2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
Squads of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup played in Germany. Players in Groups A and B are listed below. Nations in Group A and B include: Argentina, Australia, Germany, Tunisia, Brazil, Greece, Japan, Mexico.
Group A
[edit]Argentina
[edit]Head coach: 
José Pékerman
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Leo Franco | May 20, 1977 (aged 28) | 3 |  Atlético Madrid
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| 2 | DF | Walter Samuel | March 22, 1978 (aged 27) | 46 | Real Madrid
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| 3 | DF | Juan Pablo Sorín (c) | May 5, 1976 (aged 29) | 57 | Villarreal
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| 4 | DF | Javier Zanetti | August 10, 1973 (aged 31) | 93 |  Internazionale
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| 5 | MF | Esteban Cambiasso | August 18, 1980 (aged 24) | 12 | Internazionale
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| 6 | DF | Gabriel Heinze | April 19, 1978 (aged 27) | 20 |  Manchester United
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| 7 | FW | Carlos Tevez | February 5, 1984 (aged 21) | 12 |  Corinthians
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| 8 | MF | Juan Román Riquelme | June 24, 1978 (aged 26) | 17 | Villarreal
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| 9 | FW | Javier Saviola | December 11, 1981 (aged 23) | 23 |  Monaco
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| 10 | MF | Pablo Aimar | November 3, 1979 (aged 25) | 32 | Valencia
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| 11 | FW | César Delgado | August 18, 1981 (aged 23) | 17 |  Cruz Azul
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| 12 | GK | Germán Lux | June 7, 1982 (aged 23) | 1 | River Plate
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| 13 | DF | Gonzalo Rodríguez | April 10, 1984 (aged 21) | 3 | Villarreal
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| 14 | DF | Gabriel Milito | September 7, 1980 (aged 24) | 9 | Real Zaragoza
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| 15 | DF | Diego Placente | April 24, 1977 (aged 28) | 22 |  Bayer Leverkusen
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| 16 | DF | Fabricio Coloccini | January 22, 1982 (aged 23) | 12 | Deportivo La Coruña
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| 17 | MF | Lucas Bernardi | September 27, 1977 (aged 27) | 6 | Monaco
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| 18 | MF | Mario Santana | December 23, 1981 (aged 23) | 7 | Palermo
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| 19 | MF | Maxi Rodríguez | January 2, 1981 (aged 24) | 12 | Espanyol
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| 20 | DF | Martín Demichelis | December 20, 1980 (aged 24) | 2 | Bayern Munich
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| 21 | FW | Luciano Figueroa | May 19, 1981 (aged 24) | 15 | Villarreal
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| 22 | MF | Luciano Galletti | April 9, 1980 (aged 25) | 13 | Real Zaragoza
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| 23 | GK | Willy Caballero | September 28, 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | Elche
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Australia
[edit]Head coach: 
Frank Farina
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Schwarzer | October 6, 1972 (aged 32) | Middlesbrough
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| 2 | DF | Kevin Muscat | August 7, 1973 (aged 31) | Millwall
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| 3 | DF | Craig Moore (c) | December 12, 1975 (aged 29) | Borussia Mönchengladbach
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| 4 | DF | Lucas Neill | March 9, 1978 (aged 27) | Blackburn Rovers
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| 5 | DF | Tony Vidmar | July 4, 1970 (aged 34) |  Cardiff City
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| 6 | DF | Tony Popovic | July 4, 1973 (aged 31) | Crystal Palace
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| 7 | MF | Brett Emerton | February 22, 1979 (aged 26) | Blackburn Rovers
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| 8 | MF | Josip Skoko | December 10, 1975 (aged 29) |  Gençlerbirliği
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| 9 | FW | Mark Viduka | October 9, 1975 (aged 29) | Middlesbrough
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| 10 | MF | Tim Cahill | December 6, 1979 (aged 25) | Everton
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| 11 | MF | Scott Chipperfield | December 30, 1975 (aged 29) |  Basel
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| 12 | GK | Michael Petkovic | July 16, 1976 (aged 28) | Trabzonspor
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| 13 | MF | Luke Wilkshire | October 2, 1981 (aged 23) | Bristol City
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| 14 | DF | Simon Colosimo | January 8, 1979 (aged 26) | Perth Glory
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| 15 | FW | John Aloisi | February 5, 1976 (aged 29) | Osasuna
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| 16 | FW | David Zdrilic | April 13, 1974 (aged 31) | Sydney FC
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| 17 | DF | Jonathan McKain | September 21, 1982 (aged 22) |  Național București
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| 18 | GK | Zeljko Kalac | December 16, 1972 (aged 32) | Perugia
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| 19 | MF | Jason Culina | August 5, 1980 (aged 24) |  Twente
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| 20 | DF | Ljubo Milicevic | February 13, 1981 (aged 24) | Thun
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| 21 | MF | Ahmad Elrich | May 30, 1981 (aged 24) | Fulham
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| 22 | FW | Archie Thompson | October 23, 1978 (aged 26) |  Lierse
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| 23 | MF | Mile Sterjovski | May 27, 1979 (aged 26) | Basel
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Germany
[edit]Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Oliver Kahn | June 15, 1969 (aged 36) | 78 | Bayern Munich
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| 2 | DF | Andreas Hinkel | March 26, 1982 (aged 23) | 13 | VfB Stuttgart
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| 3 | DF | Arne Friedrich | May 29, 1979 (aged 26) | 26 | Hertha BSC
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| 4 | DF | Robert Huth | August 18, 1984 (aged 20) | 6 | Chelsea
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| 5 | DF | Patrick Owomoyela | November 5, 1979 (aged 25) | 6 | Arminia Bielefeld
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| 6 | MF | Marco Engelhardt | December 2, 1980 (aged 24) | 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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| 7 | MF | Bastian Schweinsteiger | August 1, 1984 (aged 20) | 14 | Bayern Munich
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| 8 | MF | Torsten Frings | November 22, 1976 (aged 28) | 39 | Bayern Munich
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| 9 | FW | Mike Hanke | November 5, 1983 (aged 21) | 1 | Schalke 04
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| 10 | MF | Sebastian Deisler | January 5, 1980 (aged 25) | 24 | Bayern Munich
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| 11 | FW | Thomas Brdarić | January 23, 1975 (aged 30) | 8 | VfL Wolfsburg
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| 12 | GK | Jens Lehmann | November 10, 1969 (aged 35) | 23 | Arsenal
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| 13 | MF | Michael Ballack (c) | September 26, 1976 (aged 28) | 53 | Bayern Munich
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| 14 | FW | Gerald Asamoah | October 3, 1978 (aged 26) | 28 | Schalke 04
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| 15 | MF | Fabian Ernst | May 20, 1979 (aged 26) | 16 | Werder Bremen
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| 16 | MF | Thomas Hitzlsperger | April 5, 1982 (aged 23) | 6 | Aston Villa
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| 17 | DF | Per Mertesacker | September 29, 1984 (aged 20) | 7 | Hannover 96
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| 18 | MF | Tim Borowski | May 2, 1980 (aged 25) | 9 | Werder Bremen
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| 19 | MF | Bernd Schneider | November 17, 1973 (aged 31) | 48 | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 20 | MF | Lukas Podolski | June 4, 1985 (aged 20) | 11 | 1. FC Köln
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| 21 | DF | Christian Schulz | April 1, 1983 (aged 22) | 3 | Werder Bremen
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| 22 | FW | Kevin Kurányi | March 2, 1982 (aged 23) | 24 | VfB Stuttgart
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| 23 | GK | Timo Hildebrand | April 5, 1979 (aged 26) | 2 | VfB Stuttgart
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Tunisia
[edit]Head coach: Roger Lemerre
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ali Boumnijel | April 13, 1966 (aged 39) |  Africain
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| 2 | DF | Karim Saidi | March 24, 1983 (aged 22) | Feyenoord
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| 3 | FW | Karim Essediri | July 29, 1979 (aged 25) |  Tromsø
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| 4 | DF | Wisam El Abdy | April 2, 1979 (aged 26) | Sfaxien
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| 5 | FW | Ziad Jaziri | July 12, 1978 (aged 26) | Gaziantepspor
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| 6 | DF | Hatem Trabelsi (c) | January 25, 1977 (aged 28) | Ajax
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| 7 | FW | Imed Mhedhebi | March 22, 1976 (aged 29) | Étoile du Sahel
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| 8 | MF | Mehdi Nafti | November 28, 1978 (aged 26) | Birmingham City
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| 9 | FW | Haykel Guemamdia | December 22, 1981 (aged 23) | Sfaxien
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| 10 | MF | Kaies Ghodhbane | January 7, 1976 (aged 29) | Samsunspor
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| 11 | FW | Francileudo Santos | March 20, 1979 (aged 26) | Sochaux
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| 12 | MF | Jawhar Mnari | November 8, 1976 (aged 28) | Espérance de Tunis
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| 13 | MF | Hamed Namouchi | February 14, 1984 (aged 21) |  Rangers
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| 14 | MF | Adel Chedli | September 16, 1976 (aged 28) | Istres
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| 15 | DF | Radhi Jaïdi | August 30, 1975 (aged 29) | Bolton Wanderers
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| 16 | GK | Khaled Fadhel | September 29, 1976 (aged 28) | Diyarbakırspor
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| 17 | MF | Chaouki Ben Saada | July 1, 1984 (aged 20) | Bastia
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| 18 | MF | Selim Benachour | September 8, 1981 (aged 23) | Paris Saint-Germain
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| 19 | DF | Anis Ayari | February 16, 1982 (aged 23) | Samsunspor
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| 20 | DF | José Clayton | March 21, 1974 (aged 31) | Espérance de Tunis
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| 21 | FW | Issam Jemâa | January 28, 1984 (aged 21) | Espérance de Tunis
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| 22 | GK | Hamdi Kasraoui | February 18, 1983 (aged 22) | Espérance de Tunis
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| 23 | DF | Amir Haj Massaoud | February 8, 1981 (aged 24) | Sfaxien
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Group B
[edit]Brazil
[edit]Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dida | October 7, 1973 (aged 31) | Milan
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| 2 | DF | Maicon | July 26, 1981 (aged 23) | Monaco
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| 3 | DF | Lúcio | May 8, 1978 (aged 27) | Bayern Munich
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| 4 | DF | Roque Júnior | August 31, 1976 (aged 28) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 5 | MF | Emerson | April 4, 1976 (aged 29) | Juventus
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| 6 | DF | Gilberto | April 25, 1976 (aged 29) | Hertha BSC
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| 7 | FW | Fabinho | April 20, 1988 (aged 17) | Palmeiras
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| 8 | MF | Kaká | April 22, 1982 (aged 23) | Milan
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| 9 | FW | Adriano | February 17, 1982 (aged 23) | Internazionale
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| 10 | MF | Ronaldinho (c) | March 21, 1980 (aged 25) | Barcelona
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| 11 | MF | Zé Roberto | July 6, 1974 (aged 30) | Bayern Munich
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| 12 | GK | Marcos | August 4, 1973 (aged 31) | Palmeiras
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| 13 | DF | Cicinho | June 24, 1980 (aged 24) | São Paulo
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| 14 | DF | Juan | February 1, 1979 (aged 26) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 15 | DF | Luisão | February 13, 1981 (aged 24) |  Benfica
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| 16 | DF | Léo | July 6, 1975 (aged 29) | Benfica
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| 17 | MF | Gilberto Silva | October 7, 1976 (aged 28) | Arsenal
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| 18 | MF | Juninho | January 30, 1975 (aged 30) | Lyon
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| 19 | MF | Renato | May 15, 1979 (aged 26) | Sevilla
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| 20 | FW | Júlio Baptista | October 1, 1981 (aged 23) | Sevilla
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| 21 | FW | Ricardo Oliveira | May 6, 1980 (aged 25) | Real Betis
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| 22 | MF | Edu | May 15, 1978 (aged 27) | Arsenal
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| 23 | GK | Heurelho Gomes | February 15, 1981 (aged 24) | PSV
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Greece
[edit]Head coach: Otto Rehhagel
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Antonios Nikopolidis | January 14, 1971 (aged 34) |  Olympiacos
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| 2 | DF | Giourkas Seitaridis | June 4, 1981 (aged 24) | Porto
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| 3 | DF | Loukas Vyntra | May 2, 1981 (aged 24) | Panathinaikos
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| 4 | DF | Stathis Tavlaridis | January 25, 1980 (aged 25) | Lille
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| 5 | DF | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | July 23, 1979 (aged 25) | Rangers
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| 6 | MF | Angelos Basinas | July 3, 1976 (aged 28) | Panathinaikos
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| 7 | MF | Theodoros Zagorakis (c) | October 27, 1971 (aged 33) | Bologna
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| 8 | FW | Stelios Giannakopoulos | July 12, 1974 (aged 30) | Bolton Wanderers
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| 9 | FW | Angelos Charisteas | February 9, 1980 (aged 25) | Ajax
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| 10 | MF | Vassilios Tsiartas | November 12, 1972 (aged 32) | 1. FC Köln
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| 11 | FW | Dimitrios Papadopoulos | October 20, 1981 (aged 23) | Panathinaikos
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| 12 | GK | Kostas Chalkias | May 30, 1974 (aged 31) | Portsmouth
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| 13 | GK | Michalis Sifakis | September 11, 1984 (aged 20) | OFI Crete
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| 14 | DF | Takis Fyssas | June 12, 1973 (aged 32) | Benfica
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| 15 | FW | Zisis Vryzas | November 9, 1973 (aged 31) | Celta Vigo
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| 16 | MF | Pantelis Kafes | June 24, 1978 (aged 26) | Olympiacos
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| 17 | FW | Ioannis Amanatidis | December 3, 1981 (aged 23) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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| 18 | DF | Giannis Goumas | May 24, 1975 (aged 30) | Panathinaikos
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| 19 | DF | Michalis Kapsis | October 18, 1973 (aged 31) | Bordeaux
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| 20 | MF | Giorgos Karagounis | March 6, 1977 (aged 28) | Inter Milan
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| 21 | DF | Kostas Katsouranis | June 21, 1979 (aged 25) | AEK Athens
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| 22 | FW | Theofanis Gekas | May 23, 1980 (aged 25) | Panathinaikos
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| 23 | MF | Vassilis Lakis | September 10, 1976 (aged 28) | Crystal Palace
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Japan
[edit]Head coach: Zico
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Seigo Narazaki | April 11, 1976 (aged 29) | 48 | 0 |  Nagoya Grampus
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| 2 | DF | Makoto Tanaka | August 8, 1975 (aged 29) | 22 | 0 | Júbilo Iwata
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| 3 | DF | Takayuki Chano | November 23, 1976 (aged 28) | 4 | 0 | JEF United Chiba
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| 4 | MF | Yasuhito Endō | January 28, 1980 (aged 25) | 33 | 3 | Gamba Osaka
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| 5 | DF | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) | February 7, 1977 (aged 28) | 53 | 3 | Gamba Osaka
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| 6 | MF | Kōji Nakata | July 9, 1979 (aged 25) | 49 | 2 | Marseille
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| 7 | MF | Hidetoshi Nakata | January 22, 1977 (aged 28) | 64 | 10 | Fiorentina
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| 8 | MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara | April 5, 1979 (aged 26) | 36 | 5 | Kashima Antlers
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| 9 | FW | Keiji Tamada | April 11, 1980 (aged 25) | 26 | 5 | Kashiwa Reysol
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| 10 | MF | Shunsuke Nakamura | June 24, 1978 (aged 26) | 50 | 12 | Reggina
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| 11 | FW | Takayuki Suzuki | June 5, 1976 (aged 29) | 52 | 11 | Kashima Antlers
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| 12 | GK | Yoichi Doi | July 25, 1973 (aged 31) | 2 | 0 | FC Tokyo
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| 13 | FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa | May 27, 1977 (aged 28) | 47 | 14 | Messina
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| 14 | DF | Alessandro Santos | July 20, 1977 (aged 27) | 53 | 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds
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| 15 | MF | Takashi Fukunishi | September 1, 1976 (aged 28) | 48 | 6 | Júbilo Iwata
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| 16 | FW | Masashi Oguro | May 4, 1980 (aged 25) | 6 | 2 | Gamba Osaka
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| 17 | MF | Atsuhiro Miura | June 24, 1974 (aged 30) | 25 | 1 | Vissel Kobe
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| 18 | MF | Junichi Inamoto | September 18, 1979 (aged 25) | 4 | West Bromwich Albion
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| 19 | MF | Masashi Motoyama | June 20, 1979 (aged 25) | 22 | 0 | Kashima Antlers
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| 20 | DF | Keisuke Tsuboi | September 16, 1979 (aged 25) | 24 | 0 | Urawa Red Diamonds
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| 21 | DF | Akira Kaji | January 13, 1980 (aged 25) | 29 | 0 | FC Tokyo
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| 22 | DF | Teruyuki Moniwa | September 8, 1981 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | FC Tokyo
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| 23 | GK | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | August 15, 1975 (aged 29) | 73 | 0 | Júbilo Iwata
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Mexico
[edit]Head coach: Ricardo La Volpe
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Oswaldo Sánchez | September 21, 1973 (aged 31) | Guadalajara
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| 2 | DF | Aarón Galindo | May 8, 1982 (aged 23) | Cruz Azul
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| 3 | DF | Carlos Salcido | April 2, 1980 (aged 25) | Guadalajara
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| 4 | DF | Rafael Márquez (c) | February 13, 1979 (aged 26) | Barcelona
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| 5 | DF | Ricardo Osorio | March 30, 1980 (aged 25) | Cruz Azul
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| 6 | MF | Gerardo Torrado | April 30, 1979 (aged 26) | Cruz Azul
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| 7 | MF | Sinha | May 23, 1976 (aged 29) | Toluca
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| 8 | MF | Pável Pardo | July 26, 1976 (aged 28) | América
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| 9 | FW | Jared Borgetti | August 14, 1974 (aged 30) | Pachuca
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| 10 | FW | Omar Bravo | March 4, 1980 (aged 25) | Guadalajara
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| 11 | MF | Ramón Morales | October 10, 1975 (aged 29) | Guadalajara
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| 12 | GK | Moisés Muñoz | February 1, 1980 (aged 25) | Monarcas Morelia
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| 13 | FW | Rafael Márquez Lugo | November 2, 1981 (aged 23) | Monarcas Morelia
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| 14 | MF | Gonzalo Pineda | October 19, 1982 (aged 22) | UNAM
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| 15 | DF | Hugo Sánchez Guerrero | May 8, 1981 (aged 24) | Tigres UANL
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| 16 | DF | Mario Méndez | June 1, 1979 (aged 26) | Toluca
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| 17 | FW | Francisco Fonseca | October 2, 1979 (aged 25) | Cruz Azul
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| 18 | DF | Salvador Carmona | August 22, 1976 (aged 28) | Cruz Azul
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| 19 | FW | Alberto Medina | May 29, 1983 (aged 22) | Guadalajara
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| 20 | MF | Juan Pablo Rodríguez | August 7, 1979 (aged 25) | Tecos UAG
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| 21 | MF | Jaime Lozano | September 29, 1979 (aged 25) | UNAM
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| 22 | MF | Luis Ernesto Pérez | January 12, 1981 (aged 24) | Monterrey
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| 23 | GK | Jesús Corona | January 26, 1981 (aged 24) | Tecos UAG
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Player statistics
[edit]- Player representation by club nationality
| Players | Nations |
|---|---|
| 30 | Germany
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| 22 | Mexico
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| 21 | England
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| 18 | Japan, Spain
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| 14 | Italy
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| 11 | France
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| 9 | Tunisia, Greece
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* Nations in italics are not represented by their national teams in the tournament.
External links
[edit]- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads - FIFA.com
- FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005 Official Rosters at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 June 2005)