This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, 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 (c) 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 prior to the tournament are indicated by footnotes.
Group A Costa Rica Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães
Ecuador Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez
Borja joined Olympiacos following the tournament.
Castillo joined Red Star Belgrade following the tournament.
Valencia was on loan to Recreativo prior to the tournament.
Reasco joined São Paulo following the tournament.
Germany Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann
Ballack joined Chelsea after his contract with Bayern Munich expired on 1 July.
1. FC Köln chairman Wolfgang Overath had confirmed that Podolski would play for Bayern Munich in the following season.
Poland Head coach: Paweł Janas
Kosowski was on loan to Southampton prior to the tournament, and became a free agent following its conclusion. Bak became a free agent following the tournament.
Krzynówek joined VfL Wolfsburg following the tournament.
Rasiak was on loan to Southampton prior to the tournament, and joined the club permanently following its conclusion.
Żewłakow joined Olympiacos following the tournament.
Bosacki was called up after Damian Gorawski sustained an injury and had to withdraw from the squad.
Group B
England Head coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Bridge was on loan to Fulham prior to the tournament.
Carson was on loan to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the tournament.
Paraguay Head coach: Aníbal Ruiz
Paredes joined Sporting CP following the tournament.
Caniza joined Atlas following the tournament.
Sweden Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck
Elmander had a pre-contract agreement with Toulouse prior to the tournament, and joined the club following its conclusion.
Trinidad and Tobago Head coach: Leo Beenhakker
Hislop joined FC Dallas following the tournament.
Wrexham were a team from Wales and under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales, but played in the English football league system.
Group C
Argentina Head coach: José Pekerman
Abbondanzieri joined Getafe following the tournament.
Saviola was on loan to Sevilla prior to the tournament.
Scaloni was on loan to West Ham United prior to the tournament.
Ivory Coast Head coach: Henri Michel
Netherlands Head coach: Marco van Basten
Serbia and Montenegro Head coach: Ilija Petković
Vukić was on loan to Partizan prior to the tournament.
Ljuboja was on loan from Paris Saint-Germain prior to the tournament, and joined the VfB Stuttgart permanently following its conclusion.
Group D
Angola Head coach: Luis Oliveira Gonçalves
Ricardo became a free agent following the tournament.
Akwá became a free agent following the tournament.
Marques was on loan to Hull City prior to the tournament.
Iran Head coach: Branko Ivanković
Nekounam joined Osasuna following the tournament.
Mexico Head coach: Ricardo La Volpe
Salcido joined PSV Eindhoven following the tournament.
Osorio joined VfB Stuttgart following the tournament.
Pardo joined VfB Stuttgart following the tournament. Borgetti joined Al Ittihad following the tournament.
Fonseca joined Benfica following the tournament.
Portugal Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
Caneira was on loan to Sporting CP prior to the tournament.
Costinha joined Atlético Madrid following the tournament.
Maniche was on loan to Chelsea prior to the tournament.
Postiga was on loan to Saint-Étienne prior to the tournament.
Group E
Czech Republic Head coach: Karel Brückner
Galásek joined 1. FC Nürnberg following the tournament.
Sionko joined Rangers on a Bosman ruling following the tournament.
Koller joined Monaco following the tournament. Rosický joined Arsenal following the tournament.
Ghana Head coach: Ratomir Dujković
Gyan was on loan to Modena prior to the tournament.
Dramani joined Gençlerbirliği following the tournament.
Italy Head coach: Marcello Lippi
Grosso joined Inter Milan following the tournament.
United States Head coach: Bruce Arena
Howard was loaned to Everton following the tournament. Albright was called up after an injury to Frankie Hejduk.
Berhalter, who joined 1860 Munich following the tournament, was called up after an injury to Cory Gibbs.
Group F
Australia Head coach: Guus Hiddink
Popovic's Crystal Palace contract expired following the tournament.
Skoko was on loan to Stoke City prior to the tournament.
Lazaridis joined Perth Glory following the tournament.
Beauchamp joined 1. FC Nürnberg following the tournament. Thompson was on loan to PSV Eindhoven prior to the tournament.
Kennedy joined 1. FC Nürnberg following the tournament.
Brazil Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Zé Roberto became a free agent following the tournament.
Mineiro was called up following an injury to Edmílson.
Croatia Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar
Pletikosa was on loan to Hajduk Split prior to the tournament.
Tudor was on loan to Siena prior to the tournament.
Jerko Leko joined Monaco following the tournament.
Japan Head coach: Zico
Nakata was on loan to Bolton Wanderers before the tournament.
Takahara joined Eintracht Frankfurt following the tournament.
Group G
France Head coach: Raymond Domenech
Landreau joined Paris Saint-Germain following the tournament.
Barthez became a free agent following the tournament.
South Korea Head coach: Dick Advocaat
Switzerland Head coach: Köbi Kuhn
Frei joined Borussia Dortmund following the tournament.
David Degen joined Borussia Mönchengladbach following the tournament.
Yakin was called up after an injury to Johan Vonlanthen.
Togo Head coach: Otto Pfister Disputes over the Togo players' pay bonuses caused Pfister to walk out after Togo's first match, but he returned before their second match.
Atsou was called up as a replacement for the injured Karim Guede.
Group H
Saudi Arabia Head coach: Marcos Paquetá
Spain Head coach: Luis Aragonés
Pernía was called up as a replacement for the injured Asier del Horno, and joined Atlético Madrid following the tournament.
Tunisia Head coach: Roger Lemerre
Guemamdia was called up as a replacement for the injured Mehdi Meriah.
Ben Saada was called up as a replacement for the injured Issam Jomaa.
Ukraine Head coach: Oleg Blokhin
Serhiy Fedorov was injured prior to the start of the tournament. His replacement, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, was also injured shortly after filling in. Oleksandr Yatsenko was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.
Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injured Serhiy Fedorov and Vyacheslav Shevchuk.
Shevchenko joined Chelsea following the tournament.
Sviderskyi was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv prior to the tournament.
Age
Players Oldest: Ali Boumnijel () Youngest: Theo Walcott ()
Goalkeeper Oldest: Ali Boumnijel () Youngest: Oscar Ustari ()
Captains Oldest: Ali Daei () Youngest: Stephen Appiah ()
Player representation by league CountryPlayersPercentOutside national squadTotal736100.00% England10213.86%81Germany7410.05%54Italy608.15%37France587.89%45Spain527.07%35Ukraine253.40%8Netherlands253.40%11Saudi Arabia243.26%1Mexico233.125%4Portugal202.72%12Costa Rica202.72%0Others25334.38% The squads for Italy and Saudi Arabia were made up entirely of players from their respective domestic leagues, with the latter being the only team without players from European clubs. The Ivory Coast squad was made up entirely of players employed by foreign clubs, and 22 out of the 23 players were registered 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. In total, domestic leagues from 48 countries had players at the 2006 World Cup.
Player representation by club Finalised clubs' listing as per FIFA, excluding players on standby and loans. PlayersClubs15 Arsenal14 Chelsea13 Juventus, AC Milan12 Manchester United11 Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Shakhtar Donetsk10 Lyon, Real Madrid9 Al Hilal, Ajax, Bayer Leverkusen, Dynamo Kyiv, Liverpool, Valencia8 Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Saprissa7 Al-Ittihad, LDU Quito6 Atlético Madrid, Basel, Benfica, Guadalajara, Werder Bremen, Tottenham Hotspur5 Alajuelense, AZ, El Nacional, Paris Saint-Germain, Red Star Belgrade, Rennes, Roma, VfB Stuttgart
Coaches representation by country NºCountryCoaches4 BrazilMarcos Paquetá (Saudi Arabia), Carlos Alberto Parreira, Luiz Felipe Scolari (Portugal), Zico (Japan) NetherlandsDick Advocaat (South Korea), Marco van Basten, Leo Beenhakker (Trinidad and Tobago), Guus Hiddink (Australia)3 FranceRaymond Domenech, Roger Lemerre (Tunisia), Henri Michel (Ivory Coast)2 ArgentinaJosé Pekerman, Ricardo La Volpe (Mexico) CroatiaBranko Ivanković (Iran), Zlatko Kranjčar GermanyJürgen Klinsmann, Otto Pfister (Togo) SwedenSven-Göran Eriksson (England), Lars Lagerbäck1 AngolaOliveira Gonçalves ColombiaLuis Fernando Suárez (Ecuador) Costa RicaAlexandre Guimarães Czech RepublicKarel Brückner ItalyMarcello Lippi PolandPaweł Janas SerbiaRatomir Dujković (Ghana) Serbia and MontenegroIlija Petković SpainLuis Aragonés SwitzerlandKöbi Kuhn UkraineOleg Blokhin United StatesBruce Arena UruguayAníbal Ruiz (Paraguay)
References