2006 FIFA World Cup squads
No Pos Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club
1 1 GK Paul Robinson ( 1979-10-15 ) 15 October 1979 ( aged 26 ) 21 Tottenham Hotspur
2 2 DF Gary Neville ( 1975-02-18 ) 18 February 1975 ( aged 31 ) 79 Manchester United
3 2 DF Ashley Cole ( 1980-12-20 ) 20 December 1980 ( aged 25 ) 46 Arsenal
4 3 MF Steven Gerrard ( 1980-05-30 ) 30 May 1980 ( aged 26 ) 42 Liverpool
5 2 DF Rio Ferdinand ( 1978-11-07 ) 7 November 1978 ( aged 27 ) 47 Manchester United
6 2 DF John Terry ( 1980-12-07 ) 7 December 1980 ( aged 25 ) 24 Chelsea
7 3 MF David Beckham ( c ) ( 1975-05-02 ) 2 May 1975 ( aged 31 ) 89 Real Madrid
8 3 MF Frank Lampard ( 1978-06-20 ) 20 June 1978 ( aged 27 ) 40 Chelsea
9 4 FW Wayne Rooney ( 1985-10-24 ) 24 October 1985 ( aged 20 ) 29 Manchester United
10 4 FW Michael Owen ( 1979-12-14 ) 14 December 1979 ( aged 26 ) 77 Newcastle United
11 3 MF Joe Cole ( 1981-11-08 ) 8 November 1981 ( aged 24 ) 32 Chelsea
12 2 DF Sol Campbell ( 1974-09-18 ) 18 September 1974 ( aged 31 ) 68 Arsenal
13 1 GK David James ( 1970-08-01 ) 1 August 1970 ( aged 35 ) 34 Manchester City
14 2 DF Wayne Bridge ( 1980-08-05 ) 5 August 1980 ( aged 25 ) 23 Chelsea
15 2 DF Jamie Carragher ( 1978-01-28 ) 28 January 1978 ( aged 28 ) 25 Liverpool
16 3 MF Owen Hargreaves ( 1981-01-20 ) 20 January 1981 ( aged 25 ) 30 Bayern Munich
17 3 MF Jermaine Jenas ( 1983-02-18 ) 18 February 1983 ( aged 23 ) 15 Tottenham Hotspur
18 3 MF Michael Carrick ( 1981-07-28 ) 28 July 1981 ( aged 24 ) 6 Tottenham Hotspur
19 3 MF Aaron Lennon ( 1987-04-16 ) 16 April 1987 ( aged 19 ) 1 Tottenham Hotspur
20 3 MF Stewart Downing ( 1984-07-22 ) 22 July 1984 ( aged 21 ) 2 Middlesbrough
Group B -- England
Head coach : Sven-Göran Eriksson
This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 33 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 15 May 2006. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first World Cup game. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the World Cup, including all pre-tournament friendlies. Club information is that used by FIFA. Players for whom this information changed during or in the run up to the tournament are indicated by footnotes.