All FIFA Squads Announced

[The Third Dukes]

FIFA announced their list of 736 ( = 23 * 32) people who will be in uniform for the 2006 World Cup. About 300 clubs are represented from around the world, along with 4 players who are free agents.

Below is a list (compiled by myself, your humble EWB maths major) of those clubs represented by at least 5 players in the Cup.

16 players

Chelsea, England

15 players

Arsenal, England

13 players

AC Milan, Italy

12 players

Juventus, Italy

Manchester United, England

11 players

Barcelona, Spain

Bayern Munich, Germany

10 players

Dinamo Kiev, Ukraine

Real Madrid, Spain

9 players

Ajax, Holland

Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia

Leverkusen, Germany

Liverpool, England

Lyon, France

8 players

Dortmund, Germany

Hamburg, Germany

Inter Milan, Italy

PSV Eindhoven, Holland

Saprissa, Costa Rica

Shakhtar, Ukraine

Valencia, Spain

7 players

Al Ittihad, Saudi Arabia

LDU Quito, Ecuador

6 players

Atletico Madrid, Spain

Basel, Switzerland

Benfica, Portugal

Guadalajara, Mexico

Werder Bremen, Germany

5 players

Alajualense, Costa Rica

AS Roma, Italy

AZ Alkmaar, Holland

Crvena Zvezda, Serbia/Montenegro

El Nacional, Ecuador

Rennes, France

Tottenham, England

Stuttgart, Germany

Below is another list. This one tells us which national football leagues give us the players.

  102 England

   73 Germany

   61 Italy

   57 France

   52 Spain

   27 Holland

   25 Ukraine

   23 Mexico

   23 Saudi Arabia

   20 Costa Rica

   19 Japan

   19 Portugal

   18 Ecuador

   17 Iran

   16 Korea

   15 USA

   13 Switzerland

   12 Turkey

   11 Scotland

   10 Russia

	9 Angola

	8 Argentina

	8 Poland

	8 Serbia

	8 Sweden

	6 Austria

	6 Brazil

	6 Tunisia

	5 Denmark

	5 Paraguay

	4 Croatia

	4 Ghana

	4 Greece

	4 Qatar

	4 Trinidad

	4 NONE

	3 Australia

	3 Czech Republic

	3 Israel

	2 Norway

	1 Bulgaria

	1 Cyprus

	1 Egypt

	1 Guatemala

	1 Kuwait

	1 Mali

	1 Togo

	1 UAE

	1 Wales

Obviously, these numbers don't mean much -- for example, the 23 players from Saudi Arabia is not a coincidence (you play in the Saudi leage if and only if you are a Saudi). But I provide these numbers for amusement, and so the English contingent can brag about the quality of the Premiership.

Edited May 18, 2006 by Dukes

[Liam]

I find how low Spain's amount to be kinda amusing, since I feel it is probably the best league in the world.

[Dan]

Which Welshy is their?

[Liam]

I'd assume Trinidad And Tobago might have the Welshy.

[Rage]

What player plays in the Welsh league? I'm guessing maybe someone for Trindad or something....

[Guest Kliq Masterson]

Obviously, these numbers don't mean much -- for example, the 23 players from Saudi Arabia is not a coincidence (you play in the Saudi leage if and only if you are a Saudi). But I provide these numbers for amusement, and so the English contingent can brag about the quality of the Premiership.

[alldaws1]

I'd assume Trinidad And Tobago might have the Welshy.

Correct. Wrexham's Dennis Lawrence.

[Liam]

I'd assume Trinidad And Tobago might have the Welshy.

Correct. Wrexham's Dennis Lawrence.

I know Wrexham are a Welsh team, but I thought they meant in the Welsh League.

Thrown me a little.

[alldaws1]

There's no Welsh league team with a player in the World Cup. I've recently been through every squad to put teams up onto a website and I don't recall typing a Welsh team in.

[Dan]

Then the welsh national football league doesn't give us him, do they?

[alldaws1]

Hey, I didn't make the list.

[Guest Heresy]

I hope Togo are like that team that kept kicking the ball away on a Brazil free-kick before.

Edited May 18, 2006 by Heresy

[Liam]

I hope Togo are like that team that kept kicking the ball away on a Brazil free-kick before.

Zaire, and not to be picky, but it was once. He did get a yellow for it though. Was pretty funny.

[IAceI]

Ah more proof that the Premiership is the greatest league in the world.

[Guest Larry the Mole Man]

Shit... 15 from the MLS? That's insane...

Anyone think Lehmann will be killed if he's red carded in any World Cup matches? It is in his home country after all..

[The Kraig]

I'm amazed Scotland are so high up. Although we do have a lot of Trinidadian players in our leagues. Dado Prso would be in there as well for Croatia.

Pleasantly surprised.

[Colly]

Ah more proof that the Premiership is the greatest league in the world.

[gunnar hendershow]

Woo, three from Newcastle unless I'm missing someone!

Owen, Moore, and Buomsong am I right?

[The Kraig]

Boumsong got into the French team!? *coughs, splutters*

France really do suck nowadays.

[gunnar hendershow]

Boumsong got into the French team!? *coughs, splutters*

France really do suck nowadays.

Yeah, I figured Moore and Owen were on their squads so I went on a search the find the third person. And like the last squad I checked was France since I figured Buomsong had no hope of making it.