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Horhay

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Jan 27, 2009
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Well we keep finding more and more fans, garlad you are just adding to the group. So let's keep all football related content in this thread since we are small group of fans who actually follow we can't make threads that only one person will reply. Anyways Scott, Baliey, Dattebayo and myself all follow pro football. The same people in addition to Bravesfan and jrocca have/play FIFA09.

To answer your question from the other thread, yes I do follow. I don't have a particular team in the EPL, but I enjoy watching the games. However I am liking Liverpool this year, I think if they don't win it now they won't in a long time! they are finally reaching that talent threshold and it's their time! Torres is in a fantastic level and Benitez is having no issues with players so what else can I say? ManU is finally losing grip. Chelsea is a mess I think, they keep buying players and more players that bring a huge ego and that's why the teams is so inconsistent! the egos that team has will not let them find their rhythm. Arsenal has a relatively young team that will only get better and I keep reading everywhere that they might lose Fabregas this next summer....

I used to watch plenty of the Spanish league, but I lost GolTV which used to show all the games every weekend. Fox Sports channel now shows the EPL and the Serie A Italian league which is not bad, but not the same.
 
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I still haven't been informed of who and when I'm cheering for some team involved in some important match apparently taking place some time this year?? :p
 
Portugal Preliminary list:

- Goalies: Eduardo (Sporting of Prague ), Daniel Fernandes (Iraklis) y Beto (Porto).

- Defenders: Bruno Alves y Rolando (Porto); Miguel (Valencia); Ricardo Carvalho y Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea); Duda (Málaga); Ricardo Costa (Lille) y Zé Castro (Deportivo La Coruña).

- Midfielders: Deco (Chelsea); Pedro Mendes y Miguel Veloso (Sporting); Pepe (Real Madrid); Raúl Meireles (Porto); Fábio Coentrão (Benfica); Simão Sabrosa y Tiago (Atlético de Madrid).

- Forwards: Danny (Zenit), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen), Nani (Manchester United), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) y Liedson (Sporting).

Italy Preliminary List:

Goalies: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan de Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari) y Salvatore Sirigu (Palermo).

Defenders: Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Mattia Cassani (Palermo), Gio.gio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Fabio Grosso (Juventus), Christian Maggio (Napoli) y Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milán).

Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Antonio Candreva (Juventus), Andrea Cossu (Cagliari), Daniele de Rossi (Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milán), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese) y Andrea Pirlo (AC Milán).

Forwards: Marco Borriello (AC Milán), Antonio di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli) y Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal).

Uruguay Preliminary List:

- Goalies:

Fernando Muslera (Lazio-ITA)
Juan Castillo (Deportivo Cali-COL)
Martín Silva (Defensor Sporting-URU)

- Defenders:

Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce-TUR)
Andrés Scotti (Colo Colo- CHI)
Diego Godín (Villarreal-ESP)
Martín Cáceres (Juventus-ITA)
Jorge ***ile (Porto-POR)
Mauricio Victorino (Universidad Católica de Chile-CHI)

- Midfielders:

Walter Gargano (Nápoles-ITA)
Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Peñarol-URU)
Sebastián Eguren (Alk Stockholm-SUE)
Diego Pérez (Mónaco-FRA)
Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica-POR)
Álvaro Pereira (Porto-POR)
Jorte Rodríguez (River Plate-URU)
Ignacio González (Valencia-ESP)
Nicolás Lodeiro (Ajax-HOL)
Álvaro González (Nacional-URU)
Álvaro Fernández (Univ. de Chile-CHI)

- Forwards:

Luis Suárez (Ajax-HOL)
Diego Forlán (Atlético de Madrid-ESP)
Sebastián Abreu (Botafogo-BRA)
Edinson Cavani (Palermo-ITA)
Sebastián Fernández (Banfield-ARG)
Jorge Martínez (Catania-ITA)

Nigeria Preliminary List:

Goalies: Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva) y Bassey Akpan (Bayelsa United).

Defenders: Taye Taiwo (Olympique Marseille), Elderson Echiejile (Rennes), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscú), Onyekachi Apam (OGC Niza), Joseph Yobo (Everton), Daniel Shittu (Bolton Wanderers), Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam), Rabiu Afolabi (SV Salzburgo), Terna Suswan (Lobi Stars).

Midfielders: Kalu Uche (Almería), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham), John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Sani Kaita (Alaniya), Haruna Lukman (AS Monaco), Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev).

Forwards: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton), Victor Anichebe (Everton), Chinedu Obasi (TSG Hoffenheim), Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth), John Utaka (Portsmouth), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg), Brown Ideye (FC Sochaux), Peter Utaka (Odense Boldklub), Ikechukwu Uche (Real Zaragoza), Obinna Nsofor (Málaga), Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscú).

New Zealand Preliminary List:

- Goalies: James Bannatyne (Team Wellington), Glen Moss (Melbourne Victory/AUS), Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix).

- Defenders: Andy Boyens (New York Red Bulls/USA), Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers/ENG), Winston Reid (FC Midtjylland/DEN), Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town/ENG/D2), Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City).

- Midfielders: Andy Barron (Team Wellington), Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Tim Brown (Wellington Phoenix), Jeremy Christie (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies/USA), Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United), Simon Elliott (No Club), Michael McGlinchey (Motherwell/SCO), David Mulligan (No Club).

- Forwards: Jeremy Brockie (Newcastle Jets/AUS), Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle/ENG/D2), Chris Killen (Middlesbrough/ENG/D2), Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast United/AUS), Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion/ENG/D2).

Denmark Preliminary List:

-Porteros: Thomas Sørensen (Stoke), Stephan Andersen (Brøndby), Kin Christensen (IFK Göteborg), Jesper Christiansen (FC Copenhague).

-Defensas: William Kvist Jørgensen (FC Copenhague), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn), Simon Kjær (Palermo), Per Krøldrup (Fiorentina), Daniel Agger (Liverpool), Patrick Mtiliga (Málaga), Simon Busk Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar).

-Midfielders: Martin Jørgensen (AGF Aarhus), Christian Poulsen (Juventus), Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen), Jakob Poulsen (AGF Aarhus), Michael Silberbauer (Utrecht), Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax), Jesper Grønkjær (FC Copenhague), Thomas Kahlenberg (Wolfsburg), Thomas Enevoldsen (Groningen), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Brøndby), Christian Eriksen (Ajax), Mikkel Beckmann (Randers).

-Forwards: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord), Søren Larsen (Duisburg), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal)

England Preliminary List:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green.

Defenders: Leighton Baines, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.

Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Forwards: Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney.
 
Brazil Preliminary list:

Keepers: Julio César (Inter-ITA), Doni (Roma-ITA) y Gomes (Tottenham-ING).

Defense: Lúcio (Inter-ITA), Juan (Roma-ITA), Luisão (Benfica-POR), Thiago Silva (Milán-ITA), Maicon (Inter-ITA), Daniel Alves (Barcelona-ESP), Michel Bastos (Olympique Lyon-FRA) y Gilberto (Cruzeiro-BRA).

Mid-Fielders: Gilberto Silva (Panathinaicos-GRE), Elano (Galatasaray-TUR), Felipe Melo (Juventus-ITA), Ramires (Benfica-POR), Josué (Wolfsburgo-GER), Kléberson (Flamengo-BRA), Kaká (Real Madrid-ESP) y Julio Baptista (Roma-ITA).

Forwards: Luis Fabiano (Sevilla-ESP), Nilmar (Villarreal-ESP), Robinho (Santos-BRA) y Grafite (Wolfsburgo-GER
 
Netherlands Preliminary List:

- Goalkeepers
Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax)
Sander Boschker (FC Twente)
Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht)

- Defenders
Vurnon Anita (Ajax)
Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart)
Edson Braafheid (Celtic)
Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord)
John Heitinga (Everton)
Joris Mathijsen (HSV)
Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord)
Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax)
André Ooijer (PSV)

- Midfielders
Otman Bakkal (PSV)
Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich)
Wout Brama (FC Twente)
Orlando Engelaar (PSV)
Nigel de Jong (Manchester City)
David Mendes da Silva (AZ)
Stijn Schaars (AZ)
Wesley Sneijder (Inter)
Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid)
Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax)
Ibrahim Afellay (PSV)

- Forwards
Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool)
Jeremain Lens (AZ)
Eljero Elia (HSV)
Ryan Babel (Liverpool)
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)

Ivory Coast Preliminary List:

- Goalkeepers
Boubacar Barry (Lokeren)
Vincent Angban (Asec Mimosas)
Daniel Yeboah (Asec Mimosas)
Aristide Zogbo (Maccabi Netanya)
Souleymane Bamba (Hibernian)

- Defenders
Arthur Boka (Stuttgart)
Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal)
Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom)
Siaka Tiene (Valencia)
Benjamin Angoua (Valencia)
Kolo Toure (Manchester City)
Steve Gohouri (Wigan)

- Midfielders
Emerse Fae (Nice)
Guy Demel (Hamburg)
Romaric N'Dri Koffi (Sevilla)
Didier Zokora (Sevilla)
Cheick Tiote (FC Twente)
Yaya Toure (Barcelona)
Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys)
Kanga Akale (Lens)
Jean-Jacques Gosso (Monaco)
Emmanuel Kone (International Curtea Arges)

- Forwards
Aruna Dindane (Lens)
Seydou Doumbia (Young Boys)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Salomon Kalou (Chelsea)
Kader Keita (Galatasaray)
Bakari Kone (Marseille)
Gervinho (Lille)
Lacina Traore (CFR Cluj)

South Africa Preliminary List:

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

- Defenders
Matthew Booth (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Siboniso Gaxa (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Innocent Mdledle (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Bongani Khumalo (SuperSport United)
Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haifa)
Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth)
Bryce Moon (PAOK)
Anele Ngcongca (Racing Genk)
Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows)
Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates)

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

- Forwards
Benni McCarthy (West Ham)
Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Siyabonga Nomvethe (Moroka Swallows)
Bernard Parker (FC Twente)
 
Serbia Preliminary List:

- Keepers: Vladimir Stojkovic, Zeljko Brkic, Bojan Isailovic, Andjelko Djuricic

- Defense: Branislav Ivanovic, Antonio Rukavina, Nemanja Vidic, Neven Subotic, Aleksandar Lukovic, Ivan Obradovic, Aleksandar Kolarov

- Mid_Fielders: Dejan Stankovic, Nenad Milijas, Milos Krasic, Milan Jovanovic, Milos Ninkovic, Zdravko Kuzmanovic, Zoran Tosic, Miralem Sulejmani, Gojko Kacar, Nemanja Matic, Radosav Petrovic

- Forwards: Nikola Zigic, Marko Pantelic, Danko Lazovic, Dragan Mrdja, Dejan Lekic.


Slovenia Preliminary List:

Keepers: Jasmin Handanovic (Mantova, Italy), Samir Handanovic (Udinese, Italy), Jan Koprivec (Gallipoli, Turkey), Aleksander Seliga (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Defenders: Miso Brecko (Cologne, Germany), Bostjan Cesar (Grenoble, France), Elvedin Dzinic (Maribor), Suad Filekovic (Maribor), Branko Ilic (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Bojan Jokic (Chievo Verona, Italy), Dejan Kelhar (Cercle Brugge, Belgium), Aleksandar Rajcevic (Koper), Matej Mavric-Rozic (Koblenz, Germany), Marko Suler (Ghent, Belgium)

Mid-fielders: Valter Birsa (Auxerre, France), Andraz Kirm (Wisla Krakow, Poland), Andrej Komac (Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Israel), Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion, England), Rene Krhin (Inter Milan, Italy), Darjan Matic (Rapid Bucharest, Romania), Aleksander Radosavljevic (Larissa, Greece), Mirnes Sisic (Giannina, Greece), Dalibor Stevanovic (Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands), Dare Vrsic (Koper)

Forwards: Miran Burgic (AIK, Sweden), Zlatko Dedic (Bochum, Germany), Zlatan Ljubijankic (Ghent, Belgiumg), Tim Matavz (Groningen, Netherlands), Milivoje Novakovic (Cologne, Germany), Nejc Pecnik (Nacional Funchal)


Switzerland Preliminary List:

- Keepers: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburgo/GER), Johnny Leoni (Zúrich) y Marco Wölfli (Young Boys).

- Defense: Mario Eggimann (Hannover/GER), Stéphane Grichting (Auxerre/FRA), Stefan Lichtsteiner (Lazio/ITA), Philippe Senderos (Everton/ING), Christoph Spycher (Eintracht Fráncfort/GER), Steve Von Bergen (Hertha Berlín/GER) y Reto Ziegler (Sampdoria/ITA).

- Mid-fielders: Tranquillo Barnetta (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Valon Behrami (West Ham United/ING), Gelson Fernandes (St-Etienne/FRA), Benjamin Huggel, Xherdan Shaqiri (Basilea), Gökhan Inler (Udinese/ITA), Marco Padalino (Sampdoria/ITA) y Pirmin Schwegler (Eintracht Fráncfort/GER).

- Forwards: Eren Derdiyok (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Alexander Frei, Marco Streller (Basilea), Blaise Nkufo (Twente Enschede/HOL) y Hakan Yakin (Lucerna).
 
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South Korea Preliminary List:

- Goalkeepers
Kim Young-Kwang (Ulsan)
Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon)
Jung Sung-Ryong (Seongnam)

- Defenders
Kang Min-Soo (Suwon)
Kwak Tae-Hwi (Kyoto)
Kim Dong-Jin (Ulsan)
Kim Hyung-Il (Pohang)
Oh Beom-Seok (Ulsan)
Lee Young-Pyo (Al Hilal)
Lee Jung-Soo (Kashima Antlers)
Hwang Jae-Won (Pohang)
Cho Won-Hee (Wigan)
Cha Du-Ri (SC Freiburg)
Cho Yong-Hyung (Jeju)

- Midfielders
Koo Ja-Cheol (Jeju)
Ki Sung-Yong (Celtic)
Kim Bo-Kyung (Oita)
Kim Nam-Il (Tom Tomsk)
Shin Hung-Min (Pohang)
Kim Jae-Sung (Pohang)
Kim Jung-Woo (Gwangju)
Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton)
Kim Chi-Woo (Seoul)
Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United)

- Forwards
Park Ju-Young (AS Monaco)
Ahn Jung-Hwan (Dalian Shide)
Lee Seung-Ryul (Seoul)
Yeom Ki-Hun (Suwon)
Lee Keun-Ho (Jubilo Iwata)
Lee Dong-Guk (Jeonbuk)

Germany Preliminary List:

Goalkeepers: Hans-Jorg Butt, Manuel Neuer, Tim Wiese

Defenders: Per Mertesacker, Heiko Westermann, Philipp Lahm, Jerome Boateng, Andrea Beck, Arne Friedrich, Serdar Tasci, Marcell Jansen, Holger Badstuber, Dennis Aogo.

Midfielders: Michael Ballack, Sami Khedira, Piotr Trochowski, Marko Marin, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Christian Trasch, Mesut Ozil, Toni Kroos.

Forwards: Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose, Stefan Kiessling, Cacau, Thomas Muller, Mario Gomez.

Australia Preliminary List:

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

Defenders: Michael Beauchamp (Al-Jazira/United Arab Emirates), David Carney (FC Twente/Netherlands), Scott Chipperfield (Basel/Switzerland), Shane Lowry (Aston Villa/England), Mark Milligan (JEF United/Japan), Craig Moore (uncontracted), Lucas Neill (Galatasaray/Turkey), Jade North (Tromso/Norway), Luke Wilkshire (Dinamo Moscow/Russia), Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough/England)

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

Forwards: Josh Kennedy (Nagoya Grampus/Japan), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray/Turkey), Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough/England), Nikita Rukavytsya (FC Twente/Netherlands)

Ghana Preliminary List:

Goalkeepers: Richard Kingson (Wigan Athletic/ENG), Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals), Stephen Ahorlu (Hearts of Lions), Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars)

Defenders: Samuel Inkoom (Basel/SUI), Eric Addo (Roda JC/NED), Jonathan Mensah (Granada/ESP), Lee Addy (Bechem Chelsea), Rahim Ayew (Zamalek/EGY), Hans Sarpei (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), John Mensah (Sunderland/ENG), Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim/GER), John Paintsil (Fulham/ENG)

Midfielders: Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan/ITA), Derek Boateng (Getafe/ESP), Anthony Annan (Rosenborg/NOR), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese/ITA), Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese/ITA), Andre Ayew (Marseille/FRA), Michael Essien (Chelsea/ENG), Stephen Appiah (Bologna/ITA), Haminu Dramani (Lokomotiv Moscow/RUS), Quincy Owusu Abeyie (Al Sadd/QAT), Bernard Kumordzie (Panionios/GRE), Laryea Kingston (Hearts/SCO), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth/ENG)

Strikers: Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda/NED) Asamoah Gyan (Rennes/FRA), Prince Tagoe (Hoffenheim/GER), Dominic Adiyiah (AC Milan/ITA)
 
Spain Preliminary List:

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Jose Reina (Liverpool), Diego Lopez (Villarreal), David De Gea (Atletico Madrid), Victor Valdes (Barcelona).

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

Midfielders: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta (all Barcelona), Marcos Senna (Villarreal), Javier Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), David Silva (Valencia).

Forwards: Daniel Guiza (Fenerbahce), Juan Manuel Mata, David Silva, David Villa (Valencia), Alvaro Negredo, Jesus Navas (both Sevilla), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), Pedro Rodriguez (Barcelona), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao).
 
Japan Preliminary List:

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

- Defenders
Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F. Marinos)
Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Nagoya Grampus)
Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata)
Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers)
Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo)
Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo)
Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers)

- Midfielders
Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama F. Marinos)
Junichi Inamoto (Kawasaki Frontale)
Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka)
Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale)
Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble)
Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds)
Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg)
Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow)

- Forwards
Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus)
Yoshito Okubo (Vissel Kobe)
Kisho Yano (Albirex Niigata)
Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse)
Takayuki Morimoto (Catania)

Cameroon Preliminary List:

- Goalkeepers
Hamidou Souleymanou (Kayserispor)
Carlos Kameni (Espanyol)
Guy Roland Ndy Assembe (Valenciennes)
Amour Patrick Tignyemb (Bloemfontein Celtic)

- Defenders
Jean Patrick Abouna Ndzana (Astres de Douala)
Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham)
Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham)
Gaetan Bong (Valenciennes)
Aurelien Chedjou (Lille)
Geremi Njitap (Ankaragucu)
Stephane Mbia (Marseille)
Makadji Boukar (Al Nahdha)
Nicolas Nkoulou (Monaco)
Rigobert Song (Trabzonspor)

- Midfielders
Marcel Ndjeng (Augsburg)
Eyong Enoh (Ajax)
Jean II Makoun (Lyon)
Georges Mandjeck (Kaiserslautern)
Joel Matip (Schalke)
Patrick Mevoungou (Canon Sportif de Yaounde)
Landry Nguemo (Celtic)
Alexandre Song (Arsenal)

- Forwards
Vincent Aboubakar (Coton Sport)
Eric Choupo-Moting (Nuremberg)
Achille Emana (Betis)
Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan)
Mohamadou Idrissou (Freiburg)
Dorge Kouemaha (Club Brugge)
Achille Webo (Mallorca)
Jacques Zoua (FC Basle)

Paraguay Preliminary List:

Goalkeepers: Justo Villar (Valladolid/ESP), Aldo Bobadilla (Deportivo Independiente de Medellin/COL), Diego Barreto (Cerro Porteno)

Defenders: Claudio Morel Rodriguez (Boca Juniors/ARG), Denis Caniza (Leon/MEX), Paulo da Silva (Sunderland/ENG), Dario Veron (Pumas UNAM/MEX), Julio Cesar Caceres (Atletico Mineiro/BRA), Julio Manzur (Tigres/ARG), Carlos Bonet (Olimpia), Aureliano Torres (San Lorenzo de Almagro/ARG), Marcos Caceres (Racing/ARG), Antolin Alcaraz (FC Bruges/BEL)

Midfielders: Edgar Barreto (Atalanta/ITA), Cristian Riveros (Cruz Azul/MEX), Osvaldo Martinez (Monterrey/MEX), Victor Caceres (Libertad), Enrique Vera (Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito/ECU), Jonathan Santana (Wolfsburg/GER), Sergio Aquino (Libertad), Eduardo Ledesma (Lanus/ARG), Nestor Ortigoza (Argentinos Juniors/ARG), Marcelo Estigarribia (Newell's Old Boys/ARG)

Forwards: Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City/ENG), Nelson Haedo Valdez (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Oscar Cardozo (Benfica/POR), Edgar Benitez (Toluca/MEX), Lucas Barrios (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Rodolfo Gamarra (Libertad), Jorge Achucarro (Newell's Old Boys/ARG)

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Honduras Preliminary List:

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

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

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

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

Reserves: Kevin Hernandez (Real Espana), Carlos Costly (SC Valsui/Romania), Mariano Acevedo (Marathon), Jerry Palacios (Hangzhou Nabel Greentown/China), Johnny Leveron (Motagua), Erick Norales (Marathon), Melvin Valladares (Real Espana)
 
Brazil Preliminary list:

Keepers: Julio César (Inter-ITA), Doni (Roma-ITA) y Gomes (Tottenham-ING).

Defense: Lúcio (Inter-ITA), Juan (Roma-ITA), Luisão (Benfica-POR), Thiago Silva (Milán-ITA), Maicon (Inter-ITA), Daniel Alves (Barcelona-ESP), Michel Bastos (Olympique Lyon-FRA) y Gilberto (Cruzeiro-BRA).

Mid-Fielders: Gilberto Silva (Panathinaicos-GRE), Elano (Galatasaray-TUR), Felipe Melo (Juventus-ITA), Ramires (Benfica-POR), Josué (Wolfsburgo-GER), Kléberson (Flamengo-BRA), Kaká (Real Madrid-ESP) y Julio Baptista (Roma-ITA).

Forwards: Luis Fabiano (Sevilla-ESP), Nilmar (Villarreal-ESP), Robinho (Santos-BRA) y Grafite (Wolfsburgo-GER

i hope brazil lose purely on the fact there is no adriano, ronaldo or ronaldinho
 
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Greece
France
North Korea
Argentina
US
Slovakia
Chile
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i hope brazil lose purely on the fact there is no adriano, ronaldo or ronaldinho

Yeah those forwards, specially Nilmar, are not convincing me either. Ronaldinho should of been there possibly even Adriano.
 
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Call me crazy but Netherlands has a crazy good team! Sneider is in top shape right now that's the brains of the team.

I didn't think Van Bronkhorst would make it to another WC, but the man is a tireless horse!!