UEFA Euro 2008 squads

The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. The tournament started on 7 June and the final took place in Vienna on 29 June 2008.[1][2]

Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers, by 28 May 2008. If a player was injured severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.[3]

All caps, goals, ages, and clubs of players are correct as of 7 June 2008, the first day of the tournament.

Group A

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Czech Republic

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Manager: Karel Brückner

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Petr Čech (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 26) 59 0 The Football Association Chelsea
2 2DF Zdeněk Grygera (1980-05-14)14 May 1980 (aged 28) 53 2 Italian Football Federation Juventus
3 3MF Jan Polák (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 27) 38 6 Royal Belgian Football Association Anderlecht
4 3MF Tomáš Galásek (1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 35) 66 1 German Football Association 1. FC Nürnberg
5 2DF Radoslav Kováč (1979-11-27)27 November 1979 (aged 28) 23 1 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
6 2DF Marek Jankulovski (1977-05-09)9 May 1977 (aged 31) 64 10 Italian Football Federation Milan
7 3MF Libor Sionko (1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 31) 30 6 Danish Football Association Copenhagen
8 4FW Martin Fenin (1987-04-16)16 April 1987 (aged 21) 5 0 German Football Association Eintracht Frankfurt
9 4FW Jan Koller (1973-03-30)30 March 1973 (aged 35) 87 54 German Football Association 1. FC Nürnberg
10 4FW Václav Svěrkoš (1983-11-01)1 November 1983 (aged 24) 2 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
11 4FW Stanislav Vlček (1976-02-26)26 February 1976 (aged 32) 10 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Anderlecht
12 2DF Zdeněk Pospěch (1978-12-14)14 December 1978 (aged 29) 8 0 Danish Football Association Copenhagen
13 2DF Michal Kadlec (1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 23) 6 1 Football Association of the Czech Republic Sparta Prague
14 3MF David Jarolím (1979-05-17)17 May 1979 (aged 29) 16 1 German Football Association Hamburger SV
15 4FW Milan Baroš (1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 26) 64 31 French Football Federation Lyon[note 1]
16 1GK Jaromír Blažek (1972-12-29)29 December 1972 (aged 35) 14 0 German Football Association 1. FC Nürnberg
17 3MF Marek Matějovský (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 (aged 26) 10 1 The Football Association Reading
18 3MF Tomáš Sivok (1983-09-15)15 September 1983 (aged 24) 6 0 Italian Football Federation Udinese[note 2]
19 3MF Rudolf Skácel (1979-07-17)17 July 1979 (aged 28) 5 1 The Football Association Southampton[note 3]
20 3MF Jaroslav Plašil (1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 26) 37 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Osasuna
21 2DF Tomáš Ujfaluši (captain) (1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 30) 68 2 Italian Football Federation Fiorentina[note 4]
22 2DF David Rozehnal (1980-07-05)5 July 1980 (aged 27) 45 0 The Football Association Newcastle United[note 5]
23 1GK Daniel Zítka (1975-06-20)20 June 1975 (aged 32) 1 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Anderlecht

Portugal

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Manager: Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

Quim injured a wrist on 6 June and was replaced by Nuno.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ricardo (1976-02-11)11 February 1976 (aged 32) 75 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Betis
2 2DF Paulo Ferreira (1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 29) 47 0 The Football Association Chelsea
3 2DF Bruno Alves (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 26) 11 1 Portuguese Football Federation Porto
4 2DF José Bosingwa (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 25) 8 0 Portuguese Football Federation Porto[note 6]
5 2DF Fernando Meira (1978-06-05)5 June 1978 (aged 30) 49 2 German Football Association VfB Stuttgart[note 7]
6 3MF Raul Meireles (1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 25) 9 0 Portuguese Football Federation Porto
7 4FW Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 23) 55 20 The Football Association Manchester United
8 3MF Petit (1976-09-25)25 September 1976 (aged 31) 54 4 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
9 4FW Hugo Almeida (1984-05-23)23 May 1984 (aged 24) 9 2 German Football Association Werder Bremen
10 3MF João Moutinho (1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 21) 13 1 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
11 4FW Simão (1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 28) 61 15 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
12 1GK Nuno (1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 34) 0 0 Portuguese Football Federation Porto
13 2DF Miguel (1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 28) 47 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
14 2DF Jorge Ribeiro (1981-11-09)9 November 1981 (aged 26) 8 0 Portuguese Football Federation Boavista[note 8]
15 2DF Pepe (1983-02-26)26 February 1983 (aged 25) 3 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
16 2DF Ricardo Carvalho (1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 30) 43 4 The Football Association Chelsea
17 4FW Ricardo Quaresma (1983-09-26)26 September 1983 (aged 24) 21 2 Portuguese Football Federation Porto
18 3MF Miguel Veloso (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 22) 6 0 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
19 4FW Nani (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 21) 13 2 The Football Association Manchester United
20 3MF Deco (1977-08-27)27 August 1977 (aged 30) 53 3 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
21 4FW Nuno Gomes (captain) (1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 31) 69 28 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
22 1GK Rui Patrício (1988-02-15)15 February 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
23 4FW Hélder Postiga (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 25) 32 10 Portuguese Football Federation Porto[note 9]

Switzerland

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Manager: Köbi Kuhn

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Diego Benaglio (1983-09-08)8 September 1983 (aged 24) 12 0 German Football Association VfL Wolfsburg
2 2DF Johan Djourou (1987-01-21)21 January 1987 (aged 21) 17 1 The Football Association Arsenal
3 2DF Ludovic Magnin (1979-04-20)20 April 1979 (aged 29) 50 3 German Football Association VfB Stuttgart
4 2DF Philippe Senderos (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 23) 28 3 The Football Association Arsenal
5 2DF Stephan Lichtsteiner (1984-01-16)16 January 1984 (aged 24) 12 0 French Football Federation Lille
6 3MF Benjamin Huggel (1977-07-07)7 July 1977 (aged 30) 25 0 Swiss Football Association Basel
7 3MF Ricardo Cabanas (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 29) 49 4 Swiss Football Association Grasshopper
8 3MF Gökhan Inler (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 23) 17 1 Italian Football Federation Udinese
9 4FW Alexander Frei (captain) (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (aged 28) 59 35 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
10 3MF Hakan Yakin (1977-02-22)22 February 1977 (aged 31) 66 15 Swiss Football Association Young Boys
11 4FW Marco Streller (1981-06-26)26 June 1981 (aged 26) 28 11 Swiss Football Association Basel
12 4FW Eren Derdiyok (1988-06-12)12 June 1988 (aged 19) 3 1 Swiss Football Association Basel
13 2DF Stéphane Grichting (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 29) 18 0 French Football Federation Auxerre
14 3MF Daniel Gygax (1981-08-28)28 August 1981 (aged 26) 34 5 French Football Federation Metz
15 3MF Gélson Fernandes (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 21) 8 0 The Football Association Manchester City
16 3MF Tranquillo Barnetta (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 23) 32 6 German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen
17 2DF Christoph Spycher (1978-03-30)30 March 1978 (aged 30) 39 0 German Football Association Eintracht Frankfurt
18 1GK Pascal Zuberbühler (1971-01-08)8 January 1971 (aged 37) 50 0 Swiss Football Association Neuchâtel Xamax
19 3MF Valon Behrami (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 23) 16 2 Italian Football Federation Lazio
20 2DF Patrick Müller (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 31) 78 3 French Football Federation Lyon
21 1GK Eldin Jakupović (1984-10-02)2 October 1984 (aged 23) 0 0 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow[note 10]
22 4FW Johan Vonlanthen (1986-02-01)1 February 1986 (aged 22) 30 6 Austrian Football Association Red Bull Salzburg
23 4FW Philipp Degen (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 25) 30 0 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund

Turkey

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Manager: Fatih Terim

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Rüştü Reçber (1973-05-10)10 May 1973 (aged 35) 116 0 Turkish Football Federation Beşiktaş
2 2DF Servet Çetin (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 27) 29 1 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
3 2DF Hakan Balta (1983-03-23)23 March 1983 (aged 25) 8 1 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
4 2DF Gökhan Zan (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 26) 19 0 Turkish Football Federation Beşiktaş
5 3MF Emre Belözoğlu (captain) (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 27) 56 4 The Football Association Newcastle United
6 3MF Mehmet Topal (1986-03-03)3 March 1986 (aged 22) 5 0 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
7 3MF Mehmet Aurélio (1977-12-15)15 December 1977 (aged 30) 19 1 Turkish Football Federation Fenerbahçe
8 4FW Nihat Kahveci (1979-11-23)23 November 1979 (aged 28) 54 15 Royal Spanish Football Federation Villarreal
9 4FW Semih Şentürk (1983-04-29)29 April 1983 (aged 25) 4 1 Turkish Football Federation Fenerbahçe
10 3MF Gökdeniz Karadeniz (1980-01-11)11 January 1980 (aged 28) 46 6 Russian Football Union Rubin Kazan
11 3MF Tümer Metin (1974-10-14)14 October 1974 (aged 33) 23 7 Turkish Football Federation Fenerbahçe[note 11]
12 1GK Tolga Zengin (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 (aged 24) 2 0 Turkish Football Federation Trabzonspor
13 2DF Emre Güngör (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 23) 1 0 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
14 3MF Arda Turan (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 21) 18 1 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
15 2DF Emre Aşık (1973-12-13)13 December 1973 (aged 34) 27 2 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray[note 12]
16 2DF Uğur Boral (1982-04-14)14 April 1982 (aged 26) 8 0 Turkish Football Federation Fenerbahçe
17 4FW Tuncay Şanlı (1982-01-16)16 January 1982 (aged 26) 54 15 The Football Association Middlesbrough
18 4FW Colin Kazim-Richards (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 21) 2 0 Turkish Football Federation Fenerbahçe
19 3MF Ayhan Akman (1977-02-23)23 February 1977 (aged 31) 10 1 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
20 2DF Sabri Sarıoğlu (1984-07-26)26 July 1984 (aged 23) 13 1 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
21 4FW Mevlüt Erdinç (1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 21) 4 0 French Football Federation Sochaux
22 3MF Hamit Altıntop (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 25) 42 2 German Football Association Bayern Munich
23 1GK Volkan Demirel (1981-10-27)27 October 1981 (aged 26) 21 0 Turkish Football Federation Fenerbahçe

Group B

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Austria

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Manager: Josef Hickersberger

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Alex Manninger (1977-06-04)4 June 1977 (aged 31) 27 0 Italian Football Federation Siena
2 3MF Joachim Standfest (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 28) 30 2 Austrian Football Association Austria Wien
3 2DF Martin Stranzl (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 27) 45 2 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
4 2DF Emanuel Pogatetz (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 25) 27 1 The Football Association Middlesbrough
5 2DF Christian Fuchs (1986-04-07)7 April 1986 (aged 22) 17 0 Austrian Football Association Mattersburg
6 3MF René Aufhauser (1976-06-21)21 June 1976 (aged 31) 51 11 Austrian Football Association Red Bull Salzburg
7 3MF Ivica Vastić (1969-09-29)29 September 1969 (aged 38) 48 13 Austrian Football Association LASK
8 3MF Christoph Leitgeb (1985-04-14)14 April 1985 (aged 23) 19 0 Austrian Football Association Red Bull Salzburg
9 4FW Roland Linz (1981-08-09)9 August 1981 (aged 26) 32 7 Portuguese Football Federation Braga
10 3MF Andreas Ivanschitz (captain) (1983-10-15)15 October 1983 (aged 24) 39 6 Austrian Football Association Red Bull Salzburg[note 13]
11 3MF Ümit Korkmaz (1985-09-17)17 September 1985 (aged 22) 2 0 Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien[note 14]
12 2DF Ronald Gërçaliu (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 (aged 22) 11 0 Austrian Football Association Red Bull Salzburg[note 15]
13 2DF Markus Katzer (1979-12-11)11 December 1979 (aged 28) 11 0 Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien
14 2DF György Garics (1984-03-08)8 March 1984 (aged 24) 12 1 Italian Football Federation Napoli
15 2DF Sebastian Prödl (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 20) 10 2 Austrian Football Association Sturm Graz[note 16]
16 2DF Jürgen Patocka (1977-07-30)30 July 1977 (aged 30) 2 0 Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien
17 2DF Martin Hiden (1973-03-11)11 March 1973 (aged 35) 49 1 Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien[note 17]
18 4FW Roman Kienast (1984-03-29)29 March 1984 (aged 24) 6 1 Norwegian Football Federation HamKam
19 3MF Jürgen Säumel (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 23) 11 0 Austrian Football Association Sturm Graz
20 4FW Martin Harnik (1987-06-10)10 June 1987 (aged 20) 8 2 German Football Association Werder Bremen
21 1GK Jürgen Macho (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 30) 14 0 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens
22 4FW Erwin Hoffer (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 21) 4 0 Austrian Football Association Rapid Wien
23 1GK Ramazan Özcan (1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 23) 0 0 Austrian Football Association Red Bull Salzburg[note 18]

Croatia

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Manager: Slaven Bilić

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Stipe Pletikosa (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 29) 69 0 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
2 2DF Dario Šimić (1975-11-12)12 November 1975 (aged 32) 98 3 Italian Football Federation Milan
3 2DF Josip Šimunić (1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 30) 62 3 German Football Association Hertha BSC
4 2DF Robert Kovač (1974-04-06)6 April 1974 (aged 34) 74 0 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
5 2DF Vedran Ćorluka (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 22) 20 0 The Football Association Manchester City
6 2DF Hrvoje Vejić (1977-06-08)8 June 1977 (aged 30) 2 0 Russian Football Union Tom Tomsk
7 3MF Ivan Rakitić (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 20) 8 1 German Football Association Schalke 04
8 3MF Ognjen Vukojević (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 24) 5 1 Croatian Football Federation Dinamo Zagreb[note 19]
9 4FW Nikola Kalinić (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 20) 1 0 Croatian Football Federation Hajduk Split
10 3MF Niko Kovač (captain) (1971-10-15)15 October 1971 (aged 36) 77 14 Austrian Football Association Red Bull Salzburg
11 2DF Darijo Srna (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 26) 55 15 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
12 1GK Mario Galinović (1976-11-15)15 November 1976 (aged 31) 2 0 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
13 3MF Nikola Pokrivač (1985-11-26)26 November 1985 (aged 22) 1 0 French Football Federation Monaco
14 3MF Luka Modrić (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 22) 26 3 Croatian Football Federation Dinamo Zagreb[note 20]
15 2DF Dario Knežević (1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 26) 7 1 Italian Football Federation Livorno
16 3MF Jerko Leko (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 28) 52 2 French Football Federation Monaco
17 4FW Ivan Klasnić (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 28) 29 8 German Football Association Werder Bremen
18 4FW Ivica Olić (1979-09-14)14 September 1979 (aged 28) 54 9 German Football Association Hamburger SV
19 3MF Niko Kranjčar (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 23) 41 7 The Football Association Portsmouth
20 4FW Igor Budan (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 28) 5 0 Italian Football Federation Parma
21 4FW Mladen Petrić (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 27) 24 9 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
22 3MF Danijel Pranjić (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 26) 11 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Heerenveen
23 1GK Vedran Runje (1976-02-10)10 February 1976 (aged 32) 4 0 French Football Federation Lens

Germany

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Manager: Joachim Löw

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jens Lehmann (1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 38) 55 0 The Football Association Arsenal[note 21]
2 2DF Marcell Jansen (1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 22) 22 1 German Football Association Bayern Munich
3 2DF Arne Friedrich (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 29) 57 0 German Football Association Hertha BSC
4 2DF Clemens Fritz (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 27) 14 2 German Football Association Werder Bremen
5 2DF Heiko Westermann (1983-08-14)14 August 1983 (aged 24) 3 0 German Football Association Schalke 04
6 3MF Simon Rolfes (1982-01-21)21 January 1982 (aged 26) 10 0 German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen
7 3MF Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 23) 51 13 German Football Association Bayern Munich
8 3MF Torsten Frings (1976-11-22)22 November 1976 (aged 31) 72 10 German Football Association Werder Bremen
9 4FW Mario Gómez (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 22) 10 6 German Football Association VfB Stuttgart
10 4FW Oliver Neuville (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 35) 68 10 German Football Association Borussia Mönchengladbach
11 4FW Miroslav Klose (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 29) 75 39 German Football Association Bayern Munich
12 1GK Robert Enke (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 30) 1 0 German Football Association Hannover 96
13 3MF Michael Ballack (captain) (1976-09-26)26 September 1976 (aged 31) 81 36 The Football Association Chelsea
14 3MF Piotr Trochowski (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 24) 12 0 German Football Association Hamburger SV
15 3MF Thomas Hitzlsperger (1982-04-05)5 April 1982 (aged 26) 33 5 German Football Association VfB Stuttgart
16 2DF Philipp Lahm (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 24) 41 2 German Football Association Bayern Munich
17 2DF Per Mertesacker (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 23) 43 1 German Football Association Werder Bremen
18 3MF Tim Borowski (1980-05-02)2 May 1980 (aged 28) 31 2 German Football Association Werder Bremen[note 22]
19 3MF David Odonkor (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 24) 15 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Betis
20 4FW Lukas Podolski (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 23) 48 25 German Football Association Bayern Munich
21 2DF Christoph Metzelder (1980-11-05)5 November 1980 (aged 27) 41 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
22 4FW Kevin Kurányi (1982-03-02)2 March 1982 (aged 26) 47 19 German Football Association Schalke 04
23 1GK René Adler (1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 23) 0 0 German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen

Poland

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Manager: Netherlands Leo Beenhakker

Jakub Błaszczykowski injured a hamstring on 5 June and was replaced by Łukasz Piszczek.[5] Tomasz Kuszczak injured his back on 6 June and was replaced by Wojciech Kowalewski.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Artur Boruc (1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 28) 34 0 Scottish Football Association Celtic
2 2DF Mariusz Jop (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 29) 24 0 Russian Football Union FC Moscow
3 2DF Jakub Wawrzyniak (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 24) 11 0 Polish Football Association Legia Warsaw
4 2DF Paweł Golański (1982-10-12)12 October 1982 (aged 25) 10 1 Romanian Football Federation Steaua București
5 3MF Dariusz Dudka (1983-12-09)9 December 1983 (aged 24) 26 2 Polish Football Association Wisła Kraków
6 2DF Jacek Bąk (1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (aged 35) 94 3 Austrian Football Association Austria Wien
7 4FW Ebi Smolarek (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 27) 31 13 Royal Spanish Football Federation Racing Santander
8 3MF Jacek Krzynówek (1976-05-15)15 May 1976 (aged 32) 79 15 German Football Association VfL Wolfsburg
9 4FW Maciej Żurawski (captain) (1976-09-12)12 September 1976 (aged 31) 71 17 Hellenic Football Federation AEL
10 3MF Łukasz Garguła (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 27) 12 1 Polish Football Association GKS Bełchatów
11 4FW Marek Saganowski (1978-10-31)31 October 1978 (aged 29) 23 3 The Football Association Southampton
12 1GK Wojciech Kowalewski (1977-05-11)11 May 1977 (aged 31) 10 0 Polish Football Association Korona Kielce
13 2DF Marcin Wasilewski (1980-06-09)9 June 1980 (aged 27) 27 1 Royal Belgian Football Association Anderlecht
14 2DF Michał Żewłakow (1976-04-22)22 April 1976 (aged 32) 76 2 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
15 3MF Michał Pazdan (1987-09-21)21 September 1987 (aged 20) 5 0 Polish Football Association Górnik Zabrze
16 2DF Łukasz Piszczek (1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 23) 3 0 German Football Association Hertha BSC
17 3MF Wojciech Łobodziński (1982-10-20)20 October 1982 (aged 25) 16 2 Polish Football Association Wisła Kraków
18 2DF Mariusz Lewandowski (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 29) 47 3 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
19 3MF Rafał Murawski (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 26) 9 1 Polish Football Association Lech Poznań
20 3MF Roger Guerreiro (1982-05-25)25 May 1982 (aged 26) 2 0 Polish Football Association Legia Warsaw
21 4FW Tomasz Zahorski (1984-11-22)22 November 1984 (aged 23) 9 1 Polish Football Association Górnik Zabrze
22 1GK Łukasz Fabiański (1985-04-18)18 April 1985 (aged 23) 8 0 The Football Association Arsenal
23 2DF Adam Kokoszka (1986-10-06)6 October 1986 (aged 21) 7 2 Polish Football Association Wisła Kraków

Group C

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France

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Manager: Raymond Domenech

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Steve Mandanda (1985-03-28)28 March 1985 (aged 23) 1 0 French Football Federation Marseille
2 2DF Jean-Alain Boumsong (1979-12-14)14 December 1979 (aged 28) 23 1 French Football Federation Lyon
3 2DF Eric Abidal (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 28) 35 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
4 3MF Patrick Vieira (captain) (1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 31) 105 6 Italian Football Federation Internazionale
5 2DF William Gallas (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 30) 62 2 The Football Association Arsenal
6 3MF Claude Makélélé (1973-02-18)18 February 1973 (aged 35) 68 0 The Football Association Chelsea
7 3MF Florent Malouda (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 27) 39 3 The Football Association Chelsea
8 4FW Nicolas Anelka (1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 29) 48 11 The Football Association Chelsea
9 4FW Karim Benzema (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 (aged 20) 11 3 French Football Federation Lyon
10 4FW Sidney Govou (1979-07-27)27 July 1979 (aged 28) 32 7 French Football Federation Lyon
11 3MF Samir Nasri (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 20) 10 2 French Football Federation Marseille
12 4FW Thierry Henry (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 30) 100 44 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
13 2DF Patrice Evra (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 27) 11 0 The Football Association Manchester United
14 2DF François Clerc (1983-04-18)18 April 1983 (aged 25) 12 0 French Football Federation Lyon
15 2DF Lilian Thuram (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 36) 140 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
16 1GK Sébastien Frey (1980-03-18)18 March 1980 (aged 28) 2 0 Italian Football Federation Fiorentina
17 2DF Sébastien Squillaci (1980-08-11)11 August 1980 (aged 27) 13 0 French Football Federation Lyon
18 4FW Bafétimbi Gomis (1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 22) 2 2 French Football Federation Saint-Étienne
19 2DF Willy Sagnol (1977-03-18)18 March 1977 (aged 31) 56 0 German Football Association Bayern Munich
20 3MF Jérémy Toulalan (1983-09-10)10 September 1983 (aged 24) 13 0 French Football Federation Lyon
21 3MF Lassana Diarra (1985-03-10)10 March 1985 (aged 23) 13 0 The Football Association Portsmouth
22 3MF Franck Ribéry (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 25) 27 4 German Football Association Bayern Munich
23 1GK Grégory Coupet (1972-12-31)31 December 1972 (aged 35) 31 0 French Football Federation Lyon

Italy

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Manager: Roberto Donadoni

Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the Italian squad on 2 June after he was injured in training; he was replaced by Alessandro Gamberini.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gianluigi Buffon (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 30) 82 0 Italian Football Federation Juventus
2 2DF Christian Panucci (1973-04-12)12 April 1973 (aged 35) 53 3 Italian Football Federation Roma
3 2DF Fabio Grosso (1977-11-28)28 November 1977 (aged 30) 31 3 French Football Federation Lyon
4 2DF Giorgio Chiellini (1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 23) 10 1 Italian Football Federation Juventus
5 2DF Alessandro Gamberini (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 26) 2 0 Italian Football Federation Fiorentina
6 2DF Andrea Barzagli (1981-05-08)8 May 1981 (aged 27) 22 0 Italian Football Federation Palermo[note 23]
7 4FW Alessandro Del Piero (captain) (1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 33) 86 27 Italian Football Federation Juventus
8 3MF Gennaro Gattuso (1978-01-09)9 January 1978 (aged 30) 58 1 Italian Football Federation Milan
9 4FW Luca Toni (1977-05-26)26 May 1977 (aged 31) 34 15 German Football Association Bayern Munich
10 3MF Daniele De Rossi (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 24) 33 4 Italian Football Federation Roma
11 4FW Antonio Di Natale (1977-10-13)13 October 1977 (aged 30) 18 7 Italian Football Federation Udinese
12 4FW Marco Borriello (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 25) 3 0 Italian Football Federation Genoa [note 24]
13 3MF Massimo Ambrosini (1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 31) 31 0 Italian Football Federation Milan
14 1GK Marco Amelia (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 (aged 26) 6 0 Italian Football Federation Livorno[note 25]
15 4FW Fabio Quagliarella (1983-01-31)31 January 1983 (aged 25) 8 3 Italian Football Federation Udinese
16 3MF Mauro Camoranesi (1976-10-04)4 October 1976 (aged 31) 35 4 Italian Football Federation Juventus
17 1GK Morgan De Sanctis (1977-03-26)26 March 1977 (aged 31) 2 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Sevilla
18 4FW Antonio Cassano (1982-07-12)12 July 1982 (aged 25) 11 3 Italian Football Federation Sampdoria
19 2DF Gianluca Zambrotta (1977-02-19)19 February 1977 (aged 31) 71 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona[note 26]
20 3MF Simone Perrotta (1977-09-17)17 September 1977 (aged 30) 41 2 Italian Football Federation Roma
21 3MF Andrea Pirlo (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 29) 46 6 Italian Football Federation Milan
22 3MF Alberto Aquilani (1984-07-07)7 July 1984 (aged 23) 5 0 Italian Football Federation Roma
23 2DF Marco Materazzi (1973-08-19)19 August 1973 (aged 34) 40 2 Italian Football Federation Internazionale

Netherlands

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Manager: Marco van Basten

Ryan Babel was ruled out of the Dutch squad on 31 May after he was injured in training; he was replaced by Khalid Boulahrouz.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Edwin van der Sar (captain) (1970-10-29)29 October 1970 (aged 37) 125 0 The Football Association Manchester United
2 2DF André Ooijer (1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 33) 37 2 The Football Association Blackburn Rovers
3 2DF John Heitinga (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 24) 36 5 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax[note 27]
4 2DF Joris Mathijsen (1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 28) 32 2 German Football Association Hamburger SV
5 3MF Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975-02-05)5 February 1975 (aged 33) 78 4 Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord
6 3MF Demy de Zeeuw (1983-05-26)26 May 1983 (aged 25) 15 0 Royal Dutch Football Association AZ
7 4FW Robin van Persie (1983-08-06)6 August 1983 (aged 24) 24 7 The Football Association Arsenal
8 3MF Orlando Engelaar (1979-08-24)24 August 1979 (aged 28) 6 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Twente
9 4FW Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 31) 61 31 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
10 3MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 23) 45 9 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
11 4FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 24) 33 9 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
12 2DF Mario Melchiot (1976-11-04)4 November 1976 (aged 31) 21 0 The Football Association Wigan Athletic
13 1GK Henk Timmer (1971-12-03)3 December 1971 (aged 36) 5 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord
14 2DF Wilfred Bouma (1978-06-15)15 June 1978 (aged 29) 33 2 The Football Association Aston Villa
15 2DF Tim de Cler (1978-11-08)8 November 1978 (aged 29) 15 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord
16 1GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 25) 11 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
17 3MF Nigel de Jong (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 23) 23 0 German Football Association Hamburger SV
18 4FW Dirk Kuyt (1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 27) 38 7 The Football Association Liverpool
19 4FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 24) 12 7 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
20 3MF Ibrahim Afellay (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 22) 5 0 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
21 2DF Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 26) 22 0 The Football Association Chelsea[note 28]
22 4FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 29) 16 3 Scottish Football Association Celtic
23 3MF Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 25) 55 12 German Football Association Hamburger SV

Romania

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Manager: Victor Piţurcă

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Bogdan Lobonț (1978-01-18)18 January 1978 (aged 30) 63 0 Romanian Football Federation Dinamo București
2 2DF Cosmin Contra (1975-12-15)15 December 1975 (aged 32) 63 7 Royal Spanish Football Federation Getafe
3 2DF Răzvan Raț (1981-05-26)26 May 1981 (aged 27) 48 1 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
4 2DF Gabriel Tamaș (1983-11-09)9 November 1983 (aged 24) 32 2 French Football Federation Auxerre
5 2DF Cristian Chivu (captain) (1980-10-26)26 October 1980 (aged 27) 59 3 Italian Football Federation Internazionale
6 3MF Mirel Rădoi (1981-03-22)22 March 1981 (aged 27) 43 1 Romanian Football Federation Steaua București
7 3MF Florentin Petre (1976-01-15)15 January 1976 (aged 32) 50 5 Bulgarian Football Union CSKA Sofia
8 3MF Paul Codrea (1981-04-04)4 April 1981 (aged 27) 33 1 Italian Football Federation Siena
9 4FW Ciprian Marica (1985-10-02)2 October 1985 (aged 22) 24 8 German Football Association VfB Stuttgart
10 4FW Adrian Mutu (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 29) 61 28 Italian Football Federation Fiorentina
11 3MF Răzvan Cociș (1983-02-19)19 February 1983 (aged 25) 21 1 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
12 1GK Marius Popa (1978-07-31)31 July 1978 (aged 29) 2 0 Romanian Football Federation Politehnica Timișoara
13 2DF Cristian Săpunaru (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 24) 1 0 Romanian Football Federation Rapid București
14 2DF Sorin Ghionea (1979-05-11)11 May 1979 (aged 29) 10 1 Romanian Football Federation Steaua București
15 2DF Dorin Goian (1980-12-12)12 December 1980 (aged 27) 19 3 Romanian Football Federation Steaua București
16 3MF Bănel Nicoliță (1985-01-07)7 January 1985 (aged 23) 20 1 Romanian Football Federation Steaua București
17 2DF Cosmin Moți (1984-12-03)3 December 1984 (aged 23) 2 0 Romanian Football Federation Dinamo București
18 4FW Marius Niculae (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 27) 30 13 Scottish Football Association Inverness Caledonian Thistle
19 3MF Adrian Cristea (1983-11-30)30 November 1983 (aged 24) 6 0 Romanian Football Federation Dinamo București
20 3MF Nicolae Dică (1980-05-09)9 May 1980 (aged 28) 25 8 Romanian Football Federation Steaua București
21 4FW Daniel Niculae (1982-10-06)6 October 1982 (aged 25) 22 5 French Football Federation Auxerre
22 2DF Ștefan Radu (1986-10-22)22 October 1986 (aged 21) 8 0 Romanian Football Federation Dinamo București[note 29]
23 1GK Eduard Stăncioiu (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 27) 1 0 Romanian Football Federation CFR Cluj

Group D

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Greece

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Manager: Germany Otto Rehhagel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Antonios Nikopolidis (1971-01-14)14 January 1971 (aged 37) 87 0 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
2 2DF Giourkas Seitaridis (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 (aged 27) 56 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
3 3MF Christos Patsatzoglou (1979-03-19)19 March 1979 (aged 29) 29 1 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
4 2DF Nikos Spiropoulos (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 (aged 24) 5 0 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
5 2DF Traianos Dellas (1976-01-31)31 January 1976 (aged 32) 42 1 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens
6 3MF Angelos Basinas (captain) (1976-01-03)3 January 1976 (aged 32) 88 7 Royal Spanish Football Federation Mallorca
7 4FW Georgios Samaras (1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 23) 18 3 The Football Association Manchester City[note 30]
8 3MF Stelios Giannakopoulos (1974-07-12)12 July 1974 (aged 33) 75 12 The Football Association Bolton Wanderers
9 4FW Angelos Charisteas (1980-02-09)9 February 1980 (aged 28) 65 18 German Football Association 1. FC Nürnberg
10 3MF Giorgos Karagounis (1977-03-06)6 March 1977 (aged 31) 73 6 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
11 2DF Loukas Vyntra (1981-02-05)5 February 1981 (aged 27) 18 0 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
12 1GK Konstantinos Chalkias (1974-05-30)30 May 1974 (aged 34) 15 0 Hellenic Football Federation Aris[note 31]
13 1GK Alexandros Tzorvas (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 25) 0 0 Hellenic Football Federation OFI
14 4FW Dimitris Salpingidis (1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 26) 21 1 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
15 2DF Vasilis Torosidis (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 22) 13 0 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
16 2DF Sotirios Kyrgiakos (1979-07-23)23 July 1979 (aged 28) 38 4 German Football Association Eintracht Frankfurt
17 4FW Theofanis Gekas (1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 28) 27 6 German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen
18 2DF Yannis Goumas (1975-05-24)24 May 1975 (aged 33) 45 0 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
19 2DF Paraskevas Antzas (1977-08-18)18 August 1977 (aged 30) 24 0 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
20 4FW Ioannis Amanatidis (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 26) 26 3 German Football Association Eintracht Frankfurt
21 3MF Kostas Katsouranis (1979-06-21)21 June 1979 (aged 28) 49 6 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
22 3MF Alexandros Tziolis (1985-02-13)13 February 1985 (aged 23) 8 0 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
23 4FW Nikos Liberopoulos (1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 32) 59 13 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens

Russia

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Manager: Netherlands Guus Hiddink

Pavel Pogrebnyak failed to recover from injury and was replaced by Oleg Ivanov on 7 June.[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Igor Akinfeev (1986-04-08)8 April 1986 (aged 22) 20 0 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
2 2DF Vasili Berezutski (1982-06-20)20 June 1982 (aged 25) 29 1 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
3 2DF Renat Yanbayev (1984-04-07)7 April 1984 (aged 24) 2 0 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
4 2DF Sergei Ignashevich (1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 28) 37 3 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
5 2DF Aleksei Berezutski (1982-06-20)20 June 1982 (aged 25) 32 0 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
6 4FW Roman Adamov (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 25) 2 0 Russian Football Union FC Moscow
7 3MF Dmitri Torbinski (1984-04-28)28 April 1984 (aged 24) 11 1 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
8 2DF Denis Kolodin (1982-01-11)11 January 1982 (aged 26) 13 0 Russian Football Union Dynamo Moscow
9 3MF Ivan Saenko (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 24) 7 0 German Football Association 1. FC Nürnberg
10 4FW Andrey Arshavin (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 27) 34 11 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
11 3MF Sergei Semak (captain) (1976-02-27)27 February 1976 (aged 32) 46 4 Russian Football Union Rubin Kazan
12 1GK Vladimir Gabulov (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 24) 5 0 Russian Football Union Dynamo Moscow
13 3MF Oleg Ivanov (1986-08-04)4 August 1986 (aged 21) 0 0 Russian Football Union Krylia Sovetov Samara
14 2DF Roman Shirokov (1981-07-06)6 July 1981 (aged 26) 4 0 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
15 3MF Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 23) 23 2 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
16 1GK Vyacheslav Malafeev (1979-03-04)4 March 1979 (aged 29) 16 0 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
17 3MF Konstantin Zyryanov (1977-10-05)5 October 1977 (aged 30) 12 2 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
18 2DF Yuri Zhirkov (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 24) 19 0 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
19 4FW Roman Pavlyuchenko (1981-12-15)15 December 1981 (aged 26) 17 6 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
20 3MF Igor Semshov (1978-04-06)6 April 1978 (aged 30) 27 0 Russian Football Union Dynamo Moscow
21 4FW Dmitri Sychev (1983-10-26)26 October 1983 (aged 24) 41 15 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
22 2DF Aleksandr Anyukov (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 25) 32 1 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
23 3MF Vladimir Bystrov (1984-01-31)31 January 1984 (aged 24) 20 4 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow

Spain

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Manager: Luis Aragonés

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Iker Casillas (captain) (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 27) 77 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
2 2DF Raúl Albiol (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 22) 4 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
3 2DF Fernando Navarro (1982-06-25)25 June 1982 (aged 25) 1 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Mallorca
4 2DF Carlos Marchena (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 28) 42 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
5 2DF Carles Puyol (1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (aged 30) 61 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
6 3MF Andrés Iniesta (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 24) 23 5 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
7 4FW David Villa (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 26) 31 14 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
8 3MF Xavi (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 28) 58 6 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
9 4FW Fernando Torres (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 24) 49 15 The Football Association Liverpool
10 3MF Cesc Fàbregas (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 21) 26 0 The Football Association Arsenal
11 2DF Joan Capdevila (1978-02-03)3 February 1978 (aged 30) 18 3 Royal Spanish Football Federation Villarreal
12 3MF Santi Cazorla (1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 23) 2 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Villarreal
13 1GK Andrés Palop (1973-10-22)22 October 1973 (aged 34) 0 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Sevilla
14 3MF Xabi Alonso (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 26) 43 1 The Football Association Liverpool
15 2DF Sergio Ramos (1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 22) 34 4 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
16 4FW Sergio García (1983-06-09)9 June 1983 (aged 24) 1 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Zaragoza
17 4FW Daniel Güiza (1980-08-17)17 August 1980 (aged 27) 4 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Mallorca
18 2DF Álvaro Arbeloa (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 (aged 25) 2 0 The Football Association Liverpool
19 3MF Marcos Senna (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 31) 11 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Villarreal
20 2DF Juanito (1976-07-23)23 July 1976 (aged 31) 23 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Betis
21 3MF David Silva (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 22) 14 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
22 3MF Rubén de la Red (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 23) 2 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Getafe[note 32]
23 1GK Pepe Reina (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 25) 9 0 The Football Association Liverpool

Sweden

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Manager: Lars Lagerbäck

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Andreas Isaksson (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 26) 56 0 The Football Association Manchester City
2 2DF Mikael Nilsson (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 29) 47 3 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
3 2DF Olof Mellberg (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 30) 82 4 The Football Association Aston Villa[note 33]
4 2DF Petter Hansson (1976-12-14)14 December 1976 (aged 31) 32 1 French Football Federation Rennes
5 2DF Fredrik Stoor (1984-02-28)28 February 1984 (aged 24) 5 0 Norwegian Football Federation Rosenborg
6 3MF Tobias Linderoth (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 29) 75 2 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
7 3MF Niclas Alexandersson (1971-12-29)29 December 1971 (aged 36) 108 7 Swedish Football Association IFK Göteborg
8 3MF Anders Svensson (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 31) 90 15 Swedish Football Association Elfsborg
9 3MF Freddie Ljungberg (captain) (1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (aged 31) 72 14 The Football Association West Ham United
10 4FW Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 26) 50 18 Italian Football Federation Internazionale
11 4FW Johan Elmander (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 27) 35 11 French Football Federation Toulouse
12 1GK Rami Shaaban (1975-06-30)30 June 1975 (aged 32) 16 0 Swedish Football Association Hammarby
13 1GK Johan Wiland (1981-01-24)24 January 1981 (aged 27) 3 0 Swedish Football Association Elfsborg
14 2DF Daniel Majstorović (1977-04-05)5 April 1977 (aged 31) 15 1 Swiss Football Association Basel[note 34]
15 2DF Andreas Granqvist (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 23) 3 0 The Football Association Wigan Athletic[note 35]
16 3MF Kim Källström (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 25) 55 8 French Football Federation Lyon
17 4FW Henrik Larsson (1971-09-20)20 September 1971 (aged 36) 95 36 Swedish Football Association Helsingborg
18 3MF Sebastian Larsson (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 23) 4 0 The Football Association Birmingham City
19 3MF Daniel Andersson (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 30) 62 0 Swedish Football Association Malmö FF
20 4FW Marcus Allbäck (1973-07-05)5 July 1973 (aged 34) 73 30 Danish Football Association Copenhagen[note 36]
21 3MF Christian Wilhelmsson (1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 28) 51 4 French Football Federation Nantes[note 37]
22 4FW Markus Rosenberg (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 25) 21 6 German Football Association Werder Bremen
23 2DF Mikael Dorsin (1981-10-06)6 October 1981 (aged 26) 12 0 Romanian Football Federation CFR Cluj

Player representation

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by club
Players Clubs
11 Lyon
9 Bayern Munich, Galatasaray
8 Barcelona, Chelsea, Panathinaikos
7 Arsenal, Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Werder Bremen
6 Fenerbahçe, Hamburger SV, Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Steaua București
5 CSKA Moscow, Juventus, Liverpool, Milan, 1. FC Nürnberg, Olympiacos, Rapid Wien, Spartak Moscow, VfB Stuttgart, Valencia, Zenit Saint Petersburg
By club nationality
Players Clubs
55 Germany
45 England
39 Spain
36 Italy
30 Russia
26 France
20 Greece
18 Austria
17 Turkey
14 Portugal, Romania
10 Netherlands, Poland
7 Switzerland
6 Sweden
4 Belgium
3 Croatia, Denmark, Scotland, Ukraine
2 Czech Republic, Norway
1 Bulgaria

Nations in italics were not represented by their national teams in the finals

by representatives of domestic league
Nation No. of players playing in home leagues
Austria 15
Croatia 3
Czech Republic 2
France 10
Germany 19
Greece 14
Italy 19
Netherlands 9
Poland 10
Portugal 12
Romania 12
Russia 22
Spain 18
Sweden 6
Switzerland 6
Turkey 16

Notes

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  1. ^ Baroš was on loan to Portsmouth.
  2. ^ Sivok was on loan to Sparta Prague and joined Beşiktaş after the tournament.
  3. ^ Skácel was on loan to Hertha BSC.
  4. ^ Ujfaluši joined Atlético Madrid after the tournament.
  5. ^ Rozehnal was on loan to Lazio.
  6. ^ Bosingwa joined Chelsea after the tournament.
  7. ^ Meira joined Galatasaray after the tournament.
  8. ^ Ribeiro joined Benfica after the tournament.
  9. ^ Postiga was on loan to Panathinaikos and joined Sporting CP after the tournament.
  10. ^ Jakupović was on loan to Grasshopper.
  11. ^ Metin was on loan to AEL for the second half of the 2007–08 season.
  12. ^ Aşık was on loan to Ankaraspor.
  13. ^ Ivanschitz was on loan to Panathinaikos.
  14. ^ Korkmaz joined Eintracht Frankfurt after the tournament.
  15. ^ Gërçaliu was on loan to Austria Wien.
  16. ^ Prödl joined Werder Bremen after the tournament.
  17. ^ Hiden was on loan to Austria Kärnten.
  18. ^ Özcan was on loan to 1899 Hoffenheim and joined them permanently after the tournament.
  19. ^ Vukojević joined Dynamo Kyiv after the tournament.
  20. ^ Modrić joined Tottenham Hotspur after the tournament.
  21. ^ Lehmann joined VfB Stuttgart after the tournament.
  22. ^ Borowski joined Bayern Munich after the tournament.
  23. ^ Barzagli joined VfL Wolfsburg after the tournament.
  24. ^ Borriello joined Milan after the tournament.
  25. ^ Amelia joined Palermo after the tournament.
  26. ^ Zambrotta joined Milan after the tournament.
  27. ^ Heitinga joined Atlético Madrid after the tournament.
  28. ^ Boulahrouz was on loan to Sevilla.
  29. ^ Radu was on loan to Lazio.
  30. ^ Samaras was on loan to Celtic.
  31. ^ Chalkias joined PAOK after the tournament.
  32. ^ De la Red joined Real Madrid after the tournament.
  33. ^ Mellberg joined Juventus after the tournament.
  34. ^ Majstorović joined AEK Athens after the tournament.
  35. ^ Granqvist was on loan to Helsingborg.
  36. ^ Allbäck joined Örgryte after the tournament.
  37. ^ Wilhelmsson was on loan to Deportivo La Coruña.

References

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  2. ^ "Final squads announced for EURO". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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  6. ^ "Injury rules out Poland's Kuszczak". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Italy rocked by Cannavaro injury". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  8. ^ "Injury rules Babel out of Euros". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  9. ^ "Russian abandon hope for Pogrebnyak". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
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