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 in the run up to the tournament are indicated by footnotes.
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- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- Germany
- Poland
- England
- Paraguay
- Sweden
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Argentina
- Ivory Coast
- Netherlands
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Angola
- Iran
- Mexico
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Ghana
- Italy
- United States
- Australia
- Brazil
- Croatia
- Japan
- France
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- Togo
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- Tunisia
- Ukraine
- Player representation by league
- Player representation by club
- References
Costa Rica
Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães
Ecuador
Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez
Germany
Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann
Poland
Head coach: Paweł Janas
England
Head coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Paraguay
Head coach: Aníbal Ruiz
Sweden
Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck
Trinidad and Tobago
Head coach: Leo Beenhakker
Argentina
Head coach: José Pekerman
Ivory Coast
Head coach: Henri Michel
Netherlands
Head coach: Marco van Basten
Serbia and Montenegro
Head coach: Ilija Petković
Angola
Head coach: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves
Iran
Head coach: Branko Ivanković
Mexico
Head coach: Ricardo Lavolpe
Portugal
Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
Czech Republic
Head coach: Karel Brückner
Ghana
Head coach: Ratomir Dujković
Italy
Head coach: Marcello Lippi
United States
Head coach: Bruce Arena
Australia
Head coach: Guus Hiddink
Brazil
Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Croatia
Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar
Japan
Head coach: Zico
France
Head coach: Raymond Domenech
South Korea
Head coach: Dick Advocaat
Switzerland
Head coach: Köbi Kuhn
Togo
Head coach: Otto Pfister
Saudi Arabia
Head coach: Marcos Paquetá
Spain
Head coach: Luis Aragonés
Tunisia
Head coach: Roger Lemerre
Ukraine
Head coach: Oleg Blokhin
Player representation by league
The squads for Italy and Saudi Arabia were made up entirely of players from their respective domestic leagues. Saudi Arabia were the only team with no 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 different countries had players at the 2006 World Cup.
Player representation by club
As of 19 June 2006.Finalised clubs' listing as per FIFA, excluding players on standby and loans.