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The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. The tournament started on 8 June 2012 and the final took place in Kyiv on 1 July 2012.

Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players by 29 May 2012, three of whom must be goalkeepers.[1] 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.[2]

Club memberships are correct as of the 2011–12 season. Caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2012. Ages are correct as of 8 June 2012, the opening day of the tournament.

Group A

Poland

Manager: Franciszek Smuda

On 2 May 2012, Smuda named a provisional list of 23 players for the tournament, along with a seven-man reserve list.[3] Łukasz Fabiański withdrew from the squad on 26 May 2012 with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Grzegorz Sandomierski from the reserve list; Smuda named his 23-man final squad the following day.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Wojciech Szczęsny (1990-04-18)18 April 1990 (aged 22) 11 0 The Football Association Arsenal
2 2DF Sebastian Boenisch (1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 25) 9 0 German Football Association Werder Bremen
3 2DF Grzegorz Wojtkowiak (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 28) 19 0 Polish Football Association Lech Poznań
4 2DF Marcin Kamiński (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 20) 3 0 Polish Football Association Lech Poznań
5 3MF Dariusz Dudka (1983-12-09)9 December 1983 (aged 28) 65 2 French Football Federation Auxerre
6 3MF Adam Matuszczyk (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 23) 20 1 German Football Association Fortuna Düsseldorf
7 3MF Eugen Polanski (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 26) 11 0 German Football Association Mainz 05
8 3MF Maciej Rybus (1989-08-19)19 August 1989 (aged 22) 22 1 Russian Football Union Terek Grozny
9 4FW Robert Lewandowski (1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 23) 45 15 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
10 3MF Ludovic Obraniak (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 27) 26 5 French Football Federation Bordeaux
11 3MF Rafał Murawski (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 30) 46 1 Polish Football Association Lech Poznań
12 1GK Grzegorz Sandomierski (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 22) 3 0 Polish Football Association Jagiellonia Białystok
13 2DF Marcin Wasilewski (1980-06-09)9 June 1980 (aged 31) 51 2 Royal Belgian Football Association Anderlecht
14 2DF Jakub Wawrzyniak (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 28) 26 0 Polish Football Association Legia Warsaw
15 2DF Damien Perquis (1984-10-04)4 October 1984 (aged 27) 10 1 French Football Federation Sochaux
16 3MF Jakub Błaszczykowski (captain) (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 (aged 26) 54 10 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
17 4FW Artur Sobiech (1990-06-12)12 June 1990 (aged 21) 5 1 German Football Association Hannover 96
18 3MF Adrian Mierzejewski (1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 25) 25 1 Turkish Football Federation Trabzonspor
19 3MF Rafał Wolski (1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 19) 3 0 Polish Football Association Legia Warsaw
20 2DF Łukasz Piszczek (1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 27) 27 0 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
21 3MF Kamil Grosicki (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 (aged 24) 14 0 Turkish Football Federation Sivasspor
22 1GK Przemysław Tytoń (1987-01-04)4 January 1987 (aged 25) 8 0 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
23 4FW Paweł Brożek (1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (aged 29) 36 8 Turkish Football Federation Trabzonspor


Greece

Manager: Portugal Fernando Santos

Santos named his first shortlist, composed of players based abroad, on 10 May 2012, and the second, composed of Greece-based players on 17 May 2012,[citation needed] totalling a 25-player provisional list.[5] On 28 May 2012, Santos announced his 23-man squad.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kostas Chalkias (1974-05-30)30 May 1974 (aged 38) 32 0 Hellenic Football Federation PAOK
2 3MF Giannis Maniatis (1986-10-12)12 October 1986 (aged 25) 13 0 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
3 2DF Georgios Tzavellas (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 24) 8 0 French Football Federation Monaco[note 1]
4 2DF Stelios Malezas (1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 27) 2 0 Hellenic Football Federation PAOK
5 2DF Kyriakos Papadopoulos (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 20) 12 3 German Football Association Schalke 04
6 3MF Grigoris Makos (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 25) 13 0 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens
7 4FW Georgios Samaras (1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 27) 58 8 Scottish Football Association Celtic
8 2DF Avraam Papadopoulos (1984-12-03)3 December 1984 (aged 27) 34 0 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
9 4FW Nikos Liberopoulos (1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 36) 76 13 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Athens
10 3MF Giorgos Karagounis (captain) (1977-03-06)6 March 1977 (aged 35) 120 9 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
11 4FW Kostas Mitroglou (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 24) 14 0 Hellenic Football Federation Atromitos
12 1GK Alexandros Tzorvas (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 29) 16 0 Italian Football Federation Palermo
13 1GK Michalis Sifakis (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 27) 15 0 Hellenic Football Federation Aris
14 4FW Dimitris Salpingidis (1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 30) 60 9 Hellenic Football Federation PAOK
15 2DF Vasilis Torosidis (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 26) 48 6 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
16 3MF Georgios Fotakis (1981-10-29)29 October 1981 (aged 30) 12 2 Hellenic Football Federation PAOK
17 4FW Theofanis Gekas (1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 32) 62 22 Turkish Football Federation Samsunspor
18 3MF Sotiris Ninis (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 22) 22 2 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
19 2DF Sokratis Papastathopoulos (1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 23) 31 0 German Football Association Werder Bremen
20 2DF José Holebas (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 27) 7 0 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
21 3MF Kostas Katsouranis (1979-06-21)21 June 1979 (aged 32) 95 9 Hellenic Football Federation Panathinaikos
22 3MF Kostas Fortounis (1992-10-16)16 October 1992 (aged 19) 5 0 German Football Association 1. FC Kaiserslautern
23 3MF Giannis Fetfatzidis (1990-12-21)21 December 1990 (aged 21) 13 3 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos

Russia

Manager: Netherlands Dick Advocaat

On 11 May 2012, Advocaat named a provisional list of 26 players for the tournament.[7] Vasili Berezutski and Roman Shishkin withdrew on 20 and 24 May respectively, Berezutski with a thigh injury and Shishkin due to a stomach complaint.[8][9] Advocaat named his final squad on 25 May 2012; Kirill Nababkin was named having not been included in the provisional party.[10]

A 2012 friendly match against Lithuania, recognized by the Russian Football Union but not by FIFA, is not counted for caps.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Igor Akinfeev (1986-04-08)8 April 1986 (aged 26) 51 0 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
2 2DF Aleksandr Anyukov (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 29) 64 1 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
3 2DF Roman Sharonov (1976-09-08)8 September 1976 (aged 35) 8 0 Russian Football Union Rubin Kazan
4 2DF Sergei Ignashevich (1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 32) 74 5 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
5 2DF Yuri Zhirkov (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 28) 51 0 Russian Football Union Anzhi Makhachkala
6 3MF Roman Shirokov (1981-07-06)6 July 1981 (aged 30) 21 6 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
7 3MF Igor Denisov (1984-05-17)17 May 1984 (aged 28) 25 0 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
8 3MF Konstantin Zyryanov (1977-10-05)5 October 1977 (aged 34) 49 7 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
9 3MF Marat Izmailov (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 29) 32 2 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
10 4FW Andrey Arshavin (captain) (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 31) 70 17 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
11 4FW Aleksandr Kerzhakov (1982-11-27)27 November 1982 (aged 29) 60 19 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
12 2DF Aleksei Berezutski (1982-06-20)20 June 1982 (aged 29) 47 0 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
13 1GK Anton Shunin (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 25) 2 0 Russian Football Union Dynamo Moscow
14 4FW Roman Pavlyuchenko (1981-12-15)15 December 1981 (aged 30) 46 20 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
15 2DF Dmitri Kombarov (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 25) 3 0 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
16 1GK Vyacheslav Malafeev (1979-03-04)4 March 1979 (aged 33) 25 0 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
17 3MF Alan Dzagoev (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 21) 19 4 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
18 4FW Aleksandr Kokorin (1991-03-19)19 March 1991 (aged 21) 4 0 Russian Football Union Dynamo Moscow
19 2DF Vladimir Granat (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 25) 0 0 Russian Football Union Dynamo Moscow
20 4FW Pavel Pogrebnyak (1983-11-08)8 November 1983 (aged 28) 32 8 The Football Association Fulham
21 2DF Kirill Nababkin (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 25) 1 0 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
22 3MF Denis Glushakov (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 25) 9 1 Russian Football Union Lokomotiv Moscow
23 3MF Igor Semshov (1978-04-06)6 April 1978 (aged 34) 56 3 Russian Football Union Dynamo Moscow

Czech Republic

Manager: Michal Bílek

Michal Bílek announced his 24-man provisional squad on 14 May 2012.[11] On 28 May 2012, he replaced Daniel Pudil with Vladimír Darida.[12] The following day, he confirmed his 23-man squad, removing Tomáš Grigar.[13]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Petr Čech (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 30) 94 0 The Football Association Chelsea
2 2DF Theodor Gebre Selassie (1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 25) 14 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
3 2DF Michal Kadlec (1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 27) 38 8 German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen
4 2DF Marek Suchý (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 24) 4 0 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
5 2DF Roman Hubník (1984-06-06)6 June 1984 (aged 28) 23 2 German Football Association Hertha BSC
6 2DF Tomáš Sivok (1983-09-15)15 September 1983 (aged 28) 30 3 Turkish Football Federation Beşiktaş
7 4FW Tomáš Necid (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 22) 26 7 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
8 2DF David Limberský (1983-10-06)6 October 1983 (aged 28) 12 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
9 4FW Jan Rezek (1982-05-05)5 May 1982 (aged 30) 16 3 Cyprus Football Association Anorthosis Famagusta
10 3MF Tomáš Rosický (captain) (1980-10-04)4 October 1980 (aged 31) 87 20 The Football Association Arsenal
11 3MF Milan Petržela (1983-06-19)19 June 1983 (aged 28) 11 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
12 2DF František Rajtoral (1986-03-12)12 March 1986 (aged 26) 5 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
13 3MF Jaroslav Plašil (1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 30) 75 6 French Football Federation Bordeaux
14 4FW Václav Pilař (1988-10-13)13 October 1988 (aged 23) 13 3 Football Association of the Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
15 4FW Milan Baroš (1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 30) 93 41 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
16 1GK Jan Laštůvka (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 29) 1 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
17 3MF Tomáš Hübschman (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 30) 47 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
18 3MF Daniel Kolář (1985-10-27)27 October 1985 (aged 26) 13 1 Football Association of the Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
19 3MF Petr Jiráček (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 26) 12 3 German Football Association VfL Wolfsburg
20 4FW Tomáš Pekhart (1989-05-26)26 May 1989 (aged 23) 13 0 German Football Association 1. FC Nürnberg
21 4FW David Lafata (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 30) 19 3 Football Association of the Czech Republic Jablonec
22 3MF Vladimír Darida (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 21) 3 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
23 1GK Jaroslav Drobný (1979-10-18)18 October 1979 (aged 32) 6 0 German Football Association Hamburger SV

Group B

Netherlands

Manager: Bert van Marwijk

On 7 May 2012, Bert van Marwijk named a provisional list of 36 players for the tournament.[14] However, Erik Pieters was forced to pull out of the squad shortly after the announcement with a foot injury.[15] On 15 May 2012, Van Marwijk reduced his squad to 27 players.[16] On 26 May 2012, Van Marwijk announced his 23-man squad for the tournament.[17]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 29) 50 0 Italian Football Federation Roma
2 2DF Gregory van der Wiel (1988-02-03)3 February 1988 (aged 24) 35 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
3 2DF John Heitinga (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 28) 80 7 The Football Association Everton
4 2DF Joris Mathijsen (1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 32) 82 3 Royal Spanish Football Federation Málaga
5 2DF Wilfred Bouma (1978-06-15)15 June 1978 (aged 33) 37 2 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
6 3MF Mark van Bommel (captain) (1977-04-22)22 April 1977 (aged 35) 79 10 Italian Football Federation Milan
7 4FW Dirk Kuyt (1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 31) 90 24 The Football Association Liverpool
8 3MF Nigel de Jong (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 27) 63 1 The Football Association Manchester City
9 4FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 28) 56 31 German Football Association Schalke 04
10 3MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 27) 87 24 Italian Football Federation Inter Milan
11 4FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 28) 60 17 German Football Association Bayern Munich
12 1GK Michel Vorm (1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 28) 9 0 The Football Association Swansea City[note 2]
13 2DF Ron Vlaar (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 27) 9 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord
14 3MF Stijn Schaars (1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 28) 19 0 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
15 2DF Jetro Willems (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 18) 5 0 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
16 4FW Robin van Persie (1983-08-06)6 August 1983 (aged 28) 68 29 The Football Association Arsenal
17 3MF Kevin Strootman (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 22) 11 1 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
18 4FW Luuk de Jong (1990-08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 21) 7 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Twente
19 4FW Luciano Narsingh (1990-09-13)13 September 1990 (aged 21) 2 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Heerenveen
20 3MF Ibrahim Afellay (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 26) 41 5 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
21 2DF Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 30) 35 0 German Football Association VfB Stuttgart
22 1GK Tim Krul (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 24) 3 0 The Football Association Newcastle United
23 3MF Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 29) 99 19 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur

Denmark

Manager: Morten Olsen

Denmark coach Morten Olsen named a 20-man squad for the tournament on 16 May 2012, with the three remaining berths to be filled.[18] Anders Lindegaard was selected on 19 May.[19] Jores Okore and Nicklas Pedersen were selected on 24 May.[20] On 29 May, Thomas Sørensen was replaced by Kasper Schmeichel due to a back injury.[21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Stephan Andersen (1981-11-26)26 November 1981 (aged 30) 13 0 French Football Federation Evian
2 3MF Christian Poulsen (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 32) 92 6 French Football Federation Evian
3 2DF Simon Kjær (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 23) 27 0 Italian Football Federation Roma
4 2DF Daniel Agger (captain) (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 27) 49 6 The Football Association Liverpool
5 2DF Simon Poulsen (1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (aged 27) 21 0 Royal Dutch Football Association AZ
6 2DF Lars Jacobsen (1979-09-20)20 September 1979 (aged 32) 53 1 Danish Football Association Copenhagen
7 3MF William Kvist (1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 27) 31 0 German Football Association VfB Stuttgart
8 3MF Christian Eriksen (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 20) 26 2 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
9 3MF Michael Krohn-Dehli (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 29) 24 6 Danish Football Association Brøndby
10 4FW Dennis Rommedahl (1978-07-22)22 July 1978 (aged 33) 118 21 Danish Football Association Brøndby
11 4FW Nicklas Bendtner (1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 24) 51 20 The Football Association Sunderland
12 2DF Andreas Bjelland (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 23) 6 1 Danish Football Association Nordsjælland
13 2DF Jores Okore (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 19) 3 0 Danish Football Association Nordsjælland
14 3MF Lasse Schöne (1986-05-27)27 May 1986 (aged 26) 12 2 Royal Dutch Football Association NEC
15 3MF Michael Silberbauer (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 30) 24 1 Swiss Football Association Young Boys
16 1GK Anders Lindegaard (1984-04-13)13 April 1984 (aged 28) 5 0 The Football Association Manchester United
17 4FW Nicklas Pedersen (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 24) 7 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Groningen
18 2DF Daniel Wass (1989-05-31)31 May 1989 (aged 23) 6 0 French Football Federation Evian
19 3MF Jakob Poulsen (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 28) 24 1 Danish Football Association Midtjylland
20 3MF Thomas Kahlenberg (1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 29) 38 4 French Football Federation Evian
21 3MF Niki Zimling (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 27) 14 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Club Brugge
22 1GK Kasper Schmeichel (1986-11-05)5 November 1986 (aged 25) 0 0 The Football Association Leicester City
23 4FW Tobias Mikkelsen (1986-09-18)18 September 1986 (aged 25) 6 0 Danish Football Association Nordsjælland

Germany

Manager: Joachim Löw

On 7 May 2012, Löw named a provisional list of 27 players for the tournament.[22] On 28 May 2012, Löw announced his 23-man squad.[23]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Manuel Neuer (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 26) 31 0 German Football Association Bayern Munich
2 3MF İlkay Gündoğan (1990-10-24)24 October 1990 (aged 21) 2 0 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
3 2DF Marcel Schmelzer (1988-01-22)22 January 1988 (aged 24) 6 0 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
4 2DF Benedikt Höwedes (1988-02-29)29 February 1988 (aged 24) 8 0 German Football Association Schalke 04
5 2DF Mats Hummels (1988-12-16)16 December 1988 (aged 23) 19 1 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
6 3MF Sami Khedira (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 25) 32 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
7 3MF Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 27) 95 23 German Football Association Bayern Munich
8 3MF Mesut Özil (1988-10-15)15 October 1988 (aged 23) 38 9 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
9 3MF André Schürrle (1990-11-06)6 November 1990 (aged 21) 16 7 German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen
10 3MF Lukas Podolski (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 27) 101 44 German Football Association 1. FC Köln
11 4FW Miroslav Klose (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 33) 121 64 Italian Football Federation Lazio
12 1GK Tim Wiese (1981-12-17)17 December 1981 (aged 30) 6 0 German Football Association Werder Bremen
13 3MF Thomas Müller (1989-09-13)13 September 1989 (aged 22) 32 10 German Football Association Bayern Munich
14 2DF Holger Badstuber (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 23) 25 1 German Football Association Bayern Munich
15 3MF Lars Bender (1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 23) 9 1 German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen
16 2DF Philipp Lahm (captain) (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 28) 91 5 German Football Association Bayern Munich
17 2DF Per Mertesacker (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 27) 81 1 The Football Association Arsenal
18 3MF Toni Kroos (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 22) 30 2 German Football Association Bayern Munich
19 3MF Mario Götze (1992-06-03)3 June 1992 (aged 20) 15 2 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
20 2DF Jérôme Boateng (1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 23) 25 0 German Football Association Bayern Munich
21 3MF Marco Reus (1989-05-31)31 May 1989 (aged 23) 8 2 German Football Association Borussia Mönchengladbach
22 1GK Ron-Robert Zieler (1989-02-12)12 February 1989 (aged 23) 1 0 German Football Association Hannover 96
23 4FW Mario Gómez (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 26) 57 25 German Football Association Bayern Munich

Portugal

Manager: Paulo Bento

Paulo Bento named his final 23-man squad on 14 May 2012.[24] On 23 May, Hugo Viana replaced Carlos Martins after Martins suffered a calf injury.[25]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Eduardo (1982-09-19)19 September 1982 (aged 29) 28 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
2 2DF Bruno Alves (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 30) 55 5 Russian Football Union Zenit Saint Petersburg
3 2DF Pepe (1983-02-26)26 February 1983 (aged 29) 44 3 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
4 3MF Miguel Veloso (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 26) 29 2 Italian Football Federation Genoa
5 2DF Fábio Coentrão (1988-03-11)11 March 1988 (aged 24) 27 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
6 3MF Custódio (1983-05-24)24 May 1983 (aged 29) 4 0 Portuguese Football Federation Braga
7 4FW Cristiano Ronaldo (captain) (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 27) 95 35 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
8 3MF João Moutinho (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 25) 48 2 Portuguese Football Federation Porto
9 4FW Hugo Almeida (1984-05-23)23 May 1984 (aged 28) 44 15 Turkish Football Federation Beşiktaş
10 4FW Ricardo Quaresma (1983-09-26)26 September 1983 (aged 28) 35 3 Turkish Football Federation Beşiktaş
11 4FW Nélson Oliveira (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 20) 7 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
12 1GK Rui Patrício (1988-02-15)15 February 1988 (aged 24) 16 0 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
13 2DF Ricardo Costa (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 31) 11 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
14 2DF Rolando (1985-08-31)31 August 1985 (aged 26) 17 0 Portuguese Football Federation Porto
15 3MF Rúben Micael (1986-08-19)19 August 1986 (aged 25) 8 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
16 3MF Raul Meireles (1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 29) 61 8 The Football Association Chelsea
17 4FW Nani (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 25) 59 13 The Football Association Manchester United
18 4FW Silvestre Varela (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 27) 9 2 Portuguese Football Federation Porto
19 2DF Miguel Lopes (1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 25) 1 0 Portuguese Football Federation Braga
20 3MF Hugo Viana (1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 29) 27 1 Portuguese Football Federation Braga
21 2DF João Pereira (1984-02-25)25 February 1984 (aged 28) 19 0 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
22 1GK Beto (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 30) 2 0 Romanian Football Federation CFR Cluj
23 4FW Hélder Postiga (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 29) 53 20 Royal Spanish Football Federation Zaragoza

Group C

Spain

Manager: Vicente del Bosque

Vicente del Bosque named a squad to play in a set of warm-up matches on 15 May 2012, but it did not include any Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao or Chelsea players as the two Spanish sides were preparing for the Copa del Rey final final on 25 May, while Chelsea were to take on Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final on 19 May.[26] On 21 May 2012, Del Bosque called-up Chelsea players Fernando Torres and Juan Mata for the friendly matches.[27] On 27 May, Del Bosque gave the final squad list, complete with Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao players.[28]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Iker Casillas (captain) (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 31) 137 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
2 2DF Raúl Albiol (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 26) 34 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
3 2DF Gerard Piqué (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 25) 45 4 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
4 3MF Javi Martínez (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 23) 8 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Athletic Bilbao
5 2DF Juanfran (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 27) 1 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid
6 3MF Andrés Iniesta (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 28) 71 10 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
7 4FW Pedro (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 24) 18 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
8 3MF Xavi (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 32) 115 11 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
9 4FW Fernando Torres (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 28) 98 31 The Football Association Chelsea
10 3MF Cesc Fàbregas (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 25) 69 10 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
11 4FW Álvaro Negredo (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 26) 12 6 Royal Spanish Football Federation Sevilla
12 1GK Víctor Valdés (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 30) 8 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
13 3MF Juan Mata (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 24) 19 6 The Football Association Chelsea
14 3MF Xabi Alonso (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 30) 102 15 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
15 2DF Sergio Ramos (1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 26) 92 6 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
16 3MF Sergio Busquets (1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 23) 45 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
17 2DF Álvaro Arbeloa (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 (aged 29) 41 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
18 2DF Jordi Alba (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 23) 11 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
19 4FW Fernando Llorente (1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 27) 20 7 Royal Spanish Football Federation Athletic Bilbao
20 3MF Santi Cazorla (1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 27) 45 6 Royal Spanish Football Federation Málaga
21 3MF David Silva (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 26) 64 18 The Football Association Manchester City
22 2DF Jesús Navas (1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 26) 20 2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Sevilla
23 1GK Pepe Reina (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 29) 25 0 The Football Association Liverpool

Italy

Manager: Cesare Prandelli

Cesare Prandelli named a provisional 32-man squad on 13 May 2012, the final day of the 2011–12 Serie A season.[29] On 29 May 2012, Prandelli announced his final squad list,[30] with defender Domenico Criscito not considered due to match-fixing charges.[31]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gianluigi Buffon (captain) (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 34) 120 0 Italian Football Federation Juventus
2 2DF Christian Maggio (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 30) 19 0 Italian Football Federation Napoli
3 2DF Giorgio Chiellini (1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 27) 55 2 Italian Football Federation Juventus
4 2DF Angelo Ogbonna (1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 24) 3 0 Italian Football Federation Torino
5 3MF Thiago Motta (1982-08-28)28 August 1982 (aged 29) 13 1 French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain
6 2DF Federico Balzaretti (1981-12-06)6 December 1981 (aged 30) 12 0 Italian Football Federation Palermo
7 2DF Ignazio Abate (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 25) 5 0 Italian Football Federation Milan
8 3MF Claudio Marchisio (1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 26) 26 1 Italian Football Federation Juventus
9 4FW Mario Balotelli (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 (aged 21) 14 4 The Football Association Manchester City
10 4FW Antonio Cassano (1982-07-12)12 July 1982 (aged 29) 35 10 Italian Football Federation Milan
11 4FW Antonio Di Natale (1977-10-13)13 October 1977 (aged 34) 42 11 Italian Football Federation Udinese
12 1GK Salvatore Sirigu (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 (aged 25) 2 0 French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain
13 3MF Emanuele Giaccherini (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 27) 2 0 Italian Football Federation Juventus
14 1GK Morgan De Sanctis (1977-03-26)26 March 1977 (aged 35) 5 0 Italian Football Federation Napoli
15 2DF Andrea Barzagli (1981-05-08)8 May 1981 (aged 31) 33 0 Italian Football Federation Juventus
16 3MF Daniele De Rossi (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 28) 78 10 Italian Football Federation Roma
17 4FW Fabio Borini (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 21) 1 0 Italian Football Federation Roma
18 3MF Riccardo Montolivo (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 27) 37 1 Italian Football Federation Fiorentina
19 2DF Leonardo Bonucci (1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (aged 25) 20 2 Italian Football Federation Juventus
20 4FW Sebastian Giovinco (1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 25) 10 0 Italian Football Federation Parma
21 3MF Andrea Pirlo (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 33) 89 10 Italian Football Federation Juventus
22 3MF Alessandro Diamanti (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 29) 4 0 Italian Football Federation Bologna
23 3MF Antonio Nocerino (1985-04-09)9 April 1985 (aged 27) 13 0 Italian Football Federation Milan

Republic of Ireland

Manager: Italy Giovanni Trapattoni

On 7 May 2012, Giovanni Trapattoni announced his 23-man squad list for Euro 2012, along with a five-man stand-by list.[32] Keith Fahey withdrew with a groin injury on 26 May and was replaced by Paul Green.[33] On 29 May 2012 Kevin Foley was replaced by Paul McShane.[34] The Ireland team was the only squad at the tournament to consist entirely of players from foreign leagues.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Shay Given (1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 36) 125 0 The Football Association Aston Villa
2 2DF Sean St Ledger (1984-12-28)28 December 1984 (aged 27) 30 3 The Football Association Leicester City
3 2DF Stephen Ward (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 26) 15 2 The Football Association Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 2DF John O'Shea (1981-04-30)30 April 1981 (aged 31) 79 1 The Football Association Sunderland
5 2DF Richard Dunne (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 32) 76 8 The Football Association Aston Villa
6 3MF Glenn Whelan (1984-01-13)13 January 1984 (aged 28) 42 2 The Football Association Stoke City
7 3MF Aiden McGeady (1986-04-04)4 April 1986 (aged 26) 52 2 Russian Football Union Spartak Moscow
8 3MF Keith Andrews (1980-09-13)13 September 1980 (aged 31) 32 3 The Football Association West Bromwich Albion
9 4FW Kevin Doyle (1983-09-18)18 September 1983 (aged 28) 50 10 The Football Association Wolverhampton Wanderers
10 4FW Robbie Keane (captain) (1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 31) 120 53 United States Soccer Federation LA Galaxy
11 3MF Damien Duff (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 33) 100 8 The Football Association Fulham
12 2DF Stephen Kelly (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 28) 30 0 The Football Association Fulham
13 2DF Paul McShane (1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 26) 27 0 The Football Association Hull City
14 4FW Jonathan Walters (1983-09-20)20 September 1983 (aged 28) 10 1 The Football Association Stoke City
15 3MF Darron Gibson (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 (aged 24) 19 1 The Football Association Everton
16 1GK Keiren Westwood (1984-10-23)23 October 1984 (aged 27) 10 0 The Football Association Sunderland
17 3MF Stephen Hunt (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 30) 39 1 The Football Association Wolverhampton Wanderers
18 2DF Darren O'Dea (1987-02-04)4 February 1987 (aged 25) 14 0 Scottish Football Association Celtic
19 4FW Shane Long (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 25) 27 7 The Football Association West Bromwich Albion
20 4FW Simon Cox (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 25) 15 3 The Football Association West Bromwich Albion
21 3MF Paul Green (1983-04-10)10 April 1983 (aged 29) 12 1 The Football Association Derby County
22 3MF James McClean (1989-04-22)22 April 1989 (aged 23) 3 0 The Football Association Sunderland
23 1GK David Forde (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 32) 2 0 The Football Association Millwall

Croatia

Manager: Slaven Bilić

On 10 May 2012, a provisional list of 27 players was announced.[35] On 29 May, the final 23-man squad was announced.[36] On 4 June 2012, Ivica Olić was ruled out with an injury and was replaced by Nikola Kalinić.[37] On 7 June 2012, Ivo Iličević was ruled out with an injury and was replaced by Šime Vrsaljko.[38]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Stipe Pletikosa (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 33) 94 0 Russian Football Union Rostov
2 2DF Ivan Strinić (1987-07-17)17 July 1987 (aged 24) 20 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3 2DF Josip Šimunić (1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 34) 95 3 Croatian Football Federation Dinamo Zagreb
4 2DF Jurica Buljat (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 25) 2 0 Israel Football Association Maccabi Haifa
5 2DF Vedran Ćorluka (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 26) 57 3 German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen
6 3MF Danijel Pranjić (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 30) 45 0 German Football Association Bayern Munich
7 3MF Ivan Rakitić (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 24) 44 8 Royal Spanish Football Federation Sevilla
8 3MF Ognjen Vukojević (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 28) 42 4 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
9 4FW Nikica Jelavić (1985-08-27)27 August 1985 (aged 26) 22 3 The Football Association Everton
10 3MF Luka Modrić (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 26) 57 8 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
11 2DF Darijo Srna (captain) (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 30) 94 19 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
12 1GK Ivan Kelava (1988-02-20)20 February 1988 (aged 24) 0 0 Croatian Football Federation Dinamo Zagreb
13 2DF Gordon Schildenfeld (1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (aged 27) 15 0 German Football Association Eintracht Frankfurt
14 3MF Milan Badelj (1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 23) 4 1 Croatian Football Federation Dinamo Zagreb
15 2DF Šime Vrsaljko (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 20) 4 0 Croatian Football Federation Dinamo Zagreb
16 3MF Tomislav Dujmović (1981-02-26)26 February 1981 (aged 31) 19 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Zaragoza
17 4FW Mario Mandžukić (1986-05-21)21 May 1986 (aged 26) 32 8 German Football Association VfL Wolfsburg
18 4FW Nikola Kalinić (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 24) 13 5 Ukrainian Association of Football Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19 3MF Niko Kranjčar (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 27) 73 15 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
20 3MF Ivan Perišić (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 23) 13 0 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund
21 2DF Domagoj Vida (1989-04-29)29 April 1989 (aged 23) 11 0 Croatian Football Federation Dinamo Zagreb
22 4FW Eduardo (1983-02-25)25 February 1983 (aged 29) 50 23 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
23 1GK Danijel Subašić (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 27) 4 0 French Football Federation Monaco[note 1]

Group D

Ukraine

Manager: Oleg Blokhin

On 8 May 2012 Blokhin named a provisional list of 26 players for the tournament.[39] On 29 May 2012 Blokhin announced the final squad for the tournament.[40]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maksym Koval (1992-12-09)9 December 1992 (aged 19) 1 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
2 2DF Yevhen Selin (1988-05-09)9 May 1988 (aged 24) 9 1 Ukrainian Association of Football Vorskla Poltava
3 2DF Yevhen Khacheridi (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 24) 14 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
4 3MF Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 33) 119 4 German Football Association Bayern Munich
5 2DF Oleksandr Kucher (1982-10-22)22 October 1982 (aged 29) 29 1 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
6 3MF Denys Harmash (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 22) 6 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
7 4FW Andriy Shevchenko (captain) (1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 35) 111 48 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
8 3MF Oleksandr Aliyev (1985-02-03)3 February 1985 (aged 27) 28 6 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
9 3MF Oleh Husiev (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 (aged 29) 75 12 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
10 4FW Andriy Voronin (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 32) 74 8 Russian Football Union Dynamo Moscow
11 4FW Andriy Yarmolenko (1989-10-23)23 October 1989 (aged 22) 23 8 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
12 1GK Andriy Pyatov (1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 27) 29 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
13 2DF Vyacheslav Shevchuk (1979-05-13)13 May 1979 (aged 33) 21 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
14 3MF Ruslan Rotan (1981-10-29)29 October 1981 (aged 30) 59 6 Ukrainian Association of Football Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
15 4FW Artem Milevskyi (1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 27) 49 8 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
16 4FW Yevhen Seleznyov (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 (aged 26) 29 5 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
17 2DF Taras Mykhalyk (1983-10-28)28 October 1983 (aged 28) 29 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Dynamo Kyiv
18 3MF Serhiy Nazarenko (1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 32) 53 12 Ukrainian Association of Football Tavriya Simferopol
19 3MF Yevhen Konoplyanka (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 22) 22 5 Ukrainian Association of Football Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
20 2DF Yaroslav Rakitskyi (1989-08-03)3 August 1989 (aged 22) 18 3 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
21 2DF Bohdan Butko (1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 21) 11 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Illichivets Mariupol
22 4FW Marko Dević (1983-10-27)27 October 1983 (aged 28) 24 2 Ukrainian Association of Football Metalist Kharkiv
23 1GK Oleksandr Horyainov (1975-06-29)29 June 1975 (aged 36) 2 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Metalist Kharkiv

Sweden

Manager: Erik Hamrén

Erik Hamrén announced Sweden's 23-man squad on 14 May 2012.[41]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Andreas Isaksson (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 30) 93 0 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
2 2DF Mikael Lustig (1986-12-13)13 December 1986 (aged 25) 24 1 Scottish Football Association Celtic
3 2DF Olof Mellberg (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 34) 114 7 Hellenic Football Federation Olympiacos
4 2DF Andreas Granqvist (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 27) 18 2 Italian Football Federation Genoa
5 2DF Martin Olsson (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 24) 9 4 The Football Association Blackburn Rovers
6 3MF Rasmus Elm (1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 24) 24 1 Royal Dutch Football Association AZ
7 3MF Sebastian Larsson (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 27) 41 5 The Football Association Sunderland
8 3MF Anders Svensson (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 35) 127 18 Swedish Football Association Elfsborg
9 3MF Kim Källström (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 29) 92 16 French Football Federation Lyon
10 4FW Zlatan Ibrahimović (captain) (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 30) 77 31 Italian Football Federation Milan
11 4FW Johan Elmander (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 31) 63 16 Turkish Football Federation Galatasaray
12 1GK Johan Wiland (1981-01-24)24 January 1981 (aged 31) 8 0 Danish Football Association Copenhagen
13 2DF Jonas Olsson (1983-03-10)10 March 1983 (aged 29) 8 0 The Football Association West Bromwich Albion
14 4FW Tobias Hysén (1982-03-09)9 March 1982 (aged 30) 23 7 Swedish Football Association IFK Göteborg
15 2DF Mikael Antonsson (1981-05-31)31 May 1981 (aged 31) 5 0 Italian Football Federation Bologna
16 3MF Pontus Wernbloom (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 25) 23 2 Russian Football Union CSKA Moscow
17 2DF Behrang Safari (1985-02-09)9 February 1985 (aged 27) 24 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Anderlecht
18 3MF Samuel Holmén (1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 27) 27 2 Turkish Football Federation İstanbul B.B.
19 3MF Emir Bajrami (1988-03-07)7 March 1988 (aged 24) 16 2 Royal Dutch Football Association Twente
20 4FW Ola Toivonen (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 25) 24 6 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
21 3MF Christian Wilhelmsson (1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 32) 74 9 Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Hilal
22 4FW Markus Rosenberg (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 29) 31 6 German Football Association Werder Bremen
23 1GK Pär Hansson (1986-06-22)22 June 1986 (aged 25) 2 0 Swedish Football Association Helsingborg

England

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Roy Hodgson announced England's 23-man squad on 16 May 2012, along with a five-man stand-by list.[42] The England team is the only squad to consist entirely of players from their domestic league. On 25 May, John Ruddy was ruled out with a broken finger; Jack Butland was called up as his replacement.[43] On 28 May, Gareth Barry was ruled out with a groin injury, being replaced by Phil Jagielka.[44] On 31 May, Frank Lampard was ruled out with a thigh injury and was replaced by Jordan Henderson.[45] On 3 June, Gary Cahill was ruled out with a double fracture of his jaw and Martin Kelly was called up as his replacement.[46]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Joe Hart (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 25) 22 0 The Football Association Manchester City
2 2DF Glen Johnson (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 27) 40 1 The Football Association Liverpool
3 2DF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 31) 98 0 The Football Association Chelsea
4 3MF Steven Gerrard (captain) (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 32) 96 19 The Football Association Liverpool
5 2DF Martin Kelly (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 22) 1 0 The Football Association Liverpool
6 2DF John Terry (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 31) 77 6 The Football Association Chelsea
7 4FW Theo Walcott (1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 23) 28 4 The Football Association Arsenal
8 3MF Jordan Henderson (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 21) 5 0 The Football Association Liverpool
9 4FW Andy Carroll (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 23) 7 2 The Football Association Liverpool
10 4FW Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 26) 76 29 The Football Association Manchester United
11 3MF Ashley Young (1985-07-09)9 July 1985 (aged 26) 25 6 The Football Association Manchester United
12 2DF Leighton Baines (1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 27) 8 0 The Football Association Everton
13 1GK Robert Green (1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 32) 12 0 The Football Association West Ham United
14 2DF Phil Jones (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 20) 5 0 The Football Association Manchester United
15 2DF Joleon Lescott (1982-08-16)16 August 1982 (aged 29) 20 1 The Football Association Manchester City
16 3MF James Milner (1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 26) 30 0 The Football Association Manchester City
17 3MF Scott Parker (1980-10-13)13 October 1980 (aged 31) 17 0 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
18 2DF Phil Jagielka (1982-08-17)17 August 1982 (aged 29) 12 0 The Football Association Everton
19 3MF Stewart Downing (1984-07-22)22 July 1984 (aged 27) 34 0 The Football Association Liverpool
20 3MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 18) 5 0 The Football Association Arsenal
21 4FW Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 29) 48 15 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
22 4FW Danny Welbeck (1990-11-26)26 November 1990 (aged 21) 9 2 The Football Association Manchester United
23 1GK Jack Butland (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 19) 0 0 The Football Association Birmingham City

France

Manager: Laurent Blanc

Blanc named his first shortlist on 9 May 2012, consisting of 12 players playing abroad.[47] On 15 May 2012 second shortlist of 15 France-based players was announced, while on the same day Tottenham defender Younès Kaboul was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury, leaving Blanc with a 26-man squad.[48] On 29 May 2012, Blanc announced his final 23-man squad.[49]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hugo Lloris (captain) (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 25) 37 0 French Football Federation Lyon
2 2DF Mathieu Debuchy (1985-07-28)28 July 1985 (aged 26) 9 1 French Football Federation Lille
3 2DF Patrice Evra (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 31) 42 0 The Football Association Manchester United
4 2DF Adil Rami (1985-12-27)27 December 1985 (aged 26) 24 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Valencia
5 2DF Philippe Mexès (1982-03-30)30 March 1982 (aged 30) 29 1 Italian Football Federation Milan
6 3MF Yohan Cabaye (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 (aged 26) 16 1 The Football Association Newcastle United
7 3MF Franck Ribéry (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 29) 64 10 German Football Association Bayern Munich
8 3MF Mathieu Valbuena (1984-09-28)28 September 1984 (aged 27) 12 2 French Football Federation Marseille
9 4FW Olivier Giroud (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 25) 9 1 French Football Federation Montpellier
10 4FW Karim Benzema (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 (aged 24) 49 15 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid
11 3MF Samir Nasri (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 24) 35 4 The Football Association Manchester City
12 3MF Blaise Matuidi (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 25) 4 0 French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain
13 2DF Anthony Réveillère (1979-11-10)10 November 1979 (aged 32) 18 1 French Football Federation Lyon
14 3MF Jérémy Ménez (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 25) 16 2 French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain
15 3MF Florent Malouda (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 31) 80 9 The Football Association Chelsea
16 1GK Steve Mandanda (1985-03-28)28 March 1985 (aged 27) 15 0 French Football Federation Marseille
17 3MF Yann M'Vila (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 21) 22 1 French Football Federation Rennes
18 3MF Alou Diarra (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 30) 44 0 French Football Federation Marseille
19 3MF Marvin Martin (1988-01-10)10 January 1988 (aged 24) 14 2 French Football Federation Sochaux
20 3MF Hatem Ben Arfa (1988-03-07)7 March 1988 (aged 24) 13 2 The Football Association Newcastle United
21 2DF Laurent Koscielny (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 26) 4 0 The Football Association Arsenal
22 2DF Gaël Clichy (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 26) 15 0 The Football Association Manchester City
23 1GK Cédric Carrasso (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 30) 1 0 French Football Federation Bordeaux

Statistics

Player representation

By club

Players Clubs
12 Germany Bayern Munich
11 Spain Real Madrid
10 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
9 England Liverpool
England Arsenal
8 Spain Barcelona
Germany Borussia Dortmund
England Manchester City
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
7 England Chelsea
England Manchester United
Russia CSKA Moscow
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Italy Juventus
6 Italy Milan
Greece Olympiacos
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Russia Dynamo Moscow
England Everton
England Tottenham Hotspur
4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Werder Bremen
Scotland Celtic
France Evian
France Paris Saint-Germain
Greece PAOK
Italy Roma
Portugal Sporting CP
England Sunderland
England West Bromwich Albion
3 Turkey Beşiktaş
France Bordeaux
France Lyon
France Marseille
Portugal Braga
Portugal Porto
England Fulham
England Newcastle United
England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Poland Lech Poznań
Denmark Nordsjælland
Greece Panathinaikos
Germany Schalke 04
Spain Sevilla
Spain Valencia
Russia Spartak Moscow
2 Greece AEK Athens
Netherlands Ajax
Netherlands AZ
Netherlands Twente
Belgium Anderlecht
England Aston Villa
England Leicester City
England Stoke City
Spain Athletic Bilbao
Spain Atlético Madrid
Spain Málaga
Spain Zaragoza
Portugal Benfica
Italy Bologna
Italy Genoa
Italy Napoli
Italy Palermo
Denmark Brøndby
Denmark Copenhagen
Turkey Galatasaray
Turkey Trabzonspor
Germany Hannover 96
Germany VfB Stuttgart
Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Poland Legia Warsaw
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
France Monaco[note 1]
France Sochaux
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
Russia Anzhi Makhachkala
Russia Rostov
Russia Rubin Kazan
Russia Terek Grozny
Greece Aris
Greece Atromitos
France Auxerre
France Lille
France Montpellier
France Rennes
England Birmingham City
England Blackburn Rovers
England Derby County
England Hull City
England Millwall
England Swansea City[note 2]
England West Ham United
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
Germany Hamburger SV
Germany Hertha BSC
Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Germany 1. FC Köln
Germany Mainz 05
Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
Romania CFR Cluj
Belgium Club Brugge
Sweden Elfsborg
Sweden IFK Göteborg
Sweden Helsingborg
Turkey İstanbul B.B.
Turkey Samsunspor
Turkey Sivasspor
Netherlands Feyenoord
Netherlands NEC
Netherlands Groningen
Netherlands Heerenveen
Italy Fiorentina
Italy Inter Milan
Italy Lazio
Italy Parma
Italy Torino
Italy Udinese
Ukraine Illichivets Mariupol
Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol
Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
Czech Republic Jablonec
Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
Poland Jagiellonia Białystok
United States LA Galaxy
Israel Maccabi Haifa
Denmark Midtjylland
Switzerland Young Boys

By club nationality

Nations in bold were represented by their national teams in the tournament

Players Clubs
78[note 2] England England
45 Germany Germany
33 Spain Spain
31 Italy Italy
29 Russia Russia
28 Ukraine Ukraine
25[note 1] France France
17 Greece Greece
16 Netherlands Netherlands
12 Portugal Portugal
10 Turkey Turkey
8 Czech Republic Czech Republic
Denmark Denmark
6 Poland Poland
5 Croatia Croatia
4 Scotland Scotland
3 Belgium Belgium
Sweden Sweden
1 Cyprus Cyprus
Israel Israel
Romania Romania
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Switzerland Switzerland
United States United States

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Monaco was a Monegasque side competing within the French football system.
  2. ^ a b c Swansea City was a Welsh side competing within the English football system.

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