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 B
Coach: Diego Maradona | |||||
# | Position | Player | Date of Birth | Caps | Club |
1 | Goalkeeper | Diego Pozo | 16 February 1978 (aged 32) | 3 | Colón |
2 | Defender | Martín Demichelis | 20 December 1980 (aged 29) | 25 | Bayern Munich |
3 | Defender | Clemente Rodríguez | 31 July 1981 (aged 28) | 11 | Estudiantes |
4 | Defender | Nicolás Burdisso | 12 April 1981 (aged 29) | 28 | Roma |
5 | Midfielder | Mario Bolatti | 17 February 1985 (aged 25) | 4 | Fiorentina |
6 | Defender | Gabriel Heinze | 19 April 1978 (aged 32) | 63 | Marseille |
7 | Midfielder | Ángel Di María | 14 February 1988 (aged 22) | 7 | Benfica |
8 | Midfielder | Juan Sebastián Verón | 9 March 1975 (aged 35) | 69 | Estudiantes |
9 | Forward | Gonzalo Higuaín | 10 December 1987 (aged 22) | 4 | Real Madrid |
10 | Forward | Lionel Messi | 24 June 1987 (aged 22) | 44 | Barcelona |
11 | Forward | Carlos Tévez | 5 February 1984 (aged 26) | 51 | Manchester City |
12 | Defender | Ariel Garcé | 14 July 1979 (aged 30) | 3 | Colón |
13 | Defender | Walter Samuel | 23 March 1978 (aged 32) | 54 | Internazionale |
14 | Midfielder | Javier Mascherano (captain) | 8 June 1984 (aged 26) | 56 | Liverpool |
15 | Defender | Nicolás Otamendi | 12 February 1988 (aged 22) | 6 | Vélez Sársfield |
16 | Forward | Sergio Agüero | 2 June 1988 (aged 22) | 20 | Atlético Madrid |
17 | Midfielder | Jonás Gutiérrez | 5 July 1983 (aged 26) | 15 | Newcastle United |
18 | Forward | MartínPalermo | 7 November 1973 (aged 36) | 13 | Boca Juniors |
19 | Forward | Diego Milito | 12 June 1979 (aged 30) | 20 | Internazionale |
20 | Midfielder | Maxi Rodríguez | 2 January 1981 (aged 29) | 35 | Liverpool |
21 | Goalkeeper | Mariano Andújar | 30 July 1983 (aged 26) | 4 | Catania |
22 | Goalkeeper | Sergio Romero | 22 February 1987 (aged 23) | 5 | AZ |
23 | Midfielder | Javier Pastore | 20 June 1989 (aged 20) | 0 | Palermo |
Coach: Lars Lagerbäck | |||||
# | Position | Player | Date of Birth | Caps | Club |
1 | Goalkeeper | Vincent Enyeama | 29 August 1982 (aged 27) | 51 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
2 | Defender | Joseph Yobo (captain) | 6 September 1980 (aged 29) | 64 | Everton |
3 | Defender | Taye Taiwo | 16 April 1985 (aged 25) | 35 | Marseille |
4 | Forward | Kanu | 1 August 1976 (aged 33) | 72 | Portsmouth |
5 | Defender | Rabiu Afolabi | 18 April 1980 (aged 30) | 12 | Red Bull Salzburg |
6 | Defender | Danny Shittu | 2 September 1980 (aged 29) | 23 | Bolton Wanderers |
7 | Forward | Chinedu Obasi | 1 June 1986 (aged 24) | 17 | Hoffenheim |
8 | Forward | Yakubu | 22 November 1982 (aged 27) | 47 | Everton |
9 | Forward | Obafemi Martins | 28 October 1984 (aged 25) | 27 | Wolfsburg |
10 | Midfielder | John Obi Mikel | 22 April 1987 (aged 23) | 27 | Chelsea |
11 | Forward | Peter Odemwingie | 15 July 1981 (aged 28) | 43 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
12 | Midfielder | Kalu Uche | 15 November 1982 (aged 27) | 18 | Almería |
13 | Midfielder | Ayila Yussuf | 4 November 1984 (aged 25) | 24 | Dynamo Kyiv |
14 | Midfielder | Sani Kaita | 2 May 1986 (aged 24) | 16 | Alania Vladikavkaz |
15 | Defender | Dele Adeleye | 25 December 1988 (aged 21) | 5 | Sparta Rotterdam |
16 | Goalkeeper | Austin Ejide | 8 April 1984 (aged 26) | 16 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
17 | Defender | Chidi Odiah | 17 December 1983 (aged 26) | 21 | CSKA Moscow |
18 | Forward | Victor Obinna | 25 March 1987 (aged 23) | 30 | Málaga |
19 | Midfielder | Lukman Haruna | 12 April 1990 (aged 20) | 1 | Monaco |
20 | Midfielder | Dickson Etuhu | 8 June 1982 (aged 28) | 11 | Fulham |
21 | Defender | Uwa Echiéjilé | 20 January 1988 (aged 22) | 9 | Rennes |
22 | Midfielder | John Utaka | 8 January 1982 (aged 28) | 41 | Portsmouth |
23 | Goalkeeper | Dele Aiyenugba | 20 November 1983 (aged 26) | 9 | Bnei Yehuda |
Coach: Huh Jung-Moo | |||||
# | Position | Player | Date of Birth | Caps | Club |
Goalkeeper | Lee Woon-Jae | 26 April 1973 (aged 37) | 130 | Suwon Bluewings | |
Goalkeeper | Kim Young-Kwang | 28 June 1983 (aged 26) | 14 | Ulsan Hyundai | |
Goalkeeper | Jung Sung-Ryong | 4 January 1985 (aged 25) | 15 | Seongnam Ilhwa | |
Defender | Lee Young-Pyo | 23 April 1977 (aged 33) | 112 | Al-Hilal | |
Defender | Kim Dong-Jin | 29 January 1982 (aged 28) | 61 | Ulsan Hyundai | |
Defender | Cha Du-Ri | 25 July 1980 (aged 29) | 46 | Freiburg | |
Defender | Oh Beom-Seok | 29 July 1984 (aged 25) | 37 | Ulsan Hyundai | |
Defender | Cho Yong-Hyung | 3 November 1983 (aged 26) | 31 | Jeju United | |
Defender | Kang Min-Soo | 14 February 1986 (aged 24) | 31 | Suwon Bluewings | |
Defender | Lee Jung-Soo | 8 January 1980 (aged 30) | 24 | Kashima Antlers | |
Defender | Kim Hyung-Il | 27 April 1984 (aged 26) | 2 | Pohang Steelers | |
Midfielder | Kim Nam-Il | 14 March 1977 (aged 33) | 92 | Tom Tomsk | |
Midfielder | Park Ji-Sung (captain) | 25 February 1981 (aged 29) | 88 | Manchester United | |
Midfielder | Kim Jung-Woo | 9 May 1982 (aged 28) | 54 | Gwangju Phoenix | |
Midfielder | Lee Chung-Yong | 2 July 1988 (aged 21) | 23 | Bolton Wanderers | |
Midfielder | Ki Sung-Yong | 24 January 1989 (aged 21) | 21 | Celtic | |
Midfielder | Kim Jae-Sung | 3 October 1983 (aged 26) | 7 | Pohang Steelers | |
Midfielder | Kim Bo-Kyung | 6 October 1989 (aged 20) | 6 | Oita Trinita | |
Forward | Lee Dong-Gook | 29 April 1979 (aged 31) | 83 | Jeonbuk Motors | |
Forward | Ahn Jung-Hwan | 27 January 1976 (aged 34) | 70 | Dalian Shide | |
Forward | Park Chu-Young | 10 July 1985 (aged 24) | 40 | Monaco | |
Forward | Yeom Ki-Hun | 30 March 1983 (aged 27) | 33 | Suwon Bluewings | |
Forward | Lee Seung-Ryul | 6 March 1989 (aged 21) | 8 | FC Seoul | |
Coach: Otto Rehhagel | |||||
# | Position | Player | Date of Birth | Caps | Club |
1 | Goalkeeper | Kostas Chalkias | 30 May 1974 (aged 36) | 27 | PAOK |
2 | Defender | Giourkas Seitaridis | 4 June 1981 (aged 29) | 67 | Panathinaikos |
3 | Midfielder | Christos Patsatzoglou | 19 March 1979 (aged 31) | 41 | Omonia |
4 | Defender | Nikos Spiropoulos | 10 October 1983 (aged 26) | 17 | Panathinaikos |
5 | Defender | Vangelis Moras | 18 August 1981 (aged 28) | 10 | Bologna |
6 | Midfielder | Alexandros Tziolis | 13 February 1985 (aged 25) | 17 | Sena |
7 | Forward | Georgios Samaras | 21 February 1985 (aged 25) | 32 | Celtic |
8 | Defender | Avraam Papadopoulos | 3 January 1984 (aged 26) | 12 | Olympiakos |
9 | Forward | Angelos Charisteas | 9 February 1980 (aged 30) | 82 | Nuremberg |
10 | Midfielder | Giorgos Karagounis (captain) | 3 June 1977 (aged 33) | 91 | Panathinaikos |
11 | Defender | Loukas Vyntra | 5 February 1981 (aged 29) | 27 | Panathinaikos |
12 | Goalkeeper | Alexandros Tzorvas | 12 August 1982 (aged 27) | 6 | Panathinaikos |
13 | Goalkeeper | Michalis Sifakis | 9 September 1984 (aged 25) | 1 | Aris |
14 | Forward | Dimitris Salpigidis | 18 August 1981 (aged 28) | 34 | Panathinaikos |
15 | Defender | Vasilis Torosidis | 10 June 1985 (aged 25) | 25 | Olympiakos |
16 | Defender | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | 23 July 1979 (aged 30) | 56 | Liverpool |
17 | Forward | Theofanis Gekas | 23 May 1980 (aged 30) | 46 | Hertha Berlin |
18 | Midfielder | Sotiris Ninis | 3 April 1990 (aged 20) | 3 | Panathinaikos |
19 | Defender | Sokratis Papastathopoulos | 9 June 1988 (aged 22) | 10 | Genoa |
20 | Forward | Pantelis Kapetanos | 8 June 1983 (aged 27) | 1 | Steaua Bucureşti |
21 | Midfielder | Kostas Katsouranis | 21 June 1979 (aged 30) | 67 | Panathinaikos |
22 | Defender | Stelios Malezas | 11 March 1985 (aged 25) | 0 | PAOK |
23 | Midfielder | Sakis Prittas | 9 January 1979 (aged 31) | 0 | Aris |
