The following is a list of squads for each nation who competed at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Each squad consisted of 23 players, three of which had to be goalkeepers. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's game. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national team.
Caps, goals and ages as of 14 June 2009, before 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Head coach: Bora Milutinović
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Noor Sabri | 18 June 1984 (aged 24) | 63 | 0 | Al-Talaba |
2 | DF | Mohammed Ali Karim | 25 June 1986 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Al Jazira |
3 | DF | Bassim Abbas | 1 July 1982 (aged 26) | 60 | 2 | Al-Talaba |
4 | MF | Fareed Majeed | 10 April 1986 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | Al-Talaba |
5 | MF | Nashat Akram | 12 September 1984 (aged 24) | 75 | 10 | Al-Gharafa [1] |
6 | MF | Salih Sadir | 21 August 1981 (aged 27) | 47 | 11 | Al-Ahed |
7 | FW | Emad Mohammed | 24 July 1982 (aged 26) | 76 | 23 | Sepahan |
8 | FW | Luay Salah | 7 February 1982 (aged 27) | 17 | 3 | Erbil |
9 | MF | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail | 21 December 1975 (aged 33) | 67 | 8 | Sepahan |
10 | FW | Younis Mahmoud (c) | 3 February 1983 (aged 26) | 70 | 28 | Al-Gharafa |
11 | MF | Hawar Mulla Mohammed | 1 June 1981 (aged 28) | 72 | 15 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
12 | GK | Mohammed Gassid | 10 December 1986 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 | Al-Zawraa |
13 | MF | Karrar Jassim | 11 June 1987 (aged 22) | 22 | 1 | Al-Wakrah |
14 | DF | Salam Shaker | 31 July 1986 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 | Al-Khor |
15 | DF | Ali Rehema | 8 August 1985 (aged 23) | 45 | 1 | Al-Wakrah |
16 | DF | Dara Mohammed | 16 July 1987 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Sulaymaniya |
17 | FW | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 22 December 1987 (aged 21) | 10 | 1 | Al-Khor |
18 | MF | Mahdi Karim | 10 December 1983 (aged 25) | 64 | 10 | Al-Khor |
19 | DF | Essam Yassin | 11 March 1987 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Al-Amana |
20 | MF | Samer Saeed | 1 July 1987 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | Al Ahli Tripoli |
21 | GK | Oday Taleb | 1 July 1981 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | Duhok |
22 | DF | Muayad Khalid | 3 September 1987 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
23 | MF | Halgurd Mulla Mohammed | 1 July 1988 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | Sulaymaniya |
Head coach: Ricki Herbert
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Mark Paston | 13 December 1976 (aged 32) | 17 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix [2] |
2 | DF | Aaron Scott | 19 July 1986 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Waitakere United |
3 | DF | Tony Lochhead | 12 January 1982 (aged 27) | 20 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix [2] |
4 | MF | Duncan Oughton | 14 June 1977 (aged 32) | 24 | 2 | Columbus Crew |
5 | DF | Ben Sigmund | 3 February 1981 (aged 28) | 8 | 1 | Wellington Phoenix [2] |
6 | DF | Ivan Vicelich | 3 September 1976 (aged 32) | 59 | 6 | Auckland City |
7 | MF | Simon Elliott | 10 June 1974 (aged 35) | 54 | 6 | San Jose Earthquakes |
8 | MF | Tim Brown (c) | 6 March 1981 (aged 28) | 17 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix [2] |
9 | FW | Shane Smeltz | 29 September 1981 (aged 27) | 20 | 13 | Gold Coast United |
10 | FW | Chris Killen | 8 October 1981 (aged 27) | 24 | 10 | Celtic |
11 | MF | Leo Bertos | 20 December 1981 (aged 27) | 24 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix [2] |
12 | GK | Glen Moss | 19 January 1983 (aged 26) | 11 | 0 | Melbourne Victory |
13 | MF | Andrew Barron | 24 December 1980 (aged 28) | 8 | 1 | Team Wellington |
14 | MF | Jeremy Christie | 22 May 1983 (aged 26) | 17 | 1 | Wellington Phoenix [2] |
15 | FW | Jeremy Brockie | 7 October 1987 (aged 21) | 13 | 0 | North Queensland Fury |
16 | MF | Chris James | 4 July 1987 (aged 21) | 10 | 0 | Tampere United |
17 | DF | Dave Mulligan | 24 March 1982 (aged 27) | 21 | 3 | Wellington Phoenix [2] |
18 | DF | Andrew Boyens | 18 September 1983 (aged 25) | 8 | 0 | New York Red Bulls |
19 | DF | Steven Old | 17 February 1986 (aged 23) | 17 | 1 | Kilmarnock |
20 | FW | Chris Wood | 7 December 1991 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
21 | FW | Kris Bright | 15 September 1986 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | Panserraikos |
22 | FW | Jarrod Smith | 20 June 1984 (aged 24) | 12 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
23 | GK | James Bannatyne | 30 June 1975 (aged 33) | 3 | 0 | Team Wellington |
Head coach: Joel Santana
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Rowen Fernández | 28 February 1978 (aged 31) | 19 | 0 | Arminia Bielefeld |
2 | DF | Siboniso Gaxa | 6 April 1984 (aged 25) | 20 | 0 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
3 | DF | Tsepo Masilela | 5 May 1985 (aged 24) | 18 | 0 | Maccabi Haifa |
4 | MF | Aaron Mokoena (c) | 25 November 1980 (aged 28) | 85 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers [3] |
5 | DF | Benson Mhlongo | 9 November 1980 (aged 28) | 27 | 1 | Orlando Pirates |
6 | MF | MacBeth Sibaya | 25 November 1977 (aged 31) | 48 | 0 | Rubin Kazan |
7 | MF | Lance Davids | 11 April 1985 (aged 24) | 16 | 0 | Supersport United |
8 | DF | Siphiwe Tshabalala | 25 September 1984 (aged 24) | 28 | 3 | Kaizer Chiefs |
9 | FW | Katlego Mphela | 29 November 1984 (aged 24) | 11 | 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
10 | MF | Steven Pienaar | 17 March 1982 (aged 27) | 39 | 2 | Everton |
11 | FW | Elrio van Heerden | 11 July 1983 (aged 25) | 27 | 3 | Club Brugge [4] |
12 | FW | Teko Modise | 22 December 1982 (aged 26) | 33 | 9 | Orlando Pirates |
13 | MF | Kagisho Dikgacoi | 24 November 1984 (aged 24) | 19 | 2 | Golden Arrows |
14 | DF | Matthew Booth | 14 March 1977 (aged 32) | 20 | 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
15 | DF | Innocent Mdledle | 12 November 1985 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | Orlando Pirates |
16 | GK | Itumeleng Khune | 20 June 1987 (aged 21) | 14 | 0 | Kaizer Chiefs |
17 | MF | Bernard Parker | 16 March 1986 (aged 23) | 13 | 5 | Red Star Belgrade |
18 | FW | Thembinkosi Fanteni | 2 February 1984 (aged 25) | 17 | 2 | Maccabi Haifa |
19 | MF | Bryce Moon | 6 April 1986 (aged 23) | 15 | 1 | Panathinaikos |
20 | DF | Bongani Khumalo | 6 January 1987 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Supersport United |
21 | FW | Katlego Mashego | 18 May 1982 (aged 27) | 9 | 1 | Orlando Pirates |
22 | GK | Brian Baloyi | 16 March 1974 (aged 35) | 24 | 0 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
23 | DF | Morgan Gould | 23 March 1983 (aged 26) | 2 | 0 | Supersport United |
Head coach: Vicente del Bosque
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Iker Casillas (c) | 20 May 1981 (aged 28) | 92 | 0 | Real Madrid |
2 | DF | Raúl Albiol | 4 September 1985 (aged 23) | 13 | 0 | Valencia |
3 | DF | Gerard Piqué | 2 February 1987 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | Barcelona |
4 | DF | Carlos Marchena | 31 July 1979 (aged 29) | 51 | 2 | Valencia |
5 | DF | Carles Puyol | 13 April 1978 (aged 31) | 73 | 2 | Barcelona |
6 | MF | Pablo Hernández [5] | 11 April 1985 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Valencia |
7 | FW | David Villa | 3 December 1981 (aged 27) | 44 | 28 | Valencia |
8 | MF | Xavi | 25 January 1980 (aged 29) | 72 | 8 | Barcelona |
9 | FW | Fernando Torres | 20 March 1984 (aged 25) | 62 | 19 | Liverpool |
10 | MF | Cesc Fàbregas | 4 May 1987 (aged 22) | 38 | 1 | Arsenal |
11 | DF | Joan Capdevila | 3 February 1978 (aged 31) | 33 | 4 | Villarreal |
12 | MF | Sergio Busquets | 16 July 1988 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Barcelona |
13 | GK | Diego López | 3 November 1981 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Villarreal |
14 | MF | Xabi Alonso | 25 November 1981 (aged 27) | 57 | 4 | Liverpool |
15 | DF | Sergio Ramos | 30 March 1986 (aged 23) | 49 | 4 | Real Madrid |
16 | FW | Fernando Llorente | 26 February 1985 (aged 24) | 3 | 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
17 | FW | Dani Güiza | 17 August 1980 (aged 28) | 15 | 3 | Fenerbahçe |
18 | MF | Albert Riera | 15 April 1982 (aged 27) | 9 | 3 | Liverpool |
19 | DF | Álvaro Arbeloa | 17 January 1983 (aged 26) | 6 | 0 | Liverpool |
20 | MF | Santi Cazorla | 13 December 1984 (aged 24) | 16 | 1 | Villarreal |
21 | MF | David Silva | 8 January 1986 (aged 23) | 23 | 3 | Valencia |
22 | MF | Juan Mata | 28 April 1988 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Valencia |
23 | GK | Pepe Reina | 31 August 1982 (aged 26) | 14 | 0 | Liverpool |
Head coach: Dunga
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Júlio César | 3 September 1979 (aged 29) | 34 | 0 | Inter Milan |
2 | DF | Maicon | 26 July 1981 (aged 27) | 44 | 4 | Inter Milan |
3 | DF | Lúcio (c) | 8 May 1978 (aged 31) | 79 | 3 | Bayern Munich |
4 | DF | Juan | 1 February 1979 (aged 30) | 70 | 5 | Roma |
5 | MF | Felipe Melo | 26 June 1983 (aged 25) | 5 | 1 | Fiorentina |
6 | DF | Kléber | 1 April 1980 (aged 29) | 18 | 1 | Internacional |
7 | MF | Elano | 14 June 1981 (aged 28) | 32 | 6 | Manchester City |
8 | MF | Gilberto Silva | 7 October 1976 (aged 32) | 74 | 3 | Panathinaikos |
9 | FW | Luís Fabiano | 8 November 1980 (aged 28) | 26 | 17 | Sevilla |
10 | MF | Kaká | 22 April 1982 (aged 27) | 65 | 24 | Milan [6] |
11 | FW | Robinho | 25 January 1984 (aged 25) | 65 | 18 | Manchester City |
12 | GK | Victor | 21 January 1983 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Grêmio |
13 | DF | Dani Alves | 6 May 1983 (aged 26) | 23 | 2 | Barcelona |
14 | DF | Luisão | 13 February 1981 (aged 28) | 30 | 2 | Benfica |
15 | DF | Miranda | 7 September 1984 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | São Paulo |
16 | DF | André Santos | 8 March 1983 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Corinthians |
17 | MF | Josué | 19 July 1979 (aged 29) | 24 | 1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
18 | MF | Ramires | 24 March 1987 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Cruzeiro [7] |
19 | MF | Júlio Baptista | 1 October 1981 (aged 27) | 40 | 4 | Roma |
20 | MF | Kléberson | 19 June 1979 (aged 29) | 28 | 2 | Flamengo |
21 | FW | Alexandre Pato | 2 September 1989 (aged 19) | 7 | 1 | Milan |
22 | FW | Nilmar | 14 July 1984 (aged 24) | 7 | 2 | Internacional |
23 | GK | Heurelho Gomes | 15 February 1981 (aged 28) | 9 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Head coach: Hassan Shehata
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Essam El-Hadary | 15 January 1973 (aged 36) | 88 | 0 | Sion |
2 | DF | Mahmoud Fathalla | 13 February 1982 (aged 27) | 20 | 0 | Zamalek |
3 | MF | Ahmed Elmohamady | 9 September 1987 (aged 21) | 23 | 0 | ENPPI |
4 | DF | Ahmed Said | 13 March 1984 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Haras El Hodood |
5 | DF | Ahmed Khairy | 1 October 1987 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Ismaily |
6 | DF | Hany Said | 22 April 1980 (aged 29) | 59 | 0 | Zamalek |
7 | DF | Ahmed Fathy | 10 November 1984 (aged 24) | 53 | 2 | Al Ahly |
8 | MF | Hosny Abd Rabo | 1 November 1984 (aged 24) | 56 | 8 | Al-Ahli Dubai |
9 | FW | Mohamed Zidan | 11 December 1981 (aged 27) | 21 | 4 | Borussia Dortmund |
10 | MF | Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek | 15 May 1980 (aged 29) | 21 | 4 | Haras El Hodood |
11 | MF | Mohamed Shawky | 5 October 1981 (aged 27) | 56 | 4 | Middlesbrough |
12 | MF | Homos | 1 January 1979 (aged 30) | 15 | 0 | Ismaily |
13 | MF | Abdelaziz Tawfik | 24 May 1986 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | ENPPI |
14 | DF | Sayed Moawad | 25 May 1979 (aged 30) | 35 | 2 | Al Ahly |
15 | MF | Ahmed Samir Farag | 20 May 1986 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | Ismaily |
16 | GK | Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed | 3 June 1977 (aged 32) | 26 | 0 | Zamalek |
17 | MF | Ahmed Hassan (c) | 2 May 1975 (aged 34) | 153 | 26 | Al Ahly |
18 | FW | Ahmed Abdel-Ghani | 1 December 1981 (aged 27) | 4 | 1 | Haras El Hodood |
19 | FW | Mohamed Mohsen Abo Gresha [8] | 4 August 1981 (aged 27) | 6 | 0 | Ismaily |
20 | DF | Wael Gomaa | 3 August 1975 (aged 33) | 74 | 0 | Al Ahly |
21 | FW | Ahmed Raouf | 15 September 1982 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | ENPPI |
22 | MF | Mohamed Aboutrika | 7 November 1978 (aged 30) | 56 | 20 | Al Ahly |
23 | GK | Mohamed Sobhy | 30 August 1981 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Ismaily |
Head coach: Marcello Lippi
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Gianluigi Buffon | 28 January 1978 (aged 31) | 92 | 0 | Juventus |
2 | DF | Davide Santon | 2 January 1991 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Inter Milan |
3 | MF | Fabio Grosso | 28 November 1977 (aged 31) | 42 | 3 | Lyon |
4 | DF | Giorgio Chiellini | 14 August 1984 (aged 24) | 18 | 1 | Juventus |
5 | DF | Fabio Cannavaro (c) | 13 September 1973 (aged 35) | 124 | 2 | Real Madrid [9] |
6 | DF | Nicola Legrottaglie | 20 October 1976 (aged 32) | 13 | 1 | Juventus |
7 | MF | Simone Pepe | 30 August 1983 (aged 25) | 7 | 0 | Udinese |
8 | MF | Gennaro Gattuso | 9 January 1978 (aged 31) | 67 | 1 | Milan |
9 | FW | Luca Toni | 26 May 1977 (aged 32) | 44 | 16 | Bayern Munich |
10 | MF | Daniele De Rossi | 24 July 1983 (aged 25) | 45 | 7 | Roma |
11 | FW | Alberto Gilardino | 5 July 1982 (aged 26) | 32 | 12 | Fiorentina |
12 | GK | Morgan De Sanctis | 26 March 1977 (aged 32) | 3 | 0 | Galatasaray [10] |
13 | DF | Alessandro Gamberini | 27 August 1981 (aged 27) | 6 | 0 | Fiorentina |
14 | GK | Marco Amelia | 2 April 1982 (aged 27) | 9 | 0 | Palermo |
15 | FW | Vincenzo Iaquinta | 21 November 1979 (aged 29) | 28 | 4 | Juventus |
16 | MF | Mauro Camoranesi | 4 October 1976 (aged 32) | 44 | 4 | Juventus |
17 | FW | Giuseppe Rossi | 1 February 1987 (aged 22) | 5 | 1 | Villarreal |
18 | MF | Angelo Palombo | 25 September 1981 (aged 27) | 10 | 0 | Sampdoria |
19 | DF | Gianluca Zambrotta | 19 February 1977 (aged 32) | 84 | 2 | Milan |
20 | MF | Riccardo Montolivo | 18 January 1985 (aged 24) | 6 | 0 | Fiorentina |
21 | MF | Andrea Pirlo | 19 May 1979 (aged 30) | 56 | 8 | Milan |
22 | DF | Andrea Dossena | 11 September 1981 (aged 27) | 9 | 0 | Liverpool |
23 | FW | Fabio Quagliarella | 31 January 1983 (aged 26) | 13 | 3 | Udinese [11] |
Head coach: Bob Bradley
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Tim Howard | 6 March 1979 (aged 30) | 39 | 0 | Everton |
2 | DF | Jonathan Bornstein | 7 November 1984 (aged 24) | 15 | 1 | Chivas USA |
3 | DF | Carlos Bocanegra (c) | 25 May 1979 (aged 30) | 67 | 11 | Rennes |
4 | FW | Conor Casey | 25 July 1981 (aged 27) | 10 | 0 | Colorado Rapids |
5 | DF | Oguchi Onyewu | 13 May 1982 (aged 27) | 42 | 5 | Standard Liège |
6 | DF | Heath Pearce | 13 August 1984 (aged 24) | 23 | 0 | Hansa Rostock |
7 | MF | DaMarcus Beasley | 24 May 1982 (aged 27) | 87 | 17 | Rangers |
8 | FW | Clint Dempsey | 9 March 1983 (aged 26) | 51 | 13 | Fulham |
9 | FW | Charlie Davies | 23 June 1986 (aged 22) | 6 | 1 | Hammarby |
10 | MF | Landon Donovan | 4 March 1982 (aged 27) | 110 | 39 | LA Galaxy |
11 | DF | Marvell Wynne | 8 May 1986 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Toronto FC [12] |
12 | MF | Michael Bradley | 31 July 1987 (aged 21) | 29 | 5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
13 | MF | Ricardo Clark | 10 February 1983 (aged 26) | 19 | 1 | Houston Dynamo |
14 | DF | Danny Califf | 17 March 1980 (aged 29) | 23 | 1 | Midtjylland |
15 | DF | Jay DeMerit | 4 December 1979 (aged 29) | 10 | 0 | Watford |
16 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | 9 September 1985 (aged 23) | 17 | 3 | Chivas USA |
17 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 6 November 1989 (aged 19) | 11 | 6 | Xerez [13] |
18 | GK | Brad Guzan | 9 September 1984 (aged 24) | 12 | 0 | Aston Villa |
19 | FW | Freddy Adu | 2 June 1989 (aged 20) | 13 | 1 | Monaco [14] |
20 | MF | José Francisco Torres | 29 October 1987 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | Pachuca |
21 | DF | Jonathan Spector | 1 March 1986 (aged 23) | 13 | 0 | West Ham United |
22 | MF | Benny Feilhaber | 19 January 1985 (aged 24) | 17 | 2 | AGF |
23 | GK | Luis Robles | 11 May 1984 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
Players | Clubs |
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7 | Wellington Phoenix [2] |
6 | Liverpool, Valencia |
5 | Al Ahly, Ismaily, Juventus, Milan, Barcelona, Villarreal |
4 | Fiorentina, Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates |
Players | Nations |
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24 | Italy |
21 | Spain |
19 | Egypt |
18 | England |
14 | South Africa |
10 | United States |
* Nations in italics are not represented by their national teams in the tournament.
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