Has Van persie been selected for the world cup squad?
488530
i think he was selected...\notherwise, Van basten has lost his mind
329957
YES!!\nthe world cup is a tournament wherin the entrants can be selected regardless of political or religious factors.the world cup is about showcasing the best that world football has to offer,and not to serve as a platform to advocate  segregation. if they qualify,they should play!
1131532
no, cause the holland have no stong squad as they had in 1998 world cup! in future maybe but not now!!!
131295
No. Position Player\n1 Spain GK Íker Casillas\n2 Spain DF Míchel Salgado\n3 Brazil DF Roberto Carlos\n4 Spain DF Sergio Ramos\n5 France MF Zinédine Zidane\n6 Spain DF Iván Helguera\n7 Spain FW Raúl\n8 Brazil MF Júlio Baptista\n9 Brazil FW Ronaldo\n10 Brazil FW Robinho\n11 Brazil DF Cicinho\n12 Uruguay MF Pablo Garcia\n13 Spain GK Diego López\n14 Spain MF Guti\n15 Spain DF Bravo\n16 Denmark MF Thomas Gravesen\n18 England DF Jonathan Woodgate\n19 Italy FW Antonio Cassano\n20 Spain DF Óscar Miñambres\n21 Uruguay DF Carlos Diogo\n22 Spain DF Francisco Pavón\n23 England MF David Beckham\n24 Spain DF Álvaro Pérez Mejía\n27 Spain FW Roberto Soldado (Castilla)\n28 Spain FW Rubén De la Red (Castilla)\n29 Spain DF Jurado (Castilla)\n34 Spain DF Javi García (Castilla)\n35 Spain FW Balboa (Castilla)\n40 Spain MF Adrián Martín (Castilla)\n42 Spain GK David Cobeño (Castilla)
422375
hasselbaink is first name on teamsheet, viduka ussually partners him or yakubu but maccarone has come into prominence lately, still cant see him starting though, will probably be sub.
683643
the England B team are those players that might not necessarily be playing in the world cup, but are in the reserves or on the bench. However all were named in Sven's squad recently.\n\nwhich means? Defoe is not in the main team (he is in the standby squad), but he will play tomorrow because Sven wants to see what he can do in case Rooney doesn't recover his fitness. etc\n\nHe will also give Theo a game - cause lets face it, we all want to see what the kid can do!
504372
I think it depends on several factors. Firstly we dont know what suprise Sven has got when it comes to squad selection and actual team selection for the games.\nThe next major factor is which players are going to be fit - Rooney, Terry and Owen currently injury worries and there are still more games to go before the World Cup so anything could happen.\nThirdly, it depends (assuming they are good enough to get through the group stage) on the teams they are selected to face and WHICH England team turns up - if its the one that lost to N.Ireland, Trinadad & Tobago will beat us 5-0. If its the one which beat Germany 5-1 away, then we will definitely have the ability to challenge the likes of Brazil and Argentina for the trophy.\nWith the right (and fully fit) squad, a bit of luck and no Kim Milton-Nielsen, we could go all the way: although I am expecting a Quarter Final place with the possibility further progression.\nLets see....\n\nCOME ON ENGLAND!!\n\noh and stay away from the dreaded penalty shootout!
1024162
Twin brothers Philipp and David DEGEN of Switzerland who were born on 15 February 1983 and play as defender and forward respectively for their national team.\n\nThey will be one of only five sets of twins to participate in a FIFA World Cup, joining the\n\nRene and Willy VAN DE KERKHOF (Netherlands --  1974), \nHossam and IbrahimHASSAN (Egypt -- 1990),\nFrank and Ronald DE BOER (Netherlands  --  1998) and \nMichal  and Marcin ZEWLAKOW (Poland  --  2002) brothers on the all-time list. \n\n10 points please\n.
1087856
yes, I think the mixture of experienced and young players this time (Figo, Deco, Ronaldo) is more promising than in the last years.\nSo they will surely better their performance from the last world cup. Is it enough to go very far? Difficult, as they will play either Argentina or Netherlands in the knock out stages..
1161407
As far as I know all the members of the German squad have played at least one game for their country before the Costa Rica match yesterday, so depending on how "new" you mean, the answer is 0 - it's not like England who for instance have Walcott in their squad (who has not yet played a full international)
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No. Position Player\n1 Czech Republic GK Petr Cech\n2 England DF Glen Johnson\n3 Spain DF Asier del Horno\n4 France MF Claude Makélélé\n5 Ghana MF Michael Essien\n6 Portugal DF Ricardo Carvalho\n7 Portugal MF Maniche (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)\n8 England MF Frank Lampard\n9 Argentina FW Hernán Crespo\n10 England MF Joe Cole\n11 Republic of Ireland MF Damien Duff\n12 England FW Carlton Cole\n13 France DF William Gallas\n14 Cameroon MF Geremi\n15 Côte d'Ivoire FW Didier Drogba\n16 Netherlands MF Arjen Robben\n19 France MF Lassana Diarra\n20 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira\n22 Iceland FW Eidur Gudjohnsen\n23 Italy GK Carlo Cudicini\n24 England MF Shaun Wright-Phillips\n26 England DF John Terry (captain)\n29 Germany DF Robert Huth\n31 England GK Lenny Pidgeley\n41 Belgium GK Yves Ma-Kalambay\n42 England MF Anthony Grant\n43 Switzerland DF Jonas Elmer\n-- England FW Scott Sinclair
420040
Presuming you are talking about 2006 FIFA world Cup : Top contenders are Brazil, Argentina, England (if Rooney fit to play) and Germany. Holland will be the dark horse of the tournament.
1143574
Please find the squad list for all 32 teams below. I have done my part, I leave the counting to you. That's not asking too much I hope?\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_%28squads%29#Player_representation_by_club
1153858
'Blessed'. Hmm, there's a word.\nNo, let's face it, he isn't really fit, even though he has been given the all clear. I'm glad he can play though, as Rooney not being there can't be used as an excuse when they go out in the group stages..........England won't win the World Cup - ok?
1154366
I'll have to say yes and no to your predictions. Yes to Argentina squeezing through but no to Holland failing to qualify for the second round.\n\nArgentina plays fantastically, I don't dispute that. Everyone knows how strong they are in all departments: Messi, Crespo, Saviola, Rodriguez, Cambiasso, Riquelme, Sorin, Zanetti, Ayala, Placente, Heinze, blah blah.\n\nAs for Holland, I'm tired of people slamming van Basten for making wild guesses and including untested players, or those lamenting that they're suffering from an injury crisis. I want to reiterate once and for all that this is absolutely UNTRUE, the opinion of those who have zero insight into the Dutch team.\n\nI don't think it's fair to say van Basten is picking the wrong players. Yes, he's kicked out Seedorf and Davids and Kluivert, but don't you all realise that these guys have been the big problem cases for far too long already? They've got massive egos and have caused the Dutch team to end up squabbling for far too many major tournaments. Don't you all recall Euro 96, when Davids and the coach had a huge argument?\n\nIt's great that they're now out cos Holland is now surprisingly united and play great team football. As for why he excluded Jaap Stam and Frank de Boer, I guess it's cos of their age. Mathijsen and Boulahrouz have coped well in central defence in place of the two old defenders. They went something like 10 games without conceding a goal.\n\nI know players like Kuyt and Mathijsen etc. are not well-known names, but it's youth that Holland needs. Too long the team has relied on the age and experience of older players, and it's about time the team gets a new injection of life. Still, there's the tested players, like van der Vaart, van Nistelrooy, Cocu, van Bronckhorst, van Bommel, Robben etc., so it's quite a fair mix.\n\nAs for injuries, the one and ONLY concern is playmaker van der Vaart, so stop saying there's nagging injury problems.\n\nvan Basten has picked his team well, and for that I have confidence that they'll top the group and reach the semis at the least. \n\nIt's about time the Dutch won the cup. Just you watch out ;)
417636
no \nit is playing against some of the strongest in the world \nit lost 0-8 to Germany last world cup\nI doubt!
474074
Can only be Owen & Rooney if they're fit. Although Sven, being quite the out of touch Manager that he is, may choose to bring back the Vassell then let him mount Crouch the donkey and the two of them can ride off into the German sunset together. Beyond Rooney and Owen, I really hope he takes Defoe and Bent. Although, Ashton & Harewood might have a chance - whatever, I'm just a one-eyed, out of touch, dreaming Hammers fan who hopes to win a ticket to the World Cup by answering this!