Schedule and Team Info

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World Cup record:Belgium
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1930 First round
1934 First round
1938 First round
1954 First round
1970 First round
1982 Second round
1986 Fourth place
1990 Second round
1994 Second round
1998 First round
2002 Second roun

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World Cup record:Russia
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(1958-90 as Soviet Union)

1958 Quarter-finals
1962 Quarter-finals
1966 Fourth place
1970 Quarter-finals
1982 Second round
1986 Second round
1990 First round
1994 First round
2002 First round

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World Cup record:Tunisia
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1978 First round
1998 First round
2002 First round

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Squads


Group A
Germany
Goalkeepers:Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart)

Defenders:Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea), Marcell Jansen (Borussia Monchengladbach), Per Mertesacker (Hannover), Christoph Metzelder (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen)

Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Sebastian Kehl (Borussia Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), David Odonkor (Borussia Dortmund)

Forwards:Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen), Lukas Podolski (FC Cologne), Mike Hanke (VfL Wolfsburg), Oliver Neuville (Borussia Monchengladbach), Gerald Asamoah (Schalke 04)

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Costa Rica

Goalkeepers: Jose Francisco Porras (Saprissa), Alvaro Mesen (Heredeniano), Wardy Alfaro (Alajuelense)

Defenders: Luis Marin (Alajuelense), Gilberto Martinez (Brescia), Jervis Drummond (Saprissa), Leonardo Gonzalez (Herediano), Michael Rodriguez (Alajuelense), Harold Wallace (Alajuelense), Michael Umana (Herediano), Gabriel Badilla (Saprissa), Douglas Sequeira (Salt Lake)

Midfielders: Danny Fonseca (Brujas), Randall Azofeifa (Saprissa), Mauricio Solis (Comunicaciones), Walter Centeno (Saprissa), Cristian Bolanos (Saprissa), Carlos Hernandez (Alajuelense)

Forwards: Paulo Wanchope (Herediano), Kurt Bernard (Unattached), Ronald Gomez (Saprissa), Victor Nunez (Alajuelense), Alvaro Saborio (Saprissa)

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Ecuador

Goalkeepers: Edwin Villafuerte (Deportivo Quito), Cristian Mora (Liga de Quito), Damian Lanza (Aucas)

Defenders: Ivan Hurtado (Unattached), Geovanny Espinoza (Liga de Quito), Paul Ambrossi (Liga de Quito), Neicer Reasco (Liga de Quito), Ulises de la Cruz (Aston Villa), Jorge Guagua (El Nacional), Jose Luis Perlaza (Olmedo)

Midfielders: Marlon Ayovi (Deportivo Quito), Edwin Tenorio (Barcelona), Edison Mendez (Liga de Quito), Patricio Urrutia (Liga de Quito), Cristian Lara (El Nacional), Segundo Castillo (El Nacional), Antonio Valencia (Recreativo Huelva), Luis Saritama (Deportivo Quito)

Forwards: Felix Borja (El Nacional), Christian Benitez (El Nacional), Ivan Kaviedes (Argentinos Juniors), Agustin Delgado (Liga de Quito), Carlos Tenorio (Al Sadd)

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Group B



England


Goalkeepers: Paul Robinson (Tottenham), David James (Manchester City), Scott Carson (Liverepool)

Defenders: Gary Neville (Manchester Utd), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester Utd), John Terry (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)

Midfielders: David Beckham (Real Madrid), Michael Carrick (Tottenham), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham)

Forwards: Michael Owen (Newcastle), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

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Paraguay

Goalkeepers: Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys), Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad), Derlis Gomez (Sportivo Luqueno)

Defenders: Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul), Carlos Gamarra (Palmeiras), Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate), Delio Toledo (Zaragoza), Paulo Da Silva (Toluca), Julio Manzur (Santos), Jorge Nunez (Estudiantes de La Plata)

Midfielders: Edgar Barreto (NEC), Roberto Acuna (Deportivo La Coruna), Carlos Humberto Paredes (Reggina), Julio Dos Santos (Bayern Munich), Cristian Riveros (Libertad), Carlos Bonet (Libertad), Jose Montiel (Olimpia), Diego Gavilan (Newell's Old Boys)

Forwards: Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munich), Nelson Haedo (Werder Bremen), Jose Cardozo (San Lorenzo de Almagro), Salvador Cabanas (Jaguares de Chiapas), Nelson Cuevas (Pachuca)

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Trinidad and Tobago

Goalkeepers: Kelvin Jack (Dundee), Shaka Hislop (West Ham United), Clayton Ince (Coventry City)

Defenders: Dennis Lawrence (Wrexham) Cyd Gray (CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh), Marvin Andrews (Rangers), Brent Sancho (Gillingham), Ian Cox (Gillingham), Atiba Charles (W Connection), Avery John (New England Revolution)

Midfielders: Silvio Spann (unattached), Chris Birchall (Port Vale), Aurtis Whitley (CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh), Anthony Wolfe (Jabloteh), Densill Theobald (Falkirk), Carlos Edwards (Luton Town), Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC), Russell Latapy (Falkirk)

Strikers: Stern John (Coventry City), Kenwyne Jones (Southampton), Collin Samuel (Dundee United), Jason Scotland (St Johnstone), Cornell Glen (LA Galaxy)

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Sweden


Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Rennes), John Alvbage (Viborg), Rami Shaaban (Fredrikstad)

Defenders: Erik Edman (Rennes), Petter Hansson (Heerenveen), Teddy Lucic (Hacken), Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa), Karl Svensson (Gothenburg), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Fredrik Stenman (Leverkusen)

Midfielders: Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Niclas Alexandersson (Gothenburg), Kim Kallstrom (Rennes), Tobias Linderoth (Copenhagen), Christian Wilhelmsson (Anderlecht), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal)

Forwards: Marcus Allback (Copenhagen), Johan Elmander (Brondby), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus), Mattias Jonson (Djurgarden Stockholm), Henrik Larsson (Barcelona), Markus Rosenberg (Ajax)