The following is a list of squads for each nation who competed at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Each squad consisted of 23 players, three of which had to be goalkeepers. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's game. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national team.
Caps, goals and ages as of 14 June 2009, before 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Group A Iraq Head coach: Bora Milutinović
New Zealand Head coach: Ricki Herbert
South Africa Head coach: Joel Santana
Spain Head coach: Vicente del Bosque
Group B Brazil Head coach: Dunga
Egypt Head coach: Hassan Shehata
Italy Head coach: Marcello Lippi
United States Head coach: Bob Bradley
Player statistics Player representation by club PlayersClubs7 Wellington Phoenix6 Liverpool, Valencia5 Al Ahly, Ismaily, Juventus, Milan, Barcelona, Villarreal4 Fiorentina, Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates
Player representation by club nationality PlayersNations24 Italy21 Spain19 Egypt18 England14 South Africa10 United States * Nations in italics are not represented by their national teams in the tournament.
Notes and references
External links FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 at fifa.com