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Algeria (ALG)

Coach  : Rabah Saadane
Goalkeepers   : Faouzi Chaouchi, Lounes Gaouaoui, Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche, M'bohi Rais Ouheb
Defenders    :Habib Belaid, Nadir Belhadj, Madjid Bougherra, Rafik Halliche, Abdelkader Laifaoui , Carl Medjani, Djamel Mesbah , Anther Yahia
Midfielders : Djamel Abdoun, Riad Boudebouz, Adlene Guedioura, Fouad Kadir, Medhi Lacen, Yazid Mansouri, Karim Matmour, Mourad Meghni, Hassan Yebda ,Karim Ziani
Forwards : Rafik Djebbour, Abdelkader Ghezzal, Rafik Saifi
 

Argentina (ARG)

Coach:  Diego Maradona
Goalkeepers : Sergio Romero, Mariano Andujar, Diego Pozo
Defenders : Nicolas Burdisso, Clemente Rodriguez, Martin Demichelis, Ariel Garce, Gabriel Heinze, Nicolas Otamendi, Walter Samuel
Midfielders : Jonas Gutierrez, Javier Mascherano, Juan Sebastian Veron, Angel Di Maria, Mario Bolatti, Maxi Roddriguez, Javier Pastore
Forwards : Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Carlos Tevez, Diego Milito, Sergio Aguero, Martin Palermo

Australia (AUS)

Coach: Pim Verbeek
Goalkeepers : Adam Federici, Eugene Galekovic, Brad Jones, Mark Schwarzer
Defenders : Michael Beauchamp, David Carney, Scott Chipperfield, Shane Lowry, Mark Milligan, Craig Moore, Lucas Neill, Jade North, Luke Wilkshire, Rhys Williams
Midfielders : Mark Bresciano, Tim Cahill, Nick Carle, Brett Emerton, Richard Garcia, Vince Grella, James Holland, Mile Jedinak, Thomas Oar, Carl Valeri, Dario Vidošic, Jason Culina
Forwards : Brett Holman, Joshua Kennedy, Harry Kewell, Scott McDonald, Nikita Rukavytsya
 

Brazil (BRA)

Coach  : Dunga
Goalkeepers    : Doni, Gomes, Julio Cesar
Defenders    : Gilberto, Juan, Lucio, Luisao, Maicon, Daniel Alves, Michel Bastos, Thiago Silva
Midfielders :Elano, Josue, Kaka, Kleberson, Ramires, Julio Baptista, Felipe Melo, Gilberto, Silva
Forwards : Grafite, Nilmar, Robinho, Luis Fabiano
 

Cameroon(CMR)

Coach   : Paul Le Guen
Goalkeepers   : Souleymanou Hamidou, Carlos Kameni, Guy N'dy Assembe
Defenders : Geremi, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Sebastien Bassong, Gaetan Bong, Aurelien Chedjou, Stephane Mbia, Nicolas N'Koulou, Rigobert Song
Midfielders : Eyong Enoh, Jean Makoun, Georges Mandjeck, Joel Matip, Landry N'Guemo, Alexandre Song
Forwards : Vincent Aboubakar, Achille Emana, Samuel Eto'o (c), Mohammadou Idrissou, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Pierre Webo
 

Chille(CHI)

Coach: Marcelo Bielsa
Goalkeepers : Claudio Bravo (c), Luis Marin, Miguel Pinto
Defenders : Pablo Contreras, Ismael Fuentes, Mauricio Isla, Gonzalo Jara, Gary Medel, Waldo Ponce, Arturo Vidal
Midfielders : Carlos Carmona, Marco Estrada, Matias Fernandez, Gonzalo Fierro, Rodrigo Millar, Rodrigo Tello, Jorge Valdivia
Forwards : Jean Beausejour, Mark Gonzalez, Fabian Orellana, Esteban Paredes, Humberto Suazo, Alexis Sanchez
 

Cote d'Ivoire (CIV)

Coach: Vahid Halibodzic
Goalkeepers : Vincent Angban, Boubacar Barry, Gerard Gnanhouan, Aristide Zogbo 
Defenders : Benjamin Angoua, Sol Bamba, Arthur Boka, Guy Demel, Emmanuel Eboué, Steve Gohouri, Igor Lolo, Abdoulaye Méïté, Siaka Tiéné, Kolo Touré, Marco Zoro
Midfielders : Emerse Faé, Salomon Kalou, Didier Konan Ya, Emmanuel Koné, Koffi Ndri Romaric, Cheick Tioté, Yaya Touré, Gilles Yapi Yapo, Didier Zokora 
Forwards : Gervinho, Sekou Cissé, Aruna Dindane, Seydou Doumbia, Didier Drogba, Abdul Kader Keïta, Arouna Koné, Bakari Koné
 

Denmark(DEN)

Coach: Morten Oslen
Goalkeepers : Stephan Andersen, Jesper Christiansen, Thomas Sorensen
Defenders : Daniel Agger, Lars Jacobsen, Simon Kjer, Per Kroldrup, William Kvist, Patrick Mtiliga, Simon Poulsen
Midfielders : Mikkel Beckmann, Thomas Enevoldsen, Christian Eriksen, Jesper Gronkjer, Daniel Jensen, Martin Jorgensen, Thomas Kahlenberg, Christian Poulsen, Jakob Poulsen, Dennis Rommedahl
Forwards : Nicklas Bendtner, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Soren Larsen
 

England (ENG)

Coach: Fabio Capello
Goalkeepers : Robert Green, Joe Hart, David James
Defenders : Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand (c), Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock
Midfielders : Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips
Forwards : Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney
 

France (FRA)

Coach: Raymond Domenec
Goalkeepers : Cédric Carrasso, Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda
Defenders : Éric Abidal, Gaël Clichy, Patrice Evra, William Gallas, Marc Planus, Anthony Réveillère, Bacary Sagna, Sébastien Squillaci
Midfielders : Abou Diaby, Alou Diarra, Yoann Gourcuff, Florent Malouda, Franck Ribéry, Jérémy Toulalan, Mathieu Valbuena
Forwards : Nicolas Anelka, Djibril Cissé, André-Pierre, Gignac, Sidney Govou, Thierry Henry (c)
 

Germany (GER)

Coach: Joachim Low
Goalkeepers : Hans-Jörg Butt, Manuel Neuer, Tim Wiese
Defenders : Dennis Aogo, Holger Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, Arne Friedrich, Marcell Jansen, Philipp Lahm (c), Per Mertesacker, Serdar Tasci 
Midfielders : Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos, Marko Marin, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Piotr Trochowski, Mesut Ozil
Forwards : Cacau, Mario Gómez, Stefan KieBling, Miroslav Klose, Thomas Muller, Lukas Podolski
 

Ghana (GHA)

Coach: Milovan Rajevac
Goalkeepers : Daniel Adjei, Stephen Ahorlu, Richard Kingson
Defenders : Lee Addy, Samuel Inkoom, John Mensah, Jonathan Mensah, John Paintsil, Abdul Rahim Ayew, Hans Sarpei, Isaac Vorsah
Midfielders : Anthony Anna, Stephen Appiah, Kwadwo Asamoah, André Ayew, Derek Boateng, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Sulley Muntari, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
Forwards : Dominic Adiyiah, Matthew Amoah, Asamoah Gyan, Prince Tagoe
 

Greece(GRE)

Coach : Otto Rehhagel
Goalkeepers : Kostas Chalkias, Michalis Sifakis, Alexandros Tzorvas
Defenders : Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Stelios Malezas, Vangelis Moras, Avraam Papadopoulos, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Giourkas Seitaridis, Nikos Spiropoulos, Vasilis Torosidis, Loukas Vyntra
Midfielders : Giorgos Karagounis (c), Kostas Katsouranis, Sotiris Ninis, Christos Patsatzoglou, Sakis Prittas, Alexandros Tziolis
Forwards : Angelos Charisteas, Theofanis Gekas, Pantelis Kapetanos, Dimitris Salpigidis, Georgios Samaras
 

Honduras(HON)

Coach : Reubakdi Rueda
Goalkeepers : Ricardo Canales, Donis Escober, Noel Valladares
Defenders : Victor Bernardez, Oscar Boniek Garcia, Osman Chavez, Maynor Figueroa, Emilio Izaguirre, Sergio Mendoza, Johnny Palacios, Mauricio Sabillon
Midfielders : Julio Cesar de Leon, Amado Guevara (c), Ramon Nunez, Wilson Palacios, Hendry Thomas, Danilo Turcios, Edgar Alvarez
Forwards : Roger Espinoza, Walter Martinez, Carlos Pavon, David Suazo, Georgie Welcome
 

Italy (ITA)

Coach : Marcello Lippi
Goalkeepers : Gianluigi Buffon, Morgan De Sanctis, Federico Marchetti 
Defenders : Salvatore Bocchetti, Leonardo Bonucci, Fabio Cannavaro (c), Giorgio Chiellini, Domenico Criscito, Christian Maggio, Gianluca Zambrotta
Midfielders : Mauro Camoranesi, Daniele De Rossi, Gennaro Gattuso, Claudio Marchisio, Riccardo Montolivo, Angelo Palombo, Simone Pepe, Andrea Pirlo 
Forwards : Antonio Di Natale, Alberto Gilardino, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Giampaolo Pazzini, Fabio Quagliarella
 

Japan (JPN)

Coach : Takeshi Okada
Goalkeepers : Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Eiji Kawashima, Seigo Narazaki
Defenders : Daiki Iwamasa, Yuichi Komano, Yasuyuki Konno, Yuto Nagatomo, Yuji Nakazawa, Marcus Tulio Tanaka, Atsuto Uchida
Midfielders : Yuki Abe, Yasuhito Endo, Makoto Hasebe, Keisuke Honda, Junichi Inamoto, Daisuke Matsui, Kengo Nakamura, Shunsuke Nakamura (c)
Forwards : Takayuki Morimoto, Shinji Okazaki, Keiji Tamada, Kisho Yano, Yoshito Okubo
 

Korea Republic (KOR)

Coach :
Coach Huh Jung Moo
Goalkeepers : Jung Sung-Ryong, Lee Woon-Jae, Kim Young-Kwang 
Defenders : Oh Beom-Seok, Kim Dong-Jin, Cha Du-Ri, Kim Hyung-Il, Lee Jung-Soo, Kang Min-Soo, Cho Yong-Hyung, Lee Young-Pyo 
Midfielders : Kim Bo-Kyung, Lee Chung-Yong, Kim Jae-Sung, Park Ji-Sung (c), Kim Jung-Woo, Kim Nam-Il, Ki Sung-Yong
Forwards : Park Chu-Young, Lee Dong-Gook, Ahn Jung-Hwan, Yeom Ki-Hun, Lee Seung-Ryul
 

South Africa (RSA)

Goalkeepers :Moeneeb Josephs, Itumeleng Khune, Shu-Aib Walters
Defenders : Matthew Booth, Siboniso Gaxa, Bongani Khumalo, Tsepo Masilela, Aaron Mokoena (c), Anele Ngcongca, Siyabonga Sangweni, Lucas Thwala
Midfielders : Lance Davids, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Thanduyise Khuboni, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Teko Modise, Surprise Moriri, Steven Pienaar, MacBeth Sibaya, Siphiwe Tshabalala
Forwards Katlego Mphela, Siyabonga Nomvethe, Bernard Parker


Mexico (MEX)

Coach : Javier Aguirre
Goalkeepers : Luis Ernesto Michel, Guillermo Ochoa, Oscar Perez 
Defenders : Paul Aguilar, Efrain Juarez, Jonny Magallon, Hector Moreno, Rafael Marquez, Ricardo Osorio, Francisco Rodriguez, Carlos Salcido, Jorge Torres Nilo
Midfielders : Pablo Barrera, Israel Castro, Andrés Guardado, Alberto Medina, Gerardo Torrado, Giovani dos Santos 
Forwards : Adolfo Bautista, Cuauhtrmoc Blanco, Guillermo Franco, Javier Hernandez, Carlos Vela
 

New Zealands(NZL)

Coach : Ricki Herbert
Goalkeepers : James Bannatyne, Glen Moss, Mark Paston
Defenders : Andrew Boyens, Tony Lochhead, Ryan Nelsen (c), Winston Reid, Ben Sigmund, Tommy Smith, Ivan Vicelich
Midfielders : Andy Barron, Leo Bertos, Jeremy Brockie, Tim Brown, Jeremy Christie, Aaron Clapham, Simon Elliott, Michael McGlinchey, David Mulligan
Forwards : Rory Fallon, Chris Killen, Shane Smeltz, Chris Wood
 

Netherlands (NED)

Coach : Van Marwijk
Goalkeepers : Sander Boschker, Maarten Stekelenburg, Michel Vorm 
Defenders : Khalid Boulahrouz, Edson Braafheid, John Heitinga, Joris Mathijsen, André Ooijer, Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c), Gregory van der Wiel
Midfielders : Ibrahim Afellay, Stijn Schaars, Wesley Sneijder, Nigel de Jong, Demy de Zeeuw, Mark van Bommel, Rafael van der Vaart 
Forwards : Ryan Babel, Eljero Elia, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dirk Kuyt, Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie 
 

Nigeria(NGA)

Goalkeepers : Dele Aiyenugba, Austin Ejide, Vincent Enyeama 
Defenders : Dele Adeleye, Rabiu Afolabi, Uwa Echiejile, Chidi Odiah, Danny Shittu, Taye Taiwo, Joseph Yobo (c)
Midfielders : Dickson Etuhu, Lukman Haruna, Sani Kaita, John Obi Mikel, Kalu Uche, John Utaka, Ayila Yussuf
Forwards : Kanu, Yakubu, Obafemi Martins, Chinedu Obasi, Victor Obinna, Peter Odemwingie
 

Korea DPR(PRK)

Coach : Kim Jong Hun
Goalkeepers : Kim Myong-Gil, Ri Myong-Guk, Kim Myong-Won
Defenders : Pak Chol-Jin, Cha Jong-Hyok, Ri Jun-Il, Ri Kwang-Chon, Ri Kwang-Hyok, Pak Nam-Chol, Nam Song-Chol
Midfielders : Ri Chol-Myong, Mun In-Guk, Kim Kyong-Il, Pak Nam-Chol, Pak Sung-Hyok, Kim Yong-Jun, Ahn Young-Hak, Ji Yun-Nam
Forwards : An Chol-Hyok, Choe Kum-Chol, Kim Kum-Il, Jong Tae-Se, Hong Yong-Jo (c)
 

Paraguay (PAR)

Coach Gerardo Martino
Goalkeepers : Diego Barreto, Aldo, Bobadilla, Justo Villar
Defenders : Antolin Alcaraz, Carlos Bonet, Denis Caniza (c), Julio Cesar Caceres, Claudio Morel Rodriguez, Aureliano Torres, Dario Veron, Paulo da Silva
Midfielders : Edgar Barreto, Victor Caceres, Nestor Ortigoza, Cristian Riveros, Jonathan Santana, Enrique Vera
Forwards : Lucas Barrios, Edgar Benítez, Oscar Cardozo, Rodolfo Gamarra, Roque Santa Cruz, Nelson Valdez
 

Portugal (POR)

Coach : Carlos Queiroz
Goalkeepers : Beto, Eduardo, Daniel Fernandes
Defenders : Duda, Miguel, Pepe, Rolando, Bruno Alves, Ricardo Carvalho, Fabio Coentrao, Ricardo Costa, Paulo Ferreira
Midfielders : Danny, Deco, Simao, Tiago, Raul Meireles, Pedro Mendes, Miguel Veloso
Forwards : Liedson, Nani, Hugo Almeida, Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
 

Serbia (SRB)

Coach : Pim Verbeek
Goalkeepers : Bojan Isailovic, Vladimir Stojkovic, Andelko Duricic 
Defenders : Branislav Ivanovic, Aleksandar Kolarov, Aleksandar Lukovic, Ivan Obradovic, Antonio Rukavina, Neven Subotic, Nemanja Vidic
Midfielders : Milan Jovanovic, Gojko Kacar, Milos Krasic, Zdravko Kuzmanovic, Nenad Milijac, Milos Ninkovic, Radosav Petrovic, Dejan Stankovic (c), Zoran Tosis
Forwards : Danko Lazovic, Dragan Mrda, Marko Pantelic, Nikola Zigic 
 

Slovenia (SVN)

Coach : Matjaz Kek
Goalkeepers :Moeneeb Josephs, Itumeleng Khune, Shu-Aib Walters
Defenders : Miso Brecko, Bostjan Cesar, Elvedin Dzinic, Suad Filekovic, Branko Ilic, Bojan Jokic, Matej Mavric, Marko Suler
Midfielders : Andraz Kirm, Andrej Komac, Robert Koren (c), Rene Krhin, Aleksander Radosavljevic, Dalibor Stevanovic
Forwards Valter Birsa, Zlatko Dedic, Zlatan Ljubijankic, Tim Matavz, Milivoje Novakovic, Nejc Pecnik
 

South Africa (RSA)

Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira
Goalkeepers :Moeneeb Josephs, Itumeleng Khune, Shu-Aib Walters
Defenders : Matthew Booth, Siboniso Gaxa, Bongani Khumalo, Tsepo Masilela, Aaron Mokoena (c), Anele Ngcongca, Siyabonga Sangweni, Lucas Thwala
Midfielders : Lance Davids, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Thanduyise Khuboni, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Teko Modise, Surprise Moriri, Steven Pienaar, MacBeth Sibaya, Siphiwe Tshabalala
Forwards Katlego Mphela, Siyabonga Nomvethe, Bernard Parker
 

Slovakia(SVK)

Coach : Vladimir Weiss
Goalkeepers : Dusan Kuciak, Jan Mucha, Dusan Pernis
Defenders : Peter Pekarik, Martin Petras, Kornel Salata, Radoslav Zabavník, Marek Cech, Ján Durica, Martin Škrtel
Midfielders : Marek Hamsik (c), Kamil Kopunek, Jan Kozak, Juraj Kucka, Marek Sapara, Miroslav Stoch, Vladimír Weiss, Stanislav Sestak, Zdeno Strba
Forwards : Filip Holosko, Martin Jakubko, Erik Jendrisek, Robert Vittek
 

Spain (ESP)

Coach : Vicente del Bosque
Goalkeepers : Iker Casillas (c), Pepe Reina, Víctor Valdes
Defenders : Raul Albiol, Alvaro Arbeloa, Joan Capdevila, Carlos Marchena, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, Sergio Ramos 
Midfielders : Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta, Javi Martinez, Juan Mata, Jesus Navas, David Silva 
Forwards : Pedro, Fernando Llorente, Fernando Torres, David Villa
 
 

Switzerland (SUI)

Coach : Ottmar Hitzfeld
Goalkeepers : Diego Benaglio, Johnny Leoni, Marco Wolfli 
Defenders : Mario Eggimann, Stephane Grichting, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Philippe Senderos, Christoph Spycher, Reto Ziegler, Steve von Bergen
Midfielders : Tranquillo Barnetta, Valon Behrami, Gelson Fernandes, Benjamin Huggel, Gokhan Inler, Marco Padalino, Pirmin Schwegler, Xherdan Shaqiri, Hakan Yakin
Forwards : Eren Derdiyok, Alexander Frei, Blaise Nkufo, Marco Streller 
 

Uruguay(URU)

Coach : Oscar Tabarez
Goalkeepers : Juan Castillo, Fernando Muslera, Martin Silva
Defenders : Martin Caceres, Jorge Fucile, Diego Godin, Diego Lugano (c), Maxi Pereira, Andres Scotti, Mauricio Victorino
Midfielders : Egidio Arevalo Rios, Sebastian Eguren, Alvaro Fernandez, Walter Gargano, Ignacio Gonzalez, Nicolas Lodeiro, Alvaro Pereira, Diego Perez
Forwards :Sebastian Abreu, Edinson Cavani, Sebastián Fernandez, Diego Forlan, Luis Suarez
 

USA (USA)

Coach : Bob Bradley
Goalkeepers : Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann, Tim Howard 
Defenders : Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Bornstein, Steve Cherundolo, Jay DeMerit, Clarence Goodson, Oguchi Onyewu, Jonathan Spector
Midfielders : DaMarcus Beasley, Michael Bradley, Ricardo Clark, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Maurice Edu, Benny Feilhaber, Jose Francisco Torres, Stuart Holden 
Forwards :Jozy Altidore, Edson Buddle, Robbie Findley, Herculez Gomez