged 25) | 8 | Palermo |
| 7 | FW | Alessandro Del Piero | 9 November 1974 (aged 31) | 74 | Juventus |
| 8 | MF | Gennaro Gattuso | 9 January 1978 (aged 28) | 43 | Milan |
| 9 | FW | Luca Toni | 26 May 1977 (aged 29) | 18 | Fiorentina |
| 10 | FW | Francesco Totti | 27 September 1976 (aged 29) | 51 | Roma |
| 11 | FW | Alberto Gilardino | 5 July 1982 (aged 23) | 15 | Milan |
| 12 | GK | Angelo Peruzzi | 16 February 1970 (aged 36) | 31 | Lazio |
| 13 | DF | Alessandro Nesta | 19 March 1976 (aged 30) | 74 | Milan |
| 14 | GK | Marco Amelia | 2 April 1982 (aged 24) | 1 | Livorno |
| 15 | FW | Vincenzo Iaquinta | 21 November 1979 (aged 26) | 12 | Udinese |
| 16 | MF | Mauro Camoranesi | 4 October 1976 (aged 29) | 21 | Juventus |
| 17 | MF | Simone Barone | 30 April 1978 (aged 28) | 13 | Palermo |
| 18 | FW | Filippo Inzaghi | 9 August 1973 (aged 32) | 49 |
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