2010 Fifa World Cup: final squads
04 June 2010
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.
| 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: FIRST STAGE GROUPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A South Africa Mexico Uruguay France |
Group B Argentina Nigeria South Korea Greece |
Group C England USA Algeria Slovenia |
Group D Germany Australia Serbia Ghana |
| Group E Netherlands Denmark Japan Cameroon |
Group F Italy Paraguay New Zealand Slovakia |
Group G Brazil North Korea Côte d'Ivoire Portugal |
Group H Spain Switzerland Honduras Chile |
GROUP A
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Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Shu-Aib Walters |
26 December 1981 (aged 28) |
0 |
Maritzburg United |
|
2 |
Defender |
Siboniso Gaxa |
6 April 1984 (aged 26) |
35 |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
|
3 |
Defender |
Tsepo Masilela |
5 May 1985 (aged 25) |
29 |
Maccabi Haifa |
|
4 |
Defender |
Aaron Mokoena (captain) |
25 November 1980 (aged 29) |
100 |
Portsmouth |
|
5 |
Defender |
Lucas Thwala |
19 October 1981 (aged 28) |
21 |
Orlando Pirates |
|
6 |
Midfielder |
MacBeth Sibaya |
25 November 1977 (aged 32) |
56 |
Rubin Kazan |
|
7 |
Midfielder |
Lance Davids |
11 April 1985 (aged 25) |
23 |
Ajax Cape Town |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Siphiwe Tshabalala |
25 September 1984 (aged 25) |
44 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
|
9 |
Forward |
Katlego Mphela |
29 November 1984 (aged 25) |
29 |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
|
10 |
Midfielder |
Steven Pienaar |
17 March 1982 (aged 28) |
46 |
Everton |
|
11 |
Midfielder |
Teko Modise |
22 December 1982 (aged 27) |
50 |
Orlando Pirates |
|
12 |
Midfielder |
Reneilwe Letsholonyane |
9 June 1982 (aged 28) |
10 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
|
13 |
Midfielder |
Kagisho Dikgacoi |
24 November 1984 (aged 25) |
32 |
Fulham |
|
14 |
Defender |
Matthew Booth |
14 March 1977 (aged 33) |
27 |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
|
15 |
Forward |
Bernard Parker |
16 March 1986 (aged 24) |
26 |
Twente |
|
16 |
Goalkeeper |
Itumeleng Khune |
20 June 1987 (aged 22) |
25 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
|
17 |
Midfielder |
Surprise Moriri |
20 March 1980 (aged 30) |
29 |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
|
18 |
Forward |
Siyabonga Nomvethe |
2 December 1977 (aged 32) |
75 |
Moroka Swallows |
|
19 |
Defender |
Anele Ngcongca |
20 October 1987 (aged 22) |
3 |
Genk |
|
20 |
Defender |
Bongani Khumalo |
6 January 1987 (aged 23) |
11 |
Supersport United |
|
21 |
Defender |
Siyabonga Sangweni |
29 September 1981 (aged 28) |
9 |
Golden Arrows |
|
22 |
Goalkeeper |
Moeneeb Josephs |
19 May 1980 (aged 30) |
16 |
Orlando Pirates |
|
23 |
Midfielder |
Thanduyise Khuboni |
22 May 1986 (aged 24) |
6 |
Golden Arrows |
|
Coach: Javier Aguirre |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Óscar Pérez |
February 1, 1973 (age 37) |
51 |
Chiapas |
|
2 |
Defender |
Francisco Javier Rodríguez |
October 20, 1981 (age 28) |
47 |
PSV |
|
3 |
Defender |
Carlos Salcido |
April 2, 1980 (age 30) |
72 |
PSV |
|
4 |
Defender |
Rafael Márquez (captain) |
February 13, 1979 (age 31) |
90 |
Barcelona |
|
5 |
Defender |
Ricardo Osorio |
March 30, 1980 (age 30) |
75 |
Stuttgart |
|
6 |
Midfielder |
Gerardo Torrado |
April 30, 1979 (age 31) |
113 |
Cruz Azul |
|
7 |
Midfielder |
Pablo Barrera |
June 21, 1987 (age 22) |
20 |
UNAM |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Israel Castro |
December 29, 1980 (age 29) |
30 |
UNAM |
|
9 |
Forward |
Guillermo Franco |
November 3, 1976 (age 33) |
21 |
West Ham United |
|
10 |
Forward |
Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
January 17, 1973 (age 37) |
117 |
Veracruz |
|
11 |
Forward |
Carlos Vela |
March 1, 1989 (age 21) |
27 |
Arsenal |
|
12 |
Defender |
Paul Aguilar |
March 6, 1986 (age 24) |
9 |
Pachuca |
|
13 |
Goalkeeper |
Guillermo Ochoa |
July 13, 1985 (age 24) |
37 |
America |
|
14 |
Forward |
Javier Hernández |
June 1, 1988 (age 22) |
11 |
Guadalajara |
|
15 |
Defender |
Héctor Moreno |
January 17, 1988 (age 22) |
9 |
AZ |
|
16 |
Defender |
Efraín Juárez |
February 22, 1988 (age 22) |
18 |
UNAM |
|
17 |
Forward |
Giovani dos Santos |
May 11, 1989 (age 21) |
25 |
Galatasaray |
|
18 |
Midfielder |
Andrés Guardado |
September 28, 1986 (age 23) |
55 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
|
19 |
Defender |
Jonny Magallón |
November 21, 1981 (age 28) |
52 |
Guadalajara |
|
20 |
Defender |
Jorge Torres Nilo |
January 17, 1988 (age 22) |
8 |
Atlas |
|
21 |
Midfielder |
Adolfo Bautista |
May 15, 1979 (age 31) |
37 |
Guadalajara |
|
22 |
Midfielder |
Alberto Medina |
May 29, 1983 (age 27) |
55 |
Guadalajara |
|
23 |
Goalkeeper |
Luis Ernesto Michel |
July 21, 1979 (age 30) |
4 |
Guadalajara |
|
Coach: Oscar Tabárez |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Fernando Muslera |
16 June 1986 (aged 23) |
5 |
Lazio |
|
2 |
Defender |
Diego Lugano (captain) |
2 November 1980 (aged 29) |
41 |
Fenerbahçe |
|
3 |
Defender |
Diego Godín |
16 February 1986 (aged 24) |
37 |
Villarreal |
|
4 |
Defender |
Jorge Fucile |
19 November 1984 (aged 25) |
24 |
Porto |
|
5 |
Midfielder |
Walter Gargano |
27 July 1984 (aged 25) |
27 |
Napoli |
|
6 |
Defender |
Andrés Scotti |
14 December 1974 (aged 35) |
25 |
Colo-Colo |
|
7 |
Forward |
Edinson Cavani |
14 February 1987 (aged 23) |
13 |
Palermo |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Sebastián Eguren |
8 January 1981 (aged 29) |
26 |
AIK |
|
9 |
Forward |
Luis Suárez |
24 January 1987 (aged 23) |
29 |
Ajax |
|
10 |
Forward |
Diego Forlán |
19 May 1979 (aged 31) |
61 |
Atlético Madrid |
|
11 |
Midfielder |
Álvaro Pereira |
28 January 1985 (aged 25) |
14 |
Porto |
|
12 |
Goalkeeper |
Juan Castillo |
17 April 1978 (aged 32) |
11 |
Deportivo Cali |
|
13 |
Forward |
Sebastián Abreu |
17 October 1976 (aged 33) |
55 |
Botafogo |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Nicolás Lodeiro |
21 March 1989 (aged 21) |
3 |
Ajax |
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Diego Pérez |
18 May 1980 (aged 30) |
49 |
Monaco |
|
16 |
Defender |
Maxi Pereira |
8 June 1984 (aged 26) |
36 |
Benfica |
|
17 |
Midfielder |
Ignacio González |
14 May 1982 (aged 28) |
16 |
Valencia |
|
18 |
Midfielder |
Egidio Arévalo Ríos |
27 September 1982 (aged 27) |
5 |
Peñarol |
|
19 |
Forward |
Sebastián Fernández |
23 May 1985 (aged 25) |
6 |
Banfield |
|
20 |
Defender |
Mauricio Victorino |
11 October 1982 (aged 27) |
4 |
Universidad de Chile |
|
21 |
Midfielder |
Álvaro Fernández |
11 October 1985 (aged 24) |
7 |
Universidad de Chile |
|
22 |
Defender |
Martín Cáceres |
7 April 1987 (aged 23) |
18 |
Juventus |
|
23 |
Goalkeeper |
Martín Silva |
25 March 1983 (aged 27) |
1 |
Defensor |
|
Coach: Raymond Domenech |
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# |
Position |
Player |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Club |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Hugo Lloris |
26 December 1986 (aged 23) |
10 |
Lyon |
|
2 |
Defender |
Bacary Sagna |
14 February 1983 (aged 27) |
19 |
Arsenal |
|
3 |
Defender |
Éric Abidal |
11 September 1979 (aged 30) |
53 |
Barcelona |
|
4 |
Defender |
Anthony Réveillère |
10 November 1979 (aged 30) |
5 |
Lyon |
|
5 |
Defender |
William Gallas |
17 August 1977 (aged 32) |
80 |
Arsenal |
|
6 |
Defender |
Marc Planus |
3 July 1982 (aged 27) |
1 |
Bordeaux |
|
7 |
Midfielder |
Franck Ribéry |
7 April 1983 (aged 27) |
44 |
Bayern Munich |
|
8 |
Midfielder |
Yoann Gourcuff |
11 July 1986 (aged 23) |
19 |
Bordeaux |
|
9 |
Forward |
Djibril Cissé |
12 August 1981 (aged 28) |
39 |
Panathinaikos |
|
10 |
Forward |
Sidney Govou |
27 July 1979 (aged 30) |
45 |
Lyon |
|
11 |
Forward |
André-Pierre Gignac |
5 December 1985 (aged 24) |
12 |
Toulouse |
|
12 |
Forward |
Thierry Henry (captain) |
17 August 1977 (aged 32) |
120 |
Barcelona |
|
13 |
Defender |
Patrice Evra |
15 May 1981 (aged 29) |
29 |
Manchester United |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
Jérémy Toulalan |
10 September 1983 (aged 26) |
33 |
Lyon |
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Florent Malouda |
13 June 1980 (aged 29) |
53 |
Chelsea |
|
16 |
Goalkeeper |
Steve Mandanda |
28 March 1985 (aged 25) |
13 |
Marseille |
|
17 |
Defender |
Sébastien Squillaci |
11 August 1980 (aged 29) |
20 |
Sevilla |
|
18 |
Midfielder |
Alou Diarra |
15 July 1981 (aged 28) |
25 |
Bordeaux |
|
19 |
Midfielder |
Abou Diaby |
11 May 1986 (aged 24) |
4 |
Arsenal |
|
20 |
Midfielder |
Mathieu Valbuena |
28 September 1984 (aged 25) |
1 |
Marseille |
|
21 |
Forward |
Nicolas Anelka |
14 March 1979 (aged 31) |
66 |
Chelsea |
|
22 |
Defender |
Gaël Clichy |
26 July 1985 (aged 24) |
4 |
Arsenal |
|
23 |
Goalkeeper |
Cédric Carrasso |
30 December 1981 (aged 28) |
0 |
Bordeaux |
