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World Cup 2010 preview

The 19th FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation.

A total of 32 national teams will participate in the competition, divided into eight groups of four teams each. As the host nation, South Africa qualified automatically for the tournament, while the remaining 31 teams have been determined throughqualifying matches.

Odds by bookmakers

These are the odds to win World Cup 2010 published by online bookmakers before the start of the competition:

A		B		C		D
France	17	Argentina	7	England	8	Germany	11
Mexico	100	Nigeria	150	USA	80	Serbia	66
Uruguay	125	Greece	150	Slovenia	400	Ghana	80
S. Africa	150	Korea Rep.	200	Algeria	500	Australia	150
E		F		G		H
Holland	11	Italy	14	Brazil	6	Spain	5
Cameroon	125	Paraguay	80	Portugal	25	Chile	66
Denmark	150	Slovakia	400	Ivory C.	34	Switzerland	200
Japan	400	New Zeal.	2000	Korea DPR	1500	Honduras	1000

Final squads

The teams must confirm their final 23-player squad by 1 June 2010. Teams are permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, up to 24 hours before their first game.

South Africa

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Goalkeepers: Shu-Aib Walters (Maritzburg United), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates)

Defenders: Siboniso Gaxa (Mamelodi Sundowns), Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haifa), Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth), Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates), Matthew Booth (Mamelodi Sundowns), Anele Ngcongca (Genk), Bongani Khumalo (Supersport United), Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows)

Midfielders: MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan), Lance Davids (Ajax Cape Town), Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs), Steven Pienaar (Everton), Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs), Kagisho Dikgacoi (Fulham), Surprise Moriri (Mamelodi Sundowns), Thanduyise Khuboni (Golden Arrows)

Forwards: Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bernard Parker (Twente), Siyabonga Nomvethe (Moroka Swallows)

Mexico

Coach: Javier Aguirre

Goalkeepers: Oscar Perez (Chiapas), Guillermo Ochoa (America), Luis Ernesto Michel (Guadalajara)

Defenders: Francisco Rodriguez (PSV), Carlos Salcido (PSV), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Ricardo Osorio (Stuttgart), Paul Aguilar (Pachuca), Hector Moreno (AZ Alkmaar), Efrain Juarez (UNAM), Jonny Magallon (Guadalajara), Jorge Torres Nilo (Atlas)

Midfielders: Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Pablo Barrera (UNAM), Israel Castro (UNAM), Andres Guardado (Deportivo La Coruna), Adolfo Bautista (Guadalajara), Alberto Medina (Guadalajara)

Forwards: Guillermo Franco (West Ham United), Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Veracruz), Carlos Vela (Arsenal), Javier Hernandez (Guadalajara), Giovani dos Santos (Galatasaray)

Uruguay

Coach: Oscar Tabarez

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Lazio), Juan Castillo (Deportivo Cali), Martin Silva (Defensor)

Defenders: Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce), Diego Godin (Villarreal), Jorge Fucile (Porto), Andres Scotti (Colo-Colo), Maxi Pereira (Benfica), Mauricio Victorino (Universidad Chile), Martin Caceres (Barcelona)

Midfielders: Walter Gargano (Napoli), Sebastian Eguren (AIK), Alvaro Pereira (Porto), Nicolas Lodeiro (Ajax), Diego Perez (Monaco), Ignacio Gonzalez (Valencia), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Penarol), Alvaro Fernandez (Universidad Chile)

Forwards: Edinson Cavani (Palermo), Luis Suarez (Ajax), Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Abreu (Botafogo), Sebastian Fernandez (Banfield)

France

Coach: Raymond Domenech

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux)

Defenders: Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Anthony Reveillere (Lyon), William Gallas (Arsenal), Marc Planus (Bordeaux), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla), Gael Clichy (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Abou Diaby (Arsenal), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)

Forwards: Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos), Sidney Govou (Lyon), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea)

Argentina

Coach: Diego Maradona

Goalkeepers: Diego Pozo (Colon), Mariano Andujar (Catania), Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar)

Defenders: Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes), Nicolas Burdisso (Roma), Gabriel Heinze (Marseille), Ariel Garce (Colon), Walter Samuel (Inter Milan), Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield)

Midfielders: Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United), Maxi Rodriguez (Liverpool), Javier Pastore (Palermo)

Forwards: Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors), Diego Milito (Inter Milan)

Nigeria

Coach: Lars Lagerback

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda)

Defenders: Joseph Yobo (Everton), Taye Taiwo (Marseille), Rabiu Afolabi (Red Bull Salzburg), Danny Shittu (Bolton Wanderers), Dele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow), Uwa Echiejile (Rennes)

Midfielders: John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Kalu Uche (Almeria), Ayila Yussuf (Dynamo Kyiv), Sani Kaita (Alania Vladikavkaz), Lukman Haruna (Monaco), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham), John Utaka (Portsmouth)

Forwards: Kanu (Portsmouth), Chinedu Obasi (Hoffenheim), Yakubu (Everton), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg), Peter Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow), Victor Obinna (Malaga)

Korea Republic

Coach: Huh Jung-Moo

Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon Bluewings), Jung Sung-Ryong (Seongnam Ilhwa), Kim Young-Kwang (Ulsan Hyundai)

Defenders: Oh Beom-Seok (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Hyung-Il (Pohang Steelers), Cho Yong-Hyung (Jeju United), Kang Min-Soo (Suwon Bluewings), Lee Young-Pyo (Al-Hilal), Lee Jung-Soo (Kashima Antlers), Kim Dong-Jin (Ulsan Hyundai), Cha Du-Ri (Freiburg)

Midfielders: Kim Nam-Il (Tom Tomsk), Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United), Kim Jung-Woo (Gwangju Phoenix), Kim Jae-Sung (Pohang Steelers), Ki Sung-Yong (Celtic), Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton Wanderers), Kim Bo-Kyung (Oita Trinita)

Forwards: Ahn Jung-Hwan (Dalian Shide), Park Chu-Young (Monaco), Lee Seung-Ryul (Seoul), Yeom Ki-Hun (Suwon Bluewings), Lee Dong-Gook (Jeonbuk Motors)

Greece

Coach: Otto Rehhagel

Goalkeepers: Kostas Chalkias (PAOK), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos), Michalis Sifakis (Aris)

Defenders: Giourkas Seitaridis (Panathinaikos), Nikos Spiropoulos (Panathinaikos), Vangelis Moras (Bologna), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiakos), Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos), Vasilis Torosidis (Olympiakos), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Genoa), Stelios Malezas (PAOK)

Midfielders: Christos Patsatzoglou (Omonia), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), Kostas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Sakis Prittas (Aris)

Forwards: Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Angelos Charisteas (Nuremberg), Dimitris Salpigidis (Panathinaikos), Theofanis Gekas (Hertha Berlin), Pantelis Kapetanos (Steaua Bucuresti)

England

Coach: Fabio Capello

Goalkeepers: David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham United), Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa), Matthew Upson (West Ham United), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)

Midfielders: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Gareth Barry (Manchester City), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United)

Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa)

United States

Coach: Bob Bradley

Goalkeepers: Tim Howard (Everton), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Defenders: Jonathan Spector (West Ham United), Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Oguchi Onyewu (Milan), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Jay DeMerit (Watford), Clarence Goodson (Start)

Midfielders: Michael Bradley (Borussia Monchengladbach), DaMarcus Beasley (Rangers), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Stuart Holden (Bolton Wanderers), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt), Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus)

Forwards: Herculez Gomez (Puebla), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy), Jozy Altidore (Hull City), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)

Algeria

Coach: Rabah Saadane

Goalkeepers: Lounes Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef), Faouzi Chaouchi (Setif), Rais M'Bohli (Slavia Sofia)

Defenders: Madjid Bougherra (Rangers), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth), Antar Yahia (Bochum), Rafik Halliche (Nacional), Habib Bellaid (Eintracht Frankfurt), Carl Medjani (Ajaccio), Abdelkader Laifaoui (Setif), Djamel Mesbah (Lecce)

Midfielders: Yazid Mansouri (Lorient), Ryad Boudebouz (Sochaux), Mehdi Lacen (Racing Santander), Karim Ziani (Wolfsburg), Adlene Guedioura (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth), Foued Kadir (Valenciennes), Djamel Abdoun (Nantes)

Forwards: Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena), Rafik Saifi (Istres), Rafik Djebbour (AEK), Karim Matmour (Borussia Monchengladbach)

Slovenia

Coach: Matjaz Kek

Goalkeepers: Jasmin Handanovic (Mantova), Samir Handanovic (Udinese), Aleksander Seliga (Sparta Rotterdam)

Defenders: Miso Brecko (Koln), Elvedin Dzinic (Maribor), Marko Suler (Gent), Bostjan Cesar (Grenoble), Branko Ilic (Lokomotiv Moscow), Bojan Jokic (Chievo), Suad Filekovic (Maribor), Matej Mavric (Koblenz)

Midfielders: Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion), Rene Krhin (Inter Milan), Andraz Kirm (Wisla Krakow), Aleksander Radosavljevic (Larissa), Andrej Komac (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Dalibor Stevanovic (Vitesse)

Forwards: Nejc Pecnik (Nacional), Zlatan Ljubijankic (Gent), Valter Birsa (Auxerre), Milivoje Novakovic (Koln), Zlatko Dedic (Bochum), Tim Matavz (Groningen)

Germany

Coach: Joachim Low

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Schalke), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen), Hans-Jorg Butt (Bayern Munich)

Defenders: Marcell Jansen (Hamburg), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Dennis Aogo (Hamburg), Serdar Tasci (Stuttgart), Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Jerome Boateng (Hamburg)

Midfielders: Sami Khedira (Stuttgart), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg), Toni Kroos (Bayer Leverkusen), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen)

Forwards: Stefan Kiessling (Bayer Leverkusen), Lukas Podolski (Koln), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Cacau (Stuttgart), Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich)

Australia

Coach: Pim Verbeek

Goalkeepers: Mark Schwarzer (Fulham), Adam Federici (Reading), Brad Jones (Middlesbrough)

Defenders: Lucas Neill (Galatasaray), Craig Moore, Michael Beauchamp (Al-Jazira), Luke Wilkshire (Dynamo Moscow), Scott Chipperfield (Basel), Mark Milligan (JEF United), David Carney (Twente)

Midfielders: Tim Cahill (Everton), Jason Culina (Gold Coast United), Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers), Vince Grella (Blackburn Rovers), Mile Jedinak (Antalyaspor), Carl Valeri (Sassuolo), Richard Garcia (Hull City), Dario Vidosic (Duisburg), Mark Bresciano (Palermo)

Forwards: Joshua Kennedy (Nagoya Grampus), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar), Nikita Rukavytsya (Roeselare)

Serbia

Coach: Radomir Antic

Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Wigan Athletic), Bojan Isailovic (Zaglebie Lubin), Andelko Duricic (Uniao Leiria)

Defenders: Antonio Rukavina (1860 Munich), Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), Aleksandar Lukovic (Udinese), Ivan Obradovic (Real Zaragoza), Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund)

Midfielders: Gojko Kacar (Hertha Berlin), Zoran Tosic (Koln), Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan), Nenad Milijas (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Milan Jovanovic (Standard Liege), Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscow), Milos Ninkovic (Dynamo Kiev), Radosav Petrovic (Partizan), Zdravko Kuzmanovic (Stuttgart)

Forwards: Danko Lazovic (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Marko Pantelic (Ajax), Nikola Zigic (Valencia), Dragan Mrda (Vojvodina)

Ghana

Coach: Milovan Rajevac

Goalkeepers: Daniel Adjei (Liberty Professionals), Stephen Ahorlu (Heart of Lions), Richard Kingson (Wigan Athletic)

Defenders: Hans Sarpei (Bayer Leverkusen), John Paintsil (Fulham), John Mensah (Sunderland), Samuel Inkoom (Basel), Jonathan Mensah (Free State Stars), Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim), Abdul Rahim Ayew (Zamalek), Lee Addy (Bechem Chelsea)

Midfielders: Anthony Annan (Rosenborg), Derek Boateng (Getafe), Stephen Appiah (Bologna), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan), Andre Ayew (Arles-Avignon), Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Al-Sadd), Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth)

Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (Rennes), Prince Tagoe (Hoffenheim), Matthew Amoah (NAC), Dominic Adiyiah (Milan)

Netherlands

Coach: Bert van Marwijk

Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Michel Vorm (Utrecht), Sander Boschker (Twente)

Defenders: Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), John Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Andre Ooijer (PSV), Edson Braafheid (Celtic)

Midfielders: Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan), Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax), Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar), Ibrahim Afellay (PSV), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid)

Forwards: Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich), Eljero Elia (Hamburg), Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Milan)

Denmark

Coach: Morten Olsen

Goalkeepers: Thomas Sorensen (Stoke City), Stephan Andersen (Brondby), Jesper Christiansen (Kobenhavn)

Defenders: Simon Kjaer (Palermo), Daniel Agger (Liverpool), William Kvist (Kobenhavn), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn Rovers), Per Kroldrup (Fiorentina), Simon Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar)

Midfielders: Christian Poulsen (Juventus), Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen), Jesper Gronkjaer (Kobenhavn), Martin Jorgensen (Aarhus), Thomas Kahlenberg (Wolfsburg), Jakob Poulsen (Aarhus), Mikkel Beckmann (Randers), Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax), Thomas Enevoldsen (Groningen), Christian Eriksen (Ajax)

Forwards: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal), Soren Larsen (Duisburg)

Japan

Coach: Takeshi Okada

Goalkeepers: Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus), Eiji Kawashima (Kawasaki Frontale), Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata)

Defenders: Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Nagoya Grampus), Yuto Nagatomo (Tokyo), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers), Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers), Yasuyuki Konno (Tokyo), Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F. Marinos)

Midfielders: Yuki Abe (Urawa Red Diamonds), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble), Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama F. Marinos), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg), Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow), Junichi Inamoto (Kawasaki Frontale)

Forwards: Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse), Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus), Kisho Yano (Albirex Niigata), Yoshito Okubo (Vissel Kobe), Takayuki Morimoto (Catania)

Cameroon

Coach: Paul Le Guen

Goalkeepers: Carlos Kameni (Espanyol), Souleymanou Hamidou (Kayserispor), Guy N'dy Assembe (Valenciennes)

Defenders: Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicolas N'Koulou (Monaco), Rigobert Song (Trabzonspor), Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham Hotspur), Geremi (Ankaragucu), Gaetan Bong (Valenciennes), Aurelien Chedjou (Lille), Stephane Mbia (Marseille)

Midfielders: Alexandre Song (Arsenal), Landry N'Guemo (Celtic), Jean Makoun (Lyon), Eyong Enoh (Ajax), Georges Mandjeck (Kaiserslautern), Joel Matip (Schalke)

Forwards: Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan), Achille Emana (Real Betis), Eric Choupo-Moting (Nuremberg), Pierre Webo (Mallorca), Mohammadou Idrissou (Freiburg), Vincent Aboubakar (Cotonsport Garoua)

Italy

Coach: Marcello Lippi

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli)

Defenders: Christian Maggio (Napoli), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Gianluca Zambrotta (Milan)

Midfielders: Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina)

Forwards: Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria)

Paraguay

Coach: Gerardo Martino

Goalkeepers: Justo Villar (Real Valladolid), Diego Barreto (Cerro Porteno), Aldo Bobadilla (Independiente Medellin)

Defenders: Dario Veron (UNAM), Claudio Morel (Boca Juniors), Denis Caniza (Leon), Julio Cesar Caceres (Atletico Mineiro), Carlos Bonet (Olimpia), Paulo da Silva (Sunderland), Aureliano Torres (San Lorenzo), Antolin Alcaraz (Brugge)

Midfielders: Edgar Barreto (Atalanta), Jonathan Santana (Wolfsburg), Enrique Vera (LDU Quito), Victor Caceres (Libertad), Cristian Riveros (Cruz Azul), Nestor Ortigoza (Argentinos Juniors)

Forwards: Oscar Cardozo (Benfica), Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City), Edgar Benitez (Pachuca), Nelson Valdez (Borussia Dortmund), Lucas Barrios (Borussia Dortmund), Rodolfo Gamarra (Libertad)

New Zealand

Coach: Ricki Herbert

Goalkeepers: Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix), Glen Moss (Melbourne Victory), James Bannatyne (Team Wellington)

Defenders: Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix), Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix), Winston Reid (Midtjylland), Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers), Andrew Boyens (New York Red Bulls), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town)

Midfielders: Simon Elliott, Tim Brown (Wellington Phoenix), Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Andy Barron (Team Wellington), Michael McGlinchey (Motherwell), Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United), David Mulligan, Jeremy Christie (Tampa Bay), Jeremy Brockie (Newcastle Jets)

Forwards: Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast United), Chris Killen (Middlesbrough), Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle), Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion)

Slovakia

Coach: Vladimir Weiss

Goalkeepers: Jan Mucha (Legia Warszawa), Dusan Pernis (Dundee United), Dusan Kuciak (Vaslui)

Defenders: Martin Petras (Cesena), Martin Skrtel (Liverpool), Marek Cech (West Bromwich Albion), Radoslav Zabavnik (Mainz), Jan Durica (Hannover), Kornel Salata (Slovan Bratislava)

Midfielders: Zdeno Strba (Xanthi), Vladimir Weiss (Bolton Wanderers), Jan Kozak (Timisoara), Stanislav Sestak (Bochum), Marek Sapara (Ankaragucu), Miroslav Stoch (Twente), Marek Hamsik (Napoli), Juraj Kucka (Sparta Pragueue), Kamil Kopunek (Spartak Trnava)

Forwards: Robert Vittek (Ankaragucu), Filip Holosko (Besiktas), Martin Jakubko (Saturn Moscow), Erik Jendrisek (Kaiserslautern)

Brazil

Coach: Dunga

Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Gomes (Tottenham Hotspur), Doni (Roma)

Defenders: Maicon (Inter Milan), Lucio (Inter Milan), Juan (Roma), Michel Bastos (Lyon), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Luisao (Benfica), Thiago Silva (Milan), Gilberto (Cruzeiro)

Midfielders: Felipe Melo (Juventus), Elano (Galatasaray), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos), Kaka (Real Madrid), Josue (Wolfsburg), Ramires (Benfica), Julio Baptista (Roma), Kleberson (Flamengo)

Forwards: Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Robinho (Santos), Nilmar (Villarreal), Grafite (Wolfsburg)

Korea DPR

Coach: Kim Jong-Hun

Goalkeepers: Ri Myong-Guk (Pyongyang City), Kim Myong-Won(Amrokgang), Kim Myong-Gil (Amrokgang)

Defenders: Cha Jong-Hyok (Amrokgang), Ri Jun-Il (Sobaeksu), Ri Kwang-Chon (April 25), Ji Yun-Nam (April 25), Pak Chol-Jin (Amrokgang), Nam Song-Chol (April 25), Ri Kwang-Hyok (Kyonggongop), Pak Nam-Chol (Amrokgang)

Midfielders: Pak Nam-Chol (April 25), Ri Chol-Myong (Pyongyang City), Mun In-Guk (April 25), Kim Kyong-Il (Rimyongsu), Pak Sung-Hyok (Sobaeksu), Kim Yong-Jun (Pyongyang City), Ahn Young-Hak (Omiya Ardija)

Forwards: Kim Kum-Il (April 25), Hong Yong-Jo (Rostov), Choe Kum-Chol (April 25), An Chol-Hyok (Rimyongsu), Jong Tae-Se (Kawasaki Frontale)

Ivory Coast

Coach: Sven-Goran Eriksson

Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren), Aristide Zogbo (Maccabi Netanya), Daniel Yeboah (Mimosas)

Defenders: Benjamin Angoua (Valenciennes), Arthur Boka (Stuttgart), Kolo Toure (Manchester City), Steve Gohouri (Wigan Athletic), Siaka Tiene (Valenciennes), Guy Demel (Hamburg), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal), Sol Bamba (Hibernian)

Midfielders: Didier Zokora (Sevilla), Yaya Toure (Barcelona), Cheick Tiote (Twente), Jean-Jacques Gosso (Monaco), Koffi Romaric (Sevilla), Abdul Kader Keita (Galatasaray), Emmanuel Kone (International)

Forwards: Seydou Doumbia (Young Boys), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea), Gervinho (Lille), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth)

Portugal

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

Goalkeepers: Eduardo (Braga), Beto (Porto), Daniel Fernandes (Iraklis)

Defenders: Bruno Alves (Porto), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Rolando (Porto), Duda (Malaga), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Miguel (Valencia), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa (Lille)

Midfielders: Pedro Mendes (Sporting), Danny (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Simao (Atletico Madrid), Miguel Veloso (Sporting), Raul Meireles (Porto), Tiago (Atletico Madrid), Deco (Chelsea)

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Liedson (Sporting), Nani (Manchester United), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen)

Spain

Coach: Vicente del Bosque

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Victor Valdes (Barcelona), Pepe Reina (Liverpool)

Defenders: Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Juan Manuel Mata (Valencia), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), David Silva (Valencia), Jesus Navas (Sevilla)

Forwards: David Villa (Valencia), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Pedro (Barcelona), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao)

Switzerland

Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld

Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg), Marco Wolfli (Young Boys), Johnny Leoni (Zurich)

Defenders: Stephan Lichtsteiner (Lazio), Ludovic Magnin (Zurich), Philippe Senderos (Everton), Steve von Bergen (Hertha Berlin), Stephane Grichting (Auxerre), Reto Ziegler (Sampdoria), Mario Eggimann (Hannover)

Midfielders: Benjamin Huggel (Basel), Tranquillo Barnetta (Bayer Leverkusen), Gokhan Inler (Udinese), Valon Behrami (West Ham United), Marco Padalino (Sampdoria), Hakan Yakin (Luzern), Gelson Fernandes (Saint-Etienne), Pirmin Schwegler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel)

Forwards: Alexander Frei (Basel), Blaise Nkufo (Twente), Albert Bunjaku (Nuremberg), Eren Derdiyok (Bayer Leverkusen)

Honduras

Coach: Reinaldo Rueda

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Canales (Motagua), Noel Valladares (Olimpia), Donis Escober (Olimpia)

Defenders: Osman Chavez (Platense), Maynor Figueroa (Wigan Athletic), Johnny Palacios (Olimpia), Victor Bernardez (Anderlecht), Oscar Garcia (Olimpia), Mauricio Sabillon (Hangzhou Greentown), Emilio Izaguirre (Motagua)

Midfielders: Hendry Thomas (Wigan Athletic), Ramon Nunez (Olimpia), Wilson Palacios (Tottenham Hotspur), Julio Cesar de Leon (Torino), Edgar Alvarez (Bari), Danilo Turcios (Olimpia), Amado Guevara (Motagua)

Forwards: Carlos Pavon (Real Espana), David Suazo (Genoa), Georgie Welcome (Motagua), Roger Espinoza (Kansas City Wizards), Walter Martinez (Marathon)

Chile

Coach: Marcelo Bielsa

Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Miguel Pinto (Universidad Chile), Luis Marin (Union Espanola)

Defenders: Ismael Fuentes (Universidad Catolica), Waldo Ponce (Universidad Catolica), Mauricio Isla (Udinese), Pablo Contreras (PAOK), Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen), Gary Medel (Boca Juniors), Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich Albion)

Midfielders: Carlos Carmona (Reggina), Jorge Valdivia (Al-Ain), Marco Estrada (Universidad Chile), Matias Fernandez (Sporting), Gonzalo Fierro (Flamengo), Rodrigo Millar (Colo-Colo), Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas)

Forwards: Alexis Sanchez (Udinese), Humberto Suazo (Real Zaragoza), Mark Gonzalez (CSKA Moscow), Jean Beausejour (America), Fabian Orellana (Xerez), Esteban Paredes (Colo-Colo)

Group stage

round 1
A	South Africa - Mexico	11.6, 16:00, Johannesburg
A	Uruguay - France	11.6, 20:30, Cape Town
B	Korea Rep. - Greece	12.6, 13:30, Port Elizabeth
B	Argentina - Nigeria	12.6, 16:00, Johannesburg
C	England - United States	12.6, 20:30, Rustenburg
C	Algeria - Slovenia	13.6, 13:30, Polokwane
D	Serbia - Ghana	13.6, 16:00, Pretoria
D	Germany - Australia	13.6, 20:30, Durban
E	Netherlands - Denmark	14.6, 13:30, Johannesburg
E	Japan - Cameroon	14.6, 16:00, Bloemfontein
F	Italy - Paraguay	14.6, 20:30, Cape Town
F	New Zealand - Slovakia	15.6, 13:30, Rustenburg
G	Ivory Coast - Portugal	15.6, 16:00, Port Elizabeth
G	Brazil - Korea DPR	15.6, 20:30, Johannesburg
H	Honduras - Chile	16.6, 13:30, Nelspruit
H	Spain - Switzerland	16.6, 16:00, Durban
round 2
A	South Africa - Uruguay	16.6, 20:30, Pretoria
B	Argentina - Korea Rep.	17.6, 13:30, Johannesburg
B	Greece - Nigeria	17.6, 16:00, Bloemfontein
A	France - Mexico	17.6, 20:30, Polokwane
D	Germany - Serbia	18.6, 13:30, Port Elizabeth
C	Slovenia - United States	18.6, 16:00, Johannesburg
C	England - Algeria	18.6, 20:30, Cape Town
E	Netherlands - Japan	19.6, 13:30, Durban
D	Ghana - Australia	19.6, 16:00, Rustenburg
E	Cameroon - Denmark	19.6, 20:30, Pretoria
F	Slovakia - Paraguay	20.6, 13:30, Bloemfontein
F	Italy - New Zealand	20.6, 16:00, Nelspruit
G	Brazil - Ivory Coast	20.6, 20:30, Johannesburg
G	Portugal - Korea DPR	21.6, 13:30, Cape Town
H	Chile - Switzerland	21.6, 16:00, Port Elizabeth
H	Spain - Honduras	21.6, 20:30, Johannesburg
round 3
A	Mexico - Uruguay	22.6, 16:00, Rustenburg
A	France - South Africa	22.6, 16:00, Bloemfontein
B	Nigeria - Korea Rep.	22.6, 20:30, Durban
B	Greece - Argentina	22.6, 20:30, Polokwane
C	Slovenia - England	23.6, 16:00, Port Elizabeth
C	United States - Algeria	23.6, 16:00, Pretoria
D	Ghana - Germany	23.6, 20:30, Johannesburg
D	Australia - Serbia	23.6, 20:30, Nelspruit
F	Slovakia - Italy	24.6, 16:00, Johannesburg
F	Paraguay - New Zealand	24.6, 16:00, Polokwane
E	Denmark - Japan	24.6, 20:30, Rustenburg
E	Cameroon - Netherlands	24.6, 20:30, Cape Town
G	Portugal - Brazil	25.6, 16:00, Durban
G	Korea DPR - Ivory Coast	25.6, 16:00, Nelspruit
H	Chile - Spain	25.6, 20:30, Pretoria
H	Switzerland - Honduras	25.6, 20:30, Bloemfontein

Round of 16

1	1A - 2B	26.6, 16:00, Port Elizabeth
3	1C - 2D	26.6, 20:30, Rustenburg
4	1D - 2C	27.6, 16:00, Bloemfontein
2	1B - 2A	27.6, 20:30, Johannesburg
5	1E - 2F	28.6, 16:00, Durban
7	1G - 2H	28.6, 20:30, Johannesburg
6	1F - 2E	29.6, 16:00, Pretoria
8	1H - 2G	29.6, 20:30, Cape Town

Quarterfinals

A	5 - 7	2.7, 16:00, Port Elizabeth
C	1 - 3	2.7, 20:30, Johannesburg
B	2 - 4	3.7, 16:00, Cape Town
D	6 - 8	3.7, 20:30, Johannesburg

Semi-finals

I	A - C	6.7, 20:30, Cape Town
II	B - D	7.7, 20:30, Durban

Final

3.	Loser I - Loser II	10.7, 20:30, Port Elizabeth
1.	Winner I - Winner II	11.7, 20:30, Johannesburg

All times are local (UTC+2)

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