Brazil in the World Cup 2010

READ: USA Team in the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014.

U.S. Soccer Federation.

Main players: Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey.

FIFA ranking (April 2010): #16. The USA Men’s Team gained many points for being runner up of the Confederations Cup 2009; US lost to Brazil in the final match, after winning then favorite Spain in the semi-final. It is also interesting to notice that the USA Women’s Team is usually at the top spot of Women’s FIFA ranking.

USA finished first in the last round of the North America Qualifying for the World Cup 2010, ahead of Mexico, Honduras, and Costa Rica.

USA will be in Group C of World Cup 2010, and will play the first three matches against England (June 12nd), Slovenia (June 18th) and Algeria (June 23rd).

USA Team roster for the World Cup 2010:

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

Defense: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes/France), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas/Mexico), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover/Germany), Jay DeMerit (Watford/England), Clarence Goodson (IK Start/Norway), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Oguchi Onyewu (Milan/Italy), Heath Pearce (FC Dallas), Jonathan Spector (West Ham/England)

Midfield: DaMarcus Beasley (Rangers/Scotland), Alejandro Bedoya (Orebro/Sweden), Michael Bradley (Borussia Monchengladbach/Germany), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham/England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Rangers/Scotland), Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus/Denmark), Stuart Holden (Bolton/England), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Jos Torres (Pachuca/Germany)

Forward: Jozy Altidore (Villarreal/Spain), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Puebla/Mexico), Eddie Johnson (Aris Thessalonica/Greece)

Coach: Bob Bradley.

READ: USA Team in the FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil.

Read also: England in the FIFA 2014 World Cup Brazil.

The Football Association. Notice that there is not any mention to the nationality (English, British) of the Association; this is supposed to be THE Association.

Main players: Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard. Main popstar David Beckham got injured and was ruled out of 2010, but he said he hopes to play World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

FIFA ranking (April 2010): #7

English finished first in their European Qualifying Group, with 9 winnings in ten matches, against Ukraine (which won England), Croatia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra.

England is in Group C of World Cup 2010, and will play the first three matches against United States (June 12nd), Algeria (June 18th) and Slovenia (June 23rd).

England Team Roster for the World Cup 2010:

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

Defense: Ashley Cole (Chelsea), John Terry (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Leighton Baines (Everton), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).

Midfield: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), James Milner (Aston Villa), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Scott Parker (West Ham), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

Forward: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Darren Bent (Sunderland), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham).

Coach: Italian Fabio Capello, the coach with the highest salary in the World Cup.

Read also: the English Team in the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

TV Globo aired tonight a report about taxis in Johannesburg.

Most taxis are actually mini-vans; drivers pick up and drop off passengers wherever they want.

To communicate with taxi drivers, potential passengers must know a kind of body code; by moving fingers, wrist and arms, passengers signify to the driver where they want to go, and then the driver decides whether he will stop or not.

This video shows a passenger learning the code.

The Johannesburg Government publishes manuals teaching the Taxi Code to foreign visitors:

When it comes to taxis, Brazil is much better prepared than South Africa.

Read more about taxis in Brazil.

For some time now, South Africa have been facing a crisis in Power supply (see note by The New York Times from 2007, and by The Economist from 2008), and Johannesburg has been submited to a rationing of electricity; each week, a sector of the city goes without electricity.

With winter approaching (in the Southern Hemisphere, winter lasts from July to September), and as the wheels of the World Cup Economy start to spin, the consumption of energy tends to increase, and matters get worse.

Yesterday (May 17th 2010), Eskom, the South African utility company (7th largest in the World), issued a warning (the image to the left is the cover of newspaper The Star, issue May 18th 2010):

South Africa’s electricity company expects to be under pressure during the FIFA World Cup.

State-owned Eskom says it will regularly update South Africans on supply during the tournament, which starts June 11, and ask them to turn off some appliances if power runs low.

Under the worst circumstances, South Africans will be asked to turn off everything but one TV – so they can continue to get updates – and one light.

The utility says “although electricity supply is expected to be sufficient over this period, cold winter temperatures combined with high electricity demand is likely to place Eskom under additional pressure”.

At the same time that citizens are asked to save energy, the lights of the Soccer City are kept full lit 24 hours a day (photo).

And will Brazil be ready to supply power to the World Cup 2014?

Today, Brazil has no shortage of power; however, the country is growing fast and new projects are delayed. This is another point FIFA should pay attention to.

Read also: Spain in the World Cup 2014.

Royal Football Federation of Spain.

Main players: Casillas (best goalkeeper in the World in 2009), Xavi Hernandez and Fernando Torres.

FIFA ranking (April 2010): #1. Spain was champion of Euro Cup 2008, beating Germany in the final match, and is one of the favourites to win the World Cup 2010.

Spain finished first of their Group in the European Qualifying (arguably the toughest of all European groups), winning all ten matches, against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Turkey, Belgium, Estonia and Armenia.

Spain is in Group H of World Cup 2010, and will play the first three matches against: Switzerland (June 16th), Honduras (June 21st) and Chile (June 25th). It is very likely that Spain will finish first of their group, and there is a possibility that Brazil finish second of theirs; in such case, Brazil and Spain would face each other right after the Groups Stage, and one of these countries would return home after only four matches.

Spain Team Roster:

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool/England), Diego Lopez (Villarreal), Victor Valdes (Barcelona), David de Gea Quintana (Atletico Madrid).

Defense: Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Cesar Azpilicueta (Osasuña), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).

Midfield: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal/England), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), Marcos Senna (Villarreal), David Silva (Valencia), Xavi (Barcelona).

Forward: Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Juan Mata (Valencia), Pedro (Barcelona), Daniel Guiza (Fenerbahçe/Turkey), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla), Fernando Torres (Liverpool/England), David Villa (Valencia).

Coach: Vicente Del Bosque.

Read more about the Spanish Team in the Brazil World Cup.

Germany Football Confederation.

Main players: Michael Ballack (got injured and was ruled out of Cup – who can take Ballack’s place?) and Miroslav Klose.

Fifa ranking (April 2010): #6

Germany finished 1st in their Europe Qualifying Group (8 winnings, 2 draws, no loss), ahead of Russia, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein.

Germany is in Group D of the World Cup 2010 and will play the first three matches against: Australia (June 13th), Serbia (June 18th) and Ghana (June 23rd).

Germany Team Roster:

Goalkeepers: Hans-Joerg Butt (Bayern Munich), Manuel Neuer (Schalke 04), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen)

Defense: Dennis Aogo (Hamburg), Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich), Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim), Jerome Boateng (Hamburg), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Serdar Tasci (Stuttgart), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04)

Midfield: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Sami Khedira (Stuttgart), Toni Kroos (Bayer Leverkusen), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen) Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Christian Traesch (Stuttgart), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg)

Forward: Cacau (Stuttgart), Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), Stefan Kiesling (Bayer Leverkusen), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Koln)

Coach: Joachim Low.

Japan Football Association.

Main players: Shunsuke Nakamura and Keisuke Honda.

Fifa ranking (April 2010): #45

Japan finished the Asian Qualifying with 15 points, behind Australia (20 points), South Korea (16 points) and ahead of North Korea (12 points).

Japan is in Group E of World Cup 2010 and will play the first three matches against: Cameroun (June 14th), Holland (June 19th) and Denmark (June 24th).

Japan Team Roster:

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

Defense: Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F-Marinos), Tulio (Nagoya Grampus), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers), Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers)

Midfield: Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama F-Marinos), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Junichi Inamoto (Kawasaki Frontale), Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds), Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg/Germany), Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscou/Russia), Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble/France)

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

Coach: Takeshi Okada.

Below, a list of all players which were announced in the past days:

GROUP A

SOUTH AFRICA

Goalkeepers: Rowen Fernandez (Arminia Bielefeld/Germany), Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Shu-Aib Walters (Maritzburg United)

Defense: Matthew Booth (Mamelodi Sundowns), Siboniso Gaxa (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bongani Khumalo (SuperSport United), Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haifa/Israel), Innocent Mdledle (Orlando Pirates), Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth/England), Bryce Moon (PAOK Salonika/Greece), Anele Ngcongca (Racing Genk/Belgium), Siyabonga Sangweni (Lamontville Golden Arrows), Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates)

Midfield: Franklin Cale (Mamelodi Sundowns), Lance Davids (Ajax Cape Town), Kagisho Dikgacoi (Fulham/England), Andile Jali (Orlando Pirates), Thanduyise Khuboni (Lamontville Golden Arrows), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs), Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates), Surprise Moriri (Mamelodi Sundowns), Steven Pienaar (Everton/England), MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan/Russia), Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)

Forward: Benni McCarthy (West Ham/England), Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns), Siyabonga Nomvete (Moroka Swallows), Bernard Parker (Twente/Holland).

MEXICO

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

Defense: Rafael Marquez (Barcelona/Spain), Ricardo Osorio (Stuttgart/Germany), Francisco Rodriguez (PSV/Holland), Carlos Salcido (PSV/Holland), Hector Moreno (AZ Alkmaar/Holland), Paul Aguilar (Pachuca), Efrain Juarez (Pumas UNAM), Jonny Magallon (Guadalajara), Juan Carlos Valenzuela (America), Jorge Torres Nilo (Atlas), Adrian Aldrete (Morelia)

Midfield: Andres Guardado (Deportivo/Spain), Jonathan dos Santos (Barcelona/Spain), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Israel Castro (Pumas UNAM), Giovani dos Santos (Galatasaray/Turkey)

Forward: Pablo Barrera (Pumas UNAM), Adolfo Bautista (Guadalajara), Alberto Medina (Guadalajara), Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Veracruz), Carlos Vela (Arsenal/England), Javier Hernandez (Manchester United/England), Guillermo Franco (West Ham/England)

URUGUAY

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Lazio/Italy), Juan Castillo (Deportivo Cali/Colombia), Martin Silva (Defensor Sporting)

Defense: Diego Lugano (Fenerbahçe/Turkey), Diego Godin (Villarreal/Spain), Andres Scotti (Colo Colo), Mauricio Victorino (Universidad de Chile), Martin Caceres (Juventus/Italy), Jorge Fucile (Porto/Portugal), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica/Portugal)

Midfield: Sebastian Eguren (AIK Estocolmo/Sweden), Alvaro Pereira (Porto/Portugal), Walter Gargano (Napoli/Italy), Diego Perez (Monaco/France), Alvaro Fernandez (Universidad de Chile), Alvaro Gonzalez (Nacional), Jorge Rodriguez (River Plate, do Uruguai), Nicolas Lodeiro (Ajax/Holland), Jorge Martinez (Catania/Italy), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Peñarol), Ignacio Gonzalez (Levadiakos/Greece)

Forward: Luis Suarez (Ajax/Holland), Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid/Spain), Sebastian Abreu (Botafogo/Brazil), Edinson Cavani (Palermo/Italy), Sebastian Fernandez (Banfield/Argentina)

FRANCE

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille), Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux), Mickael Landreau (Lille)

Defense: Bacary Sagna (Arsenal/England), Patrice Evra (Manchester United/England), William Gallas (Arsenal/England), Eric Abidal (Barcelona/Spain), Rod Fanni (Rennes), Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla/Spain), Adil Rami (Lille), Marc Planus (Bordeaux), Gael Clichy (Arsenal/England), Anthony Reveillere (Lyon)

Midfield: Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid/Spain), Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon), Florent Malouda (Chelsea/England), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), Abou Diaby (Arsenal/England), Yann M’Vila (Rennes)

Forward: Thierry Henry (Barcelona/Spain), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea/England), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Franck Ribery (Bayern de Munique), Sidney Govou (Lyon), Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos/Greece), Hatem Ben Arfa (Olympique de Marseille), Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique de Marseille), Jimmy Briand (Rennes)

GROUP B

ARGENTINA

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

Defense: Gabriel Heinze (Olympique de Marseille), Martin Demichelis (Bayern de Munique), Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield), Walter Samuel (Inter de Milão), Juan Insaurralde (Newell’s Old Boys), Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes de La Plata), Nicolas Burdisso (Roma/Italy), Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle/England), Ariel Garce (Colon)

Midfield: Javier Mascherano (Liverpool/England), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle), Angel Di Maria (Benfica/Portugal), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina/Italy), Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes de La Plata), Jose Sosa (Estudiantes de La Plata), Javier Pastore (Palermo/Italy), Jesus Datolo (Olympiakos/Greece), Juan Mercier (Argentinos Juniors), Sebastian Blanco (Lanus), Maxi Rodriguez (Liverpool/England)

Forward: Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Spain), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid/Spain), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City/England), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid/Spain), Diego Milito (Inter de Milão/Italy), Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli/Italy)

NIGERIA

Goalkeepers: Dele Aiyegnugba (Bnei Yehuda/Israel), Bassey Akpan (Bayelsa United), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petach Tikva/Israel), Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv/Israel)

Defense: Dele Adeleye (Sparta/Holland), Rabiu Afolabi (Salzburg/Áustria), Onyekachi Apam (Nice/France), Elderson Echiejile (Rennes/France), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscou/Russia), Danny Shittu (Bolton/England), Terna Suswan (Lobi Stars), Taye Taiwo (Olympique de Marseille/France), Joseph Yobo (Everton/England)

Midfield: Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev/Ucrânia), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham/England), Sani Kaita (Alania Vladikavhaz/Russia), Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth/England), Haruna Lukman (Monaco/France), John Obi Mikel (Chelsea/England), Ike Uche (Zaragoza/Spain), Kalu Uche (Almeria/Spain), John Utaka (Portsmouth/England)

Forward: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton/England), Victor Anichebe (Everton/England), Ideye Brown (Sochaux/France), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg/Germany), Obinna Nsofor (Málaga/Spain), Chinedu Obasi (Hoffenheim/Germany), Peter Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscou/Russia), Peter Utaka (Odense/Denmark)

SOUTH KOREA

Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-jae (Suwon), Kim Young-kwang (Ulsan), Jung Sung-ryong (Seongnam)

Defense: Cha Du-ri (Freiburg/Germany), Hwang Jae-won (Pohang), Kwak Tae-hwi (Kyoto), Kim Hyung-il (Pohang), Lee Jung-soo (Kashima/Japan), Lee Young-pyo (Al Hilal/Emirados Árabes Unidos), Kang Min-soo (Suwon), Oh Beom-seok (Ulsan), Cho Yong-hyung (Jeju), Kim Dong-jin (Ulsan)

Midfield: Kim Chi-woo (Seoul), Kim Nam-il (Tom Tomsk/Russia), Cho Won-hee (Suwon), Ki Sung-yong (Celtic/Scotland), Kim Jung-woo (Gwangju), Park Ji-sung (Manchester United/England), Lee Chung-yong (Bolton/England), Shin Hyung-min (Pohang), Kim Jae-sung (Pohang), Kim Bo-kyung (Oita Trinita/Japan), Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju)

Forward: Lee Seung-yueng (Seoul), Ahn Jung-hwan (Dalian Shide/China), Park Chu-young (Monaco/France), Lee Keun-ho (Jubilo Iwata/Japan), Lee Dong-guk (Jeonbuk), Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon)

GREECE

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

Defense: Giorgos Seitaridis (Panathinaikos), Loukas Vintra (Panathinaikos), Evangelos Moras (Bologna/England), Socrates Papastathopoulos (Genoa/Italy), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool/England), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiakos), Vasilis Torosidis (Olympiakos), Nikos Spiropoulos (Panathinaikos), Stelios Malezas (PAOK Salonika), Giorgos Tzavellas (Panionios), Kostas Manolas (AEK Atenas), Giorgos Galitsios (Olympiakos), Stergos Marinos (Panathinaikos)

Midfield: Kostas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), Christos Patsatzoglou (Omonia), Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens), Sakis Prittas (Aris Salonika), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Panathinaikos)

Forward: Angelos Charisteas (Nuremberg/Germany), Dimitris Salpigidis (Panathinaikos), Pantelis Kapetanos (Steaua Bucaresti/Romênia), Theofanis Gekas (Hertha Berlin/Germany), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic/Escócoa), Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiakos)

GROUP C

ENGLAND

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

Defense: Ashley Cole (Chelsea), John Terry (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Leighton Baines (Everton), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).

Midfield: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), James Milner (Aston Villa), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Scott Parker (West Ham), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

Forward: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Darren Bent (Sunderland), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham).

USA

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

Defense: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes/France), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas/Mexico), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover/Germany), Jay DeMerit (Watford/England), Clarence Goodson (IK Start/Norway), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Oguchi Onyewu (Milan/Italy), Heath Pearce (FC Dallas), Jonathan Spector (West Ham/England)

Midfield: DaMarcus Beasley (Rangers/Scotland), Alejandro Bedoya (Orebro/Sweden), Michael Bradley (Borussia Monchengladbach/Germany), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham/England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Rangers/Scotland), Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus/Denmark), Stuart Holden (Bolton/England), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Jos Torres (Pachuca/Germany)

Forward: Jozy Altidore (Villarreal/Spain), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Puebla/Mexico), Eddie Johnson (Aris Thessalonica/Greece)

ALGERIA

Goalkeepers: Faouzi Chaouchi (Entente Setif), Lounes Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef), Rais Ouheb Mbouli (Slavia Sofia/Bulgária), Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (Mouloudia Algiers)

Defense: Habib Belaid (Boulogne/France), Nader Belhadj (Portsmouth/England), Majid Bougherra (Rangers/Scotland), Rafik Halliche (Nacional/Portugal), Abdelkader Laifaoui (Entente Setif), Carl Medjani (Ajaccio/France), Mohamed Meftah (JS Kabylie), Djamel Mesbah (Lecce/Italy), Hocine Metref (Entente Setif), Antar Yahia (Bochum/Germany)

Midfield: Djamel Abdoun (Nantes/France), Lazhar Hadj Aissa (Entente Setif), Riad Boudebouz (Sochaux/France), Adlane Guedioura (Wolverhampton/England), Fouad Kadir (Valenciennes/France), Medhi Lacen (Racing/Spain), Khaled Lemmouchia (Entente Setif), Yazid Mansouri (Lorient/France), Mourad Meghni (Lazio/Italy), Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth/England), Karim Ziani (Wolfsburg/Germany)

Forward: Amri Chadli (Kaiserslautern/Germany), Rafik Djebbour (AEK Atenas/Greece), Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena/Italy), Karim Matmour (Borussia Monchengladbach/Germany), Rafik Saifi (Istres/France)

SLOVENIA

Goalkeepers: Samir Handanovic (Udinese/Italy), Jasmin Handanovic (Mantova/Italy), Aleksander Seliga (Sparta/Holland), Jan Koprivec (Maribor).

Defense: Bojan Jokic (Chievo/Italy), Marko Suler (Ghent/Belgium), Bostjan Cesar (Grenoble/France), Branko Ilic (Lokomotiv Moscou/Russia), Matej Mavric (Koblenz), Dejan Kelhar (Cercle Brugge/Belgium), Elvedin Dzinic (Maribor), Miso Brecko (Colônia/Russia), Aleksandar Rajcevic (Koper), Suad Filekovic (Maribor).

Midfield: Andraz Kirm (Wisla Cracóvia/Polônia), Andrej Komac (Maccabi Tel Aviv/Israel), Rene Krhin (Inter de Milão/Italy), Mirnes Sisic (Giannina/Greece), Darjan Matic (Rapid Bucaresti/Romênia), Dare Vrsic (Koper), Dalibor Stevanovic (Vitesse/Holland), Robert Koren (West Bromwich/England), Aleksander Radosavljevic (Larissa/Greece), Valter Birsa (Auxerre/France).

Forward: Milivoje Novakovic (Colônia/Germany), Zlatko Dedic (Bochum/Germany), Zlatan Ljubijankic (Ghent/Belgium), Nejc Pecnik (Nacional/Portugal), Miran Burgic (AIK Solna/Sweden), Tim Matavz (Groningen/Holland)

GROUP D

GERMANY

Goalkeepers: Hans-Joerg Butt (Bayern de Munique), Manuel Neuer (Schalke 04), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen)

Defense: Dennis Aogo (Hamburgo), Holger Badstuber (Bayern de Munique), Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim), Jerome Boateng (Hamburgo) Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Marcell Jansen (Hamburgo), Philipp Lahm (Bayern de Munique), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Serdar Tasci (Stuttgart), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04)

Midfield: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Sami Khedira (Stuttgart), Toni Kroos (Bayer Leverkusen), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen) Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern de Munique), Christian Traesch (Stuttgart), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburgo)

Forward: Cacau (Stuttgart) Mario Gomez (Bayern de Munique), Stefan Kiesling (Bayer Leverkusen) Miroslav Klose (Bayern de Munique), Thomas Müller (Bayern de Munique), Lukas Podolski (Colônia)

AUSTRALIA

Goalkeepers: Mark Schwarzer (Fulham/England), Adam Federici (Reading/England), Brad Jones (Middlesbrough/England), Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United)

Defense: Lucas Neill (Galatasaray/Turkey), Craig Moore (sem clube), Scott Chipperfield (Basel/Switzerland), David Carney (Twente/Holland), Luke Wilkshire (Dynamo Moscou/Russia), Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough/England), Shane Lowry (Aston Villa/England), Mark Milligan (JEF United/Japan), Jade North (Tromso/Norway), Michael Beauchamp (Al-Jazzira/Emirados Árabes Unidos)

Midfield: Tim Cahill (Everton/England), Mark Bresciano (Palermo/Italy) Vince Grella (Blackburn/England) Brett Emerton (Blackburn/England), Jason Culina (Gold Coast), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray/Turkey), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar/Holland), Carl Valeri (Sassuolo/Italy), Mile Jedinak (Antalyaspor/Turkey), Richard Garcia (Hull City/England), Nick Carle (Crystal Palace/England), Tommy Oar (Utrecht/Holland), Dario Vidosic (Nuremberg/Germany), James Holland (AZ Alkmaar/Holland)

Forward: Josh Kennedy (Nagoya/Japan), Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough/England), Nikita Rukavytsya (Twente/Holland)

SERBIA

Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Sporting/Portugal), Zeljko Brkic (Vojvodina Novi Sad), Bojan Isailovic (Zaglebie Lubin/Polônia), Andjelko Djuricic (Uniao Leiria/Portugal).

Defense: Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea/England), Antonio Rukavina (Munich 1860/Germany), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United/England), Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund/Germany), Aleksandar Lukovic (Udinese/Italy), Jagos Vukovic (PSV/Holland), Ivan Obradovic (Zaragoza/Spain), Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio/Italy), Slobodan Rajkovic (Twente/Holland).

Midfield: Dejan Stankovic (Inter de Milão/Italy), Gojko Kacar (Hertha Berlin/Germany), Nenad Milijas (Wolverhampton/England), Zdravko Kuzmanovic (Stuttgart/Germany), Radosav Petrovic (Partizan Belgrade), Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscou/Russia), Zoran Tosic (Manchester United/England), Milos Ninkovic (Dynamo Kiev/Ucrânia), Milan Jovanovic (Standard Liege/Belgium), Nemanja Matic (Chelsea/England), Nemanja Tomic (Partizan Belgrade).

Forward: Nikola Zigic (Valencia/Spain), Marko Pantelic (Ajax/Holland), Danko Lazovic (Zenit St. Petersburg/Russia), Dejan Lekic (Estrela Vermelha), Miralem Sulejmani (Ajax/Holland), Dragan Mrdja (Vojvodina Novi Sad).

GHANA

Goalkeepers: Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professional), Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars), Stephen Aholu (Heart of Lions), Richard Kingson (Wigan/England)

Defense: Eric Addo (Roda/Holland), Lee Addy (Bechem Chelsea), Rahim Ayew (Zamalek/Egito), Samuel Inkoom (FC Basel/Switzerland), John Mensah (Sunderland/England), Jonathan Mensah (Udinese/Italy), John Paintsil (Fulham/England), Hans Sarpei (Bayer Leverkusen), Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim/Germany)

Midfield: Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese/Italy), Anthony Annan (Rosenborg/Norway), Stephen Appiah (Bologna/Italy), Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese/Italy), Dede Ayew (Arles Avignon/France), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth/England), Haminu Dramani (Lokomotiv Moscou/Russia), Michael Essien (Chelsea/England), Laryea Kingston (Hearts of Midlothian/Scotland), Bernard Kumordzi (Panionios/Greece), Sulley Muntari (Inter de Milão/Italy), Quincy Owusu Abeyie (Al Sadd/Qatar)

Forward: Dominic Adiyiah (Milan/Italy), Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda/Holland), Derek Boateng (Getafe/Spain), Asamoah Gyan (Rennes/France), Prince Tagoe (Hoffenheim/Germany)

GROUP E

HOLLAND

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

Defense: Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart/Germany), Edson Braafheid (Celtic/Scotland), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), John Heitinga (Everton/England), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburgo/Germany), Andre Ooijer (PSV), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax)

Midfield: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV), Otman Bakkal (PSV), Mark van Bommel (Bayern de Munique), Wout Brama (Twente), Orlando Engelaar (PSV), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City/England), David Mendes da Silva (AZ Alkmaar), Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar), Wesley Sneijder (Inter de Milão/Italy), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid/Spain), Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax)

Forward: Ryan Babel (Liverpool/England), Eljero Elia (Hamburgo/Germany), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Milan/Italy), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool/England), Jeremain Lens (AZ Alkmaar), Robin van Persie (Arsenal/England), Arjen Robben (Bayern de Munique)

DENMARK

Goalkeepers: Thomas Sorensen (Stoke City/England), Stephan Andersen (Brondby), Kim Christensen (IFK Goteburgo/Sweden), Jesper Christiansen (Copenhagen),

Defense: William Kvist (Copenhagen), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn/England), Simon Kjaer (Palermo/Italy), Per Kroldrup (Fiorentina/Italy), Daniel Agger (Liverpool/England), Patrick Mtiliga (Malaga/Spain), Leon Jessen (FC Midtjylland), Simon Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar/Holland), Anders Christensen (OB Odense),

Midfield: Martin Jorgensen (AGF Aarhus), Christian Poulsen (Juventus/Italy), Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen/Germany), Jakob Poulsen (AGF Aarhus), Michael Silberbauer (Utrecht/Holland), Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax/Holland), Christian Eriksen (Ajax/Holland), Thomas Enevoldsen (Groningen/Holland), Mikkel Beckmann (Randers), Thomas Kahlenberg (Wolfsburg/Germany), Jesper Gronkjaer (FC Copenhagen), Mikkel Thygesen (FC Midtjylland), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Brondby)

Forward: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord/Holland), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal/England), Soren Larsen (Duisburg/Germany), Morten Rasmussen (Celtic/Scotland).

JAPAN

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

Defense: Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F-Marinos), Tulio (Nagoya Grampus), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers), Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers)

Midfield: Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama F-Marinos), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Junichi Inamoto (Kawasaki Frontale), Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds), Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg/Germany), Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscou/Russia), Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble/France)

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

CAMEROUN

Goalkeepers: Guy Roland N’Dy Assembe (Valenciennes/France), Idriss Carlos Kameni (Espanyol/Spain), Hamidou Souleymanou (Kayserispor/Turkey), Patrick Tignyemb (Bloemfontein Celtic/South Africa)

Defense: Patrick Abouna (Astres Douala), Benoit Assou Ekotto (Tottenham/England), Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham/England), Gaetan Bong (Valenciennes/France), Aurelien Chedjou (Lille/France), Geremi (Ankaragucu/Turkey), Boukar Makadji (Al Nahdha/Omã), Nicolas Nkoulou (Monaco/France), Rigobert Song (Trabzonspor/Turkey)

Midfield: Achille Emana (Betis/Spain), Enoh Eyong (Ajax/Holland), Jean Makoun (Lyon/France), Georges Mandjeck (Kaiserslautern/Germany), Joel Matip (Schalke 04/Germany), Patrick Mevoungou (Canon Yaounde), Marcel Ndjeng (Augsburg/Germany), Landry Nguemo (Celtic/Scotland), Alexandre Song (Arsenal/England)

Forward: Vincent Aboubakar (Coton Sport), Eric Choupo-Mating (Nuremburg/Germany), Paul Alo’o Efoulou (Nancy/France), Samuel Eto’o (Inter de Milão/Italy), Mohamadou Idrissou (Freiburg/Germany), Dorge Kouemaha (Club Bruges/Belgium), Achille Webo (Mallorca/Spain), Jacques Zoua (Basel/Switzerland)

GROUP F

ITALY

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari), Salvatore Sirigu (Palermo).

Defense: Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Mattia Cassani (Palermo), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Fabio Grosso (Juventus), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Gianluca Zambrotta (Milan).

Midfield: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Antonio Candreva (Juventus), Andrea Cossu (Cagliari), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Andrea Pirlo (Milan).

Forward: Marco Borriello (Milan), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal).

PARAGUAY

Goalkeepers: Justo Villar (Valladolid/Spain), Aldo Bobadilla (Independiente Medellin/Colombia), Diego Barreto (Cerro Porteño)

Defense: Denis Caniza (Leon), Paulo Da Silva (Sunderland/England), Claudio Morel (Boca Juniors/Argentina), Julio Cesar Caceres (Atletico-MG/Brazil), Carlos Bonet (Olimpia), Julio Manzur (Olimpia), Dario Veron (Pumas UNAM/Mexico), Aureliano Torres (San Lorenzo/Argentina), Antolin Alcaraz (Club Bruges/Belgium), Marcos Caceres (Racing/Argentina)

Midfield: Edgar Barreto (Atalanta/Italy), Cristian Riveros (Cruz Azul/Mexico), Osvaldo Martinez (Monterrey/Mexico), Jonathan Santana (Wolfsburg/Germany), Victor Caceres (Libertad), Enrique Vera (LDU Quito/Equador), Sergio Aquino (Libertad), Eduardo Ledesma (Lanus/Argentina), Nestor Ortigoza (Argentinos Juniors/Argentina)

Forward: Marcelo Estigarribia (Newell’s Old Boys/Argentina), Jorge Achucarro (Newell’s Old Boys/Argentina), Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City/England), Nelson Haedo Valdez (Borussia Dortmund/Germany), Lucas Barrios (Borussia Dortmund/Germany), Oscar Cardozo (Benfica/Portugal), Edgar Benitez (Pachuca/Mexico), Rodolfo Gamarra (Libertad)

NEW ZEALAND

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

Defense: Andy Boyens (New York Red Bulls/USA), Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn/England), Winston Reid (FC Midtjylland/Denmark), Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town/England), Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City)

Midfield: Andy Barron (Team Wellington), Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Jeremy Brockie (Newcastle Jets), Tim Brown (Wellington Phoenix), Jeremy Christie (Tampa Bay Rowdies/USA), Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United), Simon Elliott (sem contrato), Michael McGlinchey (Central Coast Mariners), David Mulligan (sem contrato)

Forward: Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle/England), Chris Killen (Middlesbrough/England), Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast/Austrália), Chris Wood (West Bromwich/England)

SLOVAKIA

Goalkeepers: Jan Mucha (Legia Varsóvia/Polônia), Dusan Kuciak (Vaslui), Lubos Kamenar (Nantes/France), Dusan Permis (Dundee United/Scotland).

Defense: Peter Pekarik (Wolfsburg/Germany), Martin Petras (Cesena/Italy), Martin Skrtel (Liverpool/England), Lubomir Michalik (Leeds United/England), Jan Durica (Lokomotiv Moscou/Russia), Radoslav Zabavnik (Mainz/Germany), Marek Cech (West Bromwich/England), Tomas Hubocan (Zenit St. Petersburg/Russia), Kornel Salata (Slovan Bratislava).

Midfield: Kamil Kopunek (Spartak Trnava), Jan Kozak (Timisoara), Juraj Kucka (Sparta Praga/República Tcheca), Miroslav Karhan (Mainz/Germany), Marek Sapara (Ankaragucu/Turkey), Mario Pecalka (MSK Zilina), Stanislav Sestak (Bochum/Germany), Marek Hamsik (Napoli/Italy), Vladimir Weiss (Manchester City/England), Miroslav Stoch (Chelsea/England), Dusan Svento (Salzburg/Áustria), Zdeno Strba (Skoda Xanthi/Greece).

Forward: Erik Jendrisek (Schalke 04/Germany), Robert Vittek (Ankaragucu/Turkey), Martin Jakubko (Saturn/Russia), Filip Holosko (Besiktas/Turkey)

GROUP G

BRAZIL

Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Inter de Milão/Italy), Doni (Roma/Italy), Gomes (Tottenham/England)

Defense: Maicon (Inter de Milão/Italy), Daniel Alves (Barcelona/Spain), Michel Bastos (Lyon/France), Gilberto (Cruzeiro), Lucio (Inter de Milão/Italy), Juan (Roma/Italy), Luisão (Benfica/Portugal), Thiago Silva (Milan/Italy)

Midfield: Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos/Greece), Felipe Melo (Fiorentina/Italy), Ramires (Benfica/Portugal), Elano (Galatasaray/Turkey), Kaka (Real Madrid/Spain), Julio Baptista (Roma/Italy), Kléberson (Flamengo), Josue (Wolfsburg/Germany).

Forward: Robinho (Santos), Luis Fabiano (Sevilla/Spain), Nilmar (Villarreal/Spain), Grafite (Wolfsburg/Germany).

NORTH KOREA

Goalkeepers: Kim Myong-gil (Amrokgang), Kim Myong-won (Amrokgang), Ri Myong-guk (Pyongyang City)

Defense: Cha Jong-hyok (Amrokgang), Nam Song-chol (April 25), Pak Chol-jin (Amrokgang), Pak Nam-chol (Amrokgang), Ri Jun-il (Sobaeksu), Ri Kwang-chon (April 25), Ri Kwang-hyok (Kyonggongop)

Midfield: An Yong-hak (Omiya Ardija/Japan), Ji Yun-nam (April 25), Kim Kyong-il (Rimyongsu), Kim Yong-jun (Pyongyang City), Mun In-guk (April 25), Ri Chol-myong (Pyongyang City), Pak Nam-chol (April 25), Pak Sung-hyok (Sobaeksu),

Forward: An Chol-hyok (Rimyongsu), Choe Kum-chol (April 25), Hong Yong-jo (Rostov/Russia), Jong Tae-se (Kawasaki Frontale/Japan), Kim Kum-il (April 25)

IVORY COAST

Goalkeepers: Vincent Angban (ASEC Abidjan), Boubacar Barry (Lokeren/Belgium), Aristides Zogbo (Maccabi Netanya/Israel), Daniel Yeboah (ASEC Abidjan).

Defense: Souleymane Bamba (Hibernian/Scotland), Arthur Boka (Stuttgart/Germany), Benjamin Brou Angoua (Valenciennes/France), Guy Demel (Hamburgo/Germany), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal/England), Abdoulaye Meite (West Bromwich/England), Steve Gohouri (Wigan/England), Siaka Tiene (Valenciennes/France), Kolo Toure (Manchester City/England).

Midfield: Emerse Fae (Nantes/France), Jean-Jacques Gosso Gosso (Monaco/France), Abdelkader Keita (Galatasaray/Turkey), Emmanuel Kone (International Curtea Arges/Romênia), Gervais Yao Kouassi (Lille/France), Christian Koffi Ndri (Sevilla/Spain), Cheik Ismael Tiote (Twente/Holland), Yaya Toure (Barcelona/Spain), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys/Switzerland), Didier Zokora (Sevilla/Spain).

Forward: Kanga Akale (Lens/France), Aruna Dindane (Lens/France), Seydou Doumbia (Young Boys/Switzerland), Didier Drogba (Chelsea/England), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea/England), Bakary Kone (Olympique de Marseille/France).

PORTUGAL

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

Defense: Miguel (Valencia/Spain), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea/England), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea/England), Bruno Alves (Porto), Rolando (Porto), Ricardo Costa (Lille/France), Duda (Malaga/Spain), Fabio Coentrao (Benfica).

Midfield: Pedro Mendes (Sporting), Pepe (Real Madrid/Spain), Ze Castro (Deportivo/Spain), Tiago (Atletico Madrid/Spain), Deco (Chelsea/England), Raul Meireles (Porto), Miguel Veloso (Sporting).

Forward: Simão Sabrosa (Atletico Madrid/Spain), Danny (Zenit St Petersburg/Russia), Liedson (Sporting), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen/Germany), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Spain), Nani (Manchester United/England).

GROUP H

SPAIN

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool/England), Diego Lopez (Villarreal), Victor Valdes (Barcelona), David de Gea (Atletico Madrid).

Defense: Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Cesar Azpilicueta (Osasuña), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).

Midfield: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal/England), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), Marcos Senna (Villarreal), David Silva (Valencia), Xavi (Barcelona).

Forward: Santi Cazorla (Villarreal), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Juan Mata (Valencia), Pedro (Barcelona), Daniel Guiza (Fenerbahçe/Turkey), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla), Fernando Torres (Liverpool/England), David Villa (Valencia).

SWITZERLAND

Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg/Germany), Johnny Leoni (FC Zurich), Marco Woelfli (Young Boys).

Defense: Mario Eggimann (Hanover 96/Germany), Stephane Grichting (Auxerre/France), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Lazio/Italy), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal/England), Christoph Spycher (Eintracht Frankfurt/England), Steve Von Bergen (Hertha Berlin/Germany), Reto Ziegler (Sampdoria/Italy).

Midfield: Tranquillo Barnetta (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany), Valon Behrami (West Ham/England), Gelson Fernandes (St Etienne/France), Benjamin Huggel (FC Basel), Marco Padalino (Sampdoria/Italy), Pirmin Schwegler (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany), Goklan Inler (Udinese/Italy).

Forward: Eren Derdiyok (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany), Alexander Frei (FC Basel), Blaise Nkufo (Twente/Holland), Hakan Yakin (FC Luzern), Xherdan Shaqiri (FC Basel), Marco Streller (FC Basel).

HONDURAS

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

Defense: Sergio Mendoza (Motagua), Emilio Izaguirre (Motagua), Mauricio Sabillon (Hangzhou Greentown/China), Osman Chavez (Platense), Johnny Palacios (Olimpia), Boniek Garcia (Olimpia), Maynor Figueroa (Wigan/England), Victor Bernardez (Anderlecht/Belgium)

Midfield: Danilo Turcios (Olimpia), Ramon Nunez (Olimpia), Hendry Thomas (Wigan/England), Edgard Alvarez (Bari/Italy), Roger Espinoza (Kansas City Wizards/USA), Amado Guevara (Motagua), Wilson Palacios (Tottenham/England), Julio Cesar de Leon (Torino/Italy)

Forward: Walter Martinez (Marathon), Georgie Welcome (Motagua), Carlos Pavon (Real Espana), David Suazo (Genoa/Italy)

CHILE

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

Defense: Waldo Ponce (Universidad Católica), Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich/England), Gary Medel (Boca Juniors/Argentina), Mauricio Isla (Udinese/Italy), Pablo Contreras (PAOK Salonika/Greece), Ismael Fuentes (Universidad Católica).

Midfield: Marco Estrada (Universidad de Chile), Manuel Iturra (Universidad de Chile), Roberto Cereceda (Colo Colo), Rodrigo Millar (Colo Colo), Jose Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany), Carlos Carmona (Reggina/Italy), Jorge Valdivia (Al Ain/Emirados Árabes Unidos), Matias Fernandez (Sporting/Portugal), Jean Beausejour (Club America/Mexico), Pedro Morales (Dinamo Zagreb/Croatia), Gonzalo Fierro (Flamengo/Brazil), Charles Aranguiz (Colo Colo), Jaime Valdes (Atalanta/Italy), Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas/Turkey).

Forward: Humberto Suazo (Zaragoza/Spain), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Hector Mancilla (Toluca/Mexico), Alexis Sanchez (Udinese/Italy), Fabian Orellana (Xerez/Spain), Mark Gonzalez (CSKA Moscou/Russia).

It may seem to many casual watchers that coach Dunga is in a permanent bad humor mood. However, Dunga himself and several of his current and past fellow workers say that, outside the pitch, he is a good humored, easy going guy.

To journalists who follow the Brazilian team, the real bad guy of the staff is Jorginho, whose official position is “auxiliar técnico”, or “techical assistant”. Jorginho is the guy to the right side of Dunga in most interviews, trainings or any other event related to the Brazilian team.

In practice, what Jorginho does very often is to defend Dunga against criticizers; this is similar to what happened in 1994, when coach Parreira (also much criticized) had Zagallo to defend him.  Last week, when the Brazilian players for  2010 were announced, Dunga was much calmer than usual, and Jorginho took for himself the task of defending the choices made by them (and there is no doubt that Dunga listened to Jorginho’s opinions before defining the roster).

Jorginho was a successful player, having been in the Brazilian team champion of the World Cup 1994; he played in Flamengo and in several important teams in Germany.

Dunga and Jorginho have been friends since 1982, when they played in the sub-20 Brazil team, and won the World Title in 1983 (Dunga and Jorginho, along with Bebeto, were appointed as rising stars of that tournament).

After retiring from the fields, Jorginho started a short career as coach. When Dunga became coach of the Brazilian team, the first person he called to his staff was Jorginho.

Jorginho is not only a member, but also a founder and current President of the NGO Atletas de Cristo (Athletes of Christ), a group of Evangelicals which congregate several Sports people in Brazil. He said in an interview that only after finding Jesus did he manage to quit alcoholism and become a successful man.

In the Brazilian team, two of the most important players, Lucio and Kaká, are member of the group; the influence of the group is stronger, though, and explains why the entire team was praying on their knees after recent victories.

Coach Dunga announced the roster of Brazilian players for the World Cup 2010.

Until May 21st, all players must show up at Granja Cumari, the CBF training center in Rio de Janeiro. On the 22nd, the team flies to Curitiba, in the Southern State of Paraná, where they will stay for five days training at the stadium of Atletico Paranaense.

Curitiba is one of the host cities of the World Cup 2014; CBF chose Curitiba because the latitude of the city is nearly the same as the cities in South Africa where Brazil will play, hence having the same temperatures.

On May 26th, Brazil will fly to South Africa. Brazil will stay at the Hotel Fairway, in Randburg, close to Johannesburg. Not much was informed about this training period, but Dunga already said he won’t repeat the mistakes of the World Cup 2006, and one such mistake was the excessive freedom of the players.

CBF announced that between May 26th and June 11th, Brazil will play two friendly matches; the countries or teams which will play these friendlies are not known yet (however, there are rumors that the South Africa team asked Brazil to be one such country; South Africa is coached by Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira, who said that, because his players didn’t have to play the Qualifyings, they missed opportunities to face stronger teams during the preparation).

On June 15th, Brazil plays the first match, against North Korea, in Johannesburg.

On June 20th, Brazil plays against Ivory Coast, in Johannesburg.

On June 25th, Brazil plays against Portugal, in Durban.

After then, nobody knows where Brazil will go.