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Post by Panda on May 14, 2006 13:07:39 GMT 1
The deadline for announcing squads is tomorrow so we'll know who is and who isn't going to the World Cup.
France announced their squad this morning. Good to see a few comedy inclusions:
COACH: Raymond Domenech
Fabien Barthez (Marseille) Gregory Coupet (Lyon) Mickael Landrau (Nantes)
Eric Adibal (Lyon) Jean-Alain Boumsong (Newcastle) Pascal Chimbonda (Wigan) William Gallas (Chelsea) Gael Givet (Monaco) Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich) Mikael Silvestre (Man Utd) Lilian Thuram (Juventus)
Vikash Dhorasoo (PSG) Alou Diarra (Lens) Claude Makelele (Chelsea) Florent Malouda (Lyon) Patrick Vieira (Juventus) Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)
Djibril Cisse (Liverpool) Thierry Henry (Arsenal) Franck Ribery (Marseille) Louis Saha (Man Utd) David Trezeguet (Juventus) Sylvain Wiltord (Lyon)
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Post by Panda on May 14, 2006 13:14:05 GMT 1
Reminder of the England squad:
COACH: Sven-Goran Eriksson
Paul Robinson (Tottenham) David James (Man City) Robert Green (Norwich)
Gary Neville (Man Utd) Ashley Cole (Arsenal) John Terry (Chelsea) Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) Sol Campbell (Arsenal) Jamie Carragher (Liverpool) Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)
David Beckham (Real Madrid) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Joe Cole (Chelsea) Aaron Lennon (Tottenham) Michael Carrick (Tottenham) Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich) Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham)
Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) Michael Owen (Newcastle) Peter Crouch (Liverpool) Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
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Post by frag on May 14, 2006 13:17:29 GMT 1
Boumsong?! LOL... they must have Cygan on their reserve list
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on May 14, 2006 13:17:45 GMT 1
so france naimed 6 strikers, i think thats englands main downfall only having 2 fit strikers when everyone else has 5 or 6
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Post by Panda on May 14, 2006 13:19:33 GMT 1
Holland squad:
COACH: Marco van Basten
Edwin van der Sar (Man Utd) Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax) Henk Timmer (AZ)
Khalid Boulahrouz (Hamburg) Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Barcelona) Tim de Cler (AZ) Kew Jaliens (AZ) Jan Kromkamp (Liverpool) Joris Mathijsen (AZ) Andre Ooijer (PSV) Johnny Heitinga (Ajax)
Mark van Bommel (Barcelona) Phillip Cocu (PSV) Denny Landzaat (AZ) Hedwiges Maduro (Ajax) Wesley Sneijder (Ajax) Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg)
Ryan Babel (Ajax) Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord) Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) Robin van Persie (Arsenal) Arjen Robben (Chelsea) Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV)
George Boateng was in the 28-man provisional squad but was left out of the final squad. Not really surprising after the UEFA Cup final.
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Post by Panda on May 14, 2006 13:20:18 GMT 1
so france naimed 6 strikers, i think thats englands main downfall only having 2 fit strikers when everyone else has 5 or 6 But it does leave them a bit short in midfield...
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on May 14, 2006 13:23:29 GMT 1
not really, naming 9 midfielders 7 of which can play central is a bit excessive
theres no way in hell you can justify having 7 central midfielders yet only 2 fit strikers
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Post by Panda on May 14, 2006 13:29:57 GMT 1
Australia squad:
COACH: Guus Hiddink
Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough) Zeljko Kalac (AC Milan) Ante Covic (Hammarby)
Michael Beauchamp (Central Coast) Craig Moore (Newcastle) Lucas Neill (Blackburn) Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace) Mark Milligan (Sydney)
Marco Bresciano (Parma) Tim Cahill (Everton) Scott Chipperfield (Basle) Jason Culina (PSV) Brett Emerton (Blackburn) Vince Grella (Parma) Stan Lazaridis Josip Skoko (Wigan) Mile Sterjovski (Basle) Luke Wilkshire (Bristol City)
John Aloisi (Alaves) Harry Kewell (Liverpool) Archie Thompson (PSV) Mark Viduka (Middlesbrough) Josh Kennedy (Dinamo Dresden)
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Post by Panda on May 14, 2006 13:31:23 GMT 1
theres no way in hell you can justify having 7 central midfielders yet only 2 fit strikers I think there's only 4 or 5 who Sven would actually plan on playing in the centre of midfield.
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Post by frag on May 14, 2006 13:32:36 GMT 1
Trinidad and Tobago have named a squad containing mostly players from England and Scotland, plus Dwight Yorke (as a midfielder?!)
Goalkeepers: Kelvin Jack (Dundee), Shaka Hislop (West Ham), Clayton Ince (Coventry City).
Defenders: Dennis Lawrence (Wrexham) Cyd Gray (San Juan Jabloteh), Marvin Andrews (Rangers), Brent Sancho (Gillingham), Ian Cox (Gillingham), Atiba Charles (W Connection), Avery John (New England Revolution).
Midfielders: Silvio Spann (unattached), Chris Birchall (Port Vale), Aurtis Whitley (San Juan Jabloteh), Anthony Wolfe (San Juan Jabloteh), Densill Theobald (Falkirk), Carlos Edwards (Luton), Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC), Russell Latapy (Falkirk).
Forwards: Stern John (Coventry), Kenwyne Jones (Southampton), Collin Samuel (Dundee United), Jason Scotland (St Johnstone), Cornell Glen (LA Galaxy).
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Post by frag on May 14, 2006 13:34:55 GMT 1
only 5 defenders?! that's even crazier than England's striker shortage...
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Post by Panda on May 14, 2006 13:39:07 GMT 1
only 5 defenders?! that's even crazier than England's striker shortage... I think Emerton and Lazaridis could maybe drop back if needed.
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Post by Panda on May 14, 2006 13:45:03 GMT 1
USA squad:
COACH: Bruce Arena
Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach) Tim Howard (Man Utd) Marcus Hahnemann (Reading)
Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham) Steve Cherundolo (Hannover) Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards) Cory Gibbs (ADO) Chris Albright (LA Galaxy) Eddie Lewis (Leeds) Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege) Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake)
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution) Claudio Reyna (Man City) John O'Brien (Chivas USA) Ben Olsen (DC United) DaMarcus Beasley (PSV) Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids) Bobby Convey (Reading)
Brian McBride (Fulham) Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards) Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards) Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
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Post by frag on May 14, 2006 13:47:42 GMT 1
Mexico have left out Blanco from their squad...
Goalkeepers: Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara/Chivas), Guillermo Ochoa (America), Jesus Corona (UAG/Tecos).
Defenders: Jose Antonio Castro (America), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Mario Mendez (Monterrey), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), Francisco Rodriguez (Guadalajara/Chivas), Carlos Salcido (Guadalajara/Chivas), Claudio Suarez (Chivas USA), Andres Guardado (Atlas), Gonzalo Pineda (Guadalajara/Chivas).
Midfielders: Luis Perez (Monterrey), Pavel Pardo (America), Antonio Naelson (Toluca), Rafael Garcia (Atlas), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Ramon Morales (Guadalajara/Chivas).
Forwards: Jared Borgetti (Bolton Wanderers), Guillermo Franco (Villarreal), Francisco Fonseca (Cruz Azul), Omar Bravo (Guadalajara/Chivas), Jesus Arellano (Monterrey).
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Post by Panda on May 14, 2006 14:08:16 GMT 1
Ghana squad:
COACH: Ratomir Dujkovic
Sammy Adjei (Moadan Sport Ashdod) Richard Kingston (Ankaraspor) George Owu (AsantiGold)
Eric Addo (PSV) Issah Ahmed (Randers) Shilla Alhassan Illiasu (Asante Kotoko) Samuel Osei Kuffour (Roma) John Mensah (Rennes) Habib Mohammed (King Faisel Babes) John Painstil (Hapoel Tel Aviv) Emmanuel Pappoe (Hapoel Kfar Saba) Daniel Quaye (Hearts Of Oak) Hans Serpei (Wolfsburg)
Otto Addo (Mainz) Stephen Appiah (Fenerbahce) Derek Boateng (AIK Stockholm) Haminu Dramani (Red Star Belgrade) Michael Essien (Chelsea) Sulley Ani Muntari (Udinese)
Matthew Amoah (Borussia Dortmund) Asamoah Gyan (Modena) Razak Pimpong (FC Copenhagen) Alex Tachie-Mensah (St. Gallen)
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Post by frag on May 14, 2006 20:23:14 GMT 1
Wonder if there are any countries whose squad won't feature players playing in England? Italy maybe?
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Post by Zodiac on May 14, 2006 21:24:08 GMT 1
Wonder if there are any countries whose squad won't feature players playing in England? Italy maybe? Yeah, not to mention the likes of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Angola, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Ukraine, Tunisia (?)... i'm sure there must be others as well...
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Post by frag on May 14, 2006 23:36:27 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on May 15, 2006 17:33:03 GMT 1
Brazil squad:
COACH: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Dida (AC Milan) Julio Cesar (Inter) Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo)
Cafu (AC Milan) Cicinho (Real Madrid) Lucio (Bayern Munich) Juan (Bayer Leverkusen) Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) Gilberto (Hertha Berlin) Cris (Lyon) Luisao (Benfica)
Edmilson (Barcelona) Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon) Emerson (Juventus) Ze Roberto (Bayern Munich) Gilberto Silva (Arsenal) Kaka (AC Milan) Ricardinho (Corinthians)
Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Robinho (Real Madrid) Ronaldinho (Barcelona) Adriano (Inter) Fred (Lyon)
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Post by Panda on May 15, 2006 17:38:57 GMT 1
Spain squad:
COACH: Luis Aragones
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Pepe Reina (Liverpool) Santiago Canizares (Valencia)
Antonio Lopez (Atletico Madrid) Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid) Carles Puyol (Barcelona) Juanito (Real Betis) Asier del Horno (Chelsea) Michel Salgado (Real Madrid) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Carlos Marchena (Valencia)
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal) Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) Xavi (Barcelona) Joaquin (Real Betis) Luis Garcia (Liverpool) Xabi Alonso (Liverpool) David Albelda (Valencia) Marcos Senna (Villarreal)
Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid) Raul (Real Madrid) David Villa (Valencia)
Morientes was left out.
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