The final two matches in the group stage of UEFA World Cup Qualifying are coming up with several teams not yet qualified. Most of the favorites have qualified or will with one more victory. The current teams that have qualified for the World Cup finals next summer in South Africa are South Africa, Japan, Australia, South Korea, North Korea, Brazil, Ghana, England, Spain, Netherlands, and Uruguay.
Here are the list of rosters for some of the top UEFA (Europe) nations for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers in October 2009.
German National Team
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| René Adler | 15 January 1985 (age 24) |  Bayer Leverkusen | 6 (0) | v. Russia, 11 October 2008 |
| Tim Wiese | 17 December 1981 (age 27) | Werder Bremen | 1 (0) | v. England, 19 November 2008 |
| Manuel Neuer | 27 March 1986 (age 23) | Schalke 04 | 1 (0) | v. UAE, 2 June 2009 |
| Defenders | ||||
| Arne Friedrich | 29 May 1979 (age 30) | Hertha BSC | 67 (0) | v. Bulgaria, 21 August 2002 |
| Philipp Lahm | 11 November 1983 (age 25) | Bayern Munich | 60 (3) | v. Croatia, 18 February 2004 |
| Per Mertesacker | 29 September 1984 (age 25) | Werder Bremen | 57 (1) | v. Iran, 9 October 2004 |
| Heiko Westermann | 14 August 1983 (age 26) | Schalke 04 | 14 (2) | v. Austria, 6 February 2008 |
| Serdar Tasci | 24 April 1987 (age 22) | Stuttgart | 9 (0) | v. Belgium, 20 August 2008 |
| Marcel Schäfer | 7 June 1984 (age 25) | Wolfsburg | 6 (0) | v. England, 19 November 2008 |
| Andreas Beck | 13 March 1987 (age 22) | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 (0) | v. Norway, 11 February 2009 |
| Jérôme Boateng | 3 September 1988 (age 21) | Hamburger SV | 0 (0) | N/A |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Michael Ballack (captain) | 26 September 1976 (age 33) |  Chelsea | 95 (42) | v. Scotland, 28 April 1999 |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 1 August 1984 (age 25) | Bayern Munich | 70 (19) | v. Hungary, 6 June 2004 |
| Thomas Hitzlsperger | 5 April 1982 (age 27) | Stuttgart | 49 (6) | v. Iran, 9 October 2004 |
| Piotr Trochowski | 22 March 1984 (age 25) | Hamburg | 25 (2) | v. Georgia, 7 October 2006 |
| Simon Rolfes | 21 January 1982 (age 27) | Bayer Leverkusen | 20 (1) | v. Denmark, 28 March 2007 |
| Marko Marin | 13 March 1989 (age 20) | Werder Bremen | 7 (1) | v. Belarus, 27 May 2008 |
| Mesut Özil | 15 October 1988 (age 20) | Werder Bremen | 4 (1) | v. Norway, 11 February 2009 |
| Christian Gentner | 14 August 1985 (age 24) | Wolfsburg | 3 (0) | v. China, 29 May 2009 |
| Sami Khedira | 4 April 1987 (age 22) | Stuttgart | 1 (0) | v. South Africa, 5 September 2009 |
| Strikers | ||||
| Miroslav Klose | 9 June 1978 (age 31) | Bayern Munich | 91 (47) | v. Albania, 24 March 2001 |
| Lukas Podolski | 4 June 1985 (age 24) | 1.FC Köln | 66 (34) | v. Hungary, 6 June 2004 |
| Mario Gómez | 10 July 1985 (age 24) | Bayern Munich | 28 (11) | v. Switzerland, 7 February 2007 |
| Cacau | 27 March 1981 (age 28) | Stuttgart | 3 (0) | v. China, 29 May 2009 |
Italian National Team
| # | Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| Gianluigi Buffon | 28 January 1978 (age 31) |  Juventus | 98 (0) | v Russia, 29 October 1997 | |
| Federico Marchetti | 7 February 1983 (age 26) | Cagliari | 1 (0) | v Northern Ireland, 6 June 2009 | |
| Morgan De Sanctis | 26 March 1977 (age 32) | Napoli | 3 (0) | v Iceland, 30 March 2005 | |
| Defenders | |||||
| Davide Santon | 2 January 1991 (age 18) | Internazionale | 4 (0) | v Northern Ireland, 6 June 2009 | |
| Gianluca Zambrotta | 19 February 1977 (age 32) | Milan | 90 (2) | v Norway, 10 February 1999 | |
| Giorgio Chiellini | 14 August 1984 (age 25) | Juventus | 24 (1) | v Finland, 17 November 2004 | |
| Fabio Cannavaro | 13 September 1973 (age 36) | Juventus | 129 (2) | v Northern Ireland, 22 January 1997 | |
| Nicola Legrottaglie | 20 October 1976 (age 32) | Juventus | 14 (1) | v Turkey, 20 November 2002 | |
| Fabio Grosso | 28 November 1977 (age 31) | Juventus | 46 (4) | v Switzerland, 30 April 2003 | |
| Domenico Criscito | 30 December 1986 (age 22) | Genoa | 2 (0) | v Switzerland, 12 August 2009 | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| Daniele De Rossi | 24 July 1983 (age 26) | Roma | 49 (8) | v Norway, 4 September 2004 | |
| Simone Pepe | 30 August 1983 (age 26) | Udinese | 11 (0) | v Bulgaria, 11 October 2008 | |
| Mauro Camoranesi | 4 October 1976 (age 33) | Juventus | 49 (4) | v Portugal, 12 February 2003 | |
| Claudio Marchisio | 19 January 1986 (age 23) | Juventus | 2 (0) | v Switzerland, 12 August 2009 | |
| Angelo Palombo | 25 September 1981 (age 28) | Sampdoria | 12 (0) | v Croatia, 16 August 2006 | |
| Gaetano D’Agostino | 3 June 1982 (age 27) | Udinese | 4 (0) | v Northern Ireland, 6 June 2009 | |
| Marco Marchionni | 22 July 1980 (age 29) | Fiorentina | 4 (0) | v Poland, 12 November 2003 | |
| Andrea Pirlo | 19 May 1979 (age 30) | Milan | 62 (8) | v Azerbaijan, 7 September 2002 | |
| Forwards | |||||
| Alberto Gilardino | 5 July 1982 (age 27) | Fiorentina | 36 (12) | v Norway, 4 September 2004 | |
| Antonio Di Natale | 13 October 1977 (age 31) | Udinese | 27 (9) | v Turkey, 20 November 2002 | |
| Vincenzo Iaquinta | 21 November 1979 (age 29) | Juventus | 34 (5) | v Iceland, 30 March 2005 | |
| Giuseppe Rossi | 1 February 1987 (age 22) |  Villarreal | 11 (3) | v Bulgaria, 11 October 2008 | |
| Fabio Quagliarella | 31 January 1983 (age 26) | Napoli | 16 (3) | v Scotland, 29 March 2007 | |
French National Team
| # | Name | DOB | Club | Caps | Goals | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| Hugo Lloris | December 26, 1986 (age 22) |  Lyon | 5 | 0 | v  Uruguay; 19 November 2008 | |
| Steve Mandanda | March 28, 1985 (age 24) | Marseille | 11 | 0 | v  Ecuador; 27 May 2008 | |
| Cédric Carrasso | December 30, 1981 (age 27) | Bordeaux | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nicolas Douchez | April 22, 1980 (age 29) | Rennes | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||
| Bacary Sagna | February 4, 1983 (age 26) | Arsenal | 13 | 0 | v  Slovakia; 22 August 2007 | |
| Éric Abidal | September 11, 1979 (age 30) | Barcelona | 43 | 0 | v  Bosnia and Herzegovina; 18 August 2004 | |
| Gaël Clichy | July 26, 1985 (age 24) | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | v  Serbia; 10 September 2008 | |
| William Gallas | August 17, 1977 (age 32) | Arsenal | 75 | 2 | v  Slovenia; 12 October 2002 | |
| Patrice Evra | May 15, 1981 (age 28) | Manchester United | 23 | 0 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina; 18 August 2004 | |
| Sébastien Squillaci | August 11, 1980 (age 29) | Sevilla | 16 | 0 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina; 18 August 2004 | |
| Julien Escudé | August 17, 1979 (age 30) | Sevilla | 10 | 0 | v  Faroe Islands; 11 October 2006 | |
| Rod Fanni | December 6, 1981 (age 27) | Rennes | 3 | 0 | v  Tunisia; 14 October 2008 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| Lassana Diarra | March 10, 1985 (age 24) | Real Madrid | 23 | 0 | v  Lithuania; 24 March 2007 | |
| Franck Ribéry | April 1, 1983 (age 26) | Bayern Munich | 41 | 7 | v  Mexico; 27 May 2006 | |
| Jérémy Toulalan | September 10, 1983 (age 26) | Lyon | 29 | 0 | v Faroe Islands; 11 October 2006 | |
| Florent Malouda | June 13, 1980 (age 29) | Chelsea | 46 | 3 | v  Poland; 17 November 2004 | |
| Alou Diarra | July 15, 1981 (age 28) | Bordeaux | 21 | 0 | v  Republic of Ireland; 9 October 2004 | |
| Moussa Sissoko | August 16, 1989 (age 20) | Toulouse | 0 | 0 | ||
| Abou Diaby | May 11, 1986 (age 23) | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | v Lithuania; 24 March 2007 | |
| Strikers | ||||||
| Nicolas Anelka | March 14, 1979 (age 30) | Chelsea | 60 | 12 | v  Sweden; 22 April 1998 | |
| Karim Benzema | December 19, 1987 (age 21) | Real Madrid | 25 | 6 | v  Austria; 28 March 2007 | |
| André-Pierre Gignac | December 5, 1985 (age 23) | Toulouse | 6 | 1 | v Lithuania; 1 April 2009 | |
| Thierry Henry | August 17, 1977 (age 32) | Barcelona | 113 | 50 | v  South Africa; 11 October 1997 | |
| Sidney Govou | July 27, 1979 (age 30) | Lyon | 39 | 10 | v Tunisia; 22 August 2001 | |
Spanish National Team
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| Iker Casillas (captain) | 20 May 1981 (age 28) | Real Madrid | 98 (0) | v Sweden, 3 June 2000 | |
| Pepe Reina | 31 August 1982 (age 27) | Liverpool | 16 (0) | v Uruguay, 17 August 2005 | |
| Diego López | 11 August 1981 (age 28) | Villarreal | 1 (0) | v  Macedonia, 12 August 2009 | |
| Defenders | |||||
| Raúl Albiol | 4 September 1985 (age 24) | Real Madrid | 18 (0) | v  Denmark, 13 October 2007 | |
| Joan Capdevila | 3 February 1978 (age 31) | Villarreal | 40 (4) | v  Paraguay, 16 October 2002 | |
| Andoni Iraola | 22 June 1982 (age 27) | Athletic Bilbao | 2 (0) | v Denmark, 20 August 2008 | |
| Carlos Marchena | 31 July 1979 (age 30) | Valencia | 54 (2) | v  Hungary, 21 August 2002 | |
| Nacho Monreal | 26 February 1986 (age 23) | Osasuna | 1 (0) | v Macedonia, 12 August 2009 | |
| Gerard Piqué | 2 February 1987 (age 22) | Barcelona | 10 (3) | v England, 11 February 2009 | |
| Carles Puyol (1st vice-captain) | 13 April 1978 (age 31) | Barcelona | 78 (2) | v  Netherlands, 15 November 2000 | |
| Sergio Ramos | 30 March 1986 (age 23) | Real Madrid | 52 (4) | v  China PR, 26 March 2005 | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| Xabi Alonso (3rd vice-captain) | 25 November 1981 (age 27) | Real Madrid | 63 (5) | v Ecuador, 30 April 2003 | |
| Sergio Busquets | 16 July 1988 (age 21) | Barcelona | 7 (0) | v  Turkey, 1 April 2009 | |
| Santi Cazorla | 13 December 1984 (age 24) | Villarreal | 23 (2) | v  Peru, 31 May 2008 | |
| Cesc Fàbregas | 4 May 1987 (age 22) | Arsenal | 44 (3) | v  Côte d’Ivoire, 1 March 2006 | |
| Andrés Iniesta | 11 May 1984 (age 25) | Barcelona | 35 (6) | v  Romania, 27 May 2006 | |
| Juan Mata | 28 April 1988 (age 21) | Valencia | 4 (1) | v Turkey, 28 March 2009 | |
| Albert Riera | 15 April 1982 (age 27) | Liverpool | 15 (4) | v Denmark, 13 October 2007 | |
| Marcos Senna | 17 July 1976 (age 33) | Villarreal | 25 (1) | v Côte d’Ivoire, 1 March 2006 | |
| David Silva | 8 January 1986 (age 23) | Valencia | 29 (5) | v Romania, 15 November 2006 | |
| Xavi (2nd vice-captain) | 25 January 1980 (age 29) | Barcelona | 80 (8) | v Netherlands, 15 November 2000 | |
| Strikers | |||||
| Dani Güiza | 17 August 1980 (age 29) | Fenerbahçe | 19 (5) | v  Northern Ireland, 8 November 2007 | |
| Fernando Torres | 20 March 1984 (age 25) | Liverpool | 70 (23) | v  Portugal, 6 September 2003 | |
| David Villa | 3 December 1981 (age 27) | Valencia | 52 (33) | v  San Marino, 9 February 2005 | |
