This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between June 9 and July 9, 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. 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.

Group A

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Costa Rica

Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães

Ecuador

Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez

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Borja will join Olympiacos after the tournament.

Deportivo Quito}} Valencia was on loan to Recreativo Huelva in the run up to the tournament.

Reasco has agreed to join São Paulo after the tournament.

Germany

Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

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Ballack has agreed to join when his contract with Bayern Munich expires on July 1st.

FC Köln chairman Wolfgang Overath has confirmed that Podolski will play for Bayern Munich in the upcoming season.

Poland

Head coach: Paweł Janas

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Kosowski was on loan to in the run-up to the tournament. He will become a free agent after the tournament. Bak will become a free agent after the tournament.

Krzynówek will join Wolfsburg after the tournament. clubnat=SCO}}

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Żewłakow will join Olympiacos after the tournament.

Bosacki was called up after Damian Gorawski sustained an injury and had to withdraw from the squad

Group B

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England

Head coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson

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Paraguay

Head coach: Aníbal Ruiz

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Carlos Paredes will join Sporting after the tournament.

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Denis Caniza will join CF Atlas after the tournament.

Sweden

Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

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Trinidad & Tobago

Head coach: Leo Beenhakker

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Group C

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Argentina

Head coach: José Pekerman

clubnat=ENG}} Saviola was on loan to Sevilla in the run-up to the tournament

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Scaloni was on loan to West Ham in the run-up to the tournament

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Head coach:Henri Michel

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Netherlands

Head coach: Marco van Basten

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Serbia and Montenegro

Head coach: Ilija Petković

Vukić has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Partizan

Ljuboja has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to VfB Stuttgart, and will join VfB Stuttgart permanently after the tournament.

Group D

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Angola

Head coach: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

João Ricardo will become a free agent after the tournament F.C. Barreirense}} AS Aviacao}} Petro Atletico}} F.C. Barreirense}} InterClube}} Varzim}} Kuwait S.C.}} Benfica}} Akwá will become a free agent after the tournament Gil Vicente F.C.}} Petro Atletico}} FC Paços de Ferreira}} Varzim}} Leeds United}} Marques has spent the run-up of the World Cup on loan to Hull City Al-Ahly}} Petro Atletico}} AS Aviacao}} Clermont Foot}} Primeiro Agosto}} Petro Atletico}} InterClube}} Portimonense}}

Iran

Head coach: Branko Ivanković

Foolad}} Hamburger SV}} Saba Battery}} Saba Battery}} Messina}} Sharjah FC}}Nekounam will join CA Osasuna after the tournament. Kaiserslautern}} Bayern Munich}} Hannover 96}} Saba Battery}} Sepahan}} Pas Tehran}} Foolad}} Abu Muslem}} Pas Tehran}} Esteghlal Tehran}} Persepolis Tehran}} VfL Bochum}} Esteghlal Tehran}} Pas Tehran}} Persepolis Tehran}} Esteghlal Tehran}} Saipa Karaj}}

Mexico

Head coach: Ricardo Lavolpe

Chivas}} C.D. Chivas USA}} Chivas}}Salcido will join PSV Eindhoven after the tournament. Barcelona}} Cruz Azul}}Osorio will join VfB Stuttgart after the tournament. Cruz Azul}} Toluca}} América}} Pardo will join VfB Stuttgart after the tournament. Bolton Wanderers}} Villarreal}} Chivas}} UAG Tecos}} América}} Chivas}} América}} Monterrey}} Cruz Azul}} CF Atlas}} Chivas}} CF Atlas}} Monterrey}} Chivas}} Monterrey}}

Portugal

Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

clubnat=England}} Caneira has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Sporting

Costinha will join Atlético Madrid after the tournament.

clubnat=England}} clubnat=England}} clubnat=England}} clubnat=England}} Maniche has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Chelsea

Postiga has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to Saint-Étienne.

Group E

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Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Brückner

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Ajax}} Galasek will join Nürnberg after the tournament.

Sionko will join on a Bosman transfer after the tournament.

Koller will join Monaco after the tournament. Rosický will join after the tournament. clubnat=Italy}}

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Ghana

Head coach: Ratomir Dujković

Asamoah has spent the run up to the tournament on loan to .

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Dramani will join Gençlerbirliği after the tournament.

Italy

Head coach: Marcello Lippi

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Grosso will join Internazionale after the tournament.

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United States of America

Head coach: Bruce Arena

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Berhalter, who will join 1860 Munich after the World Cup, was called up after an injury to Cory Gibbs.

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Group F

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Australia

Head coach: Guus Hiddink

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clubnat=England}}Popovic's Crystal Palace contract expires after the tournament, and his future will be decided between the end Australia's tournament and the expiry date. clubnat=England}} Skoko has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Stoke City. clubnat=England}} clubnat=England}} Lazaridis will join Perth Glory F.C. after the tournament.

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Kennedy has agreed to join Nuremberg after the tournament. clubnat=England}}

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Brazil

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Zé Roberto will become a free agent after the tournament

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Croatia

Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar

Pletikosa was on loan to Hajduk Split in the run-up to the tournament

clubnat=Italy}} Tudor was on loan to Siena in the run-up to the tournament

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Japan

Head coach: Zico

Nakata was on loan to Bolton in the run-ip to the tournament.

Takahara has agreed to join Frankfurt after the World Cup. clubnat=Scotland}}

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Group G

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France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

Landreau has agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain after the tournament. clubnat=England}}

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clubnat=England}} clubnat=England}} clubnat=England}} clubnat=Italy}} Barthez will become a free agent after the tournament.

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Korea Republic

Head coach: Dick Advocaat

Switzerland

Head coach: Jakob Kuhn

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Frei will join Borussia Dortmund after the tournament.

Frei will join Borussia Mönchengladbach after the tournament.

Togo

Head coach: Otto Pfister ^*

Franck Atsou replaced Karim Guede

Group H

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Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Marcos Paquetá

Spain

Head coach: Luis Aragonés

Asier Del Horno was originally named in the squad, but sustained an ankle injury in the build-up to the tournament. He was replaced by Pernía. Pernía will join Atletico de Madrid after the tournament.

Tunisia

Head coach: Roger Lemerre

Mehdi Meriah was originally named in the squad but sustained an injury in the week leading up to the tournament. He was replaced by Guemamdia. clubnat=England}}

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Issam Jomaa was originally named in the squad but sustained an injury prior to the tournament. He was replaced by Ben Saada.

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Ukraine

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

Dynamo Kyiv}} Dynamo Kyiv}} FC Kharkiv}}Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injured Serhiy Fedorov. Shakhtar Donetsk}} Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk}} Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk}} Milan}}Shevchenko will join Chelsea after the tournament. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk}} Dynamo Kyiv}} Bayer Leverkusen}} Dynamo Kyiv}} Vorskla Poltava}} Shakhtar Donetsk}} Krylya Sovetov}} Dynamo Kyiv}} Shakhtar Donetsk}} Dynamo Kyiv}} Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk}} Spartak Moscow}} Shakhtar Donetsk}} Dynamo Kyiv}} Shakhtar Donetsk}}Svydersky was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv in the run-up to the World Cup. Shakhtar Donetsk}}

Player representation by league

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Country	Players	Percentage	Outside national squad
Total	736
England	102	13.86%	81
Germany	74	10.05%	54
Italy	60	8.15%	37
France	58	7.89%	45
Spain	52	7.07%	35
Ukraine	25	3.40%	8
Netherlands	25	3.40%	11
Saudi Arabia	24	3.26%	1
Mexico	23	3.125%	4
Portugal	20	2.72%	12
Costa Rica	20	2.72%	0
Others	253	34.38%

The Italian and Saudi Arabian squads are made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) squad is 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 are represented by 12, 11, and 10 players respectively: altogether, there are 48 national leagues who have players in the tournament.

Player representation by club

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As of 2006-06-14.

Finalised clubs' listing as per FIFA, excluding players on standby and loans.

Players	Clubs
15	Arsenal
14	Chelsea
13	Milan
12	Juventus, Manchester United
11	Barcelona, Bayern München
10	Real Madrid, Lyon
9	Liverpool, Al-Hilal, Ajax, Bayer Leverkusen, Dynamo Kyiv,
8	Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, Deportivo Saprissa, Internazionale, PSV, Hamburger SV, Valencia
7	Al-Ittihad, LDU Quito
6	Benfica, Atlético de Madrid, Chivas, Basel, Werder Bremen
5	LD Alajuelense, AZ, Rennes, Roma, Stuttgart, Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, El Nacional, Red Star Belgrade

Footnotes

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2006 FIFA World Cup related lists | FIFA World Cup squads

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