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World Cup 2006, Group A Squads: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany and Poland
Tournament information, champions, scores, and more

FIFA Football World Cup Germany 2006

Host Country:

Germany 2006

Champion:

Italy

World Cup Germany 2006:
Summary and General Information -
National Team Shirts

Squads:
Group A - Group B - Group C - Group D
Group E - Group F - Group G - Group H

First Round:
Group A - Group B - Group C - Group D
Group E - Group F - Group G - Group H

Final Round:
Fixture and All the Scores

Statistics:
Final Standings - Top Scorers Table
Red Cards - Penalties - Goals Summary

2006 World Cup Squads
Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Costa Rica Ecuador Germany Poland	England Paraguay Sweden Trinidad and Tob.	Argentina Holland Ivory Coast Serbia and Mont.	Angola Iran Mexico Portugal
Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Czech Republic Ghana Italy United States	Australia Brazil Croatia Japan	France South Korea Switzerland Togo	Saudi Arabia Spain Tunisia Ukraine

The complete squads of the National Teams from Group A (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany and Poland). Player by player, position, shirt number and current team. (June 2006)

Group A - Costa Rica Squad

No.		Player	Pos.	DoB	Club
1	-	Alvaro Mesen	Goalkeeper	24 Dec 1972	(C.R.) Club Sport Herediano
18	-	Jose Porras	Goalkeeper	8 Nov 1970	(C.R.) Deportivo Saprissa
23	-	Wardy Alfaro Pizarro	Goalkeeper	31 Dec 1977	(C.R.) LD Alajuelense
2	-	Jervis Drummond	Defender	8 Sep 1976	(C.R.) Deportivo Saprissa
3	-	Luis Marín	Defender	10 Aug 1974	(C.R.) LD Alajuelense
4	-	Michael Umaña	Defender	16 Jul 1982	(C.R.) Brujas
5	-	Gilberto Martínez	Defender	1 Oct 1979	(Ita) Brescia
12	-	Leonardo González	Defender	21 Nov 1980	(C.R.) Club Sport Herediano
15	-	Harold Wallace	Defender	7 Sep 1975	(C.R.) LD Alajuelense
17	-	Gabriel Badilla	Defender	30 Jun 1984	(C.R.) Deportivo Saprissa
22	-	Michael Rodríguez	Defender	30 Dec 1981	(C.R.) LD Alajuelense
6	-	Danny Fonseca	Midfielder	7 Nov 1979	(C.R.) C.S. Cartaginés
7	-	Christian Bolaños	Midfielder	17 May 1984	(C.R.) Deportivo Saprissa
8	-	Mauricio Solís	Midfielder	13 Dec 1972	(Gua) CSD Comunicaciones
10	-	Walter Centeno	Midfielder	6 Oct 1974	(C.R.) Deportivo Saprissa
14	-	Randall Azofeifa	Midfielder	30 Dec 1984	(C.R.) Deportivo Saprissa
16	-	Carlos Hernández	Midfielder	9 Apr 1982	(C.R.) LD Alajuelense
20	-	Douglas Sequeira	Midfielder	23 Aug 1977	(USA) Real Salt Lake
9	-	Paulo Wanchope	Forward	31 Jul 1976	(C.R.) Club Sport Herediano
11	-	Rónald Gómez	Forward	21 Jan 1975	(C.R.) Deportivo Saprissa
13	-	Kurt Bernard	Forward	8 Aug 1977	(C.R.) Puntarenas
19	-	Alvaro Saborío	Forward	25 Mar 1982	(C.R.) Deportivo Saprissa
21	-	Victor Núñez	Forward	15 Apr 1980
Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães

Group A - Ecuador Squad

No.		Player	Pos.	DoB	Club
1	-	Edwin Villafuerte	Goalkeeper	12 Mar 1979	(Ecu) Deportivo Quito
12	-	Cristian Mora	Goalkeeper	26 Aug 1979	(Ecu) LDU Quito
22	-	Damián Lanza	Goalkeeper	10 Apr 1982	(Ecu) Aucas
2	-	Jorge Guagua	Defender	28 Sep 1981	(Ecu) El Nacional
3	-	Iván Hurtado (c)	Defender	16 Aug 1974	(Qat) Al-Arabi
4	-	Ulises de la Cruz	Defender	8 Feb 1974	(Eng) Aston Villa
5	-	José Luis Perlaza	Defender	6 Oct 1981	(Ecu) Olmedo
13	-	Paul Ambrossi	Defender	14 Oct 1980	(Ecu) LDU Quito
17	-	Giovanny Espinoza	Defender	12 Apr 1977	(Ecu) LDU Quito
18	-	Neicer Reasco	Defender	23 Jul 1977	(Ecu) LDU Quito
6	-	Patricio Urrutia	Midfielder	15 Oct 1977	(Ecu) LDU Quito
7	-	Christian Lara	Midfielder	27 Apr 1980	(Ecu) El Nacional
8	-	Edison Méndez	Midfielder	16 Mar 1979	(Ecu) LDU Quito
14	-	Segundo Castillo	Midfielder	15 May 82	(Ecu) El Nacional
15	-	Marlon Ayoví	Midfielder	27 Aug 1971	(Ecu) Deportivo Quito
16	-	Luis Antonio Valencia	Midfielder	4 Aug 1985	(Spa) Villarreal
19	-	Luis Saritama	Midfielder	20 Oct 1983	(Ecu) Deportivo Quito
20	-	Edwin Tenorio	Midfielder	16 Jun 1976	(Ecu) Barcelona de Guayaquil
9	-	Felix Borja	Forward	2 Apr 1983	(Ecu) El Nacional
10	-	Iván Kaviedes	Forward	24 Oct 1977	(Arg) Argentinos Juniors
11	-	Agustín Delgado	Forward	23 Dec 1974	(Ecu) LDU Quito
21	-	Carlos Tenorio	Forward	14 May 79	(Qat) Al Sadd
23	-	Cristian Benítez	Forward	01 May 86	(Ecu) El Nacional
Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez

Group A - Germany Squad

No.		Player	Pos.	DoB	Club
1	-	Jens Lehmann	Goalkeeper	10 Nov 1969	(Eng) Arsenal
12	-	Oliver Kahn	Goalkeeper	15 Jun 1969	(Ger) Bayern München
23	-	Timo Hildebrand	Goalkeeper	5 Apr 1979	(Ger) Stuttgart
2	-	Marcell Jansen	Defender	4 Nov 1985	(Ger) Borussia Mönchengladbach
3	-	Arne Friedrich	Defender	29 May 79	(Ger) Hertha Berlin
4	-	Robert Huth	Defender	18 Aug 1984	(Eng) Chelsea
6	-	Jens Nowotny	Defender	11 Jan 1974	(Ger) Bayer Leverkusen
16	-	Philipp Lahm	Defender	11 Nov 1983	(Ger) Bayern München
17	-	Per Mertesacker	Defender	29 Sep 1984	(Ger) Hannover 96
21	-	Christoph Metzelder	Defender	5 Nov 1980	(Ger) Borussia Dortmund
5	-	Sebastian Kehl	Midfielder	13 Feb 1980	(Ger) Borussia Dortmund
7	-	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Midfielder	1 Aug 1984	(Ger) Bayern München
8	-	Torsten Frings	Midfielder	22 Nov 1976	(Ger) Werder Bremen
13	-	Michael Ballack (c)	Midfielder	26 Sep 1976	(Ger) Bayern München
15	-	Thomas Hitzlsperger	Midfielder	14 May 82	(Ger) Stuttgart
18	-	Tim Borowski	Midfielder	02 May 80	(Ger) Werder Bremen
19	-	Bernd Schneider	Midfielder	17 Nov 1973	(Ger) Bayer Leverkusen
22	-	David Odonkor	Midfielder	21 Feb 1984	(Ger) Borussia Dortmund
9	-	Mike Hanke	Forward	5 Nov 1983	(Ger) Wolfsburg
10	-	Oliver Neuville	Forward	01 May 73	(Ger) Borussia Mönchengladbach
11	-	Miroslav Klose	Forward	9 Jun 1978	(Ger) Werder Bremen
14	-	Gerald Asamoah	Forward	3 Oct 1978	(Ger) Schalke 04
20	-	Lukas Podolski	Forward	4 Jun 1985	(Ger) FC Köln
Head coach: Jürgen Klinsmann

Group A - Poland Squad

No.		Player	Pos.	DoB	Club
1	-	Artur Boruc	Goalkeeper	20 Feb 1980	(Sco) Celtic
12	-	Tomasz Kuszczak	Goalkeeper	23 Mar 1982	(Eng) West Bromwich Albion
22	-	Łukasz Fabiański	Goalkeeper	18 Apr 1985	(Pol) Legia Warszawa
2	-	Mariusz Jop	Defender	3 Aug 1978	(Rus) FC Moskva
3	-	Seweryn Gancarczyk	Defender	22 Nov 1981	(Ukr) Metalist Kharkiv
4	-	Marcin Baszczyński	Defender	7 Jun 1977	(Pol) Wisła Kraków
6	-	Jacek Bąk (c)	Defender	24 Mar 1973	(Qat) Al Rayyan
14	-	Michał Żewłakow	Defender	22 Apr 1976	(Bel) Anderlecht
17	-	Dariusz Dudka	Defender	9 Dec 1983	(Pol) Wisła Kraków
18	-	Mariusz Lewandowski	Defender	18 May 79	(Ukr) Shakhtar Donetsk
19	-	Bartosz Bosacki	Defender	20 Dec 1975	(Pol) Lech Poznań
5	-	Kamil Kosowski	Midfielder	30 Aug 1977	(Ger) 1. FC Kaiserslautern
7	-	Radosław Sobolewski	Midfielder	13 Dec 1976	(Pol) Wisła Kraków
8	-	Jacek Krzynówek	Midfielder	15 May 76	(Ger) Bayer Leverkusen
10	-	Mirosław Szymkowiak	Midfielder	12 Nov 1976	(Tur) Trabzonspor
13	-	Sebastian Mila	Midfielder	10 Jul 1982	(Aus) Austria Vienna
15	-	Euzebiusz Smolarek	Midfielder	9 Jan 1981	(Ger) Borussia Dortmund
16	-	Arkadiusz Radomski	Midfielder	27 Jun 1977	(Aus) Austria Vienna
20	-	Piotr Giza	Midfielder	28 Feb 1980	(Pol) Cracovia Kraków
9	-	Maciej Żurawski	Forward	12 Sep 1976	(Sco) Celtic
11	-	Grzegorz Rasiak	Forward	12 Jan 1979	(Eng) Tottenham Hotspur
21	-	Ireneusz Jeleń	Forward	9 Apr 1981	(Pol) Wisła Płock
23	-	Paweł Brożek	Forward	21 Apr 1983	(Pol) Wisła Kraków
Head coach: Paweł Janas

2006 World Cup Squads
Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Costa Rica Ecuador Germany Poland	England Paraguay Sweden Trinidad and Tob.	Argentina Holland Ivory Coast Serbia and Mont.	Angola Iran Mexico Portugal
Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Czech Republic Ghana Italy United States	Australia Brazil Croatia Japan	France South Korea Switzerland Togo	Saudi Arabia Spain Tunisia Ukraine

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