Road To South Africa 2010

Road To South Africa

The "Wildest Show on Earth".... What a shame!!!

FIFA World Cup has always been illuminated by stars and great entertaining matches. However, there were at least three disgusting moments of all time that give handicap to this so called "the greatest show on Earth". Eventhough the tournament is the world class, the actors are still human beings, who are ordinary people. Sometimes there are out of control and acting like a stupid guy. Through the history of the FIFA World Cup, there are three infamous incidents during the match. They are so called "battle", in which players quarreled on the pitch like in boxing match.


Battle of Berne, 1954

The Battle of Berne took place at the Wankdorfstadion of Berne, the Swiss capital. The game between the 1950 FIFA World Cup runners up Brazil and the favorite "Magical Magyar" Hungary turned into mayhem. This game was expected to be "match of the tournament". But the fact said the opposite situation.
It is believed to be one of the most notorious premier games with its violent tactics, brutal challenges and spiteful petulance of the 20th century.
The English referee, Mr. Arthur Ellis said years later, " thought it was going to be the greatest game I ever saw. But it turned out to be a disgrace."
Match details:
Venue: Wankdorfstadion, Berne, Switzerland
Date: 27 June 1954
Attendance: 60,000
Stage: Quarter-finals
Match: Hungary v Brazil 4-2
Goals: Hidegkuti (4), Kocsis (7) (88), D. Santos (18/p), Lantos (60/p), Julinho (65)
Referee: Arthur Ellis
Sent-off players: Bozsik, Santos, Humberto
Line-ups HUNGARY Gyula Grosics, Jeno Buzanskiy, Mihaly Lantos, Jozsef Bozsik, Jozsef Zakarias, Jozsef Toth, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidegkuti, Zoltan Czibor, Mihaly Toth; BRAZIL Castilho, Djalma Santos, Nilton Santos, Brandaozinho, Pinheiro, Bauer, Julinho, Didi, Baltazar, Maurinho, Humberto.


Battle of Santiago, 1962

Battle of Santiago occurred in the 1962 FIFA World Cup of Chile. The game took place at Estadio Nacional of Santiago, the two time world champions Italy played the host Chile. The game, ending a 2-0 victory for the Chilean, was led by Referee Ken Aston (England). 

Match details:
Venue: Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
Date: 2 June 1962
Attendance: 66,057
Stage: Group stage
Match: Chile v Italy 4-2
Goals: Ramirez (73), Toro (87)
Referee: Ken Aston
Sent-off players: David, Ferrini
Line-ups CHILE Misael Escuti, Luis Eyzaguirre, Raul Sanchez, Sergio Navarro, Carlos Contreras, Eladio Rojas, Jaime Ramirez, Jorge Toro, Honorino Landa, Alberto Fouilloux, Leonel Sancez; ITALY Carlo Mattrel, Sandro Salvadore, Bruno Mora, Humberto Maschio, Jose Altafini, Giampaolo Menichelli, Enzo Robotti, Mario David, Francesco Janich, Paride Tumburus, Giorgio Ferrini.


Battle of Nuremberg, 2006

This is the most recent incident. The last tournament was colored with an infamous, previously expected to be one of the greatest clash in Germany 2006. Two favorites, the Netherlands and Portugal, which met in the Round of 16, left a bitter story as they were more likely street fighters than highly cited professionals. Four red cards and sixteen yellow cards were awarded by the Russian referee Valentin Ivanov.


Match details:

Venue: Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany
Date: 25 June 2006
Attendance: 41,000
Stage: Round of 16
Match: Portugal v Netherlands 1-0
Goals: Maniche (23)
Referee: Valentin Ivanov
Sent-off players: Costinha, Deco, Boulahrouz, van Bronckhorst
Cautioned palyers: Costinha, Deco, Boulahrouz, van Bronckhorst
Cautioned players: Ricardo, Costinha, Figo, Valente, Maniche, Deco, Petit, Boulahrouz, van Bronckhorst, van Bommel, Sneijder, van der Vaart
Line-ups PORTUGAL Ricardo, Fernando Meira, Costinha, Luis Figo (Tiago), Pauleta (Armando Petit), Miguel, Nuno Valente, Ricardo Carvalho, Cristiano Ronaldo (Simao Sabrosa), Maniche, Deco; NETHERLANDS Edwin van der Sar, Khalid Boulahrouz, Joris Mathijsen (Rafael van der Vaart), Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dirk Kuyt, Phillip Cocu (Hesselink), Arjen Robben, Andre Ooijer, Robin van Persie, Mark van Bommel (John Heitinga), Wesley Sneijder.

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Prize Money

Prize awarded in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa hits as much as $420,000,000. It means a 60 percent increase compared with the previous tournament, Germany 2006. The prize distribution will be as follows.

$1,000,000 for each participating team before the tournament;
$8,000,000 for teams that exit the group stage
$9,000,000 for teams that enter the Round of 16
$18,000,000 for teams that enter the Quarter-finals
$20,000,000 for teams that enter the Semifinals
$24,000,000 for the Runners up
$30,000,000 for the World Champions
$33,000,000 for domestic clubs where the players are in international duties during the tournament.
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Current Squads of the 32 World Cup Teams

These are not the final 23 squads chosen by coaches of each participating team. Instead, you may take a look wider prospective players who may take part into this year's tournament.

SOUTH AFRICA
Head Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (Brazil)
Shu-Aib Walters (Maritzburg United), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates), Nasief Morris (Recreativo de Huelva), Matthew Booth (Mamelodi Sundowns), Sibonisa Gaxa (Mamelodi Sundowns), Siyanda Xulu (Mamelodi Sundowns), Innocent Mdledle (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bongani Khumalo (Supersport United), Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows), Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates), Franklin Cale (Mamelodi Sundowns), Surprise Moriri (Mamelodi Sundowns), Lebohang Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Lance Davids (Ajax Cape Town), Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs), Siphiwe Thshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs), Steven Pienaar (Everton), MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan), Gert Schalkwyk (Orlando Pirates), Katlego Mashego (Orlando Pirates), Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns), Siyabonga Nomvethe (Moroka Swallows), Benni McCarthy (West Ham United)

MEXICO
Head Coach: Javier Aguirre (Mexico)
Guillermo Ochoa (America), Luis Ernesto Michel (Guadalajara), Oscar Perez (Chiapas), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Carlos Salcido (PSV Eindhoven), Francisco J. Rodriguez (PSV Eindhoven), Hector Moreno (AZ Alkmaar), Ricardo Osorio (VfB Stuttgart), Paul Aguilar (Pachucha), Efrain Juarez (UNAM), Jonny Magallon (Guadalajara), Juan Carlos Valenzuela (America), Jorge Torres Nilo (Atlas), Andres Guardado (Deportivo La Coruna), Giovani Dos Santos (Galatasaray), Jonathan Dos Santos (Barcelona), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Israel Castro (UNAM), Adrian Aldrete (Morelia), Guillermo Franco (West Ham United), Carlos Vela (Arsenal), Pablo Barrera (UNAM), Adolfo Bautista (Guadalajara), Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Veracruz), Alberto Medina (Guadalajara), Javier Fernandez (Guadalajara)

URUGUAY
Head Coach: Oscar Washington Tabarez (Uruguay)
Fernando Muslera (SS Lazio), Juan Castillo (Deportivo Cali), Martin Silva (Defensore Sporting), Jorge Fucile (Porto), Andres Scotti (Colo Colo), Maxi Pereira (Benfica), Sebastian Coates (Nacional), Diego Gordin (Villareal), Walter Gargano (Napoli), Jorge Martinez (Catania), Alvaro Pereira (Porto), Nicolas Lodeiro (Ajax Amsterdam), Diego Perez (AS Monaco), Egidio Arevalo (Penarol), Jorge Rodriguez (River Plate), Edinson Cavani (Palermo), Luis Suarez (Ajax Amsterdam), Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Abreu (Botafogo), Sebastian Fernandez (Banfield), Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce)

FRANCE
Head Coach: Raymond Domenech (France)
Asst. Coach: Alain Boghossian, 
Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Michael Ciani (Bordeaux), Julien Escude (Sevilla), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Adil Rami (Lille), Aly Cissokho (Lyon), Rod Fanni (Rennes), Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid), Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Benoit Cheyrou (Marseille), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos), Sidney Govou (Lyon), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille), Loic Remy (Nice), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Louis Saha (Everton), Nicolas Douchez (Rennes), Yohann Pele (Toulouse), Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Philippe Mexes (AS Roma), Mikael Silvestre (Arsenal), Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Abou Diaby (Arsenal), Patrick Vieira (Manchester City), Samir Nasri (Arsenal), Rio Mavuba (Lille), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Bafetimbi Gomis (Lyon), Guillaume Hoarau (Paris Saint-Germain), Peguy Luyindula (Paris Saint-Germain), Jimmy Briand (Rennes), Florent Sinama-Pongolle (Sporting Lisbon)

ARGENTINA
Head Coach: Diego Armando Maradona
Adrian Gabbarini (Independiente), Diego Pozo (Colon), Matias Caruzzo (Argentinos Juniors), Ariel Garce (Colon), Paolo Goltz (Huracan), Juan Insaurralde (Newell's Old Boys), Fabian Monzon (Boca Juniors), Facundo Bertoglio (Colon), Sebastian Blanco (Lanus), Juan Mercier (Argentinos Juniors), Nicolas Olmedo (Godoy Cruz), Patricio Toranzo (Huracan), Leonel Vangioni (Newell's Old Boys), Franco Jara (Arsenal Sarandi), Ariel Ortega (River Plate), Martin Palermo (River Plate), Juan Pablo Pereyra (Atletico Tucuman), Mariano Andujar (Catania), Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Cristian Campestrini (Arsenal Sarandi), Nelson Ibanez (Godoy Cruz), Juan Pablo Carrizo (Real Zaragoza), Federico Vilar (Atlante), Nicolas Burdisso (AS Roma), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Gabriel Heinze (Marseille), Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield), Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes), Walter Samuel (Internazionale), Ignacio Canuto (Argentinos Juniors), Mariano Echevarria (Chacarita), Leonel Galeano (Independiente), Gabriel Mercado (Racing), Guillermo Burdisso (Rosario Central), Gaston Diaz (Velez Sarsfield), Carlos Matheu (Independiente), Cristian Alvarez (Arsenal Sarandi), Emiliano Papa (Velez Sarsfield), Nicolas Pareja (Espanyol), Cristian Ansaldi (Rubin Kazan), Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United), Rolando Schiavi (Newell's Old Boys), Cristian Villagra (River Plate), Sebastian Dominguez (Velez Sarsfield), Javier Zanetti (Internazionale), Daniel Diaz (Getafe), Juan Forlin (Espanyol), Alexis Ferrero (River Plate), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), Jesus Datolo (Olympiacos), Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Javier Pastore (Palermo), Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes), Walter Acevedo (Independiente), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Diego Milito (Internazionale), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli), Lisandro Lopez (Lyon), Esteban Foertes (Colon)

NIGERIA
Head coach: Lars Lagerback (Sweden)
Asst. Coach: Roland Andersson (Sweden)
Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda), Greg Etafia (Moroka Swallows), Bassey Akpah (Bayelsa United), Joseph Yobo (Everton), Taye Taiwo (Marseille), Danny Sittu (Bolton Wanderers), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moskow), Rabiu Afolabi (Red Bull Salzburg), Uwa Elderson Echiejile (Rennes), Onyekachi Apam (Nice), Dele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam), Sam Sodje (Chalrton Athletic), Olubayo Adefemi (Boulogne), Terna Suswam (Lobi Stars FC), Michael Odibe (Siena), Seyi Olofinjana (Hull City), Mikel John Obi (Chelsea), Ayila Yussuf (Dynamo Kyiv), Kalu Uche (Almeria), Sani Kaita (Alania Vladikavkaz), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham), Femi Ajilore (Groningen), Onyekachi Okonkwo (Zurich), Sone Aluko (Aberdeen) Lukman Haruna (AS Monaco), Gabriel Ruben (Enyimba International FC), Ikechukwu Ibenegbu (Heartland FC), Solomon Okpako (Kano Pillars FC), Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth), Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton), Peter Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moskow), John Utaka (Portsmouth), Victor Obinna (Malaga), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg), Chinedu Obasi (TSG Hoffenheim), Michael Eneramo (Esperance), Victor Anichebe (Everton), Joseph Akpala (Club Brugge), Peter Utaka (OB), Ideye Brown (Sochaux), Ahmed Musa (Kano Pillars FC), Kingsley Udoh (Akwa United), Efe Ambrose (Kaduna United), Oladapo Olufemi (Start), Manasseh Ishiaku (FC Koeln), Richard Eromoigbe (Warri Wolves FC), Kayode Odejayi (Colchester United), Stephen Makinwa (Lazio), Ngemba Evans Obi (Fuerstenfeldbruck II), Paul Obiefule (Honefoss), Yusuf Mohamed (Sion), Obinna Nwaneri (Sion), Chibuzor Okonkwo (Bayelsa United), Bello Musa Kofarmata (Heartland FC), Segun Oluwaniyi (Shooting Stars FC), Isiaka Olawale (Kwara United), Osas Idehen (Enyimba), Thankgod Amaefule (Sharks FC), Thankgod Ikechukwu (Heartland FC), Chinedu Ezimora (Nasarawa United FC), Uche Nwofor (Shooting Stars FC).

KOREA REPUBLIC
Head coach: Huh Jong-moo (Rep. Korea)
Lee Woon-jae (Suwon Bluewings), Jung Sung-ryong (Seongnam Ilhwa), Kim Young-kwang (Ulsan Horang-i), Oh Beom-seok (Ulsan Horang-i), Kim Hyung-il (Pohang Steelers), Hwang Jae-won (Pohang Steelers), Cho Yong-hyung (Jeju United), Lee Young-pyo (Al-Hilal), Lee Jung-soo (Kashima Antlers), Kim Dong-jin (Ulsan Horang-i), Cha Du-ri (SC Freiburg), Kwak Tae-hwi (Kyoto Sanga), Kang Min-soo (Suwon Bluewings), Gu Ja-cheol (Jeju United), Cho Won-hee (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Chi-woo (FC Seoul), Kim Nam-il (Tom Tomsk), Shin Hyung-min (Pohang Steelers), Park Ji-sung (C/Manchester United), Kim Jung-woo (Gwangju Phoenix), Kim Jae-sung (Pohang Steelers), Ki Sung-yong (Glasgow Celtic), Lee Chung-yong (Bolton Wanderers), Kim Bo-kyung (Oita Trinita), Ahn Jung-hwan (Dalian Shide), Lee Seung-ryul (Jubilo Iwata), Lee Keung-ho (Jeonbuk Motors), Park Chu-young (AS Monaco), Yeom Ki-hoon (Suwon Bluewings).

GREECE
Head coach: Otto Rehhagel (Germany)
Asst. coach: Ioannis Topalidis (Greece)
Kostas Chalkias (PAOK), Michalis Sifakis (Aris), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos), Ioannis Maniatis (Panionios), Georgios Spiropoulos (Panathinaikos), Vangelis Moras (Bologna), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiacos), Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Georgios Galitsios (Olympiacos), Stelios Malezas (PAOK), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena), Giorgos Karagounis (C/Panathianikos), Kostas Katsouranis (Panathianikos), Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens), Georgios Samaras (Glasgow Celtic), Angelos Charisteas (FC Nuremberg), Dimitris Salpingidis (Panathinaikos), Theofanis Gekas (Hertha BSC), Pantelis Kapetanos (Steaua Bucuresti), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Panathinaikos), Giourkas Seitaridis (Panathinaikos), Vasilis Torosidis (Olympiacos), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Genoa), Christos Patsatzoglou (Omonia Nicosia), Georgios Fotakis (PAOK), Vasilis Pliatsikas (Schalke 04), Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiacos), Ioannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt), Evangelos Mantzios (Anorthosis Famagusta).

ENGLAND
Head coach: Fabio Capello (Italy)
Asst. coach: Italo Galbiati (Italy)
David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham United), Joe Hart (Birmingham City), John Terry (Chelsea), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Matthew Upson (West Ham United), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City), Leighton Baines (Everton), Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City), David Beckham (AC Milan), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Stewart Downing (Aston Villa), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), James Milner (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur), Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Carlton Cole (West Ham United), Paul Robinson (Blackburn Rovers), Ben Foster (Manchester United), Gary Neville (Manchester United), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (C/Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Gary Cahill (Bolton Wanderers), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur), Darren Bent (Sunderland), Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).

UNITED STATES
Head coach: Bob Bradley (USA)
Asst. coach: Mike Sorber, John Hackworth, Jesse Marsch, Pierre Barrieu
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Carlos Bocanegra (C/Rennes), Jay DeMerit (Watford), Clarence Goodson (Start), Heath Pearce (FC Dallas), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers), Alejandro Bedoya (Orebro), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers), Stuart Holden (Bolton Wanderers), Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca), Jozy Altidore (Villareal), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Eddie Johnson (Aris Thessaloniki), Troy Perkins (DC United), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Edgar Castillo (UANL), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Marvell Wynne (Colorado Rapids), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt), Benny Feilhaber (AGF), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas US), Dax McCarty (FC Dalls), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas).

ALGERIA
Head coach: Rabah Saadane (Algeria)
Asst. coach: Zoheir Djelloul (Algeria)
Mohamed Ousserir (CR Belouizdad), Lounes Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef), Mohamed Zemmamouche (MC Algiers), Madjid Bougherra (Glasgow Ranger), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth), Antar Yahia (VfL Bochum), Rafik Halliche (Nacional Madeira), Slimane Raho (ES Setif), Reda Babouche (MS Algiers), Abdelkader Laifaoui (ES Setif), Samir Zaoui (ASO Chlef), Yazid Mansouri (C/Lorient), Karim Matmour (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Karim Ziani (Wolfsburg), Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth), Mehdi Lacen (Racing Santander), Djamel Abdoun (Nantes), Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena), Rafik Djebbour (AEK Athens), Chadli Amri (Mainz), Faouzi Chaouchi (ES Setif), Mohamed Meftah (JS Kabylie), Aberraouf Zarabi (Nimes), Adel Maiza (USM Annaba), Hocine Achioui (JS Kabylie), Lamouri Djediat (ES Setif), Lazhar Hadj Aissa (ES Setif), Mourad Meghni (Lazio), Hameour Bouazza (Blackpool), Kamel Ghilas (Hull City).

SLOVENIA
Head coach: Matjaz Kek (Slovenia)
Samir Handanovic (Udinese), Jasmin Handanovic (Mantova), Aleksander Seliga (Sparta Rotterdam), Miso Brecko (FC Koeln), Bojan Jokic (Chievo), Marko Suler (Gent), Dejan Kelhar (Cercle Brugge), Bostjan Cesar (Grenoble), Matej Mavric (TuS Koblenz), Branko Ilic (Lokomotiv  Moskow), Robert Koren (C/West Bromwich Albion), Aleksander Radosavljevic (Larissa), Andraz Kirm (Wisla Krakow), Nejc Pecnik (Nacional), Andrej Komac (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Dalibor Stevanovic (Vitesse), Rene Krhin (Internazionale), Mirnes Sisic (PAS Giannina), Milivoje Novakovic (FC Koeln), Valter Birsa (Auxerre), Zlatan Ljubijankic (Gent), Zlatko Dedic (VfL Bochum), Ales Kokot (Interblock), Luka Elsner (Domzale), Mitja Morec (Panetolikos), Suad Filekovic (Maribor), Elvedin Dzinic (Maribor), Zoran Zeljkovic (APOP Kinyras Peyias), Amer Jukan (Interblock), Rene Mihelic (Maribor), Goran Sukalo (Augsburg), Luka Zinko (APOP Kinyras Peyias), Anton Zlogar (Omonia Nicoasia), Klemen Lavric (Sturm Graz).

GERMANY
Head coach: Joachim Loew (Germany)
Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen), Manuel Neuer (Schalke 04), Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC), Serdar Tasci (VfB Stuttgart), Marcel Schaefer (Wolfsburg), Philipp  Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Jerome Boateng (Hamburg SV), Sami Khedira (VfB Stuttgart), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen), Michael Ballack (C/Chelsea), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg sV), Thomas Hitzlsperger (Lazio), Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen), Aaron Hunt (Werder Bremen), Christian Traesch (VfB Stuttgart), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Toni Kroos (Bayer Leverkusen), Stefan Kiessling (Bayer Leverkusen), Lukas Podolski (FC Koeln), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), Claudemir Jeronimo Barretto (VfB Stuttgart), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen), Robert Huth (Stoke City), Andreas Beck (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Dennis Aogo (Hamburg SV), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04), Andreas Hinkel (Glasgow Rangers), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg SV), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Tobias Weis (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Patrick Helmes (Bayer Leverkusen).

AUSTRALIA
Head coach: Peter Tim Verbeek (Netherlands)
Clint Bolton (Melbourn Heart FC), Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United), Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners), Luke Wilkshire (Dynamo Moskow), Jade North (Tromso), Simon Colosimo (Melbourne Heart FC), John McKain (Wellington Phoenix), Mark Milligan (JEF United), Scott Jameson (Adelaide United), Robert Cornthwaite (Adelaide United), Andrew Durante (Wellington Phoenix), Shannon Cole (Sydney FC), Luke DeVere (Brisbane Roar), Jason Culina (Gold Coast United), Mile Sterjovski (Perth Glory), Jacob Burns (Perth Glory), Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar), Matt Thompson (Melbourne Heart FC), Michael Zullo (Brisbane Roar), Stuart Musialik (Sydney FC), Michael Marrone (Central Coast MAriners), Thomas Oar (Brisbane Oar), Ben Kantarovski (Newcastle Jets), Joshua Kennedy (Nagoya Grampus), Alex Brosque (Sydney FC), David Williams (North Queensland Fury), Mathew Leckie (Adelaide United), Daniel McBreen (Central Coast Mariners), Tando Velaphi (Perth Glory), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham), Brad Jones (Middlesbrough), Adam Federici (Reading), Ante Covic (IF Elfsborg), Michael Petkovic (Sivasspor), Craig Moore (-), Matthew Spiranovic (Urawa Red Diamonds), Dean Heffernan (Huddersfield Town), Shane Lowry (Leeds United), Scott Chipperfield (Basel), Lucas Neill (Galatasaray), David Carney (FC Twente), Patrick Kisnorbo (Leeds United), Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough), Michael Beauchamp (Al-Jazira), Shane Stefanutto (North Queensland Fury), Adrian Madaschi (Portosummaga), Chris Coyne (Liaoning Hongyun), Nick Carle (Crystal Palace), Mile Jedinak (Antalyaspor), Dario Vidosic (MSV Duisburg), Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers), Mark Bersciano (Palermo), Vince Grella (Blackburn Rovers), Tim Cahill (Everton), Carl Valeri (Sassuolo), Danny Invincible (Kilmarnock), Aaron Mooy (Bolton Wanderers), James Holland (AZ Alkmaar), Oliver Bozanic (Aldershot Town), Richard Garcia (Hull City), Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory), Bruce Djite (Diyarbakirspor), Nikita Rukavytsya (KS Roeselare), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar), Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough).


SERBIA
Head coach: Radomir Antic (Serbia)
Vladimir Stojkovic (Wigan Athletic), Zeljko Brkic (Vojvodina), Antonio Rukavina (TSV 1860 Munich), Ivica Dragutinovic (Sevilla), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), Aleksandar Lukovic (Udinese), Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund), Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio), Gojko Kacar (Hertha BSC), Bosko Jankovic (Genoa), Dejan Stankovic (C/Internazionale), Nenad Milijas (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Milan Jovanovic (Liverpool), Radosav Petrovic (Partizan), Milos Krasic (CSKA Moskow), Milos Ninkovic (Dynamo Kyiv), Zoran Tosic (FC Koeln), Zdravko Kuzmanovic (VfB Stuttgart), Danko Lazovic (Zenit St. Petersburg), Marko Pantelic (Ajax Amsterdam), Dejan Lekic (Red Star Beograd), Nikola Zigic (Valencia), Bojan Isailovic (Zaglebie Lubin), Jagos Vukovic (PSV Eindhoven), Nenad Tomovic (Genoa), Ivan Obradovic (Real Zaragoza), Miralem Sulejmani (Ajax Amsterdam), Marko Milinkovic (Kosice), Nemanja Matic (Chelsea), Dragan Mrda (Vojvodina).

GHANA
Head coach: Milovan Rajevac (Serbia)
Richard Kingson (Wigan Athletic), William Amamoo (Malmo FF), Daniel Adjei (Liberty Professionals), John Mensah (Sunderland), John Pantsil (Fulham), Eric Addo (Roda JC Kerkade), Hans Sarpei (Bayer Leverkusen), Samuel Inkoom (FC Basel), Isac Vorsah (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), David Addy (FC Porto), Anthony Annan (Rosenborg), Michael Essien (Chelsea), Sulley Muntari (Internazionale), Stephen Appiah (C/Bologna), Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese), Andre Ayew (Marseille), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth), Haminu Draman (Lokomotiv Moskow), Dominic Adiyiah (AC Milan), Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda), Asamoah Gyan (Rennes), Junior Agogo (Apollon Limassol), Prince Tagoe (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Al Sadd).

NETHERLANDS

Head coach: Bert van Marwijk (Netherlands)
Philip Cocu, Frank de Boer, Dick Vorn
Sander Boschker (FC Twente),Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax Amsterdam), Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse Arnhem), Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Andre Oijer (PSV Eindhoven), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax Amsterdam), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord), Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Vurnon Anita (Ajax Amsterdam), Otman Bakkal (PSV Eindhoven), Edson Braafheid (Glasgow Celtic), Wout Brama (FC Twente), Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax Amsterdam), Orlando Engelaar (PSV Eindhoven), John Heitinga (Everton), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar), David Mendes da Silva (AZ Alkmaar), Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Eljero Elia (Hamburg), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Jeremain Lens (AZ Alkmaar), Weslej Snejder (Internazionale), Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich).

JAPAN
Head coach: Takeshi Okada (Japan)
Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus, Eiji Kawashima (Kawasaki Frontale), Yuichi Komano), Yuto Nagatomo (Jubilo Iwata), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Yuzo Kurihara (Yokohama F. Marinos), Yuhei Tokunaga (FC Tokyo), Yuji Nakazawa (C/Yokohama F. Marinos), Tomoaki Makino (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Yuki Abe (Urawa Red Diamonds), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Koji Yamasae (Yokohama F. Marinos), Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama Marinos), Naohiro Ishikawa (FC Tokyo), Junichi Inamoto (Kawasaki Frontale), Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus), Kisho Yano (Albirex Niigata), Shinzo Koroki (Kashima Antlers), Kensuke Nagai (Fukuoka University),

CAMEROON
Head coach: Paul Le Guen (France)
Asst. coach: Yves Colleu, Thomas Nkono
Idriss Carlos Kameni (Espanyol), Gilles Binya (Neuchatel Xamax), Nicolas N'Koulou (AS Monaco), Rigobert Song (Trabzonspor), Aurelien Chedjou (Lille), Alexandre Song (Arsenal), Landry N'Guemo (Glasgow Celtic), Germi Njitap (Ankaragucu), Samuel Eto'o (Internazionale), Achille Emana (Real Betis), Jean Makoun (Lyon), Henri Bedimo (Lens), Somen Tchoyi (Red Bull Salzburg), Paul Alo'o Efoulou (Nancy), Pierre Webo (Real Mallorca), Souleymanou Hamidou (Kayserispor), Mohammadou Idrissou (Freiburg), Eyong Enoh (Ajax Amsterdam), Stephane Mbia (Marseille), Georges Mandjeck (Kaiserslautern), Joel Matip (Schalke 04), Guy Ndy Assembe (Valenciennes), Andre Bikey (Burnley), Joslain Mayebi (Maccabi Ahi Nazareth), Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham Hotspur), Daniel Ngom Kome (Tenerife), Albert Meyong Ze (Braga), Benoit Assou-Ekoto (Tottenham Hotspur), Armand Deumi (Gaziantepspor), Pierre Wome (FC Koeln), Timothee Atouba (Ajax Amsterdam), Marcel Ndjeng (FC Augsburg).

ITALY
Head coach: Marcelo Lippi (Italy)

Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari), Salvatore Sirigu (Palermo), Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Cannavaro (C/Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Juventus), Nicola Legrottaglie (Juventus), Mattia Cassani (Palermo), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Antonio Candreva (Juventus), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Andrea Cossu (Cagliari), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Marco Borriello (AC Milan), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Luca Toni (AS Roma), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma).

PARAGUAY
Head coach Gerrardo Martino
Justo Villar (Real Valladolid), Aldo Bobadilla (Independiente Medellin), Diego Barreto (Cerro Porteno), Denis Caniza (Leon), Dario Veron (Pumas), Julio Caceres (Atletico Mineiro), Paulo Da Silva (Sunderland), Antolin Alcaraz (Brugge), Claudio Morel (Boca Juniors), Carlos Bonet (Olimpia), Julio Manzur (Olimpia), Aureliano Torres (San Lorenzo), Enrique Viera (Liga de Quito), Cristian Riveros (Cruz Azul), Jonathan Santana (Wolfsburg), Nestor Ortigoza (Argentinos Juniors), Victor Caceres (Libertad), Edgar Barreto (Atalanta), Marcelo Estigarribia (Newell's Old Boys), Eduardo Ledesma (Lanus), Sergio Aquino (Libertad), Marcos Caceres (Racing Club), Oscar Cardozo (Benfica), Nelson Valdez (Borussia Dortmund), Lucas Barrios (Borussia Dortmund), Osvaldo Martinez (Monterrey), Edgar Benitez (Pachuca), Jorge Archucarro (Libertad), Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City).

NEW ZEALAND
Head coach Ricki Herbert
Glen Moss (Melbourne Victory), Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix), Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town), Steven Old (Kilmarnock FC), Jason Hayne (Auckland City), Simon Elliott (-), Tim Brown (Wellington Phoenix), Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast United), Chris Killen (Middlesbrough), Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Michael McGlinchey (Motherwell), Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion), Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle), Andy Barron (Team Wellington), Andrew Boyens (New York Red Bulls), Chad Coombers (Auckland City), James Bannatyne (Team Weillington), Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix), Aaron Scott (Waitakere United), Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers), David Mulligan (Wellington Phoenix), Jeremy Christie (Tampa Bay Rowdies), Chris James (Barnet FC), Kris Bright (Shrewsbury Town), Jarrod Smith (-), Christian Bouckenooghe (KSV Roeselare), Jeremy Brockie (Newcastle Jets), Duncan Oughton (Columbus Crew).


GREECE
Head coach Otto Rehhagel (Germany)
Costas Halkias (PAOK), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos), Michael Sifakis (Aris), Lukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos), Nikos Spyropoulos (Panathinaikos), Vangelis Moras (Bologna), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiacos), Giorgios Galitsios (Olympiacos), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Yiannis Maniatis (Panionios), Giorgos Tzarvellas (Panionios), Stelios Malezas (PAOK), Costas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena), Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens), Dimitris Salpingidis (Panathinaikos), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Panathinaikos), Fanis Gekas (Hertha Berlin), Giorgos Samaras (Glasgow Celtic), Angelos Charisteas (Nuremberg), Pantelis Kapetanos (Steaua Bucuresti).

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