2006 FIFA World Cup squads

Group A

Costa Rica

Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães

Ecuador

Head coach: COL Luis Fernando Suárez

Germany

Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

Poland

Head coach: Paweł Janas

Group B

England

Head coach: SWE Sven-Göran Eriksson

Paraguay

Head coach: URU Aníbal Ruiz

Sweden

Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

Trinidad and Tobago

Head coach: NED Leo Beenhakker

Group C

Argentina

Head coach: José Pekerman

Ivory Coast

Head coach: FRA Henri Michel

Netherlands

Head coach: Marco van Basten

Serbia and Montenegro

Head coach: Ilija Petković

Group D

Angola

Head coach: Luis Oliveira Gonçalves

Iran

Head coach: CRO Branko Ivanković

Mexico

Head coach: ARG Ricardo La Volpe

Portugal

Head coach: BRA Luiz Felipe Scolari

Group E

Czech Republic

Head coach: Karel Brückner

Ghana

Head coach: SRB Ratomir Dujković

Italy

Head coach: Marcello Lippi

United States

Head coach: Bruce Arena

Group F

Australia

Head coach: NED Guus Hiddink

Brazil

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Croatia

Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar

Japan

Head coach: BRA Zico

Group G

France

Head coach: Raymond Domenech

South Korea

Head coach: NED Dick Advocaat

Switzerland

Head coach: Köbi Kuhn

Togo

Head coach: GER Otto Pfister

Group H

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: BRA Marcos Paquetá

Spain

Head coach: Luis Aragonés

Tunisia

Head coach: FRA Roger Lemerre

Ukraine

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

Serhiy Fedorov was injured prior to the start of the tournament. His replacement, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, was also injured shortly after filling in. Oleksandr Yatsenko was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.

Player representation by league

The squads for Italy and Saudi Arabia were made up entirely of players from their respective domestic leagues, with the latter being the only team without 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 countries had players at the 2006 World Cup.

Player representation by club

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

Coaches representation by country

References

References

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9. Bak became a [[Free agent (football). free agent]] following the tournament.
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15. "Scott Carson, Liverpool". [[The Football Association]].
16. (8 June 2006). "América returns to Houston". Houston Chronicle.
17. Paredes joined [[Sporting CP]] following the tournament.
18. (30 May 2006). "Valdez delighted with Dortmund move".
19. Caniza joined [[Club Atlas. Atlas]] following the tournament.
20. (16 May 2006). "Larsson looks to bow out in style".
21. (26 May 2006). "Rangers move delights Svensson".
22. (27 May 2006). "Lyon land Swede Källström".
23. Elmander had a pre-contract agreement with [[Toulouse FC. Toulouse]] prior to the tournament, and joined the club following its conclusion.
24. Hislop joined [[FC Dallas]] following the tournament.
25. [[Wrexham A.F.C.. Wrexham]] were a team from [[Wales]] and under the jurisdiction of the [[Football Association of Wales]], but played in the [[English football league system]].
26. Abbondanzieri joined [[Getafe CF. Getafe]] following the tournament.
27. Saviola was on loan to [[Sevilla FC. Sevilla]] prior to the tournament.
28. Scaloni was on loan to [[West Ham United F.C.. West Ham United]] prior to the tournament.
29. (6 June 2006). "Petković quits in World Cup row".
30. Vukić was on loan to [[FK Partizan. Partizan]] prior to the tournament.
31. Ljuboja was on loan from [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. Paris Saint-Germain]] prior to the tournament, and joined the [[VfB Stuttgart]] permanently following its conclusion.
32. Stojković joined [[FC Nantes. Nantes]] following the tournament.
33. Ricardo became a [[free agent (football). free agent]] following the tournament.
34. Akwá became a [[Free agent (football). free agent]] following the tournament.
35. Marques was on loan to [[Hull City A.F.C.. Hull City]] prior to the tournament.
36. Nekounam joined [[CA Osasuna. Osasuna]] following the tournament.
37. Salcido joined [[PSV Eindhoven]] following the tournament.
38. Osorio joined [[VfB Stuttgart]] following the tournament.
39. Pardo joined [[VfB Stuttgart]] following the tournament.
40. Borgetti joined [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah). Al Ittihad]] following the tournament.
41. Fonseca joined [[S.L. Benfica. Benfica]] following the tournament.
42. Caneira was on loan to [[Sporting CP]] prior to the tournament.
43. Costinha joined [[Atlético Madrid]] following the tournament.
44. Maniche was on loan to [[Chelsea F.C.. Chelsea]] prior to the tournament.
45. Postiga was on loan to [[AS Saint-Étienne. Saint-Étienne]] prior to the tournament.
46. Galásek joined [[1. FC Nürnberg]] following the tournament.
47. Sionko joined [[Rangers F.C.. Rangers]] on a [[Bosman ruling]] following the tournament.
48. Koller joined [[AS Monaco FC. Monaco]] following the tournament.
49. Rosický joined [[Arsenal F.C.. Arsenal]] following the tournament.
50. Gyan was on loan to [[Modena F.C. 2018. Modena]] prior to the tournament.
51. Dramani joined [[Gençlerbirliği S.K.. Gençlerbirliği]] following the tournament.
52. Grosso joined [[Inter Milan]] following the tournament.
53. Howard was loaned to [[Everton F.C.. Everton]] following the tournament.
54. Albright was called up after an injury to [[Frankie Hejduk]].
55. Berhalter, who joined [[TSV 1860 Munich. 1860 Munich]] following the tournament, was called up after an injury to [[Cory Gibbs]].
56. Popovic's [[Crystal Palace F.C.. Crystal Palace]] contract expired following the tournament.
57. Skoko was on loan to [[Stoke City F.C.. Stoke City]] prior to the tournament.
58. Lazaridis joined [[Perth Glory FC. Perth Glory]] following the tournament.
59. Beauchamp joined [[1. FC Nürnberg]] following the tournament.
60. Thompson was on loan to [[PSV Eindhoven]] prior to the tournament.
61. Kennedy joined [[1. FC Nürnberg]] following the tournament.
62. Zé Roberto became a [[Free agent (football). free agent]] following the tournament.
63. Mineiro was called up following an injury to [[Edmílson]].
64. Pletikosa was on loan to [[HNK Hajduk Split. Hajduk Split]] prior to the tournament.
65. Tudor was on loan to [[A.C.N. Siena 1904. Siena]] prior to the tournament.
66. Kovač joined [[FC Red Bull Salzburg. Red Bull Salzburg]] following the tournament.
67. [[Jerko Leko]] joined [[AS Monaco FC. Monaco]] following the tournament.
68. [[Ivan Bošnjak (footballer). Ivan Bošnjak]] joined [[K.R.C. Genk. Genk]] following the tournament.
69. Nakata was on loan to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.. Bolton Wanderers]] before the tournament.
70. Takahara joined [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] following the tournament.
71. Landreau joined [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. Paris Saint-Germain]] following the tournament.
72. Govou was called up as a replacement for the injured [[Djibril Cissé]].
73. Zidane retired from football following the tournament.
74. Barthez became a [[Free agent (football). free agent]] following the tournament.
75. Frei joined [[Borussia Dortmund]] following the tournament.
76. David Degen joined [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] following the tournament.
77. Yakin was called up after an injury to [[Johan Vonlanthen]].
78. (12 June 2006). "Confusion over Pfister comeback". [[BBC]].
79. Akoto had not played for [[VfB Admira Wacker Mödling. Admira Wacker]] since the end of 2005 due to a contract dispute, and had been training with Austrian club [[SV Schwechat. Schwechat]] before the tournament.
80. Atsou was called up as a replacement for the injured [[Karim Guede]].
81. Pernía was called up as a replacement for the injured [[Asier del Horno]], and joined [[Atlético Madrid]] following the tournament.
82. Guemamdia was called up as a replacement for the injured [[Mehdi Meriah]].
83. Ben Saada was called up as a replacement for the injured [[Issam Jomaa]].
84. Saidi was on loan to [[U.S. Lecce. Lecce]] prior to the tournament.
85. Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injured [[Serhiy Fedorov]] and [[Vyacheslav Shevchuk]].
86. Shevchenko joined [[Chelsea F.C.. Chelsea]] following the tournament.
87. Sviderskyi was on loan to [[FC Arsenal Kyiv. Arsenal Kyiv]] prior to the tournament.