This article lists the confirmed national
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
squads for the
2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000...
tournament held in
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, between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 33 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 15 May 2006. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first world cup game.
This article lists the confirmed national
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
squads for the
2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000...
tournament held in
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
, between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 33 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 15 May 2006. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first world cup game. Players marked (
cThe team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game...
) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the World Cup, including all pre-tournament friendlies. Club information is that used by FIFA. Players for whom this information changed during or in the run up to the tournament are indicated by footnotes.
Costa Rica Costa RicaThe Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol...
Head coach:
Alexandre GuimarãesAlexandre Borges Guimarães is a Brazilian-born , Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer. He arrived at Costa Rica at the age of twelve As a player, Guimarães played for Durpanel San Blas, Municipal Puntarenas, Deportivo Saprissa and Turrialba FC...
Ecuador EcuadorThe Ecuadorian national football team is controlled by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol and represents Ecuador in international football competitions...
Head coach: Colombia
Luis Fernando SuárezLuis Fernando Suárez is a football manager who last managed Atlético Nacional.Suárez led the Ecuador national football team to the round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and won the 1999 Colombian championship with Atlético Nacional. In 2005, he led Ecuador to their second consecutive World Cup...
Germany GermanyThe German national football team is the football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association DFB which was founded in 1900....
Head coach:
Jürgen KlinsmannJürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former football player, who played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 UEFA European Championship...
Poland PolandThe Poland national football team is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Football Association ....
Head coach: Paweł Janas
England EnglandThe English national football team represents England in international association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England...
Head coach: Sweden
Sven-Göran ErikssonSven-Göran Eriksson born 5 February 1948, in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname
Svennis , is a Swedish football manager. He is the current director of football for Notts County....
Paraguay ParaguayThe Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. The Paraguay national football team has reached the second round of the World Cup on three occasions but has never advanced beyond that stage...
Head coach: Uruguay
Aníbal RuizAníbal "Maňo" Ruiz, born 30 December 1942 in Salto, Uruguay, is a football coach. His best coaching efforts include winning the Supercopa Sudamericana with Olimpia Asunción in 1991 and leading the Paraguayan national football team to the 2006 World Cup...
Sweden SwedenThe Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.-History:...
Head coach:
Lars LagerbäckLars Lagerback is a former Swedish football manager and former player, he was last the manager of the Sweden national team.-Managerial career:...
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoThe Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation...
Head coach: Netherlands
Leo BeenhakkerLeo Beenhakker is an international Dutch football coach, who is the current Technical Director of Feyenoord.- Coaching career :...
Argentina ArgentinaThe Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association . Argentina has won most international titles by any national team - 19, a record shared with Uruguay....
Head coach:
José PekermanJosé Néstor Pekerman is an Argentine football coach. He is arguably the all-time most successful football coach of young teams, having won the FIFA World Youth Championship three times , and the South American Youth Championship twice...
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)The Côte d'Ivoire national football team , nicknamed Les Éléphants , is the national team of Côte d'Ivoire and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...
Head coach: France
Henri MichelHenri Michel is a former French footballer, who played as a midfielder and later went on to coach various national teams. In 2005, he helped Côte d'Ivoire qualify for their first-ever appearance in a World Cup at the 2006 World Cup...
Netherlands NetherlandsThe Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association. It won Euro 88 and reached two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 but lost both finals to their respective host nations, West Germany...
Head coach:
Marco van BastenMarcel "Marco" van Basten is a Dutch football manager and former head coach of Eredivisie side AFC Ajax and the Dutch national team. Previously, he was a football player who played for Ajax and A.C. Milan in the 1980s and early 1990s. He is regarded as one of the finest forwards of all time and...
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and MontenegroThe Serbia national football team represents Serbia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia...
Head coach:
Ilija PetkovićIlija Petković is a retired Serbian footballer. Since the early 1990s he's been a football manager, his most notable appointment being with the Serbia and Montenegro national football team.-Playing career:He started playing football for Dinara Knin...
Angola AngolaThe Angola national football team, nicknamed The Black Antelopes, is the national football team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola are currently 92nd in the FIFA Rankings, but haved reached 45th in July 2000. Angola qualified for their first World Cup in 2006...
Head coach:
Luís Oliveira GonçalvesLuís Oliveira Gonçalves is the former head coach of the Angola national football team. A studious, tactically astute coach, Gonçalves was not a prolific player in his younger days, but has earned the nickname the "Professor" for his reading of the game, and is a popular figure in Angola for his...
Iran IranThe national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
Head coach: Croatia
Branko IvankovićDr. Branko Ivanković is a Croatian football coach and also a former player. He holds a PhD in physical education.-Playing career:...
Mexico MexicoThe Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football competition and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation Association...
Head coach: Argentina
Ricardo LavolpeRicardo Antonio Lavolpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football manager. Lavolpe is a former Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper and the former coach of the Mexican national team. He is known for his tactical flexibility during matches and abrasive manner, as...
Portugal PortugalThe Portuguese national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World Cup saw them reach the semifinal, losing 2 – 1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions England. Portugal finished in...
Head coach: Brazil
Luiz Felipe ScolariLuiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and sometimes in Portugal, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager who is currently managing FC Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan.-Playing career:A defender regarded as more uncompromising than skillful Luiz Felipe...
Czech Republic Czech RepublicThe Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic.-History:...
Head coach:
Karel BrücknerKarel Brückner is a Czech retired football coach.- Coaching career :Brückner began his coaching career in 1973 in the Czech League and was the coach of his home club SK Sigma Olomouc. He later went on to coach Inter Bratislava with which he won the Slovakia Cup in 1985...
Ghana GhanaThe Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
Head coach: Serbia
Ratomir DujkovićRatomir Dujković is a Serbian football manager and a former player. He is currently the coach of China's Olympic football team.-Playing career:...
Italy ItalyThe Italy national football team represents Italy in international football competition and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio...
Head coach:
Marcello LippiMarcello Romeo Lippi,
Commendatore OMRI, is an Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. Born in Viareggio, in northern Tuscany, he served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
USA United StatesThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international football competitions and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, the sport has steadily grown in popularity since the 1970s...
Head coach:
Bruce ArenaBruce Arena is an American soccer coach, currently in charge of Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer....
Australia AustraliaThe Australia national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos"...
Head coach: Netherlands
Guus HiddinkGuus Hiddink is a former Dutch footballer and current manager. He is recognised for winning the European treble with PSV Eindhoven; leading South Korea to a fourth place finish in the 2002 FIFA World Cup; managing the Netherlands into the same position in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, losing to...
Brazil BrazilThe Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions. They are the most successful national football team in the history of the World Cup, with five championships...
Head coach:
Carlos Alberto ParreiraCarlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian football manager. He coached Brazil to victory in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was the coach of the South Africa national football team until resigning in April 2008....
Croatia CroatiaThe Croatia national football team represents the Republic of Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by Slaven Bilić...
Head coach:
Zlatko KranjčarZlatko "Cico" Kranjčar is a Croatian football manager and former striker, who coaches Persepolis in the Iran Pro League.- Club career :...
Japan JapanThe Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.On July 21, 2006, Bosnian Ivica Osim, who previously coached Yugoslavia and most recently JEF United Ichihara Chiba, took over as manager, succeeding Zico, who had coached...
Head coach: Brazil
ZicoArthur Antunes Coimbra , better known as Zico , is a Brazilian coach and former footballer. Often called the White Pelé, he is commonly considered one of the most skilled dribblers and finishers ever and possibly the world's best player of the early 80's...
France FranceThe France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA....
Head coach:
Raymond DomenechRaymond Domenech is a former French football player and manager of the French national team. He is of Spanish and Catalan descent.-2006 World Cup:...
South Korea Korea RepublicThe Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions. The team, also known as South Korea, is recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA. It is often considered Asia's most successful national team, since it made its debut at the 1948 Summer...
Head coach: Netherlands
Dick AdvocaatDirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football former player and current coach of the Belgian national football team....
Switzerland SwitzerlandThe Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association....
Head coach:
Köbi KuhnJakob "Köbi" Kuhn is a Swiss football manager and former football midfielder.During his playing career he played primarily for FC Zürich and won 63 caps for Switzerland, one of which was at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England...
Togo TogoThe national football team of Togo, nicknamed Les Eperviers , is controlled by the Fédération Togolaise de Football.They made their first FIFA World Cup appearance in their history in 2006, having been coached throughout the qualifying campaign by Stephen Keshi; German coach Otto Pfister managed...
Head coach: Germany
Otto PfisterOtto Pfister is a German football manager, and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He has never coached in Germany, and most of his success has come in Africa, Asia and in Switzerland.-Coaching career:He began his coaching career in...
Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaThe Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
Head coach: Brazil
Marcos PaquetáMarcos César Dias de Castro, better known as "Marcos Paquetá", born 27 August 1958 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the current coach of the Al-Rayyan...
Spain SpainThe Spanish national football team represents Spain in international football and is controlled by the . The majority of Spain's matches are held at stadia in Madrid and Valencia. The Spanish side are commonly referred to as La Furia Roja .Spain are the current European champions, having won the...
Head coach:
Luis AragonésJosé Luis Aragonés Suárez , usually referred to as Luis Aragonés and sometimes simply as Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and national coach....
Tunisia TunisiaThe Tunisia national football team , nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round...
Head coach: France
Roger LemerreRoger Lemerre is a French football manager and former football player. He has managed the French national side, and is currently without a club...
Ukraine UkraineThe Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After the split of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on April 29, 1992....
Head coach:
Oleg BlokhinOleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin is a Ukrainian football coach of mixed Ukrainian and Russian ethnicity who was formerly a striker for the Soviet national team...
Player representation by league
| Country | Players |
|---|
Percentage |
Outside national squad |
| Total |
736 |
|
| England The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England...
|
102 |
13.86% |
81 |
| Germany |
74 |
10.05% |
54 |
| Italy The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Italy.-Structure:At the top is the Lega Nazionale Professionisti , which has two divisions .Below that is the Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico The Italian football league system is a series of...
|
60 |
8.15% |
37 |
| France The Ligue de Football Professionnel is the French League of professional Football .The LFP manages the 2 professional divisions of French football, the Championnat de France de football Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, and the Coupe de la Ligue .-External links:* *...
|
58 |
7.89% |
45 |
| Spain The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...
|
52 |
7.07% |
35 |
| Ukraine The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. The league was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga.-Overview:...
|
25 |
3.40% |
8 |
NetherlandsFor the Eredivisie for female football see: Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.The top division consists of 18 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away...
|
25 |
3.40% |
11 |
Saudi ArabiaThe Saudi Professional League, officially known as , is the main football competition in Saudi Arabia. The first competition was held in the year of 1976/77. Al-Ittihad is the current title-holder...
|
24 |
3.26% |
1 |
| Mexico The Primera División de México , simply known as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2009 has 18 clubs, divided into three groups competing for league titles...
|
23 |
3.125% |
4 |
| Portugal The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese professional football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition.The Liga is presently contested by 16 clubs...
|
20 |
2.72% |
12 |
| Costa Rica The Primera División de Costa Rica is the highest division of Costa Rican football. It is composed of 12 teams; currently, the bottom team in Primera División is relegated and the top team in Segunda División is promoted...
|
20 |
2.72% |
0 |
| Others |
253 |
34.38% |
The Italian and Saudi Arabian squads were made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) squad was made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs (in fact, only one of their players is employed on the African continent; the other 22 all play in Europe).
Although Turkey, Scotland, and Russia failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 12, 11, and 10 players respectively: altogether, there were 48 national leagues who had players in the tournament.
Player representation by club
- As of 2006-06-14.
Finalised clubs' listing as per FIFA, excluding players on standby and loans.
| Players | Clubs |
|---|
| 15 |
England ArsenalArsenal Football Club are an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London...
|
| 14 |
England ChelseaChelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club (are a professional English football club based in West London. The team, founded in 1905, play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football...
|
| 13 |
Italy Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...
|
| 12 |
Italy JuventusJuventus Football Club , commonly referred to as Juventus and familiarly as Juve, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, England Manchester UnitedManchester United Football Club is an English football club, one of the most popular football clubs in the world, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. The club was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, and has played in the top division of English football since 1938, with the...
|
| 11 |
Spain BarcelonaFútbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça , is a football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The team was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a Catalan institution, hence the motto "Més que...
, Germany Bayern Munich |
| 10 |
Spain Real MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
, France LyonOlympique Lyonnais is a French football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1....
|
| 9 |
England LiverpoolLiverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and has won more trophies than any other English club...
, Saudi Arabia Al-HilalAl-Hilal is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in the country's capital of Riyadh. The team achieved the largest number of trophies among Saudi teams with 48 official trophies since its founding in 1957...
, Netherlands AjaxAmsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
, Germany Bayer LeverkusenBayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and the early years:On 27 November...
, Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv, |
| 8 |
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk, Germany Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund is a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia and is best known as one of the most successful clubs in German football...
, Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa, Italy Internazionale, Netherlands PSV EindhovenPhilips Sport Vereniging , widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department....
, Germany Hamburger SVHamburger Sport-Verein is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known, and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German...
, Spain ValenciaValencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football...
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| 7 |
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad or Ittihad Jeddah is a Saudi Arabian sports club based in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Officially formed in 1927, it is the oldest surviving club in Saudi Arabia, and one of the most popular and successful in Asia.-History:...
, Ecuador LDU Quito |
| 6 |
Portugal BenficaSport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly referred to as Benfica, is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. Although, they compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mainly known for its football team...
, Spain Atlético Madrid, Mexico Guadalajara, Switzerland BaselFussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel.Basel is one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 12 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
, Germany Werder Bremen |
| 5 |
Costa Rica LD AlajuelenseLiga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...
, Netherlands AZAZ, an acronym for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. They are the current Dutch Eredivisie champions.- History :...
, France RennesStade Rennais Football Club, commonly known simply as Stade Rennais or Rennes, is a French association football club from the city of Rennes who currently play in Ligue 1, the top French division, in 2008-09. It is the club's 49th season in the top flight of French football...
, France Paris Saint-Germain, Italy RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated at the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence bar one season in the early 50s...
, Germany StuttgartVerein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
, Scotland Rangers, England Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur Football Club, , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English professional football club based in Tottenham, North London which currently plays in the Premier League...
, Ecuador El NacionalClub Deportivo El Nacional is a sports club from Quito, Ecuador that is best known for its professional football team. El Nacional belongs to the Ecuadorian military and maintained a traditional of having only Ecuadorian players on their team. This has given them such nicknames as Puros Criollos ...
, Serbia Red Star BelgradeFudbalski Klub Crvena Zvezda is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is sometimes known worldwide by translations of its Serbian name. Red Star Belgrade are the only Serbian club to have become European and World Champions having won the 1991 European Cup and 1991 Intercontinental Cup...
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