FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Korea Republic national football team

Korea national Flag 

The national football team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) .It  is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association. The confederation of the north Korea is AFC.
I n 1966 the team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup .
Korea DPR have qualified for the AFC Asian Cup three times.
Korea DPR had to enter the 2010 World Cup qualification from the first round, where they faced Mongolia.
 the World Cup 2010 draw put Korea DPR in a group with Brazil, Ivory Coast and Portugal On the 4th December 2009 and This is North Korea's second World Cup finals. Korea DPR was placed in Group G Brazil, Ivory Coast, and Portugal.

The configuration of Korea national team

Nickname	Chollima
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	North Korea Kim Jong-Hun
FIFA code	PRK
FIFA ranking	102
Highest FIFA ranking	57 (November 1993)

 

North Korea - World Cup 2010 

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Italy national football team

                               Italy national Flag 

The Italy national football controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). They are the current World Champions and they  won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Italy is  the top teams in international football.  The second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup which  won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006). Itally add one European championship (1968), one Olympic football tournament (1936) and two (defunct) Central European International Cups.The name of the Italian confederation is UEFA(Europe).The FIFA ranking and the FIFA code of this team is ITA and 4.

Team configuration of Italy football team :

Nickname	Azzurri
Association	Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Marcello Lippi
Captain	Fabio Cannavaro
Most caps	Fabio Cannavaro (132)
Top scorer	Luigi Riva (35)
FIFA code	ITA
FIFA ranking	4
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (November 1993 February 2007 April 2007-June 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking	16 (April 1998)

Recent players of Italy

Goalkeepers Federico Marchetti Morgan De Sanctis Salvatore Sirigu

Defenders Fabio Cannavaro Giorgio Chiellini Daniele Bonera Nicola Legrottaglie Domenico Criscito Christian Maggio Mattia Cassani Leonardo Bonucci

Midfielders Gennaro Gattuso Andrea Pirlo Daniele De Rossi Angelo Palombo

Forward Antonio Di Natale Fabio Quagliarella Giampaolo Pazzini Marco Borriello

Previous squads ·        1934 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        1938 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        1950 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        1954 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        1962 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        1966 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        UEFA Euro 1968 squads - Italy ·        1970 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        1974 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        1978 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        UEFA Euro 1980 squads - Italy ·        1982 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        1986 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        UEFA Euro 1988 squads - Italy ·        1990 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        1994 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        UEFA Euro 1996 squads - Italy ·        1998 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        UEFA Euro 2000 squads - Italy ·        2002 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        UEFA Euro 2004 squads - Italy ·        2006 FIFA World Cup squads - Italy ·        UEFA Euro 2008 squads - Italy

2006 FIFA World Cup Semifinal: Italy vs. Germany

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Japan national football team

                                        Japan national Flag

The Japan national football team is is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
Takeshi Okada, the manager for Japan who had previously served as leading during the 1998 FIFA World Cup is the current coach for the team. Japan's first major achievement in international football came in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Japan is one of the highest sponsorship incomes for a national squad. Their sponsorship income amounted to over 16.5 million pounds In 2006. Primary sponsors include Kirin, Adidas, Sony, Saison Card International, FamilyMart, Fujifilm, JAL, and Nissan.
Japan is one of the most successful national teams in Asia, being a three-time winner of the Asian Cup and having qualified for the last four consecutive World Cup finals.

 

 Team configuration  

Nickname	Samurai Blue Japanese Representatives (of soccer)  (Sakkā) Nippon Daihyō?) Okada Japan Okada Japan
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Takeshi Okada
Captain	Yuji Nakazawa
Most caps	Masami Ihara (123)
Top scorer	Kunishige Kamamoto (75)
FIFA code	JPN
FIFA ranking	46
Highest FIFA ranking	9 (February 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	62 (February 2000)

Current players of Japan

18        GK      Seigo Narazaki 23        GK      Eiji Kawashima

22        DF       Yuji Nakazawa (C) 4          DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka 3          DF       Yūichi Komano 15        DF       Yasuyuki Konno 25        DF       Yuto Nagatomo 20        DF       Atsuto Uchida

10        MF Shunsuke Nakamura 5          MF      Junichi Inamoto 7          MF      Yasuhito Endō] 8          MF      Daisuke Matsui 6          MF      Yuki Abe 17        MF      Makoto Hasebe 57        MF      Keisuke Honda

11        FW      Keiji Tamada 81        FW      Sōta Hirayama 33        FW      Shinji Okazaki 19        FW      Shinzo Koroki 59        FW Takayuki Morimoto

               Top Goalscorers of Japan

Player	Goals	Tenure
Kunishige Kamamoto	75	1964–1977
Kazuyoshi Miura	55	1992–2000
Hiromi Hara	37	1978–1988
Takuya Takagi	27	1992–1997
Kazushi Kimura	26	1979–1986
Shunsuke Nakamura	24	2000–
Naohiro Takahara	23	2000–2008
Masashi Nakayama	21	1990–2003
Teruki Miyamoto	19	1961–1971
Atsushi Yanagisawa Yuji Nakazawa	17 17	1998–2006 1999–

KIMIGAYO) - JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM (Japan VS Australia - World Cup Final Qualifiers)

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Japan national football team

Japan national Flag

The Japan national football team is is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
Takeshi Okada, the manager for Japan who had previously served as leading during the 1998 FIFA World Cup is the current coach for the team. Japan's first major achievement in international football came in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Japan is one of the highest sponsorship incomes for a national squad. Their sponsorship income amounted to over 16.5 million pounds In 2006. Primary sponsors include Kirin, Adidas, Sony, Saison Card International, FamilyMart, Fujifilm, JAL, and Nissan.
Japan is one of the most successful national teams in Asia, being a three-time winner of the Asian Cup and having qualified for the last four consecutive World Cup finals.

Team configuration

Nickname	Samurai Blue Japanese Representatives (of soccer) (Sakkā) Nippon Daihyō?) Okada Japan Okada Japan
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Takeshi Okada
Captain	Yuji Nakazawa
Most caps	Masami Ihara (123)
Top scorer	Kunishige Kamamoto (75)
FIFA code	JPN
FIFA ranking	46
Highest FIFA ranking	9 (February 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	62 (February 2000)

Current players of Japan

18 GK Seigo Narazaki 23 GK Eiji Kawashima

22 DF Yuji Nakazawa (C) 4 DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka 3 DF Yūichi Komano 15 DF Yasuyuki Konno 25 DF Yuto Nagatomo 20 DF Atsuto Uchida

10 MF Shunsuke Nakamura 5 MF Junichi Inamoto 7 MF Yasuhito Endō] 8 MF Daisuke Matsui 6 MF Yuki Abe 17 MF Makoto Hasebe 57 MF Keisuke Honda

11 FW Keiji Tamada 81 FW Sōta Hirayama 33 FW Shinji Okazaki 19 FW Shinzo Koroki 59 FW Takayuki Morimoto

Top Goalscorers of Japan

Player	Goals	Tenure
Kunishige Kamamoto	75	1964–1977
Kazuyoshi Miura	55	1992–2000
Hiromi Hara	37	1978–1988
Takuya Takagi	27	1992–1997
Kazushi Kimura	26	1979–1986
Shunsuke Nakamura	24	2000–
Naohiro Takahara	23	2000–2008
Masashi Nakayama	21	1990–2003
Teruki Miyamoto	19	1961–1971
Atsushi Yanagisawa Yuji Nakazawa	17 17	1998–2006 1999–

KIMIGAYO) - JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM (Japan VS Australia - World Cup Final Qualifiers)

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 United States

                                         United States  national 

The United States men's national association football team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation.The FIFA ranked United states national football team is 18th . The United States and Canada played the first international match held outside the United Kingdom In 1885.In   1904 Summer Olympic the U.S earned silver and bronze medal in men’s soccer . In the 1930 World Cup, the U.S. won its first match in World Cup history.
In 1989, FIFA named the United States hosts of the 1994 World Cup, but it did so under significant international criticism because of the perceived weakness of the national team and the lack of a professional outdoor league. The United States has qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The U.S. won seven of eight matches against Barbados, Cuba, Guatemala, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Second and Third Rounds of qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Nickname	The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF North America
Head coach	Bob Bradley
Asst coach	Mike Sorber John Hackworth Jesse Marsch
Captain	Carlos Bocanegra
Most caps	Cobi Jones (164)
Top scorer	Landon Donovan
FIFA code	USA
FIFA ranking	18

 Players

Goalkeepers Troy Perkins Nick Rimando

Defender Oguchi Onyewu Steve Cherundolo Edgar Castillo Frankie Hejduk Jimmy Conrad Marvell Wynne Chad Marshall

Midfielder Clint Dempsey Ricardo Clark Benny Feilhaber Kyle Beckerman Geoff Cameron Brad Davis Brad Evans Eddie Gaven Sacha Kljestan Dax McCarty Robbie Rogers

Forward Charlie Davies Kenny Cooper Conor Casey Brian Ching Jeff Cunningham Ramiro Medrano

 Centurions
The following players have won 100 or more caps with the national team:

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Cobi Jones	164	15	1992–2004
2	Jeff Agoos	134	4	1988–2003
3	Marcelo Balboa	128	13	1988–2000
4	Landon Donovan	121	42	2000–
5	Claudio Reyna	112	8	1994–2006
6	Paul Caligiuri	110	5	1984–1997
7	Eric Wynalda	106	34	1990–2000
8	Kasey Keller	102	0	1990–2007
9	Earnie Stewart	101	17	1990–2004
10	Tony Meola	100	0	1988–2002
	Joe-Max Moore	100	24	1992–2002

TOP GOAL SOCCER

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Landon Donovan	121	42	2000–
2	Eric Wynalda	106	34	1990–2000
3	Brian McBride	95	30	1993–2006
4	Joe-Max Moore	100	24	1992–2002
5	Bruce Murray	86	21	1985–1993
6	Clint Dempsey	60	17	2004–
7	DaMarcus Beasley	90	17	2001–
8	Earnie Stewart	101	17	1990–2004
9	Cobi Jones	164	15	1992–2004
10	Hugo Perez	73	13	1984–1994
	Marcelo Balboa	128	13	1988–2000

 International Honors
    Summer Olympics
    Silver Medal (1) 1904
    Bronze Medal (1) 1904
    FIFA World Cup
    Third Place (1): 1930
King Fahd Cup  FIFA Confederations Cup
    Runners-Up (1): 2009
    Third Place (2): 1992, 1999