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.
GROUP C
Coach: Fabio Capello | |||||
# | 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 | |
Coach: Bob Bradley | |||||
# | 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 | |||||
# | 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 | |||||
# | 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 |
