Schedule and Team Info

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Group C


Argentina


Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors), Leonardo Franco (Atletico Madrid), Oscar Ustari (Independiente)

Defenders: Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan), Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza), Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal), Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruna), Leandro Cufre (Roma), Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United)

Midfielders: Maximiliano Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan), Juan Roman Riquelme (Villarreal), Lionel Scaloni (West Ham), Luis Gonzalez (Porto), Javier Mascherano (Corinthians), Pablo Aimar (Valencia)

Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Hernan Crespo (Chelsea), Carlos Tevez (Corinthians), Javier Saviola (Sevilla), Julio Cruz (Inter Milan), Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors)

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IvoryCoast


Goalkeepers: Jean-Jacques Tizie (Esperance Tunis), Boubacar Barry Copa (KSK Beveren), Gerard Gnanhouan (Montpellier)

Defenders: Cyrille Domoraud (Creteil), Blaise Kouassi (ES Troyes), Abdoulaye Meite (Marseille), Etienne Arthur Boka (Strasbourg), Abib Kolo Toure (Arsenal), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal), Marc Zoro (FC Messina)

Midfielders: Didier Zokora (St Etienne), Emerse Fae (Nantes), Kanga Gauthier Akale (Auxerre), Romaric Ndri Koffi (Le Mans), Gnegneri Yaya Toure (Olympiakos), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys), Guy Roland Demel (Hambourg)

Strikers: Bakari Kone (Nice), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Arouna Kone (PSV Eindhoven), Bonaventure Kalou (Paris Saint-Germain), Abdoul Kader Keita (Lille), Aruna Dindane (Lens).

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Serbia and Montenegro


Goalkeepers: Dragoslav Jevric (Ankaraspor), Oliver Kovacevic (Zeleznik), Vladimir Stojkovic (Nantes)

Defenders: Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Mladen Krstajic (Schalke 04), Goran Gavrancic (Dinamo Kiev), Milan Dudic (Red Star Belgrade), Ivica Dragutinovic (Sevilla), Dusan Basta (Red Star Belgrade), Nenad Djordjevic (Partizan Belgrade)

Midfielders: Igor Duljaj (Shakhtar Donetsk), Albert Nadj (Partizan Belgrade), Ivan Ergic (FC Basel), Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan), Predrag Djordjevic (Olympiakos), Zvonimir Vukic (Partizan Belgrade), Ognjen Koroman (Portsmouth), Danijel Ljuboja (VfB Stuttgart), Sasa Ilic (Galatasaray)

Forwards: Savo Milosevic (Osasuna), Mateja Kezman (Atletico Madrid), Nikola Zigic (Red Star Belgrade), Mirko Vucinic (Lecce)

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Holland (Netherlands)


Goalkeepers: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax) and Henk Timmer (AZ Alkmaar)

Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz (SV Hamburg), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Barcelona), Tim de Cler (AZ Alkmaar), Kew Jaliens (AZ Alkmaar), Jan Kromkamp (Liverpool), Joris Mathijsen (AZ Alkmaar), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven), Johnny Heitinga (Ajax)

Midfielders: Mark van Bommel (Barcelona), Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven), Denny Landzaat (AZ Alkmaar), Hedwiges Maduro (Ajax), Wesley Sneijder (Ajax), Rafael van der Vaart (SV Hamburg)

Forwards: Ryan Babel (Ajax), Dirk Kuijt (Feyenoord), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Chelsea) and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV Eindhoven)

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Group D


Mexico

Goalkeepers: Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara), Jose de Jesus Corona (Tecos), Guillermo Ochoa (America)

Defenders: Jose Antonio Castro (America), Andres Guardado (Atlas), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Mario Mendez (Monterrey), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), Francisco Javier Rodriguez (Guadalajara), Carlos Salcido (Guadalajara), Claudio Suarez (Chivas)

Midfielders: Jesus Arellano (Monterrey), Rafael Garcia (Atlas), Ramon Morales (Guadalajara), Antonio Naelson Zinha (Toluca), Pavel Pardo (America), Luis Perez (Monterrey), Gonzalo Pineda (Guadalajara), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul)

Forwards: Jared Borgetti (Bolton), Omar Bravo (Guadalajara), Francisco Fonseca (Cruz Azul), Guillermo Franco (Villarreal)

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Iran

Goalkeepers: Ebrahim Mirzapour (Foolad Khuzestan), Vahid Talebloo (Esteghlal Tehran), Hassan Roudbarian (Pas)

Defenders: Yahya Golmohammadi (Saba Battery), Mohammad Nosrati (Pas), Rahman Rezaei (Messina), Sattar Zare (Bargh Shiraz), Hossein Kaabi (Foolad Khuzestan), Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (Saba Battery), Amir Hossein Sadeqi (Esteghlal Tehran)

Midfielders: Javad Nekounam (Sharjah/UAE), Anderanik Teymourian (Abomoslem Khorasan), Mehdi Mahdavikia (Hamburg), Fereydoon Zandi (Kaiserslautern), Ali Karimi (Bayern Munich), Mehrzad Madanchi (Persepolis), Javad Kazemian (Persepolis)

Forwards: Ali Daei (Saba Battery), Vahid Hashemian (Hanover), Reza Enayati (Esteghlal Tehran), Arash Borhani (Pas), Masoud Shojai (Saipa), Rasoul Khatibi (Sepahan Isfahan)

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Angola

Goalkeepers: Joao Ricardo (unattached), Lama (Petro Atletico), Mario (InterClube)

Defenders: Delgado (Petro Atletico), Jamba (AS Aviacao), Kali (FC Barreirense), Lebo Lebo (Petro Atletico), Loco (Primeiro Agosto), Marco Abreu (Portimonense), Marco Airosa (FC Barreirense), Rui Marques (Hull)

Midfielders: Andre (Kuwait SC), Edson (Pacos Ferreira), Figueiredo, Mendonca (both Varzim), Miloy (InterClube), Ze Kalanga (Petro Atletico)

Forwards: Akwa (unattached), Andre Titi Buengo (Clermont), Flavio (Al Ahli), Love (AS Aviacao), Mantorras (Benfica), Mateus (Gil Vicente).

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Portugal


Goalkeepers: Ricardo (Sporting Portugal), Quim (Benfica), Bruno Vale (Estrela da Amadora)

Defenders: Miguel (Valencia), Paulo Ferreira(Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Fernando Meira (Stuttgart), Ricardo Costa (FC Porto), Marco Caneira (Sporting Portugal), Nuno Valente (Everton)

Midfielders: Costinha (Dynamo Moscow/RUS), Petit (Benfica), Maniche (Chelsea), Tiago (Lyon), Deco (Barcelona), Hugo Viana (Valencia)

Forwards: Luis Figo (Inter Milan), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Luis Boa Morte (Fulham), Simao (Benfica), Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Pedro Pauleta (Paris SG), Helder Postiga (Saint-Etienne)

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Group E


Italy

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio), Marco Amelia (Livorno)

Defenders: Massimo Oddo (Lazio), Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Palermo)

Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Simone Perrotta (Roma), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Simone Barone (Palermo), Francesco Totti (Roma)

Forwards: Luca Toni (Fiorentina), Alberto Gilardino (AC Milan), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese)

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Ghana


Goalkeepers: Sammy Adjei (Mohadon Sports Ashdod)), Richard Kingston (BB Ankaraspor), George Owu (AshantiGold)

Defenders: Addoquaye Pappoe (Ashdod Tel-Aviv), John Painstil (Hapoel Tel Aviv), John Mensah (Rennes), Issa Ahmed (Randers), Sammy Osei Kuffuor (AS Roma), Hans Adu Sarpei (Vfl Wolfsburg), Dan Quaye (Hearts of Oak), Habib Mohammed (King Faisal), Shilla Illiasu (Asante Kotoko)

Midfielders: Stephen Appiah (Fenerbahce), Michael Essien (Chelsea), Sulley Ali Muntari (Udinese), Haminu Dramani (Red Star Belgrade), Eric Addo (PSV Eindhoven) Derek Boateng (AIK Solna), Otto Addo (FSV Mainz 05)

Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (Modena), Matthew Amoah (Borussia Dortmund), Razak Pimpong (FC Copenhagen), Alex Tachie-Mensah (St Gallen)